TW201734828A - System and method for searching portable mobile devices by using wearable device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a system and method for searching the portable mobile device by using the wearable device. The wearable device includes a wireless unit, a storage unit and a timer, the storage unit used to store a plurality of locating information cumulatively. A wireless connection is established between the portable mobile device and the wearable device through the wireless unit. When the wireless connection stops, the timer starts recording through a scheduled time and then triggers the wearable device from normal mode to searching mode. The wearable device on the searching mode will read the plurality of locating information stored in the storage unit and send a help notification to a mutual aid group.

Description

System and method for recovering portable device by using wearable device

The present invention relates to a system and method for recovering a portable device, and more particularly to a system and method for retrieving a portable device through a wearable device.

Modern people are paying more and more attention to the quality of life and the health of the body. Many wear-type physiological detection devices such as sports watches and sports bracelets are gradually favored by consumers. With sports watches and sports bracelets, users can accurately measure and record sports or daily life.

When using a sports watch or a sports bracelet, you can first create a personal account through a computer or smart phone application (such as APP) and enter the gender, age, height, weight and other information in your personal account. Or exercise bracelet to calculate and record exercise time, distance, calorie consumption, walking number and sleep quality. Sports and sleep targets can also be set through the app. If you don't exercise according to the schedule or fail to meet the standard, the sports watch or sports bracelet will promptly prompt.

At the same time, users can also transmit the data, records or history of sports and sleep on sports watches or sports bracelets to computers or smart phones via wireless methods such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi.

According to the above-mentioned usage conditions, when using a sports watch or a sports bracelet, the user needs to carry a portable device such as a smart phone or a personal digital assistant (PDA) at the same time to facilitate wireless communication. Set a sports watch or sports bracelet. Portable devices such as smart phones or personal digital assistants are often placed in pockets or backpacks. When moving or exercising outdoors, portable devices may be left somewhere because of inconvenience. Although the current sports watch or sports bracelet is usually equipped with an anti-lost system, such as Taiwan Patent Publication No. I498860B, a portable device drop position reporting method and system are proposed, but in the system, the portable device Components such as an accelerometer and a gyroscope must be additionally provided to monitor whether the portable device is in a dropped state, and then the portable device is triggered to transmit a location information to the user-designated electronic device.

However, not all portable devices have components such as an accelerometer and a gyroscope, and the detection method is prone to misjudgment when the user moves or jumps quickly, and thus is not suitable for use with sports watches and sportsmen. The devices are paired, and they can only form a single location information at a single point in time, and do not help to improve the chances of portable device recovery.

Therefore, how to simplify the retrieval system of the portable device and assist the user to retrieve the lost portable device is the technical problem to be solved by the present invention.

In accordance with the above, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide a portable device retrieval system; and in accordance with the purpose of the present invention, a system for retrieving a portable device using a wearable device, comprising: a wearable The device has a wireless connection unit, a storage unit and a timing unit, and the storage unit is configured to cumulatively store the plurality of pieces of position information; and the portable device establishes a connection with the wearable device through the wireless connection unit. ; When the connected device reaches a preset condition, the wearable device starts to time and after a predetermined time, triggers the wearable device to switch from a normal mode to a seek mode, and simultaneously reads The location information stored in the storage unit is accumulated.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the storage unit is configured to cumulatively store the plurality of portable device status information generated by the portable device.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device includes a display unit for displaying the location information.

In the above preferred embodiment, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device adds a time stamp to the location information.

In the above preferred embodiments, in the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location information is generated by the wearable device.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the location information is generated by the portable device and transmitted to the wearable device through the wireless connection unit.

For the above purpose, in a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the wearable device in the seek mode sends a help signal to a mutual assistance group.

In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the help signal includes: the location information, the portable device feature, or the contact information of the portable device user.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, including: (a) establishing a connection, establishing a connection between a wearable device and a portable device. (b) receiving or generating a plurality of pieces of position information and cumulatively stored in the wearable device; (c) switching to a search mode after the connection reaches a predetermined condition and after a predetermined time Switching the wearable device to the seek mode; (d) displaying the location information; (e) transmitting a help signal including the location information to a mutual assistance group.

In addition, another object of the present invention is to provide a method for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, including: (a) establishing a connection, establishing a connection between a wearable device and a portable device. (b) receiving a plurality of portable device status information and cumulatively stored in the wearable device; (c) switching to a seek mode, the connection reaching a preset condition and passing a preset After the time, the wearable device is switched to the recovery mode; (d) the portable device status information is displayed.

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1‧‧‧Wearing equipment

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12‧‧‧ storage unit

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1 is a block diagram of a system for using a wearable device to retrieve a portable device according to the present invention; FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for processing a portable device for recovering a portable device according to the present invention; The invention provides a flow chart of another processing method for retrieving a portable device using a wearable device.

Referring to FIG. 1 , FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a system for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, including: a wearable device 1 and a portable device 2 , wherein the wearable device 1 is internally provided The wireless connection unit 11, the storage unit 12, the display unit 13 and the timing unit 14, and the wearable device 1 can be: a watch or a smart bracelet, etc. In addition, the portable device 2 can be a notebook with wireless transmission function. Computers, tablets, personal digital assistants, smart phones or game consoles. Users can pre-transmission The personal system information is established in the wearable device 1 through the preset system function in the portable device 2 or the program downloaded from the network (such as APP). The account information may include: gender, age, height, weight, portable The model and color of the device 2, the user's contact information, etc.

Next, the portable device 2 establishes a continuous connection or timing connection with the wireless connection unit 12 in the wearable device 1 by its own wireless transmission function, for example, selecting a continuous connection that is always connected or A timed connection is made at intervals of 45 to 60 seconds, and updated location information is transmitted simultaneously in the completed connection state, wherein the continuous connection or timing connection uses Bluetooth, ZigBee or Low-power wireless connectivity technology such as Wi-Fi.

Then, the portable device 2 can be located by means of built-in GPS satellite positioning, Bluetooth positioning, Wi-Fi and other positioning devices or GPRS/CDMA mobile communication positioning. Each time by positioning the updated location information, the location information can be transmitted to the wearable device 1 by wireless transmission in the state of completing the foregoing continuous connection or timing connection, and the wearable device 1 can The updated location information is added with a timestamp, or alternatively, the time-stamped location information is provided by the portable device 2 and cumulatively stored in the storage unit 12 to form a plurality of time-positional information. Roadmap information. In another embodiment of the present invention, in the case where the connection state of the portable device 2 and the wearable device 1 continues, the plurality of time-position information may be provided by GPS satellite positioning, Bluetooth positioning, Wi-Fi positioning, and the like. The wearable device 1 of the positioning device or the GPRS/CDMA mobile communication positioning function is generated. Of course, the plurality of pen position information stored in the wearable device 1 can also be judged without prior time stamping, and the user can judge the order of the plurality of pen position information.

The wearable device 1 continuously receives the updated location information from the portable device 2 and cumulatively stores it in the storage unit 12 while the user is traveling or moving; or the updated location information is generated by the wearable device 1 itself. Store. In addition, the wearable device 1 can be set according to the factory setting or The storage unit 12 determines the total amount of location information stored in the storage unit 12, for example, if the total number of location information that can be stored by the preset storage unit 12 is 10, when the 11th updated location information is received, The wearable device 1 deletes the oldest position information of the original 10 pieces of position information, and adds the updated 11th position information, so that the total number of position information in the storage unit 12 is maintained at 10, of course, the user The total number of location information that the storage unit 12 can store can also be set by a preset system function or program in the portable device 2. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, in addition to using the collected location information to assist the user in retrieving the portable device 2, the wearable device 1 may also collect the usage status of the portable device 2 at multiple previous time points. For example, the wearable device 1 can collect the types of applications that the user has opened/used on the portable device 2 at a plurality of previous time points, and after the portable device 2 is lost, the user can wear the wearable device 1 It is known to open/use the type of the application or the remaining power of the portable device 2 in a plurality of previous times, thereby assisting the user to recall the location where the portable device 2 may be lost.

When the connection between the portable device 2 and the wearable device 1 reaches a predetermined condition, the timing unit 14 built in the wearable device 1 is triggered, and the preset condition may be abnormal/weak or The connection is interrupted, causing it to fail to transmit updated location information in time, or when the wearable device 1 stops generating updated location information due to the absence of the aforementioned persistent connection or timing connection. After the timer unit 14 built in the wearable device 1 is triggered, the timing unit 14 starts timing and after a predetermined time, for example, after selecting a preset time of one minute (60 seconds), the timer is triggered and switched. The operation mode of the device 1 is, for example, switching the wearable device 1 from a normal mode of physiological detection or sleep detection to a recovery mode, and reading the road map information formed by the plurality of time-position information in the storage unit 12 The information is displayed on the display unit 13. If the wearable device 1 is not provided with any display unit 13, the user can also read the wearable device through other third-party devices that can be connected to the wearable device 1. Multiple pen time The roadmap information formed by the inter-location information may be a watch with a wireless transmission and a processor function, a notebook computer, a tablet, a personal digital assistant, a smart phone or a game machine.

Of course, when the timing unit 14 triggers and switches the operation mode of the wearable device 1, it can also generate an immediate warning, for example, by shaking or warning sound, to remind the user that the portable device 2 may have been lost.

Then, the display unit 13 can prompt the user by means of an audible prompt, a screen display or a parallel manner, and the user can learn through the display unit 13 the road map of the last multiple time-position information before the portable device 2 is lost. Or the last time-position information, and according to the road map or the last time-position information, the user can estimate the time and location of the portable device 2 to drop, and recall the previous travel or movement according to the road map information. The route that may be passed on the way, and follow the road map to find the lost portable device 2 .

In addition, when the wearable device 1 is in the retrace mode, the wearable device 1 can transmit a help signal through the wireless connection unit 12 in a wireless transmission manner, and the help signal portion is from the previously established personal account information, including: missing The previous multiple time-position information, the model and appearance of the lost portable device 2, and the contact information of the user of the lost portable device 2, such as: home phone number, mobile phone number, E-mail or instant messaging account. In another possible implementation manner of the present invention, the lost portable device 2 can also send the same help signal.

The wearable device or the portable device with the built-in or installed search system of the present invention can be the mutual help group of the present invention, and the wearable device or the portable device in the mutual help group can search each other. Scanning whether there is a wearable device or a portable device to send a help signal, and can directly read the unencrypted help signal to provide the necessary assistance for the holder of the portable device 2 to achieve mutual assistance. .

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 2 illustrates a method for processing a system for using a wearable device to retrieve a portable device, including: S11: establishing a connection, establishing a connection between a wearable device 1 and a portable device 2 The connection; S12: receiving or generating a plurality of pieces of position information and cumulatively stored in the wearable device 1; S13: switching to a search mode, when the connection reaches a preset condition and a predetermined time passes Afterwards, the wearable device 1 is switched to the seek mode; S14: displaying the location information; S15: sending a help signal including the location information to a mutual help group. In step S14, the location information may be displayed by the display unit 13 configured on the wearable device 1; if the display unit 13 is not disposed on the wearable device 1, the user may access the wearable device 1 The connected third party device reads the location information and displays it.

Referring to FIG. 3, FIG. 3 is another preferred processing method of the system for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, which includes: S21: establishing a connection, which is attached to a wearable device 1 and a The connection between the portable device 2 is established; S22: receiving the plurality of portable device status information and cumulatively stored in the wearable device 1; S23: switching to a recovery mode, the connection reaching a pre-connection After the condition is set and after a predetermined time, the wearable device 1 is switched to the search mode; and S24: the portable device status information is displayed. In steps S22 and S24, the portable device status information is used by the portable device 2 at a plurality of previous time points. For example, the wearable device 1 can collect the user at a plurality of previous time points. The type of the application that is enabled/used on the portable device 2 or the remaining power of the portable device 2, and the display manner of the portable device status information is the same as the step S14 of FIG. 2 in step S24. I won't go into details.

In summary, the present invention provides a system and method for recovering a portable device by using a wearable device, and it is not necessary to provide a complex acceleration sensor and a gyroscope component in the wearable device or the portable device, and Provide a roadmap or last time-positional information from multiple time-position information Information about the status of the device or the portable device to assist the user in retrieving the portable device. In addition, the use of the mutual help group greatly increases the probability of recovering the portable device; therefore, the present invention is indeed of great industrial value. The work.

The present invention is intended to be modified by those skilled in the art, and is not intended to be limited by the scope of the appended claims.

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Claims (10)

A system for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, comprising: a wearable device having a wireless connection unit, a storage unit and a timing unit for cumulatively storing a plurality of pieces of position information; The portable device establishes a connection with the wearable device through the wireless connection unit. When the wearable device reaches a preset condition, the timekeeping unit starts timing and passes through a After the preset time, the wearable device is triggered to switch from a normal mode to a seek mode, and the location information accumulated in the storage unit is read. The system for retrieving a portable device by using the wearable device, as described in claim 1, wherein the storage unit is configured to cumulatively store the plurality of portable device status information generated by the portable device. The system of claim 1, wherein the wearable device comprises a display unit for displaying the location information. The system for retrieving a portable device using the wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the wearable device adds a time stamp to the location information. A system for retrieving a portable device using a wearable device as described in claim 1, wherein the location information is generated by the wearable device. The system for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the location information is generated by the portable device and transmitted to the wearable device through the wireless connection unit. . The system for retrieving a portable device using the wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the wearable device in the retrieving mode sends a help signal to a mutual assistance group. The system for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, as described in claim 7, wherein the help signal includes: the location information, the portable device feature, or the contact of the portable device user News. A method for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, comprising: (a) establishing a connection, establishing a connection between a wearable device and a portable device; and (b) receiving or generating a plurality of pens The location information is cumulatively stored in the wearable device; (c) switching to a recovery mode, after the connection reaches a predetermined condition and after a predetermined time, switching the wearable device to the retrieval a mode; (d) displaying the location information; (e) transmitting a help signal including the location information to a mutual assistance group. A method for retrieving a portable device by using a wearable device, comprising: (a) establishing a connection, establishing a connection between a wearable device and a portable device; and (b) receiving a plurality of portable devices The device status information is cumulatively stored in the wearable device; (c) switching to a recovery mode, after the connection reaches a predetermined condition and after a predetermined time, switching the wearable device to the The recovery mode; (d) displays the status information of the portable devices.