Wallet Pocket Structure for Secure Anti-Lost Tag Retention
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Solution Overview
Problem
Smart anti-lost tags, such as Bluetooth and GPS devices, are difficult to locate when placed in bags due to their small size and the lack of specialized packaging that prevents them from falling out, causing inconvenience in finding and securing them.
Innovation Solution
A wallet with an accommodating pocket designed to securely hold the anti-lost tag, featuring a pocket opening and a switch control mechanism to facilitate easy insertion and removal, and optionally including a visible window for visibility and a detachable design for convenience.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If the anti-lost tag is placed in a bag with many miscellaneous items, then the anti-lost tag can be carried conveniently, but it becomes difficult to find the anti-lost tag due to its small size and lack of visibility
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies a transparent or translucent window structure on the accommodating pocket that allows the anti-lost tag to be visually detected through the pocket material. This enables users to locate the tag easily by sight without needing to search through bags or containers, directly resolving the difficulty of finding the tag while maintaining portability
2Device complexity
If the anti-lost tag is placed in a regular bag without specialized packaging, then the bag structure remains simple, but the anti-lost tag is easy to fall out through the openings
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the bag structure into a main body and a separate accommodating pocket component. The pocket is designed with specific opening dimensions that allow insertion of the anti-lost tag but prevent its removal without intentional action. This segmentation enables the bag to retain security functionality while maintaining overall structural simplicity
Solution Approach 2:
The accommodating pocket acts as an intermediary component between the bag interior and the anti-lost tag. It provides a controlled interface with specific opening characteristics that mediate between the need for easy access and the need to prevent accidental loss, resolving the contradiction between simple structure and reliable retention
3Reliability
If the accommodating pocket is designed with a closed structure to prevent the anti-lost tag from falling out, then the retention security is improved, but the ease of inserting and removing the tag deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the pocket opening with dynamic characteristics - the opening dimension is fixed to prevent the tag from falling out, but the pocket itself can be detached or opened to allow intentional insertion and removal. This dynamic design resolves the contradiction by providing different states for different operational needs
4Shape
If the anti-lost tag is made small in size to be unobtrusive, then the aesthetic appearance is improved, but the ease of locating the tag deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a nested structure where the anti-lost tag is placed inside an accommodating pocket that is itself integrated into or attached to the bag. This nesting arrangement allows the tag to remain small and unobtrusive while the pocket structure provides visual identification capability through transparent or translucent materials, resolving the contradiction between compact size and locatability
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AI summary
A wallet is provided with an anti-lost card, so as to facilitate the user to track the wallet by the anti-lost card, the anti-lost card can be detachably or permanently placed in a wallet body of the wallet. A positioning module of the anti-lost card can take advantage of existing network of devices, which work as crowdsourced beacons to ping each other in order to determine the location of the missing wallet, so that compatible electronic devices can use an app to identify the approximate location of the missing wallet.