Biological Clock Time Calculation Using Bio-Information and Reference Profiles

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies cannot determine the time at which a biorhythm is made, despite being able to measure and display biorhythms, which are crucial for health management.

Innovation Solution

A biological clock time calculating apparatus and method that measures bio-information on a daily basis, calculates biological clock time using a measuring portion and arithmetic processing, and sets a reference expression time based on the target person's profile, residential area, and season to determine the time difference for informing and controlling home electronic devices.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If bio-information is measured to grasp biorhythm, then health management capability is improved, but the ability to determine biological clock time is lost

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvehealth management capabilityVSAvoidbiological clock time information

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a time information acquisition unit and biological clock time calculation unit that act as intermediaries between the bio-information measurement and the health management application. These units process the measurement timestamps and biorhythm data to calculate the biological clock time, which then serves as a reference for optimizing health management decisions. This intermediary processing layer recovers the lost time information without requiring direct modification of the measurement system.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If biological clock time is calculated using multiple parameters (body profile, residential area, season), then calculation accuracy is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebiological clock time calculation accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the biological clock time calculation system into distinct functional units: a time information acquisition unit that collects measurement timestamps, a biological clock time calculation unit that processes the data, and a health management support unit that applies the results. This segmentation allows each unit to handle specific tasks with appropriate complexity, maintaining high calculation accuracy while organizing the overall system structure efficiently.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The patent performs preliminary actions by acquiring time information and setting reference times before the actual biological clock time calculation. The system pre-processes body profile data, residential area information, and seasonal factors to establish baseline reference values, which then simplify the main calculation process and reduce the complexity of real-time processing.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10553314B2Biological clock time calculating apparatus and biological clock time calculating method

Publication Date: 2020.02.04 SEIKO EPSON CORP

AI summary

A biological clock time calculating apparatus includes: a measuring portion which measures bio-information that changes on a daily basis; and an arithmetic processing portion which calculates biological clock time based on a measurement result of the measuring portion. A biological clock time calculating method may be configured to include: measuring bio-information which changes on a daily basis; and calculating biological clock time based on the measurement result.