Wearable Device Input via Motion Sensor and Protrusion Patterns
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable electronic devices, such as AR glasses, face challenges in compact design due to limited space for bulky input devices like key buttons or touch panels, necessitating an innovative input structure that does not require external devices.
Innovation Solution
A wearable electronic device incorporating a protrusion structure on its support frames, utilizing an IMU sensor to detect user inputs, allowing for the differentiation of input signals without external input devices, thereby reducing installation complexity and costs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If bulky input devices (key buttons or touch panels) are installed in the wearable device, then user input functionality is improved, but device compactness and wearability are worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the input device functionality with the existing support frame structure. The support frame serves dual purposes: providing structural support for wearing the device and housing the input mechanism. This integration eliminates the need for separate bulky input devices while maintaining input functionality through the motion sensor and protrusion structure combination.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical input devices (key buttons or touch panels) with a motion sensor-based detection system. The motion sensor detects user inputs through movement patterns caused by the protrusion structure, substituting complex mechanical input mechanisms with a more compact sensor-based system that achieves the same functional goal.
2Reliability
If motion sensor and communication antennas are mounted in the device, then sensor functionality is improved, but available mounting space for other components is worsened
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by positioning the protrusion structure at specific locations on the support frame where it can effectively interact with the motion sensor. The protrusion patterns are strategically placed to maximize input detection capability while minimizing interference with other components. This localized structural modification enables input functionality without requiring additional mounting space throughout the entire device.
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
Enables user input detection within the device, enhancing user interaction without the need for additional input devices, thus optimizing the compact design and functionality of wearable electronic devices.
Implementation Method 1
a motion sensor installed to at least one of the first support frame and the second support frame
Data Source
AI summary
A wearable electronic device is disclosed. The wearable electronic device may include a display, a main frame to secure the display, a first support frame and second support frame connected to opposite ends of the main frame, and being mountable on a user's ears, a motion sensor installed to at least one of the first support frame and the second support frame, and a protrusion structure formed on one surface of at least one of the first support frame and the second support frame, the protrusion structure including first protrusion patterns disposed at a first interval, and second protrusion patterns disposed at a second interval wider than the first interval. Certain contacts to the protrusion patterns are detectable as inputs by a processor.