Bio Information Sensor Trigger Management for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Electronic devices require complex procedures for managing specific functions, including menu or icon activation, search, and input controls, which complicates overall function management.
Innovation Solution
A method and device for easy and simple specific sensor management, involving a trigger signal for activating a bio information sensor, obtaining bio information from approached or contacted objects, and outputting this information through a display, to simplify partial or entire function management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional menu or icon activation procedures are used for function management, then comprehensive function control is achieved, but operation complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically activates sensors and collects bio-information based on trigger signals without requiring users to manually navigate menus or configure settings. The electronic device self-manages the function activation process by detecting triggers (such as contact or proximity events) and automatically initiating the appropriate sensor-based functions, thereby eliminating complex user procedures while maintaining comprehensive control.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-configures sensor activation conditions and trigger associations in advance. When a trigger signal is detected, the corresponding sensor is already prepared and can be activated immediately without requiring real-time user configuration or menu navigation. This preliminary setup reduces operational complexity during actual use.
2Loss of information
If sensors are activated continuously to collect bio information, then information availability is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuous activation, the sensor operates periodically based on detected trigger signals. The sensor remains inactive until a trigger event occurs (such as contact detection or proximity event), at which point it activates to collect bio-information, then returns to an inactive state. This periodic operation based on triggers ensures information is collected when needed while minimizing unnecessary energy consumption during idle periods.
3Ease of operation
If multiple input controls are provided for function management, then user control precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The trigger signal mechanism serves multiple functions: it activates sensors, initiates bio-information collection, and triggers specific applications. This single universal trigger-based control system replaces what would otherwise require multiple separate input controls and menu navigation elements, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining precise user control over function activation.
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AI summary
A method for information management of an electronic device and the electronic device therefor are provided. The method includes receiving a trigger signal for activating a sensor configured to receive bio information, activating the sensor according to the received trigger signal, obtaining, by the activated sensor, the bio information corresponding to at least one of an object approaching the sensor or an object contacting the sensor, and outputting the obtained bio information.