Artificial Nail With Dynamic Display And Wireless Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing artificial nail technologies do not allow for interactive and individual changes in appearance without the need to purchase new objects, limiting adaptability to current fashion trends.
Innovation Solution
Incorporation of an optical display element with a circuit for controlling and regulating its display state, enabling contactless data exchange with an external control device for changing the display content, allowing for interactive and individual control of the nail's appearance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If artificial nails use fixed appearance designs, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but adaptability to fashion trends is poor
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies dynamics by transforming the static appearance of artificial nails into a dynamic system. The display element (OLED, LCD, or e-paper) enables the nail appearance to change over time, allowing users to update fashion trends without replacing the physical nail. This dynamic capability resolves the contradiction by providing adaptability while keeping the base nail structure relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements universality by making a single artificial nail serve multiple appearance functions. Instead of manufacturing different nails for different fashion styles, one nail with a display element can display multiple designs, patterns, and colors. This multi-functionality approach resolves the contradiction by enhancing adaptability without proportionally increasing structural complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If artificial nails incorporate display elements and control circuits, then appearance adaptability improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies nesting by integrating the control circuit within the artificial nail structure itself. The control unit is embedded in the nail, and the display element is incorporated into the nail body or applied as a coating. This nested arrangement minimizes external components and reduces overall system complexity while maintaining appearance change capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent merges multiple functions into a single integrated system. The control circuit, display element, power supply, and communication interface are combined within the artificial nail assembly. This merging approach reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the overall system architecture, resolving the contradiction between adaptability and complexity.
3Ease of operation
If artificial nails enable contactless data exchange for interactive control, then ease of operation improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces mechanical or physical control interfaces with contactless electromagnetic communication. Instead of requiring physical buttons, switches, or direct connection ports, the system uses wireless communication protocols (Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi) to transmit control signals between the external device and the artificial nail. This substitution improves ease of operation by enabling intuitive remote control while managing communication complexity through standardized protocols.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a display apparatus (10) having at least one optical display element (20) and at least one circuit (30) for controlling and/or regulating at least one optical display element (20), wherein the circuit (30) is designed and/or configured at least to interchange data with at least one external control device (80). The present invention also relates to an object having such a display apparatus, to a control device for controlling and/or regulating such a display apparatus, to a system having such a display apparatus and such a control device, to a digital storage medium, to a computer program product and to a computer program.