Relay Device Communication Information Storage
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing relay devices cannot effectively utilize previously relayed information for future communications, requiring users to re-input addresses, URLs, and other access details.
Innovation Solution
A relay device with connecting means for both communication devices and a storage mechanism to store and output relevant information, allowing for the reuse of previously relayed data during future communications.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the relay device relays communications between external communication devices, then communication connectivity is established, but previously relayed information cannot be utilized for future communications
Solution Approach 1:
The relay device performs preliminary action by storing communication information (addresses, URLs, authentication data) relayed between external communication devices before future communications occur. This stored information is then automatically retrieved and utilized when new communications are established, eliminating the need for users to re-input previously used details and thereby improving ease of operation while preventing information loss.
2Ease of operation
If the relay device stores and outputs previously relayed information, then information reuse is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The relay device achieves multi-functionality by integrating both relay communication and information storage/output functions into a single device. The relay device can simultaneously serve as a communication intermediary and an information database, retrieving and outputting stored communication information when needed. This universal approach enables information reuse without requiring separate dedicated systems, thereby managing device complexity while improving ease of operation.
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AI summary
A relay device which can store acquired information in the case where it relays a communication is provided. The relay device of the present invention is provided with: a first connecting means for connecting with a first communication device; a second connecting means for connecting with a second communication device; and a relaying means which is connected with the first communication device using the first connecting means and is connected with the second communication device using the second connecting means, for relaying first information which is communicated between the first communication device and the second communication device, and outputting second information which is all or a part of the first information.