Set Point Temperature Adjustment Using Wearable Body Temperature
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional temperature monitoring systems in homes, which adjust set point temperatures based on air temperature alone, often fail to improve user comfort as they do not account for individual user temperature sensitivities and changes over time due to factors like physical activity or seasonal changes.
Innovation Solution
A monitoring system that incorporates wearable temperature sensors (WRTS) to measure user temperature, aggregating it with air temperature data to dynamically adjust the set point temperature, thereby improving user comfort by accommodating individual temperature sensitivities and changes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If set point temperature is adjusted based on air temperature only, then the temperature regulation system operates simply, but user comfort is not improved when users perceive temperature differently from actual air temperature
Solution Approach 1:
The system incorporates wearable temperature sensors that continuously monitor user body temperature and feed this data back to the temperature regulation device. This feedback loop enables the system to detect when users feel uncomfortable based on their actual body temperature changes, allowing for more reliable comfort-based adjustments rather than relying solely on ambient air temperature readings.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable temperature sensor acts as an intermediary between the user's body and the temperature regulation system. Instead of directly measuring user comfort perception, the system uses the wearable sensor to indirectly detect user thermal state through body temperature monitoring, which then translates into appropriate set point adjustments.
2Reliability
If set point temperature is adjusted based on both air temperature and user temperature, then user comfort is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable temperature sensor serves multiple functions: it monitors user body temperature, detects user presence in the property, and provides data for both comfort-based temperature adjustments and occupancy detection. This multi-functionality reduces the need for separate dedicated devices, thereby mitigating the increase in system complexity while still achieving improved user comfort monitoring.
3Measurement precision
If wearable temperature sensors are used to monitor user temperature, then temperature sensitivity detection is improved, but the quantity of devices increases
Solution Approach 1:
The temperature sensing functionality is merged with wearable devices that users already carry or wear for other purposes (such as fitness trackers or smartwatches). By combining temperature sensing with existing wearable technology rather than introducing completely separate dedicated temperature monitoring devices, the system achieves precise temperature sensitivity detection while minimizing the additional quantity of devices required.
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AI summary
Techniques are described for using temperature data collected by wearable remote temperature sensor (WRTS) to augment temperature monitoring and adjustment by a temperature regulating device (TRD) within a property and thereby improving user comfort. In some implementations, a determination that a user is located within a property is made. A current body temperature of the user measured by a temperature sensor worn by the user is obtained. A reference body temperature of the user indicated by historical temperature data collected for the user is obtained. As determination to adjust to a set point temperature of a temperature regulating device located within the property is made. An instruction is then provided for out to the temperature regulating device that, when received, causes the temperature regulating device to adjust the set point temperature of the temperature regulating device in accordance with the determined adjustment.