Exercise Assistance Lock Screen Audio Feedback
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Users of exercise-tracking electronic devices must temporarily stop their workouts to check exercise information, disrupting their focus and continuity.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a lock screen that displays exercise information and generates audio signals indicating exercise parameters in response to user input, allowing users to receive exercise state updates without needing to view the screen.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users check exercise information through electronic devices, then exercise information can be obtained, but users must temporarily stop working out and manipulate the electronic devices, interfering with continuous exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical interaction of physically manipulating the electronic device with an acoustic field-based system. The processor generates audio signals that transmit exercise information acoustically to the user, eliminating the need for physical device manipulation during exercise and maintaining exercise continuity while preserving information accessibility.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary acoustic signal transmission system between the electronic device and the user. Instead of direct visual inspection requiring device manipulation, the acoustic signal acts as a mediator that conveys exercise information to the user's ear, allowing continuous exercise without interruption.
2Loss of information
If users check exercise information through electronic devices, then exercise information can be obtained, but users cannot concentrate on exercise due to manipulation requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical device manipulation with acoustic field interaction. Users receive exercise information through audio signals transmitted to their ears, eliminating the need to physically handle the device and allowing uninterrupted concentration on exercise while maintaining information access.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions information delivery from a two-dimensional visual display requiring manual interaction to a one-dimensional acoustic channel that passively delivers information. This dimensional change in information transmission allows users to access exercise data without physical manipulation, preserving exercise concentration.
3Loss of information
If visual display is used for exercise information, then information can be viewed, but users must stop exercising to check information
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes the visual display mechanism with an acoustic output mechanism. The processor generates audio signals that convey exercise state information acoustically, eliminating the need for users to stop exercising and visually inspect the display, thereby reducing exercise interruption time while maintaining monitoring capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent enables continuous exercise by replacing the interruptive visual inspection process with continuous acoustic information delivery. The audio signals provide ongoing exercise state monitoring without requiring users to pause their workout, maintaining the continuity of useful exercise action.
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device comprising: a memory; a display; and at least one processor configured to: control the display to display a lock screen including information provided by an exercise assisting application; detect an input performed while the lock screen is active; and generate a first audio signal indicating a value of an exercise parameter, in response to the input.