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[Sony hardware guide](https://manuals.playstation.net/document/gb/psvita/basic/partnames.html)", "Identify the PS Vita game-card and memory-card interfaces separately; they serve different media roles. [Sony card-media guide](https://manuals.playstation.net/document/en/psvita/basic/media.html)", "Use the display and connector configuration to corroborate revision: documented PCH-1001/1101 hardware has an OLED screen and multi-use port, while PCH-2001 has an LCD screen and USB port. Treat replacement components as possible exceptions. [Original-series manual](https://www.playstation.com/content/dam/global_pdc/en/corporate/support/manuals/psvita-docs/PCH-1001_1101-1.6_2.pdf), [PCH-2001 manual](https://manuals.playstation.net/document/pdf/PCH-2001-3.5_3.pdf)" ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Hardware identity", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Exact PCH code; hardware family; regional suffix; unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Controls which component, charging and connectivity expectations apply." }, { "name": "Identity evidence agreement", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Corroborated; label-only; conflicting; unreadable; untested", "why_it_matters": "Prevents an enclosure swap or uncertain listing from determining the unit's capabilities." }, { "name": "Display condition", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Observed panel type; image defects; brightness behaviour; test conditions; untested", "why_it_matters": "Separates revision expectations from the installed screen's actual usability." }, { "name": "Input response", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Per-control results for sticks, buttons, front touch and rear touch: working; intermittent; failed; untested", "why_it_matters": "A title may launch yet remain unplayable because one required input fails." }, { "name": "Observed battery runtime", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Minutes under a recorded workload, brightness and radio configuration; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Supports portable-use decisions without treating original battery specifications as present capacity." }, { "name": "Charging readiness", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Connector identified; compatible supply verified; charging stable; intermittent; failed; untested", "why_it_matters": "Determines whether power-related tests or continued use can proceed." }, { "name": "Active storage configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Internal user storage; proprietary Vita memory card; modified adapter arrangement; combination as observed; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Determines where content and saves reside and which operations may disrupt access." }, { "name": "Available user storage", "kind": "measurement", "unit_or_values": "Bytes available per system-reported storage location, with observation time", "why_it_matters": "Allows an agent to judge whether a particular installation, update or transfer will fit." }, { "name": "System software configuration", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "Reported version; stock or modified status; evidence; unknown", "why_it_matters": "Changes the assumptions that can be made about compatibility, updates and recovery." }, { "name": "Account and activation association", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Reference to associated account and observed activation state; unknown; credentials excluded", "why_it_matters": "Connects device operation to content-access dependencies without equating possession with entitlement." }, { "name": "Connected-function readiness", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "Per function: verified working; configured but untested; blocked; unsupported; unknown, with date and dependencies", "why_it_matters": "Distinguishes installed connectivity hardware from a service or host interaction that currently works." } ], "affordances": [ "Identify the hardware revision and select compatible charging equipment, media and replacement components.", "Test the screen, sticks, buttons, both touch surfaces and other title-required inputs against a proposed use.", "Run a specified compatible title when media, storage, software and access prerequisites are satisfied.", "Configure and test a supported connection or Remote Play relationship with a specified host.", "Preserve or transfer accessible local data using a verified method before changing storage or system state.", "Assess and carry out authorised charging, repair, update, restoration or ownership-transfer preparation when the relevant dependencies and consequences are recorded." ] }, "sources": [ { "id": "wikipedia-psvita", "title": "PlayStation Vita", "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayStation_Vita", "what_it_supports": "Product identity, model families, launch and discontinuation dates, hardware features, and successor relationship to PSP.", "url_status": "live" }, { "id": "wikidata-q18822", "title": "PlayStation Vita (Q18822)", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18822", "what_it_supports": "Canonical Wikidata identifier and cross-links to product codes and encyclopedic records.", "url_status": "live" }, { "id": "sce-vita-manuals", "title": "PlayStation Vita User's Guide / Safety Guide (PCH-1000 and PCH-2000)", "url": "", "what_it_supports": "Official hardware measurements, battery, wireless radios, and safety/regulatory markings as shipped by Sony Computer Entertainment." }, { "id": "fcc-pch1000", "title": "FCC equipment authorization records for PlayStation Vita (PCH-1000 / PCH-2000 families)", "url": "", "what_it_supports": "Radio equipment identifiers, SAR/RF exposure and EMC compliance for the Wi-Fi and 3G SKUs." } ], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "vita-identity-and-variant", "name": "Vita identity and variant", "description": "Establish which Vita handheld is present and which hardware expectations apply.", "rationale": "Vita revisions differ in components and interfaces, so a family-level name is insufficient for action.", "layers": [ { "id": "unit-identification", "name": "Unit identification", "description": "Connect the physical handheld to corroborated identifying evidence.", "findings": [ { "id": "corroborated-pch-identity", "name": "Corroborated PCH identity", "description": "Record the exact model marking, available unit identifier and agreement with enclosure and system evidence.", "questions": [ { "text": "What exact PCH code and unit identifier are observable, and where was each read?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "corroborated-pch-identity-q01" }, { "text": "Do the markings, ports, controls and system information agree, or suggest a replacement shell or mixed assembly?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "corroborated-pch-identity-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "variant-capabilities", "name": "Variant capabilities", "description": "Separate revision-derived expectations from installed and tested capabilities.", "findings": [ { "id": "installed-variant-profile", "name": "Installed variant profile", "description": "Record the observed display, charging connector, user-storage provision and radio hardware without assigning every Vita the same configuration.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which display, connector, user-storage and radio configuration belongs to the identified model according to its documentation?", "kind": "definition", "id": "installed-variant-profile-q01" }, { "text": "Which installed components differ from that configuration, and what evidence explains the difference?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "installed-variant-profile-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "vita-play-interface", "name": "Vita play interface", "description": "Assess the handheld's integrated interaction surfaces against actual software requirements.", "rationale": "The combination of dual sticks, front touch and rear touch makes partial input failure especially consequential.", "layers": [ { "id": "sticks-buttons-and-touch", "name": "Sticks, buttons and touch", "description": "Record independent performance of conventional controls and both touch surfaces.", "findings": [ { "id": "required-input-coverage", "name": "Required input coverage", "description": "Keep per-input test results and distinguish hardware failure from a title that does not use that input.", "questions": [ { "text": "Under what test do both sticks, each button and the front and rear touch regions respond, drift, stick or miss input?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "required-input-coverage-q01" }, { "text": "Does the proposed title require an input that is failed, intermittent or still untested?", "kind": "action", "id": "required-input-coverage-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "display-audio-and-sensors", "name": "Display, audio and sensors", "description": "Assess image output and the additional interfaces required by the intended experience.", "findings": [ { "id": "usable-presentation-and-sensing", "name": "Usable presentation and sensing", "description": "Record visible screen defects and test results for speakers, headphone output, microphone, cameras and motion sensing where relevant.", "questions": [ { "text": "What display defects and audio or sensor failures appear under recorded test conditions?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "usable-presentation-and-sensing-q01" }, { "text": "Which observed limitations prevent the intended game or application from being used adequately?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "usable-presentation-and-sensing-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "vita-power-and-repair-readiness", "name": "Vita power and repair readiness", "description": "Determine whether the handheld can charge, sustain use and undergo a proposed intervention.", "rationale": "An ageing internal battery and revision-dependent charging hardware can make a booting Vita unreliable in portable use.", "layers": [ { "id": "charging-and-portable-runtime", "name": "Charging and portable runtime", "description": "Observe the complete charging path and battery behaviour during a defined workload.", "findings": [ { "id": "stable-power-path", "name": "Stable power path", "description": "Record supply and cable compatibility, connector behaviour, charge response and measured runtime.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which supply and cable were used, and does the identified charging interface maintain a stable connection?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "stable-power-path-q01" }, { "text": "How long does the unit operate under the recorded workload, and does it exhibit abrupt shutdown or abnormal physical battery symptoms?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "stable-power-path-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "component-intervention", "name": "Component intervention", "description": "Relate a diagnosed fault to compatible parts and a bounded repair action.", "findings": [ { "id": "revision-compatible-repair", "name": "Revision-compatible repair", "description": "Record repair history, evidence for the suspected failed component and the prerequisites for replacing it.", "questions": [ { "text": "What evidence distinguishes a battery, connector, charging-equipment or board fault?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "revision-compatible-repair-q01" }, { "text": "Which documented procedure and part are compatible with this revision, and what authorisation and data-preservation steps precede repair?", "kind": "action", "id": "revision-compatible-repair-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "vita-media-storage-and-saves", "name": "Vita media, storage and saves", "description": "Establish how this unit stores, reads and preserves playable content and progress.", "rationale": "Vita game cards and memory cards have distinct roles, and installed or modified storage changes the consequences of removal and transfer.", "layers": [ { "id": "media-and-storage-topology", "name": "Media and storage topology", "description": "Identify inserted media, active storage and any adapter-dependent arrangement.", "findings": [ { "id": "actual-content-locations", "name": "Actual content locations", "description": "Map observed content and free space to the storage arrangement actually recognised by the system.", "questions": [ { "text": "What occupies each card slot, and which storage locations does the running system recognise?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "actual-content-locations-q01" }, { "text": "Where are the proposed title, its updates and its saves located, and is sufficient space available for the intended operation?", "kind": "action", "id": "actual-content-locations-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "content-access-and-preservation", "name": "Content access and preservation", "description": "Assess readability, launchability and recovery of the specific content the user needs.", "findings": [ { "id": "verified-play-and-save-continuity", "name": "Verified play and save continuity", "description": "Record title-specific launch and save tests, access dependencies and evidence that any preservation method works.", "questions": [ { "text": "Does the specified title launch and read and write its expected save under the current media, account and software configuration?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "verified-play-and-save-continuity-q01" }, { "text": "Before removing media, formatting or restoring the system, what verified method preserves the required data and permits its recovery?", "kind": "action", "id": "verified-play-and-save-continuity-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "vita-software-and-connected-use", "name": "Vita software and connected use", "description": "Connect software configuration and external dependencies to the operations this unit can presently perform.", "rationale": "Local play, account-dependent content and host-connected functions have different prerequisites and cannot be inferred from a successful boot.", "layers": [ { "id": "firmware-account-and-change-control", "name": "Firmware, account and change control", "description": "Record the installed software state and relationships that constrain updates, restoration and transfer.", "findings": [ { "id": "software-transition-readiness", "name": "Software transition readiness", "description": "Record firmware evidence, known modifications, account association and the expected consequences of a proposed system change.", "questions": [ { "text": "What software version, modifications and account or activation associations are evidenced on this unit?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "software-transition-readiness-q01" }, { "text": "For an update, restoration or ownership transfer, which content, storage and account dependencies must be resolved before proceeding?", "kind": "action", "id": "software-transition-readiness-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "network-services-and-remote-play", "name": "Network services and Remote Play", "description": "Keep radio operation separate from successful access to a particular service or host.", "findings": [ { "id": "dated-end-to-end-connectivity", "name": "Dated end-to-end connectivity", "description": "Record each intended connected function with its host or service, configuration, test date and observed outcome.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which specific network, service or Remote Play host was tested, when, and with what result?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "dated-end-to-end-connectivity-q01" }, { "text": "If the function fails, what evidence locates the blocker in the handheld, network, account, host compatibility or service availability?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "dated-end-to-end-connectivity-q02" }, { "text": "What supported configuration change or additional test would establish readiness for the intended connected use?", "kind": "action", "id": 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source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "IEC 62368-1 / IEC 60950-1 (IT/AV equipment safety) as applied by Sony to the shipped PSU and handheld", "FCC 47 CFR Part 15 (unlicensed Wi-Fi/BT) and, for 3G SKUs, licensed-transmitter rules; ISED Canada equivalent", "EU Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU (CE) and RoHS/WEEE for EEA units", "MIC/TELEC radio certification for Japanese SKUs; PSR and electrical-appliance rules as applicable", "UN 38.3 and IATA PI 965/966 lithium-ion transport rules for the internal battery", "Sony Computer Entertainment / PlayStation Network Terms of Service and system-software licence (not a public standard, but the governing usage contract)", "CPSA / regional toy and consumer-product safety labelling for bundled accessories where sold as such" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-standards-and-regulation-q01", "text": "Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of PlayStation Vita this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": 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(PCH-1000) / 2200 (PCH-2000 class)", "unit": "mAh" }, { "quantity": "Claimed gameplay endurance", "typical_range": "3-6 (PCH-1000) / ~4-6 (PCH-2000), title-dependent", "unit": "h" }, { "quantity": "Wireless", "typical_range": "IEEE 802.11b/g/n 2.4 GHz; Bluetooth 2.1+EDR; optional UMTS/HSPA 3G on selected SKUs", "unit": "radio standard" }, { "quantity": "Production window", "typical_range": "retail 2011-2019; firmware support later tapered", "unit": "calendar years" } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-measurements-q01", "text": "Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of PlayStation Vita this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "Left analog-stick drift and shoulder-button (L/R) wear from the compact analog module and membrane switches", "OLED burn-in / uneven ageing on PCH-1000 LiveArea and static HUD games", "Rear multi-touch pad delamination and dead zones", "Proprietary Vita Memory Card and game-card connector wear, lost cards, and counterfeit cards", "Lithium-ion swelling, heat, and fire risk if the pack is punctured, charged with a wrong PSU, or stored discharged", "3G SKU SIM/radio obsolescence (carrier shutdown of 3G)", "PSN account bind, device activation limits, and store/DRM lock-out after hardware failure", "System-software brick from interrupted updates; unofficial firmware and permanent bans on jailbroken units", "Charger/USB port damage (proprietary PCH-1000 power connector vs micro-USB on PCH-2000)", "Hearing damage from earphones at high volume; distraction hazard if used while walking or driving" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of PlayStation Vita this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-regional-variation", "name": "Regional variation", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ "Japan launched first (17 Dec 2011) with a 3G+Wi-Fi SKU more common than in the West; NA/EU Wi-Fi-only was the volume SKU", "Firmware and PlayStation Store are region-siloed; physical game cards are region-locked", "3G models used different cellular bands and carrier partnerships (e.g. NTT docomo in Japan vs AT&T-class bands in NA)", "PlayStation TV (Vita TV) volume was Japan/North America; many EU markets never had a strong retail presence", "PCH-2000 slim and official microSD adaptor availability differed by market and date", "Colourways and limited editions (e.g. Soul Sacrifice, God of War, metallic faces) are strongly Japan-weighted", "Naming: 'PS Vita' universally; 'Vita TV' vs 'PlayStation TV' depending on market" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-regional-variation-q01", "text": "Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of PlayStation Vita this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.", "evidence": [ { "name": "PlayStation Portable (PSP-1000/2000/3000/N1000 Go / E1000)", "difference": "PSP is the 2004-2014 UMD/NAND predecessor: single analog nub, no dual sticks, no rear pad, different SoC and media. Vita is PCH-*/VTE-* with 960×544 OLED/LCD and a game-card slot, not UMD." }, { "name": "PlayStation TV / Vita TV (VTE-1000)", "difference": "Same Vita OS and software subset, but a set-top box with HDMI and no handheld screen or rear pad; it is a sibling SKU, not a handheld Vita." }, { "name": "Nintendo 3DS family", "difference": "Competing 2011-era handheld; autostereoscopic dual screens, Game Card media, Nintendo Network. No DualShock-style dual sticks or PSN trophies." }, { "name": "PlayStation 4 Remote Play on other devices (PS App, Windows, Xperia)", "difference": "Those are clients of a PS4; a Vita can be a Remote Play client but is a distinct game-running console with its own catalogue." }, { "name": "Xperia Play / PlayStation-certified Android phones", "difference": "Phone form-factor with a sliding gamepad running Android; not Vita OS, not PCH hardware, not Vita game cards." }, { "name": "PlayStation Portal (2023 Remote Play handheld)", "difference": "LCD streaming slab for PS5 with no local Vita/PS5 game execution; model family is not PCH and has no Vita catalogue." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of PlayStation Vita this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does an existing Vercy world model already own this concept, requiring this registry entry to link to it rather than receive a separate publication?", "Which regional, development or demonstration Vita variants fall within this registry entry, and which require relationships to separate entries?", "Which account, download, activation, transfer and Remote Play workflows remain operational for each relevant region and software configuration at the time of assessment?", "Which storage modifications and replacement components require additional capability tests because standard model-code expectations no longer apply?", "What reproducible thresholds should distinguish usable, degraded and failed Vita sticks, touch surfaces, displays and batteries for different intended uses?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 11, "findings": 18, "questions": 29 } }, "draft": { "generator": "vr.draft.v3", "status": "draft-generated", "researched": false, "archetype": "unclassified", "method": "Written from the archetype playbook - what this kind of thing needs beyond identity and provenance - and from the structure that recurred across 6,333 models already researched by two engines. Applied to this entry by rule. No source was read for this thing and no claim here is researched. This entry carries no facets of its own, so they were inferred from its domain - a guess about a whole domain applied to one thing.", "facetsInferred": true, "nextPass": "A researcher replaces this draft with a sourced specification. Treat every sentence below as a proposal to argue with.", "purpose": "Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a PlayStation Vita, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.", "whatItIs": "Enable an AI agent to identify a PlayStation Vita handheld, assess its actual usability, and determine which play, connection, maintenance and transfer actions its condition and dependencies permit.", "characteristics": { "substance": "material", "origin": "manufactured", "agency": "inert", "mobility": "varies" }, "whatYouCanDoWithIt": [ "observed and measured" ], "distinguishingFeatures": [ "Names folded into this entry, which a task may need to split apart again: PS Vita Slim.", "1 finer distinctions are held as aliases rather than separate entries, because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it.", "Described in 61 Wikipedia languages, which is a measure of how widely the thing is known, not of how important it is." ], "openQuestionsForResearch": [ "Which of the bundles below does a real task actually need, and which are ceremony?", "What does this thing have that the facets do not capture at all?", "Which neighbouring kind is most often confused with a PlayStation Vita, and on what evidence are they told apart?" ], "whatItIsMadeOf": "matter you can touch", "physicalCharacter": [ "Mobility varies between examples.", "Does nothing on its own; everything it does, something else did to it.", "These come from the domain this entry sits in rather than from the entry itself, so treat them as a first guess about the whole domain applied to one thing." ], "whatCanBeDoneWithIt": [ "observe it, measure it, record its state" ], "howItIsRecognised": [ "Recognised by form and material. The registry holds no appearance data, so what a PlayStation Vita looks like has to come from research." ], "relatedModels": [ { "relation": "covers", "note": "Finer kinds folded into this entry because telling them apart needs a task that asks for it. Each is a model waiting to be split out when one does.", "targets": [ "PS Vita Slim" ] } ], "standing": "Described in 61 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is. 1 finer distinctions are held inside this entry as names rather than as separate models.", "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-classification", "name": "Identity, naming and classification", "description": "How an agent tells one PlayStation Vita from another, and a PlayStation Vita from things that resemble it.", "rationale": "Recognition comes before every other claim. Without stable identity nothing else in the model can be trusted to be about the same thing twice.", "layers": [ { "id": "naming-and-identifiers", "name": "Names and identifiers", "description": "The names this thing goes by and the identifiers that survive translation and time.", "findings": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases", "name": "Preferred name, aliases and local names", "description": "Which name to use, which names mean the same thing, and which merely sound similar.", "questions": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the name of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the name of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the name of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers", "name": "Stable identifiers and external keys", "description": "Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.", "questions": [ { "id": "stable-identifiers-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an identifier for a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "classification-and-granularity", "name": "Classification and granularity", "description": "Where a PlayStation Vita sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.", "findings": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents", "name": "Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds", "description": "The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.", "questions": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the kind of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the kind of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features", "name": "Distinguishing features", "description": "What separates a PlayStation Vita from the things most often confused with it.", "questions": [ { "id": "distinguishing-features-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes what distinguishes a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "form-and-composition", "name": "Form, composition and condition", "description": "What a PlayStation Vita is made of, what shape and size it takes, and what state it is in.", "rationale": "A physical thing can be measured, and a model that cannot record its measurements cannot support any decision that depends on them.", "layers": [ { "id": "form-and-dimensions", "name": "Form and dimensions", "description": "Shape, size, mass and the ranges these take across examples.", "findings": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions", "name": "Measurable dimensions and their units", "description": "The quantities worth recording and the units they are recorded in.", "questions": [ { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the dimensions of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the dimensions of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "measurable-dimensions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the dimensions of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "material-and-composition", "name": "Material and composition", "description": "Materials, parts and how they are put together.", "findings": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials", "name": "Parts and materials", "description": "What a PlayStation Vita is built from and which parts are replaceable.", "questions": [ { "id": "parts-and-materials-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the composition of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the composition of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "parts-and-materials-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the composition of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "condition-and-integrity", "name": "Condition and integrity", "description": "Wear, damage, health and the difference between working and broken.", "findings": [ { "id": "condition-assessment", "name": "Condition, damage and health", "description": "How the condition of a PlayStation Vita is judged and by whom.", "questions": [ { "id": "condition-assessment-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the condition of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "condition-assessment-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the condition of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "condition-assessment-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the condition of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "place-and-movement", "name": "Place and movement", "description": "Where a PlayStation Vita is, how it got there and where it may go (varies).", "rationale": "A thing that can move needs its position recorded with a time, or every later claim about it is about a place it has left.", "layers": [ { "id": "location-and-placement", "name": "Location and placement", "description": "Position, containment and the reference frame the position is given in.", "findings": [ { "id": "position-and-frame", "name": "Position, container and reference frame", "description": "Where a PlayStation Vita is, and what that position is measured against.", "questions": [ { "id": "position-and-frame-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the location of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the location of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "position-and-frame-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the location of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "movement-and-transfer", "name": "Movement and transfer", "description": "How a PlayStation Vita is carried, installed or relocated.", "findings": [ { "id": "movement-events", "name": "Movement events and constraints", "description": "What counts as a movement, what records it and what limits it.", "questions": [ { "id": "movement-events-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the movement of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the movement of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "movement-events-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the movement of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a PlayStation Vita passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a PlayStation Vita between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", "description": "What is observed about a PlayStation Vita, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a PlayStation Vita is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.", "questions": [ { "id": "observation-record-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an observation of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an observation of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "use-and-operation", "name": "Use and operation", "description": "What can be done with a PlayStation Vita and what it takes to do it.", "rationale": "An agent that can recognise a thing but not act on it has only half a model.", "layers": [ { "id": "intended-use", "name": "Intended use and function", "description": "What a PlayStation Vita is for, and what it is used for anyway.", "findings": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose", "name": "Function, purpose and misuse", "description": "The function a PlayStation Vita performs and the uses that fall outside it.", "questions": [ { "id": "function-and-purpose-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the use of a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "function-and-purpose-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the use of a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "function-and-purpose-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the use of a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "handling-and-procedure", "name": "Handling and procedure", "description": "The steps, skills and tools involved in using a PlayStation Vita.", "findings": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills", "name": "Procedures, skills and required tools", "description": "What an agent needs before it can act on a PlayStation Vita at all.", "questions": [ { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes handling a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about handling a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "procedures-and-skills-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once handling a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", "name": "Provenance, evidence and time", "description": "Where every claim about a PlayStation Vita came 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"evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "claim-provenance-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once a claim about a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "time-and-versions", "name": "Time, versions and supersession", "description": "When a claim was true, when it was learnt, and what replaced it.", "findings": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession", "name": "Validity period and supersession", "description": "How an old claim about a PlayStation Vita is retired without being erased.", "questions": [ { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the validity of a claim about a PlayStation Vita, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the validity of a claim about a PlayStation Vita, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "validity-and-supersession-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the validity of a claim about a PlayStation Vita is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "statistics": { "bundles": 6, "layers": 13, "findings": 15, "questions": 45 } } } }