Network Device Identification via Matching Display Patterns
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in identifying the correct operation target device among multiple devices of the same type connected to a network, leading to potential errors in recognizing the actual device designated for operation.
Innovation Solution
An operation target identification system that employs an identical pattern setting unit to set distinct display patterns on the terminal device and the designated operation target device, allowing users to recognize the operation target at a glance by using display colors, modes, or blinking patterns, ensuring the device is not confused with others of the same type.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Quantity of substance
If multiple devices of the same type are connected to the network, then device availability and functionality are improved, but device identification accuracy deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by displaying distinct background colors (e.g., blue, green, red) on the Web pages of different image formation devices. The terminal device also displays the same background color on its display unit, creating a visual match that enables users to quickly identify the operation target device among multiple similar devices without confusion.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes display parameters such as background color, text color, and display patterns to differentiate between multiple devices of the same type. By varying these visual parameters based on the selected operation target, the system maintains high device availability while ensuring accurate identification through distinctive visual characteristics.
2Loss of information
If detailed device information is displayed on the Web page, then information completeness is improved, but ease of recognition deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the background color of the Web page and the display unit of the terminal device match, while keeping other information elements (device name, model, status) in their original positions and formats. This localized visual change draws attention to the correct device without disrupting the comprehensive information display or requiring users to search through detailed specifications.
Data Source
AI summary
An operation target identification system includes at least one terminal device connected to a network, having a first display, devices connected to the network, each of which has a second display, and an identical pattern setting unit provided on the network, which selects one of multiple preset display patterns and sets the selected display pattern to the first display of the terminal device and the second display of one of the devices designated as an operation target of the terminal device.