Biosensor Cartridge Code Capture for Accurate Self-Diagnosis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current biosensor systems for rapid disease diagnosis face challenges in providing accurate and prompt results, especially in self-diagnosis settings, due to the need for specialized knowledge and complex procedures, and they often expose personal information and have limitations in determining the presence of multiple target materials simultaneously.

Innovation Solution

A terminal and biosensor system that includes a display, camera, and wireless transceiver to capture code images of biosensor cartridges, guiding users through the diagnosis process, transmitting data to a server for analysis, and minimizing personal information exposure, while enabling accurate and prompt diagnosis results by integrating a biosensor diagnostic device capable of detecting multiple target materials.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If a biosensor system uses thermal imaging camera to measure facial temperature for disease diagnosis, then the diagnosis process is simple and quick, but the diagnosis result is not accurate because facial temperature can be elevated for reasons other than infection

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnosis process simplicityVSAvoiddiagnosis result accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a code image intermediary that connects the simple thermal imaging measurement with accurate disease diagnosis. The code image contains encoded diagnostic information that mediates between the easy-to-capture facial temperature data and the reliable disease determination, allowing the system to maintain both simplicity and accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent creates a code image copy that encapsulates the diagnostic information. Instead of directly relying on facial temperature measurements for diagnosis, the system generates a code image representation that can be accurately decoded to determine disease status, thus preserving measurement simplicity while improving diagnostic accuracy.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Measurement precision

If a biosensor system requires specialized knowledge and complicated procedures for rapid diagnosis, then the diagnosis can be accurate, but the system is not suitable for self-diagnosis settings

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvediagnosis accuracyVSAvoidself-diagnosis accessibility
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent enables self-service diagnosis by allowing users to independently capture code images and receive diagnostic results without requiring specialized medical knowledge. The system performs automated analysis of the code image data, empowering ordinary users to conduct accurate disease screening themselves.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces complex manual diagnostic procedures with an automated image-based system. Instead of requiring users to perform complicated biosensor operations, the system uses code image capture and automated processing to achieve accurate diagnosis, significantly simplifying the user interaction while maintaining diagnostic precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Measurement precision

If a biosensor system checks a large amount of information to determine infection status, then the diagnosis can be comprehensive, but considerable time is needed for information access

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinfection status determination accuracyVSAvoidinformation access time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs preliminary encoding of diagnostic information into the code image structure. By pre-organizing the information that needs to be checked into a coded format, the system enables rapid decoding and analysis, reducing the time required to access and process diagnostic data while maintaining comprehensive infection status determination.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transforms the presentation and organization of diagnostic information into a code image format with specific encoding parameters. This parameter change in information structure allows for faster processing and analysis compared to traditional information presentation methods, reducing access time while preserving diagnostic completeness.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

4Measurement precision

If a biosensor system transmits personal information to the server for diagnosis, then the diagnosis can be personalized and accurate, but personal information exposure increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized diagnosis accuracyVSAvoidpersonal information exposure
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSObject-affected harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts only the essential diagnostic information needed for accurate diagnosis from personal data, separating it from unnecessary personal information. By transmitting only the extracted diagnostic parameters to the server, the system maintains personalized diagnosis accuracy while minimizing personal information exposure and privacy risks.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Data Source

PatentUS20230329679A1Terminal and biosensor system including the same
Publication Date: 2023.10.19 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A terminal can include a display configured to display an image; a camera configured to capture an image; a wireless transceiver configured to perform wireless communication with a server or a biosensor diagnostic device; and a controller configured to capture a code image of a biosensor cartridge via the camera, in response to receiving the code image captured by the camera, display diagnosis guide information, transmit, via the wireless transceiver, code information based on the code image to the server. Also, the controller is configured to in response to receiving diagnosis result information from the server corresponding to a positive diagnosis result, collect movement location information and movement time information and transmit the movement location information and the movement time information to the server.