360-Degree Camera Platform With Layered Atmosphere Lighting

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Solution Overview

Problem

Current 360-degree photo booths have a single function and poor appearance, leading to a lackluster user experience, failing to meet the high visual and entertainment expectations of trendsetters and fashion icons.

Innovation Solution

A 360-degree camera device incorporating a supporting platform with a tempered glass, reflecting mirror, and multiple annular-shaped light sources that refract light to create a multi-layered, personalized lighting effect, enhancing visual appeal and safety.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Ease of manufacture

If a single function and single shape design is used for 360-degree photo booths, then the device structure is simple, but the appearance and user experience are poor

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvedevice structure simplicityVSAvoidappearance and user experience
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSAdaptability or versatility

Solution Approach 1:

The photo booth device integrates multiple functions including photography, videography, atmosphere lighting effects, and safety monitoring. The supporting platform not only supports the tempered glass but also houses light sources for atmosphere effects, making a single structure serve multiple purposes and enhancing user experience without significantly complicating the overall device structure

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent embeds the light source inside the supporting platform structure, nesting the lighting function within the existing support framework. This allows the addition of atmosphere lighting effects without requiring a separate external lighting structure, thereby enhancing appearance while maintaining structural simplicity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

2Ease of manufacture

If ordinary glass is used for the supporting platform, then the structure is simple, but user safety is compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvestructure simplicityVSAvoiduser safety
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of manufactureVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent specifies using tempered glass for the supporting platform instead of ordinary glass. Tempered glass is a composite material that undergoes thermal or chemical treatment to achieve enhanced strength and safety properties. This material substitution maintains the simple structural form while dramatically improving user safety, as tempered glass is much more resistant to breaking and safer when fractured

Inventive Principle:
Principle #40Composite materials

3Illumination intensity

If multiple light sources are added to create atmosphere effects, then visual appeal is enhanced, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvevisual appeal and atmosphere effectsVSAvoidstructure complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Illumination intensityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple light sources into a single integrated supporting platform structure. Rather than having separate external lighting devices, the light sources are merged into the platform itself, creating atmosphere effects while avoiding the complexity of multiple independent components and their mounting structures

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The supporting platform serves dual functions: structural support for the tempered glass and housing for atmosphere lighting effects. This multi-functionality allows the addition of visual appeal enhancements without requiring separate dedicated lighting structures, thereby limiting the increase in device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

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

The device provides a unique and engaging visual experience with special, multi-layered lamplight effects, enhancing user satisfaction and perceived safety through the use of tempered glass and strategically positioned light sources, while maintaining a stable and reliable structure.

Implementation Method 1

the light of the first light source is refracted by both the reflecting mirror and the reflecting surface

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectRefraction: Refraction

Implementation Method 2

the light of the first light source is reflected layer by layer

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectReflection: Reflection

Data Source

PatentUS11720000B1360-degree camera device having atmosphere lamp
Publication Date: 2023.08.08 MARVEL TECH SHENZHEN CO LTD
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AI summary

A 360-degree camera device having atmosphere lamp includes a supporting platform, a supporting spindle, a supporting base, and a rotating shooting bracket. The supporting platform includes a first supporting element, a tempered glass, a first light source, and a reflecting mirror. The first supporting element is configured to support the tempered glass. The tempered glass is a single-sided perspective glass including a light-transmitting surface and a reflecting surface. An interval area is disposed between the tempered glass and the reflecting mirror. The reflecting mirror and the reflecting surface are oppositely disposed. The first light source is disposed in the interval area. The first light source is in a shape of graphics and/or characters. The first light source includes a plurality of point-shaped light-emitting parts. The first light source is substantially disposed in an annular shape and disposed along edge contour of the tempered glass or the reflective mirror.