KR101649661B1 - Ear set apparatus and method for controlling the same - Google Patents

Abstract

[0001] The present invention relates to an ear-set device which can be used in connection with a vehicle and a control method of the ear-set device, and more particularly to an ear- A second sensing unit formed on the main body and sensing a position of the main body; and a second sensing unit formed on the main body, , When the vehicle is driven in a state in which the earphone is mounted by the user, information related to the running of the vehicle is received from the predetermined vehicle driving information providing means, and the received information is outputted as at least one of the vibration and sound signals And a control unit for controlling the earphone so that the earphone is connected to the earphone.

Description

[0001] EAR SET APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME [0002]

The present invention relates to an ear-set device which can be used in connection with a vehicle and a control method of the device.

Nowadays, due to the development of information and communication technology, various devices that can release the locked state of the vehicle from a remote place even though the user does not directly insert the vehicle key into the insertion hole installed in the door of the vehicle. These devices are called 'smart keys' and allow the user to unlock the vehicle at a distance of more than 1 meter or to lock the vehicle.

However, such a smart key also allows the user to unlock the vehicle from a remote place without inserting the physical key into the key entrance of the vehicle. I had to carry the key separately. Accordingly, various studies have been conducted to solve the problem that the user always carries the key of the vehicle.

An object of the present invention is to enable a user to release a locked state of a vehicle, to change a state of a vehicle to a locked state, and to control various functions of the vehicle by using an earset device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a user with various information related to the operation of the vehicle through the earphone when the user wears the ear-set device and board the vehicle.

Another object of the present invention is to enable the ear-set device to provide different hearing functions to the user based on the position of the user wearing the ear-set device.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an earphone device including: a main body; an earphone connected to the main body and outputting at least one of a vibration signal and an acoustic signal; A second sensing part formed on the main body and sensing a position of the main body; and a second sensing part formed on the main body, wherein when the position of the main body is inside a predetermined vehicle, When the vehicle is driven in a state in which the earphone is mounted, receiving information related to the driving of the vehicle from the predetermined vehicle driving information providing means and outputting the received information to at least one of the vibration and sound signals And a control unit for controlling the control unit.

In one embodiment, the portable terminal further includes a microphone capable of sensing a sound signal from the outside of the main body, wherein the control unit detects a human voice from the external sound signal, And outputs at least one of an acoustic signal corresponding to information related to the running of the vehicle and a voice of the detected person through the earphone.

In one embodiment, the control unit attenuates the noise included in the external acoustic signal to a level of a certain level or less, and generates at least one of the sound of the person and the sound signal corresponding to the information related to the running of the vehicle Is output with a magnitude equal to or greater than a predetermined level than the magnitude of the attenuated noise.

In one embodiment, the noise included in the external acoustic signal is a stationary noise that occurs repeatedly at a constant or constant cycle, and the variation of the noise is a certain level or less.

In one embodiment, the controller detects noise included in the external sound signal based on noise information stored in advance according to the type and characteristics of the vehicle.

In one embodiment, when the sound of the person and the sound signal corresponding to the information related to the driving of the vehicle are simultaneously output, the controller may control the sound output so that the size of one of the sound output is larger than a size of the other And the output gain is controlled.

In one embodiment, the control unit detects a noise component corresponding to a predetermined emergency situation from the external acoustic signal, and determines whether or not a noise corresponding to the emergency noise is generated based on the detection result, And outputting at least one signal through the earphone.

In one embodiment, the control unit further detects a direction in which the noise corresponding to the emergency situation is generated, detects any one of the earphones worn on both ears of the user, the one corresponding to the direction in which the noise corresponding to the emergency occurs So that the vibration is output.

In an exemplary embodiment, the controller may output the intensity of the noise corresponding to the emergency situation to an intensity greater than or equal to the predetermined minimum level when the intensity of the noise corresponding to the emergency situation is less than a predetermined minimum level, And controls the earphone to output the intensity of the sound signal at a predetermined intensity level or less when the sound level exceeds a predetermined maximum level.

In one embodiment, the noise corresponding to the emergency includes a siren sound or explosion sound of an ambulance or a police car, and a horn sound of another vehicle.

In one embodiment, the control unit may be configured to: connect with at least one other device located inside the vehicle when the vehicle is driven with the earphone mounted, And the information is outputted through the earphone to at least one of a vibration and an acoustic signal.

In one embodiment, the at least one other device includes a user's mobile terminal, and when the specific function is performed in the mobile terminal, the control unit determines the occurrence of the event, Information is received from the mobile terminal and is outputted through the earphone to at least one of a vibration and an acoustic signal.

In one embodiment, when the specific function is a function of transmitting and receiving a message, the controller converts a message received by the mobile terminal into a voice signal through a TTS (Text to Speech) function, outputs the voice signal through the earphone, The mobile terminal is controlled so that the voice of the user is detected and the voice of the detected user is converted into text information through the STT (Speech To Text) function, and the message is transmitted to the mobile terminal and a message including the converted text information is transmitted .

In one embodiment, the control unit outputs information related to the specific point as an acoustic signal to a specific point at which the path of the vehicle is changed, before reaching the vehicle, and outputs, as an acoustic signal, When the vehicle arrives, controls the earphone so that vibration is output to any one of earphones worn by the user on both ears, corresponding to the route of the vehicle being changed at the specific point.

In one embodiment, the control unit performs a control function for controlling the state of the vehicle based on a distance between the vehicle and the main body, when the position of the main body is not the inside of the vehicle do.

In one embodiment, the control unit further detects whether or not there is a request from the user, when the distance between the vehicle and the main body satisfies a requirement for performing a control function for controlling the state of the vehicle, And performs a function of controlling the state of the vehicle only when a request of the user is detected.

In one embodiment, the request of the user is made through a voice command of the user, and the control unit is configured to control the voice recognition unit based on the characteristics of the user voice included in the voice command, And performs the vehicle control function when it matches the predetermined vehicle control command.

In one embodiment, the first sensing unit may further include a sensor for sensing a user's bio-signal, and the controller may determine the state of the user from the bio-signal sensor, The ventilating state or the temperature of the inside of the vehicle is adjusted.

In one embodiment, the controller is configured to output a predetermined white noise through the earphone when it is determined that the user is in a drowsy operation as a result of the determination of the state of the user .

The method of controlling an earpiece according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes the steps of: detecting whether a user wears an earphone of the earpiece device; and when the user wears the earphone device, Detecting whether the earset device is inside the vehicle or not; detecting whether the earset device is inside the vehicle if the earset device is inside the vehicle; The method comprising the steps of: determining whether the user needs information related to the driving of the vehicle; and receiving information relating to the driving of the vehicle from the predetermined vehicle driving information providing means in accordance with the determination result, And controlling the earphone to output the received information to at least one of a vibration and an acoustic signal The features.

Therefore, the present invention enables the user to control the state of the vehicle by using the ear-set device, thereby allowing the user to control various states of the vehicle while listening to music through the ear-set device, So that it is possible to provide convenience.

In addition, the present invention provides various information related to the driving of the vehicle through the earphone when the user walks on the vehicle while wearing the ear-set device. Thus, in listening to the vehicle driving information, Can be minimized.

In addition, the present invention enables a user to control various devices located in the vehicle through the ear-set device when the user wears the ear-set device while wearing the ear-set device, Thereby preventing the user from being disturbed by the operation.

FIG. 1A is a block diagram illustrating an earphone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
1B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an earphone device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2A is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which an earpiece device according to an embodiment of the present invention receives and outputs information relating to vehicle operation; FIG.
FIG. 2B is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example in which an earphone device according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs event-related information generated in another device. FIG.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of an earpiece device according to an embodiment of the present invention, receiving information related to vehicle operation and outputting the information through an earphone.
FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of an earset device according to an embodiment of the present invention, in which noise is attenuated according to an active hearing aid function, and a gain of a specific component is adjusted and output.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of outputting a signal for notifying an emergency when an earpiece is detected from the outside through an earphone, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of outputting information related to an event occurring in another device through an earphone, according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is a flowchart illustrating in more detail the process of operating the earphone device according to the embodiment of the present invention in the earphone mode when the user is outside the vehicle.
8 is an exemplary view showing an example in which the earphone device according to the embodiment of the present invention outputs information related to the driving of the vehicle through the earphone.
9 is a diagram illustrating an example in which an earphone device according to an embodiment of the present invention outputs a signal through an earphone to inform the user when noise corresponding to an emergency is detected.
10 is an exemplary view illustrating an example in which an earphone device according to an embodiment of the present invention is connected to a smartphone.
11 is an exemplary view showing an example in which a locked state of a vehicle is released through an earpiece device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

It is noted that the technical terms used herein are used only to describe specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the invention. Also, the singular forms "as used herein include plural referents unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In this specification, "comprises" Or "include." Should not be construed to encompass the various components or stages described in the specification, and some or all of the components or steps may not be included, or the additional components or steps And the like.

Further, in the description of the technology disclosed in this specification, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted if it is determined that the gist of the technology disclosed in this specification may be obscured.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like or similar elements are denoted by the same or similar reference numerals, and redundant description thereof will be omitted. The suffix "module" and " part "for the components used in the following description are given or mixed in consideration of ease of specification, and do not have their own meaning or role. In the following description of the embodiments of the present invention, a detailed description of related arts will be omitted when it is determined that the gist of the embodiments disclosed herein may be blurred. It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. , ≪ / RTI > equivalents, and alternatives.

The ear-set device described in this specification includes a head set, a bluetooth ear phone, an HMD (Head Mounted Display) device, a smart glass, and the like, Devices that include a wearable device capable of outputting acoustic signals to at least one of the ears may be included.

1A and 1B. FIG. 1A is a block diagram for explaining an earphone device related to the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of an earphone device related to the present invention.

1A, an earphone device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a main body 110 and an ear phone 150 connected to the main body 110. Referring to FIG. The earphone 150 may be connected to the main body 110 in a wireless or wired manner and may output audio data transmitted from the main body 110 as an acoustic signal in response to a control signal input from the main body 110, And can output a vibration according to the control of the main body 110.

The main body 110 may include a control unit 111 and a communication unit 112 connected to the control unit 111, a position sensing unit 113, a memory 114 and a microphone 117. The main input unit 115, and a display unit 116. [ It should be noted that the components shown in FIG. 1A are not essential for implementing the earpiece device 100, so that the earpiece device 100 described herein may have more or fewer components than the components listed above have.

The communication unit 112 may include at least one earphone 150 and at least one earphone 150 that enables wireless communication between the earphone 150 and the main body 110 or between a predetermined external server or various external devices and the main body 110. [ Modules. For example, such a module may include a short range communication module or a wireless Internet module.

First, the wireless Internet module refers to a module for wireless Internet access, and may be built in or enclosed in the main body 110.

The wireless Internet module is configured to transmit and receive wireless signals in a communication network according to wireless Internet technologies.

Examples of such wireless Internet technologies include WLAN (Wireless LAN), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity), Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct, DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), WiBro World Wide Interoperability for Microwave Access (HSDPA), High Speed Uplink Packet Access (HSUPA), Long Term Evolution (LTE), and Long Term Evolution-Advanced (LTE-A) Transmits and receives data according to at least one wireless Internet technology, including Internet technologies not listed above.

The short-range communication module is for short range communication, and includes Bluetooth (registered trademark), Radio Frequency Identification (RFID), Infrared Data Association (IrDA), Ultra Wideband (UWB), ZigBee, Communication, Wi-Fi (Wireless-Fidelity), Wi-Fi Direct, and Wireless USB (Wireless Universal Serial Bus) technology. The short-range communication module is a module for wirelessly communicating between the main body 110 and the earphone 150 via the wireless area networks, the main body 110, and at least one external device connected to the main body 110. [ Communication can be supported.

Here, the external device may be a smart device (for example, a smart phone) or a wearable device (for example, a smart phone) capable of exchanging data with the earpiece device 100 according to the present invention, A smart watch, etc. Alternatively, the external device may be a variety of terminals provided inside the vehicle, for example, a device such as a navigation device. It may be a control device of a vehicle that controls various possible functions.

In this case, the main body 110 of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can receive information related to an event generated in the device from the device such as the smart phone through the communication unit 112 have. In addition, the main body 110 may receive information related to the driving of the vehicle from the navigation device or the control device of the vehicle through the communication part 112. In addition, the main body 110 may be wirelessly connected to a predetermined external server through the communication unit 112, and may receive various information from a connected server.

Meanwhile, the communication unit 112 may include a radio frequency (RF) module for transmitting the key information to the vehicle in a wireless data transmission mode required for a predetermined vehicle. In this case, the control unit 111 can transmit the key information or the like through the communication unit 112 to release the vehicle from the locked state or to switch the state of the vehicle to the locked state.

Meanwhile, the position sensing unit 113 may sense the current position of the earpiece device 100. For example, the position sensing unit 113 can sense whether the main body 110 is inside a predetermined vehicle or outside the vehicle. When the main body 110 is outside the vehicle, And whether or not it is within a predetermined distance from the sensor.

For example, the position sensing unit 113 may detect whether there is a control device of a specific vehicle within a preset external device, for example, within a predetermined distance, and if the earset device 100 determines It is possible to sense whether the vehicle is within a predetermined distance from the inside of the vehicle or the specific vehicle. When the control device of the specific vehicle is detected within the predetermined distance as a result of the detection, the distance between the control device of the specific vehicle and the main body 110 of the earpiece device 100 is calculated, It is possible to sense whether the ear-set device 100 is inside the specific vehicle.

On the other hand, the memory 114 stores data for supporting various functions of the earphone device 100. The memory 114 may store a plurality of application programs (application programs or applications) driven by the earpiece device 100, data for operation of the earpiece device 100, and instructions. At least some of these applications may be downloaded from an external server via wireless communication. Also, at least a part of these application programs may be stored in the main body 110 of the earphone device 100, for example, Function, etc.) on the earset device 100 from the time of shipment. The application program may be stored in the memory 114 and installed on the earset device 100 and may be operated by the control unit 111 to perform the operation (or function) of the earset device 100. [

The memory 114 may be a flash memory type, a hard disk type, a solid state disk type, an SDD type (Silicon Disk Drive type), a multimedia card micro type a random access memory (RAM), a static random access memory (SRAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an electrically erasable programmable memory (EEPROM) read-only memory (ROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), magnetic memory, magnetic disk, and optical disk. In addition, the earpiece device 100 may operate in association with a web storage that performs the storage function of the memory 114 on the Internet.

On the other hand, the microphone 117 senses an acoustic signal outside the earpiece device 100 and processes the sensed acoustic signal as electrical audio data. The processed audio data can be utilized variously according to functions (or application programs being executed) being performed in the ear-set device 100.

For example, the control unit 111 can receive acoustic signals around a user wearing the earpiece device 100 through the microphone 117. [ Then, noise can be detected from the received acoustic signal, and the detected noise can be attenuated. Alternatively, by detecting the sound component from the received external sound signal and increasing the output gain of the detected sound component, the sound signal contained in the sound signal around the user can be more clearly transmitted to the user have.

In addition, the control unit 111 can detect whether the external acoustic signal received from the microphone 117 includes noise corresponding to a predetermined emergency situation. If the external sound signal includes the noise corresponding to the emergency, the output gain of the noise component corresponding to the emergency can be increased and output from the received sound signal. In this case, the earphone 150 can more clearly output the noise component corresponding to the emergency situation, so that the user can more clearly recognize the occurrence of the emergency situation.

The controller 111 controls the overall operation of the earset device 100 in addition to the operations associated with the application programs or applications stored in the memory 114. [ The control unit 111 may process signals, data, information and the like received or outputted through the above-mentioned components, or may drive an application program stored in the memory 114 to provide appropriate information or functions to the user.

In addition, the control unit 111 may control at least some of the components illustrated in FIG. 1A to drive an application program or an application stored in the memory 114. FIG. Furthermore, the control unit 111 may operate at least two or more of the components included in the ear-set device 100 in combination for driving the application program.

Meanwhile, the control unit 111 of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can output various information related to the vehicle on which the user is currently traveling through the earphone 150. Wherein information relating to the vehicle can be received from a predetermined providing means. And the information related to the vehicle may be information related to the driving of the vehicle, and the providing means may be a vehicle control device for controlling various functions executable in the vehicle, or a navigation device provided in the vehicle, And a predetermined external server.

For example, the control unit 111 may sense the position of the earpiece device 100 at a predetermined period of time or in real time. As a result of the sensing, when the earset device 100 is inside the predetermined vehicle, it can receive various information related to the vehicle from the predetermined providing means, and output the received information through the earphone. Here, the control unit 111 may output the received information as an acoustic signal or output a vibration corresponding to the acoustic signal.

Here, when there are a plurality of earphones 150, the controller 111 may output the vibration or sound signals through any one of the earphones 150. For example, when the user wears earphones (first earphone and second earphone) on the left ear and the right ear, respectively, the control unit 111 controls the first earphone or the second earphone The vibration or sound signal may be outputted only to either one of them.

That is, if the driving information to be outputted is 'turn to the left direction', the controller 111 controls the first earphone to be worn on the left ear of the user so that the vibration or the sound signal is outputted can do. Therefore, even when the control unit 111 does not visually confirm the navigation information, the control unit 111 not only can receive the route information through the sound signal or vibration, but also provides more intuitive The route information of the vehicle can be recognized.

If the current location is not inside the vehicle, the controller 111 can detect whether the vehicle is in a predetermined position from the current position of the earset 100. And various functions related to the vehicle may be executed according to the user's selection according to the sensed result. That is, for example, when the vehicle exists within a predetermined distance from the position of the earpiece device 100, the control unit 111 cancels the locked state of the vehicle based on a request from the user, It is possible to switch to the locked state. The user's request may be made by the user's voice or by the user's input to at least one key included in the ear-set device 100.

Meanwhile, the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may further include a display unit 116 that can display (output) information processed in the earphone device 100. [ For example, the display unit 116 may display execution screen information of an application program driven by the earpiece device 100, or UI (User Interface) and GUI (Graphic User Interface) information according to the execution screen information. The display unit 116 may be implemented as a touch screen including a touch sensor that senses a touch with respect to the display unit 116 so as to receive a control command by a touch method. When a touch is made to the display unit 116, the touch sensor senses the touch, and the control unit 111 generates a control command corresponding to the touch based on the touch.

When information is inputted through the user input unit 115, the controller 180 controls the operation of the ear set device 100 so as to correspond to the input information. The user input unit 115 is for receiving information from the user. have. The user input unit 115 may include a mechanical input means (or a mechanical key, e.g., a button located on the rear or side of the earset device 100, a dome switch, a jog wheel, Jog switches, etc.) and touch-type input means.

For example, the touch-type input means may comprise a virtual key, a soft key or a visual key displayed on the touch screen through software processing, And a touch key disposed on the touch panel. Meanwhile, the virtual key or the visual key can be displayed on the touch screen having various forms, for example, a graphic, a text, an icon, a video, Or a combination thereof.

At least one earphone 150 may be included in the earset device 100. For example, a pair of earphones 150 may be included to be worn on the left and right ears of the earphone 150, respectively. In this case, the control unit 111 may control the respective earphones 150 to output different sound signals.

Meanwhile, the earphone 150 may include a wearing sensor 151. For example, the wear detection unit 151 detects whether the earphone 150 is worn on the user's body, that is, the ear of the user, and includes at least one sensor such as a contact sensor or a proximity sensor. . ≪ / RTI > In this case, the wear detection unit 151 may transmit the sensing result sensed by the at least one sensor to the control unit 111. Accordingly, the control unit 111 controls the state of the earphone 150 wearing the user Or not.

Although not shown, the earphone 150 may further include a vibration module. For example, the vibration module may include a haptic module or a vibrator to generate a vibration effect or various tactile effects. The intensity and the pattern of the vibration generated in the vibration module can be controlled by the setting of the user's selection or control unit 111.

In addition to vibration, the vibration module may include a pin arrangement vertically moving with respect to the contact skin surface, a spraying force or suction force of the air through the injection port or the suction port, scratches on the skin surface, contact of the electrode, And various tactile effects such as an effect of reproducing a cold sensation using an endothermic or exothermic element.

It should be understood that the earphone 150 may include a wireless module for wireless connection with the main body 110 although not shown. In this case, the earphone 150 may be wirelessly connected to the main body 110 through the wireless module, and may receive the wireless signal transmitted from the main body 110.

1B is a conceptual diagram showing an example of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

1B, an earpiece device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a main body 110 and earphones 150a and 150b which may be physically coupled to or separated from the main body 110 have. That is, as shown in FIG. 1B, the earphones 150a and 150b can be accommodated in the storage space formed on both sides of the case constituting the main body 110 when not in use. At least one of the received earphones 150a and 150b may be separated according to a user's selection.

As shown in FIG. 1B, the earphones 150a and 150b may be physically separated from the main body 110. FIG. In this case, various audio data transmitted from the main body 110 may be transmitted to at least one of the earphones 150a and 150b in the form of a radio signal, At least one of the earphones 150a and 150b may output an acoustic signal corresponding to the transmitted signal. At least one of the earphones 150a and 150b may output various tactile or vibration effects according to a control signal transmitted from the controller 111. [

On the other hand, FIG. 2A is a conceptual diagram showing an example in which the earphone device 100 related to the embodiment of the present invention receives and outputs information relating to the operation of the vehicle.

For example, when the user walks the predetermined vehicle 200 while wearing the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be configured such that, It is possible to detect whether or not the earphone 150 is worn. When the user is boarding the vehicle 200 while wearing the earphone 150, various information related to the vehicle can be received from the predetermined information providing means.

For example, as shown in FIG. 2A, the control unit 111 of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention receives (212) information related to the operation of the vehicle from the navigation device 210 of the vehicle . In this case, the controller 111 generates audio data according to the received information, and transmits the generated audio data to at least one of the earphones 150a and 150b. The audio data may then be output through at least one of the earphones 150a, 150b. When the driving information of the vehicle is outputted as described above, the control unit 111 may display the operation state of the earpiece device 100 through the display unit 116 as shown in FIG. 2A.

The control unit 111 may transmit a control signal for generating a vibration effect to at least one of the earphones 150a and 150b according to the information received from the navigation device 210. [ Such a vibration effect can create a synergy effect together with the outputted vehicle driving information. For example, based on the vehicle driving information received from the navigation device 210, the control unit 111 determines whether the vehicle is traveling at a specific point at which the vehicle path is changed, for example, at an intersection, And may output the associated acoustic signal through at least one of the earphones 150a, 150b.

When the vehicle reaches the specific point according to the progress of the vehicle, a predetermined vibration effect is output to any one of the earphones (150a, 150b) corresponding to the path of the vehicle that is changed at the specific point. . Accordingly, in the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the driving route of the vehicle is changed at a point such as an intersection or the like, not only the acoustic signal but also the sound signal is transmitted to the user's left ear or right ear The vibration effect is output at any one of the worn earphones so that the user can more intuitively recognize the route of the vehicle which is changed at the intersection or the like.

Meanwhile, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can be connected to various external devices similarly to the case where the earpiece device 100 is connected to the navigation device 210 of the vehicle in FIG. Such an external device may be, for example, a device such as a user's smart phone. FIG. 2B is a conceptual diagram illustrating an example in which the earphone device related to the embodiment of the present invention outputs event-related information generated in a specific external device when the mobile phone is connected to a user's smartphone.

For example, when the user wears the earphone 150 while wearing the earphone 150, the control unit 111 of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be connected to the smartphone 250 of the user wirelessly have. In this case, the controller 111 may detect various events occurring in the smartphone 250.

Here, the event may occur in various cases. For example, the control unit 111 may detect that an event has occurred when a call is received or a message is received in the smartphone 250. That is, as shown in FIG. 2B, when a call is received, the control unit 111 detects a call incoming event of the smartphone 250, and transmits the event to the mobile terminal 100 through at least one of the earphones 150a and 150b. And outputs a predetermined sound signal or vibration effect corresponding to the sound signal. And may perform various functions related to events generated in the smartphone 250 according to a user's request.

For example, the various functions may be a function of outputting information related to the incoming call through an earphone. That is, the control unit 111 may receive the audio data received from the counterpart terminal of the incoming call from the smartphone 250 and output the received audio data to at least one of the earphones 150a and 150b. Then, the voice of the user is received through the microphone 117 and transmitted to the smartphone 250, so that the communication between the called party and the user can be performed.

Meanwhile, the control unit 111 of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can output the contents related to the message through at least one of the earphones 150a and 150b when a message is received . For example, the control unit 111 converts the received message into a voice signal (for example, a TTS (Text To Speech) function), and outputs the converted voice signal through one of the earphones 150a and 150b .

In the above description, only a case where a message is received or a call is received is described as an event occurring in the smartphone 250, but the opposite case may also be an event occurring in the smartphone 250 Of course. For example, when the user executes a specific function in the smartphone 250, the control unit 111 may detect it as an event. That is, for example, when the user executes the message composing function for the originating of the message in the smartphone 250 or executes the function related to the call origination, the controller 111 transmits the message to the smart phone 250 may be detected as an event. The voice input from the user can be converted into text (Text to Speech: TTS) and transmitted to the smartphone 250, or the user's voice signal can be transmitted to the smartphone 250. Of course, various functions of the smartphone 250 can be performed by the user's voice signal or the user's input to the keys provided in the user input unit 115 of the ear-set device 100.

Hereinafter, embodiments related to a control method that can be implemented in the air quality sensing apparatus 190 configured as above will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics thereof.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating an operation process of an earpiece device according to an embodiment of the present invention, receiving information related to vehicle operation and outputting the information through an earphone.

Referring to FIG. 3, the control unit 111 of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can detect when the user wears the earphone 150. The current position can be sensed based on the detection result of the position sensing unit 113. For example, the control unit 111 may detect whether the current ear-set device 100 is within a predetermined vehicle centered on a predetermined vehicle (S300). For example, the position sensing unit 113 may detect whether the vehicle exists within a predetermined distance from the earpiece device 100. [ When the vehicle is detected, the distance between the vehicle and the ear-set device 100 is calculated, and it is determined whether the current ear-set device 100 is located inside the predetermined vehicle based on the calculated distance .

However, if it is determined in step S300 that the earpiece device 100 is not located in the vehicle, the controller 111 may operate the earphone device 100 in the earphone operation mode. That is, the control unit 111 may output audio data such as sound source data provided from the main body 110 through the earphone 150, similar to a conventional earphone device.

However, even in the case of driving in the earphone operation mode, the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may also be driven in different operation modes depending on the user's request, . That is, in the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, when the position detection unit 113 detects that the predetermined vehicle is not detected, or even if it is detected, , It is possible to operate in a vehicle control mode in which the state of the vehicle can be controlled according to a distance from the vehicle and a user's request in a state of operating in an earphone operation mode. And the vehicle control mode may be an operation mode for releasing the locked state of the vehicle or switching the state of the vehicle to the locked state. Hereinafter, the operation of the earphone according to the embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

If it is determined in step S300 that the earset device 100, for example, the mainframe 110 is located inside the vehicle, the controller 111 may activate the hearing aid corresponding to the current position (S302). That is, when the user walks the vehicle with the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention worn (for example, wearing earphone 150) as described above, In step S302, it is possible to activate the preset hearing function corresponding to the inside of the vehicle.

In step S302, whether or not the user has boarded the vehicle can be determined in various ways. For example, when the user wears the earphone 150 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the vehicle is driven (for example, when starting is performed) (For example, a navigation function or the like), it can be determined that the user has boarded the vehicle.

On the other hand, in step S302, the hearing aid function may mean a function of attenuating a noise sensed from the outside and amplifying a specific acoustic component to a certain level or more. The preset hearing function corresponding to the interior of the vehicle means that the attenuation of the noise to be attenuated and the noise and / or the amplification level of the specific acoustic component to be amplified and the amplification level of the specific acoustic component are preset Which means that the function is being performed.

That is, the predetermined hearing function corresponding to the inside of the vehicle may include a function of attenuating various noise that may occur inside the vehicle by a certain level or more. Here, information on various noise that may occur in the vehicle may be stored in the memory 114 or may be stored in a predetermined external server (for example, a cloud server). For example, the previously stored information on various noise may include specific noise (e.g., specific engine sound, electronic sound, etc.) generated in the predetermined vehicle. In this case, the control unit 111 attenuates the sound signal sensed by the microphone 117, based on the previously stored noise information, and suppresses a specific sound component, It is possible to amplify and output the acoustic component to a predetermined level.

Needless to say, the hearing function is not limited to attenuating only the noise corresponding to the pre-stored information. For example, the hearing aid function may detect a specific acoustic component of a predetermined level or higher from the acoustic signal received from the outside of the ear-set device 100, and attenuate the detected acoustic component. For example, the specific acoustic component may be a stationary noise that is constantly or periodically generated. In this case, the controller 111 may analyze the result of sensing the external acoustic signal through the microphone 117 for a predetermined time or longer, and further reducing the detected static noise from the analyzed result have.

On the other hand, if the hearing function corresponding to the interior of the vehicle is activated in step S302, the control unit 111 can determine whether or not information related to the current vehicle is required by the user (S304). For example, if the user wearing the earphone 150 is the driver of the vehicle, the control unit 111 may determine that the user needs information related to the vehicle.

It goes without saying that the control unit 111 can determine whether the user wearing the earphone 150 is the driver of the vehicle. For example, when the user of the ear-set device 100 is currently registered as a driver of the vehicle, the control unit 111 may determine that the user wearing the earphone 150 is the driver of the vehicle . Alternatively, the control unit 111 may determine that the user is the driver of the vehicle if the user locks the predetermined vehicle by the user and the user wears the earphone 150 on the vehicle You may. Alternatively, the control unit 111 may determine that the user needs information related to the vehicle when there is a request from the user. Here, the request of the user may be performed through various methods such as a user's voice signal input or a predetermined key input.

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S304 that the user needs information related to the vehicle, the control unit 111 may collect various information related to the vehicle (S304). Here, the information collected by the controller 111 may be various. For example, the controller 111 may collect information related to the current state of the vehicle, that is, the state of the fuel remaining, or the voltage of the battery. In this case, the control unit 111 may collect information related to the current state of the vehicle as well as the distance travelable according to the current vehicle state.

On the other hand, the information related to the vehicle may be information related to the running of the vehicle. In this case, the control unit 111 may collect information on the present position of the vehicle and the set route to a specific destination, and may collect information such as a predetermined point of interest (POI) point or the like. The navigation information collected here may include various kinds of traffic information such as an area where a traffic jam occurs, an area where an accident has occurred, etc., among routes to the set specific destination.

In addition to this, the information related to the vehicle may include information related to the environment around the vehicle. For example, the control unit 111 may collect information related to various weather conditions, such as information related to the outside temperature of the vehicle, rain or snow, and the like.

The control unit 111 can receive such vehicle-related information from various information providing means. For example, the control unit 111 may be connected to the vehicle control unit 111 that controls various functions executable in the vehicle at the predetermined vehicle, and may receive the vehicle-related information from the vehicle control unit 111 . Or the control unit 111 may receive the vehicle-related information from the user's mobile terminal or a navigation device provided in the vehicle.

Alternatively, the ear-set device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may directly transmit information (e.g., information related to the operation of the vehicle or environment around the vehicle) to a predetermined external server, for example, an external server providing traffic information or weather information . For example, the control unit 111 can receive weather information of an area corresponding to the current position of the vehicle from the server providing the weather information. Alternatively, the control unit 111 may receive the traffic situation information of the area corresponding to the current location of the vehicle from the server providing the traffic information. Here, the position of the vehicle may be acquired through a navigation device provided in the vehicle or a vehicle control unit of the vehicle, or may be acquired through a mobile terminal provided by a user.

Meanwhile, in step S306, when various information related to the vehicle is collected, the controller 111 may output the collected vehicle-related information through the earphone 150 (S308). Here, the vehicle-related information may be output in various forms.

For example, the control unit 111 may output the vehicle-related information as a voice signal. In this case, when the driving of the vehicle is detected, the control unit 111 calculates the amount of fuel remaining in the current vehicle, the voltage of the battery, and the distance that can be operated according to the current vehicle condition Can be output as a voice signal. In addition, it is also possible to output information on the environment around the vehicle, that is, temperature or weather conditions, through the earphone 150 as a voice signal.

On the other hand, the control unit 111 can output information related to the driving of the vehicle through the earphone 150 when the driving of the vehicle is started. For example, when a specific destination is set, the control unit 111 may output information on the destination and route of the currently set vehicle through the earphone 150 as a voice signal. When driving of the vehicle is started, that is, for example, when the movement of the vehicle is started, driving information of the vehicle corresponding to the position of the moving vehicle is transmitted through the earphone 150 to the audio signal Can be output. Here, the driving information of the vehicle may be information received from a control unit of a vehicle, a navigation device, or a user's mobile terminal, as described in step S306. The voice signal output in step S308 may be an attenuation of noise according to the hearing function activated in step S302 and an acoustic signal in which a frequency component of a specific acoustic signal is enhanced. Hereinafter, the operation of enhancing the noise attenuation and frequency performance by the activated hearing function will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 4, in step S308.

It is a matter of course that the driving information of the vehicle may be outputted in a form other than a voice signal. For example, the control unit 111 can provide driving information of the vehicle using the vibration module provided in the earphone 150. In this case, only one of the vibration modules provided in the earphones 150a and 150b is driven in accordance with the traveling direction of the vehicle, so that the user can be informed of the point at which the traveling direction of the vehicle is switched, And may provide information related to the running direction.

That is, the control unit 111 can receive information on the current vehicle position on the route to the currently set destination through the vehicle control unit, the navigation device, or the user's mobile terminal. When the vehicle approaches the predetermined destination within a certain distance from a specific point where the running direction of the vehicle is changed over a certain angle in the route to the set destination, Only one vibration module can be driven. For example, when the path to the destination is switched from the specific point to the right, the controller 111 controls the earphone 150b so that the vibration is outputted only to the earphone 150b worn on the user's right ear among the earphones 150a and 150b can do. On the contrary, when the path to the destination is switched from the specific point to the left, vibration may be outputted only to the earphone 150a worn on the user's left ear among the earphones 150a and 150b.

Meanwhile, it goes without saying that the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can not display the driving information of the vehicle to the user only by vibrating only when the direction change to the left or right direction is required. For example, when the earphones 150a and 150b are simultaneously vibrated, the control unit 111 may indicate that the vehicle needs to be advanced or reversed. In this case, when the vehicle is advanced or retracted, , And 150b may be different from each other.

Likewise, the control unit 111 may change at least one or more of the shape, period, or vibration intensity of the vibration generated in the earphones 150a and 150b, The information may also be displayed to the user.

Meanwhile, as described above, the driving information of the vehicle can be provided to the user through the earphone 150 using a vibration or a voice signal. However, it is needless to say that the control unit 111 may output the vibration and voice signals instead of using only the vibration or voice signal.

It goes without saying that the controller 111 may output the voice signal and the vibration with a slight time lag so as to have a higher synergy effect. For example, when the control unit 111 outputs information related to the driving of the vehicle as a voice signal and the information related to the driving of the vehicle is information indicating that the traveling direction of the vehicle is required to be switched, May be outputted together. In this case, the control unit 111 outputs the vibration effect when the driving direction of the vehicle is required to be switched, that is, when the current position of the vehicle is close to a specific point requiring switching of the traveling direction of the vehicle, It is possible to intuitively recognize the time when the vehicle traveling direction change is required and the direction in which the vehicle is turned.

On the other hand, the control unit 111 outputs the driving information of the vehicle, and proceeds to step S300 to continuously detect the current position. If the current position is not inside the vehicle, the controller 111 proceeds to step S310 and operates in the earphone operation mode.

However, if it is determined in step S300 that the current position is inside the predetermined vehicle, the process proceeds to step S302 to continue the currently active hearing aid function. In step S304, the controller 111 determines whether the vehicle-related information is required. If it is determined in step S304 that the user does not need the vehicle-related information, the controller 111 may not provide the vehicle-related information such as the driving information of the vehicle and the current vehicle status to the user. For example, the control unit 111 may determine that the user does not need the vehicle-related information any more when the stop of providing the vehicle-related information is requested from the user through the user's voice signal or predetermined key input have.

If the user does not need the vehicle-related information any more, the control unit 111 can stop displaying the vehicle-related information. If the stop of the provision of the vehicle-related information is requested by the user, the control unit 111 determines that the vehicle-related information is not necessary in step S304 .

In this case, the controller 111 may continue to step S300 to continue detecting the current position, and may perform subsequent processes according to the detection result.

Meanwhile, in step S308, the acoustic signal output through the earphone 150 is an acoustic signal in which noise is attenuated and specific frequency components are enhanced according to the currently active hearing aid function. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating in greater detail an example of an operation process of the earset device related to the embodiment of the present invention, in which the noise is attenuated and the gain of a specific component is adjusted and outputted according to the currently active hearing aid function.

4, the control unit 111 of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can sense an acoustic signal outside the earpiece device 100 through the microphone 117 (S400). Then, the sensed acoustic signal is analyzed to detect a noise signal from the received acoustic signal (S402).

For example, the controller 111 may detect various noise from various frequency components included in the sensed sound signal in step S402. For example, the control unit 111 can detect whether or not the frequency component corresponding to the predetermined vehicle-specific noise is included in the sensed sound signal using the memory 114 or the previously stored noise information. Alternatively, the control unit 111 may detect stationary noise that is continuously or periodically included in the sensed acoustic signal. When the static noise is detected, the controller 111 may separate the detected static noise from the sound signal.

Here, the static noise refers to noise that occurs continuously or repeatedly, and noise over a predetermined level at which a change in amplitude or the like occurs at a certain level or less with the passage of time. Such static noise may include noise that has little variation in size depending on time, for example, the engine sound of a vehicle or the operation sound of an air conditioner or the like.

On the other hand, in step S402, the control unit 111 may detect a frequency component corresponding to a human voice as well as a noise. For example, the control unit 111 may detect a human speech component from the acoustic signal sensed through the microphone 117 using previously stored information related to the frequency component of the human voice. To this end, the memory 114 may store information on various algorithms for detecting a component corresponding to a human voice signal from an acoustic signal.

If it is determined in step S402 that the static noise or the noise component according to the predetermined noise information is detected, the controller 111 may attenuate the detected noise component in step S404. The attenuation of the noise may include mixing a frequency component for attenuating the detected noise component with an acoustic signal component outside the ear device 100 sensed through the microphone 117. Alternatively, the noise attenuation may include a filtering process for limiting a gain of a frequency component of a noise component included in the received acoustic signal.

The control unit 111 may adjust the gain of the noise-canceled sound signal according to the gain level set corresponding to the interior of the vehicle (S406). For example, the control unit 111 may adjust the output gain of the speech component so that the size of the detected human speech component is larger than a predetermined level by more than a magnitude of the attenuated noise component in step S402. Then, the attenuated noise component and the voice component may be outputted through the earphone according to the adjusted output gain (S408). Accordingly, in the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the voice of a person can be outputted to a user more clearly than the noise component, because the voice of the person can be outputted by a predetermined level or more.

Meanwhile, the gain level may be determined differently depending on the position of the earset device 100. That is, if the predetermined gain level in step S406, i.e., a predetermined gain level (hereinafter referred to as a first gain level) when the earset device 100 is inside the vehicle, and the earset device 100 is driven in the earphone operation mode (I.e., the second gain level) may be different when the earset device 100 is outside the vehicle. For example, the second gain level may be greater than the first gain level. This is because the user is outdoors rather than indoors as in a vehicle.

That is, when the user is inside the vehicle, the first gain level may be a gain level preset for listening to the voice of a neighboring person in the vehicle most comfortably, have.

In addition, the control unit 111 may output not only the voice signal but also the driving information of the vehicle by adjusting the output gain according to the predetermined gain level. Accordingly, when the driving information of the vehicle is outputted through the earphone 150 as a voice signal, the controller 111 controls the size of the voice signal corresponding to the driving information of the vehicle to a predetermined level or higher than the level of the attenuated noise component The output gain can be adjusted to be larger. Therefore, in the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, the voice component corresponding to the driving information of the vehicle can be outputted at a predetermined level or more larger than the noise component, .

However, in step S408, when the voice component of the person and the driving information of the vehicle are simultaneously outputted, either one of them is output or the output gain of the vehicle's driving information is different from the voice component of the person You may. That is, the control unit 111 prevents the voice component sensed by the microphone 117 from being outputted when the driving information of the vehicle is outputted, or the driving information of the vehicle is output larger than the voice component Of course.

In addition, when it is determined that the noise inside the vehicle is higher than a predetermined level as a result of detecting the noise inside the vehicle, the control unit 111 may provide a method of providing driving information of the vehicle to a vibration output method As shown in FIG. In this case, driving information of the vehicle, for example, navigation information, can be transmitted to the user using the vibration effect generated through the vibration module of the earphone 150.

Meanwhile, as described and disclosed in the present invention, when a user is provided with various information related to the driving of the vehicle while being in a state wearing the earphone 150, information related to the driving of the vehicle, The voice of other passengers inside the vehicle can be clearly communicated to the user. However, in the case of a situation occurring outside the vehicle, it may happen that the user is not delivered to the user due to the shielding effect due to wear of the earphone 150, or the user's recognition is delayed.

Accordingly, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can prompt the user to recognize the noise corresponding to the emergency situation. To this end, the ear-set device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention detects whether noise corresponding to a predetermined emergency situation is included in detecting a noise and a voice signal from the acoustic signal detected in step S402, It is possible to output a predetermined vibration or sound signal according to the detection result. FIG. 5 illustrates an operation procedure of the earphone device according to the embodiment of the present invention in such a case.

5, the control unit 111 of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention determines whether or not a sound component corresponding to a predetermined emergency situation is included in the acoustic signal detected by the microphone 117 (S500). Here, the noise component corresponding to the predetermined emergency situation may be a frequency component corresponding to a siren sound of a police car or an ambulance, an explosion sound, or a horn sound of another automobile or the like. And information related to the noise component corresponding to such an emergency can be stored in the memory 114 in advance.

For example, the control unit 111 may detect whether the frequency component of the acoustic signal detected through the microphone 117 includes a noise component corresponding to the emergency situation in step S500. If it is determined in step S500 that the noise component corresponding to the emergency condition is included, the direction in which the noise corresponding to the emergency condition is received may be detected in step S502.

For example, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may include not only the microphone 117 but also a plurality of sensors capable of detecting noise when a certain level or more of noise is generated. In this case, the controller 111 detects the sensors that detect the noise above the predetermined level among the sensors provided, and based on the sensor having the strongest intensity among the detected sensors, Direction can be detected. Alternatively, the control unit 111 may be connected to the control unit of the vehicle, and may sense the direction in which the noise of the predetermined level or higher is generated by using the sensors provided in the vehicle. In this case, the controller 111 detects a direction in which the noise corresponding to the emergency (hereinafter referred to as an emergency noise) is generated, can do. The control unit 111 may perform a plurality of experiments to more accurately detect the direction in which the emergency noise has occurred, and may use the generated learning database based on the performed experiments. The learning database may be stored in the memory 114 It may be stored.

For example, the earpiece device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may include such sensors on the left and right sides of the main body 110, or may be provided on each of the earphones 150a and 150b worn on both ears of the user can do. In this case, the control unit 111 uses the sensors provided on the left and right sides of the main body or the earphone 150a worn on the left ear of the user or the earphone 150b worn on the right ear, It is possible to detect the direction of occurrence.

If it is determined in step S502 that the noise corresponding to the emergency is detected, the controller 111 may output a predetermined vibration or sound signal through the earphone corresponding to the sensed direction in step S504. The vibration or noise output in step S504 may be different for each emergency situation. For example, the vibration corresponding to the siren sound of an ambulance, the vibration corresponding to the siren sound of a police car, and the horn sound of another automobile may have different cycles or periods of vibration, and correspond to cases such as explosion noise The vibrations are short and strong, and can be distinguished from vibrations corresponding to different emergency situations.

Also, the controller 111 can control the output gain so that the emergency noise is output as a sound signal of a predetermined size. For example, the control unit 111 can amplify and output the noise of a larger size than the predetermined level (that is, a size of a predetermined minimum value or more) when the noise level of the emergency situation is too small. On the other hand, when the magnitude of the noise according to the emergency situation is too large, it can be amplified and output with a size smaller than a predetermined level (that is, a size smaller than a predetermined maximum value).

According to the above description, it is noted that the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can detect events generated from various devices in the vehicle and output information related to the detected events through the earphone There is one. The control unit 111 may be connected to various devices in the vehicle when the user wears the earphone 150. When the user selects the earphone 150 through the earphone 150, Information can be provided.

In this case, the earphone device related to the embodiment of the present invention may transmit information related to an event that occurred in the user's smartphone to the earphone And outputs the result of the operation. In the following description, a case where the user selects to receive information related to an event occurring in the smartphone through the earphone 150 when an event occurs in the smart phone will be described as an example. However, unlike the description of FIG. 6 below, if the user selects not to receive information from the smartphone when the event occurs in the smartphone, or if the connection with the smartphone is blocked in advance, the controller 111 Of course, regardless of the event generated in the smartphone, only the vehicle-related information can be outputted through the earphone.

Referring to FIG. 6, the controller 111 may detect whether a specific event has occurred in the predetermined mobile terminal among devices located in the vehicle (S600). Here, the predetermined mobile terminal may be a mobile terminal of the user wearing the earphone 150 of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The specific event includes a specific function according to a user's selection, such as a call origination or execution of a function for sending a message, as well as an event caused by a passive situation occurring in the mobile terminal, And the like. That is, for example, the control unit 111 of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention not only notifies a preset mobile terminal of a call being received or a message is received, When the function for creating is executed, it may be detected as the occurrence of the specific event.

If it is determined in step S600 that the predetermined specific event has occurred, the controller 111 can receive information related to the specific event from the mobile terminal or transmit the information to the mobile terminal in step S602. For example, if it is assumed that the event is a call reception or a message reception, the control unit 111 may transmit the information on the incoming call to the user in step S602, And can receive the voice signal of the connected calling party from the mobile terminal. Or information on the contents of the received message from the mobile terminal.

On the other hand, if the information related to the event generated in the mobile terminal is received, the controller 111 can output the information related to the generated event and / or the driving information of the vehicle through the earphone (S604). For example, when a call is incoming to the mobile terminal, the control unit 111 may output the voice signal of the connected caller through the earphone 150. In addition, when a message is received in the mobile terminal, the controller 111 converts the text content of the received message into a voice signal (TTS function), and outputs the converted voice signal through the earphone 150.

In step S604, when there is vehicle information to be output at the time of outputting the event information generated at the mobile terminal, the controller 111 may prevent the vehicle information from being output. Alternatively, the output gain of the driving information of the vehicle and the output gain of the voice signal of the communication partner or the voice signal of the TTS-converted voice signal may be output differently. That is, when the event related information generated in the mobile terminal is outputted through the earphone 150, the control unit 111 may not output the vehicle driving information or may output the voice signal of the calling party or the TTS- The voice signal corresponding to the driving information of the vehicle can be output with a smaller intensity.

In step S602, the control unit 111 transmits a control signal for connecting a call according to the originated call and a voice signal of a user to the mobile terminal when a call is originated according to a user's selection, The information about the contents of the message to be created may be transmitted to the mobile terminal. In this case, the control unit 111 receives the voice signal from the user, converts the received voice signal into text (STT function), and transmits the converted text data to the mobile terminal with the contents of the created message.

On the other hand, the control unit 111 may prevent the vehicle driving information from being outputted when the user is inputting a voice signal to the calling party, or the contents of a message to be created are inputted according to the user's selection. Alternatively, the output gain of the vehicle driving information may be reduced and output. This is to prevent the user from interrupting the call when the user is in a call, and to prevent an error from occurring in the content of the message to be created during the STT conversion process.

Meanwhile, the message may include various social network service (SNS) messages as well as short messaging service (SMS) messages. Accordingly, the control unit 111 directly converts the SNS message received from the mobile terminal to TTS and outputs the converted SNS message through the earphone 150, converts the voice of the user into STT and transmits the STN to the SNS message through the mobile terminal, So that conversation using the SNS message can be performed.

In the above description, the call origination, the call origination, or the transmission and reception of a message are mentioned only for convenience of explanation. However, the ear-set device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to the above- It is needless to say that the event that can detect occurrence is not limited to this.

In the above description, the operation procedure of the ear-set device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention when it is located inside the vehicle as a result of the detection in step S300 has been described in detail with reference to flowcharts.

Hereinafter, an operation process when the ear-set device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is located outside the vehicle will be described in detail with reference to FIG.

As described above, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can operate in the earphone operation mode if it is not in the vehicle interior as a result of detecting the current position in step S300. When the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is operated in the earphone operation mode, the controller 111 of the earpiece device 100 determines whether the earpiece device 100 is in the earphone operation mode, And provide a corresponding hearing aid function (S700).

For example, this hearing aid function may be a function of detecting the external noise level through the microphone 117 and attenuating the sensed noise. When the human voice is detected through the microphone 117, the output gain of the voice component of the sensed person is larger than a gain level of the attenuated noise by a predetermined level or more, May be output to the user more clearly. And wherein the predetermined level (second gain level) may be different from a predetermined gain level (first gain level) when the earset device 100 is inside the vehicle, and the second gain level , Which may be greater than the first gain level. This is because the user is outdoors rather than indoors as in a vehicle.

In the state where the hearing aid function is activated, the control unit 111 can output the sound signal inputted through the sound source reproducing apparatus according to the user's selection through the earphone 150. In this case, the acoustic signal can be output with its gain adjusted by the hearing aid function. That is, the control unit 111 adjusts the output gain of the sound signal input from the sound source reproduction apparatus by a predetermined level (second gain level) higher than the gain level of the attenuated noise, It is possible to output the acoustic signal in a state in which the influence of noise is less. When the voice of another person is detected in the vicinity, the voice of the detected other person can be more clearly communicated to the user.

If the hearing aid function is activated as described above, it is needless to say that the control unit 111 can detect the noise of the emergency situation from the acoustic signal sensed by the microphone 117, as described above. If the sensed acoustic signal includes the predetermined emergency noise, the control unit 111 outputs different vibration or sound signals corresponding to the present emergency situation (for example, an ambulance, police car, horn, explosion sound, etc.) By outputting via the earphone 150, the user can immediately recognize the occurrence of such an emergency situation.

If the current position is outside the preset vehicle, the control unit 111 can determine whether the distance from the predetermined vehicle is within a predetermined distance in a state in which the hearing function is activated (S702). That is, the control unit 111 may determine that the vehicle is out of the detection range of the position sensing unit 113 when the pre-set vehicle is not detected as a result of the detection by the position sensing unit 113. In this case, the control unit 111 can determine that the current position is outside the predetermined vehicle, and the distance from the vehicle is outside the predetermined distance. In this case, the control unit 111 may adjust the gain of the acoustic signal input from the currently connected sound source playback apparatus according to the active hearing aid function to attenuate the output and noise (S708).

However, when the vehicle is detected as a result of the detection by the position sensing unit 113, the controller 111 may calculate the distance to the vehicle. Based on the calculated distance, it is possible to determine whether the ear-set device 100 is located inside the vehicle, outside the vehicle, or within a predetermined distance. For example, if the calculated distance is less than 1 m (for example, the first distance), the control unit 111 can determine that the earpiece device 100 is located inside the vehicle. However, if the calculated distance is less than 3 m (for example, the second distance), it can be determined that the ear-set device is located within a certain distance.

Accordingly, if it is determined in step S702 that the calculated distance is within the second distance, the controller 111 may determine whether the current ear device 100 is within the vehicle. If the calculated distance is less than the first distance, the control unit 111 may determine that the ear-set device 100 is in the vehicle in step S300. However, if the distance is equal to or greater than the first distance, the controller 111 may determine that the earpiece 100 is not in the vehicle.

If the vehicle is not in the vehicle and the distance to the predetermined vehicle is within a predetermined distance, that is, within the second distance, the controller 111 operates in an operation mode for controlling the state of the vehicle according to a user's request can do.

Accordingly, the control unit 111 can detect whether there is a user's request to control the state of the vehicle (S704). Here, the user's request can be made in various ways. For example, a user's voice signal or various keys provided in the user input unit 115 of the ear-set device 100.

If it is determined in step S704 that there is no user's request, the control unit 111 continues to operate in the earphone operation mode. In step S708, the controller 111 determines whether the sound signal input from the currently- The output and noise can be attenuated by adjusting the gain.

However, if the user's request is detected in step S704, the controller 111 may operate in an operation mode (vehicle control mode) for controlling the state of the vehicle (S706). Wherein the vehicle control mode may be an operation mode for releasing the locked state of the vehicle or switching the state of the vehicle to the locked state. The vehicle control mode may be a mode for opening / closing a door of a vehicle, for example, a side door of a driver's seat or a front passenger's seat, or a sunroof or a trunk of the vehicle, . Or may be a mode in which the vehicle starts to be driven, that is, the vehicle can be started according to a user's request.

Accordingly, in the state where the user is listening to music by wearing the earphone 150, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can approach the predetermined vehicle and release the lock state of the vehicle by voice command or the like have. When the user wears the earphone, he / she activates the hearing function corresponding to the inside of the vehicle, collects information related to the driving of the vehicle from various devices provided in the vehicle, Can be output. In this case, the ear-set device 100 may block the sound signal transmitted from the sound source reproducing apparatus or limit the output gain of the sound signal transmitted from the sound source reproducing apparatus to a predetermined level or less. Accordingly, when the user is listening to the music through the earphone 150, the control unit 111 may cause the earphone 150 to output information related to the vehicle instead of the music when the user board the predetermined vehicle. Here, the user may be a user who unlocked the predetermined vehicle through the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

This is because, as described above, the controller 111 of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can provide the vehicle-related information according to whether or not the user needs the vehicle-related information. Therefore, if the user of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is already registered as the driver of the vehicle or the user releases the locked state of the vehicle using the earpiece device 100, The earpiece device 100 may automatically block or limit the sound source output through the earphone 150 and may output information related to the vehicle through the earphone 150. [

Meanwhile, the wear detection unit 151 provided in the earphone 150 may further include a bio-signal sensor capable of sensing a user's bio-signal. In this case, when the wearer wears the earphone 150, the wear detection unit 151 may further detect a body signal such as a user's body temperature or heart rate. Then, the control unit 111 receives the result of sensing the user's bio-signal from the earphone 150, and can determine the current state of the user.

For example, the controller 111 may determine whether the user is sleeping based on a result of sensing the user's pulse rate and / or body temperature. In addition, if the user is determined to be in a sleeping state, the user can perform various functions for awakening sleepiness. For example, the control unit 111 controls the earphone 150 to output an acoustic signal (for example, white noise or predetermined sound source data) and / or vibration that helps prevent drowsiness or drowsiness . Alternatively, the control unit 111 drives functions (e.g., an air conditioner function or a ventilation function) provided in the vehicle through the vehicle control unit of the vehicle to adjust the ventilation state or the temperature inside the vehicle, It can also be awakened.

In the foregoing description, operation flow of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail with reference to a flowchart.

In the following description, an example of providing various information related to the vehicle when the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is located inside the vehicle, and an example of providing information received from the device inside the vehicle A more detailed description will be given with reference to the drawings. An example in which the user controls the state of the vehicle using the ear-set device 100 when the ear-set device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is located inside the vehicle will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. .

8 is an exemplary view showing an example in which the earphone device according to the embodiment of the present invention outputs information related to the driving of the vehicle through the earphone.

8, when the user walks the vehicle with the earphone 150 worn, the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention vibrates and / Or through the earphone 150 as a voice signal. In this case, if the user wears the earphones 150a and 150b on both ears, the controller 111 controls only one of the earphones 150a and 150b according to the driving direction of the vehicle, May be output.

For example, as shown in the second diagram of FIG. 8, when the current position of the vehicle is close to a point on the route on which the running direction of the vehicle is changed by a predetermined distance or more, It is possible to output the navigation information for notifying the change. In this case, the navigation information may be outputted through the earphone 150 in the form of voice information.

Meanwhile, in this case, the controller 111 of the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can generate the vibration effect corresponding to the navigation information. For example, when the user wears the earphones 150a and 150b on both ears, only one of the earphones 150a and 150b worn on both ears of the user, which corresponds to the traveling direction to be switched according to the navigation information, Vibration may be outputted. Accordingly, as shown in the second diagram of FIG. 8, if the driving direction of the vehicle is changed to the right at a specific point where the running direction of the vehicle changes on the route, that is, the intersection 804, It is also possible to cause the vibration to be outputted only to the earphone 150b worn on the right ear among both ears of the earphone 150b. Similarly, in the same way, the control unit 111 only transmits information (for example, "Turn right") in the running direction of the vehicle to be switched to the specific earphone (for example, earphone 150b) corresponding to the traveling direction of the vehicle to be switched Output.

Meanwhile, in the first diagram of FIG. 8, although the driving information and the vibration of the vehicle are generated simultaneously, it is needless to say that the voice information and the vibration may be output separately. For example, the voice information may be output before the vibration, and the vibration may be output when the vehicle 800 approaches the intersection 804 more. For example, the control unit 111 can output the vibration when the vehicle 800 arrives at the intersection 804, so that, at the point where the traveling direction of the vehicle is switched, Information can be perceived through vibration.

The earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent the earphone 150 from being damaged due to wear of the earphone 150, Quot; noise " associated with < / RTI > FIG. 9 illustrates an example in which the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention outputs a signal for notifying an emergency situation through an earphone when noise corresponding to an emergency is detected.

According to the above description, the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can detect the external noise by using the microphone 117 provided in the earphone device 100. [ If there is a noise corresponding to a predetermined emergency condition among the detected noises, the control unit controls the output gain of the frequency component corresponding to the emergency noise to output an acoustic signal having a size of a predetermined minimum level or more, It is possible to output an acoustic signal having a size equal to or smaller than the set maximum level.

9, when the ambulance 900 approaches the vicinity of the vehicle 800 on which the user is traveling, the microphone 117 detects the siren sound of the ambulance 900 The control unit 111 can determine that an emergency noise has occurred. In this case, the controller 111 detects the direction in which the emergency noises are generated, and detects the occurrence of the emergency noises in any one of the earphones 150a and 150b worn by the user in the detected direction The alarm can output the vibration.

9, when the ambulance 900 approaches from the left side of the vehicle 800 on which the user is boarding, the control unit 111 controls the earphones 150a, 150b, the vibration can be output to only one earphone 150a worn on the left ear. The second figure in Figure 9 shows this example.

The control unit 111 can output the siren sound with at least one of the earphones 150a and 150b and the siren sound whose output gain is adjusted to be equal to or lower than the predetermined minimum level or below the predetermined minimum level . In this case, it is needless to say that the control unit 111 may output the siren sound only to the earphone 150a, which is worn on the earphone of the user's left ear, corresponding to the direction of the emergency noise.

The controller 111 of the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent the earphone 150 from being worn by various devices inside the vehicle when the user wears the earphone 150. [ And may also provide information related to various events to the user. Fig. 10 shows an example in which the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is connected to the smartphone of the user.

For example, when the user wears the earphone 150 while the user is boarding the vehicle 800, the control unit 111 can be connected to various devices inside the vehicle. Here, the devices inside the vehicle may refer to a control unit of the vehicle 800 or a navigation device separately provided in the vehicle 800, or a device such as a user's smart phone, tablet PC, or notebook PC have.

When the specific device is connected, the controller 111 can detect whether or not a specific event has occurred from the connected device. Here, the event may include a case where a specific function is performed in the device as the user operates the device. Accordingly, if the user executes a call function for calling a call or a message function for sending a message in a smartphone, the controller 111 may determine that an event has occurred in the smartphone. Accordingly, when the specific function is executed on the device currently connected (for example, when the call function or the message function is performed in the smartphone according to the received call or the received message) due to external influences, When a specific function is executed by the user, it can also be detected as an event generated in the connected device.

When the event is detected, the control unit 111 may output information related to the generated event through the earphone 150 to the user. For example, when the event is a call function based on a call or an incoming call to a smart phone, the control unit 111 connects the call according to the call function, receives the voice signal of the call destination from the smartphone, Output, and voice signal of the user to the smartphone.

On the other hand, if the event is a received message, the control unit 111 may convert the contents of the received message into a voice signal (TTS function) and output the voice message through the earphone 150. On the contrary, if the event is a message transmission, the control unit 111 converts the voice signal of the user detected through the microphone 117 into text (STT function) and transmits the converted voice message to the smart phone It is possible. In this case, the smart phone may send a message containing the converted text of the voice signal of the user under the control of the control unit 111.

Meanwhile, it is needless to say that the ear-set device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can exchange SNS messages using these functions. 10, the control unit 111 may convert the received SNS message 1010 into voice information 1000 and output the voice information 1000 to the earphone 150. If there is a voice signal 1002 input from the user, the voice signal 1002 can be converted into text and transmitted to the message 1012.

According to the above description, the ear-set device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may provide the function of controlling the state of the vehicle 800 according to the distance to the preset vehicle 800 There is a bar. 11 shows an example in which the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention controls the state of the vehicle.

For example, as shown in the first drawing of FIG. 11, when the distance between the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention and the preset vehicle 800 is less than a predetermined level, The vehicle 800 can be operated in an operation mode for controlling the state of the vehicle 800 depending on whether or not the vehicle 800 is in the open state. In this case, if there is no user's request to control the state of the vehicle 800, the ear-set device 100 can be continuously driven to the earphone operation mode.

However, if there is a voice signal (for example, "Unlock") for releasing the state of the vehicle 800 from the user, as shown in the first drawing of Fig. 11, 800 to the vehicle 800 in advance. The information previously stored in the memory 114 may be key information for releasing the lock state of the vehicle 800, i.e., information corresponding to the "smart key" In this case, as shown in the second diagram of FIG. 11, the lock state of the vehicle 800 can be released according to the transmission of the key information.

In the meantime, it is needless to say that the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention may be used for switching the state of the vehicle to the locked state at the request of the user. That is, if the user has a voice signal (e.g., "Lock") for switching the vehicle 800 to the locked state while the user is away from the vehicle 800 by a predetermined distance, Based on this, transmits the key information for switching the vehicle 800 to the locked state to the vehicle 800. [ The state of the vehicle 800 can be switched to the locked state according to the key transmission.

In the above description of FIG. 11, the user has been explained by voice to release the lock state of the vehicle 800 or to switch the vehicle 800 to the lock state. However, the request of the user may be made in various ways Of course. For example, the control unit 111 may cause the vehicle 800 to be unlocked based on a key input to the user input unit 115, or may switch the state of the vehicle 800 to a locked state, to be. Of course, various user's requests for controlling the state of the vehicle 800 may also be arbitrarily determined by the user. That is, the user can generate and use any other commands besides the above-mentioned "Unlock " or" Lock " to release the lock state of the vehicle or change the state of the vehicle to the lock state.

Even when the user does not request the lock of the vehicle 800 in order to switch the state of the vehicle 800 to the locked state, the control unit 111 of the vehicle 800 may also switch the earphone 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention, It is also possible to automatically switch the state of the vehicle 800 to the locked state when it is determined that the device 100 is separated from the vehicle 800 by a predetermined distance or more.

In the meantime, when the key information of the vehicle is included, the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can prevent illegal use of the key information through various security procedures at the time of loss. For example, the control unit 111 may analyze a voice characteristic of a user from a voice command of the user to control the state of the vehicle 800, and may use the voice characteristic to perform recognition of the user. That is, when a voice command for controlling the state of the vehicle 800 is input from the user, the controller 111 may analyze the voice characteristic and check whether the voice is a voice of the user. As a result, it is possible to control the state of the vehicle 800 only when it is a voice command inputted from a recognized user.

Accordingly, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is configured such that the first input voice command must conform to a predetermined voice command to control the state of the vehicle 800, and second, The state of the vehicle 800 can be controlled only when it coincides with the voice characteristic of the pre-stored user, so that the state of the third-generation vehicle 800, which is acquired when the earset device 100 is lost, Can be prevented.

In the above description, only the call function or the message transmission / reception function is performed using the smartphone of the user as an example. However, the earpiece device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention is not limited thereto Of course. That is, as described above, the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention can detect a specific function when it is executed in the connected device as an occurrence of an event, and the specific function can be very various . That is, various functions of the smart phone, such as the schedule management, the notification function, the recording function of the memo, the provision of weather information such as weather information, and the function of providing information such as breaking news can be the specific functions . Accordingly, the user can receive information related to these functions executed through the smartphone as sound signals output from the earphone 150 through the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

In the above description, it is assumed that the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention automatically transmits information related to the vehicle to the earphone 150 via the earphone 150, It is a matter of course that the function of the earphone 150 may be determined depending on the user's selection. That is, for example, when a user requests to deactivate the earphone 150 from the user when boarding the vehicle, the controller 111 may deactivate the earphone 150 in response to the user's request have. For example, such a deactivation request may be made by preset key input or user's voice signal input. When the earphone 150 is inactivated, the control unit 111 may not output the sound signal output from the currently connected sound source playback apparatus as well as the information related to the vehicle through the earphone 150.

Meanwhile, when the earphone 150 is inactivated, the control unit 111 can detect whether the user wears the earphone 150 through the wear detection unit 151 of the earphone 150. If the user continues to wear the earphone 150 in the inactive state as a result of the detection, the controller 111 may cause the user to output a warning for instructing the user to remove the earphone 150. This is because, when the user continues to wear the earphone 150 in the inactive state, the shielding effect of the earphone 150 causes an external acoustic signal (for example, navigation information output from the sound output device of the vehicle, And so on).

Here, the 'warning' may be a predetermined sound signal or vibration to induce the detachment of the earphone 150, and may be outputted through the earphone 150 which the user wears. Alternatively, the 'warning' may be output through an image information display device or an audio output device provided inside the vehicle.

It is needless to say that even when the earphone 150 is in an inactive state, the controller 111 can detect an event occurring in another connected device. In this case, it is needless to say that the controller 111 may output information related to an event generated by the other device even when the earphone 150 is in an inactive state. Here, when the earphone 150 is in the inactive state, the control unit 111 may cause the earphone 150 to output information related to an event generated only by a predetermined device and / or a specific event set by the user.

For example, this particular device may be a user's smartphone. In this case, even when the earphone 150 is inactive, the controller 111 temporarily activates the earphone 150 when an event such as call reception or message reception occurs in the smartphone of the user, Or information related to the received message (for example, information on the caller of the incoming call or message) through the earphone 150.

On the other hand, when the earphone 150 is in the inactive state, the function related to the received or received message of the call (for example, the function of connecting the incoming call or converting the received message into the voice signal and outputting the voice message) is not performed . In this case, the user may switch the earphone 150 to an active state to perform a function related to the incoming call or message. Here, the request for switching the earphone 150 to the active state may be a predetermined key input or a user's voice signal input.

In the above description, it is described that two earphones 150a and 150b can be inserted and connected to the earphone device 100 according to the embodiment of the present invention. However, Of course, there may be fewer and fewer. That is, for example, if there is only one earphone, the control unit 111 may output the vibration to the earphone corresponding to the specific direction, instead of outputting the vibration to the specific earphone, May be provided with information on the direction of noise generation corresponding to the emergency situation or the driving direction of the vehicle to be switched.

The present invention described above can be embodied as computer-readable codes on a medium on which a program is recorded. The computer readable medium includes all kinds of recording devices in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. Examples of the computer readable medium include a hard disk drive (HDD), a solid state disk (SSD), a silicon disk drive (SDD), a ROM, a RAM, a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, , And may also be implemented in the form of a carrier wave (e.g., transmission over the Internet). In addition, the computer may include a control unit 110 of the ear-set device 100. Accordingly, the above description should not be construed in a limiting sense in all respects and should be considered illustrative. The scope of the present invention should be determined by rational interpretation of the appended claims, and all changes within the scope of equivalents of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention.

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main body;
An earphone connected to the main body and outputting at least one of a vibration signal and an acoustic signal;
A first sensing unit formed on the earphone and sensing whether the earphone is attached or not;
A second sensing unit formed on the body and sensing a position of the body;
A microphone capable of sensing an acoustic signal from outside the main body; And
When the vehicle is driven in a state where the main body is located inside the predetermined vehicle and the earphone is mounted by the user, information related to the driving of the vehicle is received from the predetermined vehicle driving information providing means And a control unit for controlling the earphone so that the received information is output to at least one of the vibration and sound signals,
Wherein,
Wherein the sound signal detecting unit detects at least one of an acoustic signal corresponding to information related to the running of the vehicle and a voice of the detected person when the voice signal of the human being is included in the external acoustic signal And outputting the signal through the earphone.
delete The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the controller is configured to attenuate noise included in the external acoustic signal to a level of a predetermined level or less and to transmit at least one of the sound of the person and the sound signal corresponding to the information related to the driving of the vehicle to a predetermined And outputting a signal having a size equal to or greater than a predetermined level.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the noise included in the external acoustic signal
Wherein the stationary noise is a stationary noise that occurs continuously or repeatedly at regular intervals, and the change of the size is a certain level or less.
The apparatus of claim 3,
Wherein the noise detector detects noise included in the external sound signal based on noise information stored in advance according to the type and characteristics of the vehicle.
The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the control unit controls the output gain such that when one of the sound of the person and the sound signal corresponding to the information related to the driving of the vehicle is outputted at the same time, Device.
The apparatus of claim 1,
And a controller for detecting a noise component corresponding to a predetermined emergency situation from the external sound signal and outputting at least one of the sound signal or the vibration through the earphone depending on the detection result, .
8. The apparatus of claim 7,
The controller detects the direction in which the noise corresponding to the emergency is detected and controls the vibration to be output from any one of the earphones worn on both ears of the user corresponding to the direction in which the noise corresponding to the emergency occurs .
8. The apparatus of claim 7,
If the intensity of the noise corresponding to the emergency situation is less than a preset minimum level,
And controls the earphone to output the intensity of the noise corresponding to the emergency situation to an intensity lower than the predetermined maximum level when the intensity of the noise exceeds the preset maximum level.
8. The method according to claim 7, wherein,
An ambulance or a siren sound of a police car or an explosion sound and a horn sound of another vehicle.
The apparatus of claim 1,
When the vehicle is driven in a state in which the earphone is mounted by a user, information associated with at least one other device located inside the vehicle and information related to an event received from the connected device is at least one of vibration and acoustic signals And outputting through the earphone.
12. The method of claim 11,
Wherein the at least one other device comprises:
Comprising a user's mobile terminal,
Wherein,
Characterized in that it is judged that the specific function is performed in the mobile terminal when the specific function is performed and the information related to the specific function is received from the mobile terminal and outputted through the earphone to at least one of the vibration and the acoustic signal. Device.
13. The apparatus according to claim 12,
If the specific function is a function of transmitting and receiving a message, the mobile terminal converts the received message into a voice signal through a TTS (Text to Speech) function and outputs the voice signal through the earphone,
The mobile terminal is controlled so that the voice of the user is detected and the voice of the detected user is converted into text information through the STT (Speech To Text) function, and the message is transmitted to the mobile terminal and a message including the converted text information is transmitted And the earphone unit.
The apparatus of claim 1,
Outputting, as a sound signal, information related to the specific point before the vehicle arrives at a specific point where the path of the vehicle is changed,
When the vehicle reaches the specific point according to the progress of the vehicle, the earphone is controlled so that the vibration is outputted to any one of the earphones worn by the user in both ears, And the earphone unit.
The apparatus of claim 1,
Wherein the controller performs a control function for controlling the state of the vehicle based on a distance between the vehicle and the main body when the position of the main body is not the inside of the vehicle.
16. The apparatus of claim 15,
If the distance between the vehicle and the main body meets a requirement to perform a control function for controlling the state of the vehicle, it further detects whether or not there is a request from the user, And performs a function for controlling the state of the vehicle.
17. The method of claim 16,
The request of the user,
Is performed through voice commands of the user,
Wherein,
And performs the vehicle control function when the characteristics of the user voice included in the voice command and the result of recognizing the voice command match the pre-stored voice characteristics and the predetermined vehicle control command.
The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first sensing unit comprises:
Further comprising a sensor for sensing a user's vital sign,
Wherein,
Wherein the ventilation state or the temperature of the inside of the vehicle is adjusted when it is determined that the user is in a drowsy driving state as a result of the user's state determination from the bio-signal sensor.
19. The apparatus of claim 18,
And outputs a predetermined white noise through the earphone when it is determined that the user is in a drowsy driving state as a result of the determination of the state of the user.
A method of controlling an ear set device,
Detecting whether the user wears the earphone of the ear-set device;
Detecting whether the position of the ear-set device is inside a predetermined vehicle when the user wears the earphone;
Sensing the driving of the vehicle when the ear-set device is inside the vehicle as a result of the position detection of the ear-set device;
When the vehicle is driven in a state in which the user wears the earphone, receives information related to the driving of the vehicle from the predetermined vehicle driving information providing means, and outputs the received information to at least one of vibration and acoustic signals Comprising:
The step of controlling the earphone includes:
Detecting a human voice from the external acoustic signal when an acoustic signal outside the earset device is received from a microphone provided in the ear-set device; And
Controlling at least one of an acoustic signal corresponding to information relating to the running of the vehicle and a voice of the detected person to be outputted through the earphone when the external acoustic signal includes a voice of a person And a control unit for controlling the earphone.

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