Electrochromic Eyewear for Adaptive Light Spectrum Absorption
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing eyewear technologies do not effectively utilize color to influence mood, psychological state, or physiological performance, and there is a need for alternative treatments to pharmaceuticals for mood disorders and performance enhancement.
Innovation Solution
Eyewear with lenses that can change color in response to physiological functions, psychological states, or external environments using electrochromic technology, incorporating sensors and power sources to adjust absorption wavelength ranges.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If eyewear uses static color filters or tints, then manufacturing is simple and cost-effective, but the eyewear cannot dynamically adapt to changing user needs, environmental conditions, or physiological states
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies electrochromic lenses that can dynamically change their optical properties (color, transparency, wavelength absorption) in response to electrical signals. This allows the eyewear to adapt to changing user needs, environmental lighting conditions, and physiological states, transforming a static optical system into a dynamic one that can modify its characteristics in real-time.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes sensors to detect various parameters (light intensity, temperature, physiological signals) and adjusts the optical parameters of the lenses accordingly. By changing the absorption wavelength ranges and color characteristics of the lenses based on detected parameters, the system achieves adaptive functionality while managing complexity through automated control.
2Productivity
If eyewear incorporates multiple sensors and electrochromic components to adjust color dynamically, then mood enhancement and performance improvement are achieved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single eyewear system: sensors detect various inputs (environmental light, temperature, physiological signals), the electrochromic lenses process these inputs to adjust optical properties, and the system delivers multiple benefits (mood enhancement, performance improvement, pain management). This multi-functionality approach consolidates complexity into a unified system rather than separate components.
Solution Approach 2:
The eyewear system operates autonomously by using sensors to automatically detect user needs and environmental conditions, then triggering appropriate lens adjustments without requiring manual intervention. This self-service capability simplifies the user experience while the automated control system manages the complexity of coordinating multiple sensors and electrochromic components.
3Reliability
If the lenses change color in response to physiological functions and environmental factors, then therapeutic benefits are provided, but the measurement and detection of physiological states becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent incorporates sensors that continuously monitor physiological functions (heart rate, body temperature, skin conductance) and environmental factors, using this feedback to adjust the electrochromic lenses accordingly. This closed-loop feedback system ensures reliable therapeutic effects by automatically responding to detected physiological states, while the sensor technology manages the detection complexity through established measurement methods.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The eyewear enhances mood, improves performance, aids in pain management, and provides therapeutic benefits by dynamically adjusting color based on user needs, reducing reliance on pharmaceuticals.
Implementation Method 1
The lens is electrochromic and is configured to change the at least one absorption wavelength range of light absorbed in response to at least one of a physiological function, a psychological function, an external environment of a user of the eyewear, and/or manual input by a user
Data Source
AI summary
Eyewear includes a frame and a pair of lenses installed on the frame. Each of the lenses is configured to absorb at least one absorption wavelength range of light. At least a portion of at least one of the lenses is configured to change the at least one absorption wavelength range of light absorbed in response to at least one of a physiological function, a psychological function, an external environment of a user of the eyewear, and/or manual input by a user. The frame is a three-dimensional printed frame. The eyewear includes at least one battery encapsulated within the frame. The at least one battery is resistant to elevated temperatures during construction of the frame and encapsulation of the