Object Characteristic Detection via Sensor Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users face inconvenience and potential harm when determining object characteristics through sensory perception, as existing information handling devices' sensors are often limited to specific applications and cannot provide raw data for general use, lacking integration with digital assistants to notify users of desired object conditions.
Innovation Solution
An information handling device receives object data, identifies characteristics using sensors, and provides user notifications based on conditions, integrating digital assistant functionality to offer audible, visual, or haptic indications of object characteristics, such as temperature or hardness, enhancing user interaction and safety.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If users determine object characteristics through sensory perception, then they can obtain information about objects, but they face inconvenience and potential harm
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces manual sensory inspection with automated sensor-based detection. Sensors (camera, microphone, temperature sensor, etc.) automatically capture object characteristics without requiring user physical contact or sensory exposure to potentially harmful conditions, thus eliminating harm while preserving information acquisition.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces sensors and processing systems as intermediaries between the user and the object. Instead of direct sensory contact with potentially harmful objects, the system uses sensors to detect characteristics and relays information to the user through a digital assistant, acting as a protective intermediary layer.
2Reliability
If information handling devices use sensors for specific applications, then they can perform specialized functions, but they cannot provide raw data for general use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent makes sensors universal by enabling them to serve both their original specialized functions and general-purpose data collection. The digital assistant integrates multiple sensors (camera, microphone, temperature, etc.) into a unified system that can handle diverse object analysis tasks, allowing sensors to be adaptable across different applications while maintaining their specialized measurement capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces dynamic adaptability where the system can flexibly switch between specialized sensor functions and general data collection modes. The digital assistant dynamically determines which sensors to activate and how to process their data based on the specific task, making the sensor system both reliable for specialized measurements and versatile for general use.
3Ease of operation
If devices integrate digital assistant functionality with sensors, then they can notify users of object conditions, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the digital assistant functionality with sensor systems into an integrated unit. Instead of separate components, the digital assistant is embedded within the device and directly accesses sensor data, combining notification capabilities with sensing functions to reduce operational complexity while maintaining ease of use.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements self-service where the digital assistant automatically processes sensor data and generates notifications without requiring user intervention. The system autonomously determines when object characteristics meet specified conditions and proactively notifies users, simplifying operation while the underlying integration complexity is managed through automated processes.
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AI summary
One embodiment provides a method comprising: receiving, at an information handling device, object data of at least one object; identifying, using at least one sensor, a characteristic associated with the at least one object, wherein the characteristic is based upon a condition related to the at least one object; and providing an indication of the identified characteristic to a user.