Comfort level display apparatus that generates correlation information between user comfort levels and temperature changes
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional comfort level display systems fail to effectively show the relationship between user comfort levels and environmental data, making it difficult for air-conditioning managers to adjust settings to improve comfort levels.
Innovation Solution
A comfort level display apparatus that includes a preference storage unit, an attribute storage unit, an environmental data acquisition unit, a comfort level value generation unit, and a display unit, which synthesizes user preferences, attributes, and environmental data to display comfort levels and environmental data values superimposed on each other, allowing managers to adjust settings accordingly.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If only comfort levels are displayed on the display, then the display content is simple and easy to understand, but the relationship between comfort levels and environmental data cannot be perceived
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges comfort level data and environmental data into a single integrated display. The display data generation unit synthesizes both types of data to create a unified visual representation that shows the relationship between user comfort levels and environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, CO2 concentration) in the same visual space, allowing managers to perceive correlations without switching between separate displays.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent overlays comfort level information onto the environmental data display by adding a new dimensional layer. Instead of displaying data sequentially or in separate views, the system superimposes comfort level indicators on top of environmental parameter visualizations, creating a multi-layered display that conveys both datasets simultaneously with clear visual differentiation.
2Ease of operation
If comfort levels and environmental data are displayed separately, then each data type is clearly presented, but it is difficult to determine how to change environmental data to improve comfort levels
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the integrated display shows the direct relationship between environmental parameters and comfort levels. By visualizing how changes in temperature, humidity, or CO2 concentration correlate with comfort level changes, the system provides actionable feedback that guides air-conditioning managers on what environmental adjustments will improve user comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses color-coded visual indicators to represent different comfort levels overlaid on environmental data. Different colors indicate different comfort states (e.g., green for comfortable, yellow for slightly uncomfortable, red for uncomfortable), allowing managers to quickly identify which areas need adjustment and what environmental changes are needed to reach desired comfort states.
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AI summary
Perception of the relationship between a comfort level and environmental data is facilitated, and appropriate management of air-conditioning equipment is enabled. A comfort level display apparatus has a preference storage unit to store a preference of a user regarding an air-conditioned environment, an attribute storage unit to store an attribute of the user, an environmental data value acquisition unit to acquire an environmental data value representing a condition in an air-conditioned space, a comfort level value generation unit to generate a comfort level value indicating comfort of the user in the air-conditioned space, based on the preference of the user stored the preference storage unit, the attribute of the user stored in the attribute storage unit, and the environmental data value of the air-conditioned space acquired by the environmental data value acquisition unit, a display data generation unit to generate display data by synthesizing the comfort level value of the user generated by the comfort level value generation unit and the environmental data value of the air-conditioned space acquired by the environmental data value acquisition unit, and a display unit to display the display data.