PC Administration Device for SIM and Terminal Data Display

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional administration devices do not provide a convenient method for displaying SIM-related information on a terminal's display unit, such as a PC, which is necessary for users to identify communication issues or billing information, especially when the communication state is undesirable.

Innovation Solution

The administration device can switch between different screens to display terminal-related and subscriber-identification-information-related data, including error notifications, by acquiring data from a server and using display controlling units to create appropriate display data based on the user's needs and error conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If SIM-related information is stored only on the server, then data security and centralized management are improved, but user accessibility and convenience in identifying communication issues deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata securityVSAvoiduser accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The terminal device acts as an intermediary between the server and the user. It acquires SIM-related information from the server via communication units and displays it locally through display units, mediating the access to protected data without compromising security architecture

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The terminal device creates a local copy of the SIM-related information for display purposes. The display control unit generates display data based on acquired information, allowing users to view SIM status, communication state, and other details without accessing the secure server directly

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Loss of information

If multiple types of information are displayed on the terminal screen, then user awareness and control over communication issues are improved, but device complexity and information processing requirements worsen

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser awarenessVSAvoidinformation processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The information display is segmented into distinct components: communication state information, SIM card status, target data, and error notifications. The display control unit selectively outputs different types of display data based on acquisition results and error conditions, organizing complex information into manageable segments

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The display content is dynamic and adaptive. The display control unit adjusts what information is shown based on communication state, error conditions, and acquisition results. Screens transition between different information types, providing relevant details without overwhelming the user with static complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentEP2996318B1Management device and computer program
Publication Date: 2018.09.12 SUNSOFT
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AI summary

A communication system 2 includes a terminal device 60, a server 30, and a PC 10. A controller 18 of the PC 10 acquires target data via the server 30 from the terminal device 60. The controller 18 of the PC 10 creates terminal-related display data including information related to a communication of the target data, and to make a display unit 14 of the PC 10 display a terminal-related screen represented by the terminal-related display data. The controller 18 of the PC 10 acquires SIM-related information related to a SIM card from the server 30. The SIM-related information includes information necessary to bill a SIM card user. The controller 18 of the PC 10 creates SIM-related display data by using the SIM-related information, and make the display unit 14 of the PC 10 display a SIM-related screen represented by the SIM-related display data.