Portable Biometric Sensor Wireless External Display Interface
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Solution Overview
Problem
Biometric sensors and portable training computers have limited user interface capabilities due to their size, restricting the presentation and interaction with physiological data during exercises.
Innovation Solution
A system that enables bidirectional wireless communication between a portable apparatus and an external device, allowing the portable apparatus to control the graphical user interface of the external device, process physiological data, and receive user input, thereby enhancing user interaction and flexibility in displaying and processing exercise-related data.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If biometric sensors and portable training computers are made compact for portability, then portability and wearability are improved, but user interface capabilities and display quality deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system divides functionality between the portable training computer (data collection and processing) and an external display device (user interface and visualization). The portable device segments out the complex UI functions to an external device, allowing it to remain compact while providing comprehensive user interface capabilities through the external display.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an external display device as an intermediary between the portable training computer and the user. This mediator handles the complex graphical user interface and data visualization, allowing the portable device to maintain small size while delivering rich user interaction capabilities through the external display system.
2Adaptability or versatility
If more user interface functionality is integrated into portable training computers, then user interaction capabilities are improved, but device complexity and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The external display device serves as a universal interface that can work with multiple different portable training computers and sensor systems. By implementing the graphical user interface on a separate universal external device rather than integrating it into each portable unit, the system achieves multi-functionality and adaptability without increasing the complexity of the portable devices themselves.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the complex graphical user interface functionality from the portable training computer and places it in an external display device. This extraction removes the burden of complex UI implementation from the portable device, allowing it to remain simple and compact while still providing versatile user interaction capabilities through the external interface.
3Speed
If physiological data is processed and displayed on portable devices, then real-time feedback is improved, but data processing requirements and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The portable training computer performs partial data processing locally for immediate feedback, while offloading more complex processing and visualization to the external display device. This partial action approach allows real-time feedback on essential metrics to be provided with minimal energy consumption, while comprehensive data analysis is performed externally where energy is more readily available.
Data Source
AI summary
A system includes a portable device and an external device connected wirelessly. Graphical user interface data determines a user interface functionality to be executed in a user interface of the external device in the portable apparatus, and is transmitted to the external device. The user interface functionality includes presenting at least one graphical interaction element on the user interface and receiving user input as a response to the user interacting with the graphical interaction element. The input data received from the user interface is used in the portable device to control a computer process relating to physiological data.