Abdominal Sound Recording with Environment Detection Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing sound recording technologies for abdominal sounds often result in low-quality recordings due to inappropriate recording environments, which can be influenced by factors such as pressing force, noise, phone case interference, and orientation, leading to suboptimal recording conditions.
Innovation Solution
A sound recording apparatus with an environment detection unit that assesses the recording environment by detecting pressing force, noise, phone case presence, and orientation, and adjusts recording processes accordingly to ensure high-quality abdominal sound capture.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a simple sound recording approach is used, then the device complexity is low, but the recording quality is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The environment detection unit performs preliminary detection of recording conditions (noise level, pressing force, orientation, phone case presence) before the actual sound recording. This allows the system to assess whether the environment is suitable for high-quality recording and provide guidance to the user in advance, thereby improving recording quality without requiring complex real-time adjustments during recording
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides feedback to the user about the detected environment quality and recording conditions. Based on the detection results, the system guides the user to adjust pressing force, orientation, or remove phone cases to optimize recording quality. This feedback mechanism enables simple users to achieve high-quality recordings without complex device operations
2Manufacturing precision
If no environment detection is performed, then the ease of operation is high, but the recording quality is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The environment detection unit automatically detects and assesses recording conditions without requiring manual user input. The system self-evaluates noise levels, pressing force, orientation, and phone case presence, then provides appropriate guidance. This self-service approach maintains ease of operation while significantly improving recording quality through automated environmental assessment
3Manufacturing precision
If pressing force is not controlled, then the ease of operation is high, but the recording quality is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The environment detection unit detects the pressing force applied by the user and provides feedback guidance. When the pressing force is inappropriate, the system notifies the user and guides them to adjust the force to achieve optimal contact between the sound collecting portion and the abdomen. This feedback mechanism enables users to easily achieve correct pressing force without requiring technical knowledge
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus achieves high-quality recording of abdominal sounds by optimizing recording conditions based on environmental factors, ensuring accurate and reliable sound capture.
Implementation Method 1
a microphone accommodated in a housing thereof and used to record a user's abdominal sounds
Data Source
AI summary
A problem to be solved by conventional sound recording apparatuses is how to make it possible to acquire high quality recording results. It is possible to acquire a high-quality recording result by using a sound recording apparatus that has a microphone accommodated in a housing thereof and is used to record a user's abdominal sounds in a state where a sound collecting portion of the housing near the microphone is in contact with the user's abdomen, the sound recording apparatus including: an environment detection unit 41 that detects at least one of an inappropriate environment that is inappropriate for recording the abdominal sounds and an appropriate environment that is appropriate for recording the abdominal sounds; and a sound recording processing unit 51 that performs processing related to sound recording based on a result of detection by the environment detection unit 41.