Shoe-Mounted Sensor for Exercise Type Identification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing exercise management devices cannot identify the type of exercise performed by users, leading to the issuance of unsuitable shoe recommendations.

Innovation Solution

An information processing system with an electronic apparatus attached to shoes that detects exercise type data and an identification part that outputs relevant shoe information based on the detected data, providing suitable shoe recommendations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If exercise management devices issue shoe recommendations based on exercise amount only, then users receive shoe information, but the shoe information may not be suitable for the specific exercise type

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesuitability of shoe recommendationsVSAvoidexercise type identification

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary identification of exercise type before issuing shoe recommendations. The exercise type identification unit determines the specific exercise type (running, walking, gym workout) before the recommendation unit generates shoe suggestions, ensuring that the recommended shoes are appropriate for the identified exercise type rather than providing generic recommendations based solely on exercise amount.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

2Measurement precision

If the system collects and processes exercise type data, then shoe recommendations become more accurate, but the system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveexercise type detection accuracyVSAvoidsystem structure

Core Design Contradiction:

Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into distinct functional units: an exercise type identification unit that determines the type of exercise, and a recommendation unit that generates shoe suggestions based on the identified type. This segmentation allows the system to process exercise type information separately and systematically, improving detection accuracy while managing complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The exercise type identification unit acts as an intermediary between the exercise management device and the recommendation system. It processes raw exercise data to extract exercise type information, which then serves as input for the recommendation unit. This intermediary layer enables accurate shoe recommendations without requiring the entire system to be overly complex.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS11872448B2Information processing system, information processing method, and program

Publication Date: 2024.01.16 SEIKO EPSON CORP

AI summary

An information processing system includes an electronic apparatus including a detector that detects one or more pieces of data indicating an exercise type of a user, the electronic apparatus being attached to an in-use shoe used by the user, and an information processing device including an identification part that identifies the exercise type of the user based on the one or more pieces of data detected by the detector and an output part that outputs applicable shoe information about an applicable shoe corresponding to the type identified by the identification part.