Orientation-Based Congestion Display for Faster Facility Status Updates
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manually updating facility congestion information is time-consuming and inefficient for managers, as it involves visually checking and inputting data into management applications.
Innovation Solution
A congestion information display system utilizing a sensor device with an acceleration sensor to detect the orientation of a housing with associated surfaces, allowing easy manual update of congestion information through a detection unit and display processing unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual update of congestion information is performed by visually checking and inputting data into management applications, then the congestion information can be updated, but the time and effort required for updating increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual operation of visually checking and inputting data with an optical/image recognition system. The image recognition device captures images of the facility and automatically identifies congestion status, substituting human visual inspection and manual data entry with automated image processing and pattern recognition algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the facility to update its own congestion information automatically through image recognition. The facility captures its own images and the system automatically processes these images to generate and update congestion information without requiring external manual intervention or login to management applications.
2Reliability
If manual update of congestion information is performed by visually checking and inputting data into management applications, then the congestion information can be updated, but the operational complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual operation of visually checking and inputting data with an optical/image recognition system. The image recognition device captures images of the facility and automatically identifies congestion status, substituting human visual inspection and manual data entry with automated image processing and pattern recognition algorithms.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the facility to update its own congestion information automatically through image recognition. The facility captures its own images and the system automatically processes these images to generate and update congestion information without requiring external manual intervention or login to management applications.
3Productivity
If automated sensor devices are used to detect congestion status, then the update time is reduced, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses image copying technology where the image recognition device captures images of the facility and creates digital copies of the visual scene. These image copies are then processed to extract congestion information, replacing complex sensor arrays with simpler camera-based imaging systems that naturally capture spatial information.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical manual operation of visually checking and inputting data with an optical/image recognition system. The image recognition device captures images of the facility and automatically identifies congestion status, substituting human visual inspection and manual data entry with automated image processing and pattern recognition algorithms.
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
Facilitates easy and efficient manual updating of facility congestion information, reducing the time and effort required by managers, and enabling real-time display of congestion status on devices like smartphones or digital signage.
Implementation Method 1
an acceleration sensor configured to acquire an acceleration changed in accordance with a change in an orientation of the housing by a user's operation
Data Source
AI summary
A congestion information display system includes: a sensor device that includes a housing which has a plurality of surfaces associated with congestion information indicating a congestion status of a facility, and an acceleration sensor configured to acquire an acceleration changed in accordance with a change in an orientation of the housing by a user's operation; a detection unit configured to detect a surface facing a predetermined direction among the plurality of surfaces based on the acceleration acquired by the acceleration sensor; a congestion information acquisition unit configured to acquire the congestion information associated with the surface detected by the detection unit; and a display processing unit configured to display, on a display device, the congestion information acquired by the congestion information acquisition unit.