KR101132661B1 - System and method for output using multiple bone conduction speaker, and bone conduction speaker thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an output system and method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers, and a terminal thereof, wherein a specific bone conduction speaker receives data from a terminal connected by wireless communication and wirelessly communicates from another bone conduction speaker while outputting the bone conduction method. Receiving a connection request to establish a session, and transmits and outputs the same data, this allows the user to listen to the same sound as other users with a simple one-time operation while listening to the sound from the external environment Will be.

Bone conduction speaker, acoustic listening, wireless communication

Description

System and method for output using multiple bone conduction speaker, and bone conduction speaker

The present invention relates to an output system using a bone conduction speaker, and in particular, to output the data output from a specific bone conduction speaker through the wireless communication with the terminal and the same via the wireless communication between the bone conduction speaker and another bone conduction speaker. The present invention relates to an output system and method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers, and a bone conduction speaker.

Bone conduction technology refers to a phenomenon in which sound waves are directly transmitted to the inner ear by using a bone conduction transducer (bone conduction transducer), and various techniques for transmitting sound waves using bone conduction technology are currently being developed.

The bone conduction technology can eliminate the user's frustration by not covering the ears with earphones or headphones, and also has the advantage of preventing fatigue and hearing deterioration by using the output devices such as earphones or headphones for a long time. Thus, bone conduction technology has its technical utility not only for people with hearing problems but also for those who do not.

However, since bone conduction technology is to conduct sound waves in direct contact with a user's body, there is a limit that several people cannot hear the same sound together, such as a speaker that outputs sound to an open place.

Therefore, there is a need for a method in which a plurality of people can listen to the same sound by a bone conduction method, and in particular, a person who is listening to another person with a simple operation such as pressing a button in the case of a person who is uncomfortable with not only hearing but also other body movements. There is a need for a way to hear sound together.

The present invention has been proposed to solve the above-described problems, the output system and method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers that the user of the bone conduction speaker can simultaneously listen to the sound that another person is listening in a simple operation, the bone The purpose is to provide a conducting speaker.

Output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention for achieving the above object, the terminal for transmitting data through wireless communication, the wireless communication connection request and after the wireless communication connection is made, connected wireless communication A second bone conduction speaker for receiving the data through the bone conduction method and receiving the data from the terminal and outputting the bone conduction method, and receiving the wireless communication connection request from the second bone conduction speaker After confirming that the bone conduction speaker is a bone conduction speaker that is allowed to connect wirelessly, make a wireless communication connection, and transmit the same data to the second bone conduction speaker through the connected wireless communication to the second bone conduction speaker. It includes a first bone conduction speaker to be output to.

The bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention for achieving the above object, the transmission and reception unit for transmitting and receiving data, and stores the identifier information of the bone conduction speaker allowed wireless communication connection The wireless communication module performs wireless communication, and receives data from the terminal through the transceiver using the wireless communication module to output data in a bone conduction manner, and requests a wireless communication connection from another bone conduction speaker through the transceiver. Upon receipt, the other bone conduction speaker confirms that the bone conduction speaker is allowed to wirelessly connect with reference to the identifier information stored in the storage unit, establishes a wireless communication connection using the wireless communication module, and then connects the terminal to the terminal. By transmitting the same data to the other bone conduction speaker received from And a control unit for outputting.

In the bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention, the control unit is characterized in that the wireless communication connection using a short-range wireless communication technology.

In the bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention, the control unit, and the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker included in the wireless communication connection request information received from the second bone conduction speaker The identifier stored in the storage unit may be compared to determine whether the bone conduction speaker is allowed to connect wirelessly.

In the bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention, the control unit receives the identifier information of the bone conduction speaker allowed the wireless communication from the terminal via the transceiver unit to the storage unit It is characterized by storing.

Output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention for achieving the above object, the first output step in which the first bone conduction speaker receives data from the terminal connected to the wireless communication and outputs the bone conduction method, the first output step When the bone conduction speaker receives a wireless communication connection request from the second bone conduction speaker, the second bone conduction speaker confirms that the bone conduction speaker is allowed to wireless communication connection and the wireless communication connection, and the first goal And a second output step of transmitting the same data as the data received from the terminal by the conduction speaker to the second bone conduction speaker to output the bone conduction method.

In the output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention, the connection step, characterized in that for wireless communication connection using a short-range wireless communication technology.

In the output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention, the connecting step, the first bone conduction speaker is a wireless communication connection by referring to the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker included in the wireless communication connection request information It is characterized by checking whether the bone conduction speaker is allowed.

In the output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention, the connecting step, the identifier of the bone conduction speaker allowed wireless communication connection previously stored in the first bone conduction speaker and the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker The comparison is characterized in that whether the wireless communication connection is allowed bone conduction speaker.

The output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers of the present invention, before the connecting step, the first bone conduction speaker further comprises the step of receiving and storing the identifier of the bone conduction speaker allowed to connect the wireless communication from the terminal; Characterized in that.

According to the present invention, a user of a bone conduction speaker can simultaneously listen to a sound being heard by another person with a simple operation, and a plurality of people can listen at the same time even when sound data for listening are stored in only one terminal. have.

According to the present invention, it is possible for a plurality of people on the move to simultaneously listen to sound transmitted from one terminal by using a bone conduction speaker attached to each body, such as a band form.

According to the present invention, when moving, exercising, or working, a plurality of people can listen to the sound information from the terminal at the same time as the sound heard by the ear, and in particular, the situation information, such as during an emergency situation such as a disaster, disaster, etc. If you need to listen to the sound coming from the outside while listening to, a plurality of people can evacuate while listening to the evacuation information transmitted from a single terminal with a simple operation, even people with discomfort, such as pressing a button You can listen to the contents transmitted from the terminal provided in the place, such as lectures alone.

According to the present invention, data can be received and output in a relay manner from another bone conduction speaker without the burden of transmitting data corresponding to sound through wireless communication from one terminal to all the plurality of bone conduction speakers. Thus, the power consumption burden of the terminal can be reduced. In addition, in the case of a terminal that is easily located inside a user's bag or clothing such as a mobile terminal, it is possible to transmit data corresponding to sound to another terminal in a better radio wave environment using a bone conduction speaker exposed in the air. . In addition, even in the case of the bone conduction speaker relatively far from the terminal, it is possible to receive and output data corresponding to sound if it is within the radio wave transmission and reception distance with other bone conduction speakers.

Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. However, in describing in detail the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, if it is determined that the detailed description of the related known functions or configurations may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description thereof will be omitted. In addition, the same reference numerals are used for parts having similar functions and functions throughout the drawings.

1 is a block diagram showing an output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, an output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers includes a first bone conduction speaker 100, a second bone conduction speaker 200, and a terminal 300.

Normally, vibrations of sound waves transmitted to the air are transmitted to the eardrum in the ear. Inside the eardrum are three bones called osseous bones, whose vibrations are transmitted to the screw-like cochlea. The cochlea is filled with a liquid called linvax, and when its vibration is converted into an electrical signal and transmitted to the auditory nerve, the human brain recognizes sound.

Bone conduction is the omission of the process of vibrations passing through the eardrum and the osseous bone in this sound recognition mechanism, and sends the vibration of sound waves directly to the cochlea through the skull. That is, the bone conduction speakers 100 and 200 include bone conduction transducers, and the bone conduction oscillators of the bone conduction speakers 100 and 200 in contact with the user's body correspond to sound waves on the bones of the person. Transmitting vibrations, sound waves are transmitted to the skull through human bones and transmitted to the inner ear. Therefore, even if the hearing impaired in the eardrum or isol bone, if the cochlear or auditory nerve is normal, you can hear the sound using bone conduction.

In the present invention, the first bone conduction speaker 100 and the second bone conduction speaker 200 are sound output devices for transmitting sound waves to the inner ear in such a bone conduction manner. In general, the small wave having the same traveling direction and the wave direction is well transmitted at a high density of the medium, and the first bone conduction speaker 100 and the second bone conduction speaker 200 have a relatively higher density of the medium than the skin and organs. Using human bones, vibrations of sound waves are transmitted to the cochlea of the user.

Thus, since the intensity of the small-wave vibration may be attenuated in the joints of the wrist, the cuff, the shoulder, and the like, the user of the first bone conduction speaker 100 and the second bone conduction speaker 200 may be a speaker located at a position close to the skull, exactly the cochlea. It is preferable that the vibrations are transmitted by touching (100, 200).

That is, the first bone conduction speaker 100 and the second bone conduction speaker 200 of the present invention are attached to the human body such as bands, headphones, hats, necklaces, watches, glasses, teeth, etc. to output sound waves through the bones. It may be one of all possible devices, but it is desirable to be in the form of glasses, teeth, hats, necklaces, etc. directly in contact with the skull for maximum transmission of vibration for bone conduction. The bone conduction speakers 100 and 200 may be manufactured by using an arm band form that can be attached directly below.

The first bone conduction speaker 100 includes a wireless communication module for connecting a wireless communication session with the terminal 300, and through this, receives the data transmitted from the terminal 300 and outputs the bone conduction method. can do.

The second bone conduction speaker 200, like the first bone conduction speaker 100, includes a wireless communication module, through which the first bone conduction speaker 100 receives the data received from the terminal 300, the first Received from the bone conduction speaker 100 can be output in the bone conduction method.

The terminal 300 should be interpreted as a concept that includes all equipment that is currently developed and commercialized or will be developed in the future, such as a personal computer (PC), a home appliance, and a mobile communication device. The terminal 300 of the present invention may be a portable terminal capable of data communication with a first bone conduction speaker 100 or a second bone conduction speaker 200 attached to a body and portable by a person. The terminal 300 includes a wireless communication module that enables wireless communication with the first bone conduction speaker 100 or the second bone conduction speaker 200. Using this, the terminal 300 may receive the identifier information of the second bone conduction speaker 200 from the second bone conduction speaker 200 and transmit it to the first bone conduction speaker 100.

The first bone conduction speaker 100 establishes a wireless communication session with the terminal 300, receives data, outputs a corresponding sound in a bone conduction manner, and allows the user to listen.

When the first bone conduction speaker 300 receives a wireless communication connection request from the second bone conduction speaker 200 while the first bone conduction speaker 100 receives and outputs data from the terminal 300, the second bone conduction speaker 100 receives the data from the terminal 300. The conduction speaker 200 confirms that the bone conduction speaker is allowed to wireless communication connection and makes a wireless communication connection.

To this end, the first bone conduction speaker 100 may store the identifier information of the bone conduction speaker allowed wireless connection therein, the identifier is received by the first bone conduction speaker 100 from the terminal 300 It may have been saved. That is, the terminal 300 receives the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker 200 through wireless communication with the second bone conduction speaker 200, and the second bone conduction speaker 200 as the first bone conduction speaker 100. ) Can be sent and stored. Thereafter, the first bone conduction speaker 100 compares the identifier information stored therein with the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker 200 when there is a wireless communication connection request from the second bone conduction speaker 200, and thus, the second bone conduction speaker 100. The conduction speaker 200 confirms that the bone conduction speaker is allowed to wirelessly connect with the first bone conduction speaker 100 and may perform a wireless communication connection.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the first bone conduction speaker 100 receives the identifier information directly from the second bone conduction speaker 200 connected to the wireless communication and stores the identifier information therein, using the second bone The conduction speaker 200 may make a wireless communication connection by checking whether the speaker is a wireless communication connection.

To this end, when the second bone conduction speaker 200 makes a wireless communication connection request to the first bone conduction speaker 100, identifier information of the second bone conduction speaker 200 is included in a header such as a message for requesting wireless communication connection. It can be transmitted including. The second bone conduction speaker 200 may include an input device for requesting a wireless communication connection to the first bone conduction speaker 100. The input device included in the second bone conduction speaker 200 may be, for example, a button that can be pressed in a simple operation so that a person in an emergency situation or a person who is inconvenient to make a wireless communication connection easily. Can be done.

At this time, the first bone conduction speaker 100, the second bone conduction speaker 200 and the terminal 300, such as Zigbee (zigbee), picocast (picocast), Bluetooth (bluetooth), UWB, Wi-Fi, WGB, etc. Wireless communication can be established using a local area network. The short-range wireless communication technology used for the wireless communication connection in the present invention is not limited to the above-described technology, and should be interpreted as a concept including all wireless communication technologies that are currently being developed or will be completed and commercialized in the future.

The configuration and operation of the first bone conduction speaker 100 for outputting sound by transmitting data to the second bone conduction speaker 200 by wireless communication according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2. Shall be.

2 is a block diagram showing a first bone conduction speaker 100 in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers according to an embodiment of the present invention. 1 and 2, the first bone conduction speaker 100 of the present embodiment includes a transceiver 110, a storage 120, a wireless communication module 130, a controller 140, and an output unit 150. It is configured to include.

The transceiver 110 has an interface for performing data transmission and reception with the terminal 300 and the second bone conduction speaker 200 using wireless communication.

Storage unit 120 is a storage for storing the identifier information of the bone conduction speaker allowed to connect wireless communication. In addition, the storage unit 120 stores data transmitted to the second bone conduction speaker 200. The data stored in the storage unit 120 includes sound information that can be output in a bone conduction manner.

The wireless communication module 130 makes a logical connection with the terminal 300 and the second bone conduction speaker 200 for data transmission and reception using wireless communication. The wireless communication module 130 may establish a wireless communication session with any terminal or any bone conduction speaker using short range wireless communication technologies such as Zigbee, picocast, Bluetooth, UWB, Wi-Fi, and WGB.

The output unit 150 functions to output sound under the control of the controller 140. The output unit 150 of the present invention includes a bone conduction vibrator for outputting sound in a bone conduction method.

The controller 140 controls overall operations of the transceiver 110, the inputter 320, the storage 120, the wireless communication module 130, and the outputter 150.

The controller 140 receives an identifier of the second bone conduction speaker 200 through the transceiver 110 to allow receiving data from the first bone conduction speaker 100 and stores the identifier in the storage 120. To this end, the control unit 140 scans all bone conduction speakers within a distance capable of wireless communication using the wireless communication module 130, and receives an identifier from the second bone conduction speaker 200, among which the storage unit ( 120). In addition, the controller 140 may receive the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker 200 from the terminal 300 and store the identifier in the storage unit 120.

The controller 140 controls the wireless communication session establishment with the terminal 300 and the second bone conduction speaker 200 using the wireless communication module 130. If the first bone conduction speaker 100 and the wireless communication connection between the terminal 300, the controller 140 receives the data corresponding to the sound from the terminal 300 through the transceiver 110 and output unit 150 Output by bone conduction method using. In this case, the controller 140 may store data received from the terminal 300 in the storage 120.

When the controller 140 receives a request for a wireless communication connection from the second bone conduction speaker 200 through the transceiver 110, the second bone conduction speaker 200 included in a header of the received wireless communication connection message, and the like. ) And whether the identifier stored in the storage unit 120 matches. If the identifiers match, the controller 140 makes a wireless communication connection with the second bone conduction speaker 200 using the wireless communication module 130.

The controller 140 transmits the same data as the data received from the terminal 300 to the second bone conduction speaker 200 when a wireless communication connection is established between the first bone conduction speaker 100 and the second bone conduction speaker 200. To output it. In this manner, while the user of the first bone conduction speaker 100 receives data from the terminal 300 and listens to the bone conduction method, the second bone conduction speaker 200 user presses a button such as a simple operation. It is possible to listen to and listen to.

According to the present invention, a process of listening to data transmitted by the terminal 300 using a bone conduction speaker will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 3.

3 is a flow chart of an output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3, a wireless communication connection is established between the first bone conduction speaker 100 and the terminal 300 (S310), and the first bone conduction speaker 100 receives data transmitted from the terminal 300 ( S320). In addition, the first bone conduction speaker 100 attached to the user's body outputs a sound corresponding to the data received in step S320 in a bone conduction manner so that the user can listen to the sound (S330).

In step S310, it is possible to establish a communication connection using a short range wireless communication technology such as Zigbee, picocast, Bluetooth, UWB, Wi-Fi, and WGB.

When the first bone conduction speaker 100 receives a wireless communication connection request from the second bone conduction speaker 200 while receiving and outputting data from the terminal 300 (S340), the first bone conduction speaker 100 is The second bone conduction speaker 200 confirms that the bone conduction speaker is allowed to make a wireless communication connection with the first bone conduction speaker 100 and receive and output data (S350).

In operation S340, the second bone conduction speaker 200 may request a wireless communication connection to the first bone conduction speaker 100 by receiving a user input using an input device such as a button provided in the second bone conduction speaker 200. For example, in step S340, the second bone conduction speaker 200 includes a header of a message transmitted to request a wireless communication connection to the first bone conduction speaker 100, and the like of the second bone conduction speaker 200. The identifier may be included, and in step S350, the first bone conduction speaker 100 compares the identifier included in the corresponding message with an identifier previously stored in the internal storage to determine whether the bone conduction speaker is allowed for wireless communication connection. You can check whether or not. In addition, step S340 may be performed by changing the order before and after step S320 or step S330.

In operation S350, the first bone conduction speaker 100 confirming that the second bone conduction speaker 200 is a wireless communication connection allowed speaker makes wireless communication connection with the second bone conduction speaker 200 (S370). In operation S370, a wireless communication connection may be performed using a short range wireless communication technology.

In addition, the first bone conduction speaker 100 transmits data to the second bone conduction speaker 200 attached to the user's body (S380), so that the sound corresponding to the data is output in a bone conduction manner (S390). .

As described above and described with reference to a preferred embodiment for illustrating the technical idea of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the configuration and operation as shown and described as such, without departing from the scope of the technical idea It will be understood by those skilled in the art that many changes and modifications to the present invention are possible. And all such modifications and changes as fall within the scope of the present invention are therefore to be regarded as being within the scope of the present invention.

The present invention enables a plurality of users to listen to the same sound through a single terminal in a bone conduction manner, and listens to the same sound among acquaintances or by a simple operation in a lecture place for the hearing impaired. Makes it possible to do In addition, since a bone conduction speaker attached to the body is used, a plurality of people who are moving, a person who is inconvenient in physical movement, and a plurality of people who are in an emergency situation listen to sound from an external environment and transmit the sound from a specific terminal. It is possible to listen to the same sound.

1 is a block diagram showing an output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram showing a bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a flow chart of an output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Description of Symbols for Main Parts of Drawings>

100: first bone conduction speaker 110: transceiver

120: storage unit 130: wireless communication module

140: control unit 150: output unit

200: second bone conduction speaker 300: terminal

Claims (10)

A terminal for transmitting data through wireless communication; After transmitting a wireless communication connection request to a surrounding first bone conduction speaker and making a wireless communication connection with the first bone conduction speaker, receiving the data from the first bone conduction speaker through the connected wireless communication in a bone conduction manner. Output second bone conduction speaker; And Receiving the data from the terminal and outputting the bone conduction method, and receiving a wireless communication connection request from the second bone conduction speaker, and confirms whether the second bone conduction speaker is a bone conduction speaker allowed wireless connection A first bone conduction speaker for performing a wireless communication connection and transmitting the same data as the data received from the terminal to the second bone conduction speaker through a connected wireless communication; Output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers comprising a. Transceiver for transmitting and receiving data; A storage unit storing identifier information of another bone conduction speaker allowed to connect to a wireless communication; A wireless communication module for performing a wireless communication connection for transmitting and receiving the data; An output unit for outputting sound in a bone conduction method; Receiving data from the terminal through the transceiver using the wireless communication module to output the bone conduction method using the output unit, and receives a wireless communication connection request from another bone conduction speaker through the transceiver stored in the storage unit After confirming that the other bone conduction speaker is a bone conduction speaker allowing wireless communication connection with reference to the identifier information, and if the bone conduction speaker permits wireless communication connection, after wireless communication connection using the wireless communication module, A controller for transmitting the same data to the other bone conduction speaker through the transceiver; Bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers comprising a. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit Bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers characterized in that the wireless communication connection using a short-range wireless communication technology. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit Comparing the identifier of the other bone conduction speaker included in the wireless communication connection request received from the other bone conduction speaker with the identifier stored in the storage unit to determine whether the bone conduction speaker is allowed for wireless communication connection. Bone conduction speaker in output system using bone conduction speaker. The method of claim 2, wherein the control unit Bone conduction speaker in the output system using a plurality of bone conduction speakers, characterized in that for receiving the identifier information of the bone conduction speaker allowed for wireless communication from the terminal via the transceiver. A first output step in which the first bone conduction speaker receives data from a wirelessly connected terminal and outputs the bone conduction method; When the first bone conduction speaker receives a wireless communication connection request from the second bone conduction speaker, the second bone conduction speaker confirms that the bone conduction speaker is allowed to connect wirelessly and connects to the second bone conduction speaker. A connection step of performing; And A second output step of transmitting the same data as the data received from the terminal by the first bone conduction speaker to the second bone conduction speaker to output the bone conduction method; Output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers comprising a. The method of claim 6, wherein the connecting step An output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers characterized in that the wireless communication connection using a short-range wireless communication technology. The method of claim 6, wherein the connecting step Output using a plurality of bone conduction speakers to determine whether the first bone conduction speaker is a bone conduction speaker is allowed wireless communication connection by referring to the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker included in the wireless communication connection request Way. The method of claim 8, wherein the connecting step Comparing the identifier of the bone conduction speaker allowed wireless communication connection previously stored in the first bone conduction speaker and the identifier of the second bone conduction speaker to determine whether the bone conduction speaker is allowed wireless communication connection Output method using a plurality of bone conduction speakers. The method according to claim 9, wherein before the connecting step And receiving and storing, by the first bone conduction speaker, an identifier of a bone conduction speaker allowing the wireless communication connection from the terminal.

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