Illuminated Makeup Mirror Lighting Control for Ambient Light Compensation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional illuminated makeup mirror sets fail to produce optimal illumination conditions due to the lack of consideration for ambient light, which changes over time and varies by installation position.
Innovation Solution
An illuminated makeup mirror set with adjustable color and brightness surface light sources, a memory unit storing scene-specific illumination conditions, a detection unit for ambient light, a selection unit for user input, and an adjustment unit to match the light source settings with the detected ambient light and selected scene conditions.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If pre-assumed scene illumination conditions are used, then the illumination setup is simple, but the illumination conditions are not optimal when ambient light varies
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where a light receiving unit detects ambient light conditions and feeds this information back to a control unit. The control unit then adjusts the illumination light sources based on the detected ambient light, ensuring optimal illumination conditions are maintained despite variations in the environment. This resolves the contradiction by automatically adapting the pre-assumed scene settings to actual conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-adjustment by automatically detecting ambient light conditions and modifying its own illumination output without requiring manual intervention. The control unit autonomously processes the detected ambient light data and adjusts the light sources accordingly, allowing the system to serve itself in maintaining optimal illumination conditions across varying environments.
2Reliability
If ambient light detection and adjustment functions are added, then illumination condition optimality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control unit serves multiple functions: it stores scene illumination data, processes ambient light detection signals, calculates appropriate adjustments, and controls the illumination light sources. By consolidating these diverse functions into a single multi-functional control unit, the patent minimizes the increase in device complexity while achieving reliable ambient light compensation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent combines the light receiving unit, control unit, and illumination light sources into an integrated system where components work together seamlessly. The control unit merges the functions of data storage, signal processing, and light control, while the light receiving unit is integrated with the overall illumination structure. This merging approach reduces the number of separate components and simplifies the system architecture.
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
The system adjusts the light source to produce optimal illumination conditions for the selected scene, accounting for ambient light, thereby enhancing the makeup application environment.
Implementation Method 1
a surface light source for illumination with adjustable color and adjustable brightness
Implementation Method 2
a detection unit for detecting color and brightness of ambient light at an installation position of the makeup mirror set
Data Source
AI summary
An illuminated makeup mirror set includes: a mirror unit; a surface light source for illumination with adjustable color and adjustable brightness; a memory unit in which illumination conditions corresponding to a plurality of scenes are stored; a detection unit for detecting the color and brightness of ambient light at an installation position of the makeup mirror set; a selection unit for selecting one of the plurality of scenes according to an input operation; an acquisition unit for acquiring, from the memory unit, illumination conditions corresponding to the scene selected through the selection unit; and an adjustment unit for adjusting the color and brightness of the surface light source according to the color and brightness of the ambient light detected by the detection unit and the illumination conditions acquired by the acquisition unit.