Digital Display Mask With See-Through Vision And Voice Response
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current dynamic face masks lack external programmability, fail to respond to wearer inputs, do not provide speakers for voice output, and often have eye holes that interrupt the display effect.
Innovation Solution
A wearable mask with an uninterrupted external digital display, equipped with a processor that receives external inputs, external cameras for real-time image capture, internal view screens, and external speakers, allowing for dynamic image and voice responses to wearer inputs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If eye holes are provided in the display for the wearer to see, then the wearer can see through the mask, but the display effect is interrupted
Solution Approach 1:
The display is segmented into multiple independent LED modules that can be selectively activated. Eye holes are provided as dark regions where LEDs are not activated, allowing the wearer to see through while maintaining the illusion of a continuous face display. The controller selectively turns off LED modules corresponding to eye hole positions while keeping other modules active to preserve the facial appearance.
2Device complexity
If the mask provides a fixed face display, then the display is simple to implement, but it cannot respond to inputs from the wearer
Solution Approach 1:
The mask display transitions from a static fixed pattern to a dynamic system that can change in real-time. Sensors detect wearer inputs such as facial expressions, head movements, or voice commands, and the controller dynamically adjusts the LED module activation patterns to reflect these inputs, enabling the mask to respond adaptively while maintaining relatively simple hardware architecture.
3Loss of information
If external speakers are added for voice output, then voice feedback is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The speaker system is integrated into the mask structure by combining audio output components with the existing display framework. Speakers are positioned within or near the mask to provide localized voice feedback, merging the audio function with the visual display system. This integration approach adds voice feedback capability while minimizing the increase in overall device complexity through shared structural elements and coordinated control.
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AI summary
One embodiment of the present invention provides a wearable mask with an uninterrupted external digital display, wherein a processor receives external inputs to change the mask or image that is displayed, external cameras that capture real-time images to be displayed via an internal view screen, where the processor receives inputs from the mask wearer that change the mask display in response to the wearer inputs, and with external speakers that respond to input from the wearer.