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App. No. 15/685,766

SYSTEM AND METHOD

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App. No.
15/685,766
Abstract

According to one embodiment, a system includes a wearable device on a head of a user and including a display in a line of vision of the user, a first detector configured to detect a movement of the user, a second detector configured to detect a state of an apparatus operated by the user, and a server connected to the wearable device, the first detector and the second detector. The server is configured to display information about work contents of the user on the display based on a detection result of the first detector and a detection result of the second detector.

Claims (48)

1 . A sensing device comprising:

a sensor configured to detect a movement of a user manipulating an object;

a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a detection result of the sensor to a server; and

a fixing member configured to fix the sensor and the wireless transmitter to the object.

2 . The sensing device of claim 1 , further comprising a solar cell configured to supply power to the sensor and the wireless transmitter.

3 . The sensing device of claim 1 , wherein

the sensor comprises a capacitance type touch sensor comprising a transparent intermediate layer formed of a transparent and elastic material and two transparent conductive layers sandwiching the transparent intermediate layer, and

an alternating-current voltage is applied between the two transparent conductive layers.

4 . The sensing device of claim 2 , wherein

the fixing member comprises an adhesive layer, and

the sensor, the solar cell, the wireless communication device, and the adhesive layer are stacked such that the solar cell is on or above the wireless communication device and the sensor is on or above the solar cell.

5 . The sensing device of claim 2 , wherein

the fixing member comprises an adhesive layer comprising a first portion and a second portion, and

the sensor, the solar cell, the wireless communication device, and the adhesive layer are stacked such that the solar cell and the wireless communication device are above the first portion of the adhesive layer and the sensor is above the second portion of the adhesive layer.

6 . The sensing device of claim 1 , wherein the object comprises an on/off switch, a light switch board, or a valve.

7 . A system comprising:

a sensing device; and

a server, wherein

the sensing device comprises:

a sensor configured to detect a movement of a user manipulating an object;

a wireless transmitter configured to transmit a detection result of the sensor to a server; and

a fixing member configured to fix the sensor and the wireless transmitter to the object, and

the server is configured to detect a user action for manipulating the object based on the detection result transmitted from the sensing device.

8 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the sensing device further comprises a solar cell configured to supply power to the sensor and the wireless transmitter.

9 . The system of claim 7 , wherein

the sensor comprises a capacitance type touch sensor comprising a transparent intermediate layer formed of a transparent and elastic material and two transparent conductive layers sandwiching the transparent intermediate layer, and

an alternating-current voltage is applied between the two transparent conductive layers.

10 . The system of claim 8 , wherein

the fixing member comprises an adhesive layer, and

the sensor, the solar cell, the wireless communication device, and the adhesive layer are stacked such that the solar cell is on or above the wireless communication device and the sensor is on or above the solar cell.

11 . The system of claim 8 , wherein

the fixing member comprises an adhesive layer comprising a first portion and a second portion, and

the sensor, the solar cell, the wireless communication device, and the adhesive layer are stacked such that the solar cell and the wireless communication device are above the first portion of the adhesive layer and the sensor is above the second portion of the adhesive layer.

12 . The system of claim 7 , wherein the object comprises an on/off switch, a light switch board, or a valve.

13 . A sensing method comprising:

detecting a movement of a user manipulating an object by using a sensor included in a sensing device fixed to the object; and

transmitting a detection result of the sensor to a server by using a wireless transmitter included in the sensing device.

14 . The sensing method of claim 13 , wherein the sensing device further comprises a solar cell configured to supply power to the sensor and the wireless transmitter.

15 . The sensing method of claim 13 , wherein

the sensor comprises a capacitance type touch sensor comprising a transparent intermediate layer formed of a transparent and elastic material and two transparent conductive layers sandwiching the transparent intermediate layer, and

an alternating-current voltage is applied between the two transparent conductive layers.

16 . The sensing method of claim 14 , wherein

the sensing device comprises an adhesive layer configured to fix the sensing device to the object, and

the sensor, the solar cell, the wireless communication device, and the adhesive layer are stacked such that the solar cell is on or above the wireless communication device and the sensor is on or above the solar cell.

17 . The sensing method of claim 14 , wherein

the sensing device comprises an adhesive layer configured to fix the sensing device to the object, the adhesive layer comprising a first portion and a second portion, and

the sensor, the solar cell, the wireless communication device, and the adhesive layer are stacked such that the solar cell and the wireless communication device are above the first portion of the adhesive layer and the touch sensor is above the second portion of the adhesive layer.

18 . The sensing method of claim 13 , wherein the object comprises an on/off switch, a light switch board, or a valve.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 13, 2017
From: TANAKA, AKIRA; KANISHIMA, YASUHIRO; DONIWA, KENICHI; KOMAKI, HIROAKI; KUMAGAI, HIROKI; SUDO, TAKASHI; OKABAYASHI, NOBUHIDE
To: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
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