TW201409363A - Method for obtaining displayed value of electronic product and obtaining system used for the same - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for obtaining displayed value of an electronic product includes the electronic product and a handhold device. The electronic product measures a corresponding value to display on a monitor. Also, the electronic product has an identification symbol thereon, or displays the value and an identification code on the monitor simultaneously. When obtaining the value, the handhold device captures an image including the value, and one of the identification code and the identification symbol through a camera unit. The handhold device then obtains the value and the identification code or content of the identification symbol after recognizing the captured image. Therefore, the handhold device can exactly classify the value in accordance with the identification code or the content of the identification symbol.

Description

Electronic product display value acquisition method and its extraction system

The present invention relates to a method and system for extracting numerical values, and more particularly to a method and system for extracting measurement values displayed by an electronic product without using any wired or wireless communication protocol.

According to traditional electronic products, such as pedometers, blood pressure machines, blood glucose machines, body temperature machines, electric meters, gas meters, etc., the numerical information measured and displayed by the user is generally recorded by manual copying, so There are often cases where transcripts are caused by human error.

Cover, in the current electronic products, through the addition of wired or wireless transmission interface, which can be connected to external intelligent devices via transmission lines or wireless transmission (such as Bluetooth, infrared, Wi-Fi, etc.) and directly to electronic products. The measured numerical information is transmitted to the smart device. In this way, the above-mentioned human error can be effectively avoided to ensure the correctness of the numerical information.

However, whether it is through a wired or wireless connection, electronic products must have corresponding transmission components, so the hardware cost of electronic products will be greatly increased. Moreover, if the user wants to update or replace an electronic product that does not have a transmission component, it also requires a considerable replacement cost. Therefore, such a information transmission method is difficult to be popularized.

Furthermore, the existing method of transmitting numerical information through a wired or wireless transmission interface can only achieve the effect of information transmission. However, after the transmission is completed, the user still needs to manually sort and classify the numerical information, which is quite inconvenient and difficult. Meet the needs of users. In view of this, the market should propose a novel numerical acquisition system and method, which not only ensures the correctness of the numerical information, but also facilitates the user's management of the obtained numerical information.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a method for capturing display value of an electronic product and a system for capturing the same, which can capture an image of an electronic product through a handheld electronic device, and directly obtain an electronic product display through graphic recognition. Measure the value.

Another main object of the present invention is to provide a method for capturing display values of an electronic product and a system for capturing the same, which can obtain an identification code or an identification mark of an electronic product after the image is recognized by the handheld electronic device. The measurement values are classified and stored according to the identification code or the identification mark.

To achieve the above objects, the present invention mainly includes an electronic product and a handheld electronic device. The electronic product is used for measuring and displaying a corresponding measurement value, and the electronic product can be attached with an identification mark on the surface, or an identification code can be simultaneously displayed when the above-mentioned measurement value is displayed. When the handheld electronic device captures the measured value of the electronic product, it takes an image of the measured value and one of the identification code or the identification mark through a camera unit. After the handheld electronic device recognizes the image, the measured value and the identification code or the identification mark can be obtained. Thereby, the handheld electronic device can classify and store the measured values according to the identification code or the identification mark.

The achievable effect of the present invention over the prior art is that, by capturing and recognizing an image, a wired or wireless connection can be established between the handheld electronic device and the electronic product without any communication protocol, and the information can be directly transmitted. Therefore, there is no need to add an additional transmission interface on the electronic product, so the hardware cost does not increase. Furthermore, the electronic product provides an identification code or an identification mark, and the handheld electronic device can simultaneously obtain the identification code or the identification mark of the electronic product when identifying the image and obtaining the measured value of the electronic product, thereby holding the electronic device. The device can classify and store the measured values according to the identification code or the identification mark, which can help the management to manage and use the measured values.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

Referring first to the first figure, a schematic diagram of a capture of a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. As shown in the first figure, the electronic product display value extraction system disclosed in the present invention mainly includes a handheld electronic device 1 and an electronic product 2. The handheld electronic device 1 can be a variety of smart portable electronic devices, such as a smart mobile device, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), or a notebook computer. The electronic product 2 is mainly used for measuring the corresponding measurement value C1 and displayed on a display screen 21 thereon. For example, the electronic product 2 can be, for example, an electric meter, a gas meter, a water meter, etc. The electronic device using the numerical value, or the electronic device for measuring the health value of the user, such as a blood pressure machine, a blood glucose machine, a pedometer, a body fat machine, a height and weight machine, etc., in the embodiment, the electronic product 2 is one The meter is exemplified, but not limited to this.

In this embodiment, the handheld electronic device 1 is provided with a camera unit 11 . When the electronic product 2 measures the measured value C1 and is displayed on the display screen 21 , the user can pass the handheld electronic device. The camera unit 11 on the 1 captures the image of the display screen 21, and after performing image recognition on the image, the measured value C1 measured by the electronic product 2 is obtained. Through the technical means of the embodiment, there is no need to establish any wired or wireless communication connection between the handheld electronic device 1 and the electronic product 2, and the image capturing and recognizing action can be performed without connecting and transmitting. Directly transfer data.

It is worth mentioning that, as described above, the electronic product 2 may be a variety of electronic devices for measuring different numerical information. Therefore, the present invention can be further described by the following technical means. The measured value C1 is sorted and stored to facilitate management of the measurement value C1 by the manager.

Please refer to the second figure, which is a schematic diagram showing numerical values of an electronic product according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. When the electronic product 2 displays the measured value C1 measured by the display screen 21, an identification code C2 of the electronic product 2 can be displayed on the display screen 21. In this way, as long as the display screen 21 is included in the image captured by the handheld electronic device 1, the handheld electronic device 1 can obtain the measured value C1 and the identification code simultaneously with the identification result of the image. C2. Furthermore, the handheld electronic device 1 can classify the measured value C1 according to the identification code C2.

More specifically, the identification code C2 can be an identification code representing the type of the measurement value C1. The handheld electronic device 1 can identify the electronic device 2 by using the identification code, so that the electronic product is 2 The measured value C1 obtained by the measurement is classified by the device. Furthermore, the identification code C2 can also be an identification code representing the identity of the user of the electronic product 2, and the handheld electronic device 1 can identify the user identity of the electronic product 2 by the identification code, thereby measuring the electronic product 2 The resulting measured value C1 is classified by the user.

In this embodiment, the identification code C2 is displayed before the measurement value C1. However, the identification code C2 may also be displayed after the measurement value C1, and should be determined according to the actual design of the electronic product 2. Furthermore, the identification code C2 may represent the type of the measured value C1 or the identity of the user representing the electronic product 2, or both, depending on actual needs, and should not be limited. It is worth mentioning that in the second figure, the measured value C1 and the identification code C2 are exemplified by multiple codes, but the measured value C1 and the identification code C2 may also be single codes.

Continuing to refer to the third figure, a block diagram of a system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the electronic product 2 mainly has the display screen 21 for displaying the measured value C1 measured by the electronic product 2 and the identification code C2 of the electronic product 2.

The handheld electronic device 1 mainly includes the camera unit 11, a display unit 12, a processing unit 13, an identification unit 14, and a storage unit 15, wherein the processing unit 13 is electrically connected to the camera unit 11, the display unit 12, The identification unit 14 and the storage unit 15 are used to process operations such as capturing, identifying, categorizing, storing, and displaying. The camera unit 11 is configured to capture an image of the electronic product 2, and more specifically, the display screen 21 of the electronic product 2 is included in the image. The identification unit 14 is configured to perform image recognition on the image captured by the camera unit 11 to obtain the measurement value C1 and the identification code C2 displayed by the display screen 21 by the identification result.

After the identification unit 14 is recognized, the processing unit 13 can classify the measured value C1 according to the identification code C2, and store the measured value C1 into the storage unit 15 according to the classification result. The correct location.

As shown in the third figure, a pre-stored application 10 is also recorded in the storage unit 15. The application 10 is a numerical retrieval management program that is downloaded and installed by the user. When the user wants to use the handheld electronic device 1 to capture the measured value C1 measured by the electronic product 2, the application 10 can be enabled to perform the above numerical extraction by using the application 10. Identify and classify storage and other actions.

Continuing to refer to the fourth and fifth figures, respectively, a flow chart of the electronic product display and a flow chart of the preferred embodiment of the present invention. First, as shown in the fourth figure, in order to implement the capturing method of the present invention, the electronic product 2 having the identification code display function must first be provided (step S10), and the electronic product 2 is used to measure the corresponding amount. The value C1 is measured (step S12). After the measurement is completed, the electronic product 2 passes through the display screen 21, simultaneously displays the identification code C2 of the electronic product 2, and measures the measured value C1 (step S14), for example, in the second figure. The meter displays the identification code C2 (12) and the measured value C1 (3456) at the same time.

Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when the user wants to capture the value C1, the handheld electronic device 1 is first caused to start the pre-installed application 10 (step S20), and then the application 10 starts the handheld. The camera unit 11 on the electronic device 1 (step S22). After the camera unit 11 is activated, the handheld electronic device 1 can capture an image of the electronic product 2 through the camera unit 11 (step S24), and more specifically, capture the electronic product 2. The image of the display screen 21 is included.

After the image capture is completed, the handheld electronic device 1 may first store the image, and then identify the image by the identification unit 14 to obtain the measured value C1 displayed by the display screen 21 and The identification code C2 (step S26). Finally, the processing unit 13 further classifies the measured value C1 according to the identification code C2, and stores the measured value C1 into the storage unit 15 according to the classification result (step S28).

For example, if the electronic product 2 is an electric meter, after the handheld electronic device 1 captures the image and recognizes the identification, the identification value C1 can be obtained from the identification code C2 as a power consumption data, or The identification code C2 knows that the measurement value C1 belongs to a specific user, or the two pieces of information are simultaneously learned by the identification code C2. Thereby, the handheld electronic device 1 can easily classify the measured value C1 and store it in the correct position in the storage unit 15.

It is worth mentioning that, after the value C1 is successfully obtained and classified and stored, the handheld electronic device 1 can also display the management information corresponding to the measured value C1 through the display unit 12 (step S30), whereby The user of the handheld electronic device 1 is instructed to manage the measurement value C1.

Continuing to refer to the sixth figure, a schematic diagram of a capture of another preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. In this embodiment, the capture system mainly includes the handheld electronic device 1 and another electronic product 3 that does not have the identification code display function. The electronic product 3 is provided with a display screen 31 for displaying the measured value C1 measured by the electronic product 3, and the electronic product 3 can be on the surface (for example, the peripheral portion of the display screen 31). An identification mark C3 is attached to the top. In this embodiment, the identification mark C3 is exemplified by a two-dimensional barcode (QR Code), but the identification mark C3 may also be a one-dimensional barcode (Barcode) or other discriminative image or image, and is not This is limited to this.

When the user wants to capture the measurement value C1, the image of the electronic product 3 is captured by the camera unit 11 on the handheld electronic device 1, and more specifically, at least the image is included in the image. The display screen 31 of the electronic product 3 and the identification mark C3. In this embodiment, the identification code C2 in the above embodiment can be described by the identification mark C3. Therefore, even if the electronic product 3 does not have the display function of the identification code C2, the system can be applied to the system of the present invention. method.

Please also refer to the seventh figure, which is a block diagram of a system according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, the display screen 31 of the electronic product 3 is only used to display the value C1, and the electronic product 3 is pasted on the peripheral portion of the display screen 31 with the identification mark C3. The handheld electronic device 1 captures an image including the display screen 31 and the identification mark C3 through the camera unit 11, and the image recognition is performed by the identification unit 14 for identification. As a result, the measured value C1 obtained by measuring the electronic product 3 and the identification mark C3 are obtained. The content described in the identification mark C3 may be a number, a character or another description, and is not limited.

After the identification is completed, the processing unit 13 can classify the measured value C1 according to the identification mark C3, and finally store the measured value C1 to the correct position in the storage unit 15 according to the classification result. It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the identification mark C3 may represent the type of the measured value C1, or the user identity of the electronic product 2, or both, whereby the processing unit 13 The measurement value C1 can be classified and/or classified according to the identification flag C3.

Referring to the eighth figure, a flow chart of another preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown. When the user wants to implement the capture method of the present invention, the handheld electronic device 1 is first caused to start the pre-installed application 10 (step S40), and then the application 10 starts the handheld electronic device 1 The camera unit 11 (step S42). After the step S42, the display unit 31 including the electronic product 3 and the identification image C3 can be captured by the camera unit 11 (step S44).

After the handheld electronic device 1 captures the image, the image is recognized by the identification unit 14, and the measured value C1 displayed by the display screen 31 of the electronic product 3 is obtained according to the identification result. And the identification mark C3 attached to the electronic product 3 (step S46). Thereby, the processing unit 13 can classify the measured value C1 according to the identification mark C3, and store the measured value C1 in the correct position in the storage unit 15 according to the classification result (step S48). Moreover, as described in the foregoing embodiment, the handheld electronic device 1 can also display the management information corresponding to the measurement value C1 through the display unit 12 (step S50).

The advantage of the above embodiment is that the electronic product 3 does not need to have the display function of the identification code C2, and the content of the identification mark C3 is set for the electronic product 3, and the identification mark C3 is attached to the electronic product 3. Just fine. Therefore, even an old electronic device can be applied to the system and method of the present invention, which can effectively reduce the replacement cost generated by the user to replace the electronic device.

Finally, please refer to the ninth and tenth drawings, which are schematic diagrams of still another preferred embodiment and a further preferred embodiment of the present invention. In the foregoing embodiment, the electronic products 2 and 3 are exemplified by an electric meter, but the electronic product may also be other types of electronic devices. The ninth figure shows a blood pressure machine 4 having a display screen 41 for displaying blood pressure measurement values C1a, C1b and identification codes C2a, C2b of the blood pressure machine 4. . When the handheld electronic device 1 captures an image including the display screen 41 and recognizes the image, the two measured values C1a and C1b and the two identification codes C2a and C2b can be simultaneously obtained. The handheld electronic device 1 can know that the two measured values C1a and C1b are the systolic blood pressure and the diastolic blood pressure value of the blood pressure respectively by the two identification codes C2a and C2b, so that the two measured values C1a and C1b can be classified. Stored in the correct location in the storage unit 15.

The figure shown in the tenth figure is a high-weight machine 5 having a display screen 51 for displaying the height/weight measurement values C1a, C1b, and the height and weight machine 5 The surface is covered with the identification mark C3. When the handheld electronic device 1 captures an image including the display screen 51 and the identification mark C3, and identifies the image, the two measured values C1a, C1b and the identification mark can be simultaneously obtained. C3. The handheld electronic device 1 can know that the measured value C1a located above is the value of the height by the identification mark C3, and the measured value C1b located below is the value of the body weight, so the measured value C1a can be C1b is sorted and stored in the correct location in the storage unit 15.

As described above, the present invention can be applied to a wide variety of electronic devices, and the measurement value C1 measured by the electronic device can be classified and stored by the identification code C2 or the identification mark C3. It helps the management to manage and use the measured value C1.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, equivalent changes to the scope of the present invention are included in the scope of the present invention. Bright.

1. . . Handheld electronic device

10. . . application

11. . . Camera unit

12. . . Display unit

13. . . Processing unit

14. . . Identification unit

15. . . Storage unit

2, 3. . . electronic product

21, 31, 41, 51. . . Display screen

4. . . Blood pressure machine

5. . . Height and weight machine

C1, C1a, C1b. . . Measured value

C2, C2a, C2b. . . Identifier

C3. . . Identification mark

S10~S14. . . step

S20~S30. . . step

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The first figure is a schematic diagram of a capture of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The second figure is a schematic diagram showing the numerical values of an electronic product according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The third figure is a block diagram of a system in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The fourth figure is a flow chart showing the display of an electronic product according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The fifth figure is a flow chart of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is a schematic view of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a block diagram of a system in accordance with another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The eighth figure is a flow chart of another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 11 is a schematic view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

The method for extracting the display value of an electronic product is to automatically record and measure the measured value of the electronic product to be stored in a handheld electronic device without using a connection transmission method. The method for capturing includes:
a) starting an application pre-installed by the handheld electronic device;
b) the application launches a camera unit on the handheld electronic device;
c) drawing, by the camera unit, an image including a display screen of the electronic product, wherein the display screen displays at least one set of identification codes and at least one set of measured values;
d) performing image recognition on the image by an identification unit of the handheld electronic device to obtain the identification code and the measured value;
e) classifying the measured value according to the identification code, and storing the measured value in a storage unit of the handheld electronic device according to the classification result. The method for extracting an electronic product display value according to claim 1, wherein the identification code of the electronic product is an identification code representing a type of the measurement value, or an identification code representing a user identity of the electronic product. The method for extracting the display value of the electronic product according to claim 1, further comprising a step f: the handheld electronic device displays a management information corresponding to the measured value through a display unit. The method for extracting the display value of an electronic product is to automatically record and measure the measured value of the electronic product to be stored in a handheld electronic device without using a connection transmission method. The method for capturing includes:
a) enabling an application pre-installed by the handheld electronic device;
b) the application launches a camera unit on the handheld electronic device;
c) capturing, by the camera unit, an image including a display screen of the electronic product and an identification mark disposed around the display screen, wherein the display screen displays at least one set of measurement values;
d) performing image recognition on the image by an identification unit of the handheld electronic device to obtain the identification mark and the measured value;
e) classifying the measured value according to the identification mark, and storing the measured value in a storage unit of the handheld electronic device according to the classification result. The method for extracting an electronic product display value according to claim 4, wherein the identification mark of the electronic product is an identification mark representing a type of the measured value, or an identification mark representing a user identity of the electronic product. The method for extracting the display value of the electronic product according to claim 4, further comprising a step f: the handheld electronic device displays the management information corresponding to the value through a display unit. A system for capturing the value of an electronic product is a measurement value of a measuring electronic product, which is automatically recorded and stored in a handheld electronic device without being transmitted through a connection, and the retrieval system includes the Electronic products and the handheld electronic device, wherein:
The electronic product is configured to measure a corresponding measured value, and the electronic product has a display screen for displaying at least one set of identification codes and at least one set of measured values;
The handheld electronic device includes a processing unit, a camera unit, an identification unit, a storage unit and a display unit, wherein:
The processing unit is electrically connected to the camera unit, the identification unit, the storage unit and the display unit, thereby processing, capturing, categorizing, storing, and displaying operations;
The camera unit is configured to capture an image of the electronic product, wherein the image includes at least the display screen of the electronic product;
The identification unit performs image recognition on the image to obtain the identification code and the measured value;
The storage unit is configured to store or temporarily store the captured image, and store the measured value classified according to the identification code; and the display unit is configured to display a management information corresponding to the measured value . The electronic product display value reading system of claim 7, wherein the identification code of the electronic product is an identification code representing a type of the measurement value, or an identification code representing a user identity of the electronic product. A system for capturing the value of an electronic product is a measurement value of a measuring electronic product, which is automatically recorded and stored in a handheld electronic device without being transmitted through a connection, and the retrieval system includes The electronic product and the handheld electronic device, wherein:
The electronic product is configured to measure a corresponding measurement value, the electronic product has a display screen for displaying at least one set of measurement values, and at least one set of identification is disposed at a periphery of the display screen of the electronic product Sign
The handheld electronic device includes a processing unit, a camera unit, an identification unit, a storage unit and a display unit, wherein:
The processing unit is electrically connected to the camera unit, the identification unit, the storage unit and the display unit, thereby processing, capturing, categorizing, storing, and displaying jobs;
The camera unit is configured to capture an image of the electronic product, wherein the image includes at least the display screen of the electronic product and the identification mark;
The identification unit performs image recognition on the image to obtain the identification mark and the measured value;
The storage unit is configured to store or temporarily store the captured image, and store the measured value classified according to the identification mark; and the display unit is configured to display a management information corresponding to the measured value . The electronic product display value reading system of claim 9, wherein the identification mark of the electronic product is an identification mark representing a type of the measured value, or an identification mark representing a user identity of the electronic product.