CN212846211U

CN212846211U - Wearable intelligent equipment

Info

Publication number: CN212846211U
Application number: CN202022222624.1U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 曹莉; 向许波; 刘国平; 衷从洪
Original assignee: Shenzhen Sensetime Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Nanjing Manhou Network Technology Co ltd
Priority date: 2020-09-30
Filing date: 2020-09-30
Publication date: 2021-03-30
Anticipated expiration: 2030-09-30

Abstract

The application provides a wearable smart device, and the wearable smart device can be applied to different fields such as AR, VR. This wearable smart machine includes: the wearable device is provided with a camera module; the wearable device is internally provided with a first processing chip connected with the camera module; a second processing chip is arranged in the host; the first processing chip and the second processing chip are connected through a V-BY-ONE transmission line. The wearable device and the host are respectively provided with the first processing chip and the second processing chip of the V-BY-ONE protocol, so that data transmission can be carried out between the wearable device and the host through V-BY-ONE transmission line connection, the problem that connecting wires are heavy is solved, and the wearing experience of a user is improved.

Description

Wearable intelligent equipment

Technical Field

The utility model relates to intelligent glasses technical field especially involves a wearable smart machine.

Background

Along with the high-speed development of machine vision and artificial intelligence, the application of the camera sensor in various social fields is more and more diversified, the camera is worn on a person and can flexibly capture required related information along with the vision of the person, and a series of products which are greatly helpful to human beings are derived, such as entertainment glasses equipment such as AR and VR, blind person travel auxiliary equipment, police wearing glasses and the like, and have great development prospects in the application of the fields.

In a product in the form of intelligent glasses, due to consideration of human engineering, a worn part is required to be as light as possible, and the heat productivity is small, so that a mode of separating a head-mounted device from a data processing host is basically adopted. The data communication connection mode of the head-mounted device and the host.

One of the currently adopted data communication modes is through WIFI signal transmission, and the other mode is through USB data line transmission. However, when WIFI signal wireless transmission is adopted, material cost and weight in the head-mounted device can be increased; when the USB data line is adopted for transmission, the bandwidth and the data transmission distance of the data transmission line are limited. Therefore, a good data transmission method for improving data transmission between the head-mounted device and the host is urgently needed.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The utility model aims at overcoming the not enough of prior art, provide a wearable smart machine.

The utility model discloses a realize through following technical scheme:

In a specific possible embodiment, the wearable device has a camera module; the camera module is in signal connection with the V-BY-ONE encoding chip. And carrying out data transmission through the coding chip.

In a specific implementation, a power module is arranged in the host, and the power module is connected with the V-BY-ONE transmission line. The power is supplied through the power module in the host, and the weight of the wearable device is reduced.

In a specific implementation, the first processing chip includes a differential circuit, an input end of the differential circuit is connected to the camera module, and an output end of the differential circuit is connected to the V-BY-ONE transmission line. And processing the signals.

In a specific implementation, a system on chip is disposed in the host, an input end of the second processing chip is connected to the V-BY-ONE transmission line, and an output end of the second processing chip is connected to the system on chip. And controlling through a system-on-chip.

In a specific possible embodiment, at least one of the following is further disposed in the host, and the at least one of the following is respectively connected to the system-on-chip: GPS module, MCU module, WIFI module, audio module. Wearable smart devices can implement different functions.

In a specific possible embodiment, the signal transmission length of the V-BY-ONE transmission line is more than 1 m; and/or the V-BY-ONE transmission line is two twisted-pair lines. Reduce the weight of the transmission line and is convenient for wearing.

In a specific embodiment, the wearable device is a glasses-type head-mounted device. Is convenient to wear.

In a specific embodiment, the V-BY-ONE transmission line includes a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion; the first part is connected with the second processing chip; the first part is arranged in one leg of the head-mounted equipment in a penetrating mode or fixed on one leg of the head-mounted equipment; the wearable smart device further comprises a weight line for balancing the weight of the first portion, wherein the input end of the weight line is connected with the second portion, and the output end of the weight line is connected with the other glasses leg of the head-mounted device. The wearing experience is improved.

In a specific embodiment, the wearable device comprises a frame and a camera module arranged on the frame; the camera module is located in the central area of the lens frame. The shooting effect is improved.

In a particular possible embodiment, the host has a fixing module for fixing to the wearer. The host is convenient to fix.

In the technical scheme, the first processing chip and the second processing chip of the V-BY-ONE protocol are respectively arranged in the wearable device and the host, so that data transmission can be carried out between the wearable device and the host through V-BY-ONE transmission line connection, the problem that connecting wires are heavy is solved, and wearing experience of a user is improved.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wearable smart device provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of connection of modules of the wearable smart device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only some embodiments of the present invention, not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by a person skilled in the art without creative efforts belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

In order to facilitate understanding of the wearable smart device provided in the embodiment of the present application, an application scenario of the wearable smart device provided in the embodiment of the present application is described first, and the wearable smart device provided in the embodiment of the present application may be applied to the fields of AR and VR, for example, an AR (Augmented Reality) technology that calculates a position and an angle of a camera image in real time and adds a corresponding image is provided, and the technology aims to cover a Virtual world on a screen in a real world and perform interaction) type smart glasses and VR (Virtual Reality) type smart glasses, and is expected and used by consumers.

Because the part of the human engineering considered wearing is required to be as light as possible and the heating value is small, the wearable device and the data processing host computer are separated. The data communication connection mode of wearable equipment and host computer. However, when the USB adopted at present is used for data transmission, a USB2.0/3.0/TYPEC data line is used for connection; the disadvantage of this solution is the limited transmission distance, which is difficult to exceed 1 meter; the number of data lines is large, the lines are heavy, 4 lines are needed for USB2.0, the bandwidth is limited, 8 lines are needed for USB3.0, and 12 lines are needed for TYPEC; the overall size is not suitable for wearing the product. And adopting schemes such as WIFI to carry out wireless transmission, this scheme will certainly increase the material cost and the PCB area of front end equipment, and front end equipment certainly needs the battery from power supply, and charging management circuit in addition, is difficult to accomplish that small-size lightweight calorific capacity is minimum, and it is long enough to be good at will when awaiting the opportune moment. To this end, embodiments of the present application provide a wearable smart device for improving comfort of a wearer, which is described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

As shown in fig. 1, fig. 1 shows a wearable smart device provided in an embodiment of the present application, which mainly includes two parts, a wearable device 10 and a host 30, where the wearable device 10 and the host 30 are in signal connection through a transmission line 20. The wearable device is provided with a camera module, external images can be collected through the camera module, and in addition, a first processing chip connected with the camera module is arranged in the wearable device 10; a second processing chip is arranged in the host; the first processing chip and the second processing chip are connected by a transmission line 20.

As an alternative, referring to fig. 1, the wearable device may be an eye-type head-mounted device. This wearable device 10 includes the picture frame to and the camera module of setting on the picture frame. The camera module can be located the central zone of picture frame, also can be located the border region of picture frame.

When the camera module sets up at the central zone of picture frame, the camera module is close with wearer's eyes position, can utilize the camera module to replace the position of eyes approximately like this and carry out the position detection of target object.

The transmission line 20 includes a first portion 21 and a second portion 22 connected to the first portion 21; the first portion 21 is connected to the second processing chip. As a specific example, the first portion 21 is inserted into or fixed to one temple of the head-mounted device. In addition, the wearable smart device further comprises a weight line 40 for balancing the weight of the first portion 21, wherein the input end of the weight line 40 is connected with the second portion 22, and the output end is connected with the other temple of the head-mounted device. Therefore, the weight of the two connected temples is balanced, a relatively stable wearing structure is formed, and the wearing experience of a user is improved.

As an alternative, the host 30 has a fixing module for fixing to the wearer. The host is convenient to fix. The fixing module may be embodied as a clip or a clip, and is not particularly limited herein.

Referring to fig. 2 together, fig. 2 shows a block diagram of a wearable smart device according to an embodiment of the present application.

When data transmission is performed between the wearable device 10 and the host 30, a first processing chip in the wearable device 10 is the encoding chip 11 of the V-BY-ONE, and a second processing chip in the host 30 is the decoding chip 31 of the V-BY-ONE. When the wearable device 10 is connected with the host 30, the transmission line 20 is a V-BY-ONE transmission line. The V-BY-ONE transmission line is respectively connected with the V-BY-ONE coding chip 11 and the V-BY-ONE decoding chip 31. In addition, the first processing chip may also be a decoding chip of the V-BY-ONE, the second processing chip may also be an encoding chip of the V-BY-ONE, and the second processing chip may also encode signals such as control commands and transmit the signals to the first processing chip.

First, the wearable device 10 will be described, and the wearable device 10 includes the camera module 12. The Camera module 12 is configured to collect an external image and output the image in a form of an MIPI CSI (Mobile Industry Processor Interface, Camera Serial Interface) signal. When the V-BY-ONE coding chip 11 is arranged, the camera module 12 is in signal connection with the V-BY-ONE coding chip 11. The V-BY-ONE encoding chip 11 can be used for converting the MIPI CSI signal output BY the camera module 12 into a differential signal of a V-BY-ONE protocol. Specifically, the first processing chip comprises a differential circuit, the input end of the differential circuit is connected with the camera module, and the output end of the differential circuit is connected with the V-BY-ONE transmission line. When the MIPI CSI signal is converted into a differential signal of a V-BY-ONE protocol, the signal can be transmitted through the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20.

The camera module 12 is also powered BY the V-BY-ONE encoding chip 11, and when a power module is arranged in the host 30, the power module is connected with the V-BY-ONE transmission line and can transmit electric energy to the camera module 12 in the wearable device 10 through the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20, so that the camera module 12 is powered BY the power module in the host 30. Therefore, the wearable smart device provided by the embodiment of the present application can set the power supply module in the host 30, thereby reducing the weight of the wearable device 10.

When the V-BY-ONE protocol is used for data transmission, the signal transmission length of the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20 is larger than 1m, and the maximum high-quality transmission distance can reach 15m, so that the host 30 can be worn at different positions such as the waist, the chest and the like, and the host 30 is convenient to set. In addition, when the V-BY-ON protocol is adopted for transmission, the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20 only needs two twisted pairs, the whole transmission line 20 is lighter and lighter, the requirement ON the material of the transmission line 20 is lower, and the transmission line 20 does not need shielding, so that the connecting line is lighter and softer, the transmission bandwidth is high, and can reach 3.75 Gbps.

When the host 30 receives the signal, the differential signal of the V-BY-ONE protocol transmitted BY the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20 is received BY the decoding chip 31 of the V-BY-ONE, and the differential signal of the V-BY-ONE protocol received BY the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20 can be converted into an MIPI CSI signal. Thereby restoring the signal to the signal transmitted by the camera module 12. The host 30 further includes a system on chip (soc) 32, the soc 32 is connected to the decoding chip 31 of the V-BY-ONE, specifically, an input end of the decoding chip 31 of the V-BY-ONE is connected to the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20, and an output end of the decoding chip 31 of the V-BY-ONE is connected to the soc 32. Therefore, the system on chip 32 can receive the MIPI CSI signal decoded BY the decoding chip 31 of the V-BY-ONE, and process the signal, for example, target detection or identification can be performed based on the image signal, and a specific processing manner can adopt a processing manner existing in the prior art, which is not limited specifically herein.

As an optional solution, the V-BY-ONE protocol also integrates the transmission of the I2C protocol, and all signals required to control the camera module 12 and the encoding chip 11 of the V-BY-ONE can be controlled BY the soc 32 of the host 30 through the I2C protocol. The V-BY-ONE protocol supports the simultaneous transmission of high-bandwidth data, a control protocol I2C, partial GPIO and other signals under the condition of two twisted pairs. In addition, when the host 30 has a power module therein, the V-BY-ONE protocol may also transmit the coupled power module to supply power to the camera module 12.

In the wearable device provided BY the application, the wearable device 10 can be designed more simply and generate less heat, the transmission line 20 is also very light and convenient, the power module can be provided from the host 30 BY adopting the transmission connection mode of the V-BY-ONE transmission line 20 technology, and the host 30 can be provided with a large-capacity battery and can support a longer standby time.

In an optional technical solution, a GPS (Global Positioning System) module, an MCU (micro controller Unit) module for detecting a working state of the whole device and performing charging management, a WIFI module, and an audio module are further disposed in the host 30, and the GPS module, the MCU module, the WIFI module, and the audio module are respectively connected to the System-on-chip. The functions of the GPS module, the MCU module, the WIFI module, and the audio module are the same as those in the prior art, and the specific connection between the modules and the system-on-chip is realized by using the existing technical means, which is not described herein in detail.

In addition, in the wearable device provided BY the embodiment of the application, the V-BY-ONE encoding chip 11 is integrated in the wearable device 10, the MIPI signal output BY the camera module 12, the control signal I2C output BY the host 30, the power module provided BY the host 30, and the like are subjected to V-BY-ONE coupling and high-quality transmission after encoding, the transmission line 20 adopts a twisted pair, the V-BY-ONE decoding chip 31 is used at the host 30 end for decoding, the MIPI signal is restored, and the MIPI signal is transmitted to the inside of the SOC of the host 30 for algorithm processing. In short, when two V-BY-ONE transmission lines 20 provided in the embodiments of the present application are used, simultaneous transmission of the power module, the control signal, and the data can be completed.

Compared with the traditional wired transmission mode, namely the universal USB transmission mode, the number of the transmission lines 20 in the embodiment of the present application is smaller. The traditional USB2.0 needs 4 wires, the USB3.0 needs 8 wires, and the TYPEC needs 12 wires; the transmission distance is not long enough, and a thick shielding layer is needed. The distance between the wearable device 10 and the host 30 placed in the waist or the handbag or backpack is generally designed to be about 1.5 m, and the USB can have the phenomena of error codes, packet loss and the like at the distance; the V-BY-ON transmission line 20 technology only needs two lines, and is more portable; the requirement on 20 materials of the transmission line is lower, shielding is not needed, the connection line is lighter and more flexible, the transmission bandwidth is high and can reach 3.75Gbps, and the high-quality transmission distance can reach 15 meters.

Compared with wireless transmission modes such as WIFI, the design complexity of the wearable device 10 can be reduced, the camera module 12 is only required to be added with the V-BY-ONE encoding chip 11, MIPI CSI signals output BY the camera module 12 can be transmitted to the decoding chip 31 of the host 30 through a V-BY-ONE two-line protocol, and therefore the wearable device 10 can be free of integrating a series of circuits such as a WIFI module, a battery and charging management, the PCB design size and the heating degree of front-end equipment are reduced, products are lighter and smaller, and people can wear the wearable device more comfortably.

The above description is only exemplary of the present invention and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and any modifications, equivalents and improvements made within the spirit and principles of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wearable smart device, comprising: the wearable device is provided with a camera module; wherein,

a first processing chip connected with the camera module is arranged in the wearable device;

a second processing chip is arranged in the host;

the first processing chip and the second processing chip are connected through a V-BY-ONE transmission line.

2. The wearable smart device of claim 1, wherein a power module is disposed within the host, the power module being connected to the V-BY-ONE transmission line.

3. The wearable smart device of claim 1, wherein the first processing chip comprises a differential circuit, wherein an input of the differential circuit is connected to the camera module, and wherein an output of the differential circuit is connected to the V-BY-ONE transmission line.

4. The wearable intelligent device of claim 3, wherein a system-on-chip is disposed in the host, an input end of the second processing chip is connected to the V-BY-ONE transmission line, and an output end of the second processing chip is connected to the system-on-chip.

5. The wearable smart device according to claim 4, wherein at least one of the following is further disposed in the host, and the at least one of the following is respectively connected to the system-on-chip: GPS module, MCU module, WIFI module, audio module.

6. The wearable smart device of claim 1, wherein the V-BY-ONE transmission line has a signal transmission length greater than 1 m; and/or

The V-BY-ONE transmission line is two twisted-pair lines.

7. The wearable smart device according to any one of claims 1-6, wherein the wearable device is a glasses-type head-mounted device.

8. The wearable smart device of claim 7, wherein the V-BY-ONE transmission line comprises a first portion and a second portion connected to the first portion; the first part is connected with the second processing chip;

the first part is arranged in one leg of the head-mounted equipment in a penetrating mode or fixed on one leg of the head-mounted equipment;

the wearable smart device further comprises a weight line for balancing the weight of the first portion, wherein the input end of the weight line is connected with the second portion, and the output end of the weight line is connected with the other glasses leg of the head-mounted device.

9. The wearable smart device of claim 7, wherein the wearable device comprises a frame, and a camera module disposed on the frame; the camera module is located in the central area of the lens frame.

10. The wearable smart device of claim 7, wherein the host has a fixation module for fixation on a wearer.