Adaptable Microcontroller Wrist-Top Computer
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wrist-top computers have limited functionality in terms of information content provided to users, restricting their adaptability and user experience.
Innovation Solution
A portable microcontroller-operated computing device with a memory, microcontroller, and interface that allows users to define mathematical operations using physical variables, enabling real-time processing and communication of results, which can be shared with other devices, enhancing user customization and adaptability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wrist-top computers use fixed functionality with pre-programmed operations, then device complexity is reduced and ease of manufacture is improved, but adaptability and user experience are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic functionality by allowing users to define and modify mathematical operations at runtime rather than having fixed pre-programmed functions. The microcontroller executes operations defined in memory, which can be changed without hardware modifications, making the device adaptable to different user needs while maintaining a relatively simple hardware architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The wrist-top computer is designed with universal functionality through a configurable mathematical operation engine that can perform various calculations based on sensor data. By using a single microcontroller with flexible software configuration rather than dedicated hardware for each function, the device achieves multi-functionality across different applications (sports monitoring, health tracking, etc.).
2Adaptability or versatility
If wrist-top computers provide limited information content, then device complexity and manufacturing cost are reduced, but user experience and functionality are restricted
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the functionality into distinct components: sensor data acquisition, mathematical operation definition, calculation execution, and result display. This modular approach allows complex functionality to be built from simpler, independently manageable modules, improving software organization and maintainability while enabling enhanced user experience through customizable operations.
3Ease of operation
If wrist-top computers require software updates to add functionality, then device reliability is improved, but loss of time and ease of operation are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by pre-configuring the microcontroller with the capability to execute mathematical operations defined in memory. Rather than requiring software updates to add functionality, the system is preliminarily prepared to accept and execute user-defined or pre-loaded operation definitions, enabling immediate functionality expansion without update delays.
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AI summary
The invention concerns a portable computing device comprising a microprocessor capable of running software, hardware means capable of providing at least one physical variable, a memory unit carrying the software adapted to read the physical variable and to perform a mathematical operation utilizing the physical variable. An interface means adapted to allow defining of the mathematical operation in the memory unit by a user of the device. The invention also concerns a firmware product of a microcontroller-operated device, a computer program product and a web service.