Camera-Display Integration for Contact-Based Device Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing interaction mechanisms between electronic devices are costly and inefficient, often requiring excessive space, and introduce side effects due to their structure.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device system comprising a force-sensitive component, camera module, and processing circuit that detects contact events and captures images to determine relative locations, allowing for interaction control between devices without significant additional costs or space requirements.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional interaction mechanisms between electronic devices are implemented, then interaction capability is achieved, but manufacturing cost increases and device structure becomes complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the interaction control functionality into the existing display module by integrating a camera into the display assembly. The camera and display work together as an integrated unit, where the camera captures images and the display shows them, eliminating the need for separate interaction hardware and reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display module is given multiple functions: it serves as both a display device and an interaction control device. By integrating the camera within the display assembly, the same structural component performs both display and image capture functions, reducing the need for additional dedicated interaction hardware.
2Adaptability or versatility
If traditional interaction mechanisms between electronic devices are implemented, then interaction capability is achieved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the interaction control functionality into the existing display module by integrating a camera into the display assembly. The camera and display work together as an integrated unit, where the camera captures images and the display shows them, eliminating the need for separate interaction hardware and reducing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The display module is given multiple functions: it serves as both a display device and an interaction control device. By integrating the camera within the display assembly, the same structural component performs both display and image capture functions, reducing the need for additional dedicated interaction hardware.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional interaction mechanisms between electronic devices are implemented, then interaction capability is achieved, but excessive space is required
Solution Approach 1:
The patent places the camera inside the display assembly structure, nesting one component within another. The camera is positioned behind or within the display module, allowing it to share the same spatial envelope and reducing the overall device volume required for interaction functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The interaction control is achieved through the display module's existing structure by utilizing the z-dimension (depth) of the display assembly. The camera is positioned in the depth dimension behind the display surface, allowing image capture without adding lateral space requirements.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables effective interaction control between devices in limited spaces, reducing manufacturing costs and minimizing side effects, while maintaining efficient operation and user experience.
Implementation Method 1
a first force-sensitive component, arranged to detect a contact event between the first electronic device and the second electronic device
Implementation Method 2
a camera module arranged to capture at least one partial image of at least one predetermined image
Data Source
AI summary
Electronic devices applicable to interaction control are provided. A first electronic device includes a first force-sensitive component, a camera module, and a processing circuit, and a second electronic device includes a second force-sensitive component, a display module, and a processing circuit. At least one component within the first force-sensitive component and the second force-sensitive component is arranged to detect a contact event between the first electronic device and the second electronic device. The display module displays at least one predetermined image, and the camera module captures at least one partial image of the aforementioned at least one predetermined image, to allow the first electronic device to determine at least one relative location of the first electronic device with respect to the second electronic device, for use of the second electronic device, and more particularly, the display module displays a display content corresponding to the aforementioned at least one relative location.