Ultrasonic Virtual Button Registration System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Manual registration systems are inefficient and can lead to the spread of infectious diseases due to direct contact with physical devices.
Innovation Solution
A non-contact registration system utilizing a display device, a collection device, and an ultrasonic generating device to form virtual buttons, allowing users to interact with the graphical user interface without physical contact, using an ultrasonic transducer array to emit ultrasonic signals that gather in specific virtual button subregions, enabling gesture recognition and control of operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If manual registration is used, then users can complete registration operations, but registration efficiency is low and there is risk of infectious disease transmission
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces the mechanical contact-based registration system with an ultrasonic field-based interaction system. Users interact with virtual buttons formed by ultrasonic signals in space, eliminating the need for physical contact with registration devices. This substitution of mechanical interaction with acoustic field interaction simultaneously improves registration efficiency and eliminates infectious disease transmission risk.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces ultrasonic signals as an intermediary medium between the user and the registration system. The ultrasonic transducer array generates ultrasonic signals that form virtual buttons in space, serving as an intermediary that enables user interaction without direct contact. This intermediary approach allows efficient registration operations while preventing pathogen transmission through contact.
2Ease of operation
If physical smart devices are used for self-service registration, then users can perform registration operations, but contact between patients and the same device leads to spread of infectious diseases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions the interaction from a two-dimensional physical device surface to a three-dimensional spatial ultrasonic field. Virtual buttons are formed in three-dimensional space through ultrasonic signal focusing, allowing users to interact by gesturing toward specific spatial locations. This dimensional change enables self-service registration functionality while eliminating contact with physical devices, thereby preventing infectious disease spread.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates virtual copies of physical buttons in the form of ultrasonic signal fields. Instead of physical buttons on a device surface, the system generates virtual button representations through focused ultrasonic signals in space. These virtual copies provide the same operational functionality as physical buttons but without the contact-related infection risk.
3Object-affected harmful factors
If ultrasonic signals are focused to form virtual buttons, then contactless interaction is enabled, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the ultrasonic transducer array into multiple independently controllable elements. Each transducer element can be individually driven to emit ultrasonic signals, and by controlling the phase and amplitude of each element, the system can dynamically focus and steer ultrasonic beams to form virtual buttons at different spatial positions. This segmentation enables flexible contactless interaction while managing system complexity through modular control.
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 efficient, contactless registration, reducing the risk of infectious disease transmission by allowing users to interact with virtual buttons, thus enhancing user safety and operational efficiency.
Implementation Method 1
the ultrasonic transducer array to emit the ultrasonic signals, so that the ultrasonic signals gather to form the one or more virtual buttons
Implementation Method 2
The ultrasonic generating device includes an ultrasonic transducer array
Data Source
AI summary
A registration system is provided. The registration system includes: a display device, a collection device and an ultrasonic generating device. The display device is configured to display a graphical user interface. The collection device is configured to collect a scene image at the display device to recognize an operation of a user on the graphical user interface. The ultrasonic generating device is configured to emit ultrasonic signals, so that the ultrasonic signals gather to form one or more virtual buttons for operating the graphical user interface.


