Variable Detection Module Merging Sensors for Compact Design
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Solution Overview
Problem
The integration of diverse sensors in electronic devices increases material costs and assembly complexity, while exposed sensors can compromise the aesthetic appeal and design of these devices.
Innovation Solution
An electronic device with a variable detection module that integrates similar structures and functions, allowing operation in multiple modes for detecting different signals, reducing the need for multiple modules and minimizing space and assembly complexity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate sensors are integrated into the electronic device to increase functionality, then the device can perform more functions (gesture detection, biometric sensing, LED indication), but material costs increase and assembly complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate sensors (gesture sensor, body signal sensor, LED indicator) into a single integrated sensor assembly. This merging reduces the number of separate mounting locations required, simplifies assembly processes, and lowers material costs while maintaining all the original functions of the individual sensors.
Solution Approach 2:
The integrated sensor assembly is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously - gesture detection, biometric sensing, and LED indication - all within a single module. This multi-functionality approach allows the device to maintain high adaptability and versatility without requiring separate dedicated components for each function.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate sensors are integrated into the electronic device to increase functionality, then the device can perform more functions, but material costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate sensors (gesture sensor, body signal sensor, LED indicator) into a single integrated sensor assembly. This merging reduces the number of separate mounting locations required, simplifies assembly processes, and lowers material costs while maintaining all the original functions of the individual sensors.
3Ease of operation
If sensors are exposed on the case of the electronic device, then sensor functionality is accessible, but the aesthetic appeal and luxuriousness of the overall shape and design are reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple sensors into a single integrated assembly that can be positioned in less visually critical areas of the device. This consolidation allows for more flexible placement options that can preserve the device's aesthetic appeal while maintaining sensor functionality.
Solution Approach 2:
The sensor assembly is integrated within or behind the device case structure, allowing sensors to be nested within the device body rather than exposed on the exterior. This nesting approach maintains sensor accessibility while preserving the sleek, luxurious appearance of the device exterior.
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
This solution reduces material costs and assembly processes while maintaining or enhancing the aesthetic appeal of the device by allowing a single module to perform various functions, such as gesture detection and biometric sensing.
Implementation Method 1
an LED indicator (referred to as 'a service light' or 'a service light source') that displays to a user various signals via an LED light
Implementation Method 2
The transmitter may include a red light source (hereinafter, referred to as 'RED LED') and an infrared light source (hereinafter, referred to as 'IR LED'), and the receiver may include a photo diode
Implementation Method 3
a Heart Rate Monitor (HRM) sensor configured to measure a heart rate of a user of the electronic device
Data Source
AI summary
An electronic device and method are disclosed, the electronic device including a variable detection module operable in a plurality of modes, each of the plurality of modes configuring the variable detection module to detect a different external signal; and a controller. The controller may implement the method, including operating the variable detection module in one of the plurality of operating modes, and executing a function of the electronic device in response to a signal detected by the variable detection module.