Mobile Terminal Motion Detection Using Multi-Sensor Fusion

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current mobile terminals face challenges in accurately detecting user motions, leading to difficulties in activating specific functions efficiently, as existing methods are not precise enough to determine user intentions effectively.

Innovation Solution

The implementation of a mobile terminal with a sensing unit that includes acceleration, gyro, and geomagnetic sensors to detect motion patterns, allowing for short-range communication with other terminals to authenticate and activate functions based on synchronized motion patterns and signal strength, thereby enhancing motion detection accuracy and function activation.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If a single sensor is used to detect user motion, then the device complexity is low, but the motion detection precision is insufficient

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemotion detection precisionVSAvoidsensor system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple sensors (acceleration sensor, gyro sensor, and geomagnetic sensor) into an integrated sensing unit. These sensors work together to detect motion patterns more accurately than a single sensor could, resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and device complexity by merging complementary sensing capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The sensing unit is segmented into multiple specialized sensors, each responsible for detecting specific aspects of motion (acceleration, rotation, magnetic field orientation). This segmentation allows each sensor to excel at its specific function while collectively achieving comprehensive and precise motion detection.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If motion detection algorithms are simplified, then the processing speed is fast, but the accuracy of determining user intention is low

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser intention detection accuracyVSAvoidprocessing time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-saves multiple motion patterns in advance. When detecting user motion, the system compares the detected pattern against these pre-saved patterns to quickly determine user intention. This preliminary preparation of motion patterns enables fast recognition without requiring complex real-time analysis, resolving the contradiction between accuracy and processing time.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

3Reliability

If short-range communication is added for authentication, then the security is improved, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveauthentication securityVSAvoidcommunication system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The mobile terminal utilizes its existing short-range communication capability (such as Bluetooth) which serves multiple functions including data transmission and authentication. By making this existing component multi-functional, the system achieves improved security without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the same hardware infrastructure supports both communication and authentication purposes.

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

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution enables more accurate analysis of user motions and efficient activation of functions, improving user convenience by linking specific functions to detected motion patterns and maintaining secure authentication through synchronized motion and signal strength verification.

Implementation Method 1

a sensing unit configured to detect a motion of the mobile terminal

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectAcceleration: Accelerometer

Implementation Method 2

a sensing unit configured to detect a motion of the mobile terminal

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectGyroscopic effect: Gyroscope

Implementation Method 3

a sensing unit configured to detect a motion of the mobile terminal

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectMagnetic field detection: Magnetic Field

Data Source

PatentEP2779605B1Mobile terminal and controlling method thereof
Publication Date: 2018.06.06 LG ELECTRONICS INC
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AI summary

A mobile terminal and controlling method thereof are disclosed, which facilitates a terminal to be used in further consideration of user's convenience. According to at least one of embodiments of the present disclosure, provided is a method of controlling an operation of a specific mobile terminal by forming a wireless communication group through a short range communication and then synthesizing analyses of motion patterns detected through mobile terminals belonging to the wireless communication group. Accordingly, in performing a function through a motion of each of a plurality of mobile terminals belonging to a single wireless communication group, the present disclosure activates a function more accurately and improving accessibility to the function activation, thereby enhancing user's convenience.