Multi-tag Portable Terminal Conditional Routing

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing techniques require two separate two-dimensional bar codes for download and individual information data reading, necessitating a large installation space and user selection, and lack the feature of transmitting read message text to a second access destination for terminal setting.

Innovation Solution

A portable terminal system where the transfer destination for a read-out multi-tag message is set differently based on whether a tag reading application is installed, incorporating a URI region for server identification and a text region for service parameters, allowing automatic guiding to appropriate service servers.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If two separate two-dimensional bar codes are used for download and individual information data reading, then the system can provide comprehensive service functionality, but the installation space increases and user selection is required

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice functionalityVSAvoidinstallation space

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSArea of stationary object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple bar codes into a single multi-tag that contains both download information and individual information data. This merging eliminates the need for separate bar codes, reducing installation space while maintaining comprehensive service functionality through integrated information storage and conditional processing

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

2Adaptability or versatility

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveservice functionalityVSAvoiduser selection

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically determines whether to download the application or read individual information based on the presence of the tag reading application, eliminating the need for user selection. The multi-tag contains conditional logic that enables the system to self-manage the processing path based on installation status

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Extent of automation

If message text is transmitted to a second access destination for terminal setting, then the system enables automated configuration, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveterminal settingVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a second access destination as an intermediary server that receives message text from the multi-tag and performs terminal setting operations. This mediator handles the complexity of automated configuration, allowing the portable terminal to achieve automation without bearing the full system complexity burden

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS9842235B2Portable terminal, information display system, information display method, and multi-tag

Publication Date: 2017.12.12 BIGLOBE INC

AI summary

A problem is to provide a portable terminal, an information display system, an information display method, and a multi-tag in which two sheets of two-dimensional bar code for download and for individual information data reading need not be installed and hence an installation space can be reduced and a user need not select which bar code is to be read. A processing section (11) of a portable terminal (1) sets a transfer destination for a message of a read-out multi-tag to be a different destination depending on whether a tag reading application (113) has been installed in the own terminal (1).