Information Terminal Automatic Device Detection During Calls
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of information terminals face difficulties in transmitting and reading documents during calls, as they need to interrupt the call to send and receive data, which is inconvenient and requires complex operations.
Innovation Solution
An information terminal with a communication unit and control unit that establishes a communication channel to receive and transmit device information of nearby image processing devices, allowing data transmission and reading without interrupting calls by automatically detecting and prioritizing nearby image processing devices based on distance and usage frequency.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a user manually transmits data during a call by interrupting the call to send data from the information terminal to an image processing device and then to the other party, then data transmission can be completed, but the call continuity is broken and the operation becomes complicated
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting image processing devices in the vicinity of both terminals before the call occurs, and pre-establishing the data transmission path. When a call is initiated, the system can immediately route data through the pre-detected image processing devices without requiring manual intervention or call interruption, thus resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and call continuity.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by automatically detecting image processing devices, establishing communication channels, and routing data without user intervention. The terminals and image processing devices automatically negotiate and set up the data transmission path, eliminating the need for users to manually interrupt calls or perform complex operations to share documents during calls.
2Productivity
If the system automatically detects and prioritizes nearby image processing devices based on distance and usage frequency, then data transmission can occur without interrupting calls, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system achieves multi-functionality by enabling the information terminals to perform both calling functions and automatic device detection functions simultaneously. The same communication infrastructure is used for both voice calls and automatic device discovery, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining high productivity in data transmission during calls.
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AI summary
An information terminal includes: a communication unit; and a control unit configured to control the communication unit, wherein the control unit is configured to establish a communication channel with another terminal by using the communication unit, and the communication unit is configured to receive device information containing an address of an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal, and transmit the device information of the image processing device positioned on the periphery of the another terminal to an image processing device positioned on the periphery of the information terminal.