Personalized Multi-Sensory Stimuli Delivery System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current transportation systems fail to provide personalized and immersive sensory experiences for passengers, limiting comfort and satisfaction in enclosed spaces like aircraft and vehicle cabins.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses sensors and detectors to identify individual passengers and deliver tailored sensory stimuli, including visual, olfactory, and auditory outputs, based on preselected preferences, to enhance the travel experience by creating a personalized and immersive environment.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If personalized sensory stimuli are delivered to individual passengers, then passenger satisfaction and comfort are improved, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides the cabin into multiple zones with independent sensory stimulus outputs (visual, olfactory, auditory) that can be individually controlled. Each zone can deliver personalized stimuli to specific passengers or groups based on their preferences, allowing customization without requiring complete system redesign for each passenger.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensory stimulus system is designed to serve multiple functions: it can deliver personalized preferences, provide general cabin ambiance control, and respond to various passenger needs simultaneously. The same infrastructure supports different types of stimuli (scent, light, sound) and different personalization levels, reducing overall system complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sensory stimulus outputs are provided, then immersive experience is enhanced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system activates sensory stimulus outputs in periodic or intermittent patterns rather than continuously. Stimuli are delivered based on passenger presence detection, preference settings, and contextual conditions, allowing energy-saving idle states while maintaining readiness for personalized delivery when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of uniformly activating all sensory outputs throughout the cabin, the system applies stimuli locally to specific zones or individual passenger areas based on detected preferences and presence. This localized approach delivers immersive experiences only where needed, significantly reducing overall energy consumption.
3Ease of operation
If subject identification and tracking are implemented, then personalized service is achieved, but privacy concerns and detection complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system uses intermediate detection methods such as anonymized passenger identification, preference profile matching, and indirect sensing rather than direct continuous monitoring of personal characteristics. This intermediary approach enables personalized service delivery while reducing detection complexity and addressing privacy concerns through abstraction layers.
Data Source
AI summary
Methods, systems and apparatuses are disclosed for delivering, in an enclosed environment, subject-directed multi-sensory stimuli output or sequence(s) to a specific subject based upon recognition and identification of a specific subject.