Wearable Device Offloading Biometric Processing to Remote Server
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional mobile electronic devices are becoming larger to accommodate larger screens and more powerful processing, making them inconvenient for users who want to use them during physical activities, as they cannot easily fit in pockets or be strapped to the body.
Innovation Solution
A wearable mobile electronic device system that includes cellular voice equipment, biometric sensors, and control circuitry capable of interacting with remote servers to provide smart mobile device features, such as audio media selection and cellular voice calls, without the need for a large screen or powerful processing, using cellular data networks and personal area networks.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If mobile electronic devices use larger screens and more powerful processing, then device functionality and performance are improved, but device size increases making it inconvenient for physical activities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the heavy processing and storage functions from the wearable device and places them on remote servers. The wearable device retains only essential functions (biometric sensing, audio output, cellular communication), while complex tasks like media selection and processing are performed remotely, eliminating the need for large local hardware
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a remote server as an intermediary between the wearable device and the user's media library. The server handles complex processing tasks, storing and selecting media based on biometric data, then delivers selected content to the wearable device for playback, separating computation from the physical device
2Adaptability or versatility
If mobile electronic devices use larger screens and more powerful processing, then smart features are improved, but device weight increases making it difficult to wear during exercise
Solution Approach 1:
The patent removes powerful processors, large storage capacity, and display screens from the wearable device, extracting these functions to remote servers. This extraction dramatically reduces device weight while maintaining smart features through cloud-based processing and delivery
3Weight of moving object
If wearable device uses minimal processing power, then device size and weight are reduced, but device alone cannot provide smart mobile electronic device features
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the wearable device with remote server capabilities, combining the strengths of both systems. The lightweight wearable handles sensing and output, while the remote server provides processing power and storage, creating a unified system that delivers full smart device functionality through distributed architecture
4Device complexity
If device offloads processing to remote servers, then device complexity is reduced, but device requires network connectivity to function
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary actions by pre-processing and selecting media content on the remote server before delivery to the wearable device. Biometric data is analyzed and media is selected in advance, reducing the need for complex real-time processing on the wearable while maintaining functional reliability
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AI summary
Electrical systems and related methods are disclosed. An electrical system includes a wearable mobile electronic device including cellular voice equipment configured to enable a user to participate in cellular voice calls, cellular data equipment configured to enable the wearable mobile electronic device to communicate through a cellular data network, one or more biometric sensors, and at least one audio speaker. A method includes selecting audio media based, at least in part on biometric information, and providing, with a remote server, data corresponding to the selected audio media to the wearable mobile electronic device through a cellular data network. An electrical system includes a wearable mobile electronic device including control circuitry configured to interact with a remote server to together provide smart mobile electronic device features to a user through the wearable mobile electronic device, wherein the control circuitry is alone insufficient to provide the smart mobile electronic device features.