Pacifier-Mounted Digital Camera for Hands-Free Infant Perspective Imaging
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for child care facilities and camps to provide relatives with images from the perspective of a child, which existing point-of-view cameras cannot efficiently address, especially in a hands-free and remote manner.
Innovation Solution
A digital camera is integrated into a pacifier using a ferrous material and magnet combination or snap-in-finger projections, allowing for a point-of-view image capture and transmission via WI-FI, enabling remote image acquisition and viewing.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a digital camera is attached to a pacifier to capture point-of-view images, then image acquisition capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines a digital camera, mounting member, and pacifier into a single integrated device. The camera is directly attached to the pacifier body or shield, creating a unified point-of-view imaging system that eliminates the need for separate mounting equipment while maintaining image capture functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The pacifier serves multiple functions: it provides comfort to the infant while simultaneously acting as a mounting platform for the camera. The shield portion of the pacifier is utilized both for its traditional protective function and as a surface for attaching the camera, maximizing the utility of existing components.
2Loss of information
If remote image transmission is implemented, then image sharing capability is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a intermediary device (such as a smartphone or computer) that receives images from the camera via Wi-Fi transmission. This intermediary handles the energy-intensive tasks of image processing and storage, allowing the pacifier-mounted camera to transmit images with minimal energy consumption while still enabling remote sharing capability.
3Reliability
If a secure mounting mechanism is used to attach the camera, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting system is divided into separate functional components: a mounting member with attachment features (such as adhesive backing or mechanical clips) that can be independently applied to the pacifier shield. This segmentation allows the mounting mechanism to be optimized for reliability without adding complexity to the overall pacifier design, as the mounting component can be applied or removed independently.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables hands-free, remote image capture and viewing from the child's perspective, facilitating real-time image sharing with relatives through WI-FI connectivity and cloud storage.
Implementation Method 1
The digital camera is attached to the pacifier by a ferrous material and magnet combination
Data Source
AI summary
This invention relates to a method to obtain an image from the perspective of a pacifier user. The method involves the steps of: providing a digital camera mounted on pacifier apparatus 90 and capturing the image. This can be accomplished in one embodiment by providing an apparatus made of a perpendicular mounting member 30 or linear mounting member 35 that has a plurality of grooved prongs shaped to secure the ring 20 of a pacifier; and a digital camera 40 attached to the perpendicular mounting member 30.