Biometric Timing Detection with Environment Data Association

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing technologies do not effectively recognize and utilize environment information when biometric information satisfies a specific criterion, limiting their ability to provide timely and relevant responses or predictions.

Innovation Solution

An information processing apparatus and method that determines the timing when biometric information satisfies a criterion, acquires associated environment information, and generates prediction information using statistical data or models to identify environments where biometric criteria are met, enabling outputs that inform about potential dangers or stress levels.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If biometric information is processed to determine timing when it satisfies a criterion, then the ability to identify critical moments is improved, but the system cannot recognize associated environment information without additional processing steps

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvetiming detection accuracyVSAvoidenvironment information recognition
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by acquiring environment information in advance and storing it in association with biometric information before the biometric criterion is satisfied. This ensures that when critical timing is detected, the corresponding environment information is already available without requiring additional real-time processing steps.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by continuously monitoring biometric information, comparing it against criteria, and using the results to trigger retrieval of stored environment information. This closed-loop approach ensures that environment information is recognized and outputted precisely when biometric criteria are satisfied, eliminating information loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

2Loss of information

If environment information is acquired and stored for each subject, then the completeness of information is improved, but the system complexity increases due to storage and retrieval requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoidstorage and retrieval system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system applies universality by using a single storage structure that handles both biometric information and environment information together, associating them through subject identification. This multi-functional storage approach avoids the need for separate complex retrieval systems for different information types, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining information completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Reliability

If statistical data and models are used to generate prediction information, then the predictive capability is improved, but the processing time and computational resources increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveprediction accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary action by pre-computing statistical data and training models during periods when prediction is not urgently needed. These pre-computed results are stored and ready for rapid retrieval when real-time prediction is required, thereby maintaining high prediction accuracy while minimizing processing time during critical moments.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS20240065639A1Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Publication Date: 2024.02.29 NEC CORP
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AI summary

An information processing apparatus includes a biometric information processing unit that determines timing at which the biometric information satisfies a criterion by processing biometric information of a subject, an acquisition unit that acquires information indicating an environment of the subject at a date and time determined by using the timing, and an output unit that performs an output including the environment information.