Smart Notification Terminal Adapting to User Sleep State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing information communication systems lack a mechanism to differentiate between the urgency of incoming information and the recipient's sleep state, leading to potential disturbance of the recipient's sleep from non-urgent notifications and the inability to notify the recipient of important information.
Innovation Solution
An information communication terminal with a sleeping state determination unit, a reception unit, and a notification unit that adjusts notification methods based on the importance level set by the sender and the recipient's sleeping state, allowing for flexible notification control between performing and not performing notifications, changing notification strength, means, and duration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If notification is performed using sound or vibration when information is received, then the recipient can notice the information, but the recipient's sleep is disturbed
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system dynamically adjusts its behavior based on the recipient's sleeping state. When the user is detected to be sleeping, the system suppresses traditional sound and vibration notifications. When the user is awake, full notification is performed. This dynamic adaptation resolves the contradiction by making the notification system flexible rather than static.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the notification parameters (sound volume, vibration intensity) based on the detected sleeping state. By monitoring physiological parameters such as heart rate or movement, the system adjusts the notification strength to minimize sleep disturbance while ensuring information delivery when needed.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the terminal is turned off or set to silent mode to avoid sleep disturbance, then the recipient's sleep is protected, but the recipient cannot notice important information
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors the user's sleeping state through sensors and uses this feedback to control notification behavior. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that notifications are suppressed during sleep to protect rest, while automatically activating when the user wakes up to ensure important information is not lost.
Solution Approach 2:
The terminal autonomously determines the user's sleeping state and makes intelligent decisions about notification delivery without requiring manual user input. The system serves itself by automatically adjusting notification settings based on detected physiological states, eliminating the need for users to manually switch between modes.
3Ease of operation
If traditional notification methods are used without considering sleeping state, then the system is simple to operate, but it cannot differentiate between urgent and non-urgent information needs
Solution Approach 1:
The notification system performs multiple functions: it detects sleeping state, prioritizes information urgency, selects appropriate notification methods, and adjusts intensity levels. This multi-functional approach maintains ease of operation while adding sophisticated adaptability, as the system handles all notification decisions automatically without requiring user intervention.
Data Source
AI summary
An information communication terminal includes: a sleeping state determination unit configured to determine a sleeping state of a user; a reception unit configured to receive information transmitted to the user from a terminal of a sender; and a notification unit configured to notify the user that the information has been received by the reception unit. The reception unit receives the information and an importance level set for the information by the sender, and the notification unit changes a method for performing notification based on the importance level set for the information and the sleeping state of the user determined by the sleeping state determination unit.