TWI458940B - Activity recording device and recording method thereof - Google Patents

Description

Activity recording device and recording method thereof

The present invention relates to a recording technique, and more particularly to an active recording apparatus and a recording method thereof.

In recent years, with the rapid development of the semiconductor industry and the increasing awareness of public health, many portable fitness equipment have sprung up, such as: pedometer. Not only can the user be reminded of the current exercise situation at any time, but also can be used as a reference for fitness.

In general, the function of the pedometer is to be able to calculate the number of steps of the user to generate the step data. As shown in FIG. 1 , the pedometer includes a processor 10 , a display 12 and a sensor 14 . The display 12 and the sensor 14 are both connected to the processor 10, and the sensor 14 is used to sense the number of steps, and the processor 10 displays the step data through the display 12. However, pedometers that only calculate the number of steps have gradually failed to meet the needs of users. To this end, some manufacturers have proposed a pedometer in conjunction with the global positioning system so that users can know the distance and location of their walking, or even provide The wireless interface allows the user to transmit the step data to the remote end for storage. However, the above method belongs to the one-time calculation of the step data in a long time. In addition to the inability to observe the living conditions of the person in a day, the wireless transmission also has a problem of power consumption.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an activity recording apparatus and a recording method therefor are provided to solve the problems caused by the prior art.

The main object of the present invention is to provide an activity recording device and a recording method thereof, which use a continuous fixed period to detect a moving parameter to observe and record a person's activity throughout the day, and Use the short-range wireless technology to upload the mobile parameters to achieve power saving effect.

To achieve the above objective, the present invention provides an activity recording device that is disposed on a user. The activity recording device includes a memory and a motion sensor, and the motion sensor detects the movement of the user. In a continuous fixed period, one movement parameter is accumulated respectively. The memory is coupled to the motion sensor by a processor that receives and stores the movement parameters in the memory. The memory is further connected to a passive short-range wireless communicator, and the passive short-range wireless communicator is triggered by an active short-range wireless communicator to obtain power, thereby uploading the mobile parameters in the storage to the active short-range wireless communicator.

The present invention also provides an activity recording method that is performed using an active short-range wireless communicator and a passive short-range wireless communicator. First, according to the movement of a user, a plurality of movement parameters are respectively accumulated in a plurality of consecutive fixed periods to sequentially receive and store the movement parameters. Next, the active short-range wireless communicator is used to trigger the passive short-range wireless communicator for its power, and the passive short-range wireless communicator is used to upload the stored mobile parameters to the active short-range wireless communicator.

For a better understanding and understanding of the structural features and the achievable effects of the present invention, please refer to the preferred embodiment and the detailed description.

Referring to Figure 2, the activity recording device 15 of the present invention does not have any design of displays and buttons for the purpose of miniaturization and power saving. In addition, the present invention is not a conventional pedometer that only records motion, and needs to be worn 24 hours a day, and has a waterproof function, mainly to observe whether a person is active, especially an elderly person or a child.

The activity recording device 15 of the present invention is disposed on a user and includes a storage unit 16 and a The motion sensor 18, the motion sensor 18 is not limited to being implemented by a 3D sensor, an oscillator or an accelerometer. The motion sensor 18 detects the movement of the user by itself, such as detecting the movement of at least one of the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis, and in a plurality of consecutive fixed periods, respectively Accumulate a move parameter. The storage 16 is coupled to the mobile sensor 18 by a processor 20 for receiving and storing movement parameters in the storage 16. The memory 16 is coupled to a passive proximity wireless communicator 22 that is triggered by an active proximity wireless communicator 24 to obtain power, thereby uploading the mobile parameters in the storage 16 to an active close range. Wireless communicator 24. This technology can replace the traditional power consumption problem of long-term wireless transmission, and achieve the purpose of power saving. The passive short-range wireless communicator 22 is also connected to the processor 20. The fixed period of time can be preset in the mobile sensor 18, and the passive short-range wireless communicator 22 can also be triggered by the active short-range wireless communicator 24 to transmit The processor 20 externally sets the motion sensor 18, for example, 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. The present invention is not limited to this embodiment. If the fixed time period is set to 5 minutes, if the processor 20 controls the motion sensor 18 to perform motion parameter detection from 11:00 am to 12 noon, a total of 12 data is stored in the memory 16, so that it can be long. During the time period, observe and record the details of the person's activities.

The processor 20 is further connected to a timer 26, a storage device 28 and an indicator light 30. In order not to record the time all the time to save memory space and save power, the processor 20 uses the timer 26 to record only the first start time point of the first cumulative movement parameter of the mobile sensor 18, even on the processor 20. After all the movement parameters in the memory 16, the processor 20 uses the timer 26 to record the second start time point of the movement sensor 18 at the first cumulative movement parameter. The processor 20 obtains the time point corresponding to each movement parameter by using the first start time point and the second start time point, and the known fixed time period. The storage device 28 provides power to the processor 20, the storage device 16, The sensor 18 and the indicator light 30 are moved. In order to effectively save power, the processor 20 receives the power of the storage device 28 to operate only when receiving and storing the movement parameters in the storage 16, and stops receiving the power for the rest of the time. For example, the time for each shaking is 1 second, and the time required for the detection and storage of the processor 20 may be only 1 millisecond, and the remaining 999 milliseconds may be switched to the standby state to save power. Since the present invention does not have a display, the user can indicate an operating state through the indicator light 30 through the processor 20, and the operating state includes data transmission, insufficient power of the storage device 28, and a state in which the memory space of the storage device 16 is full. For example, the green flashing represents the data transmission of the mobile parameter, the red represents the insufficient power of the storage device 28, and the orange color represents that the memory space of the storage 16 is full.

The flow of the present invention will be described below, please refer to FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 at the same time. The activity recording apparatus of the present invention is exemplified by starting 24 hours. First, as shown in step S10, the motion sensor 18 accumulates a movement parameter in a plurality of consecutive fixed periods according to the movement of a user, and the timer 26 records the first cumulative movement parameter of the movement sensor 18. The first start time point, and the processor 20 receives the power of the storage device 28 to sequentially receive and store the movement parameter into the storage unit 16, wherein the fixed time period is 5 minutes, and the first start time point is recorded in 10 am. Next, as shown in step S12, the active short-range wireless communicator 24 is used to trigger the passive short-range wireless communicator 22 for power supply at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, and the stored mobile parameters are uploaded by the passive short-range wireless communicator 22. To the active short-range wireless communicator 24, the indicator light 30 flashes green to represent the data transmission.

After the transmission is completed, the movement parameter is continued to be recorded, and then the process returns to step S10 at 3:05 pm, and the movement sensor 18 again accumulates a movement parameter in a plurality of consecutive fixed periods according to the movement of the user. The timer 26 records the first cumulative movement of the movement sensor 18 The second start time point of the number, and the processor 20 receives the power of the storage device 28 to sequentially receive and store the movement parameter into the storage unit 16, wherein the second start time point is recorded at 3:05 pm. In this way, the user's movement parameters are continuously recorded.

The storage device 16, the mobile sensor 18, the processor 20, the passive short-range wireless communicator 22, the timer 26, the storage device 28 and the indicator light 30 of the present invention are required to be miniaturized and carried around, as shown in Fig. 5. It can be integrated into a chain 32, a brooch, a hand ring, a watch or a waist buckle to be placed on the user. In addition, the active short-range wireless communicator 24 can also be integrated into a blood glucose meter, a mobile phone, a computer or a universal serial bus (USB) receiver for application in different technical fields. For example, the activity recording device of the present invention can be applied to a home-based medical care system, and a diabetic patient carries a mobile phone through a diabetic patient with a passive, short-range wireless communicator 22 in a power-saving recording device. The blood glucose meter's active short-range wireless communicator 24 transmits, and the diabetic patient can self-analyze the amount of life work activity by the smart phone, or upload it to the cloud medical system through the smart phone or the blood glucose meter wireless communication module.

In summary, the present invention can not only save power, miniaturize, but also observe the movement parameters of long-term detailed activities of people, which is different from the prior art.

The above is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, so that the shapes, structures, features, and spirits described in the claims of the present invention are equally varied and modified. All should be included in the scope of the patent application of the present invention.

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Figure 1 is a block diagram of a prior art pedometer.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of the device of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart of the method of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a distribution diagram of the movement parameters and time of the present invention.

Figure 5 is a schematic view of the invention integrated into a necklace.

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Claims (16)

An activity recording device is disposed on a user, the activity recording device includes: a storage device; a movement sensor that detects the movement of the user and accumulates in a plurality of consecutive fixed time periods respectively a movement parameter; a processor connecting the storage device and the movement sensor to receive and store the movement parameter in the storage; a passive short-range wireless communication device connecting the storage device, the passive short-range wireless The communicator is triggered by an active short-range wireless communicator to obtain power, thereby uploading the mobile parameter in the storage to the active short-range wireless communicator; and a timer connected to the processor, the processing The timer is used to record the first start time point at which the mobile sensor first accumulates the movement parameter. The activity recording device of claim 1, wherein after the processor uploads all the movement parameters in the storage, the processor uses the timer to record that the mobile sensor first accumulates the second parameter of the movement parameter Start time point. The activity recording device of claim 1, further comprising a storage device connected to the processor to provide power to the processor, the storage device and the mobile sensor. The activity recording device of claim 3 further includes an indicator light connected to the processor to indicate an operational state including data transmission, insufficient power, and a state in which the memory space is full. The activity recording device of claim 3, wherein when the processor receives and stores the movement parameter in the storage, the processor receives the electrical energy to operate, and stops receiving the electrical energy for the rest of the time. The activity recording device of claim 1, wherein the fixed period of time is 1 minute, 3 minutes, or 5 minutes. The activity recording device of claim 1, wherein the passive short-range wireless communicator is further connected to the processor, and the passive short-range wireless communicator is triggered by the active short-range wireless communicator to transmit The processor performs external settings. The activity recording device of claim 1, wherein the motion sensor is a 3D sensor, an oscillator, or an accelerometer. The activity recording device of claim 1, wherein the movement sensor detects the movement of the direction of at least one of the X-axis direction, the Y-axis direction, and the Z-axis direction. The activity recording device of claim 1, wherein the storage device, the mobile sensor, the processor and the passive short-range wireless communication device are integrated into a brooch, a chain, a wrist ring, a watch or a waist In the buckle, it is provided on the user. The activity recording device of claim 1, wherein the active proximity wireless communicator is integrated in a blood glucose meter, a mobile phone, a computer or a universal serial bus (USB) receiver. An activity recording method is performed by an active short-range wireless communicator and a passive short-range wireless communicator. The active recording method comprises the following steps: according to a user's movement, in a plurality of consecutive fixed time periods And accumulating a movement parameter respectively, sequentially receiving and storing the movement parameter, and recording the first start time point of the movement parameter for the first time; and triggering the passive short-range wireless communicator by using the active short-range wireless communicator For its power, and uploading the stored mobile parameters to the active short-range wireless communicator by the passive short-range wireless communicator. The activity recording method of claim 12, wherein after the step of uploading the stored mobile parameter to the active short-range wireless communicator, returning to the moving according to the movement, respectively accumulating in the fixed time periods The movement parameter, the step of sequentially receiving and storing the movement parameter. The activity recording method of claim 12, wherein after the step of uploading the stored movement parameter to the active short-range wireless communicator, recording is performed at a second start time point of the first accumulation of the movement parameter. The activity recording method of claim 12, wherein in the step of sequentially receiving and storing the movement parameter, a processor receives an electric energy to sequentially receive and store the movement parameter, and the processor stops at the remaining time. Receive this electrical energy. The activity recording method of claim 12, wherein the passive short-range wireless communicator is triggered by the active short-range wireless communicator for external setting.