Wearable Item Identification With Adaptive Information Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack efficient methods for users to interactively obtain and manage information about items in various environments, such as materials handling facilities, using wearable devices that facilitate seamless communication and item identification.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device equipped with imaging, audio, and wireless capabilities interacts with an information discovery system to identify items through image processing, user location tracking, and item identification, providing initial and additional information via display, projection, or audio, and enabling actions like picking or purchasing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a wearable device is used to interactively obtain and manage information about items, then user efficiency and real-time information access are improved, but device complexity and system integration requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device is designed to perform multiple functions including capturing images, processing item identification, tracking user location, delivering information through multiple channels (display, audio, projection), and enabling transactions. This multi-functional approach consolidates what would otherwise require multiple separate devices into a single wearable unit, improving user efficiency while managing complexity through integrated design
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device serves as an intermediary between the user and the information discovery system. It captures user interactions with items, processes this information, and delivers appropriate responses. This intermediary role simplifies the user interface while managing the complexity of system integration by providing a unified communication channel between the user and the backend system
2Ease of operation
If multiple information delivery methods (display, projection, audio) are implemented, then information accessibility and user experience are improved, but device complexity and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system dynamically selects which information delivery method to use based on the current context, user preferences, and environmental conditions. For example, audio output may be used when the user's hands are occupied, while display or projection is used when visual attention is available. This dynamic adaptation provides multiple information accessibility options while managing power consumption by activating only the necessary output channels at any given time
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device can change parameters such as output volume, display brightness, and projection range based on environmental conditions and user needs. This allows the system to optimize power consumption by adjusting the intensity and type of information delivery according to the situation, while maintaining high information accessibility when needed
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AI summary
This disclosure describes architectures and techniques to provide information to a user about items with which the user interacts. In some instances, a user may utilize a wearable device that is configured to interact with one or more components of an information discovery system to obtain information about items in the user's environment.