Integrated Scanner Display Base with Speaker
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional portable devices lack integrated scanning capabilities, requiring separate scanners and increasing space and cost, while also being less portable.
Innovation Solution
A multi-purpose and multi-function electronic device with a built-in scanner, display monitor, and various features such as touch pads, light pipes, and a speaker, allowing for scanning, audio output, and other functionalities in a single compact unit.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a portable terminal and scanner are purchased separately, then scanning functionality is achieved, but space requirement increases and portability decreases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a scanner and display monitor into a single integrated device. The scanner unit is positioned adjacent to the display monitor, with both components sharing a common base and power source. This merging eliminates the need for separate scanner and terminal devices, directly reducing space requirements while maintaining full scanning functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device serves multiple functions: scanning documents, displaying scanned images, providing audio output through speakers, and offering touch control capabilities. The display monitor can function both as a display device and as a control interface for the scanner, making the device universally applicable for both scanning and viewing tasks.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a portable terminal and scanner are purchased separately, then scanning functionality is achieved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple functions into a single device structure. The scanner unit and display monitor are combined with shared components including a common base, power source, and control system. This reduction from multiple separate devices to one integrated unit directly decreases device complexity while maintaining scanning capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The device performs multiple functions including scanning, displaying, audio output, and touch control within a single integrated system. The display monitor serves dual purposes as both an output device and a control interface, reducing the need for additional separate control devices and simplifying the overall system.
3Adaptability or versatility
If a portable terminal and scanner are purchased separately, then scanning functionality is achieved, but cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a scanner and display monitor into a single integrated device, eliminating the need to purchase two separate devices. By sharing common components such as the base, power source, and control system, the integrated device reduces total material costs and manufacturing expenses, making it more cost-effective than buying separate devices.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated device provides multiple functions (scanning, displaying, audio output, touch control) in one unit, replacing the need for multiple separate devices. This multi-functionality reduces the total quantity of devices a consumer needs to purchase, thereby reducing overall cost.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables efficient scanning and multiple functions in a single, portable device, enhancing usability and reducing the need for separate equipment, thus improving portability and cost-effectiveness.
Implementation Method 1
a first and second light pipes surrounding the first and second touch pads and configured to emit light in different colors
Implementation Method 2
a speaker disposed only in the inclined portion of the base and configured to output an audio sound
Implementation Method 3
a first and second touch pads respectively disposed on the first and second ends of the elongated cylindrical body opposing each other
Data Source
AI summary
A multi-function/multi-purpose portable electronic device is disclosed. In one aspect, the device may include a display monitor configured to display an image and a scanner disposed below the display monitor and extending to cross the display monitor, the scanner not directly contacting the display monitor. The device may also include a base configured to support the scanner, the base including a first portion having a first thickness and a second portion having a second thickness greater than the first thickness, the first portion at least partially vertically overlapping the display monitor and the scanner. The device may further include a speaker disposed only in the second portion of the base. The device may also include a connector physically interconnecting the base and the display monitor to support the display monitor, at least a portion of the connector vertically overlapping the second portion of the base.