KR100851308B1 - Method for providing work-out condition by using Bluetooth Headset - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method of providing a workout state using a Bluetooth headset. According to the present invention, the headset measures the exercise state of the subscriber in the exercise state measurement mode and transmits to the mobile terminal, the mobile terminal analyzing the measured exercise state and transmitting control information to the headset And outputting control information received by the headset.

Bluetooth headset

Description

How to provide exercise using Bluetooth headset {Method for providing work-out condition by using Bluetooth Headset}

1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a headset according to an embodiment of the present invention

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an exercise state to a headset by a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an exercise state result to a headset in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method of setting a target value for calculating an exercise state result according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an exercise state in a headset according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The present invention relates to a headset, and more particularly, to a method for providing a workout state using a headset capable of Bluetooth communication.

Recently, due to the well-being craze, more and more people enjoy exercising, such as walking and running. Accordingly, the portable terminal is equipped with additional functions such as a pedometer and a calorie calculator to measure the amount of exercise outdoors.

However, there is an inconvenience in that the user must directly check the mobile terminal in order to check his or her exercise amount during exercise.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a method for checking a workout state in a headset connected to a portable terminal via Bluetooth communication.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method of adjusting an exercise amount by checking a state of exercise in a headset equipped with an acceleration sensor during exercise.

In order to achieve the above object, a method of providing an exercise state using a headset for performing a Bluetooth communication with a mobile terminal according to the present invention comprises the steps of measuring the movement state of the subscriber in the exercise state measurement mode and transmitting to the mobile terminal, The mobile terminal may include transmitting control information to the headset after analyzing the measured exercise state, and outputting control information received by the headset.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described for example a headset capable of Bluetooth communication, in the present invention, the headset is a wrist-type earphone capable of short-range wireless communication (eg, Zigbee, IrDA, NFC, etc.) including Bluetooth communication It can be implemented by being replaced with various devices such as a necklace-type headset, a stereo headset, headphones, and the like.

1 is a block diagram showing the main configuration of a headset according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the headset includes a Bluetooth unit 101, an input unit 103, an acceleration sensor unit 105, a vibration motor unit 107, a control unit 109, a display unit 111, a memory 113, and audio. The unit 115 is included.

The Bluetooth unit 101 performs Bluetooth communication with another Bluetooth device (eg, a mobile terminal) according to a Bluetooth protocol through a Bluetooth antenna. In particular, the Bluetooth unit 101 stores a host stack that manages Bluetooth communication, a Bluetooth profile and an application program that can be selected according to a function or condition of an external Bluetooth device to be communicated with. In addition, the Bluetooth profile includes a hands-free (HF) profile for supporting handsfree, an HS (HeadSet) profile for supporting a headset, and a cordless telephony profile (CTP) for supporting a wireless telephone, depending on an external Bluetooth device. May optionally be employed. In addition, the mobile terminal 200 may include a SPP (Serial Port Profile) for transmitting and receiving a real-time exercise state.

The input unit 103 is composed of a kind of button for controlling the headset. In this case, the button transmits a control signal to the control unit 109 to control the volume of the main button and the headset to transmit a control signal to the control unit 109 to perform a call and power on / off (On / Off) function. The control unit 109 may include a volume button and a button for transmitting a change signal to the exercise state measurement mode.

The acceleration sensor unit 105 may refer to an acceleration sensor that detects a change in the moving speed of the headset 100 per unit time, that is, an acceleration under the control of the controller 109. The acceleration sensor may be a two-axis acceleration sensor that can detect shaking of the X, Y axis, or a three-axis acceleration sensor that can measure the three-dimensional acceleration and gravity for the X, Y, Z axis. The acceleration sensor detects a pulse of a user's step.

The vibration motor unit 107 vibrates the headset 100 according to the vibration pattern corresponding to the control information on the result of the exercise state transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 under the control of the control unit 109. In this case, the vibration pattern may be stored in the memory 113 and may be included in control information transmitted from the mobile terminal 200. In this case, the control information on the result of the exercise state may be control information about a comparison result between the average speed of the headset 100 transmitted from the mobile terminal 200 and the target speed stored in the mobile terminal 200. In addition, the control information may be control information regarding the remaining distance to the target distance stored in the mobile terminal 200 and the remaining time up to the target time stored in the mobile terminal 200.

The controller 109 is in charge of controlling the overall operation of the headset 100. The controller 109 may change the headset 100 to the exercise state measuring mode by the input of the input unit 103, and receive the signal for the exercise state measuring mode from the mobile terminal 200 to change the exercise state measuring mode. have. In this case, when the controller 109 enters the exercise state measurement mode by the input of the input unit 103, the controller 109 may perform automatic pairing with the mobile terminal 200.

The controller 109 may measure the number of steps of the user using pulses of the user's steps detected by the acceleration sensor, and elements of the stride, such as a frequency and a dispersion value, from a waveform of the user's step signal detected by the acceleration sensor. By calculating and assigning to the modeled function, the user's stride can be measured. In addition, the controller 109 may multiply the measured steps by the user and the stride length, and then calculate the user's exercise speed by dividing by the unit time. In addition, the controller 109 may calculate calories consumed by modeling data provided by a general treadmill.

The controller 109 controls the Bluetooth unit 101 to transmit the calculated exercise speed to the mobile terminal 200. In addition, the controller 109 controls the vibration motor unit 107 and the audio unit 115 to output the control information on the average speed of the headset 100 from the mobile terminal 200 through the Bluetooth unit 101. In addition, the average speed may be calculated by the controller 109 or by the mobile terminal 200. The control unit 109 controls the vibration motor unit 107 and the audio unit 115 to receive the control information on the average speed from the mobile terminal 200 and output the control information.

More specifically, the control information is to control the exercise speed to increase the exercise speed if the average speed of the headset 100 is lower than the target speed stored in the mobile terminal 200, and to reduce the exercise speed if the received average speed is higher than the target speed It may be control information for. In addition, the control information may include a remaining distance to the target distance stored in the mobile terminal 200, a remaining time until the target time, a calorie consumption, and the like.

The display unit 111 displays a series of operation states made in the headset under the control of the control unit 109. In this case, the display 111 may be configured of a lamp such as a light emitting diode (LED).

The memory 113 stores a Bluetooth address BT_ADDR of the headset, a pin code PIN_CODE of the headset, and the like. The Bluetooth address BT_ADDR and the pin code PIN_CODE are transmitted to the portable terminal through the Bluetooth unit 101 to enable Bluetooth communication with the portable terminal under the control of the controller 109. The memory 113 may store a vibration pattern, a voice message, and a beep sound corresponding to the control information. In addition, the memory 113 may store a target value of an exercise state transmitted from the mobile terminal 200.

The audio unit 115 converts the analog audio signal input through the microphone MIC into a digital signal, and outputs the analog signal converted from the digital signal output from the controller 109 through the speaker SPK.

2 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an exercise state to a headset by a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 2, when the mobile terminal 200 and the headset 100 are connected through Bluetooth communication in step S201, the mobile terminal 200 selects an exercise state measuring mode in step S203, and then measures the exercise state in step S205. Send a signal for to the headset (100). In addition, when the mobile terminal 200 selects the exercise state measurement mode and transmits a signal for the measurement mode to the headset 100, it may be connected by Bluetooth communication.

In this case, the Bluetooth communication is connected after performing a normal manual pairing or automatic pairing process. More specifically, when the mobile terminal 200 enters the Bluetooth communication mode and searches for a device capable of Bluetooth communication, the mobile terminal 200 receives the Bluetooth address BT_ADDR from an arbitrary device (headset in the present invention).

The mobile terminal 200 determines whether the received Bluetooth address BT_ADDR is a stored Bluetooth address BT_ADDR, and if not the stored Bluetooth address BT_ADDR, requests the pin code PIN_CODE to the headset 100 and the user. . Accordingly, when the pin code PIN_CODE transmitted from the headset 100 and the pin code PIN_CODE input from the user match, the portable terminal 200 pairs with the headset 100. To complete.

In addition, when the mobile terminal 200 receives the Bluetooth address BT_ADDR from the headset 100, the mobile terminal 200 may simultaneously receive the pin code PIN_CODE of the headset 100 and perform automatic pairing without inputting the user's pin code PIN_CODE. have.

Since the pairing is already completed when the headset 100 is connected to the headset 100 through Bluetooth communication, the pairing process is omitted and the connection is made through Bluetooth communication.

In step S207, the headset 100 enters the exercise state measurement mode based on the signal transmitted from the mobile terminal 200, and activates the acceleration sensor in step S209. Thereafter, in step S211, the headset 100 measures the movement state of the headset 100 detected by the activated acceleration sensor, and transmits the measured exercise state to the mobile terminal 200 in step S213. In this case, the exercise state may be an exercise speed which means a moving speed per unit time of the headset 100.

Thereafter, in step S215, the mobile terminal 200 calculates an average speed of the headset 100 using the movement speed transmitted in step S213. In this case, the average speed may be an average speed with respect to the transmitted exercise speed calculated based on a predetermined time stored in the mobile terminal 200. For example, if the predetermined time is 5 minutes, the mobile terminal 200 temporarily stores the movement speed of the headset 100 received for 5 minutes and calculates an average speed of the headset 100 for 5 minutes. Can be. In addition, the predetermined time may be changed by the user.

Although not shown, the mobile terminal 200 transmits the predetermined time to the headset 100 and the headset 100 repeats the exercise state measurement mode and the sleep mode on the basis of the transmitted predetermined time, that is, 5 minutes. And the exercise state can be measured. In this case, switching to the exercise state measurement mode and the sleep mode may be performed by the control of the mobile terminal 200.

More specifically, the headset 100 transmits the exercise state measured for 5 minutes to the mobile terminal 200, and enters the sleep mode for 5 minutes. The mobile terminal 200 calculates the average speed of the headset 100 in the received exercise state, and then predicts the average speed during the sleep mode as an arbitrary threshold value for the calculated average speed. Thereafter, the average speed of the headset 100 may be calculated using the calculated average speed and the predicted average speed. At this time, when the sleep mode is terminated for 5 minutes, the headset 100 is switched to the exercise state measurement mode, and by repeating the above steps, it is possible to measure the exercise state.

In addition, the sleep mode may be set to have a repeating pattern based on a predetermined time as described above, and may be set to have a predetermined pattern according to a user's setting. For example, when the user sets a predetermined time to 10 minutes, the headset 100 measures the exercise state for 10 minutes, then performs the sleep mode for 8 minutes, and then performs the exercise state for 8 minutes. After the measurement, the sleep mode may be set to perform a sleep mode for 6 minutes. The average speed of the headset 100 set to the sleep mode having a predetermined pattern may be performed in the same manner as the method of obtaining the average speed of the headset 100 set to the sleep mode having the repeating pattern.

In operation S217, the mobile terminal 200 compares the calculated average speed with a target speed previously stored in the mobile terminal 200, and generates control information on the comparison result in operation S219. In this case, the control information may be control information for the movement speed fall if the value of the average speed is greater than the value of the target speed according to the comparison result. In addition, the control information may be control information for the movement speed increase if the value of the average speed is smaller than the value of the target speed according to the comparison result.

In addition, the control information may include the output mode of the headset 100 corresponding to the comparison result, the remaining distance to the target distance stored in the mobile terminal 200, the remaining time until the target time, the calories burned, and the like. The output mode of the headset 100 may be a vibration output mode, a voice message output mode, a beep output mode, and output modes stored in different output modes according to the user's setting such as the remaining distance, remaining time, and calories burned. It can include a database.

For example, the database of the output mode may be configured as shown in Tables 1 to 4 below.

         Output Method Calorie Voice mail vibration Beep 100 Kcal not used not used Long time 150 Kcal not used not used One long, one short

         Output method remaining distance Voice mail vibration Beep 3km 3km to the target distance. not used not used 2km 2km to the target distance. not used not used

         Output method remaining time Voice mail vibration Beep 30 minutes 30 minutes to the goal not used not used 15 minutes 15 minutes left to goal not used not used

         Output Method Movement Speed Voice mail vibration Beep Increase The exercise speed is slower than the target speed. Please speed up. 5 times at 0.1 second intervals not used descent Exercise speed is faster than target speed. Please slow down. 3 times every 0.3 seconds not used

In operation S221, the mobile terminal 200 transmits the generated control information to the headset 100, and in operation S223, the headset outputs the transmitted control information.

3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an exercise state result to a headset in a mobile terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 3, in step S301, the mobile terminal 200 connects to the headset 100 through Bluetooth communication. In step S303, the mobile terminal 200 checks whether the exercise state measurement mode is selected. If it is determined in step S303 that the exercise state measurement mode is selected, the mobile terminal 200 proceeds to step S305 to determine whether or not to set a target value for deriving a result for the exercise state of the headset 100. Proceed to

If it is determined in step S305 that the target value is not set, the mobile terminal 200 proceeds to step S307 to set the target value, and if it is determined that the target value is set, proceeds to step S309 to measure the exercise state. The signal for the mode is transmitted to the headset 100. In this case, the set target value may include a target distance, a target time, a predetermined time, an output mode of the headset 100, and the like. For example, when the target distance is 6.0Km and the target time is 1 hour, the target speed calculated as the target distance and the target time may be 1.7m / s. In this case, the predetermined time may be a reference time for measuring the average speed of the headset 100, and the predetermined time may be, for example, 5 minutes. In addition, a detailed description of the target value setting will be described with reference to FIG. 4.

Thereafter, the mobile terminal 200 receives an exercise state, that is, an exercise speed, from the headset 100 in step S311, and calculates an average speed of the received exercise speed in step S313. At this time, the mobile terminal 200 calculates the average speed with respect to the movement speed of the headset 100 for the predetermined time.

In step S315, the mobile terminal 200 compares the calculated average speed with the target speed stored in the mobile terminal 200, and if the average speed is greater than the target speed, the control information for the movement speed falling in step S317 in the headset 100 ). In addition, if the average speed is smaller than the target speed in step S315, in step S319, control information on the increase in the movement speed is transmitted to the headset 100. Thereafter, in step S321, the mobile terminal 200 determines that the moving distance of the headset 100 is the same as the target distance, and if the moving distance is the same as the target distance, the mobile terminal 200 moves by the target distance and the exercise state measurement mode. The control information indicating the end is transmitted to the headset 100 in step S323. On the contrary, if the moving distance is not equal to the target distance, the process returns to step S311 and repeats the same steps from step S311.

For example, if the average speed of the headset 100 is 1.5 m / s or less for 5 minutes calculated by the mobile terminal 200, the exercise speed is increased by 0.2 m / s slower than the stored target speed of 1.7 m / s. To transmit the control information to the headset (100). On the contrary, if the average speed of the headset 100 is 1.9 m / s or more for 5 minutes calculated by the mobile terminal 200, the control information is transmitted to the headset 100 to decrease the exercise speed. In addition, a numerical value (eg, the 0.2 m / s) that is a reference of the control information for the increase / fall of the exercise speed may be stored as a target value.

4 is a detailed flowchart illustrating a method of setting a target value for calculating an exercise state result according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 4, in step S401, the mobile terminal 200 sets a target distance, a target time, and a predetermined time. In operation S403, the mobile terminal 200 calculates a target speed from the target distance and the target time. For example, if the target distance is stored at 6.0Km and the target time is 1 hour in step S401, the portable terminal 200 calculates the target speed as 1.7m / s in step S403.

Thereafter, in step S405, the mobile terminal 200 selects whether or not the output mode database of the headset 100 is changed and proceeds to step S407, or proceeds to step S409.

When the mobile terminal 200 selects a change to the database in the output mode in step S405, the mobile terminal 200 changes and sets the database in the output mode in step S407, and sets the target distance set in the step S401 and the database. The target time, the predetermined time, and the target speed calculated in step S403 are stored in step S409. In this case, the predetermined time may be a time for calculating an average speed of the headset 100. For example, if the predetermined time is stored for 5 minutes, the mobile terminal 200 may calculate an average speed for the exercise speed of the headset 100 during 5 minutes.

If the mobile terminal 200 does not select a change to the database of the output mode in step S405, the mobile terminal 200 in step S409 target distance, target time, a predetermined time and the target speed calculated in step S403 Save it.

5 is a flowchart illustrating a method of providing an exercise state in a headset according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 5, when the controller 109 detects that the mobile terminal 200 is connected to the mobile terminal 200 through Bluetooth communication in step S501, the controller 109 is selected from the mobile terminal 200 through the Bluetooth unit 101 in step S503. Receive a signal for the mode. If the received signal is a signal for the exercise state measurement mode, the process proceeds to step S505. If the signal is not a signal for the exercise state measurement mode, the process proceeds to step S523 to perform a corresponding function for the signal. The corresponding function may be an incoming call or an MP3 data receiving function.

In step S505 the controller 109 enters the exercise state measurement mode in response to the received signal, and in step S507 the controller 109 controls the acceleration sensor unit 105 to activate the acceleration sensor. In operation S509, the controller 109 controls the acceleration sensor to detect an exercise state of the headset 100 and measures an exercise state of the headset 100, that is, an exercise speed. In step S511, the controller 109 controls the Bluetooth unit 101 to transmit the measured exercise speed to the mobile terminal 200.

Thereafter, the controller 109 receives control information from the mobile terminal 200 in step S513 and determines whether the control information is control information for ending the exercise state measurement mode in step S515. If it is not the control information for the end of the exercise state measurement mode in step S515, the control unit 109 proceeds to step S517 to output the control information. Thereafter, the controller 109 returns to step S509 to repeat the above process.

However, if the control information for the end of the exercise state measurement mode in step S515, the control unit 109 outputs the control information for the end of the measurement mode in step S519 and the control unit 109 ends the exercise state measurement mode in step S521. .

In this case, when the controller 109 receives a predetermined time from the target values set by the mobile terminal 200, the controller 109 may calculate the average speed of the measured exercise speed and transmit the calculated average speed to the mobile terminal 200. In addition, the controller 109 may simultaneously perform the exercise state measurement mode while playing MP3 music data received from the mobile terminal 200.

Although the present invention has been described in detail so far, it should be apparent that the embodiments mentioned in the process are only illustrative, and not restrictive, and the present invention is provided by the following claims. Within the scope not departing from the scope of the present invention, changes in the components that can be coped evenly will fall within the scope of the present invention.

As described above, the present invention has the effect of minimizing the inconvenience caused when checking the exercise state by checking the exercise state of the user with a headset using a Bluetooth communication with the mobile terminal.

In addition, the present invention has the effect of extending the use of the Bluetooth headset by adjusting the amount of exercise by checking the exercise state with a headset equipped with an acceleration sensor during exercise.

Claims (14)

In the exercise state providing method using a headset for performing a Bluetooth communication with the mobile terminal, Measuring, by the headset, the exercise state of the subscriber in the exercise state measurement mode and transmitting the measured state to the mobile terminal; The mobile terminal analyzing the measured exercise state and transmitting control information to the headset; And outputting control information received by the headset. The method of claim 1, wherein the transmitting of the control information to the headset is performed. Calculating an average speed of the exercise state transmitted from the headset and comparing the average speed with a preset target speed; And And generating control information according to a result of comparing the average speed with the target speed. The method of claim 2, wherein generating the control information according to the comparison result And comparing the average speed with the target speed to generate the control information for the lowering of the exercise state. The method of claim 2, wherein generating the control information according to the comparison result And comparing the average speed with the target speed to generate the control information for the increase in the exercise state. The method of claim 2, wherein generating the control information according to the comparison result And if the numerical value of the target speed and the average speed coincide with each other as a result of the comparison, generating control information for the termination of the exercise state measurement mode. The method of claim 3 or 4, wherein the outputting of the control information received by the headset comprises: Measuring the exercise state of the subscriber according to the control information and transmitting the exercise state to the portable terminal. The method of claim 5, The headset further includes the step of ending the exercise state measurement mode according to the control information for the end of the exercise state measurement mode. The method of claim 2, wherein the control information And an output mode of the headset corresponding to the comparison result and the comparison result, a remaining distance to the set target distance, and a remaining time to the target time. The method of claim 8, wherein the output mode of the headset Exercise state providing method comprising a vibration output mode, a voice message output mode, a beep output mode. The method of claim 1, And before the headset enters the exercise state measuring mode, the mobile terminal selecting an exercise state measuring mode and transmitting a signal for the measuring mode to the headset. The method of claim 10, wherein transmitting a signal for the measurement mode to the headset Determining whether to set a target value for the exercise state when the exercise state measurement mode is selected; And transmitting a signal for the measurement mode to the headset when the target value is set. The method of claim 11, Setting and storing a target distance, a target time, and a predetermined time for calculating the average speed when the target value is not set; And calculating and storing a target speed based on the set target distance and target time. The method of claim 12, wherein the headset The exercise state providing method, characterized in that for repeating the exercise state measurement mode and the sleep mode on the basis of the set time to measure the exercise state. The method of claim 1, wherein the measuring of the exercise state and transmitting the measured state to the mobile terminal Activating an acceleration sensor when entering the exercise state measurement mode; Calculating an average speed of the exercise state measured by the acceleration sensor; And transmitting the calculated average speed to the mobile terminal.

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