Terminal Log Generation via Sensor and User Data Integration

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for generating user logs on smart terminals fail to accurately record user activities and events due to limitations in processing and combining sensor and user information.

Innovation Solution

A method and terminal configuration that obtain sensor information and user use data, generate log information through analysis and policy-based processing, combine it with user-input logs, and allow for modification and policy adjustment to ensure accurate recording of activities and events.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the terminal only collects basic terminal use records and working records to generate user logs, then the logging process is simple and fast, but the log content cannot accurately record user activities or events

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of user activity recordingVSAvoidcomplexity of log generation process
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple information sources including sensor information (acceleration, location, direction), terminal use records, working records, and user-input logs into a unified log generation process. This integration allows the system to accurately capture user activities by merging data from diverse sources while maintaining a coordinated processing framework.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent segments the log generation process into distinct modules: obtaining sensor information, obtaining terminal use records, obtaining working records, performing text processing, and combining results. This segmentation allows each module to handle specific tasks independently, improving accuracy while managing complexity through modular design.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

2Measurement precision

If the terminal collects and processes multiple types of information (sensor data, use records, working records), then the log accuracy improves, but the processing time and system complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveaccuracy of user activity recordingVSAvoidlog generation time
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent performs text processing on collected information in advance to extract key features and patterns before final log generation. This preliminary processing reduces the complexity of subsequent combination operations and accelerates the overall log generation process by preparing data beforehand.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically processes and combines multiple information sources without requiring extensive manual intervention. The terminal autonomously correlates sensor data, use records, and working records to generate accurate logs, reducing the time users would otherwise need to spend on manual activity tracking.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If the terminal uses automated analysis policies to generate log information from sensor and use data, then manual logging effort is reduced, but the accuracy of capturing specific user activities decreases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvemanual logging effortVSAvoidaccuracy of user activity recording
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The patent incorporates user feedback mechanisms where users can review generated log information and provide corrections or additional inputs. This feedback loop allows the system to learn from user corrections and improve the accuracy of automated activity recognition over time, bridging the gap between automated convenience and accurate recording.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces text processing as an intermediary layer between raw sensor data and final log generation. This intermediary process extracts meaningful patterns from sensor information and use records, enabling more accurate automated activity recognition while maintaining ease of operation by reducing the need for direct user input.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Data Source

PatentUS20200364204A1Method for generating terminal log and terminal
Publication Date: 2020.11.19 HUAWEI TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

Embodiments of the present invention provide a method for generating a terminal log and a terminal. The method includes: obtaining sensor information and/or use information of a mobile terminal; generating first log information according to the sensor information and/or the use information; receiving second log information input by a user; and combining the first log information with the second log information to generate terminal log information; the terminal may receive modification information input by the user and update the first log information according to the modification information. In the embodiments of the present invention, by obtaining related information, a log is automatically generated; and in combination with a modification of a user and a log written by the user, it is ensured that log content required by the user is accurately obtained.