Electronic Watch Software Update Temperature Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing software update techniques for portable electronic devices with small battery capacities, such as electronic watches, risk data rewriting being cut off due to battery level or temperature issues during the update process.
Innovation Solution
A wireless communication system comprising a smartphone and an electronic watch that includes a receiver, sensor, memory, and processor, which determines if data can be rewritten based on temperature and battery state, allowing for controlled data transfer only when conditions are favorable for successful rewriting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If software update is performed on portable electronic device with small battery capacity, then software functionality is improved, but data rewriting operation may be cut off due to battery level or temperature issues
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary checks of temperature and battery level conditions before initiating the software update process. The processor determines whether the current state meets the required thresholds, and only proceeds with data rewriting when conditions are favorable, preventing interruptions during the update operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively prevents potential update failures by checking environmental conditions in advance and aborting the update process before it starts if temperature or battery level conditions are not suitable, thereby avoiding the harmful effects of interrupted rewriting operations.
2Productivity
If data rewriting is attempted regardless of device state, then update speed is improved, but rewriting may fail due to unfavorable temperature or battery conditions
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary verification of temperature and battery level conditions before initiating data rewriting. By checking these parameters in advance and only proceeding when conditions are appropriate, the system ensures high rewriting success rates while maintaining efficient update execution.
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AI summary
The electronic watch of an embodiment includes a receiver that receives data from a smart phone, a temperature sensor that detects a temperature of the electronic watch, a memory that stores rewriting target data, and a processor. The processor determines whether the rewriting target data stored in the memory is rewritable with data expected to be received from the smartphone based on the temperature of the electronic watch detected by the temperature sensor.