Electronic Device Movement Sensing and Peripheral Interworking

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Solution Overview

Problem

There is a need for an electronic device that can perform various functions by interworking with peripheral devices and generate movement data of a user based on their body movements, while providing an intuitive user interface and notification functions.

Innovation Solution

The electronic device includes a display unit with touch screen functionality, a wireless communication unit for short-range communication, a sensing unit to detect body movements, and a controller that processes data to perform specific functions, including exercise data creation, notification, and interaction with peripheral devices through haptic feedback and vibration patterns.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If the electronic device integrates multiple functions including movement sensing, exercise data creation, notification, and wireless communication, then the device functionality and versatility are improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice functionalityVSAvoiddevice complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The electronic device integrates multiple functions including movement sensing through the sensing unit, exercise data creation by the controller, notification functions via display and haptic modules, and wireless communication through the communication unit. This multi-functional design allows a single device to perform various tasks related to health monitoring, data processing, user interaction, and device connectivity, thereby improving versatility while managing complexity through unified system architecture.

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

2Measurement precision

If the sensing unit continuously monitors body movements to generate exercise data, then the measurement precision and data accuracy are improved, but the energy consumption increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemovement data accuracyVSAvoidenergy consumption
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The sensing unit operates in a periodic monitoring manner, continuously capturing movement data when needed while allowing lower power states during idle periods. The controller processes and stores exercise data at appropriate intervals rather than requiring constant high-power operation, balancing measurement precision with energy consumption through timed sensing cycles and data processing operations.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #19Periodic action

Data Source

PatentUS10463914B2Electronic device
Publication Date: 2019.11.05 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

The electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure may create exercise data of a user on the basis of data obtained through a sensing unit and provide the created exercise data, and may perform various functions by interworking with a peripheral device.