Wireless Data Transmitter with Removable Coding Cards
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for ordering products are cumbersome, requiring manual search and configuration, limiting ease of reordering the same item, and often restricted to single-product ordering.
Innovation Solution
A device with a housing, button, wireless communication module, and reading device for coding cards, allowing quick data transmission to an electronic system without configuration, enabling easy switching between products by attaching different coding cards.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a device is configured to order a specific product, then the ordering process is simplified, but the device can only order one single product
Solution Approach 1:
The device separates the product identification function from the ordering function by using removable code cards. Each code card contains product-specific data and can be attached to the device, allowing the same device body to work with multiple different products by simply changing the code card attachment.
Solution Approach 2:
The device achieves multi-functionality by incorporating a mounting area that can accommodate different code cards for various products. The control unit is designed to read data from any attached code card, enabling the single device to order multiple different products without requiring separate configured devices for each product.
2Productivity
If product data is stored in the device memory, then ordering is faster, but changing the product requires reconfiguration or programming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the product data storage function from the main device body and places it on separate, removable code cards. This allows the device to maintain fast ordering performance by reading from pre-loaded code cards while avoiding the complexity of reprogramming the main device when changing products.
Solution Approach 2:
The code cards are designed as inexpensive, replaceable components that can be easily swapped out. Instead of investing time and complexity into reconfiguring the main device, users can simply remove one code card and attach another, treating the code cards as consumable items that enable quick product changes.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual search and configuration is required, then product selection is flexible, but the ordering process becomes cumbersome
Solution Approach 1:
The code cards are pre-configured with product data before being attached to the device. This preliminary action of pre-loading product information onto the cards eliminates the need for manual search and configuration at the time of ordering, allowing users to simply attach the appropriate card and immediately place the order.
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AI summary
The present application relates to a device (1) for transmitting data to an electronic system (11), in particular for transmitting a product number to an electronic ordering system. The device comprises a housing (2) with at least one button (3; 3.1, 3.2), a control unit (4), at least one wireless communication module (5) with which the device (1) can transmit data to the electronic system (11), and at least one reading device (6) for the coding card (10). The housing (2) has at least one mounting area (7) for detachably attaching a coding card (10), wherein the control unit (4) is configured such that it reads data from a coding card (10) attached to the at least one mounting area (7) by means of the at least one reading device (6) and transmits this data when the at least one button (3; 3.1, 3.2) is pressed.2) transmitted to the electronic system (11) via the wireless communication module (5).