Configurable Device Environment Using Biometric State Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies face challenges in configuring and managing electronic device environments without user feedback, particularly for devices like thermostats and lighting systems that operate independently.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that utilize a computing device to receive remote data from accessory devices and sensors, retrieve a biometric profile of a subject, and identify patterns of accessory device states to coordinate state changes and optimize the device environment based on the subject's interaction data and biometric profile.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If device management operates without user feedback, then automation extent is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables devices to automatically configure and manage themselves by collecting interaction data from multiple accessory devices and sensors, analyzing this data to identify usage patterns, and autonomously optimizing device states without requiring user feedback or manual configuration
Solution Approach 2:
The system collects interaction data from accessory devices and sensors to create a feedback loop that enables automatic pattern recognition and state optimization, allowing the system to learn from device usage and environmental data to improve automation while managing complexity through data-driven decision making
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple accessory devices are coordinated, then adaptability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates a universal coordination framework that can manage multiple types of accessory devices (thermostats, lighting, appliances) through a common pattern recognition and state optimization approach, enabling diverse devices to work together without requiring device-specific complex management logic
Solution Approach 2:
Accessory devices automatically report their states and interactions to the system, which then autonomously analyzes the collected data and determines coordinated state changes, eliminating the need for complex manual configuration and coordination of multiple devices
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AI summary
A system for a configurable device environment, the system comprising a computing device configured to receive remote data corresponding to a subject and a plurality of signals from at least a sensor proximate to the subject, retrieve a biometric profile of the subject, identify a pattern of accessory device states for a plurality of accessory devices, wherein identifying includes determining a coordinated state change for a group of accessory devices of the plurality of accessory devices as a function of the remote data and the biometric profile and identifying the pattern of accessory device states as a function of the coordinated state change, determine an automation rule for the group of accessory devices as a function of the pattern of accessory device states, and transmit, to the group of accessory devices, the automation rule.