Smart Watch IM Status Reporting via Sensor Fusion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current instant messaging (IM) status reporting methods, including those using smart watches, are inaccurate as they rely on limited and unreliable factors, making it difficult for message senders to determine the true availability of recipients.
Innovation Solution
A smart watch equipped with biometric, location, and orientation sensors that collect real-time data and historical records, using a rules engine to determine a user's IM status, which is then transmitted to an IM server for sharing with contacts, allowing for more accurate availability reporting.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If traditional IM status reporting methods are used, then the system is simple to implement, but the accuracy of availability reporting deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the IM status determination into multiple independent sensor systems (biometric sensors, location sensors, orientation sensors) that each contribute specific data. This segmentation allows the system to achieve high accuracy by combining insights from multiple sources without requiring a single complex monolithic system.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart watch device serves multiple functions: it acts as both the communication device and the sensor collection point. The same device that receives IM messages also collects biometric, location, and orientation data to determine status, eliminating the need for separate dedicated status monitoring systems.
2Reliability
If smart watch is used for IM status reporting, then availability information is always accessible, but the reliability of status indication deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously monitors sensor data from the smart watch and provides feedback to update the IM status in real-time. Biometric sensors monitor physiological states, location sensors track movement, and orientation sensors detect posture changes, all feeding back to dynamically adjust the availability status indication.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary status determination before message delivery by analyzing sensor data in advance. The rules engine evaluates sensor inputs proactively to predict user availability state, allowing senders to make informed decisions about timing before actual communication occurs.
3Measurement precision
If multiple sensor types are integrated, then the measurement of user activity improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges biometric sensors, location sensors, and orientation sensors into a single integrated smart watch platform. This consolidation allows the system to collect diverse data types from multiple sensor types while managing complexity through unified hardware and software architecture rather than separate distributed systems.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for determining an instant messaging (IM) status of a user wearing a smart watch are disclosed. A computing device includes: a processor; a memory; and sensors including at least one biometric sensor, at least one location sensor, and at least one orientation sensor. The memory stores a status application that is executed by the processor and is configured to: obtain real time data from at least one of the sensors; determine an instant messaging (IM) status based on the real time data; and transmit the IM status to a server for providing to other IM users.