Ear-Hanging Miniature Video Camera with Integrated Bluetooth Communication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Miniature video cameras designed for outdoor activities, such as cycling and climbing, lack real-time communication capabilities, making it inconvenient for users to interact with the outside world during use.
Innovation Solution
An ear-hanging miniature video camera equipped with a Bluetooth communication unit, including an earpiece module and microphone module, allows for real-time audio signal transfer between the camera and a mobile terminal, enabling hands-free communication and data transfer, along with a versatile ear-hook design for secure attachment to the human ear.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a miniature video camera is designed for outdoor activities with a fixed structure, then the camera can be securely attached to the head, but the user cannot communicate with the outside in real-time
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the video camera with a Bluetooth communication unit, earpiece module, and microphone module into a single integrated device. This merging allows the camera to provide real-time communication functionality while maintaining its compact form factor suitable for outdoor activities.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to perform multiple functions: video recording, Bluetooth wireless communication, audio transmission through earpiece, and microphone input. This multi-functionality enables the camera to serve both as a recording device and a communication device, resolving the contradiction between operational convenience and device complexity.
2Volume of moving object
If the camera body is made compact for portability, then the camera can be easily carried and attached, but the communication modules may increase the overall size
Solution Approach 1:
The communication modules including the Bluetooth unit, earpiece, and microphone are integrated within or attached to the compact camera body. The ear-hook design allows the camera to attach securely to the ear while keeping the communication functions compact and integrated, maintaining portability while enabling hands-free communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The ear-hook component uses flexible materials that can conform to the ear shape while accommodating the communication modules. This flexible design allows the camera to maintain a compact form factor while integrating necessary communication components without significantly increasing the overall volume.
3Ease of manufacture
If the ear-hook is designed to be detachable for easy attachment, then the camera can be quickly installed and removed, but the connection stability may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The ear-hook is divided into multiple segments including a rigid enclosure, flexible clamping arm, lobe-hook, and connecting link. This segmentation allows each component to perform its specific function: the rigid enclosure provides structural integrity, the flexible clamping arm allows easy attachment and detachment, the lobe-hook secures to the ear lobe, and the connecting link transmits forces effectively, achieving both ease of attachment and connection stability.
Solution Approach 2:
The ear-hook combines different materials with complementary properties: rigid materials for the enclosure and connecting link provide structural strength and stability, while flexible materials for the clamping arm and lobe-hook provide ease of attachment and secure ear engagement. This composite material approach resolves the contradiction between detachability and connection stability.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to the field of video camera and provides an ear-hanging miniature video camera. The ear-hanging miniature video camera comprises a video camera head, a control unit for controlling the operation of the video camera head, a storage unit for storing the information obtained by the video camera head and a shell for accommodating the video camera head, the control unit and the storage unit. The video camera whose main body consists of the video camera head, the control unit, the storage unit and the shell also comprises an ear-hook detachably connected with the shell and adapted to the shape of a human ear for fixing the main body of the video camera to a human ear, and a Bluetooth communication unit connected with the control unit and used in conjunction with the mobile terminal, said Bluetooth communication unit comprising a earpiece module and a microphone module so as to receive the audio signals transferred from the outside to the mobile terminal and output the audio signals at the user side through the mobile terminal. The ear-hanging miniature video camera of the invention can achieve the communication with the outside, so it's much more convenient for the users to use this ear-hanging miniature video camera.