A Timepiece is normally only used for the express purpose of telling the time, based on two primary platforms, a stationary clock (covering wall clocks, grandfather clocks, sundials) or a mobile clock (covering wristwatches and other pocket watches). With our focus on designing an innovative timepiece, we aim to cover current events in order to create a functional device that helps with the current climate.
We are given the three criteria of Ease of Use, Comfortability, and Effectiveness. The Ease of Use criteria seeks to guide the design to be usable by all population subsets, whether they be old or young, and the functionalities should be straightforward. The Comfortability criteria guides us to create a timepiece that should be suitable for use for long periods of time. Finally, the Effectiveness criteria aims to guide the device conception as advantageous to the user in order to entice prospective customers into adapting the device for their daily use.
As covered earlier, we wanted the timepiece to innovate in the direction that covers the current events in the country, and indeed, the whole world. Specifically, the global community is facing the challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore we aim to create a timepiece that, in addition to the traditional function of telling the time, should also cover a few immediate bases for medical use. We specifically look to wristwatches and that they are already worn on the wrist, which is an ideal location to monitor several vital statistics such as blood pressure and temperature.
Traditional wristwatch designs incorporate smaller dials on the watch face to convey additional information in addition to time. Modern watches incorporate revolutionary battery designs in order to support wristwatch sized-computers. We therefore seek to expound and emphasize on this functionalities to help with the current situation.
In the Philippines, establishments scan customers for their body temperature before entry as one of the primary indicators of possible infection. In addition, one of the most common medical histories requested of patients by doctors is their blood pressure and heart rate. These two functionalities are conveniently easily recorded through wrist sensors embedded in a wristwatch.
Picture created in Photoshop by Vince Caridad, main UI
Picture created by Vince Caridad, worn example
Photo created in Photoshop by Vince Caridad, upon clicking the vitals statistics
The advantages of delivering a timepiece with computer platform capabilities is that the device is potentially scalable in terms of functionalities with the advancement of technology and processing power. Specifically, while this design only primarily encompasses two additional features (Body Temp and Heart Rate), an upgrade with the processor and the battery to support this processor can see an expanded use for location tracing by use of GPS, with primary implications for use in contact tracing, and an addition of either an onboard memory capability or integrations with PAN (Personal Area Network) capabilities to connect with the user's other personal devices such as smartphones makes for a potential for recording the user's temperature and heart rate history for aid in medical histories.
In conclusion, we are aiming for a minimalist design with scalability in functions as can be supported by built-in processors and battery powerplant, with primary focus on medical functions expandability such as an integration with the user's smartphone for mainstreamed computing powers, such as integration with Logger/Calendar/Scheduler apps for medical purposes such as logging of the recorded temperature and heart rate statistics, as well as reminding the user of taking maintenance prescriptions, etc., as well as taking advantage of the Internet capabilities of the smartphone to integrate GPS use for contact tracing purposes.
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Subject Code: EMC C102 - 201I - Human Computer Interaction
Grading Period: Prelims
Topic: Group Activity 2 - Innovative Timepiece
Date of Class Presentation: 10 September 2020
Authors:
Billiones, Christian Robbie
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Caridad, Vince Cedrick
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Idul, Manuel Mark
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