Selective Synchronization of Electronic Whiteboard Settings
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for synchronizing setting information across multiple electronic whiteboards are inefficient, as they require manual intervention to exclude items that should not be synchronized, leading to a complex and labor-intensive process for administrators.
Innovation Solution
A communication system that includes a first electronic apparatus for transmitting setting information with determination information for each item, allowing a second electronic apparatus to determine and reflect whether to synchronize setting information for each item based on the received information, enabling selective synchronization of specific items.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If conventional synchronization methods are used to transmit setting information to multiple electronic whiteboards, then all items are synchronized collectively, but administrators cannot selectively synchronize specific items and must manually exclude unwanted items, leading to complex procedures
Solution Approach 1:
The setting information is divided into multiple independent items, each with its own synchronization flag. The first electronic whiteboard transmits setting information including determination information for each item, allowing the second electronic whiteboard to selectively synchronize only the desired items without manual exclusion procedures.
2Productivity
If collective synchronization is performed for all setting items, then setup time is reduced, but administrators cannot customize which items are synchronized, reducing operational flexibility
Solution Approach 1:
The synchronization system dynamically adapts to administrator needs by allowing selective activation of synchronization for individual items. Each setting item has an associated determination information field that enables or disables synchronization, providing both automated efficiency and operational flexibility.
3Ease of operation
If manual exclusion of items is required during synchronization, then selective control is achieved, but the procedure becomes labor-intensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The determination information for each setting item is prepared in advance on the first electronic whiteboard, indicating whether synchronization should be performed for each item. This preliminary configuration eliminates the need for manual exclusion during the synchronization process, reducing both labor and time requirements.
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AI summary
A communication system includes a first electronic apparatus (2α) settable with first setting information for a plurality of items and a second electronic apparatus (2, 2A, 2B) settable with second setting information for the plurality of items, and communicably connected to the first electronic apparatus (2α) to acquire the first setting information. The first electronic apparatus (2α) includes an information transmission unit (101, 14) to transmit, to the second electronic apparatus (2, 2A, 2B), the first setting information including determination information set for each of the plurality of items to determine whether the first setting information is synchronized with the second setting information for each of the plurality of item. The second electronic apparatus (2, 2A, 2B) includes an information receiving unit (101, 16) to receive the first setting information. The second electronic apparatus (2, 2A, 2B) also includes an information reflecting unit (101, 15) to determine whether the first setting information is synchronized with the second setting information for each of the plurality of items based on the determination information included in the first setting information received by the information receiving unit (101, 16). The information reflecting unit (101, 15) further reflects a value set for one of the plurality of items of the first setting information on the second setting information, in response to a determination indicating that the first setting information is synchronized with the second setting information for the one of the plurality of items.