Electronic Seal Track Formation for Public Certification

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing certification methods, such as fingerprint recognition on capacitive touch screens, are not convenient for public use due to their personal nature, and traditional seals lack digitalization, failing to meet the demand for intelligent digitalization in public regions.

Innovation Solution

An electronic seal with a housing, cover, touch pieces, and a transmission mechanism that drives touch pieces along through tracks to form specific tracks on a touch device, allowing for electronic certification by matching the formed tracks with default tracks, enabling convenient and specific electronic certification in public areas.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If fingerprint recognition is used for certification, then personal identification accuracy is improved, but convenience for public use deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveidentification accuracyVSAvoidconvenience for public use
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the need for personal biometric data (fingerprint) with a copyable physical artifact (electronic seal) that can be transferred and used by different people. The seal contains encoded identification information that can be replicated and applied to documents, enabling public certification without requiring the original person's biometric data.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

2Adaptability or versatility

If traditional ink seals are used, then certification function is provided, but digitalization capability deteriorates

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecertification functionVSAvoiddigitalization capability
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSExtent of automation

Solution Approach 1:

The patent transforms the traditional seal from a purely physical object to a hybrid object that incorporates both physical form (for traditional certification) and digital elements (electronic identification data, machine-readable codes). This parameter change enables the seal to function in both traditional and digital environments, bridging the gap between analog certification and digital automation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

3Ease of operation

If an electronic seal with transmission mechanism is implemented, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveease of electronic certificationVSAvoidstructural complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts the complex transmission and actuation mechanisms from the main seal body, implementing them as separate, modular components. The driving member, touch pieces, and through tracks are designed as independent elements that can be manufactured separately and assembled, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining the automated certification function.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

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

The electronic seal facilitates easy and specific electronic certification in public regions by forming recognizable tracks on touch devices, allowing for secure and efficient service provision.

Implementation Method 1

The threaded shaft has a threaded slide rail. The at least one touch piece includes a first ball and a second ball. The first ball is slidably engaged with the threaded slide rail of the threaded shaft.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectThreaded mechanism: Screw

Implementation Method 2

The second ball is slidably engaged with the through track.

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectSlidable engagement: Friction

Data Source

PatentUS10249458B2Electrical seal
Publication Date: 2019.04.02 CHICONY POWER TECH CO LTD
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AI summary

An electronic seal includes a housing, a cover, at least one touch piece, and, a transmission mechanism. The housing has at least one through track, in which the through track is disposed on the bottom of the housing. The cover is disposed on the housing and covers the housing. The touch piece is movably disposed on the through track and is partially exposed out of the housing. The transmission mechanism includes a driving member, in which the driving member drives the touch piece to move along the through track when the driving member is actuated relative to the housing.