TWI670654B - Electronic bead string and counting method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

An electronic bead ring includes a main bead, a plurality of sub-beads, a position change sensor, a memory, and a processor. The main bead and the bead are connected in series to form a bead ring. The position change sensor is disposed in the main bead to output a two-dimensional displacement signal, the memory storage position changes the two-dimensional displacement signal output by the sensor, and the processor can determine the rotation period of the electronic bead ring according to the two-dimensional displacement signal. To determine an approved rotation period.

Description

Electronic bead ring and counting method thereof

The present invention relates to an electronic bead ring and an electronic bead ring counting method.

Wearable devices are now widely used in the lives of modern people. There are many types of wearable devices, which can be generally divided into glasses, bracelets, wearers, and stickers, depending on their function and application range. In addition, the type of wearable devices has become more diverse, and has gradually developed in industrial, educational, medical and other functions.

Take the smart bracelet as an example. It can view information and record personal sports or sleep data. Currently, the sales volume and usage population of smart bracelets are large for wearable devices.

However, in the face of some special-purpose needs, traditional wearable devices can't meet people's needs very well. For example, Buddhists are used to wearing beads to count as a Buddha. However, as the number of chanting numbers increases, users often do not remember how many times they have read them.

Some users use the electronic counter to count the number of the Buddha's number to confirm the number of times the Buddha is numbered. But it may also be because of too much concentration and forget to press the counter. Or the user must be distracted so that he cannot concentrate on the Buddha.

How to provide an electronic bead ring to conveniently and effectively calculate the number of times the user recites the Buddha number will enhance the concentration of the user when he or she reads the Buddha number, and there is no need to distract the number of times the Buddha number is recorded.

In view of this, the present invention discloses an electronic bead ring, which allows the user to recite the Buddha's name when he is in the Buddha's name, so that the user can practice more intensively.

According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic bead ring includes a main bead, a plurality of sub-beads, a position change sensor, a memory, and a processor. The main bead and the bead are connected in series to form a bead ring. The position change sensor is disposed in the main bead to output a two-dimensional displacement signal, the memory storage position changes the two-dimensional displacement signal output by the sensor, and the processor can determine the rotation period of the electronic bead ring according to the two-dimensional displacement signal. To determine the approval rotation period.

In one embodiment, the main bead further includes a signal transmission device for transmitting signals with a computer device, such as a mobile phone.

In one embodiment, the signal transmission device is a Bluetooth transmitter, a WIFI transmitter or a wired signal transmitter.

In one embodiment, the memory further stores a minimum start period, a minimum recognition period, and a pause time for the processor to compare the displacement signals to determine the approved rotation period.

In an embodiment, the processor may determine the number of times a user recites a Buddha number based on the number of approved rotation cycles and the number of sub-beads.

In another embodiment of the present invention, an electronic bead ring counting method includes the steps of: providing an electronic bead ring, wherein the electronic bead ring includes a main bead and a plurality of sub-beads, and outputting a two-dimensional shape by using a position change sensor The displacement signal uses a processor to determine whether the continuous rotation period of the electronic bead ring is greater than a minimum start period, the processor accumulates the approved rotation period of the electronic bead ring, and uses the processor to calculate the number of times a user recites the Buddha number.

In an embodiment, the electronic bead ring counting method further includes determining, by the processor, whether the pause time of the electronic bead ring is greater than a pause time.

In an embodiment, the electronic bead ring counting method further includes determining, by the processor, whether one of the rotation periods after the electronic bead ring is paused is greater than a minimum recognition period.

In an embodiment, when the processor determines that the pause time of the electronic bead ring is less than a pause time, and the rotation period after the electronic bead ring is paused is greater than the minimum recognition period, the processor continues to accumulate the approved rotation period of the electronic bead ring. .

In one embodiment, the electronic bead ring counting method further includes transmitting the rotation data of the electronic bead ring to a computer device by using a signal transmission device.

In summary, the electronic bead ring of the present invention allows the user to recite the Buddha's number without having any buttons or lines. Even if the user does a large amount of movement, getting up and walking, or simply picking up the hand, the electronic bead ring will not mistakenly count it as the number of the Buddha, and will be excluded. Therefore, the electronic bead ring of the present invention allows the user to intuitively perform the behavior of the buddha, and the number of chanting is determined by the electronic bead ring, without the user counting himself, so that the user can concentrate more on the user. Practice.

The following is a detailed description of the embodiments, but the embodiments are not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure, and the description of the structural operation is not intended to limit the order of execution, and any components are recombined. The structure and the device with equal efficiency are all covered by the disclosure. In addition, the drawings are for illustrative purposes only and are not drawn to the original dimensions. For the sake of understanding, the same or similar elements in the following description will be denoted by the same reference numerals.

In addition, the terms used in the entire specification and the scope of the patent application, unless otherwise specified, usually have the usual meaning of each word used in the field, in the content disclosed herein and in the special content. . Certain terms used to describe the disclosure are discussed below or elsewhere in this specification to provide additional guidance to those skilled in the art in the description of the disclosure.

In the scope of the embodiments and patent applications, unless the context specifically dictates the articles, "a" and "the" may mean a single or plural. The numbers used in the steps are merely used to indicate steps for explanation, and are not intended to limit the order and the embodiments.

Secondly, the terms "including", "including", "having", "containing", and the like, as used herein, are all open terms, meaning, but not limited to.

The invention discloses an electronic bead ring 100, which allows the user to intuitively perform the act of chanting when the electronic bead ring 100 is worn. The number of Buddha numbers is judged by the electronic bead ring 100, and the counting program is started without the user counting himself, so that the user can practice more intensively. The electronic bead ring 100 can be a hand ring, a chain or any bead ring in which the main bead 110 and the sub-ball 120 are connected in series without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1 , a schematic diagram of an electronic bead ring rotating according to an embodiment of the invention is shown. As shown, the electronic bead ring 100 includes at least one main bead 110, a plurality of sub-beads 120, and a position change sensor 130. The main bead 110 and the sub-beads 120 may be connected in series with each other by the beaded rope 140 to form a bead ring, but are not limited thereto. The main bead 110 and the sub-beads 120 may also be connected in series by the main bead 110 and the sub-beads 120 to form a bead ring without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. The position change sensor 130 is disposed in the main bead 110 to output a two-dimensional displacement signal.

Referring to FIG. 2, a schematic diagram of a main bead structure of an electronic bead ring according to an embodiment of the invention is disclosed. As shown in the figure, the main bead 110 includes a bead through hole 112, and the position change sensor 130 is disposed on one side of the bead through hole 112. In addition, the main bead 110 may further include a processor 114, a memory 116, and a signal transmission device 118. However, the present invention is not limited thereto.

The electronic bead ring 100 counting method disclosed in the present invention mainly utilizes a position change sensor 130 to recognize the change of the positional relationship as a basis for the judgment. The position change sensor 130 is, for example, a gravity sensor (G-sensor), a gyroscope (Gyro-meter) or a motion-sensor, but the invention is not limited thereto. . The signal transmission device 118 can be a Bluetooth transmitter, a WIFI transmitter or a wired signal transmitter without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

When the electronic bead ring 100 is used, the user can operate according to the related religion using the beading method, that is, the user holds the electronic bead ring 100, starting from the main bead 110, and each time the Buddha number is transferred to one sub-bead 120, After one round of the electronic bead ring 100, after the main bead 110 is re-reacted, the reverse direction is reversed, but it is not limited thereto.

In an embodiment, taking the first figure as an example, the user can also rotate the entire series of electronic bead rings 100 in the same direction, and rotate sequentially along the arrow directions 150, 151, 152, and 153 in FIG. At this time, due to the rotation of the electronic bead ring 100, the main bead 110 changes position and angle, thereby causing the position change sensor 130 to generate different displacement signals.

Referring also to FIG. 3, it is a schematic diagram showing the output signal of the position change sensor when the electronic bead ring is rotated according to FIG. The change position of the position change sensor 130 along the XY coordinate axis may be a change curve 310 of the X value and a change curve 320 of the Y value as shown in FIG. 3, both of which are in the form of a sine wave, for example, two. The person has a phase difference of 90 degrees.

Thus, after a continuous rotation period, the electronic bead ring 100 can conveniently calculate the rotated period, and then multiply the number of rotated cycles by the number of the main beads 110 plus the sub-beads 120, and then calculate and obtain the user's mind. The number of Buddha numbers.

In one embodiment, when the number of the electronic bead ring 100 is 16, one main bead 110 and 15 sub-beads 120, the user rotates the electronic bead ring 100 for a total of 28 full cycles, and stays in the The position of (x: y = 0.5: -0.5) can be determined to stop at about the 15th position at this time, so that further calculation can be obtained by 16x28 + 15 = 463 times, that is, the user can read the Buddha number 463 times.

However, in another embodiment, if the main bead 110 is not in the case of a miss, the number of times the main bead 110 appears in each cycle can be subtracted, and the result will be 463-28=435 times, that is, used. One for the Buddha number 435 times.

4 and FIG. 5, FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram showing an electronic bead ring rotating in reverse according to an embodiment of the invention. The fifth figure is a schematic diagram showing the output signal of the position change sensor when the electronic bead ring is repeatedly rotated according to FIG.

As shown in the figure, some users will reverse back when they touch the main bead 110 of the electronic bead ring 100, that is, the electronic bead ring 100 first rotates about 360 degrees in the direction of the arrow direction 154, and then reverses. Rotate about 360 degrees in the direction of the arrow direction 155, then rotate about 360 degrees in the direction of the arrow direction 154, and then rotate in the opposite direction. The forward and reverse rotations are repeated in such a repeated manner. In this use case, the Y value change curve 520 still exhibits a sine wave, and the X value change curve 510 exhibits a positive and negative waveform.

Although, when the electronic bead ring 100 is reversely rotated, a significant difference is produced in the variation curve 520 of the X value and the variation curve 520 of the Y value. However, when there are also periodic changes in the two, the electronic bead ring 100 of the present invention regards it as the behavior of the user actively and normally reading the Buddha's number, so that the number of times the user can recite the Buddha number can be accurately calculated.

In an embodiment, the electronic bead ring 100 can synchronize the data stored in the memory 116 and/or the data calculated by the processor 114 with a computer device data in an instant, periodically, or at the request of the user. Display related information to the user, for example, using a mobile app APP for simultaneous transmission and display.

In one embodiment, all or a portion of the functionality of processor 114 may be implemented using a processor in a handset, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Referring to FIG. 6 , it is a schematic diagram of an output signal record of a position change sensor when an electronic bead ring rotates according to an embodiment of the invention. In order to prevent the user from using the electronic bead ring 100 due to walking or other hand movements, the calculation of the misjudgment, the electronic bead ring 100 can set a plurality of parameters and judge to avoid the number of times the number is wrong.

In one embodiment, the parameters of the electronic bead ring 100 include a minimum start-up period, that is, when the user rotates the electronic bead ring 100 beyond the minimum start-up period, an approved rotation period can be included. This minimum start-up period is to set a short period of time to allow the electronic bead ring 100 to drive the setting of the counting beads.

In one embodiment, the parameters of the electronic bead ring 100 include a pause time. After the user pauses to rotate the electronic bead ring 100 for a predetermined time, the electronic bead ring 100 must re-sensing the rotation period exceeding the minimum start period. The processor 114 is included in the approved rotation period. When the user pauses to rotate the electronic bead ring 100 for less than the pause time, the subsequent continuous rotation period will be included in the approved rotation period by the processor 114.

In an embodiment, the parameter of the electronic bead ring 100 further includes a minimum recognition period. In order to prevent the user from rotating the electronic bead ring 100 after the electronic bead ring 100 is activated, the electronic bead ring 100 is not misjudged because of other motions, such as picking up hands. , skipping rope or walking. The electronic bead ring 100 can be set to only rotate for a period of time above the minimum recognition period to be considered a valid rotation.

In an embodiment, when the user pauses the rotation of the electronic bead ring 100 for less than the pause time, when the electronic bead ring 100 is rotated again, the curve of the X value and the curve of the Y value need to reach the minimum recognition period or more, which allows The electronic bead ring 100 continues to be regarded as a continuous number of Buddhas, which in turn is accumulated as an approved rotation period. However, if the curve of the X value and the curve of the Y value do not reach the minimum recognition period, the electronic bead ring 100 will not be regarded as a continuous number, nor will it be accumulated as an approved rotation period.

In an embodiment, the parameters of the electronic bead ring 100 further include a number of beads.

Referring to FIG. 6, when the minimum start-up period is set to 3 cycles and the electronic bead ring 100 is one main bead 110 and 15 sub-beads, the pause time is set to 10 seconds, and the minimum recognition period is set to 1 More than one cycle. When the number of cycles of the first rotation period 610 is only 2.5 cycles, the pause time 620 is about 8 seconds, and the second rotation period 630 reaches 3 cycles, at this time, since the first rotation period 610 and the second rotation period 630 are both greater than The minimum recognition period, and the pause time 620 is less than the pause time, so the first rotation period 610 and the second rotation period 630 can be regarded as a continuous behavior of the Buddha number, and the electronic bead ring 100 collectively generates an approved rotation period of about 5.5. Cycle, take 16 rosary beads, that is, the Buddha number that has been read 88 times in total.

In an embodiment, since the electronic bead ring 100 of the present invention can also be used when the sub-bead 120 is touched, and the main bead 110 does not read the Buddha, if the electronic bead is rotated in this mode. For the ring 100, the number of times the main bead 110 is deducted, that is, 88-5, the total number of Buddha numbers is 83, which does not depart from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

In another embodiment, when the minimum startup period is set to 3 cycles and the electronic bead ring 100 is 1 main bead 110 and 15 sub-beads, the pause time is set to 10 seconds, and the minimum recognition period is set to 1 Above the cycle. When the number of cycles of the first rotation period 610 is only 2.5 cycles, the pause time 620 is about 12 seconds, and the second rotation period 630 still reaches 3 cycles, at this time, since the first rotation period 610 and the second rotation period 630 are both Greater than the minimum recognition period, but the pause time 620 is greater than the pause time, so the first rotation period 610 is not regarded as an approved rotation period, and only the second rotation period 630 can be regarded as a continuous behavior of the Buddha number, the electronic bead ring 100 A total of 3 cycles of the approved rotation cycle were generated, and 16 rosary beads were taken, that is, the Buddha number was read 48 times in total.

In another embodiment, since the electronic bead ring 100 of the present invention can also be used when the sub-bead 120 is touched, the main bead 110 does not read the Buddha number, so in this mode, Rotating the electronic bead ring 100, the number of times the main bead 110 is deducted, that is, 48-3, is a total of 45 times of the Buddha's number, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 7 again, it is a schematic diagram of another output signal record of the position change sensor when the electronic bead ring rotates according to an embodiment of the invention. When the minimum start period is set to 3 cycles and the electronic bead ring 100 is one main bead 110 and 15 sub-beads, the dwell time is set to 10 seconds, and the minimum recognition period is set to be one cycle or more. When the number of cycles of the first rotation period 710 is only 2.5 cycles, the pause time 720 is about 8 seconds, and the second rotation period 730 is only 0.5 cycles. At this time, since the first rotation period 710 is greater than the minimum recognition period, The second rotation period 730 has only 0.5 cycles, and is not counted until the minimum recognition period is reached. Therefore, the electronic bead ring 100 does not reach the minimum startup period and cannot be regarded as an approved rotation period.

By setting and interpreting the electronic bead ring 100 as described above, the electronic bead ring 100 of the present invention can not only effectively calculate the number of times the user recites the Buddha number, but also can use different rotating electronic bead rings 100 to avoid non-rotation. The erroneous interpretation caused by the unintended movement of the electronic bead ring 100 effectively increases the correctness of the number of times the user reads the Buddha's number, and more avoids the user's distraction and the number of missed or more Buddhist numbers. To enhance the attention of users when they read the Buddha.

Referring to FIG. 8, a schematic flowchart of an electronic bead ring counting method according to an embodiment of the invention is disclosed. As shown, in step 810, an electronic bead ring 100 is first provided. Next, in step 820, parameters of the electronic bead ring 100 are set, such as a minimum start period, a minimum recognition period, a pause time, and/or a number of beads. The signal transmission device 118 can be connected to the mobile phone APP for setting by the mobile phone or by pressing the button on the electronic bead ring 100 without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Next, in step 830, the processor 114 calculates the period of the continuously rotating electronic bead ring, and determines whether it is greater than the minimum recognition period and the minimum startup period. However, the present invention is not limited thereto, and may also be connected via the mobile APP, and then by the mobile phone. The calculations are made by the processor without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Next, in step 840, the processor 114 further determines whether the pause time of the electronic bead ring rotation is greater than the pause time.

At step 850, the processor 114 further accumulates the approved bead rotation period. Then, in step 860, the processor 114 further calculates the user's number of times. Step 870, using the signal transmission device 118, transmits the rotation data of the electronic bead ring 100 to a mobile phone.

The electronic bead ring 100 of the present invention allows the user to recite the Buddha's number without having any buttons or lines. Even if the user does a large amount of movement, gets up and walks, or simply picks up the hand, the electronic bead ring 100 will not mistakenly count it as the number of the Buddha, and will be excluded. Therefore, the electronic bead ring 100 of the present invention allows the user to intuitively perform the behavior of the buddha. The number of Buddha numbers is judged by the electronic bead ring 100, and the user does not need to count by himself, so that the user can practice more intensively.

The present disclosure has been disclosed in the above embodiments, and is not intended to limit the disclosure. Any one of ordinary skill in the art can make various changes and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure. The scope of protection is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application.

100‧‧‧Electronic bead ring

110‧‧‧Main beads

112‧‧‧Bead perforation

114‧‧‧Processor

116‧‧‧ memory

118‧‧‧Signal transmission device

120‧‧‧Children

130‧‧‧ Position change sensor

140‧‧‧Beaded rope

150~155‧‧‧ arrow direction

310‧‧‧X value curve

320‧‧‧Y value curve

510‧‧‧X value curve

520‧‧‧Y value curve

610‧‧‧First rotation cycle

620‧‧‧ timeout

630‧‧‧second rotation period

710‧‧‧First rotation cycle

720‧‧‧ pause time

730‧‧‧second rotation period

810~870‧‧‧Steps

The above and other objects, features, advantages and embodiments of the present disclosure will be more apparent and understood. The description of the drawings is as follows: FIG. 1 is an illustration of an electronic bead ring rotating according to an embodiment of the invention. Schematic diagram. FIG. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of a main bead of an electronic bead ring according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the output signal of the position change sensor when the electronic bead ring is rotated according to Fig. 1. FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of an electronic bead ring rotating in reverse according to an embodiment of the invention. Fig. 5 is a schematic diagram showing the output signal of the position change sensor when the electronic bead ring is repeatedly rotated according to Fig. 4. FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an output signal record of a position change sensor when an electronic bead ring rotates according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of another output signal record of a position change sensor when an electronic bead ring rotates according to an embodiment of the invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic flow chart of an electronic bead ring counting method according to an embodiment of the invention.

Claims (7)

An electronic bead ring comprising: a main bead; a plurality of sub-beads connected in series with the main bead to form a bead ring; a position change sensor disposed in the main bead to output a two-dimensional displacement signal; a memory, And storing, by the processor, the two-dimensional displacement signals output by the position change sensor; and a processor, determining, according to the two-dimensional displacement signals, a rotation period of the electronic bead ring to determine an approved rotation period, wherein the memory is further stored a minimum start period and a minimum recognition period for the processor to determine the approved rotation periods for the two-dimensional displacement signals, wherein the memory further stores a pause time for the processor to compare The two-dimensional displacement signals are used to determine the approved rotation periods. The electronic bead ring of claim 1, wherein the main bead further comprises a signal transmission device for transmitting signals with a computer device. The electronic bead ring of claim 2, wherein the signal transmission device is a Bluetooth transmitter, a WIFI transmitter or a wired signal transmitter. The electronic bead ring of claim 1, wherein the processor determines the number of times a user recites the Buddha number according to the approved rotation period and the number of the sub-beads. An electronic bead ring counting method includes: providing an electronic bead ring, wherein the electronic bead ring comprises a main bead and a plurality of sub-beads; using a position change sensor to output a two-dimensional displacement signal; using a processor to determine the electronic Whether the continuous rotation period of the bead ring is greater than a minimum start period; using the processor to accumulate one of the approved rotation cycles of the electronic bead ring; and using the processor to calculate the number of times a user recites the Buddha number, and using the process And determining whether the pause time of the electronic bead ring is greater than a pause time, and determining whether a rotation period after the electronic bead ring is paused is greater than a minimum recognition period. The electronic bead ring counting method according to claim 5, when the processor determines that the pause time of the electronic bead ring is less than a pause time, and the rotation period after the electronic bead ring is paused is greater than the minimum recognition period, The processor continues to accumulate the approved rotation period of the electronic bead ring. The electronic bead ring counting method according to claim 6, further comprising transmitting the rotation data of the electronic bead ring to a computer device by using a signal transmission device.