WO2016138768A1

WO2016138768A1 - System and method of modulating and demodulating time by color

Info

Publication number: WO2016138768A1
Application number: PCT/CN2015/093016
Authority: WO
Inventors: 孙玉荣
Original assignee: 上海斐讯数据通信技术有限公司
Priority date: 2015-03-03
Filing date: 2015-10-28
Publication date: 2016-09-09
Also published as: CN104614977A

Abstract

A system of modulating and demodulating a time by colors comprises: two pulsing lamps (6), a color chip unit (1), a pulsing lamp drive parameter configuring unit (2), a time modulation database (3), a time modulation unit (4) and a time display unit (5). The method comprises: modulating, by the time modulation unit (4), hour and minute data of a current time such that the hour and minute data correspond to pulsing lamp drive parameters in the time modulation database (3); separately driving, by the time display unit (5), the pulsing lamps (6) representing the hours and minutes to display colors; and demodulating, by a user and according to the colors of the pulsing lamps (6), current time information. The system achieves, on a wearable device such as a smart bracelet, etc., a time display function, thereby enabling the user to obtain the current time information anytime anywhere. Also provided is a method for modulating and demodulating time by colors.

Description

System and method for demodulating expression time by color modulation

Technical field

The present invention relates to a system and method for expressing time, and more particularly to a system and method for utilizing color modulation and demodulation and simply displaying the current time by two breathing lights.

Background technique

Currentlyadays, wearable mobile devices such as smart bracelets, which are more and more popular, are not convenient to integrate an intuitive display such as a display screen on the wristband due to certain limitations of the product itself, but only have a few breathing lights. Used as a device paired with the user and used interactively, so the current time cannot be accurately and clearly displayed. For wearable mobile devices that such users carry with them, the lack of time display is always a pity.

Chinese patent CN97118385 (application number: 201210279503.8) discloses a color representation method of time. It mainly uses the combination of position and color to make it easier for the user to read the current time. The time information is judged by the position. Just like the traditional timepiece display time method, adding color is mainly to make the user more convenient. Read the current time information more easily.

However, the related art does not describe the use of color modulation time information, and uses the corresponding color card or user habit to demodulate the corresponding time information. And this is a novel system and method for demodulating expression time using color modulation based on the shortcomings and limitations of the prior art, using at least two color breathing lamps originally provided on the wearable mobile device. To express the current approximate time, the regret that the existing wearable mobile device does not have the time display function is satisfactorily solved.

Summary of the invention

The object of the present invention is to provide a system and method for demodulating expression time by using color modulation, and realizing time display function on a wearable mobile device like a smart wristband, so that the user can conveniently obtain current time information anytime and anywhere. Improve the user experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a system for demodulating an expression time using color modulation, The utility model comprises: two breathing lights, which are respectively used for displaying clock information and minute information of a current time; a color card unit containing a plurality of color information, and respectively assigned a serial number; a breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit, and the The color card units are connected, the driving parameters of the breathing lamp are respectively adjusted according to various colors, and the driving parameters corresponding to each serial color are recorded; the time modulation database is connected with the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit for pre- Setting a respiratory lamp driving parameter and a color serial number respectively corresponding to the modulated clock information and the minute information; a time modulating unit connected to the time modulation database for respectively clock data and minute data of the time information Performing a modulation process corresponding to the respiratory lamp driving parameters in the time modulation database; a time display unit connected to the time modulation unit and the two breathing lamps for obtaining corresponding to the time modulation unit The breathing lamp driving parameters respectively drive the breathing light display corresponding to the clock information and the minute information. Color, so that the user can obtain the current time information displayed according to the color demodulation.

The color card unit is provided with 12 different color information, and the serial numbers of 1 to 12 are respectively assigned; the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit records the driving parameters C1 to C12 corresponding to the 12 different serial numbers.

The color card unit is disposed on a surface of the wearable mobile device for displaying to the user 12 color information and corresponding serial numbers set by the user.

In the time modulation database, the respiratory lamp display driving parameters and color serial numbers respectively corresponding to different modulated clock information and minute information are:

时钟 clock	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	1010	1111	1212
分钟 minute	55	1010	1515	2020	2525	3030	3535	4040	4545	5050	5555	6060
驱动参数Drive parameter	C1C1	C2C2	C3C3	C4C4	C5C5	C6C6	C7C7	C8C8	C9C9	C10C10	C11C11	C12C12
颜色序号Color number	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	1010	1111	1212

The time modulating unit comprises: a clock modulating unit respectively connected to the time modulation database and the time display unit, modulating and saving the clock data of the current time information according to the 12-hour system, and finding the pair in the time modulation database The breathing lamp driving parameter of the clock data should be modulated; the minute modulation unit is respectively connected with the time modulation database and the time display unit, and the minute data of the current time information is saved and saved, that is, min'=int(min /5+0.5)×5, where min is the minute data of the current time information, int is rounded, and min' is near The minute data is processed and the breathing lamp drive parameters corresponding to the minute data after modulation are found in the time modulation database.

The invention also provides a method for demodulating expression time by using color modulation, which specifically comprises the following steps:

S1, setting a plurality of color information in the color card unit, and respectively assigning serial numbers;

S2, according to the different colors stored in the color card unit, sequentially use the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit to sequentially adjust the driving parameters of the breathing lamp, and record the driving parameters corresponding to each serial color;

S3. Presetting the respiratory lamp driving parameter and the color serial number corresponding to the modulated clock information and the minute information in the time modulation database;

S4. The clock data and the minute data of the current time information are modulated by the time modulation unit to be in one-to-one correspondence with the breathing lamp driving parameters in the time modulation database;

S5, according to the breathing lamp driving parameter corresponding to the time modulation unit, using a time display unit to respectively drive the breathing light representing the clock information and the minute information to display a corresponding color;

S6. The user demodulates the current time information according to the color displayed by the two breathing lights.

In the S3, in the time modulation database, the respiratory lamp display driving parameters and color serial numbers corresponding to different modulated clock information and minute information respectively are:

The S4 includes the following steps:

S41. The clock modulation unit modulates and saves the clock data of the current time information according to a 12-hour system, and finds a respiratory lamp driving parameter corresponding to the modulated clock data in the time modulation database;

S42. The minute modulation unit performs near modulation on the minute data of the current time information, that is, min'=int(min/5+0.5)×5, where min is the minute data of the current time information, and the int table The whole is min, min' is the minute data after the modulation, and the breathing lamp driving parameter corresponding to the minute data after modulation is found in the time modulation database.

The S6 includes the following steps:

S61. The user compares the display color of the breathing lamp that represents the clock information with the color card unit, and the corresponding color serial number is a 12-hour clock time;

S62. The user multiplies the corresponding color number by 5 according to the display color of the breathing lamp representing the minute information, that is, the minute time of the current time.

In summary, the system and method for demodulating expression time by using color modulation according to the present invention can realize time display on a wearable mobile device like a smart wristband by using a color rendering method in a time expression manner. The function is convenient for users to obtain current time information anytime and anywhere, and improve user experience.

DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a system for demodulating an expression time using color modulation according to the present invention;

2 is a flow chart of a method for demodulating an expression time using color modulation in the present invention;

3 is a flow chart of modulating current time information in the present invention;

Figure 4 is a flow chart showing the demodulation of the color of the breathing lamp to obtain time information in the present invention.

detailed description

The present invention will be further described below in detail with reference to FIGS. 1 through 4 by way of a detailed description of a preferred embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1 , a system for utilizing color modulation and demodulation expression time provided by the present invention is provided on a wearable mobile device, and includes: two breathing lights 6 respectively for displaying clock information of a current time and Minute information; color card unit 1, which contains a plurality of commonly used and easily distinguishable color information, and respectively assigns serial numbers to the plurality of different colors; a breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit 2, which is associated with the color card unit 1 Connecting, according to each different color stored in the color card unit 1, sequentially adjusting the driving parameters of the breathing lamp 6 so that the colors displayed by the breathing lamp 6 are respectively the same as the colors set in the color card unit 1, and Recording a driving parameter corresponding to each serial number color; a time modulation database 3 connected to the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit 2 for presetting the breathing lamp corresponding to the modulated clock information and the minute information respectively Drive parameters and color sequence numbers; a time modulation unit 4 connected to the time modulation database 3 for splitting time information into clock data and minute data, and separately modulating the clock data and the minute data to the time modulation database 3 The breathing lamp driving parameters are in one-to-one correspondence; the time display unit 5 is connected to the time modulating unit 4 and the two breathing lamps 6 for using the breathing lamp driving parameters corresponding to the time modulating unit 4, The breathing lights 6 representing the clock information and the minute information are respectively driven to display corresponding colors, so that the user can demodulate the current time information according to the colors displayed by the two breathing lights 6.

The color card unit 1 is provided with 12 different color information, and the serial numbers of 1 to 12 are respectively assigned; the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit 2 records the driving parameters C1 to C12 corresponding to the 12 different serial numbers.

The color card unit 1 is disposed on the surface of the wearable mobile device for displaying the 12 color information and the corresponding serial number set by the user.

In this embodiment, the 12 colors and the corresponding serial numbers in the color card unit 1 are respectively: No. 1 corresponds to red, No. 2 corresponds to orange, No. 3 corresponds to yellow, No. 4 corresponds to beige, No. 5 corresponds to green, No. 6 corresponds to green, and No. 6 corresponds to blue. Color, No. 7 corresponds to gray, No. 8 corresponds to cyan, No. 9 corresponds to purple, No. 10 corresponds to brown, No. 11 corresponds to black, and No. 12 corresponds to white. And, the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit 2 separately sets the driving parameters of the breathing lamp in the above-described order. Firstly, the breathing lamp is adjusted to display the same color as the red No. 1 in the color card unit 1, and the driving parameters of the breathing lamp at this time are recorded; similarly, the color displayed by the breathing lamp is sequentially followed by the above listed The colors are the same or basically the same, and corresponding to the driving parameters corresponding to the different serial numbers.

In the time modulation database 3, the breathing lamp display driving parameters and color serial numbers corresponding to different modulated clock information and minute information respectively are:

Among them, C1 indicates the driving parameter when the breathing lamp displays red No. 1, and C2 indicates the driving parameter when the breathing lamp displays No. 2 orange, and so on.

The time modulating unit 4 includes: a clock modulating unit 41 connected to the time modulation database 3 and the time display unit 5, respectively, modulating and saving clock data of current time information according to a 12-hour system, and modulating the time The respiratory lamp driving parameter corresponding to the modulated clock data is found in the database 3; the minute modulating unit 42 is respectively connected to the time modulation database 3 and the time display unit 5, and the minute data of the current time information is locally modulated and saved. , ie min'=int(min/5+0.5)×5, where min is the minute data of the current time information, int means rounding, min' is the nearest minute data, and is found in the time modulation database 3. The breathing lamp drive parameters corresponding to the minute data that should be modulated.

For example, the current time information is 6:42, and the clock data obtained by the clock modulation unit 41 according to the 12-hour modulation is 6 points, and the respiratory lamp driving parameter corresponding to the time modulation database 3 is C6; the minute modulation unit 42 follows the above. The minute data obtained by the nearest modulation principle is 40 minutes, and the breathing lamp driving parameter corresponding to the time modulation database 3 is C8. For another example, the current time information is 21:28, and the clock data obtained by the clock modulation unit 41 according to the 12-hour modulation is 9 points, and the respiratory lamp driving parameter corresponding to the time modulation database 3 is C9; the minute modulation unit 42 follows The minute data obtained by the above-mentioned near modulation principle is 30 minutes, and the breathing lamp driving parameter corresponding to the time modulation database 3 is C6.

As shown in FIG. 2, the present invention further provides a method for demodulating an expression time by using color modulation, which specifically includes the following steps:

S1, setting a plurality of commonly used and easily distinguishable color information in the color card unit 1, and respectively assigning serial numbers to the plurality of different colors;

S2, according to each different color stored in the color card unit 1, the driving parameters of the breathing lamp 6 are sequentially adjusted by the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit 2, respectively, so that the colors displayed by the breathing lamp 6 are respectively associated with the color card unit 1. Set the various colors to be the same, and record the drive parameters corresponding to each serial number color;

S3. The breathing lamp driving parameter and the color serial number corresponding to the modulated clock information and the minute information are preset in the time modulation database 3;

S4, using the time modulation unit 4 to split the time information into clock data and minute data, and respectively modulating the clock data and the minute data to one-to-one correspondence with the breathing lamp driving parameters in the time modulation database 3;

S5, according to the breathing lamp driving parameter obtained by the time modulation unit 4, using time display The unit 5 respectively drives the breathing lamp 6 representing the clock information and the minute information to display a corresponding color;

S6. The user demodulates the current time information according to the color displayed by the two breathing lights 6.

In the S3, in the time modulation database 3, the breathing lamp display driving parameters and color numbers corresponding to different modulated clock information and minute information respectively are:

时钟 clock	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	1010	1111	1212
分钟 minute	55	1010	1515	2020	2525	3030	3535	4040	4545	5050	5555	6060
驱动参数Drive parameter	C1C1	C2C2	C3C3	C4C4	C5C5	C6C6	C7C7	C8C8	C9C9	C10C10	C11C11	C12 C12

颜色序号Color number	11	22	33	44	55	66	77	88	99	1010	1111	1212

As shown in FIG. 3, the S4 includes the following steps:

S41, the clock modulation unit 41 modulates and saves the clock data of the current time information according to the 12-hour system, and finds the respiratory lamp driving parameter corresponding to the modulated clock data in the time modulation database 3;

S42. The minute modulation unit 42 performs near modulation on the minute data of the current time information, that is, min'=int(min/5+0.5)×5, where min is the minute data of the current time information, and int represents the rounding, min. ' is the minute data after the modulation, and finds the breathing lamp driving parameter corresponding to the minute data after modulation in the time modulation database 3.

As shown in FIG. 4, the S6 includes the following steps:

S61. The user compares the display color of the breathing lamp 6 representing the clock information with the color card unit 1, and the corresponding color serial number is a 12-hour clock time;

S62. The user compares the color number corresponding to the color of the breathing light 6 representing the minute information with the color card unit 1 by 5, which is the minute time of the current time.

When the user is very familiar with the color card unit 1 after a long time of use, the step of comparing the color card unit 1 can be omitted, and the current time information can be directly and quickly and accurately analyzed.

In the embodiment of the present invention, for example, the display color of the breathing lamp 6 representing the clock information is black, the color number corresponding to black is 11, and the current clock time is 11 points; the display color of the breathing lamp 6 representing the minute information is Green, green corresponds to the color number is 5, multiplied by 5 to get the current The minute time of the time is 25 points, that is, the current time is 11:25.

In the present invention, since color information is required to express time, it is first considered to express clock information in a 12-hour format using 12 different colors. Of course, it is also possible to use more or less color types to set the color card unit to reset the time modulation specification, for example, to express clock information in a 24-hour format using 24 different colors. However, it is also necessary to consider that the simplification of the color card unit 1 will make it more convenient for the user to demodulate the time information according to the color information. Therefore, in the embodiment of the present invention, 12 different colors are easily set in the color card unit 1. Color information.

In addition, taking into account that there are 60 minutes per hour, if the minute information is also roughly expressed in 12 colors in the color card unit 1, the same color information is displayed every 5 minutes, that is, the time of actual expression. The generated error is at most 4 minutes. In consideration of the accuracy of the time expression and the number and complexity of the color setting in the color card unit 1, the time information obtained by the above-described color modulation and demodulation provided by the present invention, Although there is a slight error, it is the highest precision that can be achieved on the simplest display, and it is completely acceptable to users.

Further, the present invention uses two breathing lights to represent clock information and minute information, respectively, to achieve the basic function of display time. In other preferred embodiments of the invention, more breathing lights may be employed to increase the accuracy of the time display.

Although the present invention has been described in detail by the preferred embodiments thereof, it should be understood that the foregoing description should not be construed as limiting. Various modifications and alterations of the present invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the scope of the invention should be defined by the appended claims.

Claims

A system for demodulating an expression time using color modulation, comprising:

Two breathing lights (6) for respectively displaying clock information and minute information of the current time;

a color card unit (1), which contains a plurality of color information, and is assigned a serial number;

a breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit (2) connected to the color card unit (1), respectively adjusting driving parameters of the breathing lamp (6) according to various colors, and recording driving parameters corresponding to each serial number color;

a time modulation database (3) connected to the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit (2) for presetting the breathing lamp driving parameter and the color serial number respectively corresponding to the modulated clock information and the minute information;

a time modulation unit (4) connected to the time modulation database (3) for respectively modulating clock data and minute data of time information with a breathing lamp in the time modulation database (3) One-to-one correspondence of driving parameters;

a time display unit (5) connected to the time modulating unit (4) and the two breathing lamps (6) for respectively driving the representative according to the breathing lamp driving parameters obtained by the time modulating unit (4) The breathing light (6) of the clock information and the minute information displays the corresponding color, so that the user can demodulate the current time information according to the displayed color.
A system for demodulating an expression time by color modulation according to claim 1, wherein 12 different color information are set in said color card unit (1), and serial numbers of 1 to 12 are respectively assigned; The breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit (2) records driving parameters C1 to C12 corresponding to 12 different serial numbers.
A system for demodulating an expression time using color modulation according to claim 2, wherein said color card unit (1) is disposed on a surface of the wearable mobile device for displaying to the user 12 types thereof Color information and corresponding serial number.
The system for demodulating expression time by color modulation according to claim 2, wherein in the time modulation database (3), the respiratory lamp display driving parameters corresponding to different modulated clock information and minute information respectively And the color serial number is:

clock 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

minute 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Drive parameter C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Color number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
A system for demodulating an expression time using color modulation according to claim 4, wherein said time modulation unit (4) comprises:

a clock modulating unit (41) respectively connected to the time modulation database (3) and the time display unit (5), modulating and saving clock data of current time information according to a 12-hour system, and modulating the time in the database (3) Find the breathing lamp drive parameters corresponding to the modulated clock data;

The minute modulation unit (42) is respectively connected to the time modulation database (3) and the time display unit (5), and performs the near modulation of the minute data of the current time information, that is, min'=int(min/5) +0.5)×5, where min is the minute data of the current time information, int is rounded, min' is the minute data after the near modulation, and the breath corresponding to the minute data after modulation is found in the time modulation database (3) Lamp drive parameters.
A method for demodulating an expression time using color modulation, comprising the steps of:

S1, setting a plurality of color information in the color card unit (1), and respectively assigning serial numbers;

S2, according to the different colors stored in the color card unit (1), sequentially use the breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit (2) to sequentially adjust the driving parameters of the breathing lamp (6), and record the driving parameters corresponding to each serial number color;

S3, preset, in the time modulation database (3), the respiratory lamp driving parameter and the color serial number corresponding to the modulated clock information and the minute information;

S4. The clock data and the minute data of the current time information are modulated by the time modulation unit (4) to be in one-to-one correspondence with the breathing lamp driving parameters in the time modulation database (3);

S5, according to the breathing lamp driving parameter corresponding to the time modulation unit (4), using the time display unit (5) to respectively drive the breathing lamp (6) representing the clock information and the minute information to display the corresponding color;

S6. The user demodulates the current time information according to the color displayed by the two breathing lights (6).
The method for demodulating an expression time by using color modulation according to claim 6, wherein 12 different color information are set in the color card unit (1), and serial numbers of 1 to 12 are respectively assigned; The breathing lamp driving parameter setting unit (2) records driving parameters C1 to C12 corresponding to 12 different serial numbers.
The method for demodulating expression time by color modulation according to claim 7, wherein in said S3, in the time modulation database (3), respectively corresponding to different modulated clock information and minute information of breathing The lamp display drive parameters and color serial number are:

clock 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 minute 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Drive parameter C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C8 C9 C10 C11 C12 Color number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
The method for demodulating an expression time by using a color modulation according to claim 8, wherein the S4 specifically includes the following steps:

S41, the clock modulation unit (41) modulates and saves the clock data of the current time information according to the 12-hour system, and finds the respiratory lamp driving parameter corresponding to the modulated clock data in the time modulation database (3);

S42. The minute modulation unit (42) performs near modulation on the minute data of the current time information, that is, min'=int(min/5+0.5)×5, where min is the minute data of the current time information, and int represents the rounding. , min' is the minute data after the modulation, and the breathing lamp driving parameter corresponding to the minute data after modulation is found in the time modulation database (3).
The method for demodulating an expression time by using a color modulation according to claim 9, wherein the S6 specifically includes the following steps:

S61. The user compares the display color of the breathing lamp (6) representing the clock information with the color card unit (1), and the corresponding color serial number is a 12-hour clock time;

S62. The user compares the color number corresponding to the color of the breathing light (6) representing the minute information with the color card unit (1) by 5, which is the minute time of the current time.