Electrically operated hand-held device for body care
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional electrical hand-held devices for body care, such as toothbrushes, lack the capability to systematically collect and evaluate operating data, and they cannot be customized to individual user needs due to the absence of advanced electronics, which are costly and difficult to integrate due to size and environmental constraints.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a data transmission module with wireless bidirectional data transmission capabilities, including a microcontroller, antenna, and non-volatile memory, allowing for the acquisition, evaluation, and representation of operating and sensor data, as well as user-specific data integration for personalized care programs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If advanced electronics are integrated into conventional electrical hand-held devices for body care, then data collection and evaluation capabilities are improved, but device cost and complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a wireless communication module as an intermediary between the hand-held device and external devices (smartphones, tablets). This module includes a wireless transmitter and receiver that enable bidirectional data transmission without requiring complex processing electronics within the hand-held device itself. The data collection and sophisticated processing are offloaded to the external device, resolving the contradiction by adding minimal complexity to the hand-held device while achieving comprehensive data collection capabilities.
2Loss of information
If complex electronics with display capabilities are added to hand-held devices, then data representation capabilities are improved, but available space and device size are constrained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the external device (smartphone, tablet, or computer) as an intermediary for comprehensive data representation. The hand-held device transmits collected operating data wirelessly to the external device, which then displays the information using its existing large-screen display capabilities. This approach provides extensive data visualization without consuming any additional space within the constrained hand-held device housing.
3Adaptability or versatility
If extensive electronics are integrated into hand-held devices, then user-specific customization capabilities are improved, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent shifts the customization capability from the physical hardware dimension to the software dimension. The hand-held device collects operating parameters and transmits them to an external device where software algorithms analyze the data and generate optimized care programs. This software-based customization approach in the digital dimension provides extensive adaptability without requiring expensive custom hardware for each user configuration.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a feedback loop where operating data is collected by sensors in the hand-held device, transmitted wirelessly to the external device, analyzed to determine optimal parameters, and then used to generate customized care programs. This feedback mechanism enables continuous optimization of user-specific settings based on actual usage patterns, achieving high adaptability through a relatively simple sensor-transmitter-receiver architecture.
4Loss of information
If data transmission modules are added to hand-held devices, then data acquisition capabilities are improved, but device size and environmental protection requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the complex data processing and protection functions from the hand-held device and places them in the external device. The hand-held device contains only minimal data acquisition sensors and a wireless transmitter, both of which can be easily sealed. The external device handles data reception, processing, and storage with robust protection measures, thereby minimizing the environmental protection challenges in the hand-held device while maintaining comprehensive data acquisition capabilities.
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AI summary
An electrical hand-held device for body treatment, having a treatment part for performing at least one electrically operated body treatment function, and having a handle body for holding the hand-held device. The hand-held device further includes an electronic component for controlling the at least one electrically operated body treatment function. The electronic component contains a data transmission module for wireless, bidirectional data transmission. The data transmission module includes a microcontroller, at least one memory for storing data, and an antenna, wherein the data transmission module is designed to produce, in a contact-free manner, at least some of the electrical energy which is required for operation of said data transmission module.