Intelligent Platform Segmentation for Display and Battery Expansion
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing solutions for portable computing devices, such as smartphones, often have limited display size, battery life, and keyboard functionality, making them unsuitable for users needing larger displays, longer battery life, and more efficient data input.
Innovation Solution
A cost-effective intelligent core-based tablet computer design that integrates with a larger display and backup power source, allowing the intelligent core to control peripherals and share resources without the need for data synchronization, using a housing with a core slot, touch-sensitive display, battery, control unit, and external connectors for seamless communication and power management.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of moving object
If a smartphone is used, then portability is maintained, but display size is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device is divided into two independent parts: a smartphone (intelligent core) and a docking station (peripheral device). The smartphone contains the processing unit and operating system, while the docking station contains the display, keyboard, and battery. This segmentation allows each component to be optimized independently - the smartphone remains compact and portable, while the docking station provides expanded functionality including a larger display.
Solution Approach 2:
The docking station is designed as a universal platform that can interface with multiple smartphone models through standard connectors. It provides multiple functions including display extension, keyboard input, battery charging, and data synchronization, making it applicable to various smartphone devices rather than being dedicated to a single model.
2Duration of action of moving object
If a smartphone is used, then device portability is maintained, but battery life is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The docking station combines multiple functions into a single device: it serves as an external power source with a large-capacity battery, a display device, a keyboard, and a charging dock. By merging these functions, the system extends battery life without requiring the user to carry separate devices for each function.
Solution Approach 2:
The docking station acts as an intermediary between the smartphone and external power sources. It includes a large-capacity battery that can charge the smartphone when external power is unavailable, effectively extending the smartphone's operational duration without modifying the smartphone itself.
3Productivity
If a smartphone is used, then device compactness is maintained, but data input efficiency is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The input functions are separated from the processing functions. The smartphone handles data processing and storage, while the docking station provides a full-size keyboard for efficient data input. This segmentation allows the smartphone to remain compact while the docking station provides comprehensive input capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The docking station serves as a universal input device that can be used with multiple smartphone models. It provides a full-size keyboard with physical keys for efficient typing, along with other input methods, making it a versatile solution for improving data input efficiency across different smartphone platforms.
4Area of moving object
If a standalone tablet is created, then display size is increased, but cost increases and resource sharing is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system is segmented into a smartphone containing the intelligent core (processor, operating system, applications) and a docking station containing the display and peripherals. This segmentation allows the smartphone's resources to be shared with the docking station, eliminating the need for duplicate hardware and enabling resource sharing between devices.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of creating a standalone tablet with duplicate hardware, the system uses the smartphone as a virtual copy of the tablet's processing unit. The smartphone's operating system and applications are accessed through the docking station's display and keyboard, providing tablet-like functionality while maintaining resource sharing capabilities.
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AI summary
An intelligent platform integrates with an intelligent portable device or intelligent core to provide a dynamic computer that may serve as any of: a pad, a tablet computing device, a netbook computer, and a notebook computer. The operations of the integrated device are determined by the connected intelligent core's CPU architecture and its installed operating system. The intelligent platform includes a housing and a core slot located behind a display for accommodating the intelligent core. A core connector is provided on an inner wall of the core slot for interconnecting with a compatible connector of the inserted intelligent core. A control unit continually communicates with the intelligent core through signals carried by the connector, refreshes image received from the intelligent core on its touch-sensitive display, and sends touch-input commands from the touchable panel of the touch-sensitive display to the intelligent core. The battery on intelligent platform provides backup power to the intelligent core.