Intelligent Electronic Device Disturbance Mode Control

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Solution Overview

Problem

Users face inconvenience in adjusting notification settings on smartphones, such as volume, screen brightness, and vibration, in specific situations, often requiring manual changes that can be error-prone and forgetful, leading to inappropriate disturbance interruption modes.

Innovation Solution

An intelligent electronic device and method that utilizes various sensors to recognize the surrounding situation through collected data, such as illumination and sound, and automatically sets or releases a disturbance interruption mode using an artificial neural network classifier to determine the environment and adjust settings accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If users manually adjust notification settings in specific situations, then the disturbance interruption mode can be appropriately set, but the operation becomes cumbersome and error-prone

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveappropriate disturbance interruption mode settingVSAvoidmanual notification adjustment
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically detects surrounding situations using sensors (illumination, sound, motion) and autonomously determines and applies appropriate disturbance interruption modes without requiring user intervention. The processor analyzes sensor data to identify situations such as meetings, driving, or nighttime scenarios and automatically configures notification settings, volume, screen brightness, and vibration patterns accordingly.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces manual mechanical adjustment of notification settings with an automated electronic system that uses sensor data and machine learning algorithms. Instead of users physically navigating through settings menus, the system uses illumination sensors, sound sensors, and motion sensors combined with neural network processing to automatically determine and apply the appropriate disturbance interruption mode.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Adaptability or versatility

If users manually change notification settings every time in a specific situation, then the disturbance interruption mode can be adjusted, but the process is time-consuming and users may forget or make mistakes

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedisturbance interruption mode adjustmentVSAvoidtime to change notification settings
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary detection and analysis of surrounding situations using sensors before user actions are needed. By continuously monitoring illumination levels, sound patterns, and motion data, the system is already prepared with situation identification when a disturbance interruption mode change is required, enabling immediate automatic application of appropriate settings without user delay.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system continuously receives feedback from sensors (illumination sensor values, sound sensor values, motion sensor values) and uses this feedback to dynamically adjust disturbance interruption modes. The processor analyzes the feedback data in real-time and automatically modifies notification settings based on the detected situation, creating a closed-loop system that adapts to changing environmental conditions without user intervention.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

3Extent of automation

If the system automatically detects surrounding situations using sensors, then the disturbance interruption mode can be set automatically, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveautomatic disturbance interruption mode settingVSAvoidsensor and processing system
Core Design Contradiction:
Extent of automationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs a multi-functional approach where a single processor handles multiple tasks: it processes data from various sensors (illumination, sound, motion), performs situation classification using machine learning models, determines appropriate disturbance interruption modes, and controls multiple output parameters (notification settings, volume, screen brightness, vibration). This universal processing core reduces the need for separate dedicated components for each function.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The system manages complexity by dynamically changing operational parameters rather than adding permanent hardware components. The processor adjusts software-based parameters such as sensor thresholds, classification model configurations, and mode priority levels based on learned patterns from sensor data. This allows the system to adapt to different situations through parameter modification rather than physical reconfiguration.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

Data Source

PatentUS10819844B2Intelligent electronic device and mode setting method
Publication Date: 2020.10.27 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A method of setting a mode of an intelligent electronic device is disclosed. The method includes collecting a plurality of sensing information through a plurality of sensors, obtaining surrounding situation information based on the plurality of collected sensing information, extracting a feature value from the obtained surrounding situation information and determining a surrounding environment based on the extracted feature value, and selecting a disturbance interruption mode corresponding to the determined result. The intelligent robot device may be associated with an artificial intelligence module, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a robot, an augmented reality (AR) device, a virtual reality (VR) device, devices related to 5G services, and the like.