Setting Storage Device Managing Adjustment Information Mismatches
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing setting storage devices face inefficiencies in managing and updating setting information and associated adjustment information across multiple apparatuses, leading to redundant settings and potential mismatches when transferring information.
Innovation Solution
A setting storage device with a storage unit and control unit that associates and manages setting information with adjustment information, allowing for the storage of new setting information with existing adjustment information when contents match, and renaming adjustment information when contents differ, thereby preventing mismatches and reducing redundant data storage.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If setting information and adjustment information are stored separately without association, then storage simplicity is maintained, but mismatch errors occur when transferring information between apparatuses
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines setting information and adjustment information into a unified storage structure where they are stored as associated data pairs. This merging ensures that when setting information is transferred, its corresponding adjustment information is transferred together, preventing mismatches while maintaining a relatively simple storage structure through systematic association rather than complex interlinking.
2Quantity of substance
If all setting information is stored without checking for duplicates, then storage completeness is maintained, but redundant data increases storage space and processing load
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by checking whether setting information (and its associated adjustment information) already exists in the storage unit before introducing new setting information. This pre-check prevents redundant storage of identical data pairs, reducing storage volume and processing load while ensuring complete capture of unique setting information.
3Measurement precision
If adjustment information is updated without name management, then content accuracy is maintained, but identification errors occur when retrieving information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by managing the names/identifiers of adjustment information. When adjustment information is updated or renamed, the system tracks these name changes and maintains the association between setting information and adjustment information through consistent identifier management. This ensures both content accuracy and retrieval accuracy by maintaining stable reference points even when underlying data is updated.
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AI summary
A setting storage device, includes: a storage unit which stores setting information and adjustment information to be associated with each other; and a control unit which, in case that, i) first setting information associated with first adjustment information is introduced, ii) second adjustment information has been stored in the storage unit, iii) the second adjustment information has the same name as the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information and iv) the second adjustment information has the same content as the first adjustment information associated with the first setting information, stores the first setting information in the storage unit to be associated with the second adjustment information without storing the first adjustment information.