Biomeasurement devices with user verification and methods of using the same
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Solution Overview
Problem
Weight loss competitions face challenges in verifying the identity and accuracy of contestants' weights during weigh-ins, leading to potential cheating and unfairness.
Innovation Solution
A smart scale system with a housing, electronic display, wireless communication module, and processors that determines user weight and generates image data for verification, transmitting this data to an electronic device for inclusion in a data file, which is then verified by a server to ensure accurate and secure weigh-in processes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional weigh-in methods are used without verification systems, then the operation process is simple and fast, but the reliability of weight verification is poor and cheating cannot be prevented
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple verification functions (weight measurement, image capture, video recording, biometric scanning) into a single integrated weigh-in system. The scale housing integrates a camera, video recorder, and biometric scanner to work simultaneously, creating a unified verification system that captures comprehensive evidence during the weigh-in process.
Solution Approach 2:
The weigh-in system is designed to perform multiple functions: measuring body weight, capturing images, recording video, and performing biometric verification. This multi-functional approach allows a single system to provide comprehensive verification without requiring separate devices for each function.
2Measurement precision
If image data and video recording are added to the weigh-in process, then the verification accuracy is improved, but the time required for weigh-in increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically initiates image capture and video recording when the user steps on the scale, without requiring manual activation. The weigh-in process is streamlined so that all verification actions occur automatically during the weight measurement, eliminating the need for separate verification steps that would consume additional time.
Solution Approach 2:
The video recording and image capture continue throughout the entire weigh-in process without interruption. The system maintains continuous recording from when the user steps on the scale until they step off, ensuring that the verification evidence is captured continuously without requiring pauses or additional time for separate verification actions.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If multiple verification methods (image, video, biometric) are implemented, then the ability to prevent cheating is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple verification technologies (camera, video recorder, biometric scanner) into a single unified system housed within the scale housing. This integration reduces the need for separate verification devices and creates a coordinated system where all components work together simultaneously during the weigh-in process.
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AI summary
A method includes receiving, via an electronic scale device supporting a user thereon, an indication to begin a verified weight sequence. Responsive to the indication to begin, the method includes: (1) determining a body weight of the user supported by the electronic scale device, (2) receiving, via an electronic device, image data that is reproducible as a visual image of at least a portion of the user supported on the housing of the scale, and (3) generating a data file including: (a) weight data that is representative of the determined body weight of the user supported by the housing, (b) the image data, and (c) time data corresponding to a date and time that the body weight of the user was determined.