Wearable Tracking Computer Haptic Feedback Error Reduction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional tally counter systems, whether mechanical or software-based, are prone to human error due to the need for manual recording and navigation, making them inefficient and prone to mistakes in tracking events.
Innovation Solution
A wearable tracking computer with dedicated user input controls and a processing unit that generates timestamp data objects, eliminating the need for manual recording and providing haptic feedback for user input, allowing for efficient and error-free event tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a software tally counter application is used on a host computer, then the count can be recorded digitally, but the user must navigate through software applications and interface controls to increment the count, increasing the effort and time required
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable computing device automatically detects and records events without requiring user navigation or manual input. The device autonomously monitors for specified events, generates timestamp data objects, and transmits them to a client computer, eliminating the need for users to navigate software interfaces to increment counts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical tally counters and software interface navigation with an automated electronic system. The wearable device uses sensors and processing units to automatically detect events and generate digital records, substituting the mechanical button-pressing and software navigation with automated electronic event detection and data transmission.
2Productivity
If manual recording of counts is performed, then the count can be tracked, but human error is introduced and the process is time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable computing device autonomously detects events, generates timestamp data objects with precise timing information, and transmits them to a client computer. This self-service capability eliminates human involvement in the counting process, thereby eliminating human error while maintaining continuous productivity in event tracking.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides automated feedback by detecting events, generating timestamp data objects that confirm the event occurrence, and transmitting this data to a client computer for verification. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures accurate recording without human intervention, eliminating errors associated with manual recording.
3Reliability
If a wearable computing device with dedicated input controls is used, then event tracking can be automated and made more reliable, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex data processing and event analysis functions from the wearable device and places them on a client computer or server. The wearable device is simplified to focus only on event detection, timestamp generation, and data transmission, while the heavier computational tasks are performed externally, reducing the complexity of the wearable device itself.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The wearable tracking computer enables accurate and effortless tracking of events by automating the count generation and providing haptic feedback, reducing human error and increasing user convenience.
Implementation Method 1
In some examples, a haptic actuator is disposed in the wearable housing. Preferably, the haptic actuator haptically stimulates a wearer responsive to actuation of the first user input control or to actuation of the second user input control.
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AI summary
Embodiments are directed to a wearable tracking computer. The wearable tracking computer may include a wearable housing, first and second user input controls, and first and second haptic actuators. The first haptic actuator is preferably configured to haptically stimulate one of a radius bone or an ulna bone of a wearer responsive to actuation of the first user input control. The second haptic actuator is preferably configured haptically stimulate another of the radius bone or the ulna bone of the wearer responsive to actuation of the second user input control.