Terminal Device Model Matching for Imaging Process Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face difficulties in efficiently performing imaging processes, such as printing or scanning, with multiple devices of the same or similar models, as they need to identify and select the correct device capable of executing the desired process, often requiring cumbersome operations to find a device that matches the set conditions.
Innovation Solution
A terminal device with a short-range wireless communication interface allows users to select a device model, set execution conditions, and transmit instructions only to matching devices, ensuring that the imaging process is performed by a device capable of meeting those conditions, thereby simplifying the process and avoiding transmission to incompatible devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If users manually identify and select the correct device from multiple devices of the same or similar models, then the imaging process can be performed, but the operation becomes cumbersome and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device performs preliminary actions by automatically acquiring device information through short-range wireless communication, comparing it with stored information, and pre-determining device compatibility before the user needs to select a device. This eliminates the need for manual device identification and selection, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and time loss.
2Ease of operation
If the terminal device transmits execution instructions to all nearby devices, then the process is simplified, but incompatible devices receive unnecessary instructions causing waste
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device extracts and compares specific device information (device model, capabilities) from the acquired device information before transmitting execution instructions. By taking out only the necessary compatibility-checking information and using it to filter target devices, the system avoids transmitting instructions to incompatible devices, resolving the contradiction between operational simplicity and energy waste.
3Reliability
If the terminal device performs model verification before transmission, then incompatible devices are avoided, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The terminal device performs self-service by automatically acquiring device information, comparing it with stored information, and determining compatibility without requiring external verification or complex user intervention. The device independently completes the model verification process using its own processing capabilities, resolving the contradiction between reliability and device complexity.
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AI summary
A terminal device includes an operation interface, a short-range wireless communication interface, and a processor. The terminal device receives a designating operation of designating a model of an image processing device and a setting operation of setting an execution condition to perform an imaging process. After establishing a short-range wireless communication with the image processing device, the terminal device determines whether a model of the image processing device coincides with a designated model. When the two models coincide with each other, an execution instruction is transmitted to the image processing device.