Glasses-Mounted Camera for One-Touch Wireless Image Capture

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing devices lack the ability to project large images or holograms, interact with the environment, and provide real-time behavior recognition and recommendation, especially in social and sports contexts.

Innovation Solution

Devices equipped with projection components, sensors, and processors that can project images or holograms on various surfaces, recognize human behavior, and provide interactive recommendations.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Area of moving object

If devices use traditional display methods, then portability is maintained, but image size and projection capability are limited

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage projection areaVSAvoidprojection system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Area of moving objectVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent uses a projection component as an intermediary device that projects images onto external surfaces (walls, objects, etc.) rather than using a traditional display screen. This allows the device to overcome display size limitations by utilizing external surfaces as projection canvases, thereby achieving large-area image display without proportionally increasing device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent transitions from two-dimensional screen display to three-dimensional spatial projection by projecting images onto external surfaces in the environment. This dimensional change allows images to be displayed on walls, objects, or surfaces at various distances, effectively expanding the display area beyond the physical constraints of the device itself

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

2Adaptability or versatility

If devices lack environmental sensing capability, then device complexity is reduced, but real-time behavior recognition and interaction are impossible

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveenvironmental interaction capabilityVSAvoidsensor and processing system complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent integrates multiple sensors (camera, microphone, accelerometer, GPS) that serve multiple functions: the camera captures images for behavior recognition and can function as a projector target detector, the microphone captures audio for behavior analysis and can provide spatial awareness, the accelerometer detects motion for both device orientation and behavior analysis, and GPS provides location data for contextual information. This multi-functionality approach enables comprehensive environmental interaction without proportionally increasing device complexity

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The processor automatically analyzes sensor data to recognize behaviors and generate recommendations without requiring manual input or complex user configuration. The system self-adjusts by continuously processing sensor information and providing real-time feedback, enabling adaptive environmental interaction while keeping the user interface simple

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Loss of information

If devices provide basic information display, then ease of operation is maintained, but real-time behavior analysis and recommendation capability is lost

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvebehavior recognition accuracyVSAvoidprocessing and analysis time
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSLoss of time

Solution Approach 1:

The patent pre-loads behavior patterns and recommendation algorithms into the processor, allowing for rapid matching of observed behaviors against known patterns. The system continuously monitors sensor data and maintains ready-to-execute recommendation protocols, enabling fast behavior recognition and recommendation generation without requiring complex real-time computation from scratch

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The system provides continuous feedback by displaying recognized behaviors and recommendations to the user in real-time, allowing for immediate verification and adjustment. The feedback loop enables the system to learn from user responses and refine its behavior recognition accuracy over time, reducing the need for extensive processing of ambiguous cases

Inventive Principle:
Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS12423919B2Method and apparatus for capturing video and providing information
Publication Date: 2025.09.23 CHEN ALEX C
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AI summary

An apparatus may comprise a glasses frame configured to be worn on a user's head; a button on the frame; a camera on the frame configured to capture an image when a user touches the button; and a transceiver configured to transmit the image wirelessly to a separate device.