Eyewear Wearable with Integrated Display and Intelligent Control Housing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices with lenses face challenges such as high manufacturing costs, large and unwieldy designs, and perception as geek products or gimmicks, limiting their widespread adoption and commercial success.
Innovation Solution
A slim and functional eyewear wearable with integrated lenses, a display, intelligent control housing, near field magnetic induction transceiver, and earpiece communication, allowing for intuitive user interfaces and graphical content display, while simplifying the product design and reducing manufacturing costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wearable devices with lenses are designed with integrated displays and intelligent controls, then functionality and user experience are improved, but manufacturing costs and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device is divided into separate functional modules: an eyewear frame with integrated lens/display, a wearable component with intelligent control housing, and a cable connecting them. This segmentation allows each module to be manufactured independently at lower cost while maintaining overall functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The intelligent control housing is mounted within the eyewear frame structure, and the display is integrated into the lens assembly. This nested arrangement reduces overall device complexity by consolidating components into compact units rather than separate bulky elements.
2Adaptability or versatility
If wearable devices with lenses incorporate multiple components and features, then functionality is enhanced, but the device becomes large and unwieldy
Solution Approach 1:
The display, lens, and intelligent control are merged into a single integrated assembly that fits within the eyewear frame. This consolidation eliminates the need for separate bulky components, resulting in a compact wearable device that is not unwieldy despite its functional richness.
3Ease of operation
If wearable devices with lenses use advanced integrated components, then user experience is improved, but manufacturing costs become significant
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the device into modular components (eyewear frame, lens assembly, intelligent control housing, cable), each part can be manufactured using standard processes and assembled together, reducing overall manufacturing complexity and cost compared to monolithic integrated designs.
Solution Approach 2:
A cable serves as an intermediary connection between the eyewear frame and the intelligent control housing, allowing for flexible assembly and reducing the need for complex integrated wiring. This intermediary approach simplifies manufacturing while maintaining functional integration.
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 solution enables a cost-effective, user-friendly, and aesthetically appealing wearable device that effectively communicates with earpieces, enhancing user experience and overcoming previous design and cost issues.
Implementation Method 1
a near field magnetic induction transceiver disposed within the intelligent control housing for communicating with an earpiece
Data Source
AI summary
An eyewear wearable includes an eyewear frame, a lens integrated into the eyewear frame, a display integrated with the lens, an intelligent control housing mounted at a behind-the-ear portion of the eyewear frame, an intelligent control with graphics support mounted within the intelligent control housing, a near field magnetic induction transceiver disposed within the intelligent control housing for communicating with an earpiece, the near field magnetic induction transceiver operatively connected to the intelligent control, and a cable between the intelligent control housing and the display.