Transparent Display for Aerosol Device
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing smoking alternatives, such as heat-not-burn products, lack innovative display solutions that enhance user experience and device aesthetics while maintaining non-combustible aerosol generation.
Innovation Solution
A non-combustible aerosol-provision device featuring a dual-display system where a first transparent display overlays a second display, allowing images on the second display to be visible through the inactivated regions of the first display, while the device's outer surface remains visible.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If a traditional opaque display is used, then information visibility is improved, but device aesthetics and outer surface visibility deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display changes its optical properties between opaque and transparent states. When activated, it displays information in an opaque state; when inactive, it becomes transparent to maintain aesthetic appearance and allow the outer surface to remain visible.
Solution Approach 2:
The display's transparency parameter is dynamically changed based on operational state. The transition between transparent and opaque states allows the system to optimize both information visibility and aesthetic appearance at different times.
2Loss of information
If a single opaque display is used, then information display is improved, but user experience and visual appeal deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The display utilizes optical property changes to create an engaging user experience. The visual transformation between transparent and opaque states provides feedback and enhances aesthetic appeal, improving overall user satisfaction.
Solution Approach 2:
The display transitions dynamically between transparent and opaque states based on operational requirements. This dynamic behavior creates a more engaging and responsive user interface compared to static displays.
3Loss of information
If the display covers the entire outer surface, then information visibility is improved, but visibility of the contoured shape deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The display's ability to become transparent allows the contoured shape and outer surface features to remain visible when information is not being displayed, maintaining the aesthetic design while providing information display capability when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
The display is activated only when information needs to be displayed, rather than remaining continuously opaque. This partial action approach allows the aesthetic features to remain visible most of the time while providing information display functionality when required.
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AI summary
A non-combustible aerosol-provision device is disclosed. It comprises a first display for displaying an image visible to a user on an activated region of the display. The first display is configured such that an inactivated region of the first display is transparent. A non-combustible aerosol-generating system comprising a non-combustible aerosol-generating device according to the invention is also disclosed, together with a method of controlling the non-combustible aerosol-provision device.