Printer Bluetooth Low Energy Advertise Packet Format Selection
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional communication apparatuses are limited to transmitting advertise packets in a single format, making them incompatible with environments requiring multiple formats, such as those using iBeacon™ and Eddystone™.
Innovation Solution
A printing apparatus equipped with a wireless communication unit that transmits Bluetooth® Low Energy advertise packets in multiple formats, allowing users to select and configure the format via a setting screen, supporting iBeacon™, Eddystone™, a printing application, and a custom format.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional communication apparatuses transmit advertise packets in a single format, then device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but adaptability to different Bluetooth Low Energy formats deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The printing apparatus is designed to support multiple Bluetooth Low Energy advertise packet formats (iBeacon, Eddystone, and custom formats) within a single device. The system includes a format selection mechanism that allows the same apparatus to function with different packet formats based on user configuration, thereby achieving multi-functionality without requiring separate dedicated devices for each format.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional communication apparatuses transmit advertise packets in a single format, then ease of operation is improved, but usability in diverse environments deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The printing apparatus incorporates a dynamic format selection capability where the advertise packet format can be changed based on user settings. The system includes a setting screen that allows users to select from multiple formats (iBeacon, Eddystone, custom), and the wireless communication unit dynamically adjusts the packet format according to the selected configuration, enabling adaptability to different environments while maintaining ease of operation through user-friendly interface.
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AI summary
A user sets a format of an advertise packet to be transmitted from a plurality of formats using a setting screen displayed on a printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus transmits an advertise packet according to the setting made via the setting screen.