Wearable Device Biometric Payment and Notification Interaction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable personal digital devices have limited software functionality, making them inconvenient for tasks like responding to notifications and facilitating mobile device payments, as they often require communication with external devices but lack direct user interaction capabilities.
Innovation Solution
A wearable personal digital device equipped with a processor, display, biometric sensors, activity tracking sensors, communication circuit, and input units that allow users to interact directly with notifications and perform commands, such as initiating payment transactions through code scanning, using a touchscreen or rotational motions, and biometric authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If wearable personal digital device is used for mobile payments and notifications, then convenience and portability are improved, but software functionality and user interaction capability are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device integrates multiple functions including biometric authentication (fingerprint sensor), activity tracking (accelerometer, gyroscope), communication (Bluetooth, Wi-Fi), and payment processing into a single device, allowing it to serve as both a fitness tracker and a full-featured payment terminal
2Loss of information
If wearable device displays notifications from external devices, then information awareness is improved, but ability to respond directly to notifications is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The wearable device enables users to respond to notifications directly from the wrist through integrated controls including a touchscreen display, physical buttons, and voice recognition, eliminating the need to retrieve a smartphone for common responses like replying to messages or rejecting calls
3Adaptability or versatility
If wearable device integrates payment functionality, then transaction capability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines payment processing components (NFC reader, camera for code scanning, display for code generation) with biometric authentication (fingerprint sensor) and communication modules into a single integrated wearable device, reducing the need for multiple separate components
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AI summary
Provided are a wearable personal digital device and related methods. The wearable personal digital device may comprise a processor, a display, biometric sensors, activity tracking sensors, a memory unit, a communication circuit, a housing, an input unit, a projector, a timepiece unit, a haptic touch control actuator, and a band. The processor may be operable to receive data from an external device, provide a notification to a user based on the data, receive a user input, and perform a command selected based on the user input. The communication circuit may be communicatively coupled to the processor and operable to connect to a wireless network and communicate with the external device. The housing may be adapted to enclose the components of the wearable personal digital device. The band may be adapted to attach to the housing and secure the wearable personal digital device on a user body.