Electronic Device Sensor Window Adjuster for Imaging and Appearance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Visual perception differences between areas with and without optical sensors in electronic devices affect the appearance and functionality, particularly in devices with integrated imaging functions.
Innovation Solution
The electronic device incorporates an adjuster to reduce relative visual perception differences by using materials with varying transmittance and reflection properties to ensure consistent appearance and imaging quality, including adjuster components that cover or surround the optical sensor area.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a window is formed for light to pass through to the optical sensor, then imaging function is enabled, but visual perception differences appear between the window area and other areas
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by making the window area transparent to light while keeping the surrounding areas opaque, allowing light to pass through the window region to reach the optical sensor while maintaining a consistent appearance from the exterior. This is achieved by selectively controlling the transmittance of different regions of the electronic device body.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes optical properties and transmittance variations (analogous to color changes) to differentiate the window area from surrounding areas. The window region is designed with specific optical characteristics that allow light transmission while maintaining visual consistency, potentially through materials or structures that control light interaction in the visible spectrum.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the window area allows light transmission, then imaging is enabled, but the appearance of the electronic device is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The solution implements local quality by creating a window area with distinct optical properties (light-transmissive) localized to the sensor region, while the rest of the device body maintains uniform opaque characteristics. This allows the imaging function to be enabled without compromising the overall appearance uniformity of the device.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary structure or material at the window area that mediates between the need for light transmission and appearance consistency. This intermediary element controls light interaction to enable imaging while maintaining visual uniformity, potentially through specific material properties or structural designs that manage light transmission and reflection.
3Shape
If visual perception differences are reduced, then appearance consistency is improved, but imaging quality may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves this contradiction by applying local quality principles to optimize both appearance consistency and imaging quality simultaneously. The window area is designed with specific optical characteristics that balance light transmission for imaging with visual uniformity for appearance, ensuring that the local region serves dual purposes without compromising either function.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution employs parameter changes by adjusting optical parameters (transmittance, reflectivity, absorption) of the window area to achieve an optimal balance between appearance consistency and imaging quality. By carefully controlling these optical parameters, the patent ensures that the window region maintains visual uniformity while providing sufficient light transmission for high-quality imaging.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The solution effectively minimizes visual perception differences and enhances imaging quality while maintaining a consistent appearance, simplifying manufacturing and increasing production yield.
Implementation Method 1
using materials with varying transmittance and reflection properties to ensure consistent appearance and imaging quality
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device includes a body having a first region and a second region at least partially adjacent to the first region; an optical sensor located at least partially within a range of light exposure in the first region for light-based imaging; and an adjuster configured to reduce relative visual perception differences between the first region and the second region of the electronic device.