CN116165872A

CN116165872A - Wearing equipment

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Publication number: CN116165872A
Application number: CN202310120454.1A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄承恩; 李媛媛
Original assignee: Beijing Yufanzhi Information Technology Co ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Yufanzhi Information Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2023-02-13
Filing date: 2023-02-13
Publication date: 2023-05-26

Abstract

A wearable device is disclosed. The power supply unit supplies power to the control unit and the satellite communication unit, after the help-seeking trigger signal is obtained, the control unit controls the satellite communication unit to send the help-seeking signal, meanwhile, solar energy is converted into electric energy through the energy conversion unit, and the power supply management unit charges the power supply unit through the electric energy. From this, can send distress signal to the external world through satellite communication unit under some emergency, in time provide outdoor rescue, simultaneously, promote wearing equipment's duration through solar charging to promote outdoor activities's security.

Description

Wearing equipment

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, in particular to wearing equipment.

Background

The wearable device is directly worn on the body or is integrated to a piece of clothes or accessories of a user, such as a smart watch, a smart bracelet and the like, and realizes a powerful function through software support, data interaction and cloud interaction, so that the wearable device can bring great transition to life and perception of people.

The existing wearable devices such as the intelligent watch and the intelligent bracelet are not full in function, cannot realize complete solar charging and satellite communication functions, and cannot guarantee outdoor rescue in some emergency situations.

Disclosure of Invention

Therefore, an object of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a wearable device, which can send a distress signal to the outside through a satellite communication unit in some emergency situations, provide outdoor rescue in time, and simultaneously, improve the endurance of the wearable device through solar charging so as to improve the safety of outdoor activities.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a wearable device, including:

a satellite communication unit;

the control unit is used for responding to the acquired distress trigger signal and controlling the satellite communication unit to send the distress signal;

the power supply unit is used for supplying power to the satellite communication unit and the control unit;

the energy conversion unit is used for converting solar energy into electric energy; and

and the power management unit is used for charging the power supply unit through the electric energy.

In some embodiments, the wearable device further comprises:

an apparatus main body;

wherein the satellite communication unit, the control unit, the power supply unit, the energy conversion unit, and the power management unit are provided in the apparatus main body.

In some embodiments, the device body includes a control component, a display component, a connector, and a clasp;

the connecting piece is used for rotationally connecting one sides of the control part and the display part, and the buckle is used for controlling the opening and closing of the control part and the display part.

In some embodiments, the energy conversion unit is disposed on a rear surface of the display part.

In some embodiments, the satellite communication unit, the control unit, the power supply unit and the power management unit are provided in the control unit.

In some embodiments, the wearable device further comprises:

and the alarm button is arranged on the control component and used for responding to the triggered alarm trigger signal to the control unit.

In some embodiments, the energy conversion unit is disposed on a back side of the device body.

In some embodiments, the control unit is further configured to control the wearable device to operate in a low power consumption mode in response to the energy conversion unit operating.

In some embodiments, the energy conversion unit is a photovoltaic panel.

In some embodiments, the satellite communication unit comprises:

a satellite communication antenna; and

and the communication module is used for receiving the distress signal sent by the control unit and sending the distress signal through the satellite communication antenna.

According to the technical scheme, the power supply unit supplies power to the control unit and the satellite communication unit, after the help-seeking trigger signal is obtained, the control unit controls the satellite communication unit to send the help-seeking signal, meanwhile, the energy conversion unit converts solar energy into electric energy, and the power supply management unit charges the power supply unit through the electric energy. From this, can send distress signal to the external world through satellite communication unit under some emergency, in time provide outdoor rescue, simultaneously, promote wearing equipment's duration through solar charging to promote outdoor activities's security.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following description of embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:

fig. 1 is a circuit diagram of a wearable device of an embodiment of the invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic view of a wearable device of a first embodiment of the invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic view of a first example of the apparatus main body of the first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second example of the apparatus main body of the first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a third example of the apparatus main body of the first embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic view of a wearable device of a second embodiment of the invention;

fig. 7 is a schematic view of an apparatus main body of a second embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of an emergency system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

The present invention is described below based on examples, but the present invention is not limited to only these examples. In the following detailed description of the present invention, certain specific details are set forth in detail. The present invention will be fully understood by those skilled in the art without the details described herein. Well-known methods, procedures, flows, components and circuits have not been described in detail so as not to obscure the nature of the invention.

Moreover, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the drawings are provided herein for illustrative purposes and that the drawings are not necessarily drawn to scale.

Meanwhile, it should be understood that in the following description, "circuit" refers to a conductive loop constituted by at least one element or sub-circuit through electrical connection or electromagnetic connection. When an element or circuit is referred to as being "connected to" another element or being "connected between" two nodes, it can be directly coupled or connected to the other element or intervening elements may be present and the connection between the elements may be physical, logical, or a combination thereof. In contrast, when an element is referred to as being "directly coupled to" or "directly connected to" another element, it means that there are no intervening elements present between the two.

Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the words "comprise," "comprising," and the like in the description are to be construed in an inclusive sense as opposed to an exclusive or exhaustive sense; that is, it is the meaning of "including but not limited to".

In the description of the present invention, it should be understood that the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "a plurality" is two or more.

Fig. 1 is a circuit diagram of a wearable device of an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in fig. 1, the wearable device comprises an energy conversion unit 11, a power management unit 12, a power supply unit 13, a control unit 14, and a satellite communication unit 15.

In the present embodiment, the energy conversion unit 11 is a photovoltaic panel for converting solar energy into electric energy. The photovoltaic panel assembly is a power generation device which generates direct current when exposed to sunlight.

In the present embodiment, the power management unit 12 may be implemented by a PMIC (Power Management IC, power management integrated circuit) chip for managing power supply in the wearable device. The PMIC chip has the advantage of high integration level, and the conventional multi-output power supply is packaged in one chip, so that the application scene of the power supply is improved.

Specifically, the energy conversion unit 11 converts solar energy into electric energy and outputs to the power management unit 12. The power management unit 12 is configured to charge the power supply unit 13 with the received electric energy output from the energy conversion unit 11.

In the present embodiment, the power supply unit 13 may be implemented by a rechargeable battery, for example, a nickel-cadmium battery, a nickel-hydrogen battery, a lithium ion battery, a lead storage battery, an iron-lithium battery, or the like.

Further, a power supply unit 13 is provided for supplying power to the satellite communication unit 15 and the control unit power supply 14.

In this embodiment, the control unit 14 is configured to control the satellite communication unit 15 to send the distress signal in response to acquiring the distress trigger signal.

Further, the control unit 14 is further configured to control the wearable device to perform basic functions, such as one or more of bluetooth synchronous mobile phone call, short message sending and receiving, sleep monitoring, heart rate monitoring, sedentary reminding, running and step recording, remote photographing, music playing, video recording, compass, etc.

The control unit may be implemented by an MCU (Microcontroller Unit, micro control unit), a PLC (Programmable Logic Controller ), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array, field programmable gate array), a DSP (Digital Signal Processor ) or an ASIC (Application Specific Integrated Circuit, application specific integrated circuit).

Specifically, when the user triggers the help, the control unit acquires the help-seeking trigger signal and controls the satellite communication unit 15 to transmit the help-seeking signal. The distress signal includes information such as a current position, where the current position may be obtained by a GPS (Global Positioning System ) or satellite positioning. Therefore, when a user encounters an emergency outdoors, the distress signal can be sent outwards even in an area which is not covered by the mobile communication network (2G/3G/4G/5G), so that other personnel outside can rescue in time.

In an alternative implementation, the distress trigger signal is triggered by an alarm key. That is, the wearable device further includes an alarm button, the alarm button is a button device disposed on the wearable device, the alarm button is connected with the control unit 14, and when the alarm button is pressed, the alarm button generates a distress trigger signal and sends the distress trigger signal to the control unit 14, and the control unit 14 controls the satellite communication unit 15 to send the distress signal.

In another alternative implementation, the distress trigger signal is triggered by a program. That is, the wearable device further includes a touch screen, and an alarm program is installed at the same time, when the user triggers the alarm control through the touch screen, the alarm program generates a distress trigger signal and sends the distress trigger signal to the control unit 14, and the control unit 14 controls the satellite communication unit 15 to send the distress signal.

In some embodiments, a server for satellite communication may be provided for satellite communication with the wearable device. The help seeking signal sent by the wearable device reaches the server, and the server alarms or sends a notification to other rescue personnel after receiving the help seeking signal, so that the user is rescued in time.

In some cases, the user may be in an emergency situation for a long time due to difficult rescue or untimely rescue, which may make the power consumption of the wearable device be lost, and the distress signal cannot be continuously sent. Therefore, the energy conversion unit is arranged in the wearable device, so that solar energy can be converted into electric energy to charge the power supply unit, and the cruising ability of the wearable device is improved.

In some embodiments, in order to further improve the endurance of the wearable device, the control unit of the embodiment of the present invention is further configured to control the wearable device to operate in a low power consumption mode in response to the operation of the energy conversion unit. That is, the control unit is used for controlling the wearable device to enter a low-power consumption mode when solar charging is performed, so as to reduce the power consumption of the wearable device and improve the endurance of the wearable device.

That is, the wearing device of the embodiment of the invention supports solar charging and satellite communication at the same time, when the electric quantity of the wearing device is exhausted under the outdoor emergency condition, the wearing device can be charged through solar energy, the wearing device can communicate with a satellite after having a certain electric quantity, and help seeking signals are sent, so that the ultimate rescue help can be realized.

Wherein entering the low power consumption mode includes one or more of reducing display brightness, stopping operation of a portion of system functions and hardware modules, ending a program that is being operated, and the like.

According to the embodiment of the invention, the power supply unit supplies power to the control unit and the satellite communication unit, after the help-seeking trigger signal is acquired, the control unit controls the satellite communication unit to send the help-seeking signal, meanwhile, the energy conversion unit converts solar energy into electric energy, and the power supply management unit charges the power supply unit through the electric energy. From this, can send distress signal to the external world through satellite communication unit under some emergency, in time provide outdoor rescue, simultaneously, promote wearing equipment's duration through solar charging to promote outdoor activities's security.

It should be noted that, the wearing device of the embodiment of the present invention may be implemented by various non-mainstream product forms such as watch (including products such as smart watches and smart bracelets) supported by wrists, shoes (including shoes, socks, or products worn on other legs in the future), glass (including glasses, helmets, headbands, etc.) supported by heads, smart clothing, schoolbags, crutches, accessories, and the like.

Taking a wearable device as an example for a smart watch for explanation, fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of the wearable device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in fig. 2 is a top view of a smart watch, including a first wristband a, a second wristband B, and a device body C. Wherein, equipment main part C is the dial plate of intelligent wrist-watch.

In this embodiment, the device body C includes a buckle C1 and an alarm button C2.

Further, when emergency communication is needed, satellite communication can be triggered through the alarm button C2, and the communication module can send a distress signal through the satellite communication antenna.

In some embodiments, to reduce the power consumption of the wearable device, pressing the alarm button once triggers a satellite communication distress signal.

Further, fig. 3 is a schematic view of a first example of the apparatus main body of the first embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in fig. 3 is a side view of the device body, that is, a schematic view of the device body from the left side of the smart watch shown in fig. 2. Specifically, as shown in fig. 3, the apparatus body further includes a control part C3 and a display part C4, the control part C3 and the display part C4 being two parts that can be separated or in a locked state, and in fig. 3, the control part C3 and the display part C4 are in a locked state. Wherein, buckle C1 and alarm button C2 set up on the control part.

Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a second example of the apparatus main body of the first embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in fig. 4 is a schematic view of the device body from directly above the second band B in a downward plan view. Wherein the control part C3 and the display part C4 are in a buckling state.

Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a third example of the apparatus body of the first embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in fig. 5 is a schematic view of the device body from directly above the second band B in a downward plan view. Wherein the control part C3 and the display part C4 are in an open state.

Further, as shown in fig. 5, the apparatus body C further includes a connector C5 for connecting the control part C3 and the display part C4. Wherein the connecting piece C5 is a rotating shaft. Wherein the dashed double arrow indicates the direction of rotation of the display member.

Further, the connector is used for rotationally connecting one sides of the control component C3 and the display component C4, and the buckle C1 is used for controlling opening and closing of the control component C3 and the display component C4.

Further, the energy conversion unit 11 is provided on the back surface of the display section.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the control unit C3 and the display unit C4 are in the locked state, that is, in the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the control unit C3 is close to the arm, the front side of the display unit C4 faces upward, the user can view the display information, and the back side of the display unit C4 is attached to the control unit C3. When the control part C3 and the display part C4 are in the open state, i.e., the embodiment shown in fig. 5, the front surface of the display part C4 faces downward and the back surface faces upward by rotation.

Therefore, the energy conversion unit 11 is arranged on the back of the display part, so that when a user normally uses the watch, the control part C3 and the display part C4 are in a buckling state, and the energy conversion unit 11 is arranged between the control part C3 and the display part C4, so that the energy conversion unit can be effectively protected, and the energy conversion unit is prevented from being damaged. When the electric quantity of the wearable device is insufficient and solar charging is needed, the buckle C1 is pressed down, the display component C4 is opened, the energy conversion unit 11 arranged on the back surface of the display component C4 is exposed, and therefore solar energy is converted into electric energy to charge the wearable device. When solar charging is no longer needed, the control part C3 and the display part C4 are manually pressed to be in a buckling state, the buckle C1 is automatically locked, and the control part C3 and the display part C4 are kept in the buckling state.

In some embodiments, to enhance the operability of the user, an elastic member may be provided near the connection member. When solar charging is required, the buckle C1 is pressed down, the connection of the control part C3 and the display part C4 at the buckle is loosened, and the elastic part automatically bounces the control part C3 and the display part C4, so that the control part C3 and the display part C4 are in a state shown in FIG. 5.

Further, for the first embodiment shown in fig. 3 to 5, the satellite communication unit 15, the control unit 14, the power supply unit 13, and the power management unit 12 are provided in the control section C3.

It should be understood that the arrangement of the energy conversion unit 11 is not limited in this embodiment, and for example, it may be disposed on the back side of the display part C4 as described above or on the front side of the control part C3 (above the control part C3 shown in fig. 5). Alternatively, it may be provided on both the back surface of the display section C4 and the front surface of the control section C3.

It should also be appreciated that the display component C4 is not limited by embodiments of the present invention, and the display component may be a dial of a quartz watch, a mechanical watch, an electronic smart or other smart watch.

That is, the control unit is arranged in the watch to be used as a main chip of the watch, and the reversible solar charging plate and the satellite communication unit are arranged at the same time. The watch comprises a screen, a solar charging plate, a switch and a switch, wherein the screen of the watch can be turned over, the back of the screen is the solar charging plate, and the watch is provided with a buckle for controlling whether to open the turned-over screen; when solar charging is needed, the solar charging plate on the back surface of the watch screen is turned over by pressing the buckle, so that solar charging can be automatically performed, and the watch automatically enters a low-power consumption mode when entering the solar charging; when emergency communication is needed, satellite communication can be triggered through the watch button, and the satellite communication chip can send out a distress signal through the satellite communication antenna. Meanwhile, in order to save electricity, pressing the watch button once triggers a satellite communication distress signal.

Fig. 6 is a schematic view of a wearable device of a second embodiment of the invention. The embodiment shown in fig. 6 is a top view of a smart watch, including a first wristband a, a second wristband B, and a device body C. Wherein, equipment main part C is the dial plate of intelligent wrist-watch.

In this embodiment, the apparatus body C includes an alarm button C2.

Further, fig. 7 is a schematic view of an apparatus main body of a second embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in fig. 7 is a side view of the device body, that is, a schematic view of the device body from the left side of the smart watch shown in fig. 6. Specifically, as shown in fig. 7, the apparatus body is integrated, and the alarm key C2 is provided on the apparatus body.

In this embodiment, the device main body is divided into a front side and a back side, and when the user correctly wears the smart watch, the side close to the arm is the back side, and the side opposite to the back side is the front side, wherein the front side is used for displaying information.

In this embodiment, the energy conversion unit 11 is disposed on the back of the device body, so that when the user uses the watch normally, the user can view the display information through the front surface, and at the same time, the energy conversion unit can be effectively protected, and damage to the energy conversion unit is avoided. When the electric quantity of the wearing device is insufficient and solar charging is required, the watch is taken off, so that the energy conversion unit 11 arranged on the back of the device main body is exposed, and solar energy is converted into electric energy to charge the wearing device.

Further, fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of an emergency system according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment shown in fig. 8, the emergency system comprises a wearable device 1, a satellite end 2, a ground base station 3, a server 4 and a terminal device 5.

In this embodiment, the wearable device 1 may be implemented by the wearable device shown in any of the above embodiments of fig. 1 to 7. When a user needs to carry out emergency rescue, an alarm key on the wearable device 1 is pressed, the alarm key generates a distress trigger signal, and the wearable device 1 sends the distress signal to the satellite terminal 2 through the satellite communication unit.

In the present embodiment, the satellite terminal 2 is an artificial earth satellite, and relays radio waves as a relay station, thereby realizing satellite communication. The satellite communication is characterized by large communication range; communication can be performed from any two points as long as the communication is within the range covered by the electric wave emitted by the satellite; is not easily affected by land disasters (high reliability); the earth station circuit can be opened (the opening circuit is rapid) only by setting the earth station circuit; meanwhile, the system can be received at a plurality of places, and can economically realize broadcast and multiple access communication (multiple access characteristic); the circuit is very flexible to set, and can disperse the telephone traffic which is too concentrated at any time; the same channel may be used for different directions or for different intervals (multiple access).

In this embodiment, the ground base station 3 is a satellite ground station, and is configured to transmit signals to satellites and receive signals forwarded by the satellites.

In this embodiment, the server 4 is a single server or a server cluster formed by a plurality of servers, and is configured to receive and forward the distress signal sent by the ground base station 3. The communication connection between the ground base station 3 and the server 4 may be implemented by a wired communication method or a wireless communication method, where the wireless communication method may be implemented by a mobile communication network (2G/3G/4G/5G) or a wireless communication network such as bluetooth, wi-Fi, NB-IoT (narrowband internet of things ), loRa or ZigBee

In this embodiment, the terminal device 5 is a terminal device used by a rescuer. It may be implemented by a cell phone, notebook computer, tablet computer, desktop computer or other dedicated data processing terminal. The manner in which the server 4 sends the distress signal to the terminal device 5 may be based on various existing manners, for example, sending the distress signal to the terminal device 5 by means of instant messaging software, sending the distress signal to the terminal device 5 by means of mail, etc., and sending the distress signal by means of telephone, short message, etc.

Further, when the user wearing the wearable device 1 needs to perform emergency rescue, an alarm control on the wearable device is triggered, and the wearable device 1 sends a distress signal to the satellite terminal 2 through the satellite communication unit. The satellite terminal 2 acts as a relay station in the air, i.e. amplifies the received electromagnetic wave and transmits it to the ground base station 3. The ground base station 3 is in communication connection with the server 4, and when the ground base station 3 receives the distress signal, the distress signal is sent to the server 4. After receiving the distress signal, the server 4 sends the distress signal to the terminal device 5.

Further, the distress signal of the embodiment of the invention comprises the position information of the user, so that after receiving the distress signal, a rescuer can go to the position of the user in time according to the position information of the user so as to rescue the user.

The above description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present invention and is not intended to limit the present invention, and various modifications and variations may be made to the present invention by those skilled in the art. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wearable device, the wearable device comprising:

a satellite communication unit;

2. The wearable device of claim 1, further comprising:

an apparatus main body;

3. The wearable device of claim 2, wherein the device body comprises a control component, a display component, a connector, and a clasp;

4. A wearable device according to claim 3, wherein the energy conversion unit is provided on the back of the display member.

5. A wearable device according to claim 3, characterized in that the satellite communication unit, the control unit, the power supply unit and the power management unit are arranged in the control means.

6. The wearable device of claim 3, further comprising:

7. The wearable device according to claim 2, wherein the energy conversion unit is provided at a back surface of the device body.

8. The wearable device of claim 1, wherein the control unit is further configured to control the wearable device to operate in a low power consumption mode in response to the energy conversion unit operating.

9. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the energy conversion unit is a photovoltaic panel.

10. The wearable device according to claim 1, wherein the satellite communication unit comprises:

a satellite communication antenna; and