Relay Apparatus Access Function Determination for Image Upload
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience when uploading images to Web services as cameras and mobile phones, which have different supported Web services, require operation of specific devices based on the services they are compatible with, leading to a need for a system that allows image transmission without considering which device supports the access function to the Web service.
Innovation Solution
A communication apparatus and relay apparatus system that determines which device holds the necessary access function to execute access processing and decides the transmission method, allowing data to be transmitted through either the communication apparatus or the relay apparatus, enabling image upload by operating one device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If the system requires the user to operate a specific device based on its Web service compatibility, then the upload can be executed successfully, but the ease of operation deteriorates because the user must consider which device to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines which device (camera or mobile phone) has the access function for the target Web service and executes the upload through that device without requiring user intervention. The determination unit autonomously selects the appropriate device based on compatibility information, allowing the upload to proceed successfully while maintaining ease of operation.
2Ease of operation
If the system allows automatic determination of the access device, then the ease of operation improves, but the device complexity increases due to the need for determination and decision units
Solution Approach 1:
The mobile phone acts as an intermediary device that mediates between the camera and the Web service. The determination unit and decision unit are primarily implemented in the mobile phone, which already possesses communication capabilities and processing power. This distributes the complexity to an existing device rather than adding significant complexity to the camera, thereby improving ease of operation while managing device complexity through strategic placement of functional units.
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AI summary
A communication apparatus, which is connected to a relay apparatus, and transmits data to a server apparatus connected via the relay apparatus, includes a determination unit which determines whether the communication apparatus or the relay apparatus holds an access function required to execute access processing to the server apparatus, a decision unit which decides, according to the determination result, a transmission method required to transmit the data by controlling an access processing unit of the apparatus that holds the access function to execute the access processing, and a transmission unit which transmits the data by the decided transmission method.