Multi-Functional Detector Service Platform for Mobile Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional multi-functional detectors integrated on a single substrate face limitations in providing a wide range of sensing functions, leading to increased size, power consumption, and complexity, as well as underutilization of their capabilities in applications.
Innovation Solution
A service platform that enables developers to create and manage application programs for general-purposed multi-functional detectors, allowing these detectors to perform various detection functions without replacement, by providing communication, data processing, and editing tools, and integrating with mobile devices for efficient utilization of sensing parameters.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Volume of moving object
If multiple detectors with different detection capabilities are integrated on a single substrate, then the sensing device size is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by integrating multiple detectors with different detection capabilities (acceleration, magnetic field, light, sound, temperature, humidity) on a single substrate. This allows one sensing device to perform multiple detection functions that would traditionally require separate devices, thereby reducing overall size while managing complexity through unified integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines multiple independent detectors into a single integrated sensing device. By merging acceleration detectors, magnetic field detectors, light detectors, sound detectors, temperature detectors, and humidity detectors onto one substrate, the patent achieves size reduction while consolidating complexity into a unified structure rather than multiple separate devices.
2Productivity
If multiple detectors with different detection capabilities are integrated on a single substrate, then manufacturing efficiency is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple detector types into a single integrated device, which streamlines the manufacturing process. Instead of producing and assembling multiple separate detectors, the integration allows for single-substrate fabrication, reducing assembly steps and improving manufacturing efficiency despite the increased complexity of the integrated structure.
3Volume of moving object
If a single chip multi-functional sensing device is used, then the sensing device size is reduced, but the power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves size reduction by making the sensing device universal - capable of detecting multiple parameters (acceleration, magnetic field, light, sound, temperature, humidity) through a single multi-functional chip. This multi-functionality consolidates what would traditionally require multiple separate power-consuming devices into one unit, optimizing the power-to-function ratio.
4Adaptability or versatility
If general-purposed multi-functional detectors are used, then the detection capability is improved, but the utilization efficiency in applications deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by enabling the sensing device to adaptively switch between different detection functions based on application requirements. The device can dynamically activate only the necessary detection capabilities (acceleration, magnetic field, light, sound, temperature, or humidity detection) rather than operating all functions simultaneously, thereby improving utilization efficiency while maintaining versatile detection capability.
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AI summary
Disclosed is a service platform for general-purposed multi-functional detectors that comprises a memory device to store a plurality of application programs; and a communication module to provide an application program to a plurality of mobile devices. The application programs, when installed in a mobile device, operate the mobile device to communicate with particular general-purposed multi-functional detectors and obtain at least one sensing parameter from the detectors. The detectors provide a detector ID code and at least one detection parameter. An application program includes at least one judgment rule, which comprises at least one event and one action corresponding to the event that includes a detection parameter of the detectors.