NFC Interaction Control via Status Mapping

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current device interaction methods, such as those using near field communication (NFC), are cumbersome and require complex settings or guidance for establishing connections between devices, leading to inefficiencies in information exchange.

Innovation Solution

An interaction control method and apparatus that acquires NFC device status information to provide interactive functions based on a preset mapping relationship, allowing for efficient information exchange between master and slave devices by triggering NFC communication, and optionally generating a function selection interface to prioritize frequently used functions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Productivity

If NFC device status information is acquired and interactive functions are provided based on preset mapping relationships, then the efficiency of device interactions is improved, but the device complexity increases due to the need for status information acquisition and mapping relationship management

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction efficiencyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies preliminary action by pre-establishing mapping relationships between device status information and interactive functions before actual interaction occurs. The system pre-defines which functions should be provided based on specific status combinations, so that when devices interact, the appropriate function can be quickly determined without complex real-time decision-making, thus improving interaction efficiency while managing complexity through advance preparation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses an intermediary approach by introducing a mapping relationship table as a mediator between device status information and interactive functions. This mapping table serves as an intermediate layer that translates status information into appropriate function selections, simplifying the interaction logic and improving efficiency by avoiding direct complex decision-making between status and function

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Ease of operation

If setting and guidance for interactive functions is simplified through automatic determination, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability may be affected by automated function selection accuracy

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation simplicityVSAvoidfunction selection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent ensures reliability in automated function selection by pre-defining accurate mapping relationships between device status information and interactive functions. These mappings are established in advance based on thorough analysis of device states and appropriate functions, ensuring that automatic determination is both simple for users and reliable in selecting the correct function

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies feedback by providing a function selection interface that allows users to review and confirm the automatically determined interactive function before execution. This feedback mechanism ensures that while the system automates the process for ease of operation, users can verify the selection accuracy and make corrections if needed, thus maintaining reliability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentEP4072177B1Interaction control method and apparatus, and terminal and storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.04.17 HONOR DEVICE CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of this application relate to the field of communications technologies, and provide an interaction control method and apparatus, a terminal, and a storage medium. A corresponding interactive function can be provided based on NFC, to realize relatively efficient interaction between devices by NFC. The interaction control method includes: acquiring NFC device status information in response to triggering of near field communication NFC, where the NFC device status information includes status information of a master device and status information of a slave device; and providing an interactive function corresponding to the acquired NFC device status information according to a preset mapping relationship, and executing the interactive function in response to a trigger condition to realize information exchange between the master device and the slave device.