Power Tool Mode Profile Editing via Wireless External Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing power tools lack efficient methods for remote programming and data management, limiting user customization and maintenance capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A power tool system that enables wireless communication between the tool and an external device, allowing for the transmission and storage of mode profiles, enabling users to customize and update tool settings and parameters remotely.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If power tools use traditional programming methods requiring physical access to controls, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation and user customization are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile computing device as an intermediary between the user and the power tool. This external device provides a user-friendly interface for programming and customization, while the power tool itself maintains relatively simple hardware controls. The mobile device communicates with the tool via wireless transceivers, allowing complex programming operations to be performed remotely without adding physical complexity to the tool's control panel.
2Adaptability or versatility
If power tools include onboard memory for storing mode profiles, then adaptability is improved, but ease of repair and data management become more difficult
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex data management functions from the power tool's onboard memory system and relocates them to an external mobile computing device. The tool retains only essential storage capabilities for mode profiles, while the mobile device handles sophisticated operations such as profile creation, editing, backup, and restoration. This extraction simplifies the tool's repair requirements while maintaining full adaptability through external data management capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If power tools use wireless communication for remote programming, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability may be affected by communication errors
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms in the wireless communication system between the mobile device and power tool. The transceivers provide confirmation signals when data is successfully transmitted or received, allowing the system to detect and request retransmission of corrupted data. This feedback loop ensures reliable programming operations even over wireless connections, maintaining data integrity while preserving the convenience of remote programming.
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AI summary
A programmable power tool and method and systems of programming a power tool using wireless communication. An external device having a processor and a transceiver establishes a communication link with the power tool. The external device receives, with the transceiver, a first mode profile stored on the power tool. The first mode profile is defined by a profile type and a first value associated with a parameter for executing the profile type. The external device displays a control screen including the profile type and the parameter at the first value, and receives a user input. The external device generates, in response to the user input, a second mode profile by modifying the parameter to be at a second value. The external device transmits, with the transceiver, the second mode profile to the power tool.