Adaptive Electronic Apparatus Performance via Acceleration Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Electronic devices, such as mobile phones, face inefficiencies in power consumption and functionality due to the lack of adaptation to varying use environments, as they employ a single processing mode regardless of being in free space, held, or in a pocket, leading to wasteful energy usage and disturbed users in certain settings.

Innovation Solution

A method utilizing a vibrator and accelerometer to detect the use environment by determining basic parameters, searching for acceleration thresholds, and optimizing performance by configuring settings such as power-saving modes, vibrating speed, and functional module activation based on detected environments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If the electronic apparatus uses the same processing mode in all use environments, then the device operation is simplified, but power consumption increases and performance is wasted

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice operation simplicityVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements dynamic processing modes that automatically adjust based on detected use environment. The electronic apparatus transitions between different processing modes (first mode for pocket detection, second mode for non-pocket detection) based on real-time environmental assessment, enabling adaptive power management while maintaining operational simplicity for the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system changes operational parameters based on detected environment. When the pocket detection module detects pocket use, it triggers parameter changes including adjusting display refresh rates, processor clock speeds, and sensor sampling frequencies to reduce power consumption while maintaining essential functionality.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #35Parameter changes

2Productivity

If the electronic apparatus uses high-power processing mode continuously, then performance is maximized, but power consumption increases and user experience deteriorates in certain environments

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedevice performanceVSAvoidpower consumption

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs dynamic processing modes that automatically adjust based on detected use environment. The electronic apparatus transitions between different processing modes (first mode for pocket detection, second mode for non-pocket detection) based on real-time environmental assessment, enabling adaptive power management while maintaining operational simplicity for the user.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic apparatus autonomously monitors its own use environment through sensors and detection modules, automatically determining whether it is being carried in a pocket or used openly. This self-service capability allows the device to independently adjust its processing mode without user intervention, optimizing performance and power consumption based on actual usage conditions.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

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

This approach optimizes the performance of electronic devices by adapting settings to the detected environment, reducing power consumption and minimizing disturbances, thereby enhancing user experience and device efficiency.

Implementation Method 1

An accelerometer measures the acceleration of a mobile phone by detecting the inertia of the mobile phone

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectInertia: Inertia

Implementation Method 2

A vibrator, also referred to as oscillator, electromotor, or motor, is driven by a fixed signal to produce vibration

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectMechanical vibration: Vibration

Data Source

PatentUS8925399B2Electronic apparatus use environment detecting method, electronic apparatus performance optimizing method and electronic apparatus

Publication Date: 2015.01.06 SONY GROUP CORP

AI summary

Apparatus and method use a vibrator and an accelerometer of electronic apparatus for detecting the use environment of the electronic apparatus, and according to the use environment a method and electronic apparatus are provided for optimizing the performance of the electronic apparatus according to the use environment of the electronic apparatus. The method for detecting use environment comprises: determining the basic parameters of the electronic apparatus; searching for the acceleration thresholds of the electronic apparatus according to the determined basic parameters of the electronic apparatus; and determining the use environment according to the detected acceleration of the electronic apparatus and the found acceleration thresholds of the electronic apparatus. The use environment of the electronic apparatus may be detected by the vibrator and accelerometer of the electronic apparatus, thereby optimizing the performance of the electronic apparatus according to the use environment.