Motion Sensor Icon Mapping for Accurate Body-Part Identification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Determining which sensor a sensor icon corresponds to on a display unit is difficult in existing motion state monitoring systems.
Innovation Solution
A motion state monitoring system that displays sensor icons corresponding to multiple body parts, with distinct display forms and operations for each sensor, allowing users to easily associate sensors with body parts through visual and operational cues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If multiple sensor icons are displayed on a display unit for motion state monitoring, then the system can monitor multiple body parts simultaneously, but it becomes difficult to determine which sensor each icon corresponds to
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies color changes by making the display color of each sensor icon identical to the light emitting color of its corresponding measuring instrument. This visual color matching allows users to easily identify which sensor each icon represents, resolving the confusion that arises when multiple sensor icons are displayed simultaneously.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback by causing measuring instruments to perform different operations (such as emitting light, sound, or vibration) based on their corresponding sensor icon display forms. This operational feedback helps users confirm the correspondence between icons and sensors, making identification easier.
2Device complexity
If sensor icons are displayed without distinct operations, then the display unit remains simple, but users cannot easily associate sensors with body parts
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses color changes to encode sensor identity information in the display. Each sensor icon's color matches its corresponding measuring instrument's light emitting color, providing visual information that helps users associate sensors with body parts without adding complex display elements.
Solution Approach 2:
The measuring instruments perform self-identification operations (emitting light, sound, or vibration) that correspond to their sensor icons. This self-service behavior provides automatic feedback that helps users understand which sensor each icon represents, reducing the need for complex external identification systems.
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AI summary
A motion state monitoring system according to the present disclosure is a motion state monitoring system configured to monitor a motion of a subject in accordance with a result of detection sent from each of a plurality of measuring instruments attached to a plurality of respective body parts of a body of the subject, the motion state monitoring system including: a display unit configured to display a plurality of sensor icons made to correspond to the plurality of respective measuring instruments; and a control unit configured to cause, in accordance with display forms of the plurality of the sensor icons, the plurality of measuring instruments corresponding to the respective sensor icons to perform operations different from each other.