Hinged Secondary Screen for Real-Time Smartphone Camera Viewing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smartphone users face limitations when taking photographs or videos with the higher-resolution rear camera, as the screen cannot be seen while capturing images, especially at different angles, due to the fixed orientation of smartphone screens, leading to suboptimal viewing and image quality, especially for self-shots.
Innovation Solution
A hinged secondary screen that communicates wirelessly with the smartphone to duplicate the higher-resolution camera's image in real-time, allowing users to view and adjust camera settings, and providing mobility to take images from various angles using a gripping and fastening element that securely attaches to most smartphone models.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the smartphone screen is fixed in the direction opposite the higher-resolution camera, then the smartphone structure is simple and compact, but the user cannot see the screen while taking photographs or recordings at different angles
Solution Approach 1:
The viewing function is segmented from the smartphone body by introducing a separate secondary screen attached via a support element. This allows the screen to be positioned independently from the camera direction, enabling the user to view the display while taking photographs at various angles without compromising the camera's fixed orientation.
Solution Approach 2:
A support element acts as an intermediary between the smartphone and the secondary screen. This intermediary component provides rotational freedom, allowing the screen to be positioned at different angles relative to the smartphone body, thus solving the conflict between fixed camera orientation and flexible viewing angles.
2Ease of operation
If a selfie stick is used to increase distance from the smartphone, then the user can take selfies from greater distance, but the user cannot easily center the photograph or manipulate the phone to adjust camera properties
Solution Approach 1:
The secondary screen serves multiple functions: it displays the camera feed for viewing, provides a larger interface for manipulating camera settings, and enables composition assistance. This multi-functional display eliminates the need for extended distance while maintaining ease of operation for photo composition and camera adjustment.
3Ease of operation
If the smartphone screen is fixed opposite the camera, then the device structure remains simple, but the user cannot see the screen when the smartphone is inclined at high or low angles
Solution Approach 1:
The support element provides rotational freedom, transforming the static screen attachment into a dynamic system. This allows the secondary screen to be rotated to different positions, enabling the user to view the display while the smartphone is inclined at high or low angles, thus achieving dynamic adaptability without complex reconfiguration.
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AI summary
The present invention relates to a device for displaying images captured by a smartphone camera in real time in enlarged form and higher resolution, characterized in that it consists of a hinged secondary screen that is in wired or wireless communication with a smartphone for the purpose of duplicating the image captured by the high- or low-resolution camera of the phone where it is anchored, the screen being mounted on a case housing the embedded electronics, the case being rotatably attached to a support element that allows it degrees of freedom to rotate together with the secondary screen by means of a rotation adjustment knob. According to the invention, the support element is adjoined, using attachment means, to a gripping and fastening element that acts as an anchor for securing and mounting on the smart phone, the device allowing the user to gain access to the display of the higher- or lower-resolution camera of the smartphone and to adjust the settings of the camera and the image in order to ensure better-quality photographs.