TWI413919B - Electronic assistant apparatus and computer peripheral device comprising the same - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic assistant apparatus and computer peripheral device comprising the same are provided. The computer peripheral device comprises an input apparatus and the electronic assistant apparatus. The input apparatus is configured to generate an input signal in response to a user operation. The electronic assistant apparatus is detachably connected to the input apparatus. The electronic assistant apparatus comprises at least one sensor, a bio-signal process module, and a transceiving interface. Each of the at least one sensor respectively detects a bio-signal. The bio-signal process module is configured to process each of the at least one bio-signal to respectively obtain a noise-removed bio-signal. The at least one noise-removed bio-signals and the input signal are transmitted to a computer apparatus.

Description

Computer peripherals and their electronic auxiliary devices

The present invention relates to a computer peripheral device and an electronic auxiliary device thereof; and more particularly to an electronic auxiliary device having a physiological signal detecting function and a computer peripheral device including the electronic auxiliary device.

In recent years, the mortality rate of chronic diseases and their complications has increased year by year. However, it is not easy for ordinary people to detect whether they have symptoms of these diseases. Instead, they must deliberately use relevant measuring equipment or go to a medical unit to carry out related examinations.

Due to the increasing popularity of computer equipment, the frequency of computers used by the general public is getting higher and higher. Many manufacturers are committed to developing various computer peripherals available for daily life, and adding many different functions to computer peripherals, such as measuring the physiological signals of human body. .

In today's computer peripheral devices, computer peripheral devices that measure certain physiological signals of the human body, such as computer peripheral devices that can measure fingerprints, irises, heartbeats, blood pressure, body fat values, and the like. However, these computer peripherals are limited to providing a single function, and the disclosure of the physical condition is less, so that the user can not know the more detailed physiological conditions. In addition, these computer peripherals with measurement functions are combined with a specific computer. Users can only measure specific physiological signals when using these specific computers. If they use other computers, they cannot measure and lack use. Elasticity.

In view of this, how to provide a computer peripheral device that is readily available in daily life to detect human physiological signals at any time is an urgent problem to be solved in the industry.

Based on the problems faced by the foregoing prior art, it is a primary object of the present invention to provide an electronic assist device that is detachably coupled to an input device. The electronic auxiliary device comprises at least one sensing component, a physiological signal processing module and a transmission receiving interface. Each of the at least one sensing component is configured to sense a physiological signal. The physiological signal processing module is configured to process each of the at least one physiological signal to obtain a noise to remove the physiological signal. The transmission receiving interface is configured to transmit the at least one noise removal physiological signal to a computer device through the input device.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a computer peripheral device. The computer peripheral device includes an input device and an electronic auxiliary device. The input device is configured to generate an input signal in response to a user operation. The electronic aid is detachably coupled to the input device. The electronic auxiliary device comprises at least one sensing component, a physiological signal processing module and a transmission receiving interface. Each of the at least one sensing component is configured to sense a physiological signal. The physiological signal processing module is configured to process each of the at least one physiological signal to obtain a noise to remove the physiological signal. The transmission receiving interface is configured to transmit the at least one noise removal physiological signal to the input device. In addition, the input device is configured to receive the at least one noise removal physiological signal, and to transmit the at least one noise to remove one of the ECG signal and the input signal to a computer device.

It is still another object of the present invention to provide a computer peripheral device. The computer peripheral device comprises an input module, an electronic auxiliary device and a transmission receiving interface. The electronic auxiliary device includes at least one sensing component and a physiological signal detecting module. Each of the at least one sensing component is configured to sense a physiological signal, and the physiological signal processing module is configured to process each of the at least one physiological signal to obtain a noise to remove the physiological signal. The input module is coupled to the electronic assist device and configured to generate a transfer command. The transmission receiving interface is used to transmit the life And transmitting the at least one noise to remove one of the physiological signal and the input signal to a computer device.

The electronic accessory device of the present invention can detect physiological signals and can be connected to an input device for integration into a computer peripheral device. Therefore, when the user operates the input device, the body temperature, the heartbeat, the blood oxygen concentration, and the like can also be measured, and the measurement result is transmitted to a computer device and displayed on the screen of the computer device. Further, the electronic assisting device of the present invention is detachably connected to the input device, so that the user can detach the electronic assisting device and easily carry the electronic assisting device. After that, the user can connect the electronic auxiliary device with other input devices to perform the next physiological signal measurement, thereby increasing the convenience of use.

Other objects of the present invention, as well as the technical means and implementations of the present invention, will be apparent to those skilled in the art in view of the appended claims.

The electronic auxiliary device and the computer peripheral device of the present invention will be explained below through the embodiments. However, the embodiments of the present invention are not intended to limit the present invention to any specific environment, application or special mode as described in the embodiments. Implementation. Therefore, the description of the embodiments is merely illustrative of the invention and is not intended to limit the invention. It should be noted that in the following embodiments and drawings, elements that are not directly related to the present invention have been omitted and are not shown; and for ease of understanding, the dimensional relationships between the elements are shown in a slightly exaggerated proportion. .

Fig. 1 is a view showing a first embodiment of the present invention, which is a computer peripheral device 1 having a physiological signal detecting function. The computer peripheral device 1 includes an electronic auxiliary device 11 and an input device 13. When placed on a tabletop, the electronic assist device 11 can be located in front of, behind, to the left, to the right, above or below the input device. The electronic auxiliary device 11 includes four The sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, a physiological signal processing module 113, and a transmission receiving interface 115. It should be emphasized that although the electronic auxiliary device 11 of the embodiment includes four sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, in other embodiments, the electronic auxiliary device 11 may include one or other number of sensing elements. .

In the embodiment, the input device 13 is a keyboard, but in other embodiments, the input device 13 can be a mouse or other input device for operating a computer. The electronic auxiliary device 11 in this embodiment is detachably connected to the input device 13, so that the user can remove the electronic auxiliary device 11 from the input device 13, carry it with him, and can be connected with other input devices having similar specifications. connection. In addition, the electronic assisting device 11 of the embodiment is an armrest, so when the user operates the input device 13, the wrist can be placed on the electronic assisting device 11 to operate in an ergonomic manner. However, the armrest is not used. To limit the scope of the invention. Furthermore, the transmission and reception interface 115 of the embodiment is a universal serial bus (USB) interface, but in other implementations, it can be used for other interfaces for transmitting and receiving with a computer device. .

The computer peripheral device 1 mainly provides two functions, that is, provides physiological signal detection function and input function, which will be described in detail below.

The user first connects the computer peripheral device 1 to the computer device 14 for subsequent operations, and the time zone at this time is the time to be tested. When the user wants to measure the physiological signal, the user will bring a part of the body, such as a finger, close to the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d. At this time, the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, and 111d respectively sense an initial signal during the time to be measured.

After the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d sense the initial signal, a measurement time is started. During the measurement time, the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d are respectively sensed A physiological signal 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d is detected. Thereafter, the physiological signal processing module 113 processes the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d. Specifically, the physiological signal processing module 113 first ignores the portion of the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d whose signal value is too large, for example, compares the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d with preset threshold values. Right, and remove the part that is greater than the threshold. In other embodiments, the physiological signal processing module 113 can also ignore the portion of the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d whose signal value is too small. Then, the physiological signal processing module 113 can perform noise removal on the processed physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d to obtain a noise removal physiological signal 112, respectively.

Then, the transmission and reception interface 115 transmits the noise removal physiological signal 112 to the computer device 14 through the input device 13. The computer device 14 performs subsequent processing or/and displays noise to remove the physiological signal 112 on the display of the computer device 14. Thus, when the operation of the physiological signal detecting module 111 is completed, the user can leave a part of the body, such as the aforementioned finger, away from the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, and the measurement time ends.

The user can also operate the input device 13 (eg, press a keyboard button), and the input device 13 generates an input signal 10 in response to the operation of the user and transmits the input signal 10 to the computer device 14.

It should be emphasized that the computer peripheral device 1 does not restrict the user to use only one of the physiological signal detecting function and the input function at any time. In other words, the user can simultaneously use the physiological signal detection function and the input function at the same time. For example, when a first user operates the input device 13, a second user can use the electronic assistant device 11 to perform physiological signal measurement and subsequent signal processing.

It can be seen from the above description that the computer peripheral device 1 of the embodiment provides two functions, wherein One uses the electronic aid 11 to sense and process the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d, and the other uses the input device 13 to respond to the user's operation to generate the input signal 10. The input device 13 transmits the input signal 10 or/and the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d (ie, the noise removal physiological signal 112) after removing the noise to the computer device 14.

In addition, the electronic auxiliary device 11 of the embodiment may be a body temperature electronic auxiliary device, a blood oxygen concentration electronic auxiliary device, a heartbeat electronic auxiliary device, or an electrocardiographic electronic auxiliary device. Specifically, when the electronic auxiliary device 11 is a body temperature electronic auxiliary device, each of the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d is an integrated temperature signal; when the electronic auxiliary device 11 is a blood oxygen concentration electronic auxiliary device, each of the physiological signals 110a 110b, 110c, 110d are respectively a blood oxygen concentration signal; when the electronic auxiliary device 11 is a heartbeat electronic auxiliary device, each of the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d is a heartbeat signal; when the electronic auxiliary device 11 is an electrocardiogram In the case of the electronic auxiliary device, each of the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d is an electrocardiogram. In other implementations, the electronic assist device 11 can include a plurality of different types of sensing elements and physiological signal processing modules to sense and process different types of physiological signals.

As apparent from the above, the computer peripheral device 1 of the first embodiment incorporates the input device 13 and the electronic assist device 11. When the user uses the input device, the wrist can be placed on the electronic auxiliary device 11 to be supported, and the electronic auxiliary device 11 can be used to sense and process the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d at any time to know at any time. Health status.

2 is a schematic view of a second embodiment of the present invention, which is a computer peripheral device 2 having a physiological signal detecting function. The computer peripheral device 2 includes an electronic auxiliary device 21 and an input device 23, wherein the electronic auxiliary device 21 is detachably connected to the input device 23. The electronic auxiliary device 21 includes four sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, one The physiological signal processing module 113 and a transmission and reception interface 215. It should be emphasized that although the electronic assist device 21 of the embodiment includes four sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, in other embodiments, the electronic assist device 21 may include one or other number of sensing elements. .

In the second embodiment, the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d and the physiological signal processing module 113 of the electronic assistant device 21 are the same as those of the electronic assistant device 11 of the first embodiment, and therefore will not be described again. The main difference between the second embodiment and the first embodiment is the operation of the transmission receiving interface 215, so only the differences between the two will be described below.

The receiving and receiving interface 215 receives the input signal 20 generated by the input device 23 in addition to the noise removing physiological signal 112 from the physiological signal processing module 113. The transmitting and receiving interface 215 transmits the input signal 20 and the noise removing physiological signal 112 to the computer device 14, that is, the transmitting and receiving interface 215 transmits the noise removing physiological signal 112 to the computer device 14 within the measuring time. The input signal 20 is transmitted to the computer device 14 during the measurement time.

It should be emphasized that the computer peripheral device 2 also does not restrict the user to use only one of the physiological signal detecting function and the input function at any time. In other words, the user can simultaneously use the physiological signal detection function and the input function at the same time. For example, when a first user operates the input device 23, a second user can use the electronic assistant device 21 to perform physiological signal measurement and subsequent signal processing.

In addition to the operations and functions described above, the computer peripheral device 2 of the second embodiment can also perform all of the operations of the computer peripheral device 1 of the first embodiment and have the same functions. It can be seen from the foregoing that the signal transmission path provided by the second embodiment enables the input signal 20 to be transmitted through the transmission and reception interface 215 of the electronic assistant device 21 when the input device 23 cannot be directly connected to the computer device 14.

Figure 3 is a schematic view of a third embodiment of the present invention, which is a computer peripheral device 3. The computer peripheral device 3 includes an electronic auxiliary device 31, an input module 33, and a transmission receiving interface 35. The electronic auxiliary device 31 is connected to the input module 33.

The electronic auxiliary device 31 includes four sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d and a physiological signal processing module 113. It should be emphasized that although the electronic auxiliary device 31 of the embodiment includes four sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d, in other embodiments, the electronic auxiliary device 31 may include one or other number of sensing elements. .

In the third embodiment, the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d and the physiological signal processing module 113 of the electronic auxiliary device 31 are the same as those of the electronic auxiliary device 11 of the first and second embodiments.

The user first connects the computer peripheral device 3 to the computer device 14 for subsequent operations, and the time zone at this time is the time to be tested. When the user wants to measure the physiological signal, the user will bring a part of the body, such as a finger, close to the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d. At this time, the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, and 111d respectively sense an initial signal during the time to be measured.

The operation of the sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d after sensing the initial signal is the same as in the previous embodiment, and a measurement time is started. The sensing elements 111a, 111b, 111c, 111d each sense a physiological signal 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d. Thereafter, the physiological signal processing module 113 processes the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d. Specifically, the physiological signal processing module 113 first ignores the portion of the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d whose signal value is too large, for example, compares the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d with preset threshold values. Right, and remove the part that is greater than the threshold. In other implementations, the physiological signal processing module 113 can also ignore the physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d. The signal value is too small. Then, the physiological signal processing module 113 can perform noise removal on the processed physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, and 110d to obtain a noise removal physiological signal 312, respectively.

At this time, the display screen of the computer device 14 displays the measured information and instructs the user to store the measurement result. The user then operates the input module 33, such as pressing a particular button of the input module 33 to generate a transfer command. The transmission receiving interface 35 transmits the noise to remove the physiological signal 312 to the computer device 14 in response to the transmission of the command.

On the other hand, the user can also use the input function of the input module 33 when the electronic assistant device 31 is not operating. The input module 33 generates an input signal 30 in response to the user's operation, transmits the receiving interface 35, and transmits the input signal 30 to the computer device 14.

In addition to the operations and functions described above, the computer peripheral device 3 of the third embodiment can also perform all of the operations of the computer peripheral device 1 of the first embodiment and have the same functions. As can be seen from the above, the third embodiment provides a computer peripheral device 2 having another structure. When the user uses the input module 33, the wrist can be placed on the electronic assist device 31 to be supported, and the electronic assist device 31 can be used at any time. Sensing and processing your own physiological signals 110a, 110b, 110c, 110d to know your health at any time.

In summary, the present invention provides an electronic auxiliary device including a sensing component and a physiological signal processing module, and integrates the same with an input device into a computer peripheral device. Since the electronic auxiliary device is detachably connected to the input device, the user can carry the electronic auxiliary device, which improves the convenience of the user to measure the physiological signal.

The above-described embodiments are only intended to illustrate the embodiments of the present invention, and to explain the technical features of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Any change or equivalence arrangement that can be easily accomplished by those skilled in the art is within the scope of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is The scope of the patent application shall prevail.

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1 is a schematic view showing a first embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a view showing a second embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a view showing a third embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (17)

An electronic auxiliary device detachably connected to an input device, the electronic auxiliary device comprising: at least one sensing component, each of the at least one sensing component respectively for sensing a physiological signal; and a physiological signal processing module And processing each of the at least one physiological signal to obtain a noise to remove the physiological signal; and a transmitting and receiving interface for transmitting the at least one noise to remove the physiological signal to a computer device. The electronic accessory device of claim 1, wherein the transmission receiving interface transmits the at least one noise removal physiological signal to a computer device through the input device. The electronic auxiliary device of claim 1, wherein each of the at least one physiological signal is one of an electrocardiogram signal, an integrated temperature signal, a blood oxygen concentration signal, and a heartbeat signal. The electronic accessory device of claim 1, wherein the transmission receiving interface is a universal serial bus (USB). A computer peripheral device comprising: an input device for generating an input signal in response to a user operation; and an electronic auxiliary device detachably connected to the input device, the electronic auxiliary device comprising: at least one sensing component Each of the at least one sensing component is configured to sense a physiological signal; A physiological signal processing module is configured to process each of the at least one physiological signal to obtain a noise to remove the physiological signal, and a transmitting and receiving interface for transmitting the at least one noise to remove the physiological signal to a computer device. The computer peripheral device of claim 5, wherein the transmission receiving interface transmits the at least one noise removal physiological signal to the computer device through the input device. The computer peripheral device of claim 5, wherein the transmission receiving interface directly transmits the at least one noise removal physiological signal to the computer device. The computer peripheral device of claim 5, wherein the transmission receiving interface is further configured to receive the input signal, and further to transmit the input signal to the computer device. The computer peripheral device of claim 5, wherein the input device directly transmits the input signal to the computer device. The computer peripheral device of claim 5, wherein each of the at least one physiological signal is one of an ECG signal, an integrated temperature signal, a blood oxygen concentration signal, and a heartbeat signal. The computer peripheral device of claim 5, wherein the input device is one of a keyboard and a mouse. The computer peripheral device of claim 5, wherein the transmission receiving interface is a universal serial bus interface. A computer peripheral device comprising: an electronic auxiliary device comprising: at least one sensing component, each of the at least one sensing component respectively for sensing a physiological signal; a physiological signal processing module for processing each of the at least one physiological signal to obtain a noise to remove the physiological signal; and an input module coupled to the electronic auxiliary device for generating a transmission command; and transmitting The receiving interface is configured to transmit the at least one noise to remove the physiological signal and one of the input signals to the computer device according to the command. The computer peripheral device of claim 13, wherein the input module is further configured to generate an input signal, and the transmission receiving interface is further configured to transmit the input signal to the computer device. The computer peripheral device of claim 13, wherein each of the at least one physiological signal is one of an ECG signal, an integrated temperature signal, a blood oxygen concentration signal, and a heartbeat signal. The computer peripheral device of claim 13, wherein the input module is one of a keyboard and a mouse. The computer peripheral device of claim 13, wherein the transmission receiving interface is a universal serial bus interface.