Smart Ring LED Display for Hands-Free Driving Alerts
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional vehicle console displays and cellular devices require drivers to divert their gaze or hands, posing safety and legal risks during driving, and lack efficient low-power display technologies for providing driving condition information.
Innovation Solution
A smart ring device with a ring band, processor, LED display, and biometric sensors that provides driving condition information through low-power visual indicia without requiring the driver to look away or use their hands, integrating with vehicle systems via a communication module.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If conventional vehicle console displays are used to provide driving information, then information availability is improved, but driver safety deteriorates due to the need to gaze at the console
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the display interface from the traditional 2D console screen to a 3D wearable device (smart ring) that can be viewed peripherally. This dimensional shift allows information to be presented in the driver's peripheral vision field, eliminating the need to take eyes off the road while still providing comprehensive driving information through multiple LED indicators arranged around the ring.
Solution Approach 2:
The smart ring acts as an intermediary device between the vehicle's information systems and the driver. It receives data from various vehicle sensors and systems, processes it, and presents it in a simplified visual format through LEDs, serving as a safe intermediary that filters and transforms complex vehicle data into easily perceivable indicators without requiring direct console interaction.
2Loss of information
If cellular devices are used to display driving information, then information availability is improved, but driver safety and legality deteriorate due to hand and gaze requirements
Solution Approach 1:
The smart ring provides self-service functionality by being passively worn on the driver's finger without requiring active manipulation. Unlike cellular devices that must be held or operated with hands, the ring remains constantly accessible in the driver's peripheral vision and can be controlled through minimal gestures or automatically based on detected conditions, enabling true hands-free operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent moves the information display from the horizontal plane of handheld devices to a vertical wearable dimension on the finger. This repositioning places the display within the natural field of peripheral vision, allowing drivers to access information without diverting their primary gaze from the road or using their hands to hold or operate the device.
3Loss of information
If conventional displays are used to provide comprehensive driving information, then information completeness is improved, but power consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The smart ring implements partial action by displaying only the most critical driving information through selective LED indicators rather than presenting all available data simultaneously. The system activates specific LEDs based on detected conditions (e.g., speed warnings, collision alerts, biometric states), providing sufficient safety information with minimal power expenditure compared to continuously displaying comprehensive data.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent utilizes color changes in LED indicators to convey multiple types of information efficiently. Different colors represent different driving conditions or alert levels, allowing the system to communicate complex information states through simple color transitions rather than requiring multiple separate indicators or continuous text display, thereby reducing overall power consumption while maintaining information completeness.
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
Enhances driver safety by providing real-time driving condition information discreetly, reducing hazardous and unlawful distractions, and utilizing low-power consumption for continuous operation.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting diode (LED) display disposed on at least one of the plurality of surfaces, configured to present, to a user of the smart ring device, information indicative of one or more driving conditions
Data Source
AI summary
A system for displaying information via a smart ring can include a ring band. The system for displaying information via a smart ring also can include at least one processor disposed within the ring band. The at least one processor disposed within the ring can be configured to identify a user of the smart ring. The at least one processor disposed within the ring further can be configured to analyze the data to identify a condition. The system for displaying information via a smart ring further can include a display disposed at least partially in, at least partially on, or coupled to the ring band and communicatively coupled to the processor. Furthermore, the at least one processor disposed within the ring can be configured to cause the display to present information indicative of the condition. Other embodiments are disclosed.