Deployable Magnetic Light for Dual-Camera Phone Illumination
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a secure and versatile attachment method for electronic devices like cellular telephones that supports various accessories, such as lights and microphones, while allowing for easy deployment and secure positioning for video conferencing and other video activities.
Innovation Solution
A magnetic connector system that magnetically couples to the electronic device, providing a secure attachment and allowing for the deployment of accessories like lights, which can pivot from a stowed to a deployed position, and supporting various configurations for different usage scenarios.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a magnetic connector system is used to attach accessories to electronic devices, then the ease of operation and versatility are improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical attachment systems (screws, clips, adhesives) with a magnetic connection system. The magnetic connector uses magnetic fields to provide secure attachment while allowing easy deployment and repositioning of accessories like lights and microphones, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and device complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If accessories are made deployable with pivoting mechanisms, then the adaptability and versatility are improved, but the device complexity and difficulty of manufacture increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements deployable accessories with pivoting mechanisms that allow dynamic repositioning. The light and microphone can be rotated and positioned at different angles to suit various video conferencing and recording scenarios, providing adaptability while maintaining manageable complexity through well-defined pivot points and magnetic retention.
3Reliability
If a secure magnetic attachment system is implemented, then the reliability of accessory attachment is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses magnetic fields to provide reliable and secure attachment of accessories to the electronic device. The magnetic connector system ensures stable positioning of deployable lights and microphones during video activities, replacing complex mechanical fastening systems with a simpler yet equally reliable magnetic solution.
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 magnetic connector system offers a secure, versatile, and easy-to-use solution for attaching and deploying accessories on electronic devices, enhancing their functionality for video conferencing and other applications by providing stable positioning and adjustable lighting.
Implementation Method 1
A magnetic connector system that magnetically couples to the electronic device
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AI summary
A deployable light for an electronic device, such as a cellular telephone, that attaches to the electronic device with a magnetic connector. The deployable light is adapted to deploy from a stowed position wherein the light may shine in a first direction, to a deployed position wherein the light may shine opposite the first direction. The deployable light may include a magnetic connection portion for attachment to a cellular telephone. The deployable light may provide light when the telephone is using either its forward facing camera or it rearward facing camera.