CN108343923B - Electronic candle and control method thereof - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to the field of electronic candles, and provides an electronic candle and a control method of the electronic candle in order to solve the problems of interestingness and insufficient accuracy of the electronic candle, wherein the electronic candle comprises a support part, a flame shape element, a light-emitting element sensing element and a control circuit, wherein the flame shape element, the light-emitting element, the sensing element and the control circuit are arranged on the support part; the sensing element is connected with the control circuit and used for receiving external input, converting the received external input into an electric signal and inputting the electric signal into the control circuit; the control circuit is connected with the light-emitting element and used for generating a control signal according to the number n of continuous effective waveforms in the electric signal, wherein the effective waveforms are waveforms of a single period meeting a preset condition; the light emitting element is configured to receive the control signal and control light transmitted to the flame shaped element based on the control signal.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of electronic candles, in particular to an electronic candle with high fidelity and convenient operation and use and a control method thereof.
Background
The background of the invention is the art to which the present invention pertains and is presented solely for the purpose of illustration and understanding of the inventive concepts of the present invention and is not to be construed as an admission that the applicant is explicitly or implicitly entitled to antedate such disclosure by virtue of prior art at the first filing date of the present application.
In household facilities or public restaurants, churches, temples, large theme parks or urban public infrastructures, candles are indispensable equipment for daily work and life of people both from the functional point of view and the atmosphere building point of view. However, the conventional candles need to be replaced frequently due to their short service time, and the wide use of candles is affected by the potential fire hazard caused by open flame.
In recent years, there has been developed an electronic candle in which a bulb is provided on a candle-shaped plastic candle, and light is emitted by applying electric power to the bulb, thereby solving the problems of the use time and the fire, but the atmosphere caused by the conventional candle cannot be created. Subsequently, an electronic candle capable of simulating a candle flame flickering effect appears, such a candle is provided with a switch at the bottom of a shell of the candle or at other places, after the candle is powered on through the switch, a flame sheet of the candle can act along with time while having brightness, after the candle is powered off through the switch, the candle stops shining, and the flame sheet on the candle also returns to a static state. In order to further improve the fidelity of the electronic candle, it is necessary to be able to stop the operation of the candle in a more natural and/or convenient manner, wherein one method is to blow air into the candle, the airflow sensing member on the candle detects the airflow around the flame sheet, the detected signal is inputted into the control circuit, and the light emitted by the candle is extinguished or the action of the flame sheet of the candle is adjusted by the control circuit according to the preset conditions.
The electronic candle has good vivid effect, but can be misjudged frequently. For example, in addition to blowing out, candles may also extinguish when subjected to sudden vibrations or loud sounds, in a manner that is clearly undesirable. Moreover, current and related control methods are not precise and are limited in the manner in which electronic candles may be manipulated and controlled.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides an electronic candle and a control method of the electronic candle, which are used for improving the fidelity and the interestingness of the electronic candle on one hand and improving the control accuracy of the electronic candle on the other hand.
In a first aspect, the present invention provides an electronic candle, comprising a support, a flame shape element, a light emitting element sensing element, and a control circuit, wherein the flame shape element, the light emitting element, the sensing element, and the control circuit are disposed on the support; the sensing element is connected with the control circuit and used for receiving external input, converting the received external input into an electric signal and inputting the electric signal into the control circuit; the control circuit is connected with the light-emitting element and used for generating a control signal according to the number n of continuous effective waveforms in the electric signal, wherein the effective waveforms are waveforms of a single period meeting a preset condition; the light emitting element is configured to receive the control signal and control light transmitted to the flame shaped element based on the control signal.
Preferably, the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage level received by the control circuit from the power supply, the meeting of the predetermined condition includes that the output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at the time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and/or the value of any one or a combination of a high level length h, a low level length l, a frequency f and a waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a corresponding predetermined value or is within a predetermined range.
Preferably, the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage level received by the control circuit from the power supply, the meeting of the predetermined condition comprises that the output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at the time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and the low level length l and the high level length h of the single periodic waveform are respectively in a predetermined range.
Preferably, the control circuit further includes an effective waveform determining unit, configured to determine whether the single waveform is an effective waveform and output a determination result, if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is a low level, the determination result is that the corresponding single waveform is an ineffective waveform, if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is a high level, the control circuit further determines whether a high level length h of the single periodic waveform and a low level length l of the single periodic waveform are respectively a corresponding predetermined value or in a predetermined range, if both the lengths are the corresponding predetermined values or in the predetermined range, the determination result is an effective waveform, and otherwise, the determination result is an ineffective waveform.
Preferably, the control circuit comprises a counter, and the control circuit generating the control signal according to the number n of consecutive effective waveforms in the electrical signal comprises: setting an initial value of the counter, wherein the counter performs counting operation when the waveform detected by the control circuit is an effective waveform, and restores the current value of the counter to the initial value when the waveform detected by the control circuit is a non-effective waveform; and when the current value of the counter meets the set condition, generating and outputting the control signal to enable the light-emitting element to generate corresponding action, otherwise, continuing to detect the waveform of the next period.
Preferably, the low level length l of the active waveform is in the range of [1.5ms,10ms ].
Preferably, the high level length h of the effective waveform is in the range of [2ms,300ms ].
Preferably, the control circuit is configured to output a control signal to cause the light emitting element to perform a corresponding operation when the number n of consecutive effective waveforms is a positive integer greater than or equal to 5.
Preferably, the control circuit comprises a memory for storing part or all of the predetermined conditions.
Preferably, the memory is a programmable memory to enable a user to alter and/or increase or decrease some or all of the predetermined conditions stored therein, including the predetermined conditions.
Preferably, the sensing element comprises a microphone, a microphone or a microphone.
In another aspect, the present invention further provides a method for controlling an electronic candle, the electronic candle includes a support portion, a flame-shaped element, a light-emitting element, a sensing element, and a control circuit, wherein the flame-shaped element, the light-emitting element, the sensing element, and the control circuit are disposed on the support portion; the control method comprises the following steps: inputting an external input into the sensing element, wherein the sensing element converts the received external input into an electric signal and inputs the electric signal into the control circuit; the control circuit outputs a control signal according to the number n of continuous effective waveforms in the electric signal, wherein the effective waveforms are waveforms of a single period meeting a preset condition; the light emitting element receives the control signal and controls light transmitted to the flame shaped element according to the control signal.
Preferably, the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage level received by the control circuit from the power supply, the meeting of the predetermined condition includes that the output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at the time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and/or the value of any one or a combination of a high level length h, a low level length l, a frequency f and a waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a corresponding predetermined value or is within a predetermined range.
Preferably, the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage level received by the control circuit from the power supply, the meeting of the predetermined condition comprises that the output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at the time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and the low level length l and the high level length h of the single periodic waveform are respectively in a predetermined range.
Preferably, the control circuit further includes an effective waveform determining unit, configured to determine whether the single waveform is an effective waveform and output a determination result, if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is a low level, the determination result is that the corresponding single waveform is an ineffective waveform, if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is a high level, the control circuit further determines whether a high level length h of the single periodic waveform and a low level length l of the single periodic waveform are respectively a corresponding predetermined value or in a predetermined range, if both the lengths are the corresponding predetermined values or in the predetermined range, the determination result is an effective waveform, and otherwise, the determination result is an ineffective waveform.
Preferably, the control circuit comprises a counter, and the control circuit generating the control signal according to the number n of consecutive effective waveforms in the electrical signal comprises: setting an initial value of a counter, wherein the counter performs counting operation when the waveform detected by the control circuit is an effective waveform, and restores the current value of the counter to the initial value when the waveform detected by the control circuit is an ineffective waveform; and when the current value of the counter meets the set condition, generating and outputting the control signal to enable the light-emitting element to generate corresponding action, otherwise, continuing to detect the waveform of the next period.
Preferably, the low level length l of the active waveform is in the range of [1.5ms,10ms ].
Preferably, the high level length h of the effective waveform is in the range of [2ms,300ms ].
Preferably, when the number n of the continuous effective waveforms is a positive integer greater than or equal to 5, the control circuit outputs a control signal to cause the light emitting element to operate accordingly.
Preferably, the control circuit comprises a memory for storing part or all of the predetermined conditions.
Preferably, the memory is a programmable memory to enable a user to alter and/or increase or decrease some or all of the predetermined conditions stored therein, including the predetermined conditions.
Preferably, the sensing element comprises a microphone, a microphone or a microphone.
The electronic candle and the control method thereof have the following beneficial effects: on the one hand, the fidelity is very high, and not only can the flickering of the flame of the traditional candle be simulated, but also the candle can capture the signal immediately and generate corresponding actions such as extinguishing or flickering when the candle is blown. On the other hand, the electronic candle and the control method thereof can also discriminate the input electric signals based on multiple dimensions, thereby judging which belong to the blowing air flow and which belong to the non-blowing air flow, so as to make accurate judgment and processing, avoid the problem that the electronic candle is extinguished when speaking sound or vibration exists in the surrounding environment, enrich the interest of the electronic candle, and further, users can adjust the precision according to the needs and hobbies of the users, thereby obtaining ideal effects.
It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the invention, as claimed.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the structure of an electronic candle of the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a block diagram of an electronic candle of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a waveform diagram of the input of the sensing element to the control circuit in the electronic candle of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is an enlarged view of portion A of FIG. 3;
fig. 5 is a flow chart of the processing of the control circuit in a preferred embodiment of the present invention.
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The present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are shown by way of example, and not by way of limitation.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, an electronic candle 100 of the present invention includes a support 101, a flame shape element 102, a sensing element 103, a control circuit 104, and a light emitting element 105. The flame-shaped element 102, the sensor element 103, the control circuit 104, and the light-emitting element 105 are disposed on the support 101. The term "on" of the support 101 herein refers to being directly or indirectly mounted on the support 101, i.e., directly or indirectly attached to the support 101, and not referring to an upper direction, including but not limited to, the flame shape element 102, the sensing element 103, the control circuit 104, and/or the light emitting element 105 may be disposed on an inner surface, an outer surface, an upper surface, or a lower surface of the support 101, or in an interior space on the support 101 through other components. The sensing element 103 is used for receiving external input, converting the received external input into an electric signal and inputting the electric signal into the control circuit 104; the control circuit 104 is configured to output a control signal according to the number n of consecutive effective waveforms in the electrical signal, where the effective waveforms are waveforms of a single period that satisfy a predetermined condition; the light emitting element 105 is configured to receive a control signal and control the light delivered to the flame shaped element based on the control signal.
The electronic candle 100 according to the present invention, wherein the sensing element 103 processes and converts the collected external input into an electrical signal, and the control circuit 104 analyzes and processes the electrical signal therein. Different from the prior art and the related technology, other input sources which possibly cause misjudgment, such as signals generated by speaking voice or sudden vibration, are discriminated according to the number of continuous effective waveforms in the electric signals, so that the possibility of misjudgment in the prior art is greatly reduced, and the normal work and the interestingness of the electronic candle are ensured. The valid waveform, i.e., the single waveform that the control circuit recognizes as corresponding to the insufflation input, whether the valid waveform is formed depends on whether the single waveform satisfies a predetermined condition, which may be related to waveform parameters, for example, whether the waveform parameters include any one or a combination of a high level length h, a low level length l, a frequency f, a waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a predetermined value or within a predetermined range, and whether sudden vibration causes instantaneous power failure to power the power supply.
In one embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 104 of the electronic candle 100 further comprises a low voltage detection unit (not shown) for detecting the voltage level received by the control circuit 104 from the power supply, and the meeting of the predetermined condition comprises that the output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at the time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and/or that the value of any one or the combination of the high level length h, the low level length l, the frequency f, and the waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a corresponding predetermined value or is within a predetermined range. The low voltage detection unit is used to detect the actual power supply condition of the power supply of the electronic candle 100 to the control circuit 104, for example, when the power supply is low, the low voltage detection unit outputs a low level, and when the actual power supply provided by the power supply to the interior of the electronic candle is substantially equal to the power supply voltage, the low voltage detection unit outputs a high level. In the embodiment of the present invention, the low voltage detection circuit may detect whether the external input is external vibration, and when the external input is external vibration, the voltage actually supplied to the control circuit 104 by the power source of the electronic candle 100 oscillates accordingly, thereby generating a momentary low level, which the low voltage detection unit detects. In addition, in the embodiment of the invention, only the electric signal waveform which can possibly coincide with the blowing airflow can satisfy the predetermined condition, and belongs to the effective waveform, and the electric signal waveform which does not coincide with the blowing airflow is not considered to satisfy the predetermined condition and not belong to the effective waveform.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the output of the low voltage detection unit and/or any one or a combination of specific waveform parameters, such as the high level length h, the low level length l, the frequency f, and the waveform peak m, may be selected to distinguish the effective waveforms, so as to perform more accurate identification, so as to solve the problem of accurate identification to be solved by the present invention. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the output of the low voltage detection unit, the low level length l and the high level length h are simultaneously selected as the basis for analysis, so that more accurate recognition can be achieved. The invention is based on the multi-dimensional and multi-angle quantitative analysis and judgment, thereby furthest reducing the possibility of misjudgment of the electronic candle when the candle is extinguished by using a blowing mode.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention, the support 101 of the invention is hollow or semi-hollow, and the flame shape element 102, the sensing element 103, the control circuit 104, and the light emitting element 105 are disposed on the support 101. The flame-shaped element 102 and the support 101 simulate the shape of a candle, but the invention is not limited thereto, and the flame-shaped element 102 may be a sheet, or in another embodiment, may be a three-dimensional structure, with a sharp upper portion, a circular cross-section with a certain radius in the middle portion, and a circular cross-section with a gradually decreasing radius in the lower portion. The shape of the supporting portion 101 may be a cylinder, a cylinder with a cross section of a triangle, a quadrangle, and other polygons, a truncated cone, a special shape with a certain curved or bent shape, and the like. The flame-shaped element 102 may be arranged on the support 101 by means of a rigid or flexible support part, and the sensing element 103, the control circuit 104, the light-emitting element 105 may be arranged directly on the support 101, one or more of which may also be arranged on the support 101 by means of a bracket. The light emitting element 105 may be arranged in the inner or outer space of the support 101 to be able to transmit light to the flame shaped element 102. The sensing element 103 is preferably disposed on the upper surface of the support 101 near the flame-shaped element 102, or in an airflow collecting cavity (not shown) on the support 101 to capture the airflow blowing the candle, and the sensing element 103 may be embodied in a form including, but not limited to, a microphone, or a microphone capable of converting an external input into an electrical signal. The control circuit 104 may be disposed in an inner or outer space of the support 101, and in a preferred embodiment, the control circuit 104 is disposed in an inner space of the support 101. The control circuit 104 is used for controlling and processing the whole electronic candle 100, and in one embodiment of the present invention, it may be a PCB (printed circuit board) board, in which different circuit units may be contained, for example, in one embodiment, a low voltage processing unit and/or a micro control unit is contained in the control circuit 104, and in another embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 104 may also be an integrated chip, which integrates all the units/modules and components that may be contained in the control circuit 104 of the present invention together to fully utilize space and integrate processing.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 104 further includes an effective waveform determining unit (not shown) for determining whether the single periodic waveform is an effective waveform and outputting a determination result, if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is at a low level, the determination result is that the corresponding single waveform is an ineffective waveform, if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is at a high level, the control circuit further determines whether the high level length h of the single periodic waveform and the low level length l of the single periodic waveform are respectively a corresponding predetermined value or within a predetermined range, if both the high level length h and the low level length l are respectively a corresponding predetermined value or within a predetermined range, the control circuit determines that the single periodic waveform is an effective waveform, otherwise, the control circuit determines that the single periodic waveform is an ineffective waveform. Based on above-mentioned effective waveform judging unit, can discern whether external input is the vibration fast, promoted judgement efficiency. When the output of the low-voltage detection unit is at a low level, the waveform of the electric signal is considered to be caused by external vibration, and the external input is not blowing air flow, so that whether the waveform parameter meets a preset condition is not judged any more, and only when the output of the low-voltage detection unit is at a high level, the waveform parameter is detected again, for example, the length h of the high level and the length l of the low level are detected, and whether the waveform is an effective waveform is judged. Therefore, the detection mode avoids the workload increase and the efficiency reduction which are possibly brought by simultaneously detecting all judgment bases.
In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 104 comprises a counter, and referring to fig. 5, the control circuit 105 outputting the control signal according to the number of consecutive active waveforms in the electrical signal comprises: setting an initial value of a counter, wherein the counter performs counting operation when the waveform detected by the control circuit 104 is an effective waveform, and restores the current value of the counter to the initial value when the waveform detected by the control circuit 104 is an ineffective waveform; and when the current value of the counter meets the set condition, outputting the control signal to enable the light-emitting element 105 to generate corresponding action, otherwise, when the current value of the counter does not meet the set condition, continuing to judge the waveform of the next period. In the embodiment of the present invention, the initial value of the counter may be set to zero, or may be set to another value to facilitate counting. In another embodiment of the present invention, the counting operation may be set to be one or other number of values, and the condition that the current value of the counter needs to satisfy may be set according to the accuracy requirement for accurately identifying the electronic candle, for example, the number of the continuous effective waveforms may be set to be greater than or equal to 5 or 10, or if there is a higher requirement for accuracy, the number of the continuous effective waveforms may be set to be greater than or equal to 15, and then the control signal is sent out to make the light emitting element 105 generate the corresponding action. In one embodiment of the present invention, different conditions may be set to correspond to different actions of the candle, for example, different conditions may be set to cause the electronic candle to perform any one or combination of actions including, but not limited to, extinguishing, blinking at different speeds/directions, extinguishing after blinking, returning to a normally lit state after blinking, and the like.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, wherein the low level length l of the effective waveform is set in the range of [1.5ms,10ms ], the advantage of setting such a range is that it is possible to accurately distinguish the blowing air flow from external inputs of sound, vibration, etc. in the waveform parameters. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the high level length h of the effective waveform is set in the range of [2ms,300ms ], which is advantageous in that the range can avoid the influence of the interference wave in the high level while enhancing the sensitivity of the remote blowing. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the number n of consecutive effective waveforms is a positive integer greater than or equal to 5, the control circuit outputs a control signal to cause the light emitting element to operate accordingly. In a preferred embodiment, n is a positive integer greater than or equal to 15, i.e., the number of consecutive active waveforms is set to be greater than or equal to 15 before the control signal is output. In the above-described embodiments, such an arrangement may allow the electronic candle to more accurately recognize the blow-up airflow input, thereby properly actuating the light-emitting element 105 without similarly reacting to other inputs.
According to another preferred embodiment of the invention, the control circuit 104 of the invention comprises a memory for storing at least one of the conditions that the low level length l, the high level length h and the number n of consecutive active waveforms of said active waveform should satisfy. In another preferred embodiment, the memory is a programmable memory to enable a user to change and/or increase or decrease at least one of the conditions stored therein that should be satisfied including the low level length l, the high level length h, and the number n of consecutive active waveforms of the active waveform. The memory of the present invention is a programmable memory including, but not limited to, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM and/or flash memory, whereby the set conditions stored therein may be altered by the user to meet different accuracy requirements.
The invention also provides a control method of the electronic candle, wherein the electronic candle comprises a support part 101, a flame-shaped element 102, a light-emitting element 103, a sensing element 104 and a control circuit 105, wherein the flame-shaped element 102, the light-emitting element 103, the sensing element 104 and the control circuit 105 are arranged on the support part 101; the control method comprises the following steps: inputting an external input into the sensing element 103, wherein the sensing element 103 converts the received external input into an electric signal and inputs the electric signal into the control circuit 104; the control circuit 104 outputs a control signal according to the number n of continuous effective waveforms in the electric signal, wherein the effective waveforms are waveforms of a single period meeting a preset condition; the light emitting element 105 receives the control signal and controls the light delivered to the flame shaped element in accordance with the control signal.
The electronic candle 100 according to the present invention, wherein the sensing element 103 processes and converts the collected external input into an electrical signal, and the control circuit 104 analyzes and processes the electrical signal therein. Unlike the prior art and the related art, the control circuit 104 of the electronic candle of the present invention discriminates other input sources that may cause erroneous determination, such as signals generated by speaking sounds or sudden vibrations, according to the number of consecutive effective waveforms in the electrical signal, thereby greatly reducing the possibility of erroneous determination encountered in the prior art and ensuring the normal operation and interest of the electronic candle. The valid waveform, i.e., the single waveform that the control circuit recognizes as corresponding to the insufflation input, whether the valid waveform is formed depends on whether the single waveform satisfies a predetermined condition, which may be related to waveform parameters, for example, whether the waveform parameters include any one or a combination of a high level length h, a low level length l, a frequency f, a waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a predetermined value or within a predetermined range, and whether sudden vibration causes instantaneous power failure to power the power supply.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the control circuit 104 further includes a low voltage detection unit (not shown) for detecting a voltage level received by the control circuit 104 from the power supply, and the meeting of the predetermined condition includes that an output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at a time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and/or that a value of any one or a combination of a high level length h, a low level length l, a frequency f, and a waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a corresponding predetermined value or is within a predetermined range. The low voltage detection unit is used to detect the actual power supply condition of the power supply of the electronic candle 100 to the control circuit 104 thereof, for example, when the power supply is low, the low voltage detection unit outputs a low level, and when the actual power supply provided by the power supply to the interior thereof is substantially equal to the power supply voltage, the low voltage detection unit outputs a high level. In the embodiment of the present invention, the low voltage detection circuit may detect whether the external input is external vibration, and when the external input is external vibration, the voltage actually supplied to the control circuit 104 by the power source of the electronic candle 100 oscillates accordingly, thereby generating a momentary low level, which the low voltage detection unit detects. In addition, in the embodiment of the invention, only the electric signal waveform which can possibly coincide with the blowing airflow can satisfy the predetermined condition, and belongs to the effective waveform, and the electric signal waveform which does not coincide with the blowing airflow is not considered to satisfy the predetermined condition and not belong to the effective waveform.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the output of the low voltage detection unit and/or any one or a combination of specific waveform parameters, such as the high level length h, the low level length l, the frequency f, and the waveform peak m, may be selected to distinguish the effective waveforms, so as to perform more accurate identification, so as to solve the problem of accurate identification to be solved by the present invention. In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, the output of the low voltage detection unit, the low level length l and the high level length h are simultaneously selected as the basis for analysis, so that more accurate recognition can be achieved. The invention is based on the multi-dimensional and multi-angle quantitative analysis and judgment, thereby furthest reducing the possibility of misjudgment of the electronic candle when the candle is extinguished by using a blowing mode.
The related contents of the embodiments in the electronic candle of the present invention can be used to construct further embodiments of the control method of the electronic candle of the present invention, and will not be described repeatedly herein.
The electronic candle and the control method thereof based on the invention have very high fidelity on one hand, and can simulate the flickering of the flame of the traditional candle, and can also simulate that when the candle is blown, the candle can immediately capture the signal and generate corresponding actions such as extinguishing or flickering. On the other hand, the electronic candle and the control method thereof can also discriminate the input electric signals based on multiple dimensions, thereby judging which belong to the blowing air flow and which belong to the non-blowing air flow, so as to make accurate judgment and processing, avoid the problem that the electronic candle is extinguished when speaking sound or vibration exists in the surrounding environment, enrich the interest of the electronic candle, and further, users can adjust the precision according to the needs and hobbies of the users, thereby obtaining ideal effects.
Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that the techniques in the embodiments of the present invention may be implemented by means of software plus a necessary hardware platform. Based on such understanding, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention may be essentially or partially implemented in software and/or hardware products, which may be stored in a storage medium, such as ROM/RAM, magnetic and optical disk, etc., and include several instructions for enabling a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) including a processor and a memory to execute the method according to the embodiments or some parts of the embodiments of the present invention.
The foregoing are merely exemplary embodiments of the present invention, which enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the present invention. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention. Thus, the present invention is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.
The above embodiments of the present invention do not limit the scope of the present invention.
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1. An electronic candle, comprising a support part, a flame shape element, a light emitting element, a sensing element and a control circuit, wherein the flame shape element, the light emitting element, the sensing element and the control circuit are arranged on the support part;
the sensing element is connected with the control circuit and used for receiving external input, converting the received external input into an electric signal and inputting the electric signal into the control circuit;
the control circuit is connected with the light-emitting element and used for generating a control signal according to the number n of continuous effective waveforms in the electric signal, wherein the effective waveforms are waveforms of a single period meeting a preset condition, and the effective waveforms are single waveforms corresponding to the air blowing input identified by the control circuit;
the light emitting element is configured to receive the control signal and control light transmitted to the flame shaped element based on the control signal.
2. The electronic candle of claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting the voltage level received by the control circuit from the power supply, and the satisfaction of the predetermined condition comprises that the output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at the time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and/or that the value of any one or a combination of a high level length h, a low level length l, a frequency f, a waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a corresponding predetermined value or is within a predetermined range.
3. The electronic candle of claim 1, wherein the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting a level of voltage received by the control circuit from a power source, the satisfaction of the predetermined condition comprises that an output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at a time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and a low level length l and a high level length h of the single periodic waveform are within predetermined ranges, respectively.
4. The electronic candle according to any one of claims 2 to 3, wherein the control circuit further comprises an effective waveform judging unit for judging whether the single waveform is an effective waveform and outputting a judgment result, wherein if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is at a low level, the judgment result is that the corresponding single waveform is an ineffective waveform, if the output of the low voltage detecting unit is at a high level, the high level length h of the single periodic waveform and the low level length l of the single periodic waveform are further judged whether to be respectively corresponding predetermined values or within a predetermined range, if both of the values are corresponding predetermined values or within a predetermined range, the judgment result is an effective waveform, otherwise, the judgment result is an ineffective waveform.
5. The electronic candle of any of claims 1-4, wherein the control circuit comprises a counter, and wherein the control circuit generating the control signal based on the number n of consecutive active waveforms in the electrical signal comprises:
setting an initial value of the counter, wherein the counter performs counting operation when the waveform detected by the control circuit is an effective waveform, and restores the current value of the counter to the initial value when the waveform detected by the control circuit is a non-effective waveform;
and when the current value of the counter meets the set condition, generating and outputting the control signal to enable the light-emitting element to generate corresponding action, otherwise, continuing to detect the waveform of the next period.
6. An electronic candle according to any of claims 2 to 5, wherein the low level length l of the effective waveform is in the range [1.5ms,10ms ].
7. An electronic candle according to any of claims 2 to 6, wherein the high level length h of the effective waveform is in the range [2ms,300ms ].
8. The electronic candle of any of claims 1 to 7, wherein the control circuit is configured to output a control signal to cause the light emitting element to operate accordingly when the number n of consecutive active waveforms is a positive integer greater than or equal to 5.
9. An electronic candle according to any of claims 1 to 8, wherein the control circuit comprises a memory for storing some or all of the predetermined conditions.
10. An electronic candle according to claim 9, wherein the memory is a programmable memory to enable a user to alter and/or increase or decrease some or all of the memory stored therein, including the predetermined condition.
11. An electronic candle according to any of claims 1 to 10, wherein the sensing element comprises a head, a microphone or a microphone.
12. A control method of an electronic candle, the electronic candle comprises a support part, a flame shape element, a light emitting element, a sensing element and a control circuit, wherein the flame shape element, the light emitting element, the sensing element and the control circuit are arranged on the support part; the control method comprises the following steps:
inputting an external input into the sensing element, wherein the sensing element converts the received external input into an electric signal and inputs the electric signal into the control circuit;
the control circuit outputs a control signal according to the number n of continuous effective waveforms in the electric signal, wherein the effective waveforms are waveforms of a single period meeting a preset condition, and the effective waveforms are single waveforms corresponding to the air blowing input identified by the control circuit;
the light emitting element receives the control signal and controls light transmitted to the flame shaped element according to the control signal.
13. The method for controlling an electronic candle according to claim 12, wherein the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting a voltage level received by the control circuit from a power supply, and the meeting of the predetermined condition comprises that an output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at a time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and/or that a value of any one or a combination of a high level length h, a low level length l, a frequency f, a waveform peak value m of the single periodic waveform is a corresponding predetermined value or is within a predetermined range.
14. The method of controlling an electronic candle according to claim 12, wherein the control circuit further comprises a low voltage detection unit for detecting a level of voltage received by the control circuit from a power source, the satisfaction of the predetermined condition includes that an output of the low voltage detection unit is at a high level at a time corresponding to the single periodic waveform, and a low level length l and a high level length h of the single periodic waveform are respectively within a predetermined range.
15. The method for controlling an electronic candle according to any one of claims 13 to 14, wherein the control circuit further comprises an effective waveform determining unit for determining whether the single waveform is an effective waveform and outputting a determination result, wherein if the output of the low voltage detecting circuit is at a low level, the determination result is that the corresponding single waveform is an ineffective waveform, if the output of the low voltage detecting circuit is at a high level, the high level length h of the single periodic waveform and the low level length l of the single periodic waveform are further determined whether to be respectively a corresponding predetermined value or within a predetermined range, if both are respectively a corresponding predetermined value or within a predetermined range, the determination result is an effective waveform, otherwise, the determination result is an ineffective waveform.
16. The method of controlling an electronic candle of any of claims 13 to 15, wherein the control circuit comprises a counter, and the control circuit generating a control signal according to the number n of consecutive active waveforms in the electrical signal comprises:
setting an initial value of a counter, wherein the counter performs counting operation when the waveform detected by the control circuit is an effective waveform, and restores the current value of the counter to the initial value when the waveform detected by the control circuit is an ineffective waveform;
and when the current value of the counter meets the set condition, generating and outputting the control signal to enable the light-emitting element to generate corresponding action, otherwise, continuing to detect the waveform of the next period.
17. The control method of an electronic candle according to any of claims 13 to 16, wherein the low level length l of the effective waveform is in the range of [1.5ms,10ms ].
18. The control method of an electronic candle according to any of claims 13 to 17, wherein a high level length h of the effective waveform is in a range of [2ms,300ms ].
19. The method as claimed in any one of claims 12 to 18, wherein when the number n of the continuous effective waveforms is a positive integer greater than or equal to 5, the control circuit outputs a control signal to cause the light-emitting element to operate accordingly.
20. The method of controlling an electronic candle according to any of claims 12 to 19, wherein the control circuit comprises a memory for storing part or all of the predetermined conditions.
21. The method of controlling an electronic candle of claim 20, wherein the memory is a programmable memory to enable a user to alter and/or increase or decrease some or all of the predetermined conditions stored therein, including the predetermined conditions.
22. The method of controlling an electronic candle according to any of claims 12 to 21, wherein the sensing element comprises a head, a microphone, or a microphone.
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