Finger-Wearable Input Assembly With Segmented Sensors
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing input systems for electronic devices are inefficient and limit the ways users can interact to generate control signals, restricting user engagement and effectiveness.
Innovation Solution
A finger-wearable input assembly with a housing structure that includes sensors and a processor to detect touch events and motion, allowing multiple fingers to interact with the assembly and generate control data for an electronic device's user interface.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional input systems are used, then device control is achieved, but user interaction efficiency and engagement are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The input system is segmented into multiple independent sensors (first sensor, second sensor, motion sensor) that can detect different types of inputs simultaneously. This segmentation allows the system to process multiple interaction methods in parallel, improving both efficiency and versatility without requiring a complete system redesign.
Solution Approach 2:
The input assembly is designed to perform multiple functions through a single integrated structure. It can detect touch events on its external surface, detect characteristics of the wearing digit within the passageway, detect motion events, and generate different control data based on combinations of these inputs. This multi-functionality directly addresses the limitation of restricted interaction methods.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple sensors are added to detect various touch and motion events, then interaction versatility improves, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple sensor types (touch sensors, motion sensors, digit characteristic sensors) are merged into a single integrated input assembly housing. This consolidation allows the system to achieve high interaction versatility while managing complexity through unified structural design rather than separate components, directly resolving the contradiction between versatility and complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The processor acts as an intermediary that receives inputs from multiple sensors and translates them into control data. This intermediary component simplifies the system architecture by providing a centralized processing point, managing the complexity of multiple sensors while enabling versatile interaction methods through intelligent signal interpretation.
3Reliability
If the housing structure protects multiple sensors, then sensor reliability improves, but the device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The sensors are nested within the housing structure, with the first sensor, second sensor, and motion sensor arranged in a compact configuration inside the housing. This nesting approach protects the sensors from external damage while minimizing the overall volume of the input assembly, effectively resolving the contradiction between reliability and size.
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AI summary
Finger-wearable input assemblies for controlling an electronic device and methods for using finger-wearable input assemblies for controlling an electronic device are provided.