TWI716318B - Smart watch device with power saving function - Google Patents

Abstract

A smart watch device with a power saving function includes: a top cover; a housing; a bottom cover, wherein the top cover, the housing, and the bottom cover are assembled to form an accommodating space from top to bottom; a dial disposed in the accommodating space, wherein the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator disposed on the time scale; a movement disposed under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; a crown disposed at one lateral side of the housing; a functional module disposed in the accommodating space; a first power module disposed in the accommodating space and controlling whether to drive the movement according to an action of the crown; and a second power module disposed in the accommodating space and controlling whether to provide power for the functional module according to the action of the crown.

Description

Smart meter device with power saving function

This disclosure relates to the technical field of watches, and particularly relates to a smart watch device with power saving function.

In the prior art, a functional module is provided in a quartz watch to make the quartz watch a smart watch device. The advantage of the smart watch device is that the traditional quartz watch can be upgraded to a smart watch device without drastically changing the hardware structure.

When the functional module is set in the quartz watch, a power source starts to supply power to the functional module. The quartz watch does not have an electronic switch or an electronic button to control the power supply to stop supplying power to the functional module. Therefore, the power supply continues to supply power to the functional module. When the quartz watch has not been sold for a long time, the power supply will continue to decrease or even run out, causing the functional module to no longer function normally when the quartz watch is sold.

Furthermore, as the function module has more and more functions, the function module also has more and more firmware. When the operation scenarios of the smart watch device become more and more, it is easy to cause the function module to crash. Although it is possible to install a monitoring program such as External WatchDog to perform the reset function, sometimes using the monitoring program does not solve the problem of the function module crashing, and it can be completely solved by hardware The function module crashes.

Therefore, it is necessary to propose a solution to the above-mentioned conventional technology problems.

The present disclosure provides a smart watch device with power saving function, which can solve the problems in the prior art.

The smart watch device with power-saving function of the present disclosure includes: an upper cover; a casing; a lower cover. The upper cover, the casing, and the lower cover are sequentially formed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space; and a dial arranged in In the accommodating space, the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator disposed on the time scale; a movement disposed under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; a crown disposed on the housing The side; a functional module, arranged in the accommodating space and used to perform at least one smart function of the smart watch device; a first power module, arranged in the accommodating space, mechanically connected to the crown And used to control whether to drive the movement according to the action of the crown; and a second power module, which is arranged in the accommodating space, is mechanically connected to the crown, and is used to control whether to supply power according to the action of the crown The functional module.

The smart watch device with power-saving function of the present disclosure includes: an upper cover; a casing; a lower cover. The upper cover, the casing, and the lower cover are sequentially formed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space; and a dial arranged in In the accommodating space, the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator disposed on the time scale; a movement disposed under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; a crown disposed on the housing The side; a functional module, arranged in the accommodating space and used to perform at least one smart function of the smart watch device; a first power module, arranged in the accommodating space, mechanically connected to the crown And used for controlling whether to drive the movement according to the action of the crown; and a second power module, which is arranged in the accommodating space and is electrically connected to the first power module, and the first power module is used for Control whether the second power module supplies power to the functional module.

To sum up, in the smart watch device with power saving function of the present disclosure, the second power module can be directly or indirectly controlled through the crown to stop power supply to the functional module, thereby achieving the power saving function. Furthermore, when the crown is reset, the functional module is powered by the functional module, so as to perform the reset function through hardware. .

Please refer to Figures 1 to 3. Figure 1 shows a top view of a smart watch device with power saving function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and Figure 2 shows a view of the smart watch device with power saving function in Figure 1 Exploded view, Figure 3 shows a cross-sectional view of the smart watch device with power saving function in Figure 1.

The smart watch device with power saving function includes an upper cover 10, a conductive film 12, a dial 14, a movement 16, a functional module 18, a casing 20, a crown 22, a battery 24 and a lower cover 26 .

The upper cover 10, the housing 20 and the lower cover 26 are sequentially formed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space 28. The upper cover 10, the casing 20 and the lower cover 26 are used to protect the mechanical and/or electronic components inside the smart watch device with power saving function.

Preferably, the upper cover 10 is made of a transparent material (such as glass), and the conductive film 12 is formed to be attached to a lower surface of the upper cover 10. It should be noted that the conductive film 12 has a short-distance communication function, that is, the conductive film 12 can perform wireless signal transmission with an external device. Preferably, the conductive film 12 is a transparent conductive film or has a high light-transmitting structure. After the conductive film 12 is formed on the lower surface of the upper cover 10, the combination of the upper cover 10 and the conductive film 12 still has more than 70% Transmittance, so the user will not feel the influence of the conductive film 12 when viewing time through the upper cover 10.

In this embodiment, the dial 14 is disposed in the accommodating space 28, above the functional module 18, and includes a physical time scale 140 (such as one to twelve o'clock) and at least one indicator 30 (such as physical The hour, minute, and second hands) are set above the time scale 140, and the movement 16 is set under the dial 14, connected to the at least one indicator 30 and driving the at least one indicator 30, and then with the dial 14 The time scale 140 cooperates to display time.

The function module 18 is disposed in the accommodating space 28 and used to perform at least one smart function of the smart watch device. More specifically, the function module 18 is disposed under the dial 14. The at least one smart function is for example but not limited to the following embodiments.

In one embodiment, the functional module 18 may include a sensor for sensing a gesture performed on the cover of the smart watch device with power saving function, such as but not limited to tapping, sliding, Vibration and so on.

In another embodiment, the functional module 18 may include a touch detection unit for sensing a signal change (such as current change) on the upper cover 10 or the upper cover 10 through the conductive film 12 The signal change detects a touch, and the signal change is generated by executing the action on the upper cover 10 or the upper cover 10.

In another embodiment, the functional module 18 may include a wireless communication unit for sending and receiving wireless signals directly or via the conductive film 12. The wireless communication unit may, but is not limited to, transmit and receive Bluetooth (Bluetooth) signals or Near Field Communication (Near Field Communication, NFC) signals.

The crown 22 is arranged on the side of the casing 20, and the user can adjust the time or set the alarm time by rotating the knob on the crown 22.

The battery 24 can provide the power required by the movement 16 and/or the functional module 18. The battery 24 can be a disposable battery or a rechargeable battery.

Please refer to FIG. 4, which shows the connection of the internal circuit of the smart watch device with power saving function and the movement 16, the functional module 18, the crown 22 and a motor 60 according to an embodiment of the present disclosure relation chart.

The internal circuit of the smart watch device with power saving function includes a first power module 40 and a second power module 50. The first power module 40, the second power module 50, and the motor 60 can be disposed in appropriate positions in the accommodating space 28, which is not limited in the present disclosure. The motor 60 is connected to the movement 16 and used to drive the movement 16.

The first power module 40 is mechanically connected to the crown 22 and used for controlling whether to drive the movement 16 and adjusting the time according to the action of the crown 22.

More specifically, when the crown 22 is pulled up, the first power module 40 stops transmitting at least one control signal to the motor 60. Since the first power module 40 stops transmitting the at least one control signal, Can achieve the function of power saving. In other words, when the crown 22 is pulled up, the first power module 40 does not drive the movement 16.

When the crown 22 is reset (ie pressed down), the first power module 40 continuously transmits the at least one control signal to the motor 60. Since the first power module 40 continuously transmits the at least one control signal, The power of the battery 24 will be consumed. In other words, when the crown 22 returns, the first power module 40 drives the movement 16. The power to drive the movement 16 is provided by the battery 24.

Furthermore, when the crown 22 is pulled up, the first power module 40 stops sending a control signal to the motor 60, and the motor 60 will not drive the movement 16, so the function of adjusting the time can be performed.

When the crown 22 is restored, the first power module 40 continuously transmits a control signal to the motor 60, and the motor 60 drives the movement 16, thus displaying the time.

The first power module 40 includes a first circuit board 400, a first control unit 402 and a first processor 404.

The first control unit 402 is arranged on the first circuit board 400 and is mechanically connected to the crown 22. The first processor 404 is disposed on the first circuit board 400 and is electrically connected to the first control unit 402 and the motor 60.

When the crown 22 is pulled up, the first control unit 402 transmits a first signal to the first processor 404, and the first processor 404 stops transmitting the at least one control signal to the motor 60. A processor 404 stops transmitting the at least one control signal, so the power consumption of the first processor 404 can be reduced, thereby achieving a power saving function.

When the crown 22 is reset, the first control unit 402 stops transmitting the first signal to the first processor 404, and the first processor 404 continues to transmit the at least one control signal to the motor 60.

The second power module 50 is mechanically connected to the crown 22 and used to control whether to supply power to the functional module 18 according to the action of the crown 22.

More specifically, when the crown 22 is pulled up, the second power module 50 stops supplying power to the functional module 18.

When the crown 22 returns, the second power module 50 supplies power to the functional module 18. The power required by the second power module 50 is provided by the battery 24.

The second power module 50 includes a second circuit board 500, a second control unit 502 and a functional module power supply 504.

In one embodiment, the second circuit board 500 is a flexible printed circuit (FPC).

The second control unit 502 is arranged on the second circuit board 500 and is mechanically connected to the crown 22. The function module power supply 504 is disposed on the second circuit board 500 and is electrically connected to the second control unit 502 and the function module 18.

When the crown 22 is pulled up, the second control unit 502 controls the function module power supply 504 to stop supplying power to the function module 18. Since the function module power supply 504 stops supplying power to the function module 18, The power consumption of the functional module power supply 504 is saved, thereby achieving the power saving function.

When the crown 22 returns, the second control unit 502 controls the function module power supply 504 to supply power to the function module 18.

In the smart watch device with power saving function of the present disclosure, the second power module 50 can be directly controlled through the crown 22 to stop supplying power to the functional module 18. Therefore, when the smart watch device with power saving function of the present disclosure is When the crown 22 has not been sold for a long time, the power-saving function can be achieved by pulling up the crown 22. When the smart watch device with power-saving function of the present disclosure is sold, the functional module 18 will not fail to operate normally due to power exhaustion .

In addition, when the crown 22 is reset, the second control unit 502 controls the functional module power 504 to supply power to the functional module 18, and the functional module 18 starts to operate, which is equivalent to performing a reset by hardware. ) Function to avoid using the monitoring program sometimes cannot solve the problem of the function module 18 crashing.

Please refer to Figure 5. Figure 5 shows the internal circuit and a movement 16', a functional module 18', a crown 22' and a watch device with a power saving function according to another embodiment of the present disclosure. Connection diagram of motor 60'. For other components, please refer to the related descriptions in Fig. 1 to Fig. 3, which will not be repeated here.

The internal circuit of the smart watch device with power saving function includes a first power module 40' and a second power module 50'. The first power module 40', the second power module 50', and the motor 60' can be disposed in appropriate positions in the accommodating space 28, which is not limited in the present disclosure. The motor 60' is connected to the movement 16 and used to drive the movement 16'.

The first power module 40' is mechanically connected to the crown 22' and used for controlling whether to drive the movement 16' and adjusting the time according to the action of the crown 22'.

More specifically, when the crown 22' is pulled up, the first power module 40' stops transmitting at least one control signal to the motor 60', because the first power module 40' stops transmitting the at least one control signal Control signal, so it can achieve power saving function. That is, when the crown 22' is pulled up, the first power module 40' does not drive the movement 16'.

When the crown 22' returns (ie is pressed down), the first power module 40' continuously transmits the at least one control signal to the motor 60', because the first power module 40' continuously transmits the at least one control signal The control signal therefore consumes the power of the battery 24. In other words, when the crown 22' returns, the first power module 40' drives the movement 16'. The battery 24 provides power to drive the movement 16'.

Furthermore, when the crown 22' is pulled up, the first power module 40' stops sending control signals to the motor 60', and the motor 60' will not drive the movement 16', so the time can be adjusted.

When the crown 22' returns, the first power module 40' continuously transmits a control signal to the motor 60', and the motor 60' drives the movement 16, thus displaying the time.

The first power module 40' includes a first circuit board 400', a first control unit 402', and a first processor 404'.

The first control unit 402' is arranged on the first circuit board 400' and is mechanically connected to the crown 22'. The first processor 404' is disposed on the first circuit board 400' and is electrically connected to the first control unit 402' and the motor 60'.

When the crown 22' is pulled up, the first control unit 402' transmits a first signal to the first processor 404', and the first processor 404' stops transmitting the at least one control signal to the motor 60 ', because the first processor 404' stops transmitting the at least one control signal, the power consumption of the first processor 404' can be reduced, thereby achieving a power saving function.

When the crown 22' returns, the first control unit 402' stops transmitting the first signal to the first processor 404', and the first processor 404' continues to transmit the at least one control signal to the motor 60.

The difference between the embodiment in Fig. 5 and the embodiment in Fig. 4 is the connection relationship between the second power module 50' and other components in Fig. 5 and the connection relationship between the second power module 50 and other components in Fig. 4 different.

In this embodiment, the second power module 50' is electrically connected to the first power module 40', and the first power module 40' is used to control whether the second power module 50' supplies power to the Function module 18'.

More specifically, when the crown 22' is pulled up, the first power module 40' is used to control the second power module 50' to stop supplying power to the functional module 18', thereby saving power. Function.

When the crown 22 returns, the first power module 40' is used to control the second power module 50' to supply power to the functional module 18'. The power required by the second power supply module 50' is provided by the battery 24.

The second power module 50' includes a second circuit board 500', a second control unit 502', and a functional module power supply 504'.

In one embodiment, the second circuit board 500' is a flexible printed circuit (FPC).

The second control unit 502' is disposed on the second circuit board 500' and is electrically connected to the first control unit 402'. The functional module power supply 504' is disposed on the second circuit board 500' and electrically connected to the second control unit 502' and the functional module 18'.

When the crown 22' is pulled up, the first control unit 402' controls the functional module power supply 504' to stop supplying power to the functional module 18' through the second control unit 502', because the functional module power supply 504' stops supplying power to the functional module 18', so the power consumption of the functional module power supply 504' can be saved, thereby achieving a power saving function.

When the crown 22' returns, the first control unit 402' controls the functional module power supply 504' to supply power to the functional module 18' through the second control unit 502'.

In the smart watch device with the power-saving function of the present disclosure, the second power module 50' can be indirectly controlled through the crown 22' to stop supplying power to the functional module 18'. Therefore, when the power-saving function of the present disclosure is When the smart watch device has not been sold for a long time, the crown 22' can be pulled up to achieve the power saving function. When the smart watch device with power saving function of the present disclosure is sold, the functional module 18' will not consume power due to Unable to operate normally.

In addition, when the crown 22' returns, the first control unit 402' controls the functional module power supply 504' to supply power to the functional module 18' through the second control unit 502', and the functional module 18' starts Operation is equivalent to performing a reset function through hardware, so as to avoid using a monitoring program to sometimes fail to solve the problem that the functional module 18' crashes.

In summary, in the smart watch device with power saving function of the present disclosure, the second power module can be controlled to stop supplying power directly (the embodiment in Fig. 4) or indirectly (the embodiment in Fig. 5) through the crown This functional module further achieves the power saving function. Furthermore, when the crown is reset, the functional module is powered by the functional module, so as to perform the reset function through hardware.

Although the present disclosure has been disclosed in the above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present disclosure. Those with ordinary knowledge in the technical field of the present disclosure can make various changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of this disclosure shall be subject to those defined by the attached patent application scope.

10: Upper cover 12: conductive film 14: Dial 16, 16’: Movement 18, 18’: functional module 20: shell 22, 22’: Crown 24: battery 26: lower cover 28: accommodation space 30: indicator 40, 40’: First power module 50, 50’: The second power module 60, 60’: Motor 140: Time scale 400, 400’: The first circuit board 402, 402’: First control unit 404, 404’: First processor 500, 500’: Second circuit board 502, 502’: Second control unit 504, 504’: Functional module power supply

[Figure 1] shows a top view of a smart watch device with power saving function according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [Figure 2] Shows the exploded view of the smart watch device with power saving function in Figure 1. [Figure 3] Shows a cross-sectional view of the smart watch device with power saving function in Figure 1. [Figure 4] A diagram showing the connection relationship between the internal circuit of the smart watch device with power saving function and a movement, a functional module, a crown and a motor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure. [FIG. 5] A diagram showing the connection relationship between the internal circuit of a smart watch device with power saving function and a movement, a functional module, a crown and a motor according to another embodiment of the present disclosure.

16: Movement

18: Function module

22: crown

40: The first power module

50: The second power module

60: Motor

400: The first circuit board

402: The first control unit

404: first processor

500: second circuit board

502: second control unit

504: functional module power supply

Claims (10)

A smart watch device with power-saving function, comprising: an upper cover; a casing; a lower cover. The upper cover, the casing and the lower cover are sequentially formed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space; a dial is arranged on the In the accommodating space, the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator arranged on the time scale; a movement arranged under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; a crown arranged on the housing Side; a functional module, arranged in the accommodating space and used to perform at least one smart function of the smart watch device; a first power module, arranged in the accommodating space, mechanically connected to the crown and used For controlling whether to drive the movement according to the action of the crown; a second power module is arranged in the accommodating space, mechanically connected to the crown and used for controlling whether to supply power to the function according to the action of the crown Module; and a battery, arranged in the accommodating space and used to provide power to the first power module and the second power module. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 1, wherein when the crown is pulled up, the first power module does not drive the movement; when the crown returns, the first power module drives The movement. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 2, further comprising a motor connected to the movement and used to drive the movement, wherein the first power module includes: a first circuit board; A first control unit arranged on the first circuit board and mechanically connected to the crown; and a first processor arranged on the first circuit board and electrically connected to the first control unit and the crown A motor, wherein when the crown is pulled up, the first control unit transmits a first signal to the first processor, and the first processor stops transmitting at least one control signal to the motor; when the crown is returned , The first control unit stops transmitting the first signal to the first processor, and the first processor continues to transmit the at least one control signal to the motor. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 3, wherein when the crown is pulled up, the second power module stops supplying power to the functional module; when the crown is restored, the second power module The group supplies power to the functional module. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 4, wherein the second power module includes: a second circuit board; a second control unit, arranged on the second circuit board and mechanically connected to the watch Crown; and a functional module power supply, arranged on the second circuit board and electrically connected to the second control unit and the functional module, when the crown is pulled up, the second control unit controls the function The module power supply stops supplying power to the functional module; when the crown returns, the second control unit controls the functional module power supply to supply power to the functional module. A smart watch device with power saving function, comprising: an upper cover; a casing; A lower cover, the upper cover, the housing, and the lower cover are sequentially formed from top to bottom to form an accommodating space; a dial is disposed in the accommodating space, the dial includes a time scale and at least one indicator disposed in On the time scale; a movement arranged under the dial and connected to the at least one indicator; a crown arranged on the side of the housing; a functional module arranged in the accommodating space and used to execute the At least one smart function of the smart watch device; a first power module arranged in the accommodating space, mechanically connected to the crown and used for controlling whether to drive the movement according to the action of the crown; a second power source The module is arranged in the accommodating space and electrically connected to the first power module, the first power module is used to control whether the second power module supplies power to the functional module; and a battery is provided It is in the accommodating space and used to provide power to the first power module and the second power module. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 6, wherein when the crown is pulled up, the first power module does not drive the movement; when the crown returns, the first power module drives The movement. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 7, further comprising a motor connected to the movement and used for driving the movement, wherein the first power module includes: a first circuit board; A control unit arranged on the first circuit board and mechanically connected to the crown; and a first processor arranged on the first circuit board and electrically connected to the first control unit and the motor, When the crown is pulled up, the first control unit transmits a first signal to the first processor, and the first processor stops transmitting at least one control signal to the motor; when the crown returns, the The first control unit stops transmitting the first signal to the first processor, and the first processor continues to transmit the at least one control signal to the motor. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 8, wherein when the crown is pulled up, the second power module stops supplying power to the functional module; when the crown returns, the second power module The group supplies power to the functional module. For example, the smart watch device with power saving function of claim 9, wherein the second power module includes: a second circuit board; a second control unit, disposed on the second circuit board and electrically connected to the first A control unit; and a functional module power supply, arranged on the second circuit board and electrically connected to the second control unit and the functional module, when the crown is pulled up, the first control unit passes The second control unit controls the power supply of the function module to stop supplying power to the function module; when the crown returns, the first control unit controls the power supply of the function module to supply power to the function module through the second control unit.

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