Real-time User Behavior Quantification via Wireless Sensor Intermediary

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current systems lack the capability to efficiently and effectively quantify user behavior related to input devices in real-time, particularly in applications like gaming where precise control data is crucial for player training and analysis.

Innovation Solution

A real-time quantifying system that includes input devices with sensing and wireless communication modules, capable of transmitting data to portable electronic devices for real-time computation and graphical data display, utilizing modules such as acceleration sensors, motion track recorders, and infrared sensors to assess user behavior.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If real-time quantification of user behavior is implemented, then user behavior analysis capability is improved, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser behavior quantificationVSAvoidsystem complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent introduces a portable electronic device as an intermediary between the input device and the computer apparatus. This intermediary handles the real-time quantification and computation of user behavior data, thereby improving measurement precision while isolating the complexity from the main computer system. The portable device serves as a buffer that processes sensing signals and generates graphical data without burdening the core computer apparatus.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical or manual behavior analysis methods with electronic sensing modules and wireless communication. Acceleration sensors, motion track recorders, and infrared sensors substitute for manual observation, enabling automatic real-time quantification. This substitution improves measurement capability while the modular electronic architecture helps manage system complexity through standardized interfaces.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

2Loss of information

If multiple sensing modules are integrated into input devices, then user behavior data collection capability is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser behavior data collectionVSAvoidinput device complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges multiple sensing modules (acceleration sensor, motion track recorder, infrared sensor) into a single integrated input device. This consolidation improves data collection capability by capturing comprehensive user behavior information from multiple modalities simultaneously. The merged design reduces the number of separate components needed while the wireless communication module handles data transmission to manage the complexity of coordinating multiple sensors.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Data Source

PatentUS9104250B2Real-time quantifying system for use in quantifying input device user behavior
Publication Date: 2015.08.11 THERMAL TAKE TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
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AI summary

A real-time quantifying system for use in quantifying input device user behavior is introduced. The real-time quantifying system performs real-time quantification on user behavior of at least an input device operating and controlling a computer apparatus. The real-time quantifying system includes an input device and a portable electronic device connected thereto by wireless connection. The input device includes a sensing module and a wireless communication module. Various data detected during a process of operation of the computer apparatus by a user are sent by the input device to the portable electronic device in real time. Then, the data are processed by the portable electronic device to generate a graphical data for display. Accordingly, the real-time quantifying system displays the user's control status in real time and assesses the user's attributes and user behavior according to the graphical data.