TWI579664B - Method of watch correction - Google Patents

Description

Method of calibrating a watch

This case relates to a method of calibrating a watch, and more particularly to a method of calibrating a watch in a charging mode by a charging device.

In general, traditional pointer watches do not have the function of automatically calibrating the hands or movements, so users often need to manually adjust the hands to the correct position.

Although there is a radio wave watch on the market today, it can receive time radio waves by receiving radio waves of the base station standard time, but it must receive radio waves within the coverage of the base station, and remote areas or bad signal areas will also be There is a problem that radio waves cannot be received normally.

On the other hand, in recent years, the development of a global positioning system for pointer calibration has been developed, which can receive time signals by receiving satellite signals. However, setting a satellite signal receiver in a watch can quickly deplete the power supply. At the same time, the overall size of the watch and its manufacturing cost are increased.

In addition, when the watch is calibrated, the pointer may have a displacement error. If the feedback method is not set, the position of the pointer cannot be ensured even if the calibration is performed, resulting in misalignment of the watch.

Therefore, how to develop a method for calibrating a watch that is different from the previous one is to improve the problems and shortcomings of receiving radio waves, power supply power exhaustion, and pointer displacement errors during the calibration of the watch, while reducing the overall size and reduction of the watch. Its manufacturing cost is a key issue in the current technical field.

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a method for calibrating a watch, which solves the problems of receiving a radio wave, exhausting power supply, pointer displacement error, and high volume and manufacturing cost of the watch when calibrating.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for calibrating a watch. The charging device performs image capturing on the watch in the charging mode, and compares the images captured by the analysis, thereby performing calibration, and is not subject to receiving waves. Regional restrictions, while effectively reducing power loss, and ensuring that the pointer is displaced to the correct position, and achieve the effect of reducing the overall size of the watch and reducing its manufacturing costs.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for calibrating a watch. By storing the initial data in the watch for comparison, the watch can be calibrated to the initial state and then calibrated, which can effectively reduce the error during calibration.

In order to achieve the above object, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method for calibrating a watch, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a watch and a charging device, wherein the watch includes a time and information display device; (b) connecting The watch and the charging device enable the watch to enter a charging mode and start a calibration operation; (c) performing an image capturing operation on the watch by an image capturing component to obtain a captured image; (d) Parsing the captured image to obtain a comparison result; (e) determining whether to perform the calibration operation according to the comparison result; (f) the charging device sends a calibration signal to the watch; (g) the watch receives the calibration signal And generating a driving signal; (h) driving the time and information display device according to the driving signal; and (i) completing the calibration action; wherein, when the determining result of the step (e) is YES, performing the step (f ) to the step (i), and when the judgment result of the step (e) is NO, the step (i) is directly performed.

In order to achieve the above object, a preferred embodiment of the present invention provides a method for calibrating a watch, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a watch and a charging device, wherein the watch includes a plurality of hands; (b) connecting the watch with The charging device causes the watch to enter a charging mode and starts a calibration operation; (c) performing an image capturing operation on the watch by an image capturing component to obtain a captured image; (d) analyzing the image Taking an image to obtain a comparison result; (e) determining whether the calibration operation is performed according to the comparison result; (f) the charging device sends a calibration signal to the watch; (g) the watch receives the calibration signal and generates a calibration signal Driving the signal; (h) driving at least one of the plurality of pointers according to the driving signal; and (i) completing the calibration action; wherein, when the determining result of the step (e) is YES, performing the step (f) ) to the step (i), and when the judgment result of the step (e) is NO, the step (i) is directly performed.

Some exemplary embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail in the following description. It is to be understood that the present invention is capable of various modifications in various aspects, and is not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 and FIG. 4 , wherein FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of the wristwatch and the charging device of the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a view showing a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A flow chart of a method for calibrating a watch, a third diagram showing a charging device of the present invention, and a fourth drawing showing a state in which the charging device of the present invention is connected to a wristwatch. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 , FIG. 3 , and FIG. 4 , the method for calibrating the watch according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: First, as shown in step S10 , the watch 1 and the charging device 2 are provided, wherein The watch 1 includes a time and information display device 10. In some embodiments, the time and information display device 10 can display the time and information in the form of a pointer, wherein the information can include temperature, humidity, air pressure, or number of weeks, etc., but not limited thereto.

According to the concept of the present invention, the watch 1 further includes a communication unit 11, a control unit 12 and a driving unit 13, wherein the communication unit 11 is connected to the control unit 12, and the driving unit 13 is connected to the control unit 12 and the time and information display device 10. connection. On the other hand, the charging device 2 includes a charging component 20, an image capturing component 21, a control module 22, and a communication component 23, wherein the control module 22 is connected to the charging component 20, the image capturing component 21, and the communication component 23. . In some embodiments, the image capturing component 21 can be a camera module that is commonly used in mobile devices, and can be fixedly mounted or externally mounted to the charging device 2, but is not limited thereto.

Next, as shown in step S20, the wristwatch 1 and the charging device 2 are connected to cause the wristwatch 1 to enter the charging mode through the charging member 20 while starting a calibration operation. Then, as shown in step S30, an image capturing operation is performed on the watch 1 by the image capturing component 21 to obtain a captured image. In some embodiments, the step S30 is an image capturing component of the charging device 2. 21 performing an image capturing operation on at least part of the time of the watch 1 and the information display device 10. For example, in the case of the time and the information display device 10 in the form of a pointer, only the pointer portion is image-captured; for example, in the form of a liquid crystal display The time and information display device 10 performs image capture on all liquid crystal displays.

Then, as shown in step S40, the captured image is parsed to obtain a comparison result; after the comparison result is obtained, as shown in step S50, it is determined whether the calibration operation is performed according to the comparison result, wherein step S40 is performed. The step S50 is preferably implemented by the control module 22 of the charging device 2, but is not limited thereto. When the result of the determination in step S50 is YES, step S60 is performed; as shown in step S60, the charging device 2 sends a calibration signal to the watch 1, which is implemented by the communication component 23 of the charging device 2, but not Then, as shown in step S70, the watch 1 receives the calibration signal and generates a driving signal, which is implemented by the control unit 12 of the watch 1, but not limited thereto; and, as shown in step S80, According to the driving signal driving time and information display device 10, this step is implemented by the driving unit 13 of the watch 1, but not limited thereto; finally, after the time and information display device 10 is driven and calibrated, the steps are as follows. As shown in S90, the calibration operation is completed, so that the flow of the method of calibrating the watch in the present case ends in step S90.

In some embodiments, when the result of the determination in step S50 is no, that is, the calibration operation is not performed, step S90 is directly executed to complete the calibration operation, that is, the flow of the method for calibrating the watch in the present case is directly ended.

Since the charging device 2 performs image capturing on the wristwatch 1 and compares the images captured by the analysis, and then performs calibration, it is not necessary to install a receiver with a large volume or a relatively high power consumption, which can effectively reduce The power loss simultaneously charges the watch and achieves the effects of reducing the size of the watch and reducing its manufacturing cost.

In some embodiments, between the foregoing steps S50 and S60, the method may further include the steps of: establishing a wireless connection or a wired connection between the communication unit 11 of the watch 1 and the communication component 23 of the charging device 2, The transmission of signals or data between the watch 1 and the charging device 2 is performed, but not limited thereto. The wireless connection mode may be, for example, but not limited to, a Bluetooth pairing connection, or a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) connection, etc., and the wired connection mode may be, for example, but not limited to, an Ethernet connection. Of course, other ways of making a wired or wireless connection in a one-to-one manner are within the scope of the present teachings.

Please refer to FIG. 5 and cooperate with FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, wherein FIG. 5 is a detailed flow chart showing the step S40 of the method for calibrating the watch shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 5 , the step S40 of the method for calibrating the watch in the present invention may further include the following sub-steps as follows: First, as shown in step S41, the captured image is parsed to obtain the captured image. The first analogy data of the time and the information corresponding to the image, such as time, temperature, humidity, air pressure or the number of weeks; secondly, as shown in step S42, the first analog data is converted into the first digital data through an algorithm, for example In other words, the angle between the pointer position 101 and the reference point 102 displayed in the first analog data is recognized, for example, but not limited to, the angle with the horizontal position, and is passed through an algorithm formula (for example: pointer position value = (clamp angle number/2) + parameter), calculating the value represented by the pointer position 101 to obtain the first digit data, wherein the algorithm formula can be set according to the basic properties of the watch 1 (for example: movement angle, ID design, etc.) a preset value; then, as shown in step S43, analyzing the first digital data and comparing it with an initial data to obtain a comparison result, wherein the manner of analyzing the first digital data can be performed, for example, by analyzing The table pointer angle of embodiment 1, however not limited thereto.

In some embodiments, the initial data is stored in the watch 1 , such as but not limited to being set and stored by the user, or pre-built in the watch 1 , wherein the watch 1 can drive the time and information display device 10 according to the driving signal. The time and information displayed by the time and information display device 10 are made identical to the initial data, thereby achieving calibration of the watch 1 to an initial state to reduce errors in calibration. In other words, the watch 1 of this case can be structured to return to zero before each calibration, and to reduce the calibration error.

Please refer to FIG. 6 in conjunction with FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein FIG. 6 is a flow chart showing another step S40 of the method of calibrating the watch shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 1 , FIG. 2 and FIG. 6 , the step S40 of the method for calibrating the watch in the present invention may further comprise another sub-step as follows: First, as shown in step S44, the captured image is parsed to obtain the Taking a second analogy of the time and information corresponding to the image, such as time, temperature, humidity, air pressure or number of weeks; secondly, as shown in step S45, the second analog data is converted into the second digital data by an algorithm. For example, the angle between the pointer position 101 displayed in the second analog data and a reference point 102 is recognized, for example, but not limited to, the angle with the horizontal position, and is passed through an algorithm formula (for example: pointer position value = (clamp angle number) /2) + parameter), calculating the value represented by the pointer position 101 to obtain the second digit data, wherein the algorithm formula can be based on the basic properties of the watch 1 (for example: movement angle, ID design, etc.) Setting the preset value; then, as shown in step S46, analyzing the second digit data and comparing it with a reference data to obtain a comparison result, wherein the manner of analyzing the second digit data can be performed, for example. Analysis of watch hands of the angle of the embodiment 1, however is not limited thereto. In some embodiments, the reference data is stored in the charging device 2 or a server (not shown), or concurrently in the charging device 2 and the server. Thereby, the watch 1 can be compared with the reference data stored in the charging device 2 or the server, thereby achieving the effect of being unrestricted by the area of the received electric wave.

An application example of the above algorithm is shown below. Please refer to Fig. 7, wherein the seventh figure shows a schematic diagram of the position of the pointer in the present case on the first scale, the second scale and the third scale. As shown in FIG. 7 , the temperature information of the third analog data display is obtained after extracting the surface image of the watch: the first scale a, the second scale b and the third scale c, and the second scale b is used as the reference point 102. The pointer position 101 of the third analog data is located at a first scale a and the reference point 102 is at an angle of 50°, the pointer position 101 is located at a second scale b and the reference point 102 is at an angle of 0°, and the pointer position 101 is located. the third reference point and the scale 102 c sandwiched angle -50 °, through an algorithm equation: temperature = (number of included angle / 2) +25, calculate the temperature _{T a = (50/2) + 25} = 50 ( °C), temperature T _b = (0/2) + 25 = 25 (°C) and temperature T _c = (-50/2) + 25 = 0 (°C).

According to the concept of the present invention, the method for calibrating the watch may further include determining whether to re-execute the process step of image capturing. Please refer to FIG. 8 and FIG. 1 , wherein FIG. 8 is a flow chart showing a method for calibrating a watch according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 8 , the method for calibrating the watch according to another preferred embodiment of the present invention includes the following steps: First, as shown in step S100, the watch 1 and the charging device 2 are provided, wherein the watch 1 includes time and The information display device 10; secondly, as shown in step S200, the watch 1 and the charging device 2 are connected to cause the watch to enter the charging mode, and the calibration operation is started at the same time; then, as shown in step S300, the charging device 2 performs image capturing on the watch 1. The action is performed to obtain the captured image. Then, as shown in step S400, the captured image is identified and the image capturing operation is re-executed. If the result of the determination in step S400 is negative, step S500 is performed; as shown in step S500, The captured image is parsed to obtain a comparison result. Then, as shown in step S600, it is determined whether the calibration operation is performed according to the comparison result. When the determination result in step S600 is YES, step S700 is performed; as shown in step S700, charging is performed. The device 2 sends a calibration signal to the watch 1; then, as shown in step S800, the watch 1 receives the calibration signal and generates a driving signal; then, as shown in step S900, according to the driving signal The driving time and information display device 10; finally, as shown in step S999, the calibration operation is completed. In some embodiments, when the determination result in step S400 is YES, step S300 and step S400 are performed again; when the determination result in step S600 is no, step S999 is directly executed.

Step S100, step S200, step S300, step S500, step S600, step S700, step S800, step S900, and step S999 are respectively performed with step S10, step S20, step S30, step S40, step S50 of the foregoing embodiment. Steps S60, S70, S80, and S90 are similar, and thus will not be described again. The step S400 is to identify the captured image and determine whether to perform the image capturing operation again. This step is preferably implemented by the control module 22 of the charging device 2, but is not limited thereto.

According to the concept of the present invention, the time and information display device 10 of the watch 1 of the present invention may include a plurality of hands for displaying time and temperature, humidity, air pressure or number of weeks, respectively, and step S80 shown in FIG. Or the step S900 shown in FIG. 8 is based on the driving signal driving time and at least one of the plurality of pointers of the information display device 10, for example, driving only the hour hand, the minute hand or the second hand, etc., but not limited thereto. This ensures that the pointer is displaced to the correct position during calibration to reduce pointer displacement errors. In addition, in some embodiments, the time and information display device 10 can also include a liquid crystal display, such as a smart wearable device that displays time and other information on a liquid crystal display.

In summary, the present invention provides a method for calibrating a watch, which solves the problems of receiving a radio wave disorder, a power supply power depletion, a pointer displacement error, and a watch volume and manufacturing cost during calibration. Therefore, in the present case, the charging device performs image capturing on the watch in the charging mode, and compares the images captured by the analysis, thereby performing calibration, which is not limited by the area of the received electric wave, and effectively reduces power loss, and Make sure the pointer is displaced to the correct position and achieve the effect of reducing the overall size of the watch and reducing its manufacturing costs. In addition, by storing the initial data in the watch for comparison, the watch can be calibrated to the initial state and then calibrated, which can effectively reduce the error during calibration.

The present invention has been described in detail by the above-described embodiments, and may be modified by those skilled in the art, without departing from the scope of the appended claims.

1‧‧‧ watches
10‧‧‧Time and information display device
101‧‧‧ pointer position
102‧‧‧ benchmark
11‧‧‧Communication unit
12‧‧‧Control unit
13‧‧‧Drive unit
2‧‧‧Charging device
20‧‧‧Charging components
21‧‧‧Image capture component
22‧‧‧Control Module
23‧‧‧Communication components
A‧‧‧first scale
B‧‧‧second scale
C‧‧‧third scale
S10~S90, S41~S43, S44~46, S100~S999‧‧‧ steps

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a block diagram showing the structure of a wristwatch and a charging device in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 2 is a flow chart showing a method of calibrating a watch in the preferred embodiment of the present invention. Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the charging device of the present invention. Fig. 4 is a view showing the state in which the charging device of the present invention is connected to the watch. Fig. 5 is a detailed flow chart showing the step S40 of the method of calibrating the watch shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is a flow chart showing another detail of the step S40 of the method of calibrating the watch shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 7 is a schematic view showing the position of the pointer of the present case on the first scale, the second scale and the third scale, respectively. Figure 8 is a flow chart showing a method of calibrating a watch in another preferred embodiment of the present invention.

S10~S90‧‧‧Steps

Claims (12)

A method of calibrating a watch, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a watch and a charging device, wherein the watch comprises a time and information display device, the charging device comprising an image capturing component; (b) connecting the watch with the charging The device causes the watch to enter a charging mode and starts a calibration action; (c) performing an image capturing operation on the watch by the image capturing component to obtain a captured image; (d) analyzing the captured image Obtaining a comparison result; (e) determining whether the calibration operation is performed according to the comparison result; (f) when the determination result of the step (e) is YES, the charging device sends a calibration signal to the watch; The watch receives the calibration signal and generates a drive signal; (h) driving the time and information display device according to the drive signal; and (i) completing the calibration action; For the method of calibrating the watch according to item 1 of the patent application, when the judgment result of the step (e) is no, the step (i) is directly executed. The method for calibrating the watch according to the first aspect of the patent application further includes the steps between the step (c) and the step (d): (j) identifying the captured image and determining whether to re-execute the image capture. The action, wherein when the judgment result of the step (j) is YES, the step (c) and the step (j) are re-executed, and when the judgment result of the step (j) is no, the step (d) is performed. And the step (e). The method of calibrating a watch according to the third aspect of the invention, wherein the charging device further comprises a control module and a communication component, wherein the control module is connected to the image capturing component and the communication component, the step (d), the step (e) and the step (j) are implemented by the control module, and the step (f) is implemented by the communication component. The method of calibrating a watch according to claim 4, wherein the watch further comprises a communication unit, a control unit and a driving unit, wherein the communication unit is connected to the control unit, and the driving unit is connected to the control unit. The unit and the time and information display device are connected, the step (g) is implemented by the control unit, and the step (h) is implemented by the drive unit. The method for calibrating a watch according to claim 5, wherein the step (e) and the step (f) further comprise the step (k): establishing a wireless connection between the communication unit and the communication component. Or a wired connection. The method for calibrating a watch according to claim 1, wherein the step (d) further comprises the substep: (d1) parsing the captured image to obtain one of time and information corresponding to the captured image. Analogy data; (d2) converting the first analog data into a first digit data; (d3) analyzing the first digit data and comparing it with an initial data to obtain the comparison result. The method of calibrating a watch according to claim 7, wherein in the step (h), the watch drives the time and information display device according to the driving signal to display one of the time and information display devices. The time and information materials are the same as the initial data, and the initial data is stored in the watch. The method for calibrating a watch according to claim 1, wherein the step (d) further comprises the substep: (d1) parsing the captured image to obtain one of time and information corresponding to the captured image. Analogy data; (d2) converting the second analog data into a second digit data; (d3) analyzing the second digit data and comparing it with a reference material to obtain the comparison result. The method of calibrating a watch according to claim 9, wherein the reference data is stored in the charging device or a server, or concurrently in the charging device and the server. A method of calibrating a watch, comprising the steps of: (a) providing a watch and a charging device, wherein the watch comprises a plurality of hands; (b) connecting the watch and the charging device to cause the watch to enter a charging mode while starting a (c) performing an image capture operation on the watch with an image capture component to obtain a captured image; (d) parsing the captured image to obtain a comparison result; (e) according to the ratio Determining whether the calibration operation is performed; (f) the charging device sends a calibration signal to the watch; (g) the watch receives the calibration signal and generates a driving signal; (h) driving the plurality of pointers according to the driving signal And at least one of (i) completing the calibration action; wherein, when the determination result of the step (e) is YES, the step (f) to the step (i) are performed, and when the step (e) If the result of the determination is no, the step (i) is directly executed. The method for calibrating a watch according to claim 11 further includes the steps between the step (c) and the step (d): (j) identifying the captured image and determining whether to re-execute the image capture. The action, wherein when the judgment result of the step (j) is YES, the step (c) and the step (j) are re-executed, and when the judgment result of the step (j) is no, the step (d) is performed. And the step (e).