QR Code Integration on Mechanical Hand Labelers

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users of mechanical hand labelers often lack access to necessary documentation during operational settings, making it difficult to follow instructions or reorder supplies without printed manuals or electronic links.

Innovation Solution

Integration of Quick Response (QR) codes on the mechanical hand labeler that embed Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for different functions, allowing users to access instructions and reordering information via a smartphone by scanning the QR codes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If traditional printed manuals or electronic links are used to provide user information, then information storage is convenient, but users cannot access documentation during operational settings

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveaccess to documentation during operationVSAvoiduser convenience in operational setting

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces QR codes as an intermediary element that bridges the mechanical labeler and digital documentation. The QR code serves as a mediator that users can scan with their smartphones to access manuals, videos, and supply reordering information, resolving the contradiction between having documentation available and maintaining ease of operation during use

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical information delivery methods (printed manuals, physical documentation) with optical/digital access through QR codes. This substitution allows users to access information electronically during operation without carrying physical manuals, improving both reliability of information access and ease of operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Ease of operation

If QR codes with URLs are integrated into the mechanical hand labeler, then user information accessibility is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation accessibilityVSAvoiddevice structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses QR codes, which are essentially optical copies or representations of digital information, to provide access to comprehensive documentation and supply reordering systems. This copying approach allows the mechanical labeler to provide complex information without actually containing the complex information storage and processing systems, thus improving accessibility while minimizing the increase in device complexity

Inventive Principle:

Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS10789440B2Mechanical hand labeler loading instructions

Publication Date: 2020.09.29 AVERY DENNISON RETAIL INFORMATION SERVICES LLC

AI summary

A process of providing user information for a mechanical hand labeler to instruct the user on proper use of the device and how to reorder consumables is disclosed. The mechanical hand labeler would comprise a Quick Response (QR) code that is embedded with Uniform Resource Locators (URLs) for different functions. The embedded URLs in the QR code are read via a smart phone. The smart phone reads the QR code and launches the appropriate website. Specifically, the QR code is placed on an outside of the mechanical hand labeler for providing instructions on loading supplies into the mechanical hand labeler; and the QR code is placed on an inside of the mechanical hand labeler for providing instructions on reordering supplies.