Modular Wearable Article With Removable Band Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current smart watches are bulky and inflexible due to integrated functions, which limits user experience as users cannot add new functions after manufacturing.
Innovation Solution
A wearable article design featuring a processing device with removable modules on a connecting portion, allowing for modular additions such as sensors, power sources, and display devices, connected via wired or wireless means, enabling users to customize functions and reduce device thickness and weight.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If functions are integrated in the watch body, then functionality is complete, but the watch body becomes heavy and thick
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the smartwatch into two segments: a fixed watch body containing essential components (processor, display, battery) and removable devices that can be attached to the watchband. This segmentation allows users to have a lightweight base unit and only add functionality when needed by attaching specific removable devices, thus reducing the overall weight while maintaining complete functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent moves additional functionality from the three-dimensional watch body to a different spatial dimension by utilizing the watchband as a carrier for removable devices. This dimensional shift allows functionality to be distributed along the watchband rather than being concentrated in the watch body, reducing its thickness and weight.
2Adaptability or versatility
If functions are integrated in the watch body, then functionality is complete, but the watch body becomes thick
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the smartwatch system into a thin watch body and removable devices mounted on the watchband, the patent successfully reduces the watch body thickness while preserving complete functionality through the modular removable components.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts non-essential functionality from the watch body and places it in removable devices that attach to the watchband. This extraction reduces the watch body thickness to only contain essential components, while additional functions are available through detachable modules.
3Productivity
If functions are set during manufacturing, then production is efficient, but users cannot add new functions during use
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic configurability to the smartwatch by enabling users to attach and detach different functional devices according to their needs. This transforms the product from a static, pre-configured system to a dynamic one where functionality can be adjusted in real-time, maintaining manufacturing efficiency while achieving high adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal platform where a single watch body can support multiple different removable devices with various functions. This multi-functionality approach allows the base unit to remain simple and efficient to manufacture, while users can access diverse functionalities by selecting appropriate removable devices.
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AI summary
A wearable article is disclosed. The wearable article includes a body and a connecting portion connected to the body, the body includes a processing device, the wearable article further includes at least one removable device disposed on the connecting portion, the removable device is configured for connecting to the processing device.