Nondestructive Testing Apparatus Automatic Function Assignment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing nondestructive testing systems require complex upgrade processes, involving multiple steps for assigning new functions to buttons, which complicates the addition of new features and increases operational complexity for users.
Innovation Solution
A nondestructive testing apparatus with a storage section for predetermined functions, an input section with corresponding input portions, and a control section that automatically assigns unlocked functions to their respective input portions, allowing for easy activation of previously restricted functions through permission information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If manual assignment of functions to input portions is implemented, then functional versatility is improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate due to complex upgrade processes
Solution Approach 1:
The control section automatically performs the assignment of functions to input portions without requiring user intervention. When new functions are added to the storage section, the control section detects them and automatically assigns them to corresponding input portions, making the system self-configuring and eliminating complex manual setup procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes correspondence relationships between input portions and functions in advance. The control section is pre-programmed to recognize and automatically assign functions based on predefined rules, so that when new functions are added, they are immediately and correctly assigned without requiring complex configuration steps
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple manual configuration steps are required for function assignment, then functional versatility is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to increased operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The control section automatically performs the assignment of functions to input portions without requiring user intervention. When new functions are added to the storage section, the control section detects them and automatically assigns them to corresponding input portions, making the system self-configuring and eliminating complex manual setup procedures
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex manual configuration steps from the user's operational workflow. The automatic assignment function is separated as an independent automated process that runs in the background, allowing users to simply add new functions without dealing with complex assignment procedures
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AI summary
A nondestructive testing apparatus includes a storage section which stores a plurality of predetermined functions which are executable by the nondestructive testing apparatus, each of the predetermined functions being initially set to one of a permitted state and a disabled state; an input section which includes a plurality of input portions respectively corresponding to the predetermined functions; and a control section which is adapted to receive permission information including information which unlocks at least one of the predetermined functions initially set in the disabled state so as to be set to the permitted state. The control section automatically assigns the at least one predetermined function which has been unlocked to the corresponding input portion of the input section.