Segmented Wearable Sensor Block for Discreet Skin Monitoring
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wearable devices for monitoring emotional state and skin parameters are often bulky, flashy, and not durable enough for continuous use, posing issues of discomfort and limited style integration with formal attire, and they lack the option of being discreetly worn.
Innovation Solution
A compact, robust wearable measuring device designed as a separate measuring block with elongated, slightly curved housing and electronic sensors for skin contact, which can be attached to existing wristbands or clothing, allowing for discreet and continuous monitoring of emotional and physical parameters like galvanic skin response without the need for a wristband.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If wearable devices integrate measurement technology into a single device like smartwatches, then measurement functionality is achieved, but the device becomes flashy and uncomfortable for continuous wear under formal clothing
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the wearable system into two separate components: a discreet measuring device that contacts the skin and a separate display device. This segmentation allows the measuring device to be small and comfortable for continuous wear under clothing, while the display functionality resides in a separate device, resolving the contradiction between measurement capability and wearability.
2Ease of operation
If wearable devices are made compact and discreet, then comfort and style integration improve, but durability and robustness decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a flexible printed circuit board as the core structural element, which provides both the necessary flexibility for a compact, discreet form factor and sufficient durability for continuous wear. The flexible circuit board can bend and conform to body movements while maintaining electrical connections, thus resolving the contradiction between compactness and durability.
3Measurement precision
If wearable devices cover a large part of the skin surface, then measurement accuracy improves, but skin irritation and infections increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the measurement function to a minimal-contact device that only requires small sensor contact points with the skin, rather than covering large areas. This extraction of the essential measurement capability to minimal necessary contact reduces skin irritation and infection risks while maintaining measurement precision through targeted sensor placement.
4Reliability
If wearable devices are made durable and robust for continuous use, then service life improves, but the device becomes bulky and flashy
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes parameter changes in the flexible printed circuit board materials, selecting specific material properties that provide both durability for continuous use and flexibility for a compact form factor. By carefully selecting material parameters such as thickness, elasticity, and strength, the device achieves long service life without becoming bulky.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device provides durable, discreet, and stylish monitoring of emotional and physical parameters, allowing users to maintain their usual attire and accessories while offering improved comfort and expanded choices in style and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
the original functions relating to the display of date and time and so on, together with the functions relating to the measurement of data on the person's skin
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AI summary
A wearable measuring device that can be worn on a person's body, that is intended for measuring parameters on the skin of the person and that is designed as a measuring block equipped with an elongated, shell-shaped housing with a convex side and a concave side and in which the surface of the concave side and wherein the surface of the concave side is equipped with at least a pair of electronic sensors meant to be put into contact with the skin of the person concerned for measuring the parameters.