Motion-Based Service Provision via Sensor Translation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack an efficient method to provide services based on user-enacted motions on end devices, such as smartphones or tablets, which limits the ability to offer context-specific services based on location and motion data.
Innovation Solution
An end device equipped with sensors to detect motion and location, translating these parameters into service requests that are transmitted to a service provider, which correlates the data to offer relevant services associated with nearby objects, such as digital signage, by determining if the motion and location meet predetermined criteria.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If motion sensors and location detectors are integrated into end devices to enable context-specific services, then service relevance and user experience are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies multi-functionality by integrating motion sensors, location detectors, and service provision capabilities into a single end device system. The device can detect motion parameters, determine location, translate motions into service requests, and receive context-specific services through a unified architecture, eliminating the need for separate dedicated systems for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a service provider as an intermediary component that receives motion and location data from the end device, processes the information, and delivers appropriate services. This intermediary architecture allows the end device to focus on data collection while the service provider handles complex processing and service delivery, distributing system complexity across multiple components.
2Productivity
If motion parameters are translated into service requests and transmitted to service providers, then context-specific service delivery is improved, but information processing complexity and data transmission requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and isolates the motion detection and location determination functions into separate modular components within the end device. The motion sensor handles only motion parameter detection, while the location detector handles only location determination, and these are independently processed before being combined into service requests, simplifying each component's processing complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-establishing a database of motion patterns and their corresponding service requests at the end device. When motion is detected, the system compares the motion parameters against pre-stored patterns to automatically translate them into appropriate service requests, reducing the computational complexity of real-time service determination.
3Measurement precision
If location and motion data are correlated to determine service eligibility, then service accuracy is improved, but processing time and computational resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex real-time computational correlation algorithms with a pre-established lookup table or database that maps motion patterns and location data to service eligibility. Instead of performing complex mathematical correlations during service determination, the system queries pre-processed data structures, significantly reducing processing time while maintaining accuracy.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies partial action by only performing location and motion correlation when necessary - specifically when a service request is received and service determination is needed. The system maintains separate databases for motion patterns and location data, only combining and correlating this information at the point of service delivery, rather than continuously processing all data, thus reducing overall computational resource consumption.
Data Source
AI summary
In one example embodiment, an end device includes a sensor configured to sense a motion of the end device; a location detector configured to detect a location of the end device; a translator configured to translate parameters of the sensed motion into a service request stored in a memory of the end device; a transmitter configured to transmit, to a service provider, the service request and the location of the end device; and a receiver configured to receive, from the service provider, an expression of a service that is associated with an object located within a predetermined range of the end device.