Wearable Illumination Coordination via Wireless Signal Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Users of electronic devices and products face limited capabilities, restricting their ability to participate in product development, manipulation, and performance control, as many products are not designed to be user-adjustable or coordinated.
Innovation Solution
Incorporating a CPU, memory, onboard power source, input devices, and output devices such as illumination, audio, or coatings, allowing users to manually adjust or coordinate the operation of products through wireless communication and signal processing, enabling various modes of operation and coordination.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If products are designed with fixed operation modes, then manufacturing complexity is reduced, but user adaptability and versatility are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic operation modes where products can switch between different operational states (manual control mode and coordinated control mode) based on user needs. The system allows transition from fixed, simple operation to flexible, adjustable operation through a controller that receives signals and adjusts product behavior accordingly, resolving the contradiction between simplicity and adaptability.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables parameter changes in product operation by allowing users to adjust operational characteristics through manual input devices or wireless communication. The controller modifies operational parameters (such as illumination characteristics, audio output, or coordination timing) based on received signals, providing versatility without requiring complete redesign of the product structure.
2Adaptability or versatility
If products operate independently without coordination, then device complexity is minimized, but synchronized control capability is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a universal controller that can manage multiple products across different categories (illumination devices, audio devices, coatings). This single controller provides coordinated control functionality for various product types through wireless communication, enabling synchronized operation without requiring complex dedicated control systems for each product pair.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller acts as an intermediary between users and multiple products, receiving input signals and translating them into coordinated control commands. This mediator architecture simplifies the system by centralizing the coordination logic in one device rather than requiring direct complex interactions between all product pairs, thus enabling synchronized control with manageable system architecture.
3Adaptability or versatility
If manual input devices are added to products, then user control capability is enhanced, but ease of operation may be reduced due to additional controls
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service operation where products can function autonomously in default modes without requiring manual input devices. Users can operate products simply by manipulating the products themselves or through basic controls, while advanced coordination features remain available but optional. This approach maintains ease of operation for simple tasks while preserving adaptability for complex scenarios.
Data Source
AI summary
A method of controlling illumination, including transmitting location information from a communication device to a computer; receiving illumination data with the communication device, where the illumination data is generated by the computer based at least in part on the location information; and transmitting an illumination signal from the communication device to a wearable accessory containing at least one light source, where the illumination signal is based at least in part on the received illumination data and is operable to actuate the at least one light source.