Smart Scale Tracking Integration for Out-of-Range Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing scales lack a mechanism to alert users when they are out of range, making it difficult to locate attached tracking devices.
Innovation Solution
Integrate a tracking device into a scale that communicates with a user's mobile device and community members to alert users when the scale is out of range, utilizing a rechargeable battery component, tracking device circuitry, and scale circuitry to determine weight and location.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tracking device is integrated into a scale, then the ability to locate the scale is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a tracking device with a scale into a single integrated unit. The tracking device includes a housing, battery, and communication circuitry that are merged with the scale's weighing mechanism and display components. This integration allows the scale to be tracked alongside its primary function, eliminating the need for separate tracking and weighing devices.
2Reliability
If the tracking device communicates with community members to locate out-of-range scales, then the locating capability is improved, but the loss of time increases due to reliance on community response
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the scale continuously communicates its status and location to the user's mobile device. When the scale goes out of range, the system provides immediate feedback through alerts and notifications, and can leverage community device feedback to triangulate and locate the scale's position, reducing the time needed to find a misplaced scale.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media for alerting users of out of range scales are provided.