Rotatable Display Mount for Mobile Camera Mirror Mode
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of a camera in display apparatuses raises privacy and security concerns, and increases costs, which can deter marketability, while users need a mirror mode for content creation and exercise practices.
Innovation Solution
A display apparatus design that utilizes a mobile device's camera module by mounting it on the display module, allowing for a mirror mode without installing a dedicated camera, using a rotatable support device and adjustable mounting mechanism to accommodate various screen orientations and secure camera module positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a camera module is installed in the display apparatus, then users can photograph themselves and check gestures in real time, but privacy and security issues arise and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the camera module from the display apparatus itself and relocates it to a mobile device that can be mounted on the display module. This separation allows the display apparatus to provide camera functionality through the mobile device's camera without having its own camera module, thereby avoiding privacy and security concerns associated with built-in cameras while still enabling self-photography and gesture checking features
2Adaptability or versatility
If a camera module is installed in the display apparatus, then camera functionality is provided, but manufacturing cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The mounting device is designed to accommodate various mobile devices with different camera modules, making the display apparatus compatible with multiple camera configurations. This universal mounting solution allows users to utilize their existing mobile device cameras for display apparatus functions, eliminating the need for manufacturers to produce and install dedicated camera modules in each display apparatus, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining camera functionality
Solution Approach 2:
By extracting the camera module requirement from the display apparatus and relocating it to the mobile device, the patent eliminates the need for manufacturers to source, install, and maintain camera modules in the display apparatus itself. This reduces manufacturing complexity and cost while still providing the desired camera functionality through the user's mobile device
3Adaptability or versatility
If the display module is made rotatable to support various orientations, then adaptability to different screen orientations is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The support device incorporates a rotatable mechanism with a motor that enables the display module to dynamically change its orientation between vertical and horizontal positions. This dynamic capability allows the display apparatus to adapt to different screen orientations and usage scenarios without requiring multiple fixed configurations, providing versatility while maintaining a single integrated support structure rather than multiple complex static mechanisms
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AI summary
A display apparatus includes a display module, a support configured to rotate and support the display module, and a mounting device configured to mount a mobile device on the display module. The mobile device is configured to be paired with the display module. The mounting device includes a mounting portion including a mounting groove having a shape corresponding to a frame forming borders of the display module. The mounting portion is coupled to the frame when the frame is inserted into the mounting groove, and an accommodating portion is positioned below the mounting portion, and accommodates the mobile device such that the mobile device is mounted on the display module.