Single Switch Button for Multi-Function Portable Device Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Portable devices face a dilemma in reducing size and weight while accommodating multiple functions, as numerous buttons are required for different functions, leading to compactness and durability issues.
Innovation Solution
A portable device with a camera unit, communication unit, and a single switch button that senses manipulation inputs to trigger various functions, such as image capture, video recording, and streaming, and uploads content to a cloud server, utilizing a control module to manage these functions based on input duration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple individual buttons are provided for different functions, then each function can be manipulated independently, but the device size must be enlarged to accommodate these buttons
Solution Approach 1:
A single manipulation unit (button) is designed to perform multiple functions including image capture, video recording, streaming, and cloud upload operations. The control module interprets different manipulation patterns (press duration, press次数) to trigger different functions, allowing one button to replace multiple dedicated buttons while maintaining full functionality
Solution Approach 2:
The manipulation unit incorporates dynamic pressing mechanisms including short press, long press, and continuous pressing operations. The control module dynamically responds to different press durations and patterns to execute different functions, transforming a static button into a dynamic multi-functional input device
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple buttons are provided for different functions, then each function can be accessed directly, but the buttons become small, hard to locate and easy to be damaged
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple function-triggering buttons are merged into a single manipulation unit. This consolidation reduces the total number of buttons, making each button larger and more durable while maintaining access to all functions through different manipulation patterns of the same button
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple buttons are provided for different functions, then each function can be controlled separately, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A single manipulation unit is designed to handle multiple functions through different press patterns (short press, long press, continuous press). The control module provides intelligent differentiation of these patterns to trigger appropriate functions, simplifying the physical interface while maintaining functional complexity
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AI summary
A portable device and a manipulation method thereof are disclosed in this disclosure. The portable device includes a camera unit, a communication unit, a first switch button and a control module. The communication unit is configured for establishing a connection to a cloud server through a cellular telephony network. The first switch button is disposed on the portable device and configured for sensing a first manipulation input. The control module is coupled with the camera unit and the first switch button. In response to the first manipulation input sensed by the first switch button, the control module being adapted to trigger the camera unit for capturing an image, a streaming video or a video selectively according to a holding duration of the first manipulation input, and to trigger the communication unit for uploading the image, the streaming video or the video onto the cloud server.