Portable Transceiver Indicator for Personal Assistant State
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users accessing personal assistant applications on stationary computers from remote locations via portable wireless speakers lack visual cues to determine the status of the application, such as availability or processing state, due to the remote nature of the interaction.
Innovation Solution
A portable transceiver unit equipped with a microphone for voice commands, a wireless transceiver for communication with the host computer, and a visual indicator to signal the state of the personal assistant application, allowing remote users to ascertain the application's status.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If users access personal assistant applications from remote locations via portable wireless speakers, then mobility and remote access capability are improved, but visual feedback and status indication are lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary indicator mechanism that mediates between the remote user and the personal assistant application state. The indicator (visual LED or auditory speaker feedback) serves as a mediator that conveys status information from the computer to the user without requiring direct visual contact with the computer screen, thus resolving the information loss in remote access scenarios
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the status indication system on the portable device. Instead of requiring the user to view the full computer interface, the system creates a condensed visual or auditory representation of the application state on the portable speaker, allowing remote users to ascertain status without accessing the original visual display
2Ease of operation
If portable wireless speakers are used for remote access, then device portability is improved, but user awareness of application state is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where the portable device receives and displays status information from the personal assistant application. The indicator provides continuous feedback about the application state (available, processing, error) to the user, enabling easy detection of application status despite the portable nature of the device and the user's physical distance from the computer
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AI summary
A portable transceiver unit includes: a microphone to receive spoken voice commands from a user; a wireless transceiver to wirelessly communicate with a host computer; and an indicator to indicate a state of a personal assistant application executing on the host computer based on data received from the host computer by the wireless transceiver.