Proximity Wireless Connection Control Module
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Solution Overview
Problem
In close proximity wireless transfer methods, devices often repeatedly establish and release connections unnecessarily after a service is completed, leading to inefficient data transfer and potential power consumption issues.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus with a communication module, connection request reception module, connection establishing module, disconnection request transmission module, and connection control module that inhibits reconnection until a threshold period of non-reception of connection request signals has elapsed after disconnection, ensuring intentional user action for re-establishing connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If devices automatically establish connection when in close proximity, then service execution is automated and convenient, but unnecessary repeated connections occur after service completion leading to inefficiency
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by automatically establishing connection when devices are in close proximity, enabling automated service execution. The harmful repeated connections are prevented by monitoring proximity status and suppressing reconnection requests when services are completed, thus applying preliminary action to both enable automation and prevent inefficiency.
2Ease of operation
If connection is automatically established when devices are in close proximity, then user convenience is improved, but power consumption increases due to repeated connection establishment and release
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses feedback by monitoring whether services are completed and using this information to control connection behavior. When services are completed, the system receives feedback and suppresses reconnection requests, thereby reducing unnecessary power consumption while maintaining user convenience for automated service execution.
3Extent of automation
If connection establishment is triggered by close proximity detection, then automatic service execution is enabled, but connection stability deteriorates due to repeated establishment and release cycles
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies preliminary action by detecting close proximity and automatically establishing connection for service execution. Connection stability is improved by monitoring service completion status and suppressing reconnection requests when services are completed, preventing the repeated establishment and release cycles that would otherwise occur.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from service completion status to control connection behavior. When services are completed, the feedback mechanism suppresses reconnection requests, thereby maintaining connection stability and preventing repeated connection cycles while preserving automatic service execution capability.
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AI summary
According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a communication module, a connection request reception module, a connection establishing module, a disconnection request transmission module, and a connection control module. The communication module executes close proximity wireless transfer. The connection request reception module receives a connection request signal from an external device in close proximity to the communication module. The connection establishing module establishes a connection to the external device responding to reception of the connection request signal. The disconnection request transmission module transmits a disconnection request signal to the external device. The connection control module inhibits establishment of a connection until a non-reception period of the connection request signal continues for a threshold period or more after the connection is released in accordance with the disconnection request signal, and permits the establishment responding to the reception after the non-reception period has continued for the threshold period or more.