Office Lighting System for Data Quality Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for displaying and assessing large volumes of data, such as economic and technical data in tables, limit the user's ability to quickly and intensely experience the quality of the data, making it difficult to maintain an overview and assess its impact effectively.
Innovation Solution
A system that allows users to select a parameter of interest, assess its characteristics by comparison to reference values, and adapt the office room lighting in terms of color and brightness to reflect the parameter's quality, utilizing a lighting system capable of emitting different colors and brightness levels to enhance the perception of data quality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a large number of data are displayed on a screen in tables, then the information is provided to the user, but the user cannot quickly assess the quality of the data and maintain an overview
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by mapping data quality characteristics to specific light colors. The assessment means evaluates data parameters and the lighting system emits light of different colors corresponding to different quality levels, enabling users to instantly perceive data quality through color cues rather than analyzing numerical data on screens.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions data quality representation from a two-dimensional screen display to a three-dimensional spatial experience by using colored light to fill the room. This adds a new dimension of perception, allowing users to assess data quality through ambient lighting rather than visual inspection of tables.
2Ease of operation
If data is displayed only on the screen, then the information is presented, but the impact of data quality to the user is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical/visual system of screen display with an optical field system. Instead of relying on users to visually process data on screens, the system uses light fields to convey data quality information, creating a more immersive and impactful user experience that transcends traditional display limitations.
Solution Approach 2:
The lighting system acts as an intermediary between the data assessment means and the user. The assessment means evaluates data quality and communicates this information through the lighting system, which translates abstract data characteristics into tangible light properties that users can immediately perceive and emotionally respond to.
3Loss of information
If the lighting system changes color and brightness to reflect data quality, then the user can intensely experience data characteristics, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The lighting system serves multiple functions: it provides general illumination for the office space and simultaneously conveys data quality information through color and brightness variations. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate display devices and integrates data visualization into the existing lighting infrastructure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes physical parameters of light (color wavelength and brightness intensity) to encode data quality information. By varying these parameters based on assessed data characteristics, the system translates complex data quality metrics into simple, perceivable light properties without requiring complex additional hardware.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a system comprising providing means for providing data, electing means for electing one or more parameters associated to said data, assessment means for assessing at least one characteristic of at least one of said elected parameter, and a lighting system for office rooms which comprises one or more light sources, the lighting system being capable of emitting light of different characteristic to the office room. The system is configured such that the characteristic of the light emitted to the office room is changed depending on the characteristic of the elected parameter.