Proximity Wireless Control Command Generation for Mobile Terminals

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing mobile communication terminals require cumbersome user operations to control and transfer data or applications between devices using proximity wireless communication, such as selecting channels for broadcasting or accessing websites, which is bothersome for users.

Innovation Solution

A mobile communication terminal with a proximity wireless communication unit and a control command generating unit that allows for the transmission of control commands to another terminal, enabling the control of operations such as activating applications, transferring data, and managing internal states without manual user intervention by simply moving the devices close to each other.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Speed

If proximity wireless communication is used for data transfer between terminals, then communication speed is improved, but user operation complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecommunication speedVSAvoiduser operation complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
SpeedVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables automatic control command transmission and execution without requiring user intervention. When terminals are in proximity, the source terminal automatically generates and transmits control commands to the destination terminal, which then executes them autonomously. This self-service mechanism resolves the contradiction by maintaining high-speed proximity communication while eliminating the need for complex user operations to manage data transfer and application control.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Measurement precision

If manual user operations are required to control another terminal, then operation precision is improved, but productivity deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation precisionVSAvoidoperation efficiency
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by automatically generating control commands based on the current application state before user requests are fully processed. When an application is executed on one terminal, the control command generation unit proactively creates commands to control the same application on another terminal in proximity, eliminating the need for successive manual operations and significantly improving operation efficiency while maintaining precision through structured command protocols.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If successive user operations are required for channel switching and data access, then control accuracy is improved, but loss of time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol accuracyVSAvoidoperation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system merges multiple successive operations into a single automatic process. Instead of requiring separate user actions for channel switching, data access, and application control, the control command generation unit combines these operations into unified commands that are automatically transmitted and executed when terminals are in proximity. This merging eliminates time loss while maintaining control accuracy through the structured nature of the combined commands.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS8335472B2Mobile communication terminal, mobile communication system, mobile communication method and recording medium
Publication Date: 2012.12.18 LENOVO INNOVATIONS LTD (HONG KONG)
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AI summary

A mobile communication terminal includes a proximity wireless communication unit and a control command generating unit. The proximity wireless communication unit performs wireless communication directly with another mobile communication terminal present in a communicationable range. When the proximity wireless communication unit is capable of communicating with another mobile communication terminal, the control command generating unit generates a control command which is associated with an internal state and which is for controlling another mobile communication terminal, and transmits the control command to another mobile communication terminal through the proximity wireless communication unit.