Two-Way Communication Device System State Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing communication methods face challenges in maintaining continuous information exchange while ensuring anonymity, leading to anxiety about the recipient's status and difficulty in replying, especially with reduced information transmission and reception confirmation.
Innovation Solution
A two-way communication device system that creates and manages operator input and other-device input histories to maintain states indicating communication status, allowing for reliable transmission and reception while reducing anxiety by limiting the transmission/reception cycle and using LED lighting to signify operational states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If anonymity is maintained in communication, then anxiety about the other party is eliminated, but the amount of information to be transmitted and received is extremely reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The communication system segments information into multiple types: operator input operation history, other-device input operation history, transmission/reception states, and communication partner identification. This segmentation allows the system to maintain anonymity while selectively transmitting specific information elements, thus eliminating anxiety without completely reducing information exchange.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary mechanism (the communication device system) that manages the balance between anonymity and information exchange. The system acts as a mediator that controls what information is transmitted and received, maintaining anonymity while preserving essential communication data through structured history management and state tracking.
2Ease of operation
If instantaneous information presentation such as a sound is used, then communication is simplified, but reception cannot be confirmed unless the receiver is always near the reception device
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism through the other-device input operation history. When the receiving device receives a signal, it creates an other-device input operation history and transmits this back to the sender. This feedback loop allows the sender to confirm that the message was received and processed, even if the receiver is not always near the device, thus maintaining reliability while using simple instantaneous presentation.
3Reliability
If communication partners are specified and recognized, then information exchange reliability is improved, but communication burden increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary action by creating operator input operation history at the beginning of communication. This pre-established record allows the system to track and manage communication states without requiring complex real-time processing, thus improving reliability while minimizing ongoing communication burden.
4Reliability
If transmission/reception cycle is limited, then anxiety is reduced, but communication flexibility is constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by implementing a cycle-based management system where operator input operation history and other-device input operation history are deleted at specific cycle dates and times. This dynamic approach allows the system to maintain anxiety reduction through limited cycles while preserving communication flexibility by automatically resetting and allowing new communication cycles to begin.
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AI summary
A two-way communication device system includes: a first two-way communication device; and a second two-way communication device installed at a different location from the first two-way communication device and configured to communicate with the first two-way communication device The two-way communication device system creates an operator input operation history when an input operation is received for the first time, transmits an input signal to the second two-way communication device, creates an other-device input operation history when an input signal is received for the first time, maintains a first state when both the operator input operation history and the other-device input operation history do not exist, a second state when only one of the operator input operation history and the other-device input operation history exists, and a third state when both of the operator input operation history and the other-device input operation history exist, and deletes both the operator input operation history and the other-device input operation history at a specific cycle date and time.