Experience Correlation Module for Multi-Sensory User Experience Regeneration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current technologies lack the capability to effectively capture and regenerate user experiences by correlating sensor data with contextual information to recreate immersive experiences, such as reliving memories through sensory inputs like audio, visuals, and tactile feedback.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus comprising a processor, data storage module, and experience correlation module that captures sensor data from various devices, including sensor-rich clothing, and associates it with user experiences based on predefined or dynamic rules to regenerate experiences through output devices that provide tactile, auditory, visual, and olfactory feedback.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If sensor data is collected and stored from multiple devices, then the capability to regenerate user experiences is improved, but the complexity of data management and processing increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the experience regeneration system into distinct functional modules: sensor data collection from multiple devices, contextual information storage, experience correlation module for matching sensors to experiences, and output device control. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific tasks independently, managing the complexity of multi-device data integration while enabling comprehensive experience regeneration.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an experience correlation module as an intermediary that bridges sensor data from multiple devices with the appropriate output devices. This intermediary component processes and correlates sensor information with stored contextual data, determining which experiences should be regenerated and which output devices should be activated, thereby managing the complexity of coordinating multiple data sources and output channels.
2Measurement precision
If multiple sensors are integrated into clothing, then the quality of captured user experiences is improved, but the comfort and wearability of the clothing decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by strategically placing different types of sensors at specific locations on the clothing where they are most needed for capturing relevant user experiences. Rather than uniformly distributing all sensor types throughout the garment, the system positions sensors locally based on their functional requirements, optimizing measurement precision while minimizing impact on clothing comfort and wearability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements multi-functionality by designing the sensor-rich clothing to serve multiple purposes: it acts as both wearable apparel and a comprehensive data collection platform. The clothing integrates various sensors (accelerometers, gyroscopes, microphones, cameras) that can capture different aspects of user experience simultaneously, allowing a single garment to perform multiple measurement functions without requiring separate dedicated devices.
3Speed
If sensor data is processed in real-time to regenerate experiences, then the responsiveness of experience regeneration is improved, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-processing and storing contextual information from sensor data as it is collected, rather than waiting until experience regeneration is requested. The system continuously organizes and archives sensor information with metadata, so that when a user requests experience regeneration, the processing requires only querying and retrieving pre-organized data rather than processing raw sensor streams from scratch, thereby reducing real-time energy consumption while maintaining responsiveness.
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AI summary
Embodiments of apparatus and methods for capturing and generating user experiences are described. In embodiments, an apparatus may include a processor. The apparatus may also include a data storage module, coupled with the processor, to store sensor data collected by a plurality of sensors attached to one or more devices. The apparatus may further include an experience correlation module, coupled with the data storage module, to associate at least a portion of the sensor data with a user experience based at least in part on one or more rules identifying the user experience, to enable regenerating at least a part of the user experience for a user based at least in part on the portion of the sensor data. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.