Time-Varying Haptic Alerts for Data Transfer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Traditional data transfer systems lack the ability to provide differentiated notifications based on the value of the data being transferred, leading to potential mistakes and increased user effort in verifying transfer details, and often require manual credential entry, which can result in errors.
Innovation Solution
Implementing time-varying alerts on sender and receiver devices based on the priority or value of the data transfer, using haptic, visual, and audible outputs, and enabling device-to-device proximity detection for secure and efficient data transfer without relying on third-party credentials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If traditional general notifications are used for data transfer, then device complexity is reduced, but information differentiation is lost and user verification effort increases
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system changes parameters such as vibration intensity, duration, and pattern based on the value being transferred. Higher values trigger more intense and prolonged haptic feedback, allowing users to immediately grasp the significance of the transfer without reading details
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system is segmented into multiple independent alert types (haptic, visual, audible) that can be individually configured and combined. Each alert type can convey different aspects of the data transfer, enabling rich information differentiation without increasing overall system complexity
2Ease of operation
If manual credential entry is required for data transfer, then security is maintained, but user effort increases and error risk increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-establishing trusted relationships between devices through proximity detection. Credentials are validated in advance based on device proximity and pre-configured trust relationships, eliminating the need for manual entry during the transfer operation itself
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system serves itself by automatically determining alert parameters based on the transfer value without requiring user intervention. Similarly, the authentication system serves itself by automatically verifying credentials based on pre-established trust relationships, freeing users from manual credential management
3Loss of information
If time-varying alerts with multiple output types are implemented, then information differentiation is improved, but device complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system dynamically adjusts the type, intensity, and duration of alerts based on the transfer value and device state. For low-value transfers, only subtle haptic feedback is used; for high-value transfers, multiple alert types are combined with higher intensity, optimizing energy consumption while maintaining information differentiation
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses periodic haptic patterns rather than continuous vibration to convey information. Different patterns (e.g., short pulses vs. sustained vibration) encode different levels of transfer value, allowing rich information communication with intermittent rather than continuous energy consumption
Data Source
AI summary
Techniques are described for determining data dependent alert profiles to be presented on sender and/or receiver computing devices in response to a request for transfer of a data from the sender to the receiver. The alert profiles are determined based on a value of the data. The sender alert profile may be determined based on the information on sender accounts and the receiver alert profile may be determined based on the information on the receiver account. The alert profiles may be determined based on a history of the data transfer between the sender and the receiver, or account history of either the sender or the receiver, or the history of the data transfer within the system. The alert profiles may be presented on computing devices, for example through haptic actuators, to provide a sense of the data value to the user.