Personal Care Apparatus with Remote Display Control via User Maneuvers
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current personal care apparatuses, such as smart mirrors, face ergonomic issues due to the distance between the touch interface and the user, making it inconvenient to interact with the display while using handheld personal care devices, and are prone to fingerprint smudges, which detract from the user experience.
Innovation Solution
A personal care apparatus with a control unit that can determine its operation mode and transmit control signals to a connected display apparatus, allowing remote control of the display using predefined user maneuvers, eliminating the need for direct touch interaction and reducing ergonomic strain.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a touch interface is used on the smart mirror, then user interaction is simplified, but harmful factors increase due to fingerprint smudges and stains
Solution Approach 1:
The control interface functionality is extracted from the display apparatus surface and transferred to the personal care apparatus. This removes the need for a large touch interface on the display, thereby eliminating the surface area that would accumulate fingerprints and smudges.
Solution Approach 2:
The personal care apparatus acts as an intermediary that handles all user interactions with the display system. By concentrating the touch interface on the portable device rather than the fixed display, the display surface is freed from interaction elements that would attract fingerprints.
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AI summary
There is provided a personal care apparatus that is configured to connect to a display apparatus. The personal care apparatus comprises a first control unit configured to: determine a current operation mode of the personal care apparatus as a usage mode or a control mode, and detect a first predetermined user maneuver. The first predetermined user maneuver corresponds to a control operation of the personal care apparatus in the usage mode and corresponds to a control operation of the display apparatus in control mode. When the first predetermined user maneuver is detected, the first control unit is further configured to: perform the control operation of the personal care apparatus if the determined current operation mode is the usage mode, or transmit a control signal corresponding to the control operation of the display apparatus to the display apparatus if the determined current operation mode is the control mode.