Wearable Rotary Disk Interface for Simplified Shortcut Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices with multiple shortcut buttons result in a complicated design, affecting their appearance and making them difficult for the elderly and those with poor eyesight to operate.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device equipped with a rotary disk that detects the target position of rotation along the housing and enables corresponding shortcut functions, reducing the need for physical buttons and simplifying the design.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple shortcut buttons are set on the wearable device, then operation functions can be implemented, but the device becomes complicated and the appearance is affected
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple shortcut button functions into a single rotary disk component. The rotary disk can be rotated to different positions, with each position corresponding to a different shortcut function. This combining approach maintains multiple operation functions while reducing the number of separate physical buttons, thereby simplifying the device design and improving appearance.
Solution Approach 2:
The rotary disk serves as a universal control element that can activate multiple different shortcut functions depending on its rotational position. Instead of having separate dedicated buttons for each function, a single rotary disk component performs multiple functions, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining versatility.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple shortcut buttons are set on the wearable device, then operation functions can be implemented, but the device becomes larger
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple shortcut button functions into a single rotary disk component. By merging what would otherwise require multiple separate buttons into one compact rotational element, the overall device footprint is reduced, making the wearable device smaller while maintaining all necessary operation functions.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of expanding the device surface area by adding more buttons, the patent utilizes the rotational dimension of a single disk. The rotary disk operates in a vertical/directional dimension (rotation angle) rather than requiring additional horizontal space, allowing multiple functions to be packed into a compact form factor.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple shortcut buttons are set on the wearable device, then operation functions can be implemented, but it becomes difficult for elderly and children to operate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple shortcut button functions into a single rotary disk with visual indicators. This consolidation reduces the number of separate elements that need to be identified and pressed, making the interface simpler and more intuitive for elderly and children users while maintaining access to all operation functions.
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AI summary
A wearable device and a control method therefor, solving the problems that the design is complex and the attractiveness is influenced due to more shortcut buttons on the wearable device. The wearable device comprises a rotating disc (20), a housing (10), a position detection unit, and a processor; the rotating disc (20) is rotationally connected to the housing (10); the position detection unit is disposed between the rotating disc (20) and the housing (10); the position detection unit is electrically connected to the processor; the position detection unit is used for detecting a target position to which the rotating disc (20) rotates along the housing (10), and sending the target position to the processor; the processor is used for starting a shortcut function corresponding to the target position; multiple positions on the housing (10) correspond to multiple shortcut functions, and the target position is one of the multiple positions.