JP6836632B2 - Mobile devices and mobile device systems - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to mobile devices and mobile device systems.

Conventionally, there are electronic clocks that operate based on a control program stored in advance. Patent Document 1 discloses an electronic clock having a control unit that controls the entire device and a ROM as a set value storage means in which a control program executed by the CPU of the control unit and control data are stored. There is.

In addition, there are electronic devices with enhanced functions such as having a function of interlocking with a mobile terminal. Patent Document 2 discloses an electronic clock having an e-mail reception display for notifying that a mobile terminal has received an e-mail and a telephone incoming call display for notifying that a mobile terminal has received a telephone call. ing.

Japanese Patent No. 5347814 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2018-22223

In order to provide many functions to the user, it is conceivable to store all the functions in the mobile device in advance. However, if an attempt is made to store many functions, the required memory capacity increases, which leads to an increase in the size of the mobile device.

An object of the present invention is to provide a mobile device and a mobile device system that can provide a full range of functions to a user and can suppress an increase in the size of the mobile device.

The portable device of the present invention has a drive unit in which a correspondence relationship between an input command and a drive signal output to the operation unit is predetermined, and outputs the command to the drive unit. The control unit includes a control unit that operates the operation unit, and the control unit has a storage unit that stores a user program including a script language, and outputs the command according to the user program.

The portable device according to the present invention has a storage unit for storing a user program, and can be freely rewritten by the user to provide a full range of functions to the user. In addition, since it is not necessary to store many programs in advance, it is possible to suppress the increase in size of the portable device.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a mobile device system according to an embodiment. FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a mobile device system according to the embodiment. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a slot according to an embodiment. FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a main part of the portable device system according to the embodiment. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an operation example of the trigger block according to the embodiment. FIG. 6 is another diagram showing an operation example of the trigger block according to the embodiment. FIG. 7 is a diagram showing an operation example of the service block according to the embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing an operation example of the action block according to the embodiment.

Hereinafter, the mobile device and the mobile device system according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. In addition, the components in the following embodiments include those that can be easily assumed by those skilled in the art or those that are substantially the same.

[Embodiment]
In this embodiment, an electronic clock 1 which is an example of a portable device will be described. Further, in the present embodiment, as an example of the mobile device system, the mobile device system 10 including the electronic clock 1 and the application 60 will be described.

As shown in FIG. 1, the portable device system 10 includes an electronic clock 1 and an application 60. The electronic clock 1 has an analog display unit 26 and an outer case 29.

The analog display unit 26 is housed in the internal space of the case body 29e. The analog display unit 26 has a pointer 6 and a dial 28. The pointer 6 has a second hand 6a, a minute hand 6b, and an hour hand 6c. A crown 27, a first button 30A, and a second button 30B are arranged on the case body 29e.

The mobile communication device 50 is, for example, a device owned by the user of the electronic clock 1 and is used by the user. The mobile communication device 50 is typically a portable terminal device such as a smartphone. The mobile communication device 50 has a function of executing short-range wireless communication. Further, the mobile communication device 50 has a function of communicating with the external server 200 via the Internet network 100. The mobile communication device 50 has a housing 51 and a touch panel 52. The touch panel 52 is superimposed on the image display surface. The user interface 61 of the application 60 is displayed on the image display surface. The user can operate the mobile communication device 50 by the input operation on the touch panel 52.

As shown in FIG. 2, the electronic clock 1 has a drive unit 2, a control unit 3, a communication unit 4, a battery 5, a pointer 6, a motor 7, a sensor 9, a solar cell 11, and a buzzer 12. The electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment is an analog electronic clock that displays the time according to the pointer 6. The electronic clock 1 may have a digital display unit that displays the time.

The battery 5 is a power source for the electronic clock 1, and is, for example, a rechargeable secondary battery. The battery 5 supplies electric power to each unit including the drive unit 2, the control unit 3, and the communication unit 4. The pointer 6 is connected to the motor 7 via a train wheel or the like. Therefore, the pointer 6 rotates in conjunction with the rotation of the motor 7.

The motor 7 is a drive source for rotating the pointer 6, and is, for example, an electromagnetic motor or an electrostatic motor. The motor 7 of the present embodiment has a first motor 71 connected to the second hand 6a and a second motor 72 connected to the minute hand 6b and the hour hand 6c. In the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment, the movement of the second hand 6a and the movement of the minute hand 6b and the hour hand 6c are independent. That is, the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment is configured so that the second hand 6a can execute various operations while displaying the current time by the minute hand 6b and the hour hand 6c.

The sensor 9 is a sensor that acquires information about the electronic clock 1. The sensor 9 is, for example, a temperature sensor that measures the internal temperature of the electronic clock 1, an acceleration sensor that measures the acceleration of the electronic clock 1, an inclination sensor that detects a change in the inclination angle of the electronic clock 1, and light received by the solar cell 11. Includes an optical sensor or the like that detects the intensity of. The detection result by the sensor 9 is acquired by the control unit 3 and the drive unit 2.

The solar cell 11 is a photovoltaic power generation mechanism that converts light energy into electrical energy. The solar cell 11 is arranged on the back side with respect to the dial 28, for example. The electric power generated by the solar cell 11 is charged in the battery 5 and supplied to each part of the electronic clock 1 such as the drive unit 2, the control unit 3, and the motor 7 via the battery 5.

The buzzer 12 is a ringing mechanism that generates a buzzer sound. The buzzer 12 has a piezoelectric element such as a piezo element, and generates a buzzer sound by vibration of the piezoelectric element. The piezoelectric element vibrates in response to a change in the supplied voltage to generate a buzzer sound indicating an alarm.

The drive unit 2 drives an operation unit mounted on a mobile device. When the portable device is an electronic clock 1, the drive unit 2 is, for example, a clock IC. In the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment, the operating unit driven by the driving unit 2 includes a motor 7 and a buzzer 12.

The drive unit 2 includes a motor drive circuit 21, a power management unit 22, a buzzer drive circuit 23, and a timer 24. The motor drive circuit 21 is a circuit that drives the motor 7. The motor drive circuit 21 outputs a drive signal to the motor 7 in response to a command input from the control unit 3. In the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment, the correspondence relationship between the command input to the drive unit 2 and the drive signal output by the drive unit 2 to the second motor 72 is predetermined. That is, the user cannot customize the correspondence between the input command to the drive unit 2 and the drive signal output by the drive unit 2 in response to the input command. In other words, the drive unit 2 is configured to perform the same operation for the same input command. When the firmware is updated, the correspondence between the input command and the output drive signal may be changed.

The power management unit 22 manages the charging / discharging of the battery 5. For example, the power management unit 22 controls the supply of electric power from the battery 5 to the drive unit 2 and the control unit 3. Further, the power management unit 22 manages the charging from the solar cell 11 to the battery 5. Further, the power management unit 22 is connected to a voltage detection circuit that detects the voltage of the battery 5. The drive unit 2 selects the operation mode of the electronic clock 1 according to the voltage of the battery 5 (hereinafter, simply referred to as “battery voltage”). For example, when the battery voltage drops, the drive unit 2 shifts the mode of the electronic clock 1 to a power saving mode or a power break mode. The power saving mode is a mode in which a decrease in battery voltage is suppressed by stopping the hand movement of the pointer 6. The power break mode is a mode for stopping the operation of the drive unit 2 and the control unit 3. The mode transition determination and command may be made by the control unit 3.

The buzzer drive circuit 23 is a circuit that outputs a drive signal for the buzzer 12. The buzzer drive circuit 23 outputs a drive signal to the buzzer 12 based on a command output from the control unit 3 to the drive unit 2. The correspondence between the command input to the drive unit 2 and the drive signal output by the buzzer drive circuit 23 to the buzzer 12 in response to the command is predetermined.

The drive unit 2 is configured to ring the buzzer 12 in a predetermined finite number of ringing patterns. For example, it is assumed that the drive unit 2 is configured to ring the buzzer 12 in either the first ringing pattern or the second ringing pattern. In this case, the buzzer command output from the control unit 3 to the drive unit 2 includes information for designating which of the two ringing patterns the buzzer 12 sounds. The buzzer drive circuit 23 outputs a drive signal corresponding to the designated ringing pattern to the buzzer 12.

The timer 24 counts the elapsed time based on the clock signal output from the oscillation circuit or the like. The drive unit 2 outputs a drive signal to the timer 24 in response to a command input from the control unit 3. The drive signal for the timer 24 includes a signal for designating the timer time and a signal for commanding the start of counting. The drive unit 2 uses the timer 24 to execute various operations.

The communication unit 4 includes, for example, an antenna, a communication module, and a conversion unit. The communication unit 4 performs short-range wireless communication with the mobile communication device 50. The communication unit 4 communicates with the mobile communication device 50 by, for example, the protocol of Bluetooth (registered trademark).

The control unit 3 is, for example, a microcomputer, and has a calculation unit 31 and a memory 8. The memory 8 has a RAM (Random Access Memory) 32 and a ROM (Read Only Memory) 33. The RAM 32 is, for example, a flash memory, an EEPROM, or the like, and is used as a work memory of the calculation unit 31. Further, the RAM 32 can also be used as the ROM 33, and the operation sequence and information stored in advance may be recorded.

As shown in FIG. 3, the memory 8 has a plurality of slots 80, 81, 82, 83. More specifically, the memory 8 has a reference slot 80, a first slot 81, a second slot 82, and a third slot 83. Slots 80, 81, 82, and 83 are, for example, storage areas constituting the RAM 32. The slot 80 is a storage area for storing a program (hereinafter, simply referred to as “main program”) that performs a clock operation corresponding to a normal operation. The main program is a time counting program that calculates the internal time, a power supply control program that controls charging / discharging of the battery 5, a motor control program that controls the drive of the motor 7, and the power generated by the solar cell 11 is charged into the battery 5. It includes a distribution program and the like that distributes to each unit of the electronic clock 1 such as the drive unit 2, the control unit 3, and the motor 7 via the battery 5.

The main program is, for example, a machine language program. The main program may be a program corresponding to the model (caliber) of the electronic clock 1, or may be a program common to a plurality of models. The main program of this embodiment is a program common to a plurality of types. The main program is, for example, written in C language and assembled in machine language. In the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment, the user cannot customize the main program. In the electronic clock 1, the change of the main program by the firmware update is permitted. The firmware update is an update of the main program provided by the manufacturer of the electronic watch 1.

The first slot 81, the second slot 82, and the third slot 83 are storage areas for storing the user program. A user program is a program created by a user and is written in a scripting language. In the portable device system 10 of the present embodiment, the user program can be transferred from the mobile communication device 50 to the electronic clock 1. The details of the user program will be described later. The electronic clock 1 is configured to execute, for example, any one of the reference slot 80, the first slot 81, the second slot 82, and the third slot 83.

In the following description, the user program stored in the first slot 81 will be referred to as a "first user program". Similarly, the user program stored in the second slot 82 is referred to as a "second user program", and the user program stored in the third slot 83 is referred to as a "third user program". Further, a mode in which the electronic clock 1 is controlled based on the main program is referred to as a main mode.

In the main mode, the control unit 3 outputs a command to the drive unit 2 based on the main program. For example, the control unit 3 outputs a command to move the minute hand 6b and the hour hand 6c to the drive unit 2 based on the internal time. Upon receiving this command, the drive unit 2 drives the second motor 72 so that the rotation positions of the minute hand 6b and the hour hand 6c are set according to the internal time.

In the main mode, the control unit 3 outputs a command to move the second hand 6a to the drive unit 2 based on the internal time. Upon receiving this command, the drive unit 2 moves the second hand 6a by the first motor 71. The drive unit 2 may drive the first motor 71 so as to intermittently move the second hand 6a by a so-called 1-second hand movement, or may drive the first motor 71 so as to continuously rotate the second hand 6a. Good.

In the main mode, the control unit 3 outputs a command to the power management unit 22 based on the main program. The power management unit 22 outputs a drive signal for controlling charging / discharging of the battery 5 in response to a command from the control unit 3. Further, the control unit 3 outputs a command regarding the buzzer to the drive unit 2 based on the main program. For example, the main program outputs a command to sound the buzzer 12 to the drive unit 2 at a designated time based on the user's operation on the first button 30A and the second button 30B. The drive unit 2 outputs a drive signal to the buzzer 12 from the buzzer drive circuit 23 at a designated time in response to a command, and sounds the buzzer 12.

In the electronic clock 1 configured as described above, the control unit 3 commands the drive unit 2 to operate the clock corresponding to the normal operation according to the main program stored in the reference slot 80 of the memory 8. Further, the control unit 3 executes any one of the first user program, the second user program, and the third user program in response to the program execution command from the user. In the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment, a user program is created in the mobile communication device 50 as described below. Further, the user program created in the mobile communication device 50 is transmitted to the electronic clock 1 and stored in any of slots 81, 82, 83 of the memory 8.

The user program is created by the application 60 executed in the mobile communication device 50. The user program is an application program executed in the electronic clock 1 and is also called an applet. The application 60 displays a user interface 61 for creating a user program, as shown in FIG. The user interface 61 inputs the service content provided, the operation to be executed by the electronic clock 1, and the trigger condition for executing the operation. The user interface 61 has a service selection area 61a, a trigger selection area 61b, and an action selection area 61c.

The service selection area 61a is an area for selecting the service content that the user wants to receive from the user program to be created. The services include a service provided by the electronic clock 1 alone and a service provided by the electronic clock 1 and the mobile communication device 50 in cooperation with each other. For example, the application 60 of the present embodiment creates a distance guidance service that informs the distance to a destination specified by the user. The destination may be, for example, a store such as a cafe. When creating the distance guidance service, the user selects the distance guidance service from the service selection area 61a.

The trigger selection area 61b is an area for selecting a trigger condition. A trigger condition is a condition that executes an action corresponding to the selected service. As the trigger condition, the user's operation input for the electronic clock 1, the start time, the internal information of the electronic clock 1, and the like can be selected. For example, as the operation input, a push operation for the first button 30A and the second button 30B can be mentioned. The internal information of the electronic clock 1 is, for example, information detected by the sensor 9 or data calculated based on this information. For example, the trigger condition may be that a temperature sensor detects a temperature equal to or higher than a predetermined temperature. Alternatively, when the activity amount data of the user is calculated based on the detection result of the acceleration sensor or the inclination sensor in the electronic clock 1, the trigger condition may be that the activity amount data satisfies a predetermined condition. For example, the trigger condition may be that the calculated number of steps reaches a predetermined number of steps.

The action selection area 61c is an area for selecting an action to be executed in the electronic clock 1. In the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment, the information of the battery 5, the operation of the pointer, the operation of the timer 24, and the operation of the buzzer 12 are open to the user. The user can customize the operating conditions of the second hand 6a and the operating conditions of the buzzer 12. Further, the user can create a user program by using the information of the battery 5 and the count by the timer 24.

As shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 3 has a script engine 3B and can execute a user program created by a script language. That is, when the slot of the clock is changed from the reference slot controlled by the main program of the machine language to the slot in which the user program including the script language is stored, the control unit 3 drives according to the user program. Is possible. Here, since the drive program 35 is a machine language as described later, the user program is reflected in the drive program 35 using the script engine 3B. Then, by executing the drive program 35 reflecting the user program and outputting a command to the drive unit 2, it is possible to switch from the normal operation performed by the main program to the operation by the user program. The script language is, for example, a register-type script language such as Lua.

Further, in the present embodiment, the user program created in the mobile communication device 50 is text data written in json (javasscript location), and an expression functioning as a script language is included in the text data. The user program is transmitted from the mobile communication device 50 to the electronic clock 1 and stored in the memory 8.
Of the user programs, only the contents related to the processing of the electronic clock 1 may be transmitted to the electronic clock 1. In that case, the process not related to the electronic clock 1 may be executed by the mobile communication device 50.

The control unit 3 stores various drive programs 35 for driving operation units such as a battery 5, a motor 7, a buzzer 12, and a timer 24. The drive program 35 includes a program for functions related to watch operation control such as the first button 30A, the second button 30B, and the crown 27. The drive program 35 is created according to the model (caliber) of the electronic clock 1. That is, the drive program 35 is a program created so as to match the type of movement mounted on the electronic timepiece 1. The drive program 35 is coded for each clock as a static functional module. On the other hand, the user program is a dynamic functional module that causes the electronic clock 1 to execute the operation desired by the user.

For example, as shown in FIG. 4, the control unit 3 stores the first motor program 35a, the second motor program 35b, and the third motor program 35c. The first motor program 35a, the second motor program 35b, and the third motor program 35c are programs that cause the motor 7 to execute operations, respectively. The three motor programs 35a, 35b, and 35c define different operations from each other. The motor drive information for the motor programs 35a, 35b, 35c to drive the motor 7 is, for example, the frequency of the drive pulse, the duty, the number of pulses, the number of steps, the rotation direction, and the like.

The main program or user program executed in the control unit 3 sends a command to the drive unit 2 by calling the drive program 35. For example, when the first motor program 35a is called, a command is sent from the control unit 3 to the drive unit 2 so that the motor 7 executes the operation defined in the first motor program 35a. The control unit 3 stores, for example, the correspondence between the code of the operation instruction generated by the application 60 and the drive program 35 corresponding to the code of the operation instruction in advance. This correspondence relationship is predetermined according to the model of the electronic clock 1. When executing the main program or the user program, the control unit 3 outputs a command to the drive unit 2 with reference to the above correspondence.

The drive unit 2 outputs a drive signal corresponding to the received command to the operation unit such as the motor 7 to operate the operation unit. For example, suppose that the first motor program 35a is a program that causes the second hand 6a to move the hand for 1 second. In this case, when the first motor program 35a is called by the program executed by the control unit 3, a command for moving the second hand 6a for 1 second is output from the control unit 3 to the drive unit 2. The drive unit 2 outputs a drive signal for moving the second hand 6a for 1 second to the motor 7. The drive unit 2 continues to move the second hand 6a for 1 second until, for example, it receives a command to change the operation of the second hand 6a.

The application 60 of the mobile communication device 50 generates a user program based on the drive program 35 that is open to the user. In the following description, the user program that provides the above-mentioned distance guidance service is referred to as a "distance guidance program". When the trigger condition selected in the trigger selection area 61b is satisfied, the application 60 executes the service selected in the service selection area 61a and executes the execution result of the service in the action selected in the action selection area 61c. Generate a distance guidance program. The distance guidance program includes a trigger block for determining whether or not a trigger condition is satisfied, a service block for executing a service, and an action block for executing an action. The action block contains a call code that calls the drive program 35.

Here, a specific example of the distance guidance service is shown.
The trigger block determines that the push button of the electronic clock 1 has been pressed by the user, and the trigger condition is satisfied.
When the trigger condition is satisfied, the service block obtains the remaining distance from the user's current position and destination position, and acquires the value from the server.
The action block causes the drive program 35 to recognize the distance from the user's current position to the destination acquired by the service block, and expresses the distance by a predetermined control using a pointer.

The application 60 generates a program set including a user program and a cooperation program described later. The cooperation program is a program that cooperates with the user program, and is executed in the mobile communication device 50. The program aggregate can contain a plurality of blocks. For example, a program set may be composed of one trigger block, one service block, and one action block. The program aggregate of the present embodiment is generated by combining an arbitrary number of trigger blocks, an arbitrary number of service blocks, and an arbitrary number of action blocks. Here, the arbitrary number includes 0.

The application 60 embeds a script for pouring into the memory 8 of the electronic clock 1 in the block. That is, the block generated by the application 60 is a block program that combines the script executed by the electronic clock 1 and the cooperation program executed by the mobile communication device 50. For example, when each block is text data described in json, the application 60 includes the script in the block as one of the data. That is, the script text is listed in the block as a single string value. In this case, the data containing the script is tagged with a unique tag.

The script related to the action executed by the electronic clock 1 is described in the action block, and the script related to the trigger generated by the electronic clock 1 is described in the trigger block. If there is a service executed by the electronic clock 1, a script related to that service is described in the service block. The application 60 stores a program set including the generated block program in the memory of the mobile communication device 50 or the external server 200.

In the following description, the script related to the trigger generated in the electronic clock 1 is referred to as a "trigger script". Similarly, a script related to a service executed by the electronic clock 1 is referred to as a "service script", and a script related to an action executed by the electronic clock 1 is referred to as an "action script".

When the application 60 transmits the user program to the electronic clock 1, the application 60 extracts a script from each block included in the program aggregate. The application 60 concatenates the scripts extracted from each block to generate one user script. For example, if the program aggregate contains a trigger block, a service block, and an action block, the trigger script, the service script, and the action script are concatenated to generate one user script. The generated user script is a user program executed by the electronic clock 1. The application 60 sends the generated user script to the electronic clock 1.

The application 60 may generate a user program corresponding to the model (caliber) of the paired electronic clock 1, or may create a program common to a plurality of models. The application 60 of the present embodiment creates a user program common to a plurality of models.

When creating a user program according to an individual model, the application 60 acquires information about the model of the electronic clock 1 and the drive program 35 corresponding to the model in advance. Information about the drive program 35 that can be used in each model is obtained from, for example, the external server 200. Further, the application 60 acquires in advance information about the sensor 9 mounted on the electronic clock 1 and information about an event occurring in the electronic clock 1 based on the model. The application 60 generates a user program based on the acquired information.

It is assumed that the trigger condition selected by the user is a predetermined push operation on the first button 30A, and the selected action is an operation of rotating the second hand 6a a number of times according to the distance. In this case, the application 60 generates a distance guidance program that rotates the second hand 6a a number of times according to the distance when a predetermined push operation is detected. The rotation speed of the second hand 6a may be instructed from the application 60 to the electronic clock 1. In this case, the mobile communication device 50 executes a cooperation program linked with the distance guidance program. The application 60 generates a cooperation program together with the distance guidance program.

The cooperation program is stored in the application slot 54 (see FIG. 3) of the mobile communication device 50. The mobile communication device 50 has a plurality of application slots 54 from the first application slot 54a to the third application slot 54c. The first application slot 54a is a storage area corresponding to the first slot 81 of the memory 8. Similarly, the second app slot 54b and the third app slot 54c are storage areas corresponding to the second slot 82 and the third slot 83. When the distance guidance program is stored in the first slot 81, the cooperation program linked with the distance guidance program is stored in the first application slot 54a. When the distance guidance program is executed in the electronic clock 1, the cooperation program is read and executed from the first application slot 54a in the mobile communication device 50.

The distance guidance program acquires information about the target rotation speed of the second hand 6a by wireless communication with the mobile communication device 50. The cooperation program calculates the distance from the current position to the designated store in response to the information request from the electronic clock 1. The calculated distance may be a straight line distance or a distance along the shortest route to the store. The current position of the mobile communication device 50 is calculated based on, for example, a GPS radio wave output from a GPS (GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) satellite. The cooperation program determines the target rotation speed of the second hand 6a based on the calculated distance and transmits it to the electronic clock 1. The distance guidance program may periodically request information about the target rotation speed from the cooperation program, or may request information when a predetermined trigger condition is satisfied.

The created distance guidance program is transmitted from the mobile communication device 50 to the electronic clock 1 by wireless communication. In the application 60, which slot from the first slot 81 to the third slot 83 of the electronic clock 1 stores the distance guidance program is selected. Therefore, the mobile communication device 50 transmits the distance guidance program and the slot number in which the distance guidance program should be stored to the electronic watch 1. It is assumed that the designated storage destination slot is the first slot 81. In this case, the control unit 3 stores the received distance guidance program in the first slot 81. Further, the application 60 stores a cooperation program linked with the distance guidance program in the first application slot 54a.

The application 60 executes synchronization of the user program, for example, when wireless communication between the mobile communication device 50 and the electronic clock 1 is established. The synchronization of the user program is executed, for example, when the user program is changed, when the user program is newly created, or when the user program is replaced. When synchronizing the user programs, the application 60 transmits the update user program or the newly created user program to the electronic clock 1. The control unit 3 stores the received user program in the designated slots 81, 82, 83.

When executing the distance guidance program, the user issues a program execution command for executing the distance guidance program by the operation of the electronic clock 1 or the operation of the mobile communication device 50. When the distance guidance program is executed by the operation input to the electronic clock 1, the electronic clock 1 requests the mobile communication device 50 to execute the cooperation program via wireless communication. On the other hand, when the distance guidance program is activated by the operation of the mobile communication device 50, the mobile communication device 50 requests the electronic clock 1 to execute the distance guidance program, and reads and executes the cooperation program.

Upon receiving the program execution command, the control unit 3 reads the distance guidance program from the first slot 81 and executes it. At this time, the control unit 3 may store the read distance guidance program in the RAM 32. When the distance guidance program is executed, the drive unit 2 may cause the second hand 6a to normally move the hand until a command is given to change the operation of the second hand 6a. That is, the second hand 6a may be moved so as to indicate the position of the internal time until the trigger condition of the distance guidance program is satisfied.

When the trigger condition is satisfied, the distance guidance program executes the service selected in the service selection area 61a, receives the execution result of the service, and executes the drive program 35 for executing the action selected in the action selection area 61c. call. For example, it is assumed that the control unit 3 stores a program for rotating the second hand 6a with 360 degrees as one unit as the second motor program 35b. In this case, the distance guidance program calls the second motor program 35b and rotates the second hand 6a by the target rotation speed. For example, when the target rotation speed is three rotations, the distance guidance program calls the second motor program 35b with three units of arguments. As a result, the control unit 3 outputs a command to the drive unit 2 to rotate the second hand 6a three times. The drive unit 2 outputs a drive signal for rotating the second hand 6a three times to the motor 7.

The starting point of the rotation start in the second motor program 35b may be, for example, the 12 o'clock position. In this case, the drive unit 2 moves the second hand 6a to the 12 o'clock position and then rotates the second hand 6a three times.

The details of the operation example in each block of the embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. 5 to 8. FIG. 5 shows an operation example in the trigger block. In the mobile communication device 50, the SDK (Software Development Kit) 55 and the application 60 operate. The SDK 55 is software that intervenes between the basic software (OS) of the mobile communication device 50 and the application 60. When the SDK 55 receives a hardware resource usage request from the application 60, the SDK 55 converts the usage request into a command for basic software and outputs it.

In the control unit 3 of the embodiment, the hardware control unit 3A and the script engine 3B operate. The hardware control unit 3A is a program that controls the hardware of the electronic clock 1, and is written in, for example, the C language. The hardware control unit 3A may be a program different from the main program or a part of the main program. The script engine 3B is a program that executes a script of a user program. The script engine 3B executes, for example, while sequentially converting the script.

An operation example of the trigger block will be described with reference to FIG.
(1) The hardware control unit 3A detects the establishment (ignition) of the trigger condition. The hardware control unit 3A can detect a plurality of types of triggers. One of the detectable triggers is, for example, that the first button 30A or the second button 30B is pressed. The hardware control unit 3A detects that the trigger condition is satisfied based on the signal indicating that the buttons 30A and 30B have been pressed.
(2) The hardware control unit 3A calls the trigger function of the trigger script to the script engine 3B. The argument of the trg function is, for example, a number indicating the type of the triggered trigger.
(3) The script engine 3B executes the trg function. The trigger function compares the trigger number set in the currently executing trigger script with the argument. The trg function outputs as a return value whether or not the set trigger number and the fired trigger number match, and the ID of the user program currently being executed. The ID of the user program is the number of the currently active slot.
(4) The script engine 3B returns the return value of the trg function to the hardware control unit 3A.
(5) The hardware control unit 3A confirms the return value.
(6) The hardware control unit 3A starts the notification process when the return value is a value indicating a match of the trigger numbers. The notification process is a process of transmitting to the mobile communication device 50 that the trigger condition is satisfied.
(7) The hardware control unit 3A executes the connection process when the connection with the mobile communication device 50 is not made. If the connection with the mobile communication device 50 has already been established, the connection process is omitted.
(8) The hardware control unit 3A notifies the application 60 of the trigger by wireless communication. The hardware control unit 3A notifies the application 60 of the trigger number for which the condition is satisfied and the ID of the user program currently being executed.
(9) The application 60 collates the ID of the user program executed in the application 60 with the ID of the cooperation program executed in the electronic clock 1.
(10) When the IDs match, the application 60 gives a trigger notification to the SDK 55.

In the confirmation of the return value in (5), if the return value is a value indicating a mismatch in the trigger numbers, the process does not proceed to the notification process in (6). In this case, the hardware control unit 3A is in a standby state waiting for the trigger condition to be satisfied.

As shown in FIG. 6, in the ID collation of (9), when the IDs of the user program and the linked program do not match, the synchronization process is executed.
(10) In the synchronization process, the application 60 synchronizes the user program of the electronic clock 1 with the user program of the application 60. The application 60 transmits the latest user program to the hardware control unit 3A by wireless communication. The hardware control unit 3A stores the received user program in slots 81, 82, 83 of the memory 8.
(11) The application 60 notifies the user at the notification center that the user program has been synchronized. In this notification, it is notified that the user program set in the application 60 has not been reflected in the electronic clock 1 and that the synchronization has been completed.
(12) The application 60 makes an INFORMATION request to the hardware control unit 3A. The hardware control unit 3A executes the INFO operation in response to the INFO request. The INFO operation is an operation of indicating a predetermined INFO mark by the second hand 6a. The INFO operation is an operation of notifying the user that a notification to the user has been sent and prompting the user to confirm the mobile communication device 50.

An operation example of the service block will be described with reference to FIG. 7.
(1) SDK55 notifies the start of the service. The service start condition is defined in, for example, the cooperation program. Based on the cooperation program, the application 60 instructs the SDK 55 in advance to notify when the service start condition is satisfied.
(2) The application 60 confirms whether or not the communication with the electronic clock 1 is connected. The application 60 performs a connection process when the communication with the electronic clock 1 is not connected.
(3) The application 60 transmits a service request to the hardware control unit 3A when communication is connected.
(4) The hardware control unit 3A calls the srv function of the service script to the script engine 3B. The srv function is, for example, a function that performs processing based on the information possessed by the electronic clock 1.
(5) The script engine 3B requests the hardware control unit 3A for measurement data in the srv function. The request for measurement data is executed by calling the data request function that is open to the user program. The script engine 3B specifies the type of data to be requested by the argument of the data request function.
The measurement data that can be acquired are, for example, today's user's steps, power supply voltage data, today's user's calories burned, optical data, current temperature, second hand position, minute hand position, hour hand position, functional hand position, and the like. .. The script engine 3B may acquire a plurality of types of measurement data from the hardware control unit 3A.
(6) The hardware control unit 3A returns the requested measurement data to the script engine 3B.
(7) The script engine 3B executes the process based on the acquired measurement data. The script engine 3B may execute arithmetic processing based on the measurement data, for example. The script engine 3B may make a condition determination based on the measurement data.
(8) The script engine 3B registers the task in the hardware control unit 3A. This task is a communication task that passes the processing result to the application 60.
(9) The hardware control unit 3A executes the registered task and performs a service response. In the service response, the processing result in the script engine 3B is transmitted to the application 60.
(10) The application 60 executes the output of the service for the SDK 55. For example, the application 60 generates an output command from the processing result of the script engine 3B based on the cooperation program. This command is, for example, a command to display the calorie consumption of today's user on the screen. The SDK 55 executes a service according to the acquired output.

An operation example of the action block will be described with reference to FIG.
(1) SDK55 notifies the start of the action. The action start condition is defined in, for example, the cooperation program. Based on the cooperation program, the application 60 instructs the SDK 55 in advance to notify when the action start condition is satisfied.
(2) The application 60 confirms whether or not the communication with the electronic clock 1 is connected.
(3) When the communication is connected, the application 60 transmits the slot number of the cooperation program to the hardware control unit 3A. For example, when the application 60 is executing the cooperation program of the first application slot 54a, the application 60 transmits the slot number “1” to the hardware control unit 3A.
(4) The hardware control unit 3A collates the slot numbers. The hardware control unit 3A determines whether the slot number of the user program executed by the electronic clock 1 and the received slot number match.
(5) When the two slot numbers match, the hardware control unit 3A notifies the application 60 of the number match.
(6) The application 60 requests the hardware control unit 3A to transmit action data.
(7) The hardware control unit 3A responds to the application 60 that the request for action data has been accepted.
(8) The hardware control unit 3A calls the act function of the action script to the script engine 3B. The act function is a function that executes processing related to an action.
(9) When the act function is called, the script engine 3B calls the drive function of the hardware control unit 3A to execute event processing. The drive function is a function that instructs the execution of the drive program 35. The script engine 3B can instruct the hand movement operation, the buzzer 12 operation, the weight operation, the return operation to the current time, and the like by the drive function.
For example, in the hand movement operation, the second hand 6a, the minute hand 6b, the hour hand 6c, and the functional hand can be designated as the pointers to be operated. In the hand movement operation, the number of steps of hand movement can be specified in the range of 0 to 360 [°]. In the operation of the buzzer 12, the ringing pattern and the number of ringing of the buzzer 12 can be specified. In the weight operation, the waiting time can be specified.
When the execution of the instructed drive program 35 is completed, the hardware control unit 3A calls the act function to the script engine 3B. The script engine 3B calls a driving function that executes the next event according to the action script. That is, the act function call and the drive function call are repeated until all the events specified in the script are executed.
(10) When the script engine 3B calls the drive function that executes the last event, it instructs the hardware control unit 3A to end the call of the act function.
(11) When the hardware control unit 3A receives the instruction to end the call, the hardware control unit 3A waits for processing until the final event is completed.
(12) When the last event is completed, the hardware control unit 3A notifies the application 60 of the completion of the operation.
(13) The application 60 notifies the SDK 55 of the end of the action.
(14) The application 60 responds to the hardware control unit 3A to the effect that the operation completion notification has been received.

As described above, the user program can use not only the motor 7, but also the battery 5, the buzzer 12, and the timer 24. For example, in the user program, different operations may be set according to the voltage of the battery 5. As an example, the user program causes the second hand 6a to perform the first operation when the voltage of the battery 5 is low, and causes the second hand 6a to perform the second operation when the voltage of the battery 5 is high. You may let it run. The user program can be configured to perform different operations depending on various conditions including battery voltage.

As described above, the user program can also sound the buzzer 12 according to the trigger condition and the like. The trigger condition may be set for the detection result of the sensor 9. As an example, the user program may sound the buzzer 12 when the trigger condition regarding the activity amount data of the user is satisfied. For example, the user program can also sound the buzzer 12 when the calculated amount of heat consumed by the user reaches a predetermined value.

As described above, the electronic clock 1 according to the embodiment includes a drive unit 2 and a control unit 3 including a memory 8. The electronic clock 1 is an example of a portable device. The drive unit 2 has a predetermined correspondence relationship between the input command and the drive signal output to the operation unit. The drive unit 2 of the present embodiment is a clock IC having a plurality of drive circuits. The memory 8 is a storage unit that stores a user program including a script language created by the user. The control unit 3 outputs a command according to the user program.

The electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment has a memory 8 for storing a user program. The electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment is configured to be able to store and execute a user program, so that it is possible to provide a full range of functions to the user. Further, since it is not necessary to store many programs in the memory 8 or the like in advance, the increase in size of the electronic clock 1 is suppressed. Further, in the electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment, since the user program is a program including a script language, it can be easily created. For example, the application 60 for generating a user program is simplified. The electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment is configured so that a virtual machine using a script language can be formed for a clock control program. The virtual machine allows the user to arbitrarily change the function of the electronic clock 1. Further, by creating the user program in the script language, it is possible to standardize the language for customizing the electronic clock 1.

The control unit 3 of the present embodiment generates a command by the drive program 35 of the machine language stored in advance. Since the drive program 35 is in machine language, the arithmetic processing of the control unit 3 in the execution of the user program is reduced.

The control unit 3 of the present embodiment outputs a command according to a main program in machine language during normal operation. In other words, the drive program 35 in machine language outputs a command to the drive unit 2 to perform normal operation. Since the main program is in machine language, the arithmetic processing of the control unit 3 in the execution of the normal operation is reduced.

The control unit 3 of the present embodiment includes a hardware control unit 3A and a script engine 3B. When driven by the user program, the control unit 3 outputs a command according to the user program by interlocking the hardware control unit 3A and the script engine 3B. The operation by the user program is executed, and a full range of functions are provided to the user.

The operating unit of this embodiment includes a motor 7 that rotates the pointer 6. The drive unit 2 has a motor drive circuit 21 that outputs a drive signal to the motor 7. The control unit 3 outputs a command to operate the motor 7 to the drive unit 2 according to the user program. Since the control over the guideline 6 is open to the user, it is possible to provide a full range of functions to the user.

The electronic clock 1 of the present embodiment has a communication unit 4 that performs wireless communication with the mobile communication device 50, and acquires a user program by wireless communication with the mobile communication device 50. The user program may be generated in the mobile communication device 50 or downloaded from the external server 200. Therefore, the user can easily incorporate the user program into the electronic clock 1.

The control unit 3 of the present embodiment outputs a command to the drive unit 2 based on the information acquired from the mobile communication device 50 by wireless communication according to the user program. The electronic clock 1 can provide a full range of functions to the user by operating in cooperation with the mobile communication device 50.

The portable device of this embodiment is an electronic clock 1 and stores a machine language drive program 35. The drive program 35 is an example of a control program corresponding to the model of the movement mounted on the electronic timepiece 1. The control unit 3 outputs a command to the drive unit 2 by executing the drive program 35 corresponding to the model according to the user program. That is, the user program determines the caliber of the electronic clock 1, converts it into a form suitable for the caliber, and runs the program. Therefore, according to the present embodiment, it is possible to apply a common user program to a plurality of calibers. For example, assume that the user owns a plurality of electronic clocks 1 and the calibers of the electronic clocks 1 are different from each other. Even in such a case, the user can incorporate the same function into a plurality of electronic clocks 1 with a common user program.

The portable device system 10 of the present embodiment includes an application 60 executed by the mobile communication device 50 and a portable device such as an electronic clock 1. Application 60 generates a user program that includes a scripting language. The portable device includes a communication unit 4, a drive unit 2, and a control unit 3 including a memory 8. The memory 8 stores a user program acquired by wireless communication with the mobile communication device 50. The control unit 3 outputs a command to the drive unit 2 according to the user program to operate the operation unit.

The mobile device system 10 of the present embodiment can provide a full range of functions to the user and can suppress the increase in size of the mobile device. The application 60 of the present embodiment provides a function of visual programming by the user interface 61. The user can create a user program by non-language programming by the user interface 61. Therefore, the mobile device system 10 of the embodiment can provide a full range of functions in the mobile device even to a user who does not have knowledge of embedded programming. Moreover, since the script language has a high affinity with the cloud, it is easy to link the functions of the mobile device system 10 and the cloud.

In the portable device system 10 of the present embodiment, the application 60 generates and stores one block program by combining the user program and the cooperation program executed in the mobile communication device 50. The application 60 transmits the user program extracted from the block program to a mobile device such as the electronic clock 1. By combining the user program and the linked program into one block program, for example, the user program and the linked program can be easily managed.

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A modified example of the embodiment will be described. The portable device is not limited to the illustrated electronic watch 1. The portable device of the embodiment is applied to various devices including an electronic watch. The portable device does not have to have the analog display unit 26. The portable device may be, for example, a smart watch with a digital display.

The scripting language of the user program is not limited to the illustrated Lua. In addition, any script language can be used as the language of the user program. The mobile communication device 50 is not limited to the so-called smartphone. As the mobile communication device 50, various devices having a function of performing wireless communication with the mobile device can be used. The mobile communication device 50 may be, for example, a tablet terminal device.

The pointer 6 whose operation is open to the user is not limited to the second hand 6a. For example, the operation of any pointer 6 among the second hand 6a, the minute hand 6b, and the hour hand 6c may be opened to the user. Further, the pointer 6 may have other pointers in addition to the second hand 6a, the minute hand 6b, and the hour hand 6c. In this case, the operation of the other pointer may be open to the user. When the portable device has a light emitting element such as an LED (Light Emitting Diode), the operation of the light emitting element may be open to the user. When the portable device has a digital display unit, the operation of the digital display unit may be open to the user.

The contents disclosed in the above-described embodiments and modifications can be combined and executed as appropriate.

1 Electronic clock 2 Drive unit 3 Control unit 3A: Hardware control unit, 3B: Script engine 4 Communication unit 5 Battery 6 Guideline 6a: Second hand, 6b: Minute hand, 6c: Hour hand 7 Motor 8 Memory 9 Sensor 10 Portable device system 11 Sun Battery 12 Buzzer 21 Motor drive circuit 22 Power control unit 23 Buzzer drive circuit 24 Timer 27 Crown 28 Dial 29 Exterior case 29a-29d: Can, 29e: Case body 30A: First button, 30B: Second button 31 Calculation unit 32 RAM
33 ROM
35 Drive program 35a: First motor program, 35b: Second motor program, 35c: Third motor program 50 Mobile communication device 51 Housing 52 Touch panel 54 App slot 54a: First app slot, 54b: Second app slot, 54c : Third app slot 55: SDK
60 Application 61 User interface 61a: Service selection area, 61b: Trigger selection area, 61c: Action selection area 71: First motor, 72: Second motor 81: First slot, 82: Second slot, 83: Third slot 100 Internet network 200 External server

Claims (8)

In a mobile device including a control unit, a drive unit, and an operation unit,
The control unit includes a storage unit, a hardware control unit, and a script engine.
The storage unit stores a main program stored in advance and written in machine language, and a user program acquired through an external device and written in a script language.
During normal operation, the hardware control unit generates a command written in machine language by reflecting the main program on the drive program written in machine language, and sends the command to the drive unit. When the user program operates, the script engine executes the user program and reflects it in the drive program to generate the command described in machine language and send the command to the drive unit. Output to
The drive unit outputs a drive signal corresponding to the command to the operation unit so that a predetermined operation is performed in response to the input command.
The operating unit is a portable device characterized in that it drives in response to the input drive signal. The moving unit includes a motor that rotates the pointer.
The drive unit has a drive circuit that outputs the drive signal to the motor.
The portable device according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit outputs the command for operating the motor to the drive unit according to the user program. The external device is a mobile communication device and is
The mobile device according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the control unit outputs the command to the drive unit based on information acquired from the mobile communication device by wireless communication according to the user program. The portable device is an electronic watch and stores a machine language control program corresponding to the model of the mounted movement.
The portable device according to any one of claims 1 to 3 , wherein the control unit outputs the command to the drive unit by executing the control program corresponding to the model according to the user program. Further, it is equipped with a sensor for acquiring information about the mobile device.
The portable device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 , wherein the control unit outputs the command to the drive unit based on the information acquired from the sensor according to the user program. The portable device according to any one of claims 1 to 5 , wherein the control unit outputs the command to the drive unit based on the state of the power supply according to the user program. An application that is executed on a mobile communication device and generates a user program written in a script language,
With mobile devices
With
The portable device is
It has a control unit, a drive unit, and an operation unit.
The control unit includes a storage unit, a hardware control unit, and a script engine.
The storage unit stores a main program stored in advance and described in machine language, and the user program acquired through the mobile communication device.
During normal operation, the hardware control unit generates a command written in machine language by reflecting the main program on the drive program written in machine language, and sends the command to the drive unit. When it is output and operated by the user program, the script engine executes the user program and reflects it in the drive program to generate the command described in machine language and send the command to the drive unit. And output
The drive unit outputs a drive signal corresponding to the command to the operation unit so that a predetermined operation is performed in response to the input command.
The operating unit is a portable device system characterized in that it drives in response to the input drive signal. The application generates and saves one block program by combining the user program and the cooperation program executed in the mobile communication device and linked with the user program.
The mobile device system according to claim 7 , wherein the application transmits the user program extracted from the block program to the mobile device.

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