Electronic Watch Clasp Integrating Digital Interface for Wearable Device
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional cellular telephones are prone to falling and breaking due to their small size and light weight, and users experience time loss when trying to locate them, prompting the need for a wearable device that combines traditional watch functionality with digital smartwatch capabilities.
Innovation Solution
An electronic clasp system that integrates a digital interface and circuit board with a traditional watch, allowing it to interface with peripheral devices like smartphones, while maintaining the style and functionality of an analog watch, featuring a capacitive touchscreen, sensors, and wireless communication capabilities.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Weight of moving object
If cellular telephones are made compact and lightweight for portability, then they become easier to carry, but they become prone to falling, breaking, or being forgotten
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a cellular telephone with a wristwatch into a single integrated device. The watch housing contains both the traditional watch face and the cellular phone components, creating a unified wearable device that eliminates the need to carry a separate phone, thereby reducing the risk of loss or damage while maintaining portability
Solution Approach 2:
The wristwatch device performs multiple functions including timekeeping, cellular communication, and notification display. The single device serves both as a traditional watch and a mobile phone, allowing users to rely on one device for both time and communication needs, thus improving reliability by eliminating dependency on separate devices
2Volume of moving object
If cellular telephones are made compact for portability, then they fit in pockets or purses, but users experience time loss when locating and retrieving them
Solution Approach 1:
The wristwatch is worn continuously on the user's wrist, making it always visible and accessible without needing to be searched for in pockets or purses. The device serves itself by being in constant view, eliminating the time loss associated with locating a separate phone
Solution Approach 2:
The notification system on the wristwatch provides alerts and information in advance, allowing users to respond to calls or messages without needing to retrieve the phone. The watch displays notifications proactively, saving the time that would otherwise be spent searching for and retrieving the cellular phone
3Adaptability or versatility
If a digital interface is integrated into a traditional watch, then smartwatch features are enabled, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The digital interface components (display, sensors, wireless communication) are integrated into the watch housing as distinct modules. The clasp assembly is separated as a functional component that can independently interface with peripheral devices, dividing the complex system into manageable segments that work together
Solution Approach 2:
The clasp assembly serves as an intermediary component between the watch body and peripheral devices. It contains the digital interface and wireless communication capabilities, acting as a mediator that enables smartwatch features while isolating the complexity from the main watch mechanism
Data Source
AI summary
Embodiments of a watch can include a watch having an analog watch face, a first watch band portion, a second watch band portion and an analog watch face. The watch can include a digital clasp having a digital display and a circuit board associated with a controller.