Ear-Worn Sensor and Processor for Seamless External Device Interworking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices face challenges in interworking with external devices to provide additional functions, leading to difficulties in operation and user convenience, particularly in devices like auditory devices that require complex settings and interactions.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a housing for ear attachment, sensors, communication circuits, speakers, and processors that can receive audio signals, acquire user data, and transmit information to external devices, enabling interworking and enhanced functionality.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If the auditory device is designed to interwork with external electronic devices to provide additional functions, then the functionality and user convenience are improved, but the device complexity and operational difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The processor automatically detects the connected external device type and configures appropriate functions without requiring manual user setup. The device autonomously manages the interworking operations, reducing operational complexity while maintaining enhanced functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The device dynamically adjusts its operational parameters and function set based on the detected external device type, transitioning between different operational modes to optimize performance while simplifying user interaction
2Ease of operation
If the auditory device acquires and processes user body data independently of audio signals, then the user convenience and operation accuracy are improved, but the use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensor operates continuously to acquire user body data, maintaining constant awareness of user state without requiring periodic activations, thereby improving responsiveness and convenience while managing energy through efficient continuous operation
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor system serves multiple functions including user authentication, health monitoring, and interaction control, consolidating various operations into a single data acquisition mechanism that reduces overall energy consumption compared to separate systems
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a housing including a portion configured to detachably couple with a part of a user's ear, a sensor installed on an outer surface of the housing or in the housing, a communication circuit installed on the outer surface of the housing or in the housing, a speaker installed on the outer surface of the housing, exposed toward an eardrum of the ear, and electrically connected to the communication circuit, a processor electronically connected to the sensor, the communication circuit, and the speaker, and a memory electrically connected to the processor.