Wearable Temperature Alert Device Using Periodic Sensor Sampling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Wearable devices that collect and alert body temperature face issues with continuous battery drainage and large battery sizes, which hinder efficient design and real-time temperature monitoring without depleting battery life, and fail to incorporate haptic data analysis.
Innovation Solution
A wearable device with a processor, sensor, and light emitting mechanism that collects body temperature in real-time, using a power source that adjusts its operating capacity and emits alerts based on temperature thresholds, allowing continuous operation without significant battery depletion, and includes haptic data feedback for accurate temperature monitoring.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If continuous real-time temperature monitoring and alerting is implemented, then temperature monitoring capability is improved, but battery power is depleted significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The device performs temperature monitoring at periodic intervals rather than continuously, with the processor waking from low-power sleep mode at predetermined times to采集 temperature data and then returning to sleep mode. This periodic operation maintains temperature monitoring capability while significantly reducing battery power consumption compared to continuous monitoring.
2Quantity of substance
If a large battery is integrated to support continuous operation, then power supply capacity is improved, but device size increases
Solution Approach 1:
By implementing periodic temperature monitoring with sleep mode operation, the device reduces its average power consumption to a level that can be supported by a small battery. This allows the device to maintain adequate power supply capacity for extended operation without requiring a large battery that would increase device size.
3Measurement precision
If data collection and real-time presentation are performed continuously, then information accuracy is improved, but energy consumption increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device collects temperature data at periodic intervals and presents alerts only when threshold conditions are met, rather than continuously processing and displaying data. The processor enters sleep mode between measurement cycles, maintaining measurement precision at collection points while dramatically reducing overall power consumption during data processing and presentation.
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 continuous, real-time body temperature monitoring and alerting without draining the power source, improving accuracy and reducing processing and hardware costs, while maintaining a sleek design.
Implementation Method 1
a light emitting mechanism configured to continuously execute a predetermined alert activity based on the processor determining the internal body temperature exceeds a predetermined threshold
Data Source
AI summary
A system, method, and apparatus for alerting temperature is disclosed. The system includes a temperature alert device configured to be housed within a housing, wherein the device is a wearable device including at least a sensor configured to continuously collect the body temperature of the wearer and indicate the body temperature of the wearer continuously through a light emitting mechanism based on the body temperature collected by the sensor in a manner that does significantly deplete battery life of the device.