Remote Operation Validation via Acoustic Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information processing systems for image forming devices lack efficient remote operation validation mechanisms, particularly in scenarios where voice instructions are used to transfer operation authority between devices, leading to potential errors in operation authority transfer and user interaction.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus with a communication unit, detection unit, and remote operation unit that utilizes specific sounds to validate or invalidate operations on external devices, allowing for seamless transfer of operation authority between a terminal device and an image forming device through voice commands, ensuring valid user interactions and preventing unauthorized operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If voice-based remote operation is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but reliability of operation validation deteriorates due to potential errors in operation authority transfer
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback by detecting sounds from the external device to confirm operation authority transfer. The detection unit monitors for specific sounds (e.g., button presses, voice commands) from the external device, and only validates remote operations when these feedback signals are received, ensuring reliable authority transfer while maintaining voice-based ease of operation
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses sound detection as an intermediary mechanism between the external device and the information processing apparatus. The detection unit acts as a mediator that translates physical sounds from the external device into validation signals, enabling reliable operation authority transfer without requiring direct complex communication protocols
2Ease of operation
If operation authority transfer is simplified through voice commands, then ease of operation is improved, but measurement precision of operation validation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The sound detection unit serves as an intermediary that captures physical sounds from the external device (such as button presses or voice commands) and converts them into validation signals. This intermediary mechanism maintains measurement precision by detecting actual device responses rather than relying solely on voice command interpretation
Solution Approach 2:
The system replaces complex mechanical or protocol-based validation mechanisms with acoustic field-based detection. By using sound detection to validate operation authority transfer, the system achieves precise measurement of external device responses while maintaining simplicity in the validation process
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a communication unit, a detection unit, and a remote operation unit. The communication unit communicates with an external device. The detection unit detects a sound. The remote operation unit operates the external device with at least one of operations on the external device invalidated, and validates an operation on the external device, which has been invalidated, in the case where a first specific sound is detected by the detection unit with a reception screen for receiving a specific input by a user displayed on the external device.