Real-Time Activity Information Sharing via Adjacent Collection Apparatus

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current methods for sharing activity information are inefficient as they require manual editing on user terminals during activities, making it inconvenient to obtain and share real-time information, especially in situations like socializing or exercising.

Innovation Solution

A real-time activity information sharing method and apparatus that establishes a communication connection with a real-time activity information collection apparatus, processes, and shares collected activity data using a control instruction, enabling timely and efficient sharing of activity information.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Loss of information

If manual editing of activity information is performed on user terminals during activities, then information can be shared after activities, but it is inconvenient to operate user terminals during activities and information cannot be obtained in time

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveactivity informationVSAvoiduser terminal operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The information collection apparatus automatically collects activity information without requiring user operation. The apparatus performs self-service by autonomously gathering data through its sensors and processing units, eliminating the need for manual input on user terminals while ensuring information is captured in real-time during activities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The information collection apparatus acts as an intermediary device between the activity environment and the user terminal. It collects information from the environment (e.g., images, audio, sensor data) and transmits it to the user terminal, serving as a mediator that eliminates the need for direct user terminal operation during activities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Productivity

If manual editing of activity information is performed on user terminals, then information can be shared, but sharing efficiency is relatively low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation sharing efficiencyVSAvoidtime to obtain and share information
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The information collection apparatus performs preliminary action by collecting and preprocessing activity information in advance during the activity itself. It captures images, audio, and sensor data in real-time, so that when the activity ends, the information is already prepared and can be immediately shared without delay for manual editing.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The manual mechanical operation of editing information on user terminals is replaced by an automated electronic system. The information collection apparatus uses its processing unit to automatically organize, store, and prepare information for sharing, substituting the manual mechanical process with an automated electronic process that significantly improves efficiency.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS10382611B2Activity information sharing method and apparatus
Publication Date: 2019.08.13 TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) CO LTD
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AI summary

The various implementations described herein disclose methods and systems for real-time activity information sharing. In one aspect, a method is performed by a user terminal. The terminal launches an instant messaging application. It then establishes a communication channel between the application and a real-time activity information collection apparatus located adjacent to it. The apparatus is physically attached to a home appliance and is configured to collect parameters according to a predefined operation of the appliance. The terminal transmits a control instruction from the application to the apparatus via the communication channel. The apparatus is configured to collect the parameters according to the predefined operation of the appliance in accordance with the control instruction, and to transmit the plurality of parameters from the apparatus to the user terminal. The terminal receives the parameters, and transmits information of the parameters to a social networking website using a share instruction on the application.