Gaze Attraction Mount for Camera Lenses
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Solution Overview
Problem
Photographers, especially those capturing portraits of young children and pets, face challenges in maintaining the subject's gaze towards the camera lens due to limited attention span and lack of understanding of the photography process, leading to frustrating results with subjects turning away or not focusing on the lens.
Innovation Solution
A camera housing with a frictional engagement system that allows for easy attachment to various electronic devices, featuring an adjustable gap and holder for objects like toys or balls to attract and maintain the subject's attention, with optional motorized movement to enhance gaze direction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a photographer uses one hand to wave an object to attract the subject's attention, then the subject's gaze may be attracted toward the camera, but the photo quality is ruined due to photographer movement and inability to hold the camera steady
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a third-party object (toy, ball, or other attractive item) mounted on the camera housing as an intermediary to attract the subject's gaze. This mediator eliminates the need for the photographer to use their hand to wave objects, thereby preventing photographer movement from ruining the photo while still achieving gaze attraction.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the gaze-attracting object with the camera housing into a single integrated unit. The object is mounted directly on the camera or smartphone, merging the function of gaze attraction with the photographic function, allowing the photographer to hold the device steady with both hands while the mounted object attracts the subject's attention.
2Ease of operation
If a photographer positions the attention-attracting object in line with the lens, then the subject's gaze is directed toward the lens, but the photographer cannot look through the viewfinder or at the video display
Solution Approach 1:
The patent positions the gaze-attracting object above or to the side of the lens rather than directly blocking the viewfinder or display. This spatial arrangement in a different dimension allows the object to attract the subject's gaze toward the lens while leaving the photographer's viewing path unobstructed.
3Device complexity
If a photographer uses a fixed mounting system for the attention-attracting object, then the device structure is simple, but the device cannot accommodate different sizes and shapes of electronic devices
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a dynamic, adjustable mounting system that can adapt to different device sizes and shapes. The mounting mechanism includes adjustable components that allow the photographer to modify the position and configuration of the gaze-attracting object to fit various cameras and smartphones, providing versatility without excessive structural complexity.
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AI summary
A device for holding a gaze-attracting object in a position adjacent to an electronic photographic device such as a digital camera or smart phone is provided. The device includes a body having one or a plurality first projecting members extending across a gap from a secondary projecting member. The device is positionable to an as-used position with a digital camera or smartphone engaged within the gap. Holding members projecting from the body opposite the gap, maintain an object therebetween and adjacent to the lens of the camera or smartphone or other digital photo device.