Wearable Pack Assembly for Mobile Device Body Camera
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing body cameras are expensive, bulky, and single-purpose, making them inconvenient for users who need to record interactions while engaging in activities, as they require manual operation, leading to accidents and device damage.
Innovation Solution
A wearable pack assembly for mobile devices with a harness and pack that allows users to securely hold and operate their mobile device as a body camera, featuring a windowed pocket for viewing and touching the touchscreen, and a door for taking pictures and videos without needing to manually hold the device, with a strap assembly for secure wearing and a latch assembly for protection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a dedicated body camera is used, then recording functionality is provided, but the device becomes expensive, bulky, and single-purpose
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by enabling a mobile device to serve multiple purposes: it functions both as a conventional mobile device (phone, messaging, internet) and as a body camera for recording interactions. This eliminates the need for separate dedicated body cameras while maintaining recording capabilities, directly resolving the contradiction between reliability of recording function and versatility of device use
2Ease of operation
If the mobile device is held by hand for operation, then pictures and video can be taken, but the user becomes distracted and accidents occur
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies self-service by enabling the mobile device to operate autonomously as a body camera. Once the device is positioned in the pack, it automatically records interactions without requiring continuous manual operation or user intervention. The device serves itself by capturing video and audio continuously or based on preset parameters, freeing the user from manual operation and eliminating the safety risks associated with hand-held operation during activities
3Ease of operation
If the mobile device is exposed externally, then touchscreen can be accessed, but the device becomes vulnerable to damage from external influences
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies flexible shells and thin films by using a transparent window made of flexible material that covers the touchscreen area. This window allows touch input to pass through while providing physical protection against external influences such as impacts, moisture, and debris. The flexible nature of the window maintains touchscreen responsiveness while creating a protective barrier, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and protection from harmful factors
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AI summary
A wearable pack assembly for a mobile device having a touchscreen and a camera. The wearable pack assembly includes a harness and a pack. The harness includes a base and a strap assembly configured to be worn by a wearer. The pack is removably coupled to the base and includes an extension panel and an envelope platform. The envelope platform includes an envelope with an inlet configured to receive the mobile device, and cover having apertures that form windows on the outward and inward facing sides of the envelope to enable viewing and touching of the touchscreen and taking of pictures and video with the camera from the windowed pocket through the window. The envelope platform and the extension panel can be rotatably coupled at opposing edged to provide an extended position in which the touchscreen can be positioned at the wearer's eye level.