Information processing system
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current information processing systems lack the ability to effectively differentiate between underlay and cover modes of use in a sheet-shaped device, which affects the analysis and presentation of user data related to posture and health metrics.
Innovation Solution
A sheet-shaped device equipped with load sensors, temperature sensors, and a communication system that determines its use mode and accumulates relevant information, which is then analyzed to provide insights on user posture and health, using a mobile terminal and server for data processing and presentation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the sheet-shaped device is used without differentiating between underlay and cover modes, then the device can be used in multiple modes, but the analysis and presentation of user data related to posture and health metrics become inaccurate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the usage data analysis by creating distinct processing paths for underlay mode and cover mode. The determination unit divides the overall usage into separate mode categories, and the accumulation unit stores data separately for each mode, enabling precise analysis for each specific usage scenario while maintaining the device's versatility to operate in both modes.
2Loss of information
If the system accumulates and analyzes detailed information about use modes, then the presentation of user data improves, but the complexity of the information processing system increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary determination unit that acts as a mediator between the sensor data collection and the data analysis/presentation systems. This determination unit classifies usage modes and directs data accumulation accordingly, preserving complete information about use modes while managing system complexity by centralizing the mode determination logic in a dedicated component.
3Measurement precision
If the sheet-shaped device includes sensors and communication systems to determine use mode, then accurate data analysis is possible, but the device complexity and manufacturing cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes the existing sensors serve multiple functions: they detect both physical usage parameters (load, temperature) and indirectly determine the use mode through pattern recognition. The communication system similarly serves dual purposes by transmitting both operational data and mode identification information, thereby achieving accurate use mode detection without adding dedicated complex hardware components.
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AI summary
An information processing system includes: a sheet that is usable in a use mode which is any one of an underlay mode and a cover mode; an accumulation unit that accumulates relevant information related to when the sheet is used in association with the use mode of the sheet when being used; and a presentation unit that presents a result of analysis of the information accumulated in the accumulation unit, in consideration of the use mode.