Picture Frame with Integrated Text Display and Rotatable Orientation

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing picture and display systems do not effectively create and display images with associated text, lacking a comprehensive solution for integrating images and text in a user-friendly and efficient manner.

Innovation Solution

A picture, text, and support system comprising a first face with an image and a second face with pertinent text, where a support component positions the image and text in operative proximity, utilizing digital data banks for image and text selection and a modular structure for orientation adjustment.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If pictures are displayed using conventional separate systems, then image display is achieved, but text integration and associated information display are lacking

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveimage-text integration capabilityVSAvoidsystem structure
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines the image display function and text information display function into a single integrated picture frame system. The text display device is merged with the picture frame structure, allowing both visual images and associated text information to be displayed together in one unified device, thereby achieving image-text integration without requiring separate systems.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The picture frame system is designed to perform multiple functions: displaying pictures/images, displaying associated text information, and providing informational content. This multi-functional design allows a single device to serve both decorative/image display purposes and informational/text display purposes, enhancing adaptability while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Loss of information

If text is added to picture displays, then information completeness is improved, but display orientation and readability may be compromised

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveinformation completenessVSAvoiddisplay orientation
Core Design Contradiction:
Loss of informationVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The text display device incorporates rotatable elements that allow the display orientation to be dynamically adjusted. The text can be rotated to different angles (e.g., 0°, 90°, 180°, 270°) to match the orientation of the displayed picture, ensuring that text remains readable and properly oriented regardless of how the picture is positioned. This dynamic adjustment capability maintains ease of operation while providing complete information.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #15Dynamics

3Adaptability or versatility

If custom picture and text creation is enabled, then user flexibility is improved, but ease of manufacture and cost-effectiveness may deteriorate

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecustom creation capabilityVSAvoidmanufacturing complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of manufacture

Solution Approach 1:

The system is divided into separate, modular components: a picture frame portion and a text display device portion. These segmented components can be manufactured independently using standard manufacturing processes, then assembled together. This segmentation allows for easier manufacturing of individual parts while still enabling flexible customization when combined, as different picture and text components can be mixed and matched.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

Data Source

PatentUS10881223B1Picture, text, and support system and method
Publication Date: 2021.01.05 LAMBERT GARY F
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AI summary

A first face has a picture with an image to be displayed. A second face is operatively coupled to the first face. The second face has text pertinent to the image on the first face. A support component is operatively coupled to the second face for positioning the picture in an orientation whereby the image is displayed with the text in operative proximity.