WO2011094945A1

WO2011094945A1 - Timing equipment and method and audio equipment using timing equipment

Info

Publication number: WO2011094945A1
Application number: PCT/CN2010/070538
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周湘峻
Original assignee: Zhou Xiangjun
Priority date: 2010-02-05
Filing date: 2010-02-05
Publication date: 2011-08-11

Abstract

The present invention discloses timing equipment, a timing method using the timing equipment, and audio equipment using the timing equipment. Wherein, the timing equipment includes an instruction generating module, a microcontroller and a switch module. The instruction generating module receives once triggering of a user and generates a control instruction, and the microcontroller receives the control instruction and controls the state switch of the switch module according to the control instruction; the switch module connects to the outside user terminal and controls the outside user terminal to run; a timing instruction unit is used to generate a timing instruction when the interval between the two times of triggering of the user is longer than T2; and a timing module establishes the timing configuration after receiving the timing instruction and starts to time; meanwhile, a conducting module is controlled to conduct and the switch module is driven to switch the state. Using the timing equipment, the timing method and the audio equipment of the present invention, the time set by the user last time can be memorized automatically, and the operation steps of timing are simple.

Description

Timing device, method and audio device using the same

Technical field

The present invention relates to timing devices, and more particularly to a timing device, method, and audio device using the same.

Background technique

When using existing household appliances and electronic products, users often forget to shut down, causing household appliances or electronic products to work for a long time, thereby causing waste of resources and shortening the service life of the products. Users are increasingly looking to have timing capabilities on the electronics they use to solve the above-mentioned problems. The electronic products that users urgently need to use can automatically turn on and off according to their own requirements or habits.

Some existing products have added timing functions, but most of the methods used to implement the setting operation of the time switch are very complicated. The time setting is usually matched by a display screen showing the current time and the set time, a clock circuit, and several setting buttons. If we need an electrical appliance to work at 6 o'clock in the morning and stop working at 6:30, we need to use at least three buttons with the help of a time display. After about ten steps, we get one. The setting operation of the electric appliance once time switch. If you want to set the timing of multiple times, you need several times the workload. This method of setting the time of the switch is not only complicated in hardware structure, high in cost, large in volume, but also requires a plurality of operation steps in a strict sequence, and the corresponding large-scale manual is indispensable. If the user's education level is not high, the eyesight is not good, or the instruction manual of the setting operation is lost, or the setting method of the timing operation is forgotten, or one of the above multiple components is damaged, the operation cannot be completed and realized. This feature will be lost. At present, many high-intelligence functions of many advanced appliances are left unused for a long time, which is directly related to the complicated operation program design method.

Some existing multimedia players have also added timing functions for convenient operation. For example, the utility model disclosed in CN2679757Y discloses a multimedia player disclosed by an audio player having a timing playing function, which also has the above defects. The timing device needs to simultaneously configure a display screen for displaying the current time and the set time, a clock circuit, and several setting buttons to be set to cooperate with the operation for timing, and the timing operation process is complicated, and multiple buttons need to be operated. And the time set by the user is displayed on the display screen, so complicated operations are often difficult to satisfy the user.

Therefore, there is a need for a timing device that can automatically memorize the user's last set time and has a simple operation procedure.

Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a timing device capable of automatically memorizing the user's last set time and having a simple operation step in view of the complicated defect of the timing device of the prior art.

The technical solution adopted by the present invention to solve the technical problem is: constructing a timing device, comprising: an instruction generating module, a micro controller and a switch module, wherein the command generating module receives a single trigger of the user and generates a control command, The microcontroller receives the control command and controls state switching of the switch module according to the control command; the switch module is electrically connected to an external user terminal and controls operation of the external user terminal; and the command generation module includes a timing instruction a unit and a switching instruction unit; the timing instruction unit is configured to generate a timing instruction when the user trigger interval is greater than T2; the switching instruction unit is configured to generate a switching instruction; the microcontroller includes a timing module and a conduction module The timing module sets a timing cycle time T0, and the conduction module sets an on-duration duration T1; the timing module receives a timing command, creates a new timing setting, and starts timing, and controls the conduction module to be turned on and drives the switch. Module switching state; the conduction module is turned on for a duration T1 or during a conduction duration Disconnecting and controlling the switching module switching state after receiving the switching instruction at T1; the timing module continues to count to the time period T0, triggering the conduction module to be turned on and driving the switching module to switch state, and simultaneously The timing module is cleared and cycled to complete the timing setup and store this timing setting in the timing module.

In the timing device of the present invention, the microcontroller further includes a time sharing module, and the time sharing module receives a timing command, creates a new timing setting, and starts timing. Simultaneously controlling the conduction module to be turned on and driving the switching module to switch state; the conduction module is turned on for a duration T1 and then disconnects and controls the switching module switching state; the time sharing module continues to time until the time period T3 Triggering the conduction module to be turned on and driving the switching module to switch state, the conduction module is turned on for a duration T4, and then disconnecting and controlling the switching module switching state; the time sharing module continues to time to the time period T0 After the triggering module is turned on, the switching module is turned on and the switching module is switched, and the time-sharing module is cleared and cycled, and the timing setting is completed and the timing setting is stored in the time-sharing module; wherein T3 <T4<T0.

In the timing device of the present invention, the instruction generation module includes a reset instruction unit, and the microcontroller includes a reset module; the reset instruction unit is configured to when the user trigger interval is less than or equal to T2 And generating a reset instruction; after receiving the reset instruction, the reset module clears a last timing setting stored in the timing module or the time sharing module.

In the timing device of the present invention, the switching instruction unit is configured to generate a switching instruction when the user trigger interval is less than T1; wherein T1<T2, T2=T0/n, and n is a positive number.

In the timing device of the present invention, the instruction generation module includes all reset instruction generation units and a current time period reset instruction generation unit; the all reset instruction generation unit is configured to be used when the user trigger time is longer than the set time t1 For generating all reset instructions; the current time period reset instruction generating unit is configured to generate a current time period reset instruction when the user trigger time is shorter than the set time t2, where t2<t1.

In the timing device of the present invention, the reset module is further configured to clear all timing settings in the timing module after receiving all reset commands; and/or after receiving the current time period reset command Used to clear all timing settings within the current T2 time period in the timing module.

In the timing device of the present invention, the instruction generation module includes a one-touch switch or a coupling signal trigger source for receiving a user trigger.

According to another aspect of the present invention, a multimedia player using a timing device is constructed, including a data storage module, a playback module, an information processing module, and a timing device, wherein the information processing module is configured to decode multimedia data and control a playback module. The timing device and the information processing module jointly control the playback module to automatically play the multimedia file according to the set time, wherein the timing device includes an instruction generation module, a microcontroller, and a switch module, wherein the instruction generation module receives a single trigger from the user. And generating a control instruction, the microcontroller receiving the control instruction and controlling state switching of the switch module according to the control instruction; the switch module is electrically connected to an external user terminal and controls operation of the external user terminal; The instruction generation module includes a timing instruction unit and a switching instruction unit; the timing instruction unit is configured to generate a timing instruction when the user trigger interval is greater than T2; the switching instruction unit is configured to generate a switching instruction; the microcontroller Including a timing module, a conduction module; the timing The block sets the timing cycle time T0, and the conduction module sets the conduction duration T1; the timing module receives the timing command, creates a new timing setting, and starts timing, and controls the conduction module to be turned on and drives the switching module to switch states; The conducting module is turned on for a duration T1 or is turned off and controls the switching module switching state after receiving the switching instruction when the conducting duration is less than T1; the timing module continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the guiding The pass module is turned on and drives the switch module to switch state, and the timing module is cleared and cycled, and the timing setting is completed and the timing setting is stored in the timing module.

In a multimedia player using a timing device according to the present invention, the data storage module includes a timing list storage unit for storing a list of multimedia files played by each timing set point and a multimedia for storing all multimedia files. Storage unit.

A multimedia player using a timing device according to the present invention, further comprising: transmitting the received user control signal to the information processing module, and in accordance with the user control signal together with the information processing module And a user control module that controls the playing module to play multimedia information, where the user control module includes a power button for controlling activation of the playing module and a playing button for playing an audio signal.

A timing device embodying the invention has the following beneficial effects: the timing operation is simple, and the timing module performs synchronous timing; the timing can be performed according to the user's needs or living habits, and one-button operation can be performed, and can be parallel in use. Perform multiple timing setting control; the timing module T0 design of the timing module can well solve the setting problem of periodic timing control. Since it is a length value, it has nothing to do with the specific time, so it does not need to be the same as the traditional timing method. Need a real-time operation, display the current and the timing of the clock circuit and display circuit, hardware costs and operating steps are greatly saved; the conduction module's conduction duration T1 design, can well prevent the applicable device into the invalid cycle state In the case that the user only sets the power-on and does not set the power-off, the unnecessary loss state of the long-time power-on and the ineffective state of the timing control of the applicable device once turned on are caused. T0 is also a length value, regardless of the specific time; and it does not need to be equipped with a real-time clock timing device and display device synchronized with the regional standard time as in the conventional timing device. The difference between the present invention and the conventional timing device is synchronous real-time. . The timing setting of the traditional timing device can set any timing and switching state at any time, regardless of the time at which the setting operation is performed and the working state of the user terminal itself, so an additional clock circuit must be required to operate, adjust and display. The current real-time time, its setting method and the corresponding hardware must be very complicated. However, the user terminal of the present invention synchronizes the timing setting while performing the working state transition, and the user does not need to specifically set the timing operation. As long as the timing device of the present invention is normally used to turn on or off according to requirements or habits, the synchronization has been synchronized. The setting is completed.

According to still another aspect of the present invention, a timing method using a timing device is provided, wherein the timing device includes an instruction generation module, a microcontroller, and a switch module, the microcontroller including a timing module, a conduction module; S1) The instruction generation module receives a single trigger of the user and generates a control instruction, (S2) the microcontroller receives the control instruction and controls state switching of the switch module according to the control instruction; (S3) The switch module is electrically connected to the external user terminal and controls the operation of the external user terminal; wherein the step (S1) comprises: generating a timing instruction when the user triggers the interval greater than T2, otherwise generating a switching instruction; The step (S2) includes: (S21) the microcontroller receives the timing instruction, establishes a new timing setting, and starts timing, and controls the conduction module to be turned on and drives the switching module to switch the state; (S22) the conduction module is continuously turned on. Time T1 or disconnecting and controlling the switching module switching state after receiving the switching instruction when the conduction duration is less than T1; (S23) the timing module continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the conduction module to be turned on. The switching module is driven to switch state, and the timing module is cleared and cycled, and the timing setting is completed and the timing setting is stored in the timing module; and the steps are performed at the same time.

By using the timing device, the timing method and the audio device of the present invention, the user's last set time can be automatically memorized, and the timing operation step is simple. In addition, the timing device, the timing method, and the audio device of the present invention are also capable of multiplexed settings, are convenient for the user to use, and can also prevent user misoperation.

DRAWINGS

The present invention will be further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, in which:

Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of a timing device of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a schematic block diagram of a second embodiment of the timing device of the present invention;

3 is a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention;

4 is a schematic block diagram of a second embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a schematic block diagram of a third embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention;

6 is a schematic block diagram of a fourth embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention;

7 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device according to the present invention;

Figure 8 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention.

detailed description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of a timing device of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, A timing device of the present invention includes an instruction generation module 100, a microcontroller 200, and a switch module 300. The command generation module 100 receives a single trigger from a user and generates a control command, and the microcontroller 200 receives the control command. And controlling, according to the control instruction, a state switch of the switch module 300; the switch module 300 is electrically connected to an external user terminal and controls operation of the external user terminal; the command generation module 100 includes a timing command unit 101 and a switch instruction The timing instruction unit 101 is configured to generate a timing instruction when the user trigger interval is greater than T2; the switching instruction unit 102 is configured to generate a switching instruction; the microcontroller 200 includes a timing module 201, and is turned on. The module 202 sets the timing cycle time T0, the conduction module 202 sets the conduction duration T1; the timing module 201 receives the timing command, creates a new timing setting and starts timing, and controls the conduction module 202. And driving the switch module 300 to switch states; the conduction module 202 is turned on for a duration T1 or the conduction module 202 After receiving the switching instruction, the switching module 300 is disconnected and controlled to switch the state; the timing module 201 continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the conduction module 202 to be turned on and drive the switching module 300 to switch the state, and simultaneously The timing module 201 is cleared and cycled, and the timing setting is completed and the timing setting is stored in the timing module 201. The switching instruction unit 102 is configured to generate a switching instruction when the user trigger interval is less than T1.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the instruction generation module 100 may include a trigger switch and a respective instruction generation circuit that function as a timing instruction unit and a switching instruction unit. The trigger switch is used to receive a user trigger, which may be a one-touch switch, an instruction input of an external command device, or a signal trigger source. The single-button switch can be a simple mechanical contact button triggered by a user action, a switch, a button or a pressure touch screen, a pressure sensitive device, etc., or a user handheld device (such as a wireless remote control, a telephone remote control, a radio frequency, a magnetic card, The corresponding read setting switch circuit structure of the IC card or the like may also be the structure of the recognition read setting command module of the user's biometrics (such as fingerprint, palm print, voiceprint, retina pattern, human body infrared, etc.).

The cycle time T0 design of the timing module 201 can well solve the setting problem of the periodic timing control. Since it is a length value, it has nothing to do with the specific time, so it does not need a real-time operation and display as the traditional timing method. The current and timing clock circuits and display circuits, hardware costs and operational steps are greatly saved.

The conduction duration T1 of the conduction module 202 is designed to prevent the applicable device from entering the inactive loop state, and the user is prevented from setting up the power-on and setting the shutdown. The deadweight state and the invalid state of the timing control. T1 is also a length value, regardless of the specific time.

The microcontroller 200 of the timing device of the present invention is a core device, and can be a smart microprogram controller designed by a well-known embedded software program. The designer can program an internal software program in its applicable language and write it in production or use. It has certain processing functions in the microprocessor chip.

The microcontroller 200 can be designed independently for the timing control function, or can be used for other functions in the device. The microprocessor chip can store other programs in addition to the basic program of the method of the present invention. Operating procedures.

The switch module 300 in the apparatus applicable to the method of the present invention is a drive actuator of a microprocessor chip, and controls the working state of the user terminal, that is, the on and off states, according to the command of the microprocessor chip. It can be any electronic switch (transistor, field effect transistor, thyristor, solid state relay, etc.), electromechanical switch (relay, contactor, etc.).

The user terminal in the apparatus applicable to the method of the present invention is a controlled terminal appliance, and can be any controllable electrical appliance and electrical component unit.

The timing device of the invention can be used in various electrical appliances requiring timing control, and can completely improve the automatic working and timing setting modes of many existing electrical appliances, and needs to work periodically every day or every week, every month, and Appliances that always have a power supply are especially suitable.

In a typical application of the invention, an electronic kit is exemplified. The timing of the microcontroller of the electronic kit is synchronized with the startup operation of the user, wherein the preset on-time length T1 is 3 minutes, the preset cycle time T0 is 24 hours, and T2 is set to T0/8, that is, 3 hours. In other embodiments of the invention, n may also take other positive numbers, such as n = 16, and T2 is 1.5 hours. In yet another embodiment, n can also take 2.4 and T2 is 10 hours. Take T2 for 3 hours as an example. When the user makes the first time setting, if the user presses the single button switch on the electronic kit at the first time (8:00 in the morning), the microcontroller runs and drives the switch. When the module is turned on, the external user terminal (audio generator) will beep, and the microcontroller will drive the switch module to drive the tone of the audio generator for 3 minutes. If the user presses the order again within 3 minutes of the on time. The key switch, the sound of the sounder stops. At the same time, the timing module in the microprocessor chip completes the timing memory setting work. Thereafter, if after 3 hours (11:00 am), the user triggers again to press the single button switch on the electronic kit, the microcontroller runs and drives the switch module to drive the tone generator to sound, and the microcontroller is turned on. The prompt sound from the module-driven tone generator lasts for 3 minutes, and if the user presses the one-touch switch again within 3 minutes of the on-time, the sound of the sounder stops. At the same time, the timing module in the microprocessor chip completes the timing memory setting work. After cycle time T0 After (24 hours), the same time (8:00 in the morning), the audio generator will automatically sound, the tone will last for 3 minutes, and the user will press the setting button within 3 minutes of the tone, and the sound will stop. If no one is pressing the button, the tone will stop automatically after 3 minutes. Thereafter, after 24 hours of the second time memory setting, that is, 11:00 in the morning, the tone generator automatically sounds, the tone continues for 3 minutes, and the user presses the setting button within 3 minutes of the prompt tone, and the sound stops. If no one is pressing the button, the tone will stop automatically after 3 minutes. In this way, at the same time every morning (8 o'clock and 11 o'clock), the electronic kit will automatically sound to remind the user to take medicine on time.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the conduction module can be electrically connected with an on-time setting button, and the on-time setting button can set the on-time according to the requirement, that is, set the working time of the user terminal.

2 is a schematic block diagram of a second embodiment of the timing device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the microcontroller 200 of the present invention further includes a time sharing module 204. After receiving the timing command, the time sharing module 204 newly sets the timing setting and starts timing, and controls the conduction module 202 to turn on and drive the switch. The module 300 switches the state; the conduction module 202 turns on the duration T1 and then disconnects and controls the switching module 300 to switch states; the time sharing module 204 continues to time the time period T3 to trigger the conduction module 202 to guide And driving the switch module 300 to switch state, the conduction module 202 is turned on for a duration T4, and then disconnects and controls the switch module 300 to switch states; the time sharing module 204 continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the trigger The conduction module (202) turns on and drives the switch module (300) to switch states, and the time-sharing module 204 clears and cycles the timer to complete the timing setting and store the timing setting to the time-sharing module. 204; wherein T3 < T4 < T0.

The embodiment of the kit is also used for explanation. If the medicine is required to be taken three times within one day (the preset cycle time length T0 is 24 hours), the user can set the first time in the morning, middle and evening on the first day. During the three appropriate medication times, the single button switch on the electronic kit is pressed, and the timing module in the microcontroller 200 completes the timing setting operation at three time points, that is, the daily medication time is set. The time-sharing module 204 state setting can also be run. The time-sharing module 204 and the data processing module jointly control the audio generator to emit different prompt sounds at three different times according to different timing setting points. Similarly, at the same time in the morning, middle and evening of the next day, the electronic kit audio generator will beep, the tone will last for 3 minutes, if the user presses the order again within 3 minutes of the on time. With the key switch, the sound stops. This is true every day in the future. Three parallel step series were formed, three time switch machines.

In the present embodiment, the microcontroller 200 of the timing device of the present invention synchronizes the timing of each power-on input, and issues a power-on operation command at a time after a cycle time T0 (24 hours) to automatically cause the tone generator to operate. The method of the invention significantly improves the automatic timing work and timing setting mode of the existing electronic medicine box on the basis of retaining the user's usage habits and personality requirements, and achieves the purpose of timing control reminding the medicine and the user operation procedures are very simple. .

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the instruction generation module 100 includes a reset instruction unit 103, and the microcontroller 200 includes a reset module 203; the reset instruction unit 103 is used to trigger the interval twice in the user. When less than or equal to T2, a reset command is generated; after receiving the reset command, the reset module 203 clears the last timing setting stored in the timing module 201 or the time sharing module 204.

The electronic kit is also used as an illustration. At this time, T2 is also 3 hours. When the user makes the first time setting, if the user presses the single button switch on the electronic kit when taking the medicine for the first time (8:00 in the morning), the microcontroller runs and drives the switch module to open, thereby driving the audio generator. When the prompt sounds, the microcontroller's conduction module drives the tone sound from the audio generator for 3 minutes. If the user presses the one-button switch again within 3 minutes of the on-time, the microcontroller drive switch module is turned off, and the audio is turned off. The generator sound stops. At the same time, the timing module in the microprocessor chip completes the timing memory setting work. Thereafter, if within 3 hours, for example, 10:00 in the morning, the user performs the timing memory setting for the second time. At this time, since the interval between the first and second timing settings is less than T2, that is, 3 hours. Therefore, after 24 hours, that is, at 8 o'clock the next morning, the electronic kit will not start, but after 2 hours, that is, the next morning at 10 am. This makes it easy for users to change the timing settings.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the instruction generation module 100 includes a total reset instruction generation unit 104 and a current time period reset instruction generation unit 105; the all reset instruction generation unit 104 is configured to be longer than the user trigger time The time period t1 is used to generate all reset instructions; the current time period reset command generating unit 105 is configured to generate a current time period reset command when the user trigger time is shorter than the set time t2, where t2<t1 . The reset module 203 is further configured to clear all timing settings in the timing module 201 after receiving all reset commands; and/or to clear the timing module 201 after receiving the current time period reset command All timing settings in the current T2 time period.

Similarly, in the case of an electronic kit, multiple functions can be assigned to a single button on an electronic kit. For example, different settings can be defined by the length of time the user triggers the button. For example, the trigger time of the button is set within 2s. The trigger time of the button is within 2~4s to clear all timing settings within the current T2 time range. When the button trigger time is above 6s, all timing settings are cleared. Those skilled in the art are aware of such key function coupling and can be implemented.

The timing module and the time sharing module of the present invention can provide a standard clock signal using a quartz crystal oscillation circuit, and the error of 24 hours is about 1 s. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a radio clock circuit can be employed to provide a standard clock signal with a 3000 year error of 1 s.

The timing device of the present invention can be applied to various fields and various aspects to achieve the purpose of simple timing.

3 is a schematic block diagram of a first embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, a multimedia player using a timing device includes a data storage module 301, a play module 302, an information processing module 303, and a timing device 304. The information processing module 303 is configured to decode multimedia data and control a play module. 302, the timing device 304 and the information processing module 303 jointly control the playback module 302 to automatically play the multimedia file according to the set time, wherein the timing device 304 includes the instruction generation module 100, the microcontroller 200, and the switch module 300, the instruction The generating module 100 receives a single trigger of the user and generates a control instruction, the microcontroller 200 receives the control instruction and controls state switching of the switch module 300 according to the control instruction; the switch module 300 and the external user terminal Connecting and controlling the operation of the external user terminal; the instruction generation module 100 includes a timing instruction unit 101 and a switching instruction unit 102; the timing instruction unit 101 is configured to generate a timing instruction when the user trigger interval is greater than T2; The switching instruction unit 102 is configured to generate a switching instruction; the microcontroller 200 includes a timing module 201, the continuity module 202; the timing module 201 sets the timing cycle time T0, the conduction module 202 sets the conduction duration T1; the timing module 201 receives the timing command, creates a new timing setting and starts timing, and simultaneously controls the control The switching module 202 is turned on and drives the switching module 300 to switch states; the conducting module 202 is turned on for a duration T1 or the conducting module 202 is disconnected and controls the switching state of the switching module 300 after receiving the switching instruction; The timing module 201 continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the conduction module 202 to be turned on and drive the switch module 300 to switch states, and the timing module 201 is cleared and cycled to complete the timing setting. This timing setting is stored in the timing module 201.

In one embodiment of the invention, the data storage module 301 includes a timing list storage unit 3011 for storing a list of multimedia files played by each timing set point and a multimedia storage unit 3012 for storing all multimedia files. Media information can be divided into audio files, video files, radio signals, etc. by category. Audio files, video files, and radio signals can also be divided into smaller units according to needs. For example, audio files can be divided into wake-up music according to daily life needs. , table music, hypnosis music, etc., can also be divided into rock music, ethnic music, pop music, symphonic music, etc. by type.

In one embodiment of the invention, the timing module 201 and the time sharing module 204 may employ an external crystal oscillator circuit to provide a standard time signal. The timing module 201 and the time sharing module 204 can be linked with the data storage module 301, and different types of files can be stored in the timing list storage unit in the custom point link data storage module 301 at different times. For example, the time sharing module 204 customizes points at different times to link different music such as wake music, table music, hypnosis music, etc., thereby driving the play module 302 to play different music at different time points.

The conduction module 202 can set different conduction durations T1 at different time customization sections by using the on-time setting keys. For example, when the driving playback module 302 is set to 30 minutes for the duration of playing the wake-up music, the time for playing the table music is 2 hours, and the time for playing the hypnotic music is set to 1 hour. The timing module 201 sets the timing cycle time T0 to be preset to 24 hours.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, T0 is preset to 24 hours, T1 is 30 minutes, and T2 is 3 hours. When the microcontroller 200 is set by using the timing module 201, the user activates the single-key switch at 8:00 in the morning, the single-key switch starts the timing module 201 to drive the switch module 300 to be turned on, and the playback module 302 stores in the storage unit according to the set play timing list. The multimedia information is played, such as playing wake-up music. During the operation of the playing module 302, the user presses the single-key switch again, the timing module 201 automatically drives the switch module 300 to be turned off, and the playing module 302 stops playing music. If the user does not activate the one-touch switch again during the operation of the play module 302, the play module 302 automatically plays the wake-up music for 30 minutes and then stops. If the user activates the one-button switch after 3 hours, the single-key switch start timing module 201 drives the switch module 300 to be turned on, and the play module 302 plays the multimedia information stored in the storage unit according to the set play timing list, such as playing wake-up music, and the user is playing. During the operation of the module 302, the user presses the single button switch again, and the timing module 201 automatically drives the switch module 300 to turn off, and the play module stops playing music. If the user does not activate the one-touch switch again during the operation of the play module 302, the play module 302 automatically plays the wake-up music for 30 minutes and then stops. The music is looped in the morning after the next morning and at 8 o'clock and 11 o'clock every day after the user triggers the one-button switch for a full 24 hours of time customization.

If the interval between the second timing setting of the user and the first timing setting is less than 3 hours, for example, the user triggers the button multiple times before 11:00 in the morning, the timing device of the present invention only remembers the last set time, and in the future It is automatically turned on every day at the last set time.

In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, when the microcontroller 200 is set by the time sharing module 204, the user activates the one-button switch in the morning, and the one-button switch starts the time-sharing module 204 to drive the switch module 300 to be turned on, and the play module 302 is set according to the setting. The multimedia information stored in the play timing list storage unit is played, such as playing wake music; during the operation of the play module 302, the user presses the single button switch again, the microcontroller 200 drives the switch module 300 to be turned off, and the play module 302 stops playing music. . If the user does not activate the one-touch switch again during the operation of the play module 302, the play module 302 automatically plays the wake-up music for 30 minutes and then stops. At the lunch time, the time sharing module 204 drives the playing module 302 to automatically play the table music, and if the user activates the single button switch during the playing of the table music by the playing module 302, the microcontroller 200 drives the switch module 300 to be turned off, and the playing module 302 The music is stopped. If the user does not activate the one-touch switch during the play module 302 running the table music, the play module 302 automatically plays the table music for 2 hours and then stops. Before going to sleep at night, the time sharing module 204 drives the switch module 300 to be turned on, and the play module 302 automatically plays the table music. If the user plays the hypnotic music during the play module 302, the user activates the single button switch again, and the automatic operation drive switch module 300 is turned off. The playing module 302 stops playing music. If the user does not activate the one-touch switch during the playing of the hypnotic music by the playing module 302, the playing module 302 automatically plays the hypnotic music and automatically stops after 1 hour. A multimedia player using the timing device of the present invention thereafter cyclically runs the above operation after the cycle time T0. The timing module T0 is set to 24 hours as in the timing module of the embodiment, and the music is cyclically played every day at the same time (the user triggers the single button switch to perform the time customization for 24 hours), and the timing module simultaneously counts the clock. When the cycle time T0 is set to 24 hours, the timing module sets the cycle time T0 to 24 hours for clearing and cycle counting.

In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the microcontroller 200 is further provided with a detecting module. When the point is customized, the conducting module drives the switch module 300 to be turned on, and the playing module 302 automatically plays the multimedia signal file when the playing module 302 has been running for the duration T1 When the single file in the play timing list storage unit is not played, the detection module drives the play module 302 to continue running to know that the file is played.

The data storage module 301 of the multimedia player using the above timing device of the present invention may employ a hard disk storage technology or a mobile storage technology such as a memory chip, a memory stick, a flash memory, a mobile hard disk, or the like. The microcontroller 200 further has a group editing function, which can edit certain music pieces into the same group according to the playing condition of the music piece, and set the playing time of the group, thereby realizing automatic timed playing of the music group. No special person is required to be responsible for the timing of the music. The information transmission interface connected to the electronic computer can be provided on a multimedia player using the above timing device, and the user can select a desired music piece from the music library of the computer to set the playing time and store it in the data storage module, and store Or delete data is very convenient.

4 is a schematic block diagram of a second embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention. It further includes a user control module 305, configured to send the received user control signal to the information processing module 303, and control the playback module 302 to play according to the user control signal together with the information processing module 303. Multimedia information. The user control module 305 includes a power button 3051 for turning on the power, and a play button 3052 for playing a multimedia signal.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the timing function is activated when the user activates the one-touch switch. When the user needs to listen to music and browse multimedia information at other times, it is only necessary to open a multimedia player using the timing device according to the normal operation, select play, and select the multimedia file and volume as needed. When the timed playing time of the time customization point is reached, a multimedia player using the timing device of the present invention can play music at a time. This embodiment does not affect the user's usual music listening, but also achieves the purpose of simple timing.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the one-button switch of the timing device 304 is combined with the power button, and then the timing and switching power supply is performed through the combined single-button switch. When the user triggers the one-touch switch, the multimedia player that uses the timing device is turned on, and the microcontroller records the trigger time.

5 is a schematic block diagram of a third embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention, wherein the user control module 305 further includes a first tuning/selecting button 3053 and a second tuning/selecting button 3054. . The play module 302 also includes a communication interface 3021. The communication interface may be an infrared communication interface, a Bluetooth communication interface or a bus communication interface.

6 is a schematic block diagram of a fourth embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention. In this embodiment, the one-touch switch includes a power button 3051 and a play button 3052 that turn on the timing device, when the user simultaneously triggers both The microcontroller of the timing device records this time when a button is pressed. When the user separately triggers the two buttons, the power-on and playback functions are respectively completed. In this embodiment, the play module 302 includes a power amplifying unit 3021 for amplifying an audio signal, and a speaker 3022 for outputting the amplified audio signal. The play module 302 further includes a display unit module 3024 for displaying a play multimedia file. In a preferred embodiment, the one-touch switch includes a power button and a second tuning/selecting button that are simultaneously turned on after being triggered. In a preferred embodiment, the one-touch switch further includes a power button and a first tuning/selecting button that simultaneously turn on the timing device after being triggered. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the first tuning/selecting button may be a volume up/next button, and the second tuning/selecting button may be a volume down/previous button . The volume adjustment or selection can be controlled by the length of the trigger.

7 is a structural block diagram of an embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention, wherein the user operation control module employs a touch

chip including buttons

51, 52 disposed on the housing 1. When the

keys

51 and 52 are simultaneously touched, the timing device and the multimedia player using the timing device can be turned on and off and the timing setting can be performed. When the button 51 is touched for a short time alone, the next track can be selected, and when the button 52 is touched for a short time alone, the previous track can be selected. When the button 51 is touched for a long time alone, the volume is adjustable, and when the button 52 is touched for a long time alone, the volume is adjustable. In this embodiment, the data storage module 301 is a smart memory card 102. In this embodiment, the play module includes a power amplifying unit for amplifying an audio signal, a speaker for outputting the amplified audio signal, and a display unit for displaying the played multimedia file. The speakers are disposed at both ends of the housing 1. In the present embodiment, the battery 7 provided inside the casing 1 can be used for power supply.

In another embodiment of the present invention, a timing button can be separately set, and when a timing button is triggered, the timing device and the multimedia player using the timing device initiate timing. In this embodiment, when the

keys

51 and 52 are simultaneously touched, a multimedia player of the present invention using the above timing means can be turned on and off. When the button 51 is touched for a short time alone, the next track can be selected, and when the button 52 is touched for a short time alone, the previous track can be selected. When the button 51 is touched for a long time alone, the volume is adjustable, and when the button 52 is touched for a long time alone, the volume is adjustable.

8 is a block diagram showing another embodiment of a multimedia player using a timing device of the present invention, which is externally connected to a power source 2 and connected to an external playback device 3 via a communication interface 301. The communication interface may be an infrared communication interface, a Bluetooth communication interface or a bus communication interface. The button 52 is a play/pause button, the button 53 is a volume up/next button, the button 54 is a volume down/previous button, and the button 51 is a power button. When the button 51 and the button 52 are simultaneously activated, the timing function can be turned on. When the

keys

53 and 54 are triggered for a short time, the volume can be adjusted. When the

keys

53 and 54 are triggered for a long time (more than 2 s), the selection can be performed. Those skilled in the art are aware of and can skillfully set the keys.

The present invention also discloses a timing method using a timing device, the timing device comprising an instruction generation module 100, a microcontroller 200 and a switch module 300, the microcontroller 200 comprising a timing module 201, a conduction module 202; S1) The command generation module 100 receives a single trigger of the user and generates a control instruction, (S2) the microcontroller 200 receives the control instruction and controls state switching of the switch module 300 according to the control instruction; (S3) The switch module 300 is electrically connected to an external user terminal and controls the operation of the external user terminal. The step (S1) includes: generating a timing instruction when the user triggers the interval greater than T2, otherwise generating a switching instruction; The step (S2) includes: (S21) the microcontroller 200 receives the timing command, creates a new timing setting, and starts timing, while controlling the conduction module 202 to be turned on and driving the switching module 300 to switch states; (S22) the conducting The module (202) turns on the duration T1 or disconnects and controls the switching module (300) switching state after receiving the switching instruction when the conduction duration is less than T1; (S23) the timing module 201 continues to count to the time period After T0, the conduction module 202 is triggered to be turned on and the switching module 300 is driven to switch states, and the timing module 201 is cleared and cycled, and the timing setting is completed and the timing setting is stored in the timing module 201. At the same time, the step (S22) is performed.

Yet another embodiment of the present invention can provide a computer readable form of information storage. After storing the information thereon, a computer program containing at least one code segment executable by the instrument can thereby control the instrument to run the above steps. Therefore, the present invention can be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination of software and hardware. The invention can be implemented in a centralized fashion in at least one computer system or in a decentralized manner. Any computer system or other device that can implement the method is applicable. A combination of commonly used hardware and software may be a general-purpose computer system in which a computer program is installed, and the computer system is controlled to operate in accordance with the method by installing and executing the program.

The invention can also be implemented by a computer program product, the program comprising all the features enabling the implementation of the method of the invention, which, when installed in a computer system, can carry out the method of the invention. The computer program in this document refers to any expression of a set of instructions that can be written in any programming language, code or symbol that gives the system information processing capabilities to directly implement a particular function, or Specific functions are implemented after one or two steps: a) conversion to other languages, codes or symbols; b) reproduction in a different format.

The present invention has been described in terms of a particular embodiment, and it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and equivalents can be made without departing from the scope of the invention. In addition, many modifications may be made to the invention without departing from the scope of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed herein, but includes all embodiments falling within the scope of the claims.

Claims

A timing device, comprising: an instruction generation module (100), a microcontroller (200), and a switch module (300), wherein the instruction generation module (100) receives a single trigger from a user and generates a control Instructing, the microcontroller (200) receives the control command and controls state switching of the switch module (300) according to the control command; the switch module (300) is electrically connected to an external user terminal and controls the The external user terminal is operated; the instruction generating module (100) includes a timing instruction unit (101) and a switching instruction unit (102); and the timing instruction unit (101) is configured to generate a timing when the user triggers the interval twice greater than T2. The switching instruction unit (102) is configured to generate a switching instruction; the microcontroller (200) includes a timing module (201), a conduction module (202); and the timing module (201) sets a timing cycle time T0. The conduction module (202) is set to be on for a duration T1; the timing module (201) receives a timing command, creates a new timing setting, starts timing, and controls conduction. The module (202) turns on and drives the switch module (300) to switch state; the conduction module (202) turns on the duration T1 or disconnects and controls the switch after receiving the switching command when the conduction duration is less than T1 The switch module (300) switches states; the timing module (201) continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the conduction module (202) to be turned on and drive the switch module (300) to switch states, and the timing is simultaneously The module (201) is cleared and cycled, and the timing setting is completed and the timing setting is stored in the timing module (201).

2. The timing device of claim 1, wherein the microcontroller (200) further comprises a time sharing module (204), the time sharing module (204) receiving a timing command, creating a new timing setting and starting Timing, Simultaneously controlling the conduction module (202) to conduct and drive the switching module (300) to switch state; the conduction module (202) is turned on for a duration T1 and then disconnects and controls the switching state of the switch module (300); The time sharing module (204) continues to time the time period T3 to trigger the conduction module (202) to be turned on and drive the switching module (300) to switch state, and the conduction module (202) is turned on. After T4, the switching module (300) is switched off and controlled; the time sharing module (204) continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the conduction module (202) to be turned on and drive the switch module (300). Switching the state, at the same time, the time sharing module (204) is cleared and cycled, and the timing setting is completed and the timing setting is stored in the time sharing module (204); wherein T3 < T4 < T0.

3. Timing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the instruction generation module (100) comprises a reset instruction unit (103), the microcontroller (200) comprising a reset module (203) The reset instruction unit (103) is configured to generate a reset instruction when the user trigger interval is less than or equal to T2; after the reset module (203) receives the reset command, clear the timing module ( 201) or the last timing setting stored in the time sharing module (204).

The timing device according to claim 3, wherein the switching instruction unit (102) is configured to generate a switching instruction when the user trigger interval is less than T1; wherein T1<T2, T2=T0/n , n is a positive number.

The timing device according to claim 4, wherein the instruction generation module (100) comprises all reset instruction generation units (104) and current time period reset instruction generation unit (105); The instruction generating unit (104) is configured to generate all reset instructions when the user trigger time is longer than the set time t1; the current time period reset command generating unit (105) is configured to trigger the user to be shorter than the set time When t2 is used to generate the current time period reset instruction, where t2 < t1.

The timing device according to claim 5, wherein the reset module (203) is further configured to clear all timing settings in the timing module (201) after receiving all reset commands; and / / After receiving the current time period reset command, used to clear all timing settings in the current T2 time period range in the timing module (201).

7. Timing device according to claim 6, characterized in that the command generation module (100) comprises a single-key switch or a coupling signal trigger source for receiving a user trigger.

A multimedia player using a timing device, comprising: a data storage module (301), a playback module (302), an information processing module (303), and a timing device (304), the information processing module (303) For decoding multimedia data and controlling the playing module (302), the timing device (304) and the information processing module (303) jointly control the playing module (302) to automatically play the multimedia file according to the set time, wherein the timing device ( 304) includes an instruction generation module (100), a microcontroller (200), and a switch module (300), wherein the instruction generation module (100) receives a single trigger from a user and generates a control instruction, the microcontroller (200) Receiving the control command and controlling state switching of the switch module (300) according to the control command; the switch module (300) is electrically connected to an external user terminal and controls operation of the external user terminal; The module (100) includes a timing instruction unit (101) and a switching instruction unit (102); the timing instruction unit (101) is used for two users When the sub-trigger interval is greater than T2, a timing instruction is generated; the switching instruction unit (102) is configured to generate a switching instruction; the microcontroller (200) includes a timing module (201), a conducting module (202), and the timing The module (201) sets the timing cycle time T0, the conduction module (202) sets the conduction duration T1; the timing module (201) receives the timing command, creates a new timing setting and starts timing, and controls the conduction module (202). Turning on and driving the switching module (300) to switch states; the conducting module (202) is turned on for a duration T1 or disconnects and controls the switch module after receiving a switching command when the conducting duration is less than T1 (300) switching state; the timing module (201) continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the conduction module (202) to be turned on and drive the switching module (300) to switch state, and the timing module (201) Clear and cycle the timer to complete the timing setup and store this timing setting in the timing module (201).

9. A multimedia player using a timing device according to claim 8, further comprising means for transmitting the received user control signal to said information processing module (303) and said information The processing module (303) together controls the user control module (305) that plays the multimedia information by the playing module (302) according to the user control signal, and the user control module (305) includes a control module (302) for controlling the startup of the playing module (302). Power button (3051) and play button (3052) for playing audio signals.

10. A timing method using a timing device, characterized in that the timing device comprises an instruction generation module (100), a microcontroller (200) and a switch module (300), the microcontroller (200) comprising a timing Module (201), conduction module (202); (S1) The instruction generation module (100) receives a single trigger from the user and generates a control instruction, (S2) The microcontroller (200) receives the control command and controls state switching of the switch module (300) according to the control command; (S3) The switch module (300) is electrically connected to an external user terminal and controls the operation of the external user terminal; wherein the step (S1) comprises: generating a timing instruction when the user triggers the interval greater than T2, otherwise generating a switching instruction The step (S2) includes: (S21) the microcontroller (200) receives the timing command, creates a new timing setting, and starts timing, while controlling the conduction module (202) to turn on and drive the switching module (300) to switch states. (S22) the conduction module (202) is turned on for a duration T1 or is turned off and controls the switching module (300) switching state after receiving the switching instruction when the conduction duration is less than T1; (S23) The timing module (201) continues to time the time period T0 to trigger the conduction module (202) to be turned on and drive the switching module (300) to switch state, and the timing module (201) is cleared and cycled to complete. This timing setting and storing this timing setting in the timing module (201); at the same time, the step (S22) is performed.