Terminal Device Standby Application Execution via Sensor Data
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional terminal devices cannot execute applications in a standby state, limiting their functionality and user engagement.
Innovation Solution
A terminal device that includes a sensor unit, a display, and a controller, allowing the execution of applications even in a standby state by using information detected by the sensor unit to progress game-like applications, such as growing plant characters, and transitioning between standby, sleep, and normal states.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal device executes applications only in normal state, then power consumption is reduced and system stability is maintained, but functionality and user engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments application execution into different levels: full execution in normal state and partial/background execution in standby state. The controller selectively executes applications based on device state, allowing game-like applications to progress in standby while maintaining system stability and managing power consumption appropriately.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts application execution behavior based on device state transitions. The controller monitors whether the device is in standby or normal state and adapts the execution mode accordingly, enabling flexible functionality that responds to changing operational conditions without wasting energy.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the terminal device executes applications in standby state, then user interaction and resource utilization are enhanced, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is designed with multi-functionality to handle both standby and normal state operations. It can manage game-like applications, process sensor data, control display updates, and transition between states using a single unified control mechanism, avoiding the need for separate complex systems for each operation mode.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary setup by identifying which applications are designated as executable in standby state and preparing their execution parameters in advance. This preliminary configuration simplifies real-time control decisions when state transitions occur, reducing the complexity of on-the-fly control logic.
3Ease of operation
If the terminal device updates display in standby state, then user experience is enhanced, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller implements periodic display updates in standby state rather than continuous updates. Game-like applications progress at intervals using sensor data, and display refreshes occur periodically to show progression (such as plant growth) while maintaining low power consumption. This periodic action balances user engagement with energy efficiency.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes display parameters dynamically based on device state. In standby state, display updates use reduced brightness, lower refresh rates, and selective content updates compared to normal state. This parameter adjustment maintains user interaction capability while significantly reducing power consumption during standby operations.
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AI summary
According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal device that can execute a new application that can be executed even in a standby state of the terminal device. A terminal device is a terminal device that shifts a state between a plurality of states including a standby state in which execution of at least a partial application is restricted, and a normal state in which the restriction is canceled, and the terminal device includes a sensor unit configured to detect an ambient environment of the terminal device or a status of the terminal device itself in the standby state, and a control unit configured to, in a case in which the application is started up, restrict progress of the application in the normal state, and in the standby state, progress the application based on information detected by the sensor unit.