Biometric Drinking Bottle with Breath Sensor Integration
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing drinking bottles lack integrated sensor technology to effectively collect and analyze breath biomarkers and other biometric data for comprehensive health and wellness monitoring, limiting user convenience and functionality.
Innovation Solution
A drinking bottle equipped with an electronic nose sensor, power source, and other biometric sensors, such as fingerprint and NFC payment, to collect and analyze breath biomarkers, vital signs, and other health metrics, with thermal insulation and energy harvesting features.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple separate devices are used for health monitoring, then measurement precision and reliability are improved, but device complexity and ease of operation deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple health monitoring functions (breath analysis via electronic nose, biometric sensing, hydration tracking) into a single drinking bottle device. This integration allows the bottle to perform comprehensive health monitoring while reducing the number of separate devices users need to carry and manage, directly resolving the contradiction between measurement precision and device complexity
Solution Approach 2:
The drinking bottle is designed as a multi-functional device that simultaneously serves as a hydration container and a comprehensive health monitoring system. The electronic nose sensor array detects multiple breath biomarkers, while additional sensors track biometric data, making the single device universally applicable for various health monitoring needs without requiring multiple specialized devices
2Measurement precision
If multiple separate devices are used for health monitoring, then measurement precision is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
By merging breath analysis, biometric sensing, and hydration monitoring into one bottle, the system eliminates the need for users to operate multiple separate devices. The integrated design allows users to simply use the bottle for drinking while automatically collecting health data, significantly improving ease of operation while maintaining comprehensive monitoring capabilities
Solution Approach 2:
The bottle automatically performs health monitoring functions without requiring active user intervention. Sensors continuously detect breath biomarkers and biometric data during normal bottle usage, and the system self-manages data collection and processing, making the advanced health monitoring as convenient as simply drinking from the bottle
3Adaptability or versatility
If sensor technology is integrated into the drinking bottle, then health monitoring capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor system is segmented into specialized modules: an electronic nose with sensor array for breath analysis, separate biometric sensors for vital signs, and individual processing units. This modular segmentation allows each sensor type to be optimized independently while being integrated into the unified bottle system, managing complexity through organized modularity
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs intermediate processing layers including microcontrollers and data fusion algorithms that mediate between the multiple sensors and the user interface. These intermediaries consolidate data from various sensors, manage power distribution, and handle communication protocols, thereby managing the inherent complexity of sensor integration through structured intermediary systems
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Provides a convenient and comprehensive health monitoring solution by collecting and analyzing breath biomarkers and vital signs, enhancing user health tracking and convenience through integrated sensor technology.
Implementation Method 1
the breath of humans and animals contains a large number of volatile organic components (VOCs). Many of these VOCs are now recognized as biomarkers of disease
Implementation Method 2
a thermal insulation layer surrounding the internal volume of the bottle body
Data Source
AI summary
A drinking bottle including a bottle body, a lid or a cap, and an electronic nose sensor. The bottle body has a base, at least one sidewall extending from the base, a neck extending from the at least one sidewall, and an opening at a top of the neck that fluidly connects an internal volume of the bottle body with an exterior environment. The lid or cap is configured to engage with the neck of the bottle body to selectively close off and seal the opening of the bottle body for adding or removing liquid contents within the volume of the bottle body. The electronic nose sensor is in electrical communication with a power source and is configured to collect and analyze a plurality of breath biomarkers. The electronic nose sensor and the power source are both disposed on one of the bottle body or the lid or cap.