Connected Glasses Docking Station for Low-Energy Data Synchronization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Connected glasses face challenges in efficient data synchronization with backend platforms due to size and energy consumption constraints, and require an intermediary device for data transfer, which is inconvenient and dependent on availability.
Innovation Solution
A docking station serves as a gateway between connected glasses and backend platforms, facilitating data synchronization through a support, downlink and uplink communication modules, and embedded sensors, eliminating the need for bulky components and intermediary devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If connected glasses use wireless technology (LTE) to send data directly to backend platform, then data synchronization capability is improved, but size and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a docking station as an intermediary device that receives data from connected glasses via short-range communication and forwards it to the backend platform. This mediator approach allows glasses to use energy-efficient short-range communication instead of power-intensive LTE, resolving the contradiction between synchronization capability and energy consumption.
2Use of energy by moving object
If connected glasses use short-range communication with intermediary device, then energy consumption is reduced, but availability and convenience deteriorate due to dependency on portable device
Solution Approach 1:
The docking station serves as a fixed intermediary that is permanently accessible in the environment, eliminating the need for users to carry portable devices. This resolves the contradiction by providing continuous availability through a stationary infrastructure while maintaining energy-efficient short-range communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The system is segmented into three independent components: connected glasses for data collection, docking station for intermediate storage and communication, and backend platform for processing. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently, with glasses remaining compact and energy-efficient while the docking station provides permanent accessibility.
3Reliability
If connected glasses are equipped with LTE components for direct communication, then data synchronization reliability is improved, but device complexity and size increase
Solution Approach 1:
The complex LTE communication functionality is extracted from the connected glasses and relocated to the docking station. This allows glasses to maintain a simple, compact design with only basic short-range communication components, while the docking station handles the more complex backend communication tasks.
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AI summary
The invention relates to a docking station (1) for connected glasses (3), comprising:a support for positioning the connected glasses (3),a downlink communication module configured to receive input data from a communication unit of the connected glasses (3),a memory unit configured to store said input data to obtain stored data,an uplink communication module configured to transfer output data obtained from said stored data to a backend platform (5) in order to synchronize a database of the backend platform (5) with said input data.