Proximity Wireless Data Transfer for Wrist-Worn Activity Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
The limited user interface of smart watches and wrist-worn training computers, with small display sizes, makes it difficult to view and edit physical activity files and user editable configuration templates efficiently.
Innovation Solution
A proximity wireless connection is established between a portable apparatus and a second apparatus, allowing the transfer of physical activity files and configuration templates, using technologies like NFC, RFID, Bluetooth, or WLAN, enabling data synchronization and editing on a larger display device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If data viewing and editing is performed on the portable apparatus with small display, then portability is maintained, but the ease of operation and viewing efficiency deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a second apparatus (such as a smartphone or computer) as an intermediary device with a larger display. The portable apparatus communicates reference data to this second apparatus via proximity wireless connection, enabling the user to view and edit physical activity files and configuration templates on the larger display of the second apparatus while maintaining the portability benefits of the wrist-worn device.
2Productivity
If proximity wireless connection is established for data transfer, then data synchronization efficiency is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements automatic connection establishment between the portable apparatus and the second apparatus. When the second apparatus comes into proximity, the connection is automatically formed without requiring manual pairing or configuration from the user. The system also automatically determines what reference data to transfer, reducing the complexity of connection management while maintaining high data transfer efficiency.
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AI summary
A portable apparatus for transferring data using proximity wireless connection is presented. The portable apparatus comprises a proximity wireless connection circuitry configured to detect a second apparatus in proximity and communicate reference data to the second apparatus, wherein the reference data causes the second apparatus to fetch and illustrate a user editable configuration template associated with the reference data, and wherein the proximity wireless connection circuitry is further configured to read at least some information of the user editable configuration template from the second apparatus. The portable apparatus further comprises a processing circuitry configured to receive physical activity-related measurement data and to process the data, based at least partly on the information of the user editable configuration template, to a physical activity-related parameter characterizing the physical activity. Furthermore, there is provided a computer program executing the above-mentioned functions of the portable apparatus, and a system comprising the second apparatus.