Recording Device Automatic Instruction Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in recording broadcast programs due to limitations in their recording devices, such as incompatible image quality, supplementary data, or broadcast program availability, requiring reissuance of recording instructions to different devices capable of handling the desired methods.
Innovation Solution
A recording device that receives user instructions, assesses its own capabilities, and if unable to perform the requested task, searches and transfers the instruction to an external device capable of doing so, allowing for a wider range of recording options without user inconvenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a user issues a recording instruction to their recording device, then the device can record broadcast programs, but the device may not be capable of recording using the desired method (image quality, supplementary data, format)
Solution Approach 1:
The recording device acts as an intermediary between the user and external recording devices. When the user issues a recording instruction, the device automatically determines whether it can fulfill the request and, if not, selects and transfers the instruction to an appropriate external device. This intermediary function resolves the contradiction by maintaining user convenience while expanding adaptability through automatic device selection and instruction transfer.
2Reliability
If the user reissues the record instruction to another recording device that can record using the desired method, then the recording can be performed correctly, but this process is troublesome and time consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The recording device performs preliminary actions by automatically determining its own capability to fulfill recording instructions before the user needs to take any action. When the device cannot fulfill the instruction, it proactively selects an appropriate external device and transfers the instruction, eliminating the need for the user to manually reissue instructions. This preliminary capability assessment and automatic transfer resolve the contradiction by ensuring recording accuracy while preventing time loss.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the recording device has limited recording capabilities, then the device structure can be simpler, but the user cannot issue diverse recording instructions
Solution Approach 1:
The recording device achieves multi-functionality by combining its own recording capabilities with the ability to select and transfer instructions to external devices. This universal approach allows the system to handle diverse recording methods (different image qualities, supplementary data types, formats) without requiring every individual device to possess all capabilities. The device maintains simpler structure while providing diverse recording options through automatic instruction routing.
Data Source
AI summary
A recording device, which receives record instructions directly from a user, enables the user to give a variety of record instructions without being restricted by the recording capability of the recording device. The recording device judges whether a processing content specified in a record instruction received from the user is executable internally (step S300), and if judged in the negative, selects an external device capable of executing the record instruction, based pre-collected information relating to the recording capability of one or more external devices (step S302) and forwards the record instruction to the selected device (step S303).