User Device Alert Recognition and Response Automation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing alert devices, such as smoke and security alarms, require costly connections to dedicated monitoring services and specific compatibility, limiting user flexibility in monitoring and responding to alerts.

Innovation Solution

A user device is configured to recognize and respond to alerts by recording or querying alert profiles, determining similarity measurements, and performing predefined actions, allowing for monitoring and notification without relying on dedicated monitoring services.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a dedicated monitoring service connection is used, then alert monitoring reliability is improved, but cost increases and device compatibility is limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealert monitoring reliabilityVSAvoiddevice compatibility
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The user device is configured to perform multiple functions: it acts as both an alert detector and a response action executor. The device can detect alerts from any alert device and determine appropriate response actions, replacing the need for dedicated monitoring services and enabling universal compatibility across different alert device types.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The system enables self-service by allowing the user device to autonomously detect alerts, determine response actions, and execute notifications without requiring external dedicated monitoring services. The user device serves itself by integrating detection and response determination capabilities within a single device.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If a dedicated monitoring service connection is used, then alert monitoring reliability is improved, but cost increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvealert monitoring reliabilityVSAvoidcost
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSLoss of energy

Solution Approach 1:

The user device autonomously performs alert detection and response determination without requiring paid dedicated monitoring services. By integrating these capabilities into the user device itself, the system eliminates the need for external service subscriptions, thereby reducing operational costs while maintaining monitoring reliability.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If alert detection is performed using a user device, then cost is reduced and flexibility is improved, but measurement precision of alert similarity may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser flexibilityVSAvoidalert similarity measurement precision
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary configuration by storing response actions associated with specific alert types before actual alert detection occurs. When an alert is detected, the pre-configured response actions are retrieved and executed, eliminating the need for real-time complex analysis and ensuring both precision and flexibility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9058734B2Alert sensing and monitoring via a user device
Publication Date: 2015.06.16 VERIZON PATENT & LICENSING INC
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AI summary

A device may configure recognition of a first alert. The device may store information associated with recognition of the first alert. The device may determine a response action to be associated with recognition of the first alert. The device may store information identifying an association between the first alert and the response action. The device may detect a second alert. The device may determine that the second alert matches the first alert based on the information associated with recognition of the first alert. The device may retrieve the stored information identifying the association between the first alert and the response action based on determining that the second alert matches the first alert. The device may perform the response action based on retrieving the stored information identifying the association between the first alert and the response action.