Electronic Device Accessory Interaction via Recognition Mediator

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current digital devices used for demonstrations or simulations operate solely in a virtual environment, preventing interaction with real objects, which limits user experience and functionality.

Innovation Solution

A method and system that enables an electronic device to interact with external accessories by obtaining and processing information about these accessories, allowing for dynamic interaction and improved user experience through binding and state changes based on preset conditions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If digital devices operate solely in a virtual environment using computer and software, then the system can be demonstrated and simulated, but interaction with real objects is prevented

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinteraction capabilityVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces an accessory device as an intermediary between the virtual digital environment and the real physical world. The accessory device includes a recognition module that captures information about real objects and transmits it to the electronic device, enabling the virtual system to perceive and interact with real objects without direct physical contact. This mediator bridges the gap between virtual simulation and real-world interaction.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a digital copy or representation of real objects through the accessory device's recognition module. The module captures information about real objects (such as images, sounds, or other physical properties) and converts it into digital data that can be processed by the electronic device's software system. This copying mechanism allows the virtual environment to interact with replicated versions of real objects.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Reliability

If multimedia software creates a virtual environment for demonstration, then the system can be simulated, but contact with external real objects is eliminated

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedemonstration accuracyVSAvoidexternal interaction
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The accessory device serves as a mediator that connects the isolated virtual environment with the external real world. It captures information from real objects through its recognition module and transmits this information to the multimedia software, allowing the virtual demonstration to incorporate and respond to real-world inputs while maintaining the integrity of the simulated environment.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

3Adaptability or versatility

If the electronic device processes information from multiple external accessories, then interaction capability is enhanced, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccessory interactionVSAvoidinformation processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device is designed with universal information processing capabilities that can handle data from multiple different types of accessories simultaneously. The device uses a standardized interface and processing mechanism that works with various accessories (such as cameras, microphones, sensors), allowing it to manage multiple information sources without requiring separate specialized processing paths for each accessory type.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS9372568B2Method, device and system for interacting
Publication Date: 2016.06.21 LENOVO SOFTWARE
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AI summary

The present invention discloses a method, device and system for interacting, in which first information of each of the external accessories is obtained, it is judged whether the first information of each of the external accessories satisfies a preset first condition, and each of the external accessories is processed according to the preset first condition if the first information of each of the external accessories satisfies the preset first condition, therefore interaction between an electronic device and the accessories is achieved and user experience is improved.