Electronic Thermometer Picture Display for User Acceptance
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic thermometers lack visual appeal for users accustomed to mercury thermometers, as they only display temperature digitally, which can affect customer acceptance due to the difference in visual representation.
Innovation Solution
An electronic thermometer with a micro-controller, temperature-sensing element, and display screen that converts temperature measurements into both digital numbers and a picture, allowing for a visual representation of temperature values, enhancing user acceptance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If electronic thermometer displays temperature by digital numbers only, then measurement precision is improved, but visual appeal and user acceptance deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines digital number display and picture display on the same display screen. The micro-controller processes the measured temperature and generates both digital representation and corresponding picture representation, which are displayed simultaneously. This merging allows users to benefit from both the precision of digital numbers and the visual appeal of picture representation, thereby improving user acceptance while maintaining measurement precision.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a picture representation that copies the visual characteristics of traditional mercury thermometer scale. The picture display mimics the appearance of a mercury column or temperature scale, providing a visual copy of the traditional interface. This copying approach makes the electronic thermometer more familiar to users accustomed to mercury thermometers, improving ease of operation without sacrificing the precision of electronic measurement.
2Device complexity
If electronic thermometer uses digital number display, then device complexity is reduced, but visual representation quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display screen integrates both digital number display and picture display functions. The micro-controller manages both types of content, combining them in a single display output. This merging approach enhances visual representation quality by providing both precise digital numbers and intuitive picture representation, while the integrated nature of the display system keeps the overall device complexity manageable.
3Ease of operation
If mercury thermometer uses column-shaped picture for temperature display, then visual effect is improved, but device length requirement increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a picture representation that copies the visual effect of a mercury column or temperature scale within a compact digital display area. Instead of requiring a long physical column like a mercury thermometer, the system generates a scaled-down visual representation that mimics the same temperature-indicating mechanism. This copying approach maintains the visual effect and ease of reading temperature while dramatically reducing the device length requirement.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transitions from a one-dimensional physical column (mercury thermometer) to a two-dimensional picture display on a screen. By utilizing the display screen's spatial dimensions, the system can present temperature visualization without requiring a long physical structure. The picture representation occupies a compact area on the display, eliminating the length constraint inherent in traditional column-based thermometers.
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 solution increases customer acceptance by providing a visual representation of temperature, making the electronic thermometer more intuitive and comparable to traditional mercury thermometers.
Implementation Method 1
A temperature signal sensed by the temperature-sensing element is transmitted to the micro-controller
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic thermometer capable of displaying temperature by picture includes a body, a micro-controller, a display screen and a temperature-sensing element. The body has a measurement portion. The micro-controller is disposed in the body. The display screen is combined in the body. The temperature-sensing element is provided in the measurement portion and electrically connected to the micro-controller. A temperature signal sensed by the temperature-sensing element is transmitted to the micro-controller. The micro-controller converts the temperature signal into a temperature value comprising a measured integer value and a measured decimal value. The micro-controller converts the measured decimal value into a picture. The display screen is configured to display the measured integer value and the picture. The present invention further provides a method for displaying temperature measured by an electronic thermometer by picture. By displaying a picture representing the temperature, the electronic thermometer increases customer acceptance with regard to visual effect.