Per-User Do Not Disturb Control in Moving Electronic Assistants
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic apparatuses struggle to manage a Do Not Disturb mode effectively for multiple users, leading to interference and inconvenience, especially when a single apparatus is used by multiple users.
Innovation Solution
An electronic apparatus equipped with a processor that identifies and manages the Do Not Disturb mode settings for each user, allowing it to perform operations in a manner that respects the mode settings, including moving to avoid interfering with users who have set the mode.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a Do Not Disturb mode is applied in an apparatus unit, then the apparatus can stop notification and reduce interference, but it becomes difficult to perform appropriate operations when multiple users use one apparatus
Solution Approach 1:
The notification management system is segmented by user, with each user having independent Do Not Disturb mode settings. The processor identifies which user is present and applies the corresponding user-specific notification settings, allowing different notification behaviors for different users while using the same apparatus.
Solution Approach 2:
The notification behavior dynamically changes based on which user is detected by the sensor. When a user with Do Not Disturb mode enabled is detected, the apparatus switches to that user's notification settings. This dynamic adaptation allows the same apparatus to provide appropriate notification experiences for multiple users with different preferences.
2Productivity
If the electronic apparatus moves to provide services to a user, then service delivery is improved, but it may interfere with other users who have set Do Not Disturb mode
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor continuously monitors the environment to detect which user is present. Based on this feedback, the processor determines whether to move the apparatus and what notification behavior to exhibit. This feedback loop prevents the apparatus from moving or notifying in ways that would interfere with users who have Do Not Disturb mode enabled.
Solution Approach 2:
The apparatus applies different operational characteristics to different spatial locations or user contexts. When a user with Do Not Disturb mode is detected in the vicinity, the apparatus modifies its behavior locally by suppressing notifications and avoiding movement, while still maintaining the ability to serve users without such restrictions.
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AI summary
An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a display, a sensor, a moving device moving the electronic apparatus, memory storing at least one instruction, and at least one processor that is connected with the display, the sensor, the moving device, and the memory, wherein the at least one instruction, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the electronic apparatus to identify a set state of a Do Not Disturb mode for each of a plurality of users using the electronic apparatus, and based on a predetermined event occurring, perform an operation corresponding to the event to a user who did not set the Do Not Disturb mode.