Smart Ring Gesture Control via Biometric Sensors

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing wearable devices lack the capability to seamlessly integrate gesture detection, biometric parameter detection, and user input detection to modify parameters or features of connected smart devices.

Innovation Solution

A wearable smart ring equipped with a control component, a gesture component, and sensors such as pressure sensors and motion detectors, which allows users to control smart devices via gestures, biometric data transmission, and user inputs received through a wireless personal area network technology like Bluetooth Low Energy.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If wearable devices are designed to detect multiple parameters (gesture, biometric, user input), then the functionality and versatility improve, but the device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:

ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoiddevice complexity

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent combines multiple sensor types (gesture sensors, biometric sensors, user input sensors) into a single wearable device unit, integrating their functions to provide comprehensive monitoring and control capabilities without requiring multiple separate devices

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The wearable device is designed to perform multiple functions including gesture detection, biometric parameter monitoring, user input detection, and control of external smart devices, making it a universal control and monitoring platform

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Ease of operation

If the wearable device integrates multiple sensors and control functions, then the ease of operation improves, but the weight of the device increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of operationVSAvoidweight

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSWeight of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent employs flexible and thin sensor components that can be integrated into a lightweight wearable structure, reducing overall device weight while maintaining sensing capabilities

Inventive Principle:

Principle #30Flexible shells and thin films

Solution Approach 2:

The patent replaces traditional mechanical control interfaces with gesture-based detection and wireless communication, eliminating the need for heavy mechanical components while improving ease of operation

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Data Source

PatentUS20250183933A1Smart ring

Publication Date: 2025.06.05 GENKI INSTR EHF

AI summary

A wearable device is described. The wearable device includes a body portion and an adjustable strap affixed to a body portion to form an opening. The opening receives a body part of a user therein. The wearable device includes a control component, a gesture component, and/or a sensing component configured to detect input, gestures, and/or biometric parameters of the user and transmit the input, the gestures, and/or the biometric parameters to a smart device connected to the wearable device via a wireless personal area network technology to modify parameters of the smart device. The wearable device may include one or more sensors that assist the control component, the gesture component, and/or the sensing component.