Biological Signal Processing Apparatus for Multi-User Device Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems for operating devices based on biological information from multiple users lack the ability to efficiently and accurately interpret and act upon the collective biological signals, leading to inconsistent device control and user experience.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus that acquires and interprets biological information from multiple users within a predetermined area, using a processor to identify operations for devices based on measured brain waves and other biological signals, and communicates control signals to operate the devices accordingly, utilizing a management table to associate reference biological information with corresponding device operations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If biological information from multiple users is acquired and processed, then device control accuracy is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice control accuracyVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system segments the processing of biological information by user, maintaining separate management table entries for each user's reference biological information and operation associations. This allows precise individual processing while organizing complexity in a structured, manageable way through division of the biological information processing system into user-specific processing units.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

A management table serves as an intermediary data structure that stores and organizes the relationships between multiple users' biological information, device identifiers, and operations. This intermediary layer simplifies the complex task of coordinating multiple users' biological signals by providing a centralized lookup mechanism that maps biological information patterns to device operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If collective biological signals are interpreted, then user experience consistency is improved, but processing time increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser experience consistencyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-storing reference biological information and associated operations in the management table during system setup or calibration phases. When multiple users are present, the system can quickly query pre-established patterns rather than analyzing raw biological signals from scratch, significantly reducing real-time processing time while maintaining consistent user experience through reliable pattern matching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Measurement precision

If brain wave information from multiple users is processed, then operation identification accuracy is improved, but information processing load increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveoperation identification accuracyVSAvoidinformation processing load
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The system uses copying by storing reference copies of biological information patterns in the management table that represent typical operation states for each user. Instead of continuously analyzing raw brain wave data from multiple users, the system compares current signals against these pre-stored reference copies, dramatically reducing processing load while maintaining accurate operation identification through pattern similarity matching.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

Data Source

PatentUS11635816B2Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium
Publication Date: 2023.04.25 AGAMA X CO LTD
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to acquire biological information of plural users determined to be within a predetermined area and operate an apparatus based on the biological information of the plural users.