Biometric Apparatus Visual Body Image Creation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of existing body composition meters struggle to understand their overall body state and fat-to-lean body mass ratio due to the display of numerical values without visual representation, making it difficult to control their figure effectively.
Innovation Solution
A biometric apparatus that acquires user biometric information, calculates body part sizes, and creates a visual body image differentiating fat and lean body parts, allowing users to intuitively understand their body composition through a displayed image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If body composition meters display measurement results as numerical values on a part-to-part basis, then the measurement precision is improved, but the ease of operation deteriorates because users cannot intuitively understand their overall body state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a visual copy of the user's body using a human body icon that replicates the actual body's composition characteristics. The system generates a two-dimensional or three-dimensional icon that visually represents fat mass and lean body mass distribution, allowing users to intuitively understand their body state without needing to interpret numerical data. This copying approach transforms abstract measurement data into a recognizable visual form that users can immediately comprehend.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs color-coded illumination of the human body icon to represent different body composition characteristics. Different colors indicate different levels or types of body composition (e.g., fat mass versus lean body mass), enabling users to quickly grasp their overall body state through visual color cues rather than numerical values. This color encoding system enhances the ease of operation by making the data immediately interpretable.
2Quantity of substance
If body composition meters display detailed biometric information of respective body parts, then the quantity of substance is improved, but the loss of information occurs because users cannot synthetically understand the overall body state
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple separate measurement data points from different body parts into a single integrated visual representation. The human body icon combines information about fat mass, lean body mass, and their distribution across various body parts into one cohesive visual model. This merging process preserves all the detailed information while presenting it in a synthesized form that enables users to understand their overall body state comprehensively.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from one-dimensional numerical data presentation to two-dimensional or three-dimensional visual representation. By mapping biometric information onto a spatial human body icon model, the system adds dimensional context that helps users synthesize their understanding of overall body state. The visual dimension allows users to perceive relationships and patterns that are not apparent in numerical tables alone.
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AI summary
A biometric apparatus including: a biometric information acquiring unit (22, 24, 28, 29) configured to acquire biometric information of a user; a storing unit (25)configured to store a correspondence relation between the biometric information and body part sizes; an arithmetic operation unit (24) configured to calculate the body part sizes of the user on the basis of the biometric information acquired by the biometric information acquiring unit and the correspondence relation stored in the storing unit; an image creating unit (26) configured to create a body image of the user on the basis of the body part sizes calculated by the arithmetic operation unit; and a display unit (21) configured to display the body image created by the image creating unit.