Automatic Sensor Data Association for Public Smart Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart devices in public places often require complex pairing processes, which users may not complete due to the transient nature of their use, and many lack input mechanisms for logging on or pairing with personal devices.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a computing device that receives sensor data from both a broadcasting device and a user-associated device, allowing automatic association with a user account based on analysis of this data, eliminating the need for manual authentication each time the user interacts with a public smart device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual pairing or logging on is required for public smart devices, then security and user identification are improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables automatic association between the user's computing device and public smart devices by comparing sensor data (accelerometer, gyroscope, barometer) without requiring manual user action. The computing device autonomously determines proximity and associates with the smart device, making the system self-serve the pairing function.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical pairing processes (button pressing, code entry) with automated sensor-based detection and data comparison. Accelerometer, gyroscope, and barometer data are used to determine physical proximity and trigger automatic association, substituting mechanical user actions with automated sensing and processing.
2Reliability
If manual authentication is required each time, then security is improved, but loss of time and productivity worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary sensor data collection and comparison automatically when the user approaches the smart device. By pre-establishing the association mechanism and using real-time sensor data to trigger automatic pairing, the system prepares the authentication state in advance, eliminating the need for repeated manual configuration during each usage session.
Solution Approach 2:
The system maintains continuous sensor monitoring and automatic association capability, allowing the user to seamlessly interact with multiple smart devices without interruption. The continuous operation of sensor data collection and comparison enables uninterrupted useful action across device transitions.
3Device complexity
If public smart devices lack input mechanisms, then device complexity is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The user's personal computing device serves as an intermediary that bridges the gap between the user and the public smart device. Instead of requiring input mechanisms on the smart device itself, the computing device performs the authentication and association functions, allowing the smart device to remain simple while maintaining ease of operation through the intermediary's capabilities.
Data Source
AI summary
A device can include at least one processor, and a telemetry module operable by the at least one processor to receive remote sensor data transmitted by a broadcasting device, wherein the remote sensor data is captured by a sensor of the broadcasting device. The system additionally can include a local sensor operable to capture local sensor data, and a sensor analysis module automatically operable by the at least one processor to associate, based at least in part on analysis of the remote sensor data and the local sensor data, the remote sensor data with a user account associated with the computing device.