Terminal Device IoT Apparatus Identification via Color Coding
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users cannot easily identify whether a registered apparatus is an IoT apparatus or a non-IoT apparatus, making it difficult to determine suitable replacement options.
Innovation Solution
A terminal device that acquires apparatus information and transmits it to an apparatus management server to determine if the apparatus is an IoT, quasi-IoT, or non-IoT apparatus, generating display data to indicate its type for the user.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a list of registered apparatuses is displayed without additional information, then the display is simple and easy to understand, but the user cannot identify whether each apparatus is an IoT apparatus or a non-IoT apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color coding to visually distinguish IoT apparatuses from non-IoT apparatuses in the displayed list. IoT apparatuses are indicated with one color (e.g., blue icon) while non-IoT apparatuses are indicated with another color (e.g., gray icon), enabling users to quickly identify apparatus types without adding complex information fields or requiring additional user actions.
2Ease of operation
If detailed apparatus information is provided to help users identify IoT status, then users can make informed replacement decisions, but the information processing and display complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential IoT status information from the apparatus data and presents it in a simplified visual format. Instead of displaying comprehensive apparatus details, the system extracts and highlights the IoT/non-IoT status through icons and color coding, reducing information processing complexity while maintaining ease of identification.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal device acts as an intermediary between the apparatus management server and the user. It receives apparatus information from the server, processes the IoT status data, and presents it in an user-friendly format with visual indicators. This intermediary role simplifies the information flow and reduces the complexity burden on both the server and the user interface.
Data Source
AI summary
A terminal device is configured to include: an apparatus information acquiring unit that acquires apparatus information indicating a registered apparatus; an identification information acquiring unit that acquires identification information indicating whether the apparatus is an IoT apparatus or a non-IoT apparatus from an apparatus management server by transmitting the apparatus information acquired by the apparatus information acquiring unit to the apparatus management server; and a display data generating unit that generates display data indicating whether the apparatus is an IoT apparatus or a non-IoT apparatus on the basis of the identification information acquired by the identification information acquiring unit, and outputs the display data.