Adaptive Information Transmission Device for Interlocutor State Detection

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing information transmission devices cannot adaptively provide information to users based on the situation of their interlocutor, failing to account for the interlocutor's physical condition or changes in condition during interactions.

Innovation Solution

An information transmission device that includes a determining unit to assess the interlocutor's situation through non-contact biometric detection and interaction content analysis, and a transmission unit to provide relevant information based on the determined situation, using a combination of non-contact and contact sensors to gather biometric data and analyze conversation content.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If information is transmitted based only on emotional feelings of the interlocutor, then the transmission is simple, but the information cannot be adapted to the interlocutor's situation

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability of information transmissionVSAvoidcomplexity of information transmission system
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the determination of interlocutor state into multiple independent components: emotional state detection, physical state detection, and situation determination. Each component operates separately and feeds into the overall situation assessment, allowing the system to handle complexity in a modular way while achieving comprehensive adaptability

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The information transmission device is designed to perform multiple functions: detecting emotional states, detecting physical states, determining situations, and selecting appropriate information. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to address various aspects of interlocutor state without requiring separate dedicated systems for each function

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

2Measurement precision

If multiple sensors are used to detect biometric information, then the accuracy of situation determination is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprecision of biometric detectionVSAvoidcomplexity of sensor system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple types of sensors (non-contact sensors and contact sensors) into a single integrated information transmission device. The sensors work together to detect various biometric parameters, and their data is processed uniformly by the determination unit, achieving high measurement precision while managing complexity through integration

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The determination unit acts as an intermediary that receives and processes data from multiple diverse sensors. It translates various sensor inputs into a unified situation determination, mediating between the complex sensor array and the information selection process, thereby managing the complexity introduced by multiple sensors

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS10984197B2Information transmission device and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2021.04.20 FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP
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AI summary

An information transmission device includes: a determining unit that determines a situation of an interlocutor who interacts with a user; and a transmission unit that transmits, to the user, information to be provided according to the situation of the interlocutor determined by the determining unit. In a further modification of the invention, the determining unit may determine a situation related to a body or conversation of the interlocutor as the situation of the interlocutor.