Information processing system, activity sensor, and non-transitory recording medium
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current systems fail to efficiently promote interaction and creative output among employees in collaborative work settings by not effectively utilizing position and direction information to control the environment in real-time, leading to suboptimal communication and productivity.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that receives position and direction information from users, using this data to control environmental factors such as sound and image displays to enhance communication and focus, by determining psychological safety levels and guiding users to appropriate display devices based on their position and direction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If position and direction information is collected and processed in real-time to control environmental factors, then communication efficiency and creative output are improved, but system complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the space into multiple zones with different environmental characteristics (lighting, temperature, sound). Each zone can be independently controlled based on user position and direction information, allowing efficient environmental management without requiring complete system-wide reconfiguration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-establishes multiple display devices and environmental control settings in different positions throughout the space. When a user moves or changes direction, the system quickly switches to the pre-configured appropriate display device and environmental settings, avoiding real-time computation of environmental parameters.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple display devices are deployed throughout the space to guide users based on position and direction, then user interaction and communication are enhanced, but device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
Different regions of the space are equipped with display devices having different characteristics (resolution, size, type) appropriate for local needs. For example, meeting areas may have large collaborative displays while individual work areas have smaller personal displays, optimizing user interaction without uniformly deploying high-spec devices everywhere.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically selects and switches between multiple display devices based on real-time user position and direction information. The appropriate display device is automatically activated when a user enters its optimal viewing zone, providing adaptive user interaction without requiring all devices to be active simultaneously.
3Reliability
If the system dynamically adjusts environmental factors based on real-time user behavior, then psychological safety and focus are promoted, but energy consumption and processing power increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system periodically updates environmental adjustments based on user position and behavior changes rather than continuously adjusting. Environmental factors such as lighting and temperature are modified at discrete intervals when significant changes in user configuration are detected, reducing processing overhead and energy consumption while maintaining appropriate psychological safety conditions.
Data Source
AI summary
An information processing system includes circuitry to receive position information and direction information of a user. The circuitry further controls an environment of a space in which the user performs an activity, in accordance with the position information and the direction information of the user.