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

VSEngineering 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

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveregistration efficiencyVSAvoidinfectious disease transmission risk
Core Design Contradiction:
ProductivityVSObject-affected harmful factors

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.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

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.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

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

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveself-service registration capabilityVSAvoidinfectious disease spread
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSObject-affected harmful factors

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.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #17Another dimension (Dimensionality change)

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.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #26Copying

3Object-affected harmful factors

If ultrasonic signals are focused to form virtual buttons, then contactless interaction is enabled, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvecontactless operationVSAvoidultrasonic transducer array control
Core Design Contradiction:
Object-affected harmful factorsVSDevice complexity

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.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #1Segmentation

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

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectUltrasonic focusing: Focusing

Implementation Method 2

The ultrasonic generating device includes an ultrasonic transducer array

Methodology Applied
Scientific EffectUltrasonic vibration: Ultrasonic Vibration

Data Source

PatentUS11829562B2Registration system
Publication Date: 2023.11.28 BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO LTD
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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.