WO2016159414A1

WO2016159414A1 - Communication apparatus using reflection and resonance phenomenon of sound

Info

Publication number: WO2016159414A1
Application number: PCT/KR2015/003295
Authority: WO
Inventors: 양승희
Original assignee: 나시스 주식회사
Priority date: 2015-04-02
Filing date: 2015-04-02
Publication date: 2016-10-06

Abstract

The present specification discloses a communication apparatus using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of a sound, which is attached to a user's wrist and comprises: a band for surrounding the user's wrist; and a sound output unit installed in the band to output a sound toward the user's palm.

Description

Communication device using sound reflection and resonance

The present invention relates to a communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound, and more particularly to a communication device for transmitting the sound to the user by causing the reflection and resonance phenomena between the user's hands and ears.

The terminal device according to the prior art requires a separate earphone or a headset in order to hear the output sound. Or, to hear the sound output by the terminal itself, the terminal had to be brought close to the ear.

However, the speaker is configured in the direction of the back of the user's hand when listening to the sound of a terminal device such as a clock. This is because the display unit is configured on the back of the hand and the speaker must face the same direction as the display unit from the user's point of view.

However, when the speaker is configured in the same direction as the display unit when the user wants to listen to the sound in a quiet place, it is difficult to play the sound file because the sound radiates to the outside.

In order to solve such a problem, there is a need for a method in which only a user can personally listen to a sound output from a wristwatch-type terminal device.

Communication device using the reflection and resonance of the sound according to an embodiment of the present invention, the band surrounding the user's wrist, the sound output unit is provided in the body installed in the band to output the sound toward the longitudinal direction of the user's arm Include. Here, the sound output unit is provided with a speaker provided on the inner surface of the body, the inner space formed toward the arm length direction to guide the sound generated by the speaker in the palm of the user through the inner space toward the user's palm It may be characterized in that it is configured to cause reflection and resonance of the sound output from the speaker toward the palm of the user through the internal space.

In addition, the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment, the sensor unit for measuring the force applied to the band in accordance with the user's hand movement to calculate the measurement value, the reflection of the sound based on the measurement value And a control unit for controlling the communication device using the resonance phenomenon.

In addition, in the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomena of the sound according to an embodiment, the sensor unit includes a first sensor unit is installed in a portion having the elastic force of the band to measure the amount that the portion is stretched or contracted It may be characterized by.

In addition, in the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment, one portion of the band may be characterized in that a plurality.

In addition, in the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomena of the sound according to an embodiment, the sensor unit is installed on another part protruding in the direction of the user's hand from the band to measure the pressure applied to the other part Further comprising a sensor unit, wherein the second sensor unit may be characterized in that the user's hand measures the pressure applied by pressing the other protruding portion.

The second sensor unit may measure the pressure applied by the user's hand pressing the other protruding portion.

In addition, in the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment, the sensor unit further includes a third sensor unit for calculating a measurement value of the movement of the wrist in order to recognize the motion of the user's wrist, The three sensor unit may include at least one of a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor.

In addition, the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment has a structure in which one end of the band is engaged with the other end with the piston portion in the one portion having an elastic force, the first sensor unit Installed in the portion may be characterized in that for measuring the amount of the portion is stretched or contracted by the degree that the piston portion is pressed down and reduced or not.

In addition, the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomena of the sound according to an embodiment, the sound extending from the sound guide tube and protrudes out of the body spaced apart from the user's wrist is output through the internal space of the sound guide tube It may be characterized in that it further comprises a sound diffusion preventing protrusion for collecting in one direction.

In addition, in the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment, the control unit, based on the measured value, to control at least one of the power, volume, playback mode change, call mode change of the sound output unit It may be characterized by.

In addition, the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment further comprises a display unit for displaying an application program, the control unit, based on the measured value generates a user input for controlling the application program It can be characterized by.

In addition, the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment further comprises a microphone for receiving the user's sound, the microphone is characterized in that the direction of the sound output unit between 45 ° to 135 ° direction You can do

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can listen to the sound with a minimum size that can be heard in a quiet place or a noisy place while wearing the wristwatch type terminal device.

In addition, it is possible to perform various user inputs to the wristwatch-type terminal device using the contraction of the band and the movement of the hand.

In addition, the new user input method enables a convenient voice call experience.

1 is a perspective view of a communication device using reflection and resonance of a sound attached to a wrist of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a perspective view for explaining the function of the sound output unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a view for explaining the function of the first sensor unit 310 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

3B is a view for explaining the function of the second sensor unit 320 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

4 is a view for explaining the operation of the first sensor unit 310 and the second sensor unit 320 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 illustrates the first sensor unit 310 or the second sensor unit 320 and the first sensor unit through a free motion of a user wearing the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment of the present invention. 3 is a diagram illustrating a method of simultaneously controlling three sensor units.

6 is a perspective view of a sound output unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The following detailed description of the invention refers to the accompanying drawings that show, by way of illustration, specific embodiments in which the invention may be practiced. These embodiments are described in sufficient detail to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. It should be understood that the various embodiments of the present invention are different but need not be mutually exclusive. For example, certain shapes, structures, and characteristics described herein may be embodied in other embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention with respect to one embodiment. In addition, it is to be understood that the location or arrangement of individual components within each disclosed embodiment may be changed without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The following detailed description, therefore, is not to be taken in a limiting sense, and the scope of the present invention, if properly described, is defined only by the appended claims, along with the full range of equivalents to which such claims are entitled. Like reference numerals in the drawings refer to the same or similar functions throughout the several aspects.

1 is a perspective view of a communication device using reflection and resonance of a sound attached to a wrist of a user according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, a communication device 1 using sound reflection and resonance may include a band 100 surrounding a user's wrist and a body 1000 attached to an inner side of a user's wrist. The body 1000 may include the above-described

components

200, 310, 320, 330, 400, and 500.

The body 1000 may include a sound output unit 200 installed in the band to output a sound toward the palm of the user.

The communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance of the sound may be implemented in various forms and may include various features. The communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of sound may include any device in which a specific application can be run, and does not limit the form thereof.

In one embodiment, an application, that is, any program, may operate through the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance of sound, and the camera function and the storage function of the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance of sound. , Arithmetic functions can be utilized. For example, the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance of sound includes a personal communication system (PCS), a global system for mobile communications (GSM), a personal digital cellular (PDC), a personal handyphone system (PHS), and a PDA (PDA). Handheld-based wireless terminals, including personal digital assistant (IMT), International Mobile Telecommunication (IMT) -2000-based terminal, and the like. In particular, the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound may be a smart phone including various sensors such as a display, a touch sensor, a vibration motor, a speaker, a communication module, or the like, and a small smart pad in some cases. In addition, the communication device 1 using sound reflection and resonance phenomenon may include a processing system having a processor, an operating system, and an application program interface (API) to provide communication between one or more software applications and the operating system. Furthermore, the processing system of the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance of sound can be configured to execute various software applications.

The communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound may communicate with another object, and for this, hardware or software capable of communicating may be mounted. The communication method may include an object and any communication method capable of networking by the object, and is not limited to wired / wireless communication, 3G, 4G, or other methods. All information capable of transmission and reception including various sensor information, sound feedback information, and vibration feedback information included in the terminal device 1 may be transmitted to an external object or received by an internal component. Wireless Local Area Network (LAN), Metropolitan Area Network (MAN), Global System for Mobile Network (GSM), Enhanced Data GSM Environment (EDGE), High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA), Wideband Code Division Multiple Access ), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA), Bluetooth, Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP), LTE Advanced, IEEE802. 16m, WirelessMAN-Advanced, HSPA +, 3GPP Long Term Evolution (LTE), Mobile WiMAX (IEEE 802.16e), UMB (formerly EV-DO Rev. C), Flash-OFDM, iBurst and MBWA (IEEE 802.20) systems, HIPERMAN, Communication may be performed using one or more communication methods selected from the group consisting of Beam-Division Multiple Access (BDMA), World Interoperability for Microwave Access (Wi-MAX), and ultrasound utilization communication, but is not limited thereto.

The operating system of the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance of sound realizes any operating system such as Google's Android, RIM's Blackberry OS, Apple's iOS, Nokia's Symbian OS, Microsoft's Windows Mobile, Samsung's bada, Linux, etc. It may be, but is not limited to the operating system described.

The band 100 includes any object that can wrap the wrist of the user. In one embodiment, the band 100 may be a watch strap. At least a portion of the band 100 may have a portion having an elastic force. Therefore, when the user moves the arm while wearing the band, pressure may be applied to at least a portion of the band, and deformation of the band may occur.

The sound output unit 200 may be provided in the body 1000 installed in the band 100 to output sound toward the length direction of the user's arm. Referring to FIG. 1, the length direction of the arm represents the z-axis, and the sound output from the sound output unit 200 may be output in the hand direction (+ z direction). In one example, the sound output unit 200 may output a sound in the direction of the palm of the user. For example, the sound output unit 200 may be installed in a direction perpendicular to the thickness direction of the body 1000, as shown in FIG. The above mentioned palm may also include both the wrinkled portion of the hand and the medial side of the finger. That is, the sound output unit 200 may output the sound in a direction perpendicular to the lower arm of the user.

The sound output unit 200 is an arbitrary device capable of converting and outputting an electrical signal into sound and may include a speaker. Referring to FIG. 2, the sound output unit 200 outputs sound in the direction of the palm of the user. Sound output may include music and other human sounds. The output sound is reflected after hitting the palm of the user and directed to the user's ear. Therefore, when the user surrounds the ear with a palm, reflection and resonance may occur in the space between the palm and the ear. The sound output from the sound output unit 200 may be effectively transmitted to the user's ear by the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound.

The sound output unit 200 may be installed at any part of the circumference of the band, but preferably may be installed at the opposite side of the back of the hand as shown in FIG. This is because the sound output from the sound output unit 200 can be directly directed to the user's palm without an intermediate obstacle.

In an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound may include a microphone 500 capable of receiving a user's sound and converting the sound into an electrical signal. The microphone 500 may be installed at any position of the communication device 1 using the reflection of the sound and the resonance phenomenon, but as shown in FIG. 6, the sound output unit 200 is preferably 135 at 45 °. It may be installed in the direction of ° and preferably may be from 60 ° to 110 °. For example, referring to FIG. 6, the microphone 500 faces a direction perpendicular to the sound output unit 200, but is not limited thereto. The microphone 500 may be installed at a position where the user's voice may be effectively transmitted to the microphone with various angles. Can be. That is, the sound of the user, which is installed in an arbitrary radial direction of the body and brings the device 1 to the ear, may be effectively input to the microphone 500. The microphone may also be composed of a plurality of microphones in which several microphones form an array.

The communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound according to an embodiment of the present invention measures the force applied to the band according to a user's hand movement and the sensor unit 300 and a measured value of the sensor unit to calculate a measured value. The controller 400 may further include a control unit 400 for controlling the communication device 1 using the reflection and the resonance phenomenon of the sound. The control unit 400 may be a central processing unit, and may perform various functions such as transfer of information, calculation, processing, processing, and command generation between components included in the communication device 1 using sound reflection and resonance. Can be done.

The sensor unit 300 may include a first sensor unit 310 installed at a portion having an elastic force of the band 100 to measure an amount of the portion being stretched or shrunk. Alternatively, the sensor unit may include a second sensor unit 320 installed at another part protruding in the direction of the user's hand from the band to measure the pressure applied to the other part. The sensor unit may include only one or both of the first sensor unit 310 and the second sensor unit 320 at the same time.

3A is a view for explaining the function of the first sensor unit 310 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The first sensor unit 310 measures the thickness change of the cuff that changes as the user moves his hand.

Referring to FIG. 3A, the first sensor unit 310 may be installed at a portion having the elastic force of the band 100 to measure the tension F acting as the band is extended. Specifically, the first sensor unit 310 may be a part of the band as shown in Figure 3a by this tension (F). That is, one end 101 of the band may have a structure that is engaged with the other end 102 with the piston portion 311 interposed therebetween, and the engaging portions are the tensions when referred to as (101a) and (102a), respectively. As a result, the portion 101a and the portion 102a are brought closer to each other (x direction), and the piston portion 311 of the first sensor portion 301 is pressed. Accordingly, the first sensor unit 310 may determine whether the piston 311 is pressed down and contracted and whether the corresponding portion is stretched or shrunk.

3A is a switch 311 used as an embodiment may be applied to a magnetic switch, a tack switch, a toggle switch, a slide switch, etc., but is not limited thereto.

In addition, since the portion of the cuff that is thickened according to the moving direction of the hand is different, the position where the first sensor unit 310 is installed may be changed as necessary. In another embodiment, the first sensor unit 310 may include a plurality of sensors that are respectively installed in a plurality of portions of the band. Therefore, since the measurements have different values for each site, they can be used as various inputs.

3B is a view for explaining the function of the second sensor unit 320 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 3B, the second sensor unit 320 may be installed at another part protruding in the direction of the user's hand from the band 100 to measure the pressure applied to the other part. As shown in FIG. 3B, when the angle between the arm and the hand is θ1 in the upper side view, the protruding portion 321 maintains a normal state. That is, the protruding portion is not subjected to other external force.

However, in the lower figure of FIG. 3B, the hand moves and the angle between the arm and the hand becomes θ 2, and the user's hand protrudes. At this time, the second sensor unit 320 may calculate the measured value by measuring the degree of pressing the protruding portion 321.

The amount of change measured by the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit described herein may use an encoder or any measuring means may be used. In addition, in another embodiment, the change amount measured by the first sensor unit and the second sensor unit may be used only as a switch by determining only whether there is a change in the threshold value.

4 is a view for explaining the operation of the sensor unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 4, the force (tension or pressure) applied to the band is changed by the user bending down the hand so that the first sensor unit 310 may measure it. Alternatively, the second sensor part 320 may measure the part of the second sensor part 320 that protrudes in the palm direction on the opposite side such as the arm by bending the hand down.

In another embodiment, the sensor unit 300 may further include a third sensor unit 330 that calculates a measurement value of the movement of the wrist in order to recognize the motion of the wrist of the user. The third sensor unit 330 may include at least one of a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a free motion of a user wearing the communication device 1 using reflection of a sound and resonance according to an embodiment of the present invention.

The third sensor unit 330 may be included in the sensor unit 300 together with or independently of the first sensor unit 310 or the second sensor unit 320. In addition, the third sensor unit 330 may provide a variety of user inputs to the device 1 by recognizing a change in movement of the user's wrist in a three-dimensional space.

The controller 400 may receive a measurement value from at least one of the first sensor unit, the second sensor unit, and the third sensor unit to control the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance of sound.

6 is a perspective view of a sound output unit 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In one embodiment, the sound output unit 200 is installed on the inner surface of the above-described body 1000, the speaker 210 and the speaker for generating sound based on the electronic signal generated in the device 1 or received from the outside Sound guide tube 220 to guide the sound generated in the direction of the palm of the user may include a (210).

The sound induction tube 220 is a type of tube having an inner space formed in the longitudinal direction of the arm as shown in FIG. 6 to guide the sound generated by the speaker 210 in the direction of the user's palm through the inner space. Can be. The sound generated from the speaker 210 may cause reflection and resonance of the sound output toward the user's palm through the inner space of the sound induction tube 220 facing the arm in the longitudinal direction. In addition, the sound induction pipe 220 is projected to the outside of the body 1000 spaced apart from the user's wrist is sound diffusion prevention protrusion 221 for collecting the sound output through the inner space of the sound induction pipe 220 in one direction. It may further include. The sound diffusion preventing protrusion 221 may extend from the sound induction pipe 220 as shown in FIG. 6 and may serve to increase the directivity so that the sound output therefrom is collected in one direction.

The communication device 1 using sound reflection and resonance may include a media storage unit (not shown) or a communication unit (not shown) for receiving sound data from a media server (not shown).

The controller 400 may control at least one of the power of the sound output unit 200, the volume of the output sound, the playback mode change, and the call mode change based on the measured value measured by the sensor unit 300. The change of the play mode means a function of skipping to the next song or the previous song, but is not limited thereto.

The call mode may include functions related to call reception, origination, and any call.

In another embodiment, the communication device 1 using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound may further include a display unit 600. The display unit 600 may be installed on the same surface or on the opposite surface of the body 1000. The display unit 600 may display a call state and any application program. In one embodiment, the display unit may be a liquid crystal display (LCD), a plasma display panel (PDP), a projector display, a shutter glass method, a lenticular method, a parallax barrier method, or the like. It may also be a three-dimensional display using autostereography or hologram. In addition, light emitting diodes (LEDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs), light emitting polymers (LEPs), electro-luminescent elements (EL elements), and field emission devices A field emission display (FED) or a polymer light emitting display (PLED) may be applied. According to an exemplary embodiment, the display unit may be a touch screen integrated with a touch input.

Embodiments according to the present invention may be implemented in the form of program instructions that may be executed by various computer components, and may be recorded in a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium may include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc. alone or in combination. The program instructions recorded on the computer-readable recording medium are those specially designed and configured for the present invention, and may be known and available to those skilled in the computer software arts. Examples of computer-readable recording media include magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks and magnetic tape, optical recording media such as CD-ROMs, DVDs, and magneto-optical media such as floptical disks. media), and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as ROM, RAM, flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include not only machine code generated by a compiler, but also high-level language code that can be executed by a computer using an interpreter or the like. The hardware device may be configured to operate as one or more software modules to perform the process according to the invention, and vice versa.

Although the present invention has been described by specific embodiments such as specific components and the like, but the embodiments and the drawings are provided to assist in a more general understanding of the present invention, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments. For those skilled in the art, various modifications and variations can be made from these descriptions.

Therefore, the spirit of the present invention should not be limited to the embodiments described above, and all of the equivalents or equivalents of the claims, as well as the claims below, are included in the scope of the spirit of the present invention. I will say.

According to an embodiment of the present invention, the user can listen to the sound with a minimum size that can be heard in a quiet place or a noisy place while wearing the wristwatch type terminal device. In addition, it is possible to perform various user inputs to the wristwatch-type terminal device using the contraction of the band and the movement of the hand. In addition, the new user input method enables a convenient voice call experience.

Claims

In the communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomenon of the sound attached to the wrist of the user,

A band surrounding the user's wrist; And

It is provided in the body installed in the band includes a sound output unit for outputting sound toward the user's arm length direction,

The sound output unit is a speaker installed on the inner side of the body; And a sound induction pipe having an inner space formed toward the arm in a longitudinal direction to guide the sound generated by the speaker in the direction of the user's palm through the inner space. Communication device using the reflection and resonance of the sound, characterized in that configured to cause the reflection and resonance of the sound output toward the.
The method of claim 1,

A sensor unit measuring a force applied to the band according to a user's hand movement and calculating a measured value;

And a control unit for controlling the communication device using the reflection and the resonance of the sound based on the measured value.
The method of claim 2,

The sensor unit,

And a first sensor unit installed at a portion having the elastic force of the band to measure an amount of the portion being stretched or contracted.
The method of claim 3,

A portion of the band is a communication device using the reflection and resonance of the sound, characterized in that a plurality.
The method of claim 3,

The sensor unit,

Further installed on the other part protruding in the direction of the user's hand from the band further includes a second sensor unit for measuring the pressure applied to the other part,

The second sensor unit is a communication device using the reflection and resonance of the sound, characterized in that for measuring the pressure applied by the user's hand pressing the other protruding portion.
The method of claim 3,

The sensor unit,

In order to recognize the motion of the user's wrist further comprises a third sensor unit for calculating a measurement value for the movement of the wrist,

And the third sensor unit comprises at least one of a gyro sensor and an acceleration sensor.
The method of claim 3,

One end of the band in the one portion having an elastic force has a structure that engages the other end with a piston between,

The first sensor unit is installed in the portion of the communication by using the reflection and resonance phenomena of the sound, characterized in that for measuring the amount of the portion is stretched or contracted by the degree that the piston portion is pressed down and whether or not pressed Device.
The method of claim 1,

And a sound diffusion preventing protrusion extending from the sound induction pipe and protruding out of the body spaced apart from the user's wrist to collect sound output through the inner space of the sound induction pipe in one direction. Communication device using reflection and resonance phenomena.
The method according to claim 5 or 6,

The control unit,

And at least one of power, volume, playback mode change, and call mode change of the sound output unit based on the measured value.
The method of claim 2,

Further comprising a display unit for displaying an application,

And the control unit generates a user input for controlling the application program based on the measured value.
The method of claim 1,

Further includes a microphone for receiving the user's sound,

The microphone is a communication device using the reflection and resonance phenomena of the sound, characterized in that the direction of the sound output between 45 ° to 135 ° direction.