Electronic Device Gesture Control Algorithm Update

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing electronic devices that monitor and control external devices, such as pets or physically challenged individuals, face challenges in accurately recognizing gestures and controlling external devices without user intervention, as they lack the ability to update pre-set control algorithms and require persistent user monitoring.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device with a communication circuit, display, and processor that receives and modifies control operation and condition information from an external server, allowing users to configure and update gesture recognition and control settings, enabling automatic control of external devices even when the user is not present.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of operation

If automatic gesture recognition is used to control external devices, then user convenience is improved, but measurement precision deteriorates due to inability to update control algorithms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidgesture recognition accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system enables users to receive feedback on gesture recognition accuracy through the display unit, allowing them to correct and update the control algorithms. Users can input correction information when automatic recognition makes errors, and this feedback is stored to improve future recognition accuracy, resolving the contradiction between automated operation and precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The system allows users to perform self-service updates of the control algorithm through the input unit. Instead of requiring manual reprogramming or professional service, users can independently correct recognition errors and update the algorithm stored in the memory unit, maintaining both automation and precision.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If persistent monitoring is required to recognize gestures, then reliability is improved, but loss of time increases due to continuous user attention needed

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemonitoring reliabilityVSAvoiduser attention time
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs self-service monitoring by automatically detecting gestures through the sensor unit and executing control operations without requiring continuous user attention. The processor unit autonomously processes sensor data, identifies gestures, and controls external devices, eliminating the need for persistent user monitoring while maintaining reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system replaces the mechanical requirement of continuous user monitoring with an automated electronic monitoring system. The sensor unit and processor unit work together to automatically detect and respond to gestures, substituting human attention with electronic automation that maintains constant monitoring without time loss.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Device complexity

If pre-set control algorithms are used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates due to inability to update algorithms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontrol system complexityVSAvoidalgorithm update capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Device complexityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The system introduces dynamics to the control algorithm through user-updatable settings. The memory unit stores the control algorithm but allows it to be dynamically modified based on user feedback and new requirements. This enables the system to adapt to changing needs while maintaining relatively simple architecture through the integrated update mechanism.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system incorporates feedback loops that allow users to update the control algorithm based on actual usage experiences. The input unit receives user feedback, the processor unit processes this information, and the memory unit stores updated algorithms, creating a feedback-driven adaptive system that maintains simplicity while improving versatility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11914790B2Method for controlling external electronic device, and electronic device therefor
Publication Date: 2024.02.27 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic device may include a communication circuit; a display; a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: obtain, from an external server via the communication circuit, first routine data including control operation information indicating an operation of controlling an external electronic device and control condition information indicating a condition enabling the control operation information to be executed, control the display to display the control condition information, and modify the control condition information based on a first user input regarding the displayed control condition information, control the display to display the control operation information, and modify the control operation information based on a second user input regarding the displayed control operation information, and control the communication circuit to transmit, to the external server, second routine data including the modified control condition information and the modified control operation information.