Mobile Mode Switching Using Physiological and Proximity Sensing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless mobile devices lack adaptability in function activation based on location, time, and proximity, leading to rigid functionality that does not align with user needs.
Innovation Solution
Mobile devices and associated systems adapt their modes/functions based on satisfying proximity criteria, using GPS and low-power signals to enable/disable specific features like payment or communication modes when near relevant entities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wireless mobile devices are configured to perform predetermined functions independently of location and context, then device functionality is reliable and consistent, but device adaptability to user needs deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The device automatically determines its own location using GPS and sensor data, and autonomously enables or disables communication modes based on pre-configured proximity criteria without requiring manual user intervention. The device serves itself by making adaptive decisions based on environmental context.
Solution Approach 2:
The device dynamically adjusts its communication modes (wireless/wired, active/standby) based on real-time location data and proximity to entities, transforming from a static configuration to a dynamic system that adapts to changing environmental conditions and user needs.
2Adaptability or versatility
If device functions are constantly enabled regardless of context, then device versatility is maintained, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of continuously monitoring and maintaining all communication modes, the device periodically checks its location and proximity to entities, enabling communication modes only when proximity criteria are satisfied. This periodic activation based on contextual triggers reduces energy consumption while maintaining function availability when needed.
3Ease of operation
If device adapts functionality based on proximity to entities, then user convenience is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device uses an intermediary entity (such as a toll booth, shopping cart, or checkpoint) that emits detectable signals or establishes proximity relationships. The device monitors for these intermediary entities and automatically adapts its communication modes based on their presence, simplifying the adaptation logic while improving user convenience.
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AI summary
A method of enabling one or more functions of a device is disclosed. The method includes sensing by a device a physiological parameter of a user of the device. The device determines whether or not the physiological parameter that is sensed satisfies a criterion. Responsive to determining that the physiological parameter that is sensed satisfies the criterion, the device enables a number of functions of the device while disabling a function of the device.