Micro Tracker for Eyewear Location via Mobile App
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Solution Overview
Problem
People with glasses often misplace or lose them, leading to financial burdens and inconvenience, especially for those with memory issues or forgetfulness, as existing solutions do not effectively address the tracking and retrieval of misplaced eyewear.
Innovation Solution
A micro mini tracker device with a unique identifier (UID) tag code is attached to the glasses, paired with a mobile app that allows users to register and track the location of their eyewear using wireless communication technologies like GPS, Bluetooth, and cellular networks, enabling the user to locate misplaced glasses.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a tracking device is added to eyewear, then the ability to locate lost glasses is improved, but the device complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The tracking system is nested within the eyewear structure by integrating the tracker into the temple arm or frame, with the adhesive backing allowing it to be embedded or attached to existing glassware components rather than adding external bulk
Solution Approach 2:
A mobile application serves as an intermediary between the user and the tracking hardware, providing the user interface for locating glasses while the backend server acts as an intermediary to process location data from multiple devices and relay it to the user
2Reliability
If a tracking device is added to eyewear, then the ability to locate lost glasses is improved, but the financial cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tracker is designed as an affordable, disposable component that can be easily manufactured and attached to eyewear, with the adhesive backing enabling simple application without complex assembly processes
Solution Approach 2:
The tracking device uses universal wireless communication technologies (Bluetooth, GPS, cellular networks) that are already widely available in mobile devices, eliminating the need for proprietary expensive hardware and leveraging existing infrastructure
3Reliability
If wireless communication technologies are used for tracking, then the tracking range and reliability are improved, but the energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tracker periodically updates its location using wireless communication technologies rather than continuously transmitting, with the mobile application querying the backend server at intervals to retrieve current position data
Solution Approach 2:
The system leverages the power and processing capabilities of the user's mobile device to handle energy-intensive communication and location processing tasks, while the tracker itself remains a low-power component that simply broadcasts its identity and receives location requests
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AI summary
An eye wear tracking system is disclosed that allows a user to register a pair of glasses whose location is tracked and which, if misplaced or lost, can be found. The eye wear tracking system includes a micro mini tracker device that includes a unique identifier (UID) tag code with a UID tag code value that uniquely identifies a specific pair of glasses of a user, an adhesive backing that is applied to a backside of the micro mini tracker device to adhere the micro mini tracker device to a frame element of the specific pair of glasses of the user, and an eye wear tracking mobile app that runs on a mobile device of the user. The eye wear tracking mobile app allows the user to provide the UID tag code value to track location of the specific pair of glasses of the user. The eye wear tracking system results in both saved time and money.