Transmission Control System Data Type Filtering

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Solution Overview

Problem

In communication systems, data transmission from a first transmission terminal to a second terminal fails when the second terminal cannot process the data type received from the first terminal, leading to useless transmission and network congestion.

Innovation Solution

A transmission control system that receives identification information and data type from the first terminal, and only transmits data to the second terminal if the data type matches the processing capabilities of the second terminal, as managed in a management unit.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If data is transmitted from the first transmission terminal to the second transmission terminal without checking compatibility, then the transmission process is simple and fast, but the transmission becomes useless when the second terminal cannot process the data type

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedata processabilityVSAvoidtransmission control complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary compatibility checking by comparing the data type information from the first terminal with the processing capabilities stored in the management unit before actual data transmission occurs. This preliminary action ensures that only compatible data transmissions are initiated, preventing useless transmissions to incompatible terminals.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The transmission control unit acts as an intermediary between the first transmission terminal and the second transmission terminal. It receives data type information from the first terminal, consults the management unit about the second terminal's capabilities, and makes the transmission decision based on this intermediate verification process.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If all data transmissions are performed without filtering, then the transmission system operates continuously, but network congestion occurs due to useless transmissions

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveeffective transmission efficiencyVSAvoidnetwork bandwidth waste
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The system extracts and filters out incompatible data transmissions before they consume network resources. By checking data type compatibility against terminal capabilities in the management unit, the system removes potentially useless transmissions from the transmission queue, allowing only compatible data to be transmitted over the network.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The system uses feedback from the management unit about terminal capabilities to control transmission decisions. The transmission control unit continuously references the stored capability information to determine whether each transmission request should be fulfilled, creating a feedback-based transmission control mechanism that prevents network waste.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS10264131B2Transmission control system, transmission system, and method of transmission control
Publication Date: 2019.04.16 RICOH CO LTD
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AI summary

A transmission control system capable of transmitting data received from a first transmission terminal to a second transmission terminal, includes a receiver unit to receive identification information to identify the second transmission terminal or a user of the second transmission terminal, the data, and first type information that represents a type of the data, from the first transmission terminal; and a transmission control unit to control the received data not to be transmitted to the second transmission terminal in a case where the received first type information is not included in second type information corresponding to the received identification information, the second type information being managed in a management unit configured to have identification information to identify a predetermined transmission terminal or a user of the transmission terminal, associated with the second type information that represents a type of data processable by the predetermined transmission terminal.