Operating Device With Dynamic Display For Language Adaptation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing operating devices for household and industrial applications require multiple language-specific key sheets, increasing management costs and manufacturing steps due to language barriers for non-Japanese operators.
Innovation Solution
An operating device with a display section that shows key names and functions without printing them on the keys, using a storage means to store guide information and output it based on user input, allowing for language flexibility and reduced manufacturing complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple language-specific key sheets are prepared to support different languages, then language compatibility is improved, but management costs and manufacturing steps increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses a display screen to show key names and functions as a digital copy替代 physical printed key sheets. The display dynamically presents translated key names based on selected language, eliminating the need for multiple physical key sheet versions in different languages.
Solution Approach 2:
The key sheet becomes dynamic through the display screen that can change the displayed key names according to the selected language. Instead of static printed text that requires replacement for different languages, the system dynamically updates the display content based on user language preferences.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple language-specific key sheets are prepared to support different languages, then language compatibility is improved, but the number of manufacturing steps increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces multiple physical key sheet manufacturing processes with a single digital display system. Instead of printing, adhering, and managing multiple physical key sheets in different languages, the system uses a single key sheet with a display that shows translated names electronically.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the mechanical system of physical key sheet replacement with an electronic display system. The display controller electronically changes the shown key names based on selected language, eliminating the manual process of physically replacing key sheets.
3Ease of operation
If key names are printed on key sheets in Japanese characters, then Japanese operators can easily identify key functions, but non-Japanese operators cannot understand the meanings
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen presents a digital copy of key names in the user's selected language instead of fixed printed Japanese characters. This allows any language to be displayed while maintaining clear key identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the language parameter of the displayed key names based on user selection. The display controller modifies the shown text to match the selected language, making key functions accessible to operators of different languages while maintaining consistent key layout and identification.
Data Source
AI summary
An operating device is provided with an operating section, in which a plurality of operating keys for operating a control target is laid out, and a display section, in which a screen corresponding to an input of the operating keys is to be displayed. The operating section does not have names of the operating keys printed thereon. The operating device or a controller has a storage means that stores guide information that guides the names of the operating keys. The names and an image of the operating keys corresponding to a selected language are displayed on the display section in accordance with a predetermined operation.