Smart Patch with Embedded NFC Chip for Dynamic Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional patches lack the ability to convey information beyond their visual representation, failing to deliver additional content such as audio, textual information, or URLs directly to smart devices for enhanced user experience.
Innovation Solution
Integration of a communication chip within the patch, which forms a pocket between two layers, storing content that can be transmitted to electronic devices via near-field communication, allowing for the retrieval and display of additional content, including identifiers that can be modified remotely, enabling dynamic content delivery.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a communication chip is integrated into the patch, then the patch can transmit additional content (audio, textual information, URLs) to electronic devices, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The communication chip is nested within a pocket formed between the first and second layers of the patch. This allows the chip to be integrated into the patch structure without significantly increasing the overall size or visual complexity of the patch, while still enabling transmission of additional content such as audio, textual information, and URLs to electronic devices via near-field communication.
Solution Approach 2:
The patch is transformed from a single-function decorative item into a multi-functional device that combines visual representation with electronic communication capabilities. The communication chip enables the patch to deliver multiple types of content (visual, audio, textual, URLs) to various electronic devices, making the patch universally applicable for information delivery across different platforms.
2Loss of information
If content is stored locally in the communication chip, then the patch can provide offline access to information, but the quantity of content that can be stored is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The communication chip acts as an intermediary that stores local content for offline access while also enabling connection to remote servers. The chip contains enough content to provide immediate offline information, and when connected to a server via near-field communication, it can retrieve additional content, effectively combining local and cloud storage capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The solution transitions from purely local storage to a hybrid model by adding the dimension of remote server access. The patch system operates in two dimensions: local content storage in the communication chip for immediate offline access, and remote content retrieval from servers when connectivity is available, thereby overcoming the storage capacity limitation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the patch provides static visual information only, then the manufacturing process remains simple, but the adaptability to different user needs is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patch transitions from static visual information to dynamic content delivery. The communication chip enables the patch to adapt its content output based on user interactions, device types, and connectivity status. Content can be dynamically retrieved from servers, updated remotely, and delivered in multiple formats (visual, audio, textual), making the patch adaptable to different user needs while maintaining a relatively simple manufacturing process using standard NFC chip integration.
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
Enables patches to provide interactive and dynamic content to users' devices, enhancing their functionality beyond mere decoration by delivering visual, audio, and textual information, as well as linking to online resources, customizable in real-time.
Implementation Method 1
a transceiver configured to transmit the first content to an electronic device based on the electronic device being physically disposed within a predetermined distance of the communication chip
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AI summary
A patch for displaying a visual representation is provided. The patch includes a first layer including the visual representation, a second layer coupled to the first layer such that a pocket is formed between the first and second layers, and a communication chip disposed within the pocket. The communication chip includes a memory having stored thereon first content associated with the visual representation, and a transceiver configured to transmit the first content to an electronic device based on the electronic device being physically disposed within a predetermined distance of the communication chip configured to trigger the transmission of the first content. Upon receipt by the electronic device, the first content is configured to cause the electronic device to display at least one of the first content and additional content associated with the first content on a display of the electronic device.