RFID Geolocation for Automatic Cellular Audio Profile Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems for controlling audio profiles of pervasive devices in quieted environments are crude and lack intelligence, requiring manual user intervention and failing to account for system or user preferences, leading to potential disturbances and missed communications.
Innovation Solution
A system utilizing sensors and controllers that support dynamic behavior, communicating via RFID, to detect and manage the audio profiles of pervasive devices based on programmed policy considerations, such as priority and authorization, ensuring appropriate settings are applied automatically within controlled zones.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual control of audio profiles is implemented, then users can adjust device settings, but users must be consciously aware of the environment and manually adjust settings before entering quieted environments
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring audio profile settings and automatically applying them when the device enters a quieted environment. The controller is pre-programmed with policies that trigger automatic adjustments without requiring user intervention at the moment of entry.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service by allowing the device to automatically detect environmental context and adjust its own audio profile settings. The pervasive device monitors its location and autonomously modifies ring volume and other audio functions based on the detected environment type.
2Device complexity
If crude control devices are used to disable all communications, then control is simple, but all communications are blocked without regard to environment or device preferences
Solution Approach 1:
The control system segments communications into different categories and applies different policies to each. Instead of a blanket disable-all approach, the system divides control into specific audio functions (ring volume, speakerphone, vibrations) and applies granular control based on environmental context and device preferences.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements dynamic control where audio profile settings change automatically based on real-time environmental conditions. The controller continuously monitors the device's location and adjusts audio settings dynamically as the device moves between different types of environments.
3Extent of automation
If automatic control based on sensors and controllers is implemented, then control is performed intelligently based on policy considerations, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is designed as a universal component that can manage multiple audio functions and work with various types of pervasive devices. It implements a standardized interface and policy-based control mechanism that can handle different scenarios (libraries, churches, theaters, workplaces) through a single unified system.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary layer between the sensors/detectors and the audio output functions. It receives environmental context information, processes it according to programmed policies, and translates decisions into appropriate audio profile adjustments, simplifying the overall system architecture.
4Object-affected harmful factors
If all communications are jammed in control areas, then disturbances are prevented, but important communications may be missed
Solution Approach 1:
The system changes audio parameters (volume level, output mode) rather than completely blocking communications. It adjusts ring volume to appropriate levels for the environment and selects suitable output modes (speakerphone, vibrations, silent) based on environmental context, ensuring communications remain reliable while minimizing disturbance.
Solution Approach 2:
The control system applies different quality levels of audio output to different functions and situations. Instead of uniformly blocking all communications, it applies localized control where critical communications may use higher volume or alternative output modes while less important notifications use lower volume or vibration only.
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AI summary
A system and method for automatically controlling and adjusting the audio profile of pervasive devices, like cellular phones, within controlled zones. The system and method utilizes RFID and sensors to geographically control and adjust the audio profiles based on set criteria, such as default settings and hierarchy. The audio profiles may be controlled or adjusted based on a control zone profile settings or based on the profile settings of other individual devices within the same control zone. The zones may be adjusted due to the hierarchy or rank of devices present within the zone.