Wearable Device Abnormal Detachment Detection and Alert System

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wearable devices lack enhanced security features to confirm user safety and alert others in dangerous situations, particularly in cases of abnormal detachment.

Innovation Solution

An information processing device equipped with sensors and authentication mechanisms that detect abnormal detachment of a wearable device and transmit alerts to another device, ensuring user safety and notifying others of potential danger.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If wearable devices are used for monitoring user safety, then user security is improved, but device complexity increases due to additional sensors and authentication mechanisms

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser safety confirmationVSAvoiddevice structure
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The wearable device integrates multiple functions including wearing state detection, authentication, and abnormal detachment detection into a single device. The detection unit uses existing sensors to serve multiple purposes: monitoring whether the device is being worn and detecting abnormal detachment events, thereby improving user safety without proportionally increasing device complexity.

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

Solution Approach 2:

The device performs self-monitoring through the detection unit that automatically detects abnormal detachment events and triggers authentication procedures. The system serves itself by using its own sensors and processing units to monitor its operational state and respond to security events without requiring external monitoring infrastructure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

2Reliability

If abnormal detachment detection is implemented, then security notification capability is improved, but measurement precision requirements increase for detecting detachment events

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveabnormal detachment detectionVSAvoiddetachment detection accuracy
Core Design Contradiction:
ReliabilityVSMeasurement precision

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements a feedback mechanism where the detection unit continuously monitors wearing state and triggers authentication when abnormal detachment is detected. The authentication result provides feedback that confirms or refutes the abnormal detachment detection, allowing the system to refine its detection accuracy over time and distinguish between normal and abnormal detachment events.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Solution Approach 2:

The device performs preliminary authentication when abnormal detachment is detected, requiring verification before confirming the event as truly abnormal. This preliminary action of authentication helps filter false positives and improves the precision of abnormal detachment detection by requiring additional verification steps before triggering security notifications.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS11263885B2Information processing device, information processing method, information processing program, terminal device, and method for controlling terminal device
Publication Date: 2022.03.01 SONY GROUP CORP
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AI summary

An information processing device that transmits a detection result to another device when abnormal detachment of a wearing device worn by a user is detected.