Wearable Camera Bellows Shield for 360-Degree Screen Glare Blocking
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current solutions for reducing glare on camera and smartphone screens are inadequate, as they either compromise display quality or fail to effectively block glare from all directions, particularly from 360 degrees around the viewing screen.
Innovation Solution
A wearable, anti-glare apparatus featuring an opaque, flexible, corrugated, and expandable bellows-type pipe shield that mounts adjacent to the camera, blocking glare from all sides and allowing the user to view the screen unobstructed, with a design that includes a camera holder and a telescoping member for adjustable positioning.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Object-affected harmful factors
If a matte screen protector is used to reduce glare, then glare is reduced, but display quality deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention extracts the glare-blocking function from the display surface itself (matte screen protector) and relocates it to a separate enclosing structure (hood or enclosure) that surrounds the display. This allows the display surface to remain smooth and high-quality while the external structure handles glare reduction through opaque or light-blocking materials.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention introduces an intermediary structure (hood, enclosure, or shield) between the light sources and the display screen. This intermediary element blocks harmful light before it reaches the display, preventing glare without altering the display surface properties, thus maintaining both glare reduction and display quality.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If positioning adjustment is made to reduce glare, then glare is reduced, but ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention incorporates adjustable components (articulated arms, telescoping members, rotatable joints) that allow the enclosure to be dynamically positioned and oriented. Users can easily adjust the enclosure's position and angle to achieve optimal glare blockage without complex procedures, maintaining ease of operation while effectively reducing glare from various directions.
3Device complexity
If a fixed camera mount is used, then device complexity is reduced, but adaptability deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The invention divides the camera mount into multiple segmented components (articulated arms, telescoping sections, adjustable clamps) that can be independently positioned. This segmentation allows each component to be adjusted separately, providing high adaptability for different camera positions and angles while keeping each individual component relatively simple in design.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention transforms the fixed mount into a dynamic, multi-adjustable structure with movable joints and telescoping elements. These dynamic components enable the camera to be positioned at various locations and orientations while maintaining a relatively simple overall structure through modular design and standard mechanical components.
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
The apparatus provides comprehensive glare reduction, ensuring clear visibility of the camera screen in all directions, including from above, sides, and reflected light sources, while maintaining display quality and allowing the user to move freely during recording activities.
Implementation Method 1
an opaque, flexible, corrugated, and expandable bellows-type pipe shield that mounts adjacent to the camera, blocking glare from all sides
Data Source
AI summary
A forward extending hollow glare reducing enclosure blocks glare on smartphone or wearable action camera viewing screens. The glare reducing enclosure totally blocks glare on the display screen in real-time, moment to moment. To protect the camera from weather elements, the camera is inserted in a holding clamp. Optionally, a user-worn headband holds a forward extending clamp and glare preventing enclosure, supporting a wearable action camera spaced apart from the viewer user. The user can record videos and stills during athletic or recreational activities, such as mountain climbing or skateboarding. The smartphone camera or the wearable action camera is activated by hand-controlled Bluetooth/Wi-Fi signals or via voice activation software. The action camera and glare reducing enclosure are positioned whereby the eyeball of the user, in combination with the wearable action camera, and the display screen jointly and simultaneously move, see, and record in any direction together.