Orientation-Based Sensor Signal Routing
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Solution Overview
Problem
The increasing use of multiple sensor devices for various applications, such as lighting and security, leads to higher power consumption and decreased aesthetics in homes and offices, as each application typically requires its own set of sensor devices.
Innovation Solution
A system that utilizes a single electromagnetic radiation sensor, which can be rotated to switch between different applications, allowing the same sensor signal to be transmitted to multiple devices or applications based on its orientation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sensor devices are installed for different applications, then application functionality is improved, but power consumption increases and aesthetics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a single sensor device that can serve multiple applications by detecting its orientation and routing sensor signals to different target devices or applications accordingly. The sensor device includes a sensor, processor that determines orientation, and transmitter that routes signals based on orientation, enabling one device to replace multiple dedicated sensor devices for applications like lighting control, security, and automation.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sensor devices are installed for different applications, then application functionality is improved, but aesthetics deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a single sensor device that can serve multiple applications by detecting its orientation and routing sensor signals to different target devices or applications accordingly. The sensor device includes a sensor, processor that determines orientation, and transmitter that routes signals based on orientation, enabling one device to replace multiple dedicated sensor devices for applications like lighting control, security, and automation.
3Use of energy by moving object
If a single sensor device is used for multiple applications, then power consumption is reduced and aesthetics are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs dynamic orientation detection to enable a single sensor device to serve multiple applications. The processor determines the sensor device's orientation in real-time and dynamically routes sensor signals to different target devices or applications based on the detected orientation, allowing one device to replace multiple dedicated sensor devices while maintaining low power consumption and improved aesthetics.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary processing system that receives sensor signals and routes them to appropriate target devices based on orientation. This intermediary layer (the processor and transmitter) manages the complexity of multi-application support, shielding the sensor itself from needing to be application-specific while enabling flexible signal routing to different applications like lighting control, security, and automation systems.
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AI summary
An electronic device, e.g. a sensor device (41), is configured to receive a sensor signal from an electromagnetic radiation sensor (43), determine an orientation of the electromagnetic radiation sensor (43) based on said sensor signal or based on an orientation signal received from an orientation sensor (4) comprised in said electromagnetic radiation sensor, and transmit the sensor signal to one of a plurality of devices or applications in dependence on the determined orientation. The plurality of devices or applications comprises a first device or application, e.g. a light control device or application, and a second device or application, e.g. a security device or application. The plurality of devices or applications may also comprise a third device or application, e.g. a people counting device or application.