Wearable Skin Temperature Selection for Consistent Cycle Prediction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable electronic devices measuring skin temperature for predicting menstrual cycles can yield inconsistent results due to varying skin temperature readings across different body parts, making it difficult for electronic devices to accurately predict menstrual cycles when multiple devices are connected.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device selects one wearable electronic device for measuring skin temperature by displaying selection messages, transmitting measurement commands, and inducing user compliance during specified periods to ensure consistent temperature data collection, thereby predicting menstrual cycles accurately.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple wearable electronic devices are used for measuring skin temperature, then the coverage and convenience of temperature monitoring is improved, but the measurement consistency and prediction accuracy deteriorate due to varying skin temperature readings across different body parts
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the multiple wearable devices into a selection process where the electronic device chooses one specific device for temperature measurement. This segmentation resolves the contradiction by allowing multiple devices to be available (improving versatility) while selecting one consistent device for measurement (improving precision).
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device provides feedback to the user by displaying selection messages and inducing compliance to ensure the user wears the selected device consistently. This feedback mechanism ensures measurement consistency while maintaining the option to use multiple devices for other functions.
2Quantity of substance
If all connected wearable electronic devices are used for measuring skin temperature, then the quantity of measurement data is improved, but the prediction accuracy deteriorates due to frequent changes in predicted menstrual cycle information
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts the temperature measurement function from all connected wearable devices and assigns it to a single selected device. This extraction resolves the contradiction by maintaining comprehensive data collection (quantity) while ensuring consistent measurement sources (reliability) for accurate prediction.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device performs preliminary selection of a specific wearable device before temperature measurement begins. This preliminary action ensures that the correct device is used consistently throughout the measurement period, preventing frequent changes in predicted menstrual cycle information while still collecting sufficient data.
3Ease of operation
If the electronic device automatically uses all connected wearable devices for temperature measurement, then the ease of operation is improved, but the measurement precision deteriorates due to inconsistent temperature data from different body parts
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic device performs self-service by automatically selecting and managing the wearable device for temperature measurement without requiring manual intervention. This self-service approach maintains ease of operation while ensuring measurement precision through automated device selection and consistent data collection.
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes the parameter of device selection from automatic multi-device usage to a controlled single-device selection. This parameter change resolves the contradiction by maintaining operational ease while improving measurement precision through consistent temperature data collection from a selected device.
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AI summary
This document relates to an electronic device, a method, and a non-transitory storage medium for selecting a wearable electronic device for measuring skin temperature of a user. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include a display, communication circuitry, at least one processor, and memory. The memory may store instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to, execute a function for predicting a menstrual cycle of a user by using skin temperature of the user; based on identifying an execution request of a function for predicting a menstrual cycle of a user by using skin temperature, obtain configuration information related to the menstrual cycle of the user stored in the memory, based on identifying that a first wearable electronic device and a second wearable electronic device are communicatively connected to the electronic device by using the communication circuit, control the display to display a first message for selecting a skin temperature measuring device at a start time point, so as to identify the start time point and an end time point of a cycle for measuring skin temperature of the user, based on the configuration information, based on identifying that the first wearable electronic device is selected as the skin temperature measuring device among the first wearable electronic device and the second wearable electronic device, transmit, to the first wearable electronic device, a first command to cause the first wearable electronic device to measure the skin temperature of the user from the start time point to the end time point, after transmitting the first command, control the display to display a second message inducing the user to keep wearing the first wearable electronic device during a first specified period of time, and predict the menstrual cycle of the user, based on skin temperature information of the user measured by the first wearable electronic device from the start time point to the end time point. Various other embodiments are also possible.