Timer Data Generation with Customizable Commands

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing timer systems lack the ability to effectively identify and generate timer data with customizable timer commands, intervals, and characteristics, limiting user flexibility and functionality.

Innovation Solution

An apparatus comprising an input device, processor, and memory that identifies timer commands, intervals, and characteristics to generate timer data with a timer tag, enabling customizable timer structures and queries, and automated actions.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If existing timer systems are used, then basic timer functionality is provided, but user flexibility and customization capability are limited

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveuser flexibilityVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The timer system is segmented into distinct components: timer commands (start, pause, resume, cancel), timer characteristics (duration, repetition, labeling), and timer data structures. This segmentation allows users to customize individual aspects without overwhelming system complexity, as each component can be independently configured and managed.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #1Segmentation

Solution Approach 2:

The timer system implements dynamic state transitions through commands that allow timers to transition between different states (active, paused, completed, canceled). This dynamic approach enables flexible user control where timer behavior can be modified during execution, providing adaptability while maintaining clear system state management.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

2Adaptability or versatility

If customizable timer commands are implemented, then user control and functionality are enhanced, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecustomizable timer commandsVSAvoidsystem complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The timer system implements a universal command structure where a single timer entity can respond to multiple types of commands (start, pause, resume, cancel). This multi-functionality approach allows diverse timer behaviors to be achieved through a unified interface, enhancing customization without proportionally increasing system complexity through separate specialized components.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

3Productivity

If timer data generation with multiple characteristics is implemented, then timer functionality and query capability are improved, but data processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvetimer query capabilityVSAvoiddata processing complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

ProductivityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system pre-structures timer data with standardized fields and characteristics during timer creation, including duration, repetition patterns, and labeling information. This preliminary organization of data enables efficient querying and processing later, as the data is already structured in a query-friendly format rather than requiring complex processing during retrieval operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS10429798B2Generating timer data

Publication Date: 2019.10.01 LENOVO SWITZERLAND INTERNATIONAL GMBH

AI summary

For generating timer data, a processor identifies a timer command from a command signal from an input device. The processor further identifies a timer interval and timer characteristics from the timer command. In addition, the processor generates timer data comprising a timer tag from the timer characteristics and the timer interval.