Vision Protection System for Electronic Displays
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Solution Overview
Problem
Prolonged use of electronic devices leads to eye strain and increased risk of vision problems, such as nearsightedness, due to inadequate eye rest and improper viewing distances, especially among children, as users often forget to take breaks and maintain unsafe viewing habits.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that automatically switches electronic devices from a working mode to a resting mode after a predetermined time, prompting users to take intermittent breaks, with customizable settings for age-specific eye exercises and distance detection to ensure proper viewing distance, and alerts users if they fail to maintain a safe distance, automatically freezing the device if necessary.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If users continuously use electronic devices without breaks, then productivity and usage time increase, but eye strain and vision problems worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements periodic action by automatically switching the electronic device between working mode and resting mode at predetermined time intervals. The system enforces intermittent breaks where the display shows soothing patterns or eye exercises, creating a rhythmic cycle of usage and rest that prevents continuous eye strain while maintaining overall productivity.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If the system automatically switches to resting mode, then eye protection is improved, but usage continuity and productivity decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs feedback mechanisms where the system monitors usage time and automatically triggers mode switching based on predetermined thresholds. The resting mode serves as a feedback response to excessive usage, creating a self-regulating system that protects eyes while maintaining productivity through automated rather than manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs self-service by automatically enforcing rest periods without requiring user initiation or supervision. The electronic device monitors its own usage patterns and autonomously switches between working and resting modes, eliminating the need for external monitoring and ensuring consistent eye protection while maintaining overall usage continuity.
3Device complexity
If working distance is not monitored, then device complexity remains low, but measurement precision of viewing habits deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary detection mechanism that measures working distance without requiring complex direct monitoring of the user. The system uses sensors or cameras as intermediaries to indirectly assess viewing distance, providing accurate measurement while maintaining relatively simple device architecture through the use of off-the-shelf sensing components.
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AI summary
A vision protection method is provided to ensure a viewer to rest his/her eyes after viewing on an electronic device for a certain period, wherein the eyesight protection method includes the steps of detecting at least one of eye activities of the viewer and working parameter of the electronic device in a working mode of the electronic device during the viewer is working on a current work displaying by the electronic device; switching the working mode of the electronic device to a resting mode when an abnormal eye activity of the viewer is detected; and switching the electronic device from the resting mode back to the working mode to resume the display of the current work of the electronic device. Therefore, the viewer is enforced to rest his/her eyes after every certain period.