Deformation Interface with Multi-Sensory Feedback for Electronic Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices with deformation interfaces do not provide effective feedback to users about the results of their operations, relying solely on visual information.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device equipped with a deformation interface that changes shape in response to external forces, an external force sensor to detect these forces, and an information transmitting unit to provide feedback to the user, either through tactile, visual, or auditory means.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If only visual information is used for feedback, then the device structure remains simple, but the user cannot immediately perceive the operation result
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements multi-sensory feedback mechanisms including tactile feedback through deformation interface shape changes, visual feedback through light emission, and auditory feedback through sound output. These feedback systems allow users to immediately perceive operation results through multiple senses, significantly improving feedback reliability and user experience
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an information transmitting unit as an intermediary component that converts operation information into multiple forms of user-perceptible signals (tactile, visual, auditory). This intermediary structure enables reliable feedback without requiring complex direct coupling between the operation target device and user senses
2Ease of operation
If the deformation interface provides tactile feedback, then user perception of operation results improves, but the device structure becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The deformation interface serves multiple functions: it acts as both the operational interface that users interact with and the feedback mechanism that communicates operation results through shape changes. This multi-functionality improves ease of operation without proportionally increasing device complexity, as the same structural element performs dual roles
3Loss of information
If multiple feedback channels are implemented, then information transmission completeness improves, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple feedback channels (tactile through deformation interface, visual through light emission unit, auditory through sound output unit) into a unified feedback system controlled by a single information transmitting unit. This merging approach ensures complete information transmission across multiple senses while managing device complexity through integrated control architecture
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables users to receive immediate and multi-sensory feedback on their operations, enhancing the interaction experience by providing clear results of their actions.
Implementation Method 1
a deformation interface configured to change in shape by receiving an external force
Implementation Method 2
an external force sensor configured to detect an external force applied to the deformation interface
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device included in an information transmitting unit includes: a deformation interface configured to change in shape by receiving an external force; an external force sensor configured to detect an external force applied to the deformation interface; and an information transmitting unit configured to transmit information in accordance with the external force detected by the external force sensor.