Portable Capture Device Automatic Data Upload via Wake-Up Signal
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable information capturing devices require manual data transfer, which is inefficient and time-consuming due to limited memory space, necessitating users to manually output and transfer data.
Innovation Solution
An automatic uploading method and device that utilizes a low-power-consumption wireless transmission module to receive a wake-up signal, actuating a high-power-consumption wireless transmission module to create a connection with a relay station for automatic data transmission to a second relay station, eliminating the need for manual data transfer and reducing power consumption.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual data transfer is used, then data can be transferred from memory card to computer, but the process is intricate and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The portable information capturing device automatically transfers data to the relay station without requiring user intervention. The device monitors its own memory space, initiates data transfer when full, and manages the entire process autonomously, eliminating the need for manual removal of memory cards and manual data copying to computers.
Solution Approach 2:
A relay station is introduced as an intermediary between the portable information capturing device and the final destination (computer or cloud storage). The relay station receives data wirelessly from the capturing device and handles further data management, simplifying the user's task to merely carrying the device while enabling efficient automated data transfer.
2Extent of automation
If high-power-consumption wireless transmission module is always active, then automatic data transmission can be achieved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wireless transmission module dynamically adjusts its operational state based on real-time conditions. The low-power module continuously monitors for wake-up signals or charging connections, and only activates the high-power transmission module when actually needed for data transfer, optimizing the balance between automation and power consumption.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses periodic wake-up signals sent by the relay station to trigger data transmission only when necessary. Instead of continuous transmission, the low-power module enters sleep mode between periods, waking up periodically to check for wake-up signals or charging status, thereby reducing overall power consumption while maintaining automatic transmission capability.
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AI summary
An automatic uploading method, comprising the steps of: receiving a wake-up signal by a low-power-consumption wireless transmission module of a portable information capturing device; actuating a high-power-consumption wireless transmission module of the portable information capturing device according to the wake-up signal; creating a connection between the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module and a first relay station after the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module has been actuated; shutting down the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module after the connection has been created; and transmitting, via the connection, an upload data of the portable information capturing device to a second relay station, wherein the second relay station is connected to the first relay station.