RFID Spring Bar for Watch Security Tracking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Mechanical watches lack integrated security and digital functionality without compromising their traditional design and feel, and existing solutions often require bulky attachments that obstruct radio waves or alter the watch's appearance.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating Bluetooth and RFID technology into modified spring bars, lug components, and cylindrical attachments within mechanical watches, allowing for discreet security tracking and digital communication features without altering the watch's design, including alerts and location tracking.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If RFID technology is placed within watch faces, then security tracking is enabled, but radio wave obstruction and antenna degeneration occur
Solution Approach 1:
The RFID technology is extracted from the traditional watch face location and relocated to the spring bar component. This extraction removes the harmful effect of radio wave obstruction by positioning the RFID tag in a location that does not block antenna signals, while still enabling security tracking functionality within the watch structure.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring bar acts as an intermediary carrier for the RFID technology. By using the spring bar as a mediator between the watch structure and the RFID components, the system achieves both mechanical functionality and digital security tracking without direct interference between the two systems.
2Adaptability or versatility
If additional accessories are added for digital conversion, then Bluetooth and RFID functionality is enabled, but the overall look and feel of the wristwatch is diminished
Solution Approach 1:
The digital functionality components (Bluetooth, RFID) are merged with the existing spring bar structure rather than being added as separate external accessories. This integration allows the spring bar to serve dual purposes: mechanical connection and digital communication carrier, thereby enabling digital features without adding bulky attachments that would compromise the watch's aesthetic.
Solution Approach 2:
The spring bar is transformed into a multi-functional component that simultaneously performs its traditional mechanical role of connecting the watch band to the case and serves as a housing for digital technology. This universal design eliminates the need for separate accessories, maintaining the watch's traditional appearance while adding digital capabilities.
3Ease of operation
If RFID tags are exposed to inductive currents, then communication is enabled, but antenna degeneration occurs
Solution Approach 1:
The RFID tag is pre-protected with shielding materials during manufacturing, before exposure to any inductive currents. This prior cushioning with protective barriers prevents harmful interactions between the RFID components and electromagnetic fields, thereby maintaining antenna durability while preserving communication capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The RFID tag is positioned within a shielded environment created by the spring bar structure and protective materials. This inert environment isolates the RFID components from harmful inductive currents and electromagnetic interference, allowing communication to function while protecting the antenna from degradation.
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AI summary
A system and methods delegating incorporated technology to monitor, alert, and ensure the security of wrist watches. The approach comprises of various embodiments, such as modified spring bars with RFID and GPS tracking technologies, axial loaded barrels to reverberate notifications and signals in the event of watch disassembly, or a puck-like device that can relay personal data when connected to an external device. The device is therein altered with discrete technology that avoids compromising the allover look of a traditional mechanical watch. Security measures, which appear in the form of modified elements of the wristwatch, are covert and may be exercised with the use of an external device for connectivity, notifications, and tracking and monitoring.