Image Forming Apparatus Adjusts Hue and Brightness via Blood Oxygen Sensor
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image forming apparatuses do not adjust image characteristics such as color or size based on the user's biological information, despite being capable of detecting it, which can lead to suboptimal image quality when the user's physical condition is compromised.
Innovation Solution
An image forming apparatus equipped with a vital sensor to detect blood oxygen levels and an image processing device that adjusts image formation parameters like hue, brightness, and size based on the user's detected blood oxygen level, compared to their average value, to create a more suitable image for the user's condition.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If image forming apparatus detects user's biological information, then it can potentially improve image quality for the user's condition, but it does not actually adjust image characteristics based on the detected information
Solution Approach 1:
The image processing device changes image formation parameters (hue, brightness, size) based on the user's blood oxygen level detected by the vital sensor. When blood oxygen level indicates poor physical condition, the system adjusts parameters to improve readability and provide a calm impression, thereby adapting image quality to the user's physiological state
2Reliability
If the apparatus adjusts image characteristics based on blood oxygen level, then it provides optimized image for user's physical condition, but it requires integration of vital sensor and image processing
Solution Approach 1:
The image forming apparatus integrates multiple functions: the vital sensor detects blood oxygen level, the controller processes this biological information, and the image processing device adjusts image formation parameters. This multi-functional integration allows the single apparatus to both detect physiological state and adapt image output accordingly
Solution Approach 2:
The system establishes a feedback loop where the vital sensor continuously monitors the user's blood oxygen level, the controller compares this data against thresholds indicating physical condition, and the image processing device adjusts image parameters in real-time based on this feedback, creating a closed-loop adaptive system
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
The apparatus effectively adjusts image characteristics to provide a calm impression or improved readability by modifying the image's hue, brightness, or size based on the user's blood oxygen level, enhancing the image quality in accordance with their physical condition.
Implementation Method 1
The vital sensor is provided at the operating device and detects a blood oxygen level of the user who is operating the operating device
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AI summary
An image forming apparatus includes an image processing device, an image forming device, an operating device, a vital sensor, and a controller. The image processing device corrects an image. The image forming device performs an image formation of forming the image on a recording sheet. The operating device is operable by a user and through which an instruction to start the image formation by the image forming device is inputted. The vital sensor is provided at the operating device and detects a blood oxygen level of the user who is operating the operating device. The controller, when the instruction to start the image formation is inputted through the operating device, causes the image processing device to correct the image in accordance with the blood oxygen level of the user detected by the vital sensor and causes the image forming device to form a corrected image on the recording sheet.