Energy Consumption Presentation Control for Sustained User Engagement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing devices and services that encourage exercise and energy consumption often experience temporary effects, with daily energy consumption decreasing over time, failing to sustain user engagement.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a presentation control unit to monitor and present energy consumption to users between detection of first and second triggers, using a server and client configuration to analyze and encourage energy expenditure through various services and devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Duration of action of moving object
If energy consumption is presented continuously, then user engagement is maintained, but user fatigue increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements periodic presentation of energy consumption information by detecting trigger events (such as completing a predetermined number of steps or reaching specific time intervals) and presenting energy consumption data only at these triggered moments rather than continuously. This periodic presentation maintains user engagement over extended periods while preventing fatigue from constant information display.
2Productivity
If energy consumption is presented frequently, then user motivation is enhanced, but information processing load increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and presents only the most relevant energy consumption information at trigger events, such as cumulative energy consumption since the last trigger or energy consumption for specific activities. By selecting and presenting only essential information rather than all available data, the system enhances user motivation with meaningful feedback while reducing the information processing load on the user.
3Measurement precision
If energy consumption monitoring is continuous, then measurement precision is improved, but energy usage by device increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs continuous energy consumption monitoring in the background but only processes and presents data periodically at trigger events. The monitoring unit continuously tracks energy consumption, but the presentation control unit selectively presents this data only when triggers are detected, thereby maintaining measurement precision while reducing the energy expenditure associated with constant data processing and display updates.
Data Source
AI summary
The present technology relates to an information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program that make it possible to encourage a user to consume energy. The information processing apparatus includes a presentation control unit that controls presentation of energy consumption of a user in a time period from detection of a first trigger to detection of a second trigger. The first trigger causes energy consumption to be presented. The second trigger causes energy consumption to be presented. The present technology is applicable, for example, to a mobile information terminal such as a wearable device or a smartphone.