Information Providing Method for Indoor Sensor Data Utilization

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Solution Overview

Problem

Conventional methods lack effective utilization of sensor data for providing services, leading to inefficient use of collected data in indoor spaces.

Innovation Solution

An information providing method using a processor and memory-based apparatus that collects and processes sensor data to identify user behaviors, environmental conditions, and object states, generating information for requesting appropriate services based on predefined conditions and outputting user or space-specific information over a network.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If sensor data is collected from various sensors placed in indoor spaces, then the quantity of available data increases, but the effectiveness of utilizing this data for providing services deteriorates due to lack of processing methods

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvequantity of sensor dataVSAvoideffectiveness of service provision
Core Design Contradiction:
Quantity of substanceVSProductivity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by collecting and storing sensor data, user profiles, and service information in advance before actual service requests occur. This allows the data processing system to quickly match and provide relevant services when needed, resolving the contradiction between having large quantities of data and effectively utilizing them.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces an intermediary information processing system that acts as a mediator between raw sensor data and service provision. This intermediary system processes, analyzes, and matches data with appropriate services, transforming the large quantity of unprocessed sensor data into effective service delivery.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Measurement precision

If multiple types of sensor data are collected and processed, then the accuracy of identifying user situations improves, but the complexity of the processing system increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of user situation identificationVSAvoidcomplexity of data processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the data processing system into distinct functional modules: sensor data acquisition, data storage, data analysis, service matching, and service provision. Each module handles specific tasks independently, which maintains high accuracy in user situation identification while managing system complexity through modular architecture.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The information processing system is designed with universal components that can handle multiple types of sensor data and provide various services through a unified framework. This multi-functional approach allows accurate identification of different user situations without proportionally increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Adaptability or versatility

If sensor data is processed to provide personalized services, then the adaptability of services to user needs improves, but the time required for data processing and service delivery increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveadaptability of services to user situationsVSAvoidtime for data processing
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary actions by pre-processing sensor data, creating user profiles, and preparing service options in advance. This allows the system to quickly deliver personalized services when actual user situations arise, reducing the time penalty associated with data processing while maintaining high adaptability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The patent applies local quality by processing and analyzing only the specific sensor data and service information relevant to each user situation rather than processing all available data uniformly. This targeted approach maintains high adaptability to user needs while minimizing unnecessary processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #3Local quality

Data Source

PatentUS11917036B2Information providing method
Publication Date: 2024.02.27 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORP OF AMERICA
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AI summary

An information providing method includes: generating first information indicating that a user who is interested in first content is relaxing, when (i) a current behavior of the user includes a predefined behavior and (ii) the first content included in information on communication content and second content included in information indicating a shopping history are the same content; obtaining, from a second information processing apparatus connected to a first information processing apparatus, information indicating first request content over a network; and when content of the first information is included in the first request content, outputting, to the second information processing apparatus, second information including information for identifying the user or a space, using the generated first information.