Ring-Shaped Wearable Display Expanding Screen Area
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional wristwatch-type and bracelet-type display devices have limited screen area, restricting the amount of information that can be displayed and limiting display forms to primarily planar shapes, which hampers visibility and information capacity.
Innovation Solution
A ring-shaped display device with a frame and display units arranged along its entire circumference, incorporating a power supply, driving circuit, display data receiver, storage, and controller for receiving and displaying data via short-distance radio communication, allowing for increased information display and various display forms.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If a wristwatch-type or bracelet-type display device is used, then the device is small and portable, but the display screen area is narrow and the amount of information that can be displayed is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit is configured to extend along the peripheral surface of the frame in a circumferential direction, transforming the display area from a traditional planar 2D surface to a curved 3D surface that wraps around the frame. This dimensional change allows the display to utilize the entire circumference of the frame, significantly increasing the effective display area while maintaining a compact wearable form factor.
Solution Approach 2:
The display unit is designed to conform to the curved peripheral surface of the ring-shaped frame, utilizing curvature to maximize the display area within the constrained wearable structure. The curved arrangement allows information to be displayed around the entire circumference, providing enhanced visibility and information capacity without increasing the overall device size.
2Adaptability or versatility
If a planar display shape is used, then reading of character information is convenient, but the display form is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The display unit can dynamically adjust its illumination characteristics and display content based on the wearer's needs and environmental conditions. The ability to control illumination intensity and patterns allows the display to adapt between different reading scenarios, maintaining readability while enabling diverse display forms including animated content, notifications, and information presentation modes that go beyond static planar displays.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed is a display device characterized by comprising a frame having a ring shape and mounted on a user and a display unit arranged along the frame over substantially its entire circumference. The display device comprises a controller having judgment means for judging which position is the position where the display unit is arranged in relation to another display unit on the basis of a signal from a receiver, storage means for storing positional information in the judgment means, and display control means for controlling the display of the display unit on the basis of the positional information stored in the storage means. Further, disclosed is a display system comprising the display device and a communication unit for communicating with the display device.