Fingerprint Remote Control for Personalized Device Settings

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing remote control devices require users to manually input and search for personalized setting values across multiple electronic devices, which is inconvenient and time-consuming, especially when multiple users need to access different settings.

Innovation Solution

A remote control device that recognizes a user's fingerprint and associates it with distinct personalized setting values, allowing for automatic transmission of user preference settings to connected electronic devices via various communication schemes.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If manual setting operations are required for each user, then personalized settings can be stored, but the operation becomes inconvenient and time-consuming

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvepersonalized settingsVSAvoidsetting operation
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs automatic user identification through fingerprint recognition and automatically applies the corresponding user's personalized settings without requiring manual intervention. The electronic device serves itself by autonomously matching the recognized fingerprint with stored fingerprint information and retrieving the associated user settings, thereby eliminating the need for users to manually search and apply their own settings.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Adaptability or versatility

If multiple setting values are stored for different users, then personalized settings are enabled, but searching for the correct setting value becomes difficult

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser preference settingsVSAvoidsearching setting value
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDifficulty of detecting and measuring

Solution Approach 1:

The system provides immediate feedback by automatically matching the recognized fingerprint with the corresponding user identity and applying the correct settings without requiring the user to search through multiple options. The fingerprint recognition module provides feedback to the controller, which then automatically retrieves and applies the appropriate user settings, eliminating the search process entirely.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Extent of automation

If fingerprint recognition is implemented, then automatic user identification is achieved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomatic user recognitionVSAvoidrecognition function
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The fingerprint recognition module acts as an intermediary component that bridges the user and the setting application process. It captures fingerprint information and provides it to the controller, which then uses this information to automatically identify the user and apply the corresponding settings. This intermediary approach automates the process while maintaining manageable system complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

Enables easy and accurate application of personalized settings to electronic devices by recognizing users through fingerprint recognition, streamlining the process and reducing the need for manual input across multiple devices.

Implementation Method 1

a fingerprint recognition module for recognizing a fingerprint of the user

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectFingerprint recognition:

Data Source

PatentEP3174307B1Remote control device and operating method thereof
Publication Date: 2020.04.08 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

An operating method of a remote control device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes searching at least one of the image display device and external devices, and acquiring device information on at least one of the searched image display device and external devices. The remote control device receives an input first fingerprint for a user preference setting operation of setting at least one of the image display device and external devices to a personalized setting of a user, and acquires user preference setting information including a setting value of the user preference setting operation on the basis of the acquired device information and a first fingerprint image corresponding to the input first fingerprint. The remote control device sets the image display device or external device corresponding to the acquired user preference setting information to the personalized setting of the user corresponding to the first fingerprint on the basis of the user preference setting information.