Detachable Sensor Patch for Vital Sign Monitoring on Classic Watches
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smartwatches do not meet the aesthetic and fashion requirements of users who prefer classic or luxury watches, while traditional watches lack the functionality for continuous vital function monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A reversibly detachable patch for wristwatches or bracelets that integrates sensors for vital function monitoring, allowing integration into watch straps or bracelets without altering their appearance, equipped with a system-on-a-chip (SoC) for data processing and wireless communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a smartwatch is used for continuous vital function monitoring, then health monitoring functionality is improved, but aesthetic appearance and fashion requirements deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The smartwatch functionality is segmented into a separate detachable patch that can be attached to traditional watches. The patch contains all necessary sensors and electronics for vital function monitoring, while the traditional watch case maintains its aesthetic design. This allows users to separate the functional and aesthetic components.
Solution Approach 2:
A detachable patch serves as an intermediary component between the traditional watch and the smart monitoring functionality. The patch can be attached to or removed from the watch, providing smartwatch capabilities when needed while allowing the traditional watch design to remain visible and aesthetically pleasing.
2Shape
If a traditional watch is used for aesthetic purposes, then fashion requirements are satisfied, but continuous vital function monitoring capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from a static traditional watch to a dynamic configuration where a functional patch can be attached or removed. This allows the watch to dynamically change its capabilities - providing vital function monitoring when the patch is attached, and maintaining purely aesthetic function when the patch is removed.
Solution Approach 2:
The traditional watch becomes a universal platform that can serve multiple functions: purely aesthetic display, vital function monitoring, or both combined. The detachable patch provides the monitoring functionality that can be activated when needed, making the watch system multi-functional without permanently altering its appearance.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a smartwatch is designed with integrated sensors and electronics, then vital function monitoring is enabled, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The complex smartwatch functionality is segmented into a separate, self-contained patch module. This patch includes all necessary sensors, batteries, and electronics in a single integrated unit that can be attached to or removed from the traditional watch case, simplifying the overall system architecture.
Solution Approach 2:
The complex electronic components and sensors are extracted from the traditional watch design and placed into a separate detachable patch. This extraction allows the traditional watch to remain simple and aesthetically pleasing while the patch contains all the necessary complexity for vital function monitoring.
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AI summary
Patch (12) for a wristwatch (10) and/or a user's wristband, comprising: means for attaching, in particular reversibly, (26) to the wristwatch (10) and/or the wristband; at least one sensor (30) for detecting at least one vital function of the user; and preferably at least one further sensor (32) for detecting a geographic position and/or at least one acceleration of the user.