Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program
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Solution Overview
Problem
In scenarios where multiple users operate a device, it is challenging to determine whose operation instructions are being reflected, leading to unclear or conflicting control signals.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that receives biopotential information from multiple users and compares it to reference biological data to determine operation content, transmitting control information to the device to ensure appropriate operation based on the majority vote or priority settings.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If biopotential information from multiple users is processed to determine operation content, then the device can be operated by multiple users, but it becomes difficult to specify whose operation should be reflected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the biopotential information processing by creating separate analysis paths for each user. The operation content recognition unit divides the mixed biopotential signals into individual user components, allowing independent analysis of each user's operational intent while maintaining the ability to process multiple users' inputs simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information processing apparatus as an intermediary between the multiple users and the device. This intermediary receives biopotential information from all users, processes it to determine operation content, and then transmits the determined operation to the device, thereby resolving the conflict between multi-user input and single operation output.
2Reliability
If operation contents from multiple users are recognized and compared, then appropriate operation can be determined, but the processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by having users perform specific operations in advance during a learning phase. The operation content recognition unit stores these pre-acquired operation contents associated with each user's biopotential information patterns. During actual operation, the system simply compares current biopotential signals against these pre-stored patterns, significantly reducing real-time processing complexity while maintaining high determination accuracy.
3Ease of operation
If biopotential information is used to recognize operation content, then contactless operation is enabled, but the precision of operation recognition decreases when multiple users are involved
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by associating specific biopotential information patterns with individual users based on their unique physiological characteristics. The system creates user-specific operation recognition profiles that analyze local variations in biopotential signals attributable to each user, thereby maintaining precise operation recognition even when multiple users are present and enabling contactless operation for each user independently.
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AI summary
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to receive biopotential information of each of a plurality of users, and transmit, to a device, operation information indicating operation content determined by comparing the operation contents of the device, the operation contents being recognized from the biopotential information of the plurality of users.