Wearable Biometric Sensing for Functional Material Inhalation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing wearable devices lack the ability to provide healthcare functions by measuring biometric information and recommending inhalation of functional materials based on these measurements, and they do not facilitate easy inhalation of such materials.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device equipped with a biometric information obtainer, functional material cartridge, and a controller that provides recommendations on inhalation of functional materials based on measured biometric data, including sensors for heart rate, body temperature, and other health metrics, along with a mouthpiece for easy inhalation of these materials.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wearable device integrates biometric sensors and functional material delivery systems, then healthcare functionality is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple functions (biometric sensing, functional material storage, and material delivery) into a single integrated wearable device. The housing accommodates both the biometric information obtainer and the functional material cartridge, with the controller coordinating all operations from one unified system, thereby improving healthcare functionality while managing complexity through integration.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable device is designed as a multi-functional system that simultaneously performs biometric monitoring and functional material delivery. The controller adapts the device's behavior based on biometric data, enabling it to provide personalized healthcare functions. This universal design allows one device to serve multiple health-related purposes.
2Ease of operation
If the mouthpiece is always exposed for easy inhalation, then ease of operation is improved, but device compactness and protection of functional material deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The mouthpiece is designed to be movable rather than fixed, capable of switching between an exposed state for inhalation and an accommodated state for protection. This dynamic structure allows the mouthpiece to be exposed only when needed for functional material delivery, maintaining ease of operation while protecting the functional material in the cartridge when not in use.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary that manages the mouthpiece position based on operational needs. When functional material delivery is required, the controller activates the mouthpiece exposure mechanism; otherwise, the mouthpiece remains accommodated to protect the functional material, thus mediating between ease of operation and material protection.
3Productivity
If the wearable device provides real-time recommendations based on biometric data, then healthcare effectiveness is improved, but processing requirements and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The controller is programmed with pre-established algorithms and criteria for analyzing biometric data and determining when functional material inhalation is beneficial. By having these decision-making rules prepared in advance, the device can quickly process real-time biometric information and provide recommendations without requiring complex real-time computations, thus reducing energy consumption while maintaining fast response times.
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AI summary
A wearable device includes a housing, a biometric information obtainer that is provided on one surface of the housing and obtains biometric information of a user, a functional material cartridge that is accommodated in the housing and stores a functional material, a mouthpiece connected to the functional material cartridge and configured to discharge the functional material, and a controller that provides a recommendation on inhalation of a functional material based on the biometric information obtained by the biometric information obtainer.