Integrated Case Lighting for Front-Facing Camera Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable electronic devices with front-facing cameras often face inadequate lighting conditions, leading to poor image quality and difficulty in using the device for cosmetic purposes.
Innovation Solution
A case or lighting device with integrated light sources, such as LEDs, is designed to provide illumination for the front-facing camera, ensuring adequate lighting for image capture and enhancing the user's experience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Illumination intensity
If a case is designed with integrated light sources to illuminate the front-facing camera, then image quality and lighting conditions are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the protective case with integrated light sources (LEDs or other illumination devices) into a single unified structure. The case serves dual functions: protecting the electronic device and providing illumination for the front-facing camera. This merging eliminates the need for separate lighting accessories and simplifies the overall system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The case is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: it protects the device from physical damage, provides structural support, and delivers illumination for camera operations. The light sources are integrated into the case structure, allowing the same component to serve both protective and lighting purposes, thereby reducing the number of separate components needed.
2Manufacturing precision
If light sources are integrated into the case, then image capture quality is improved, but manufacturing precision and assembly difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The case is divided into multiple segments or components, with light sources integrated into specific sections. This segmentation allows for modular manufacturing and assembly, where each segment can be produced and tested independently before final assembly. The light sources are positioned in specific segments to optimize illumination for the front-facing camera while maintaining ease of assembly.
3Ease of operation
If the case includes light sources for front-facing camera illumination, then usability for cosmetic purposes is enhanced, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The light sources are designed to operate periodically or intermittently rather than continuously. The illumination is activated only when the front-facing camera is in use or when lighting conditions are insufficient, as detected by ambient light sensors. This periodic operation provides necessary illumination for cosmetic purposes while minimizing overall energy consumption during device usage.
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 integrated lighting solution significantly improves image quality by providing sufficient illumination, making it easier to capture clear images and videos, and enhancing the device's usability for cosmetic purposes.
Implementation Method 1
one or more light sources adjacent to the rim portion, the one or more light sources for providing light at an illuminance of at least 1 lumen per square meter ('lux')
Data Source
AI summary
Electronic device cases and lighting and power devices and modules are described. A case for a portable electronic device may include a rim portion defining an opening for a display of the portable electronic device and one or more light sources adjacent to the rim portion. A lighting device may include one or more light sources for illuminating a user's face during use of a camera of a portable electronic device, and a power member for providing power to the one or more light sources. A lighting module may include a plurality of lighting devices. A power module having a battery may be configured to provide power to a portable electronic device.