Rotatable Display Mount Using a Mobile Camera for Mirror Mode
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of a camera in display apparatuses raises privacy and security concerns, and increases costs, deterring marketability, while users need a mirror mode for content creation and exercise practices.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus design that utilizes a mobile device's camera module, mounted on a rotatable display module with a support device and mounting mechanism, allowing for mirror mode functionality without an integrated camera, thus addressing privacy and cost issues.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a camera is installed in the display apparatus, then the user can photograph himself/herself and check gestures in real time, but privacy invasion and security issues occur and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a mobile device as an intermediary that provides camera functionality. Instead of embedding a camera directly in the display apparatus, the system uses a separate mobile device with camera capabilities that can be mounted on the display frame. This intermediary approach enables camera functions while maintaining privacy and security by keeping the camera module outside the main display system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the camera function from the display apparatus by using a separate mobile device. The display apparatus and mobile device remain separate entities, with the mobile device providing camera capabilities through its own camera module. This segmentation allows the display apparatus to gain camera functionality without directly incorporating a camera, thus avoiding privacy and security concerns associated with integrated cameras.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a camera is installed in the display apparatus, then the user can photograph himself/herself and check gestures in real time, but the cost for installation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent leverages the universal camera module already present in mobile devices. By mounting an existing mobile device on the display apparatus frame, the system reuses the mobile device's camera capabilities for display apparatus functions. This multi-functional approach allows one device (mobile device) to serve multiple purposes (mobile computing + display apparatus camera function), eliminating the need for separate camera installation costs.
Solution Approach 2:
The mobile device acts as an intermediary that bridges the gap between display apparatus and camera functionality. Instead of incurring additional costs to install a dedicated camera in the display apparatus, the system uses the mobile device as a mediator that provides camera services. This approach converts a potential cost increase into a resource utilization strategy.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a mounting device is added to support a mobile device, then the display apparatus can use the mobile device's camera module, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the mounting function with the display apparatus frame structure. The mounting device is integrated into the frame that already supports the display module, combining structural support functions. This merging approach allows the frame to simultaneously serve as both the display support structure and the mobile device mounting structure, thereby reducing overall device complexity rather than increasing it.
Solution Approach 2:
The frame structure is designed with multi-functionality, serving both as the display module support and as the mounting structure for the mobile device. This universal design eliminates the need for separate mounting brackets or additional structural elements, thereby minimizing the increase in device complexity while enabling camera functionality.
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
Enables the provision of a mirror mode without installing a camera, preventing privacy invasions and cost increases, while allowing for efficient screen ratio adjustments and mobile device pairing for content creation and exercise practices.
Implementation Method 1
a support device rotatably supporting the display module, and including a motor configured to provide a driving force for rotating the display module
Implementation Method 2
a mounting portion having a shape corresponding to the frame and insert-combined with the frame
Data Source
AI summary
A display apparatus includes a display module, a support configured to rotate and support the display module, and a mounting device configured to mount a mobile device on the display module. The mobile device is configured to be paired with the display module. The mounting device includes a mounting portion including a mounting groove having a shape corresponding to a frame forming borders of the display module. The mounting portion is coupled to the frame when the frame is inserted into the mounting groove, and an accommodating portion is positioned below the mounting portion, and accommodates the mobile device such that the mobile device is mounted on the display module.