Near-Field Content Display for Visual Recognition

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing systems face difficulties in visually recognizing and transferring various types of information from one device to another during non-contact wireless communication, as they primarily rely on screen displays without effective methods for easy recognition or synchronization.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and system that utilize near-field one-to-one communication to acquire, display, and transmit content information between devices, including moving image content, with features like operation detection, format conversion, and synchronization based on device proximity, enabling easy visual recognition and transfer of information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If display information is simply displayed on a screen during wireless communication, then the communication process is straightforward, but it is difficult to visually recognize information with ease from the transfer destination side

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual recognition of informationVSAvoiddisplay processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies the copying principle by displaying content information from the transfer source device on the display unit of the transfer destination device. This allows the user to visually recognize information (such as moving image content) from the destination side with ease, effectively copying the visual display from one device to another without requiring complex additional processing systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Solution Approach 2:

The display processing unit acts as an intermediary between the communication unit and the display unit. It receives content information through near-field communication and processes it for display, serving as a mediator that enables visual recognition of transferred information without requiring direct complex interaction between communication and display systems

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If near-field one-to-one communication is used to transfer content information, then communication reliability is improved, but the complexity of communication management increases when multiple devices are involved

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoidcommunication management system
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by establishing separate near-field communication connections between the information processing apparatus and each communication counterpart device individually. This allows reliable one-to-one communication with multiple devices simultaneously, managing complexity by treating each device connection as a separate, independent communication channel rather than attempting to manage all devices as a single complex system

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS9158449B2Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and program
Publication Date: 2015.10.13 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

Provided is an information processing apparatus including a transmission processing unit (106) that performs near-field one-to-one communication with a first communication counterpart device, a reception processing unit (108), a reception data processing section (116) that acquires content information retained by the first communication counterpart device, a display processing unit (118) that performs a display process for displaying the content information acquired by the reception data processing section (116), and a display unit (302) that displays the content information.