Touch Screen Data Transmission via Positional Frame Capture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current data transmission methods between electronic apparatuses are cumbersome and inconvenient, requiring multiple operating steps for establishing connections and selecting files, which hinders user experience.

Innovation Solution

An electronic apparatus with a touch screen that displays an image frame, detects the position of another apparatus, captures a partial frame based on its position, obtains feature information from the frame, and sends data via a connection established using this information, allowing users to select data by placing the apparatus on the screen, thereby simplifying the transmission process.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If traditional data transmission methods are used between electronic apparatuses, then data can be transmitted between devices, but multiple operating steps are required including establishing connection, marking text to be transmitted, or selecting files, which makes the process cumbersome and inconvenient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission operationVSAvoidoperating steps
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables self-service data transmission by allowing the source device to automatically identify and transmit data based on the receiving device's position and captured frame content, eliminating the need for manual connection establishment and file selection steps

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The receiving device performs preliminary actions by displaying a frame with data information beforehand, allowing the source device to capture and identify the data to be transmitted before the actual transmission occurs, thus streamlining the overall process

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If manual selection of data to be transmitted is required, then data transmission can be performed, but the process becomes time-consuming and reduces user efficiency

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata transmission efficiencyVSAvoidtime for operating steps
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces manual mechanical operations (clicking, dragging, selecting) with automated optical recognition and position-based identification systems, significantly reducing the time required for data selection and transmission initiation

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses frame copying and content recognition to automatically identify data information, replacing manual file selection with automated optical character recognition and data extraction from captured frames

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS11503106B2Electronic apparatus and data transmission method thereof
Publication Date: 2022.11.15 ACER INC
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AI summary

An electronic apparatus and a data transmission method thereof are provided. The data transmission method is adapted to the electronic apparatus including a touch screen, and the data transmission method includes the following steps. An image frame is displayed through the touch screen. A connection with another electronic apparatus placed on the touch screen is established. Position information of said another electronic apparatus on the touch screen is detected through the touch screen, to capture a partial frame from the image frame according to the position information of said another electronic apparatus. Feature information of data to be transmitted is obtained from the partial frame. The data to be transmitted is sent to said another electronic apparatus via the connection according to the feature information.