Interactive Fixture Computing for Personalized Signal Output
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing fixtures lack advanced interaction capabilities with users and environments, limiting their functionality beyond basic illumination or functionality.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a fixture with a housing, sensors, a projector, and a fixture computing system that includes a processor and non-transitory computer memory for receiving sensor information, projecting image data, and interacting with a network to provide personalized and responsive outputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If fixtures are equipped with sensors, projectors, and computing systems for enhanced interaction, then adaptability and user interaction capabilities are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The fixture integrates multiple functions including illumination, sensing, projection, and network communication into a single device. The computing system coordinates these diverse functions through unified control, allowing the fixture to serve multiple purposes such as providing light, detecting motion, projecting images, and communicating with other devices, thereby resolving the contradiction between enhanced adaptability and increased complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines previously separate components (light source, sensor, projector, computing device) into an integrated fixture system. The housing encapsulates all these elements, creating a cohesive unit where each component works in conjunction with others through the central computing system, reducing the overall complexity compared to having separate devices for each function
2Adaptability or versatility
If fixtures incorporate network connectivity and computing systems for personalized responses, then adaptability is improved, but manufacturing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The computing system and its programming are segmented into modular components that can be independently developed, tested, and updated. The fixture hardware is designed with dedicated sections for different functions (sensing, projection, communication) that can be manufactured separately and then assembled, simplifying the manufacturing process while maintaining personalized response capabilities through software configuration
3Productivity
If fixtures use sensors and projectors to provide real-time responses, then productivity and responsiveness are improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor system operates in periodic cycles, activating sensors to detect environmental conditions and user presence at intervals rather than continuously. The projector displays content only when sensors detect relevant conditions such as motion or specific environmental thresholds, creating a periodic operation pattern that maintains responsiveness while significantly reducing overall energy consumption compared to continuous operation
Data Source
AI summary
A fixture system includes a fixture having an input device, an output device, and a fixture computing system. The fixture computing system includes a database and programming for receiving information from the input device and accessing the database. The programming has instructions that, when activated by the processor, performs the following steps: (a) activate the output device to output a first signal; (b) receive information from the input device; (c) access the database to determine a second signal, wherein the second signal is based on the information from the input device; and (d) activate the output device to output the second signal.