CN104766105A - Wearable device and operation method thereof - Google Patents

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CN104766105A
CN104766105A CN201410547434.3A CN201410547434A CN104766105A CN 104766105 A CN104766105 A CN 104766105A CN 201410547434 A CN201410547434 A CN 201410547434A CN 104766105 A CN104766105 A CN 104766105A
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王凯玄
陈立祥
张智聪
黄文勇
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The invention provides a wearable device and an operation method thereof. The wearable device comprises a body, a processor, a switching unit, at least two wireless communication chip modules and an antenna. The processor, the switching unit, the at least two wireless communication chip modules and the antenna are arranged on the body. The switching unit is electrically coupled to the processor to receive the switching signal. The at least two wireless communication chip modules are respectively and electrically coupled to the switching unit. The antenna is electrically coupled to the switching unit. The processor generates a switching signal to control the switching unit to select one of the wireless communication chip modules to be electrically coupled to the antenna.

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Wearable device and method of operating thereof
Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of electronic installation, and relate to a kind of Wearable device and method of operating thereof especially.
Background technology
In modern society, radio-frequency discriminating (radio frequency identification; RFID) technology, because having the advantages such as noncontact identification and data security, and is widely used in various field, and such as access card, EasyCard, Taiwan is logical, eight reach the frequency identification cards such as logical, transportation card, Taiwan smart card, micropayment.And radio frequency identification technique is in practice, be mainly made up of reader (reader) and RF identification label (RFID tag).Wherein all be configured with the carrying out that antenna is beneficial to wireless radio frequency transmission in reader and RF identification label.RF identification label (such as: frequency identification card) comprises antenna and radio-frequency discriminating chip, and radio-frequency discriminating chip is electrically coupled to antenna.When RF identification label is near reader, the antenna of RF identification label can with the antenna of reader be responded to and communicate mutually.
In addition, because frequency identification card is applied in daily life widely, therefore user often carries multiple frequency identification card gos out.And development in recent years goes out near-field communication (Near Field Communication; NFC) technology, near-field communication technology is developed by radio frequency identification technique, and the work operating mode of near-field communication, except there being the mode card of similar radio frequency identification technique, also has ad hoc mode and card reader pattern.
But, it should be noted that as simultaneously by two frequency identification cards close to reader, the antenna of two frequency identification cards can be made to interfere with each other make it cannot be read device induction.User needs first to be separated with other frequency identification cards by the frequency identification card for respond to reader, more just can be used smoothly near reader by the frequency identification card of wish use.Cause the inconvenience in use.In addition, if want to configure plural RF identification label (frequency identification card) on same device, then plural antenna and radio-frequency discriminating chip is needed.And each antenna need keep at a certain distance away just can normal operation, make the device volume increase of the multiple RF identification label of configuration become heavy, allow user be inconvenient to carry with.
Summary of the invention
The invention provides a kind of Wearable device and method of operating thereof, it can allow multiple wireless communication chips modules switch shared same group of antenna.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of Wearable device, comprises body, processor, switch unit, at least two wireless communication chips modules and antenna.Processor, switch unit, at least two wireless communication chips modules and antenna are arranged at body.Switch unit is electrically coupled to processor to receive switching signal.At least two wireless communication chips modules are electrically coupled to switch unit separately.Antenna is electrically coupled to switch unit.Processor produce switching signal with controls switch unit selection at least two wireless communication chips modules one of them be electrically coupled to antenna.
The embodiment of the present invention provides a kind of method of operating of Wearable device, comprises the following steps.In Wearable device configuration processor, switch unit, antenna and at least two wireless communication chips modules.Wherein switch unit is electrically coupled to processor, and described at least two wireless communication chips modules are electrically coupled to switch unit separately, and antenna is electrically coupled to switch unit.Switching signal is produced by processor selection.One of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules is selected to be electrically coupled to antenna by switch unit according to switching signal.
Based on above-mentioned, the invention provides a kind of Wearable device and method of operating thereof, after the switching signal that the switch unit receiving processor of this Wearable device produces, one of them selecting at least two wireless communication chips modules is electrically coupled to antenna.Therefore, this Wearable device can allow at least two wireless communication chips modules switch to share the same antennas, avoid two or more wireless communication chips module to interfere with each other, and can reduction means volume, user-friendly and carry.
For above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be become apparent, special embodiment below, and coordinate accompanying drawing to be described in detail below.
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Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the Wearable device of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment;
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of Wearable device 10 according to the present invention one one exemplary embodiment key diagram 1;
Fig. 3 is the first embodiment schematic diagram of the Wearable device of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment;
Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C, Fig. 4 D, Fig. 4 E, Fig. 4 F are the outside drawing of the Wearable device of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment;
Fig. 5 is the use situation schematic diagram of the Wearable device of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment;
Fig. 6 is the process flow diagram that in the present invention one one exemplary embodiment, processor transmits package;
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of switch unit in the present invention one one exemplary embodiment;
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of switch unit in another one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
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With detailed reference to the one exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the example of described one exemplary embodiment is described in the accompanying drawings.Use in instructions of the present invention in full (comprising claims) " coupling " one word can refer to any connection means directly or indirectly.For example, if describe first device in literary composition to be coupled to the second device, then should be construed as described first device and can be directly connected in described second device, or described first device can be connected to described second device indirectly by other devices or certain connection means.In addition, all possibility parts, use the element/component/step of identical label to represent identical or similar portions in the drawings and the specific embodiments.Use identical label in different embodiment or use the element/component/step of identical term can cross-referenced related description.
Fig. 1 is the schematic diagram of the Wearable device 10 of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment.Wearable device 10 comprises body 110, processor 120, switch unit 130, at least two wireless communication chips modules (such as shown in Fig. 1 141 and 142) and antenna 150.Processor 120, switch unit 130, at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 and antenna 150 are arranged at body 110.In this exemplary embodiment, this body 110 is class cycle object or ring bodies, such as, can realize body 110 with bracelet, but be not restricted to this.In other embodiments, body 110 may be implemented as necklace, coat-sleeve, ring, gloves, shoes or other Wearable article.
In this exemplary embodiment, the processor 120 being arranged at body 110 is such as CPU (central processing unit) (Central Processing Unit, CPU), or the microprocessor of other programmables (Microprocessor), digital signal processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), programmable controller, Application Specific Integrated Circuit (Application Specific Integrated Circuits, ASIC), programmable logical device (Programmable Logic Device, PLD) or other possess the hardware unit of arithmetic capability.Switch unit 130 is electrically coupled to processor 120 to receive a switching signal CS.In this exemplary embodiment, switch unit 130 can comprise the switch of mechanical switch, multiplexer or other kinds, but is not restricted to this.
At least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 are electrically coupled to switch unit 130 separately.In this exemplary embodiment, the quantity of wireless communication chips module 141,142 can be two, but is not restricted to this.In this exemplary embodiment, wireless communication chips module 141 or 142 can be near-field communication (NFC) chip module or radio-frequency discriminating (RFID) chip module, but is not restricted to this.For example, wireless communication chips module 141 or 142 can comprise the chip of the chip of access card, the chip of EasyCard or near-field communication, but is not restricted to this.Antenna 150 is electrically coupled to switch unit 130.In this exemplary embodiment, antenna 150 can be coil antenna (coil antenna), dipole antenna, slot type antenna, but is not restricted to this.Processor 120 can by produce switching signal CS with control switch unit 130 select described in one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 be electrically coupled to antenna 150.
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of Wearable device 10 according to the present invention one one exemplary embodiment key diagram 1.Referring to Fig. 1 and Fig. 2, in step S210, processor 120 selectivity produces switching signal CS.In different enforcement examples, processor 120 is allowed to determine that the mechanism whether producing switching signal CS can be one of the following person: one, whether to be triggered according to the button on Wearable device 10; Two, the software of external host or application program (APP) is utilized to carry out Long-distance Control; Three, the certain gestures of the user of this Wearable device 10 is worn in induction; The failure signal sent when four, outside wireless communication reader being sensed unsuccessfully according to wireless communication chips module; Five, according to the received reading signal from external wireless communication reader of antenna 150.But, the present embodiment but be not restricted to this.
In step S212, switch unit 130 is electrically coupled to antenna 150 according to one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 described in switching signal CS selection.In this exemplary embodiment, with two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 as an example, when processor 120 sends switching signal CS, the path of antenna 150 is switched to wireless communication chips module 141 by switch unit 130.Now, the upper wireless communication chips module 141 of bracelet (body 110) and antenna 150 conducting, and between wireless communication chips module 142 and antenna 150, be open circuit.Therefore external wireless communication reader 20 only can read the data above wireless communication chips module 141.Wireless communication chips module 142 can not interfere with the signal of wireless communication chips module 141.Vice versa, and when the path of antenna 150 is switched to wireless communication chips module 142, wireless communication chips module 141 is open circuit with the path of antenna 150, and therefore wireless communication chips module 141 can not interfere with the signal of wireless communication chips module 142.In this exemplary embodiment, external wireless communication reader 20 can be radio-frequency discriminating (RFID) reader, also can be near-field communication (NFC) reader, but is not restricted to this.
For example, when being switched unit 130 in described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 and selecting the wireless communication chips module 141 of coupling antenna 150 to sense unsuccessfully outside wireless communication reader, this wireless communication chips module 141 can send a failure signal to processor 120.After processor 120 receives failure signal, processor 120 correspondingly can produce switching signal CS, from described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142, select other wireless communication chips modules one of them (i.e. wireless communication chips module 142) to be electrically coupled to antenna 150 to control switch unit 130, vice versa.
Again for example, by described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142, processor 120 can learn whether antenna 150 receives the reading signal from external wireless communication reader.When the reading signal that antenna 150 receives from external wireless communication reader learnt by processor 120, processor 120 corresponding can produce and read signal CS, with control switch unit 130 sequentially select in turn described in be electrically coupled to antenna 150 at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 each.Such as, switch unit 130 can be selected wireless communication chips module 141 to be electrically coupled to antenna 150 in first period (such as 0.5 second), then select wireless communication chips module 142 to be electrically coupled to antenna 150 in the second phase (such as 0.5 second), by that analogy.
In sum, Wearable device 10 described in this one exemplary embodiment and method of operating thereof utilize at least two wireless communication chips modules 141, the concept of the 142 shared same antennas 150, the switching signal CS allowing the switch unit of this Wearable device 10 produce according to processor 120 and corresponding selection at least two wireless communication chips modules 141, one of them of 142 is electrically coupled to antenna 150, reach and avoid two or more wireless communication chips module (such as frequency identification card or near field communications chip module) to interfere with each other the effect with reduction means volume, user-friendly and carry.
Fig. 3 is the first embodiment schematic diagram of the Wearable device 10 of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment.Embodiment illustrated in fig. 3ly can analogize it with reference to the related description of Fig. 1 and Fig. 2.In embodiment illustrated in fig. 3, Wearable device 10 comprises button 361, wireless transmit/receive units 363, sensing cell 365, display unit 367, vibration unit 371, data transmission unit 375, internal memory 377 and light sensor 379 further in this embodiment.In this embodiment, the processor 120 of Wearable device 10 is the control center of this Wearable device 10, controllable sensing unit 365, wireless transmit/receive units 363, display unit 367, vibration unit 371, light sensor 379.In this embodiment, described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 can comprise a wireless communication chips respectively.In another embodiment, described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 can comprise a wireless communication chips slot (not shown) respectively, in order to pluggable an accommodating wireless communication chips (not shown), wherein after wireless communication chips being inserted described wireless communication chips slot, wireless communication chips (not shown) is electrically coupled to processor 120 via this wireless communication chips slot.In this embodiment, wireless communication chips slot can be near-field communication (NFC) chip pocket or radio-frequency discriminating (RFID) chip pocket etc., wireless communication chips can be near field communications chip or radio-frequency discriminating chip etc., but is not restricted to this.
Button 361 can be physical button or touch controlled key.Button 361 is arranged at body 110 top layer, presses or touch-control with person's pressure easy to use.Button 361 electric property coupling processor 120.When button 361 is pressed, processor 120 corresponding can produce switching signal CS and change and couple relation to control switch unit 130 between antenna 150 and described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142.Such as, antenna 150 can be coupled to wireless communication chips module 141 by switch unit 130, or antenna 150 is coupled to wireless communication chips module 142.In other embodiments, button 361 also can select other correlation functions, and such as selection processor 120 produces the method for switching signal CS, the brightness adjusting display unit 367, keying vibration unit 371 function, but is not restricted to this.
For example, Wearable device 10 there are two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 (as: access card and EasyCard).When user selects wireless communication chips module 141 by button 361, processor 120 produces according to the trigger pip of button 361 and sends switching signal CS to switch unit 130.The path of antenna 150 is switched to wireless communication chips module 141 by switch unit 130, makes now Wearable device 10 to only have wireless communication chips module 141 and antenna 150 conducting, and between wireless communication chips module 142 and antenna 150 is open circuit.Therefore, external wireless communication reading machine only can read data above wireless communication chips module 141 via antenna 150, avoids the interference of wireless communication chips module 142.In addition, display unit 367 can show wireless communication chips module 141, why clearly understand the current wireless communication chips module selected to allow user.Vice versa, when the path of antenna 150 is switched to wireless communication chips module 142 by switch unit 130, is open circuit between wireless communication chips module 141 and antenna 150.
Wireless transmit/receive units 363 is arranged at body 110.Wireless transmit/receive units 363 is electrically coupled to processor 120.Wireless transmit/receive units 363 can be bluetooth (Bluetooth) interface circuit, WiFi interface circuit or other wireless communication interface circuit.Processor 120 can communicate to outside via wireless transmit/receive units 363.Such as, the low energy of wireless transmit/receive units 363 usable bluetooth 4.0 (Low Energy; LE) realize, and described external host can be smart mobile phone, but be not restricted to this.User can the application program (APP) of operative intelligence mobile phone, and assigns switching command by Bluetooth channels to processor 120.When processor 120 receives via wireless transmit/receive units 363 switching command that external host (not illustrating) sends, processor 120 correspondingly can produce switching signal CS and change and couple relation to control switch unit 120 between antenna 150 and described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142.
For example, after user selects wireless communication chips module 141 by external host (such as: computer, mobile phone or other electronic products etc.), described external host can by wireless transmit/receive units 363 by the instruction notification processor 120 of user.Processor 120 produces and sends switching signal CS to switch unit 130 according to the instruction of user, the path of antenna 150 is switched to wireless communication chips module 141.Now, on Wearable device 10, wireless communication chips module 141 and antenna 150 are interconnected, and between wireless communication chips module 142 and antenna 150 are open circuit.Therefore, external wireless communication reader only can read data above wireless communication chips module 141 via antenna 150, can avoid the interference of wireless communication chips module 142.In addition, display unit 367 can demonstrate wireless communication chips module 141, why clearly understands the current wireless communication chips module selected to allow user.Vice versa, and when user selects wireless communication chips module 142 by external host, the path conducting of wireless communication chips module 142 and antenna 150 is open circuit between wireless communication chips module 141 and antenna 150.
Sensing cell 365 is arranged at body 110.Sensing cell 365 is electrically coupled to processor 120, and wherein sensing cell 365 can respond to the movement of body 110, and exports a sensing signal to processor 120.In one embodiment, sensing cell 365 comprise acceleration transducer, gyro sensor both one of or both.Acceleration transducer can detect direction and the position of X, Y, Z axis.Gyro sensor can obtain angular acceleration.In order to save electric energy, it can be closed condition that gyroscope is preset, just gyro sensor can be opened when making to use gesture the function of detecting.The mode of opening gesture detecting function can be as follows: first user can make a trigger action, and such as clockwise circle one of drawing in front encloses, or beats twice on Wearable device 10 surface; By acceleration transducer, processor 120 learns that the action of user meets described trigger action after, gyro sensor opened by processor 120 and display can bring into use gesture detecting function on display unit 367.
In some exemplary applications, the sensitive information corresponding to sensing signal can be transferred to external host by wireless transmit/receive units 363 by processor 120.In this embodiment, this external host can be host computer, mobile phone, high in the clouds arithmetic system, cloud host machine, intelligent television or other electronic products etc., but is not restricted to this.Described sensitive information can be any form information being relevant to the sensing signal that sensing cell 365 produces.Such as, in certain embodiments, described source book as described sensitive information, and is transferred to external host by wireless transmit/receive units 363 by the source book (raw data) of the sensing signal that sensing cell 365 can produce by processor 120.In further embodiments, the source book of the sensing signal that sensing cell 365 can produce by processor 120 is converted to human-computer interface device (HumanInterface Device, HID) instruction, and described human-computer interface device instruction is transferred to external host by wireless transmit/receive units 363.In other embodiments, the source book of the sensing signal that sensing cell 365 can produce by processor 120 is converted to HID instruction, and the source book of described HID instruction and described sensing signal is transferred to external host by wireless transmit/receive units 363.
In other exemplary applications, the sensing signal that processor 120 can produce according to sensing cell 365 judges whether the movement of body 110 meets a predetermined movement pattern.When the movement of body 110 meets predetermined movement pattern, processor 120 corresponding can produce switching signal CS, changes and couples relation to control switch unit 130 between antenna 150 and described at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142.In certain applications situation, described predetermined movement pattern can be set to " user draws circle in front clockwise, and reaches the number of turns preset (such as: a circle) ".In other application situations, described predetermined movement pattern can be set to " beaing the number of times (such as: twice) preset on Wearable device 10 surface ".
Display unit 367 is arranged at body 110.Display unit 367 is electrically coupled to processor 120.In this embodiment, processor 120 can by display unit 367 displaying time, incoming information, information reminding or at present by information such as the wireless communication chips modules selected.Display unit 367 can be Organic Light Emitting Diode (Organic Light-Emitting Diode; OLED) screen or LCD Panel etc., but be not restricted to this.
Vibration unit 371 is arranged at body 110, and vibration unit 371 is electrically coupled to processor 120.Wherein processor 120 utilizes vibration to carry out the function such as call-in reporting or alarm notification by vibration unit 371.In this embodiment, vibration unit 371 can comprise vibrating chip 3711 and motor 3713.For example, processor 120 is online by wireless transmit/receive units 363 and external host, here for mobile phone.When processor 120 receives by wireless transmit/receive units 363 signal that mobile phone transmits, processor 120 can pass through vibrating chip 3711 CD-ROM drive motor 3713, utilizes motor 3713 to shake and reminds user's incoming information and alarm.Data transmission unit 375 electric property coupling processor 120.
In this embodiment, internal memory 377 can store function and the data of Wearable device 10.Internal memory 377 is such as static random access memory (Static Random Access Memory, SRAM), DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) (Dynamic Random Access Memory, DRAM), reluctance type internal memory (Magnetoresistive Random Access Memory, MRAM), phase-change memory element (Phase-change Random Access Memory, etc., but be not restricted to this PRAM).In this embodiment, light sensor 379 can sense the light intensity around Wearable device 10.Processor 120 can the brightness of the screen of dynamic conditioning display unit 367 according to the sensing result of light sensor 379.Ambient light around Wearable device 10 is stronger, and the screen of display unit 367 just can lighten, otherwise screen just can dim.
Fig. 4 A, Fig. 4 B, Fig. 4 C, Fig. 4 D, Fig. 4 E, Fig. 4 F are the outside drawing of the Wearable device of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment.Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 F illustrated embodiment can analogize it referring to figs. 1 through the related description of Fig. 3.Body 110 is ring bodies or class ring bodies.Body 110 bends around the first axle 481.Body 110 can make of antianaphylactic elastomeric material or other materials.Body 110 can by circuit board and spare part complete coated, in this embodiment, the coated part of body 110 comprise processor 120, switch unit 130, at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142, antenna 150, wireless transmit/receive units 363, sensing cell 365, vibration unit 371, internal memory 377, but be not restricted to this.In this embodiment, processor 120 is by display unit 367 displaying time, incoming information, information reminding or at present by information such as the wireless communication chips modules selected.Body 110 arranges viewing area 483 away from the first surface of the first axle 481 and shows described information for display unit 367.Wherein antenna 150 is arranged at the first surface of body 110, and is positioned at the first side of display unit 367.
Fig. 5 is the use situation schematic diagram of the Wearable device of the present invention one one exemplary embodiment.Embodiment illustrated in fig. 5ly can analogize it with reference to the related description of Fig. 4 A to Fig. 4 F.Refer to shown in Fig. 5, antenna 150 is used to the radiofrequency signal responding to external electronic (such as the reader of external wireless communication shown in Fig. 5 20).When this Wearable device 10 is worn on wrist, antenna 150 is positioned at the side away from user's health, user can be allowed more convenient and more meet ergonomics close to and use external wireless communication reader 20.In one embodiment, the displaying contents of display unit 367 can manually (such as: use button to switch) or automatically conversion direction, no matter therefore this Wearable device 10 is worn on left hand or the right hand by user, antenna 150 all can be positioned at the side away from user's health, and user also normally can watch the information of display unit 367.
Refer to shown in Fig. 4 A ~ 4F, in this embodiment, button 361 is arranged at the first surface of body 110, and is positioned at the second side of display unit 367.Refer to shown in Fig. 5, when this Wearable device 10 is worn on wrist, button 361 is positioned at the side near user's health, user can be allowed to be convenient to pressing keys 361 and operate this Wearable device 10.
Refer to shown in Fig. 4 A ~ 4F, data transmission unit 375 comprises an interface 3751.In this embodiment, this interface 3751 can be USB (universal serial bus) (universal serial bus, USB) interface.In other embodiments, this interface 3751 can be a thunderbolt (Thunderbolt) interface or a RS-485 interface etc., but is not restricted to this.Interface 3751 can be used to charge to Wearable device 10, and/or data transmission is to external host.Interface 3751 outside can hide by the cap 3753 cover, not only there is waterproof effect, also can the part that exposes of protection interface 3751.
Gesture path detecting function about Wearable device 10 will be described below.The Wearable device 10 of similar wrist-watch moulding can sense direction and the position of X, Y, Z axis by sensing cell 365 (such as acceleration transducer and or gyro sensor).The present embodiment can use acceleration transducer to obtain the X, Y, Z axis directional acceleration vector value of Wearable device 10, and uses gyro sensor to obtain the angular acceleration vector value of the X, Y, Z axis of Wearable device 10 simultaneously.Described vector acceleration value and described angular acceleration vector value (i.e. the source book of sensing cell 365) are sent to processor 120.Processor 120 can utilize algorithm that described vector acceleration value is deduced into HID instruction with described angular acceleration vector value.Processor can send described source book and/or described HID instruction to external host (such as computer, mobile phone or other electronic products) by bluetooth 4.0LE.
The package that processor 120 transfers to external host by wireless transmit/receive units 363 can be categorized as at least three kinds: 1. in conjunction with human-computer interface device (HID) specification protocol (profile protocol) and source book (rawdata) package; 2. meet HID specification protocol package; 3. source book package.The software of described external host or application program (APP) from the data required for package selection, and convert corresponding action to, or gesture path are detected and record.
In some application situations, described external host can select HID instruction from package.Described external host can perform the HID instruction that Wearable device 10 produces.Therefore, Wearable device 10 can realize the function of the pointer movement of general mouse, left button and right button.Such as, the HID instruction manipulation bulletin that described external host can provide according to Wearable device 10, therefore Wearable device 10 can realize the function of mouse or keyboard.
In other application situations, described external host can select the source book (raw data) of sensing cell 365 from package.Described external host can analyze its gesture path from described source book, and then reaches gesture path detecting.In addition, described external host can also utilize software or APP to record the source book of gesture path, to compare with the gesture path of next time.Because the light microminiaturization of Wearable device 10, sportsman can be used in and adjust comparing of posture and correct gesture, also can be used in health control patient rehabilitation action.
In some application situations, Wearable device 10 can be used in patient's rehabilitation.Patient's rehabilitation is the rehabilitation data bank utilizing hospital to set up, and is recorded in by specific rehabilitation movement locus in the software of external host (mobile phone of such as patient or PC).Wearable device 10 transmits the source book of sensing cell 365 to described external host.Via software comparison and the analysis of described external host, patient can confirm that each rehabilitation posture is whether correct, and allows long-range medical personnel's monitor patients rehabilitation situation.
In other application situations, Wearable device 10 can be used in sportsman's stance adjustment.Sportsman's stance adjustment is that Wearable device 10 is worn on wrist by sportsman (or user).The source book of sensing cell 365 is sent to external host by bluetooth 4.0 by Wearable device 10.The prior built-in various motion gesture of software of described external host and the related data of action.The source book that the software of described external host can utilize Wearable device 10 to provide judges described athletic gesture path, then athletic gesture path and the built-in gesture of software are compared, train athletes (or user) adjusts correct exercise attitudes by this.
More some application situations in, Wearable device 10 also can process health control and personal lifestyle manages.The sensing result of sensing cell 365 (time that the step number of such as user, Wearable device 10 are moved, displacement or other information) can be recorded in internal memory 377 by processor 120.Therefore, Wearable device 10 can realize calculating step number, consumption calorie, sleep detecting, sitting prompting, the health control projects such as detecting of falling.Moreover Wearable device 10 also can realize personal lifestyle management, such as clock and alarm, incoming call/mail/meeting are reminded, apart from detecting function prompting etc.
Fig. 6 be in the present invention one one exemplary embodiment processor transmission in conjunction with the process flow diagram of HID specification protocol and source book record package.Wearable device 10 to be first worn in wrist and swinging position (step S611) by user.Then sensing cell 365 detects the movement of Wearable device 10.Processor 120 calculates according to the source book that sensing cell 365 senses and produces HID instruction, and produces HID specification protocol package and source book package (step S613).Now, data transmission is divided into HID specification protocol process (step S620) and source book recording processing (Bu Sudden S630).In HID specification protocol (step S620), HID specification package is reached external host (step S621) by wireless transmit/receive units 363 by processor 120.Described external host carries out bulletin operation (such as skipping or other functions) (step S623) according to the HID instruction corresponding to HID specification again.In source book record (step S630), the source book of sensing cell 365 is reached external host (step S631) by wireless transmit/receive units 363 by processor 120.The source book obtained is carried out track detecting (step S633) by described external host again.
In other embodiments, processor 120 also only may produce HID specification protocol package or only produce source book package in step S613.If step S613 only produces HID specification protocol package, then step S630 can be omitted.If step S613 only produces source book package, then step S620 can be omitted.
Fig. 7 is the schematic diagram of switch unit in the present invention one one exemplary embodiment.Embodiment illustrated in fig. 7ly can analogize it referring to figs. 1 through the related description of Fig. 6.The quantity of wireless communication chips module is in this embodiment two, but is not limited with this quantity.In embodiment illustrated in fig. 7, switch unit 130 comprises change-over switch 731.The control end of change-over switch 731 is electrically coupled to processor 120 to receive switching signal CS, the common end of change-over switch 731 is electrically coupled to the first end of antenna 150, and multiple selecting sides of change-over switch 731 be electrically coupled in mode one to one described in the first day line end of antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142.Second antenna end of the antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 described in second end of antenna 150 is electrically coupled to.Change-over switch 731 select according to switching signal CS described in one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 be electrically coupled to antenna 150.In this embodiment, when the change-over switch 731 of input end circuit selects wireless communication chips module 141, antenna 150 forms loop with the circuit of wireless communication chips module 141.Relative, the first day line end of the antenna end centering of wireless communication chips module 142 is not connected with antenna 150, so wireless communication chips module 142 does not form loop.Now, only there are wireless communication chips module 141 and antenna 150 conducting, and then the operation of radio communication can be completed.
Fig. 8 is the schematic diagram of switch unit 130 in another one exemplary embodiment of the present invention.Embodiment illustrated in fig. 8ly can analogize it referring to figs. 1 through the related description of Fig. 7.The quantity of wireless communication chips module is in this embodiment two, but is not limited with this quantity.In embodiment illustrated in fig. 8, switch unit 130 comprises change-over switch 833 and change-over switch 835.The control end of change-over switch 833 is electrically coupled to processor 120, the common end of change-over switch 833 is electrically coupled to the first end of antenna 150, and multiple selecting sides of change-over switch 833 be electrically coupled in mode one to one described in the first day line end of antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142.The control end of change-over switch 835 is electrically coupled to processor 120, the common end of change-over switch 835 is electrically coupled to the second end of antenna 150, and multiple selecting sides of change-over switch 835 be electrically coupled in mode one to one described in second antenna end of antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142.Change-over switch 833 and change-over switch 835 select according to the control of processor 120 described in one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules 141,142 be electrically coupled to antenna 150.In this embodiment, antenna 150 and wireless communication chips module have needed a loop, (loop refers to the first day line end of the antenna end centering from antenna 150 to wireless communication chips module normally electric current could to be reached wireless communication chips module, antenna 150 is passed back again) from the second antenna end of antenna end centering, therefore the framework of Fig. 8 is the first end and the second end that utilize two change-over switches 833,835 difference managing antenna 150, makes multiple wireless communication chips module can share same antenna 150.
In sum, Wearable device 10 described in this one exemplary embodiment and method of operating thereof utilize at least two wireless communication chips modules 141, the concept of the 142 shared same antennas 150, after the switching signal allowing the switch unit receiving processor of this Wearable device 10 produce, at least two wireless communication chips modules 141 can be selected, one of them of 142 is electrically coupled to antenna, reach and avoid two or more wireless communication chips module (such as frequency identification card or near field communications chip module) to interfere with each other, with the effect of reduction means volume, user-friendly and carry.Wearable device 10 has the action that sensing cell 365 can detect user in addition, and online by wireless transmit/receive units 363 and external host after, can be used in and such as guide patient's rehabilitation action, sportsman adjusts posture.Also keyboard and mouse can be replaced.Also can process health control and personal lifestyle manages, make the life of user more convenient.
Although the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; so itself and be not used to limit the present invention; have in any art and usually know the knowledgeable; without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention; when doing a little change and retouching, therefore protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion depending on those as defined in claim.

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1. a Wearable device, is characterized in that, comprising:
Body;
Processor, is arranged at described body;
Switch unit, is arranged at described body, and is electrically coupled to described processor to receive switching signal;
At least two wireless communication chips modules, are arranged at described body, and are electrically coupled to described switch unit separately; And
Antenna, is arranged at described body, and is electrically coupled to described switch unit,
Wherein said processor produce described switching signal with control described switch unit select described in one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules be electrically coupled to described antenna.
2. Wearable device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Button, be arranged at described body, processor described in described button electric property coupling, wherein when described button is pressed, described processor produces described switching signal and changes and couple relation to control described switch unit between described antenna and described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
3. Wearable device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Wireless transmit/receive units, be arranged at described body, described wireless transmit/receive units is electrically coupled to described processor, wherein when described processor receives via described wireless transmit/receive units the switching command that external host sends, described processor produces described switching signal and changes and couple relation to control described switch unit between described antenna and described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
4. Wearable device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Sensing cell, is arranged at described body, and described sensing cell is electrically coupled to described processor, and wherein said sensing cell responds to the movement of described body, and output sensing signal is to described processor.
5. Wearable device according to claim 4, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Wireless transmit/receive units, is arranged at described body, and described wireless transmit/receive units is electrically coupled to described processor,
The sensitive information corresponding to described sensing signal is transferred to external host by described wireless transmit/receive units by wherein said processor.
6. Wearable device according to claim 5, is characterized in that, described sensitive information comprises the source book of described sensing signal or corresponds to the human-computer interface device instruction of described sensing signal.
7. Wearable device according to claim 4, is characterized in that, according to described sensing signal, described processor judges whether the movement of described body meets predetermined movement pattern; When the movement of described body meets described predetermined movement pattern, then described processor produces described switching signal and changes and couple relation to control described switch unit between described antenna and described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
8. Wearable device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described at least two wireless communication chips modules comprise respectively:
Wireless communication chips slot, in order to pluggable accommodating wireless communication chips, wherein said wireless communication chips is electrically coupled to described processor via described wireless communication chips slot.
9. Wearable device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Vibration unit, is arranged at described body, and described vibration unit is electrically coupled to described processor, and wherein said processor utilizes vibration to carry out call-in reporting or alarm notification function by described vibration unit.
10. Wearable device according to claim 1, is characterized in that, described switch unit comprises:
Change-over switch, the control end of described change-over switch is electrically coupled to described processor to receive described switching signal, the common end of described change-over switch is electrically coupled to the first end of described antenna, and multiple selecting sides of described change-over switch be electrically coupled in mode one to one described in the first day line end of antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules;
Second antenna end of the described antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules described in second end of wherein said antenna is electrically coupled to; And
Wherein said change-over switch receives described switching signal and is electrically coupled to described antenna with one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules described in selecting.
11. Wearable devices according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, described switch unit comprises:
First change-over switch, the control end of described first change-over switch is electrically coupled to described processor, the common end of described first change-over switch is electrically coupled to the first end of described antenna, and multiple selecting sides of described first change-over switch be electrically coupled in mode one to one described in the first day line end of antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules; And
Second change-over switch, the control end of described second change-over switch is electrically coupled to described processor, the common end of described second change-over switch is electrically coupled to the second end of described antenna, and multiple selecting sides of described second change-over switch be electrically coupled in mode one to one described in second antenna end of described antenna end centering of at least two wireless communication chips modules;
Wherein said first change-over switch and described second change-over switch select according to the control of described processor described in one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules be electrically coupled to described antenna.
12. Wearable devices according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, when being selected the first wireless communication chips module coupling described antenna to sense unsuccessfully outside wireless communication reader by described switch unit in described at least two wireless communication chips modules, described first wireless communication chips module sends failure signal to described processor; And
After described processor receives described failure signal, described processor produces described switching signal, is electrically coupled to described antenna with one of them controlling that described switch unit selects other wireless communication chips modules from described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
13. Wearable devices according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, when described processor learns by described at least two wireless communication chips modules the reading signal that described antenna receives from external wireless communication reader, described processor produces described switching signal, with control described switch unit sequentially select in turn described in be electrically coupled to described antenna at least two wireless communication chips modules each.
14. Wearable devices according to claim 1, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Display unit, is arranged at described body, and described display unit is electrically coupled to described processor, and wherein said processor is by described display unit displaying time, incoming information, information reminding or at present by the wireless communication chips module information selected.
15. Wearable devices according to claim 14, it is characterized in that, described body is ring bodies, described body is around the first bending shaft, described body arranges viewing area away from the first surface of described first axle and shows described information for described display unit, and described antenna is arranged at the described first surface of described body and is positioned at the first side of described display unit.
16. Wearable devices according to claim 15, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Button, is arranged at the described first surface of described body, and is positioned at the second side of described display unit, processor described in wherein said button electric property coupling.
17. Wearable devices according to claim 15, is characterized in that, also comprise:
Data transmission unit, is arranged at the first end of described body, and processor described in electric property coupling.
18. Wearable devices according to claim 17, is characterized in that, described data transmission unit comprises thunderbolt interface, USB (universal serial bus) or RS-485 interface.
The method of operating of 19. 1 kinds of Wearable devices, is characterized in that, comprising:
Configuration processor, switch unit, antenna and at least two wireless communication chips modules are in Wearable device, wherein said switch unit is electrically coupled to described processor, described at least two wireless communication chips modules are electrically coupled to described switch unit separately, and described antenna is electrically coupled to described switch unit;
Switching signal is produced by described processor selection; And
Described in described switch unit is selected according to described switching signal, one of them of at least two wireless communication chips modules is electrically coupled to described antenna.
The method of operating of 20. Wearable devices according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, the step that described processor selection produces described switching signal comprises:
Configuration button is in described Wearable device, and wherein said button is electrically coupled to described processor; And
When described button is pressed, produces described switching signal by described processor and change and couple relation to control described switch unit between described antenna and described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
The method of operating of 21. Wearable devices according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, the step that described processor selection produces described switching signal comprises:
Configuration wireless transmit/receive units is in described Wearable device, and wherein said wireless transmit/receive units is electrically coupled to described processor; And
When described processor receives via described wireless transmit/receive units the switching command that external host sends, produce described switching signal by described processor and change and couple relation to control described switch unit between described antenna and described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
The method of operating of 22. Wearable devices according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, the step that described processor selection produces described switching signal comprises:
Configuration sensing cell is in described Wearable device, and wherein said sensing cell is electrically coupled to described processor, and described sensing cell responds to the movement of described Wearable device and corresponding output sensing signal; And
The sensitive information corresponding to described sensing signal is transferred to external host.
The method of operating of 23. Wearable devices according to claim 22, is characterized in that, described sensitive information comprises the source book of described sensing signal or corresponds to the human-computer interface device instruction of described sensing signal.
The method of operating of 24. Wearable devices according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, the step that described processor selection produces described switching signal comprises:
Configuration sensing cell is in described Wearable device, and wherein said sensing cell is electrically coupled to described processor, and described sensing cell responds to the movement of described Wearable device and corresponding output sensing signal;
Judge whether the movement of described Wearable device meets predetermined movement pattern according to described sensing signal; And
When the movement of described body meets described predetermined movement pattern, then produce described switching signal by described processor and change and couple relation to control described switch unit between described antenna and described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
The method of operating of 25. Wearable devices according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, the step that described processor selection produces described switching signal comprises:
When being sensed unsuccessfully outside wireless communication reader by the first wireless communication chips module selecting to be coupled to described antenna in described at least two wireless communication chips modules, send failure signal to described processor by described first wireless communication chips module; And
After described processor receives described failure signal, produce described switching signal by described processor, be electrically coupled to described antenna with one of them controlling that described switch unit selects other wireless communication chips modules from described at least two wireless communication chips modules.
The method of operating of 26. Wearable devices according to claim 19, it is characterized in that, the step that described processor selection produces described switching signal comprises:
When described processor learns by described at least two wireless communication chips modules the reading signal that described antenna receives from external wireless communication reader, produce described switching signal by described processor, with control described switch unit sequentially select in turn described in be electrically coupled to described antenna at least two wireless communication chips modules each.
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