Human Body Communication Authentication for Exercise Equipment
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing exercise equipment systems face inconvenience in obtaining user exercise information due to the need for manual user authentication or separate device operations, leading to potential errors in data collection when user authentication is not performed correctly.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method utilizing human body communication to detect user authentication and transmit authentication information through conductive members in exercise equipment, allowing for seamless data collection of exercise information using sensors and processors.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual user authentication is required to obtain exercise information, then user identity verification is ensured, but user convenience deteriorates and operation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs authentication automatically without requiring manual user input. The processor detects user contact through conductive members and automatically transmits authentication information through the user's body via human body communication, eliminating the need for manual authentication operations while ensuring reliable user verification
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical authentication operations (typing passwords, pressing buttons) with human body communication technology. Electrical signals are transmitted through the user's body to authenticate identity, substituting mechanical user actions with an automated electrical communication system
2Reliability
If manual authentication operations are required, then security is maintained, but time consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Authentication information is pre-stored in the user's electronic device. When the user contacts the exercise equipment, the system automatically transmits and verifies this pre-prepared information through human body communication, eliminating the time required for manual authentication while maintaining security
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs the entire authentication process automatically upon detecting user contact. The processor initiates authentication information transmission and verification without requiring user intervention, significantly reducing authentication time while maintaining security through automated verification protocols
3Measurement precision
If separate device operations are required to transmit authentication information, then data accuracy is ensured, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the authentication information transmission function with the exercise equipment itself. The conductive members and human body communication circuitry are integrated into the exercise equipment, allowing authentication and exercise data collection to occur through a single unified interaction rather than separate device operations
Solution Approach 2:
The exercise equipment serves multiple functions: it acts as both the exercise device and the authentication system. The conductive members serve dual purposes for both exercise operation and authentication information transmission, reducing the need for separate authentication devices while maintaining data accuracy
4Device complexity
If user authentication is not performed correctly, then system simplicity is maintained, but data collection reliability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system includes automated feedback mechanisms where the processor verifies authentication information received through human body communication before proceeding with exercise data collection. This feedback loop ensures that only properly authenticated users have their exercise information collected, maintaining data reliability without requiring complex manual verification procedures
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates convenient and accurate collection of user exercise information by eliminating the need for manual authentication, ensuring proper data recording and user-specific exercise tracking.
Implementation Method 1
a conductive member (e.g., electrode) electrically connected with the human body communication circuitry and exposed to the outside
Implementation Method 2
receive at least one piece of user information of an external device through a body of the user using the human body communication circuitry
Data Source
AI summary
An example apparatus and an example method for detecting user's exercise information in an exercise system are disclosed. An example electronic device includes: at least one sensor; a human body communication circuitry; a conductive member electrically connected with the human body communication circuitry and exposed for user contact; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to detect a user's contact to the conductive member, to control the human body communication circuitry to transmit at least one piece of user information to an external device through a body of the user, and, when exercise information is received from the external device, to store the exercise information.