Wearable Sensor Mode Control via Movement Pattern Analysis

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Solution Overview

Problem

Wearable devices often inconvenience users by recognizing activities based on collected information, but these recognized activities may not align with the user's intended actions.

Innovation Solution

An electronic device equipped with a sensor module, display, memory, and processor that analyzes user movement patterns to estimate movement characteristic information, identifies an operation mode, and collects and displays activity information accordingly.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If the wearable device recognizes activities based on collected information, then activity monitoring function is provided, but the recognized activity may not align with the user's intended actions causing user inconvenience

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveactivity recognition accuracyVSAvoiduser convenience
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies dynamics by enabling the electronic device to dynamically switch between multiple operation modes (first operation mode for normal activities, second operation mode for exercise activities) based on real-time analysis of movement patterns. The processor continuously monitors sensing data, analyzes movement characteristics, and automatically transitions between modes to ensure the displayed activity information always matches the user's current intended activity, thereby resolving the contradiction between recognition accuracy and user convenience.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

2Ease of operation

If the electronic device automatically switches operation modes based on movement patterns, then user convenience is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveuser convenienceVSAvoidcontrol system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent implements self-service by enabling the electronic device to autonomously analyze its own sensing data, automatically identify movement patterns, and self-determine the appropriate operation mode without requiring user input or manual mode selection. The processor performs self-monitoring of acceleration data, self-analysis of movement characteristics, and self-switching between operation modes, thereby improving user convenience while keeping the control system relatively simple through automated decision-making algorithms.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of information

If different activity information is collected according to operation mode, then relevance of displayed information is improved, but information processing complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation relevanceVSAvoiddata processing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies segmentation by dividing activity information collection into distinct segments based on operation modes. In the first operation mode, the device collects and displays general activity information (such as daily steps, calories, and movement duration). In the second operation mode, it segments and collects exercise-specific information (such as exercise type, intensity, and duration). This segmentation allows the device to process and display only the most relevant information for each mode, reducing information processing complexity while improving information relevance.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS12239436B2Mode control method and device using movement pattern characteristics of user
Publication Date: 2025.03.04 SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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AI summary

Disclosed in certain embodiments is a device including a sensor module, a display, a memory and a processor. The processor may be configured to obtain sensing data from the sensor module, analyze the movement pattern of a user on the basis of the obtained sensing data, estimate movement characteristic information on the basis of the analysis result of the movement pattern, identify the operation mode of the electronic device on the basis of the movement characteristic information, and analyze activity information about the user on the basis of the identified operation mode so as to display same using the display. A method thereof is also disclosed and various other embodiments are also possible.