Service Server Voice Message Collection via Printed Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for collecting voice messages from friends on celebratory occasions are inefficient, as they require circulating audio recorders, which is inconvenient and difficult to manage, especially when recipients are distant, and do not effectively capture emotional voice messages like handwritten notes.
Innovation Solution
A service server and voice message collecting method that uses a database, access information issuance, and network-based input/output devices to register and output voice messages associated with printed media, allowing users to input and access voice messages via user terminals, enabling easy collection and delivery of voice messages on printed cards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If an audio recorder is circulated among friends to collect voice messages, then voice messages can be collected from multiple people, but it becomes difficult to manage and inconvenient, especially when recipients are distant
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a service server as an intermediary between the audio recorder and multiple users. The server receives voice messages from various users, stores them in a database, and manages playback, eliminating the need to physically circulate the recorder while enabling collection from distant recipients
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from physical circulation of the recorder in one dimension to network-based access in multiple dimensions. Users can access the recorder and leave messages from any location at any time through network connections, transforming the collection process from linear physical movement to multi-dimensional remote access
2Productivity
If one wants to pass an audio recorder around all members of a group to collect their voice messages in a party of limited duration, then voice messages can be collected from group members, but some may hesitate before recording and the collection may not be completed
Solution Approach 1:
The patent provides preliminary information about the recording process and guidelines before users actually record their messages. This preparation reduces hesitation and enables users to record quickly when they access the system, improving collection efficiency within limited timeframes
Solution Approach 2:
Users independently access the audio recorder through the network, view instructions, and record their own messages without requiring the physical presence of the recorder or guidance from others. This self-service approach eliminates delays caused by waiting for the recorder to be passed around and reduces time loss
3Adaptability or versatility
If many colleagues are not in one place but in a number of distant places, then work can continue remotely, but it is difficult to collect voice messages from all of them by passing one audio recorder around
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the audio recorder universally accessible through network connections, allowing it to function simultaneously for multiple users in different locations. The recorder is no longer limited to a single physical location but can be accessed by anyone with network connectivity, supporting remote work while enabling comprehensive message collection
Data Source
AI summary
A service server comprising:a database for registering a voice message;an access information issuing device which issues access information required for inputting the voice message from a user terminal through a network;a print instructing device which sends the access information to a printer along with a given picture to cause the printer to print the access information and the picture on the same print medium;an access information input device in which access information obtained on a user terminal is inputted from the user terminal through the network on the basis of the print medium;a voice message input device in which a voice message is inputted through the network from a user terminal sending the access information;a voice message registration device which registers the voice message inputted from the user terminal sending the access information in the database in association with the access information; anda voice message output device which outputs the voice message registered in the data base in association with the access information.