Schedule-Based Illumination Control for Convergent and Divergent Tasks

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing environment control systems fail to differentiate between tasks involving convergent and divergent thinking, leading to inadequate environment adjustments for intellectual work, thus reducing efficiency.

Innovation Solution

An information processing method that utilizes schedule data to determine whether a user's task involves convergent or divergent thinking, adjusting illumination environments accordingly to enhance productivity.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If environment control system uses simple concentration scene control, then implementation is simple, but it cannot differentiate between convergent and divergent thinking tasks leading to inadequate environment adjustments

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveenvironment adjustment adaptabilityVSAvoidcontrol system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent segments the unified concentration scene into two distinct environments: convergent thinking environment (high color temperature, high illuminance) and divergent thinking environment (low color temperature, high illuminance). This segmentation allows the system to provide differentiated environment control for different types of intellectual work, improving adaptability without significantly increasing system complexity.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The system performs preliminary action by acquiring schedule data in advance that indicates whether the user's task involves convergent or divergent thinking. Based on this advance information, the environment control device pre-adjusts the illumination environment before the user begins their task, ensuring optimal conditions are already in place when needed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Productivity

If environment control system adjusts illumination according to task type, then task efficiency improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetask efficiencyVSAvoidcontrol system complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The environment control device performs self-service by automatically acquiring schedule data, determining the task type (convergent or divergent thinking), and adjusting the illumination environment without requiring manual user input or intervention. This automation improves task efficiency while keeping the user burden minimal.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system implements feedback by using schedule data as input information to determine the appropriate environment settings. The acquired schedule data provides feedback about the user's planned tasks, which the system then uses to automatically adjust the illumination environment, creating a closed-loop control system that responds to user needs.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS20250351248A1Information processing method, information processing device, and task determination method

Publication Date: 2025.11.13 PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO LTD

AI summary

An information processing device executes processing for acquiring schedule data that includes information about at least one planned action of a user and processing for controlling an illumination environment of a space where the user is to perform a task according to whether the planned action of the user as indicated by the information included in the schedule data includes a task involving convergent thinking or a task involving divergent thinking.