Thematic Map Activity Display Power Management
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current user interfaces, particularly in personal devices like smartwatches, lack easy access to local activities and real-time information, making it difficult for users to discover and engage with available activities in new or familiar locations, and they often consume excessive battery power due to high functionality requirements.
Innovation Solution
A device with at least one processing core, display, sensor, and memory, configured to determine its location, query a thematic map database, download and store relevant data, and present users with suggested activities based on criteria such as user preferences and location-specific information, while transitioning through power-saving modes to conserve battery life.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the device presents comprehensive activity information and suggestions, then the user gets better access to local activities, but the battery power is consumed faster
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic display modes that adapt to user interaction states. The system transitions between a first display mode showing comprehensive activity information and a second display mode showing simplified information, allowing the device to provide full functionality when needed while conserving energy during idle periods
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses periodic updates and refreshes of activity information rather than continuous display. The display mode switches between detailed and simplified views based on user interaction, creating periodic cycles of high and low power consumption states
2Loss of information
If the device downloads and stores thematic map data, then the user gets up-to-date activity suggestions, but the device memory and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts only the essential activity-related information from thematic maps and stores it locally. The system downloads and stores filtered activity data rather than complete map datasets, reducing memory requirements while maintaining access to relevant activity suggestions
Solution Approach 2:
The system pre-loads and stores activity information in the device memory before the user needs it. By anticipating user needs and pre-storing relevant activity data, the system reduces the need for complex real-time processing when the user queries for activities
3Reliability
If the device operates in full functionality mode, then the user gets real-time performance information, but the battery life is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic switching between full functionality mode and power-saving mode. The system provides real-time performance information when the user is actively engaged in activities, then transitions to a lower-power state with reduced functionality when the user is not actively using the device
Data Source
AI summary
The invention concerns a method and an apparatus, such as a personal device, for presenting information to a user. The device comprises at least one processing core, a display, at least one sensor and a memory including computer program code. According to the invention, the location of the apparatus is determined by means of a sensor providing location information, and a query comprising an indication of the current location is transmitted from the apparatus to a thematic map database server. The apparatus is then updated with thematic maps related to the location by downloading thematic map data and storing the thematic map data in a memory. At least one downloaded thematic map as one of a suggested activity is presented to the user in a first display mode on said display, and an activity session is selected. A sequence is performed wherea) a selected activity is initiated and displayed to the user in the first display mode, containing performance-related information relating to the physical performance of the user in the activity;b) a first power-save mode is entered by switching from said the display mode to a second display mode, which displays to the user at least the time and a thematic map with reduced functionality, andc) a second power-save mode is entered by putting said at least one processing core in a hibernating mode.