Wearable Remote Control with Biometric Sensing and Dynamic Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is no wearable device on the market that is externally customizable and configured to control audio devices, while also monitoring biometrics and promoting brand loyalty through marketing campaigns.
Innovation Solution
A wearable remote control device that can be customized via a web-based program, featuring programmable LED, LCD, or plasma displays, biometric sensing systems, and the ability to control media devices, record audio, and display marketing messages.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a wearable remote control device is designed with multiple functions (media control, biometric monitoring, audio recording), then the device's versatility and user value are improved, but the device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple previously separate functions (remote control, biometric monitoring, audio recording, marketing display) into a single wearable device. The controller integrates media control capabilities, biometric sensors, microphones, and display elements into one unified device that can be worn on the body, thereby achieving versatility without proportionally increasing complexity through integration
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable controller is designed to perform multiple functions simultaneously: controlling media playback, monitoring biometric data, recording audio, and displaying marketing messages. This multi-functional design allows a single device to replace multiple separate devices, improving versatility while managing complexity through shared hardware resources
2Adaptability or versatility
If the device includes customizable appearance features and dynamic displays, then brand loyalty and marketing effectiveness are improved, but the device complexity and energy consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The display elements (LEDs, LCD, plasma) are designed to update information periodically or on-demand rather than continuously. Marketing messages, biometric data, and media control feedback are displayed at relevant intervals or triggered by specific events, reducing energy consumption while maintaining customizability and visual impact for brand loyalty
3Measurement precision
If biometric sensing systems are integrated into the wearable device, then user health monitoring capability is improved, but the device complexity and data processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Multiple biometric sensing functions (heart rate monitoring, blood pressure sensing, blood oxygen detection) are integrated into the same wearable device using shared hardware resources and processing circuits. This consolidation improves measurement precision across multiple parameters while managing complexity through integrated sensor arrays and unified data processing
4Ease of operation
If the device is designed as a wearable item (ring, bracelet, badge), then portability and continuous monitoring capability are improved, but the device size constraints increase manufacturing difficulty
Solution Approach 1:
The patent designs the wearable controller to be compact by nesting components within each other - sensors, processors, batteries, and display elements are arranged in a space-efficient manner suitable for small form factors like rings or bracelets. This nesting approach enables wearability in constrained spaces while managing manufacturing complexity through modular component design
Data Source
AI summary
A control device configurable to couple to one or more devices having different control functions and a method of facilitating remote control of at least one device having different control functions includes a processor that receives an instruction for at least one of the control functions and additional information from the at least one device, the processor including a plurality of processing algorithms, the additional information received from the at least one device including at least a locally transmitted data signal. The processor selectably processes the additional information using at least one of the processing algorithms and controls a touch sensitive display reconfigurable for the different control functions, such that the at least one control function and the selectably processed additional information are presented on the touch sensitive display. The processor also generates at least one control signal responsive to receiving the locally transmitted data signal. Other embodiments are disclosed.