Detachable Camera Cable Spool for Flexible Video Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Integrated cameras in information handling systems have a fixed position, limiting user flexibility during videoconferencing, while external cameras require additional devices and battery management.
Innovation Solution
A detachable integrated camera system where the peripheral camera couples with the display through a cable, allowing external positioning and operation without a battery or wireless communication, using a cable spool for management and adhesive feet for support.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the camera is integrated into the display housing at a fixed position, then the camera structure is simple and cost-effective, but the user flexibility in positioning is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system is segmented into two independent parts: a display unit and a camera unit. The camera unit can be detached from the display housing and positioned independently, allowing flexible positioning while maintaining a relatively simple integrated structure when attached.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera system transitions from a static fixed-position integration to a dynamic detachable configuration. The camera unit can be moved between attached and detached states, enabling flexible positioning adaptability while maintaining structural simplicity through the cable connection mechanism.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a peripheral camera is used separate from the display, then user flexibility in positioning is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase due to additional components
Solution Approach 1:
The camera unit is merged with the display through a cable connection that provides both power and data transmission. This integration approach reduces overall system complexity by eliminating the need for separate power sources and wireless communication modules, while still allowing the camera to be positioned independently.
Solution Approach 2:
The cable connection serves multiple functions simultaneously: it provides power supply, transmits video and audio signals, and enables bidirectional communication between the camera and display. This multi-functionality reduces the need for additional separate components, thereby reducing overall device complexity.
3Ease of operation
If the camera uses an internal battery, then the camera can operate independently, but the user must manage battery charge availability
Solution Approach 1:
The cable acts as an intermediary that continuously supplies power and data between the camera and the display. This eliminates the need for internal batteries and wireless power transmission, simplifying power management while maintaining operational independence through the tethered connection.
4Device complexity
If the camera is integrated into the display, then the structure is simple, but the camera position is fixed relative to the display
Solution Approach 1:
The camera system is divided into separate modular units (display and camera) connected by a cable. This segmentation allows the camera to be positioned flexibly relative to the display while maintaining structural simplicity through the detached design.
Data Source
AI summary
An information handling system display peripheral includes a peripheral camera in a cavity that extends out to capture visual images for communication through a cable to the display peripheral and from the display peripheral to the information handling system. The camera peripheral separates from the display peripheral with removal from the cavity and extension of the cable from a spool so that the camera peripheral can capture visual images from a variety of positions around the display peripheral, such as by resting on a support surface with feet that extend out from the camera peripheral or by coupling to a surface with an adhesive tape on a back side of the camera peripheral.