WO2018120085A1

WO2018120085A1 - Shoe and control method therefor

Info

Publication number: WO2018120085A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/113654
Authority: WO
Inventors: 杨帆; 王朝纲; 杨必华; 韩超
Original assignee: 深圳市柔宇科技有限公司
Priority date: 2016-12-30
Filing date: 2016-12-30
Publication date: 2018-07-05
Also published as: CN107995847B; CN107995847A

Abstract

A shoe (10), comprising a sole (11) and an upper (12), the upper (12) being connected to the sole (11), and an opening (101) being formed between the sole (11) and the upper; the shoe (10) also comprising a touch interaction device (13), the touch interaction device (13) comprising a flexible touch sensor (133), a display module (135) and a control module (137), the flexible touch sensor (133) and the display module (135) being disposed on the upper (12), and the control module (137) being electrically connected to the flexible touch sensor (133) and the display module (135), the flexible touch sensor (133) being used to receive a touch control command, and the control module (137) being used to control the display module (135) to display according to the touch control command. Also disclosed is a control method for the shoe.

Description

Shoes and control method thereof

Technical field

The invention relates to a shoe, in particular to a shoe capable of interactive display and a control method thereof.

Background technique

At present, in the shoes provided on the market, in order to enhance the wearing interest, there are already interesting footwear products such as luminous shoes and music shoes. For example, by incorporating a pressure sensor and a corresponding light-emitting module and a sound-emitting module on the sole, when the pressure sensor detects that the wearer's corresponding foot is depressed, the corresponding light-emitting module in the shoe is illuminated and the sound-sounding module sounds. The interaction with the wearer is achieved by means of sound and light. However, the existing fun shoes have relatively simple functions, and basically all of them are triggered by detecting the pressure of the sole of the foot to trigger functions such as corresponding lighting or sounding, and the interaction is poor.

Summary of the invention

In view of the above problems in the prior art, embodiments of the present invention provide a shoe and a control method thereof to enhance interaction with a wearer and increase wearing pleasure.

A shoe comprising a sole and an upper, the upper being coupled to the sole and forming an opening with the sole, the shoe further comprising a touch interaction device, the touch interaction device comprising a flexible touch sensor, a display module and a control module, the flexible touch sensor and the display module are disposed on the upper surface, the control module is electrically connected to the flexible touch sensor and the display module, and the flexible touch The sensor is configured to receive a touch control command, and the control module is configured to control the display module to display according to the touch control instruction.

A shoe control method comprising:

Receiving a touch control instruction input by a user through a flexible touch sensor;

The flexible display screen is controlled to be displayed according to the touch control command.

The shoe forms a touch interaction device by providing the display module and the flexible touch sensor on the upper surface, and the touch interaction device can receive the touch control command of the wearer by the flexible touch sensor to control the Display module for display to achieve touch control according to the wearer's The feedback is corresponding to the display state, thereby enhancing the interaction with the wearer and increasing the wearing pleasure.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below.

1 is a first schematic structural view of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a first schematic structural view of a support body of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a second schematic structural view of a support body of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

4 is a schematic view showing a second structure of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic view showing a third structure of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

6 is a schematic view showing a fourth structure of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a schematic view showing a third structure of a support body of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

8 is a schematic view showing a fifth structure of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

9 is a schematic view showing a first display state of a display module of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

10 is a schematic view showing a second display state of a display module of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

11 is a schematic view showing a third display state of a display module of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

12 is a schematic view showing a fourth display state of a display module of a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 13 is a schematic flow chart of a method for controlling a shoe according to an embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, in one embodiment of the present invention, a shoe 10 is provided, including an upper 11 and a sole 12, the upper 11 being coupled to the sole 12 and forming an opening with the sole 12 The shoe further includes a touch interaction device 13 . The touch interaction device 13 includes a support body 131 , a flexible touch sensor 133 , a display module 135 , and a control module 137 . The support body 131 is attached to the upper surface. 11 , the flexible touch sensor 133 and the support body 131 face the opening portion 101 The display module 135 is disposed on the surface of the support body 131, and the control module 137 is electrically connected to the flexible touch sensor 133 and the display module 135. The flexible touch sensor 133 is configured to receive a touch control command, and the control module 137 is configured to control the display module 135 to perform display according to the touch control instruction.

The support body 131 is integrally formed of a flexible material and is freely bendable according to the outer shape of the upper 11 . The flexible touch sensor 133 can be unfolded or folded relative to the support body 131, wherein the deployed state of the flexible touch sensor 133 with respect to the support body 131 is as shown in FIG. 2, and the flexible touch sensor 133 is opposite to the flexible touch sensor 133. The folded state of the support body 131 is as shown in FIG.

It can be understood that the touch interaction device 13 can also include only the flexible touch sensor 133, the display module 135 and the control module 137. The flexible touch sensor 133 and the display module 135 can be directly disposed on the upper 11 . The flexible touch sensor 133 is spaced apart from the display module 135. In the embodiment, the flexible touch sensor 133 is disposed near the opening portion 101, and the display module 135 is disposed away from the opening portion 101. The area of the flexible touch sensor 133 is smaller than that of the display module 135. area. It can be understood that the flexible touch sensor 133 and the display module 135 may be disposed on an outer surface of the upper 11 or on opposite sides of the upper 11, that is, the flexible touch sensor 133 and The display module 135 can be respectively disposed on two opposite surfaces of the upper 11 . For example, the flexible touch sensor 133 is located on an outer surface of the upper 11 , and the display module 135 is located on the upper. The inner surface of 11. It can be understood that if the display module 135 is located on the inner surface of the upper 11 , a through hole corresponding to the display module 135 needs to be disposed on the upper 11 or the upper 11 is made of a transparent material. production.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, a accommodating groove 121 is defined in a side of the opening 12 facing the opening portion 101. The control module 137 is disposed in the accommodating groove 121 and passes through the flexible circuit board 1371. The flexible touch sensor 133 and the display module 135 are electrically connected. The shoe cover 12 further includes a cover plate 123, and the cover plate 123 is detachably connected to the opening portion of the accommodating groove 121 for covering the control module 137 in the accommodating groove 121. In order to prevent the control module 137 from being damaged by an external force.

In one embodiment, the display module 135 includes a plurality of illuminants 1351. The plurality of illuminants 1351 are spaced apart from the surface of the support body 131 and electrically connected to the control module 137. In an embodiment of the invention, the illuminant 1351 is a light emitting diode (Light Emitting) Diode, LED).

In this embodiment, when the touch interaction device 13 is mounted on the shoe 10, the support body 131 can be placed into the shoe cavity of the shoe 10 by the opening portion 101, so that The support body 131 is bonded to the inner surface of the upper 11 . At the same time, the flexible touch sensor 133 is folded outward from the opening portion 101 to cover the outer surface of the upper 11 so that the support body 131 and the shoe are supported by the flexible touch sensor 133. Face 11 is stuck. It can be understood that, in order to protect the flexible touch sensor 133, a protective cover 1311 may also be disposed on the flexible touch sensor, and the protective cover 1311 may be disposed to be foldably connected to the flexible touch sensor 133 and may be opposite to The flexible touch sensor 133 is unfolded or folded.

It can be understood that a plurality of through holes 111 corresponding to the plurality of illuminants 1351 can be formed on the upper 11 to ensure that light emitted by the plurality of illuminants 1351 can pass through the upper 11 . The corresponding disassembly diagram and perspective diagram are shown in Figure 1 and Figure 4, respectively. Alternatively, the upper 11 may also be made of a transparent material such that when the support 131 is placed in the shoe cavity of the shoe 10, the light emitted by the plurality of illuminants 1351 can pass through. The upper 11 . When the upper 11 is a transparent material, the disassembled view and the perspective view of the shoe 10 are as shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, respectively.

Referring to FIG. 7 , in an embodiment, the plurality of illuminants 1351 form a plurality of illuminating strips 1353 on the support body 131 , and each of the illuminating strips 1353 includes at least one of the illuminants 1351 . The support body 131 is provided with a slit 1311 between the two adjacent light-emitting strips 1353, and the slit 1311 penetrates the opposite surfaces of the support body 131. It can be understood that the slot 1311 is formed by forming the light-emitting strip 1353 on the support body 131 and hollowing out the support body 131 between the adjacent two light-emitting strips 1353, and making the entire support The body 131 has a mesh shape, which is advantageous for reducing the production cost of the support body 131 and improving the flexibility of the support body 131 so that the upper 11 can be better fitted. Optionally, the plurality of illuminants 1351 may be respectively disposed on a plurality of support blocks (not shown) formed of a flexible circuit board, each of the support blocks including at least one of the illuminants 1351, and then pasted The plurality of support blocks are connected to form the support body 131 and the display module 135.

In an embodiment, the control module 137 controls the plurality of illuminants 1351 to emit light according to a preset rule before the flexible touch sensor 133 senses the touch control instruction. It can be understood that the controlling the plurality of illuminants 1351 to emit light according to a preset rule may be to control the plurality of illuminants. The 1351 is randomly illuminated, and each of the illuminants 1351 is automatically turned off after a preset period of time, and then the next illuminator 1351 is randomly controlled to emit light, and the above process is repeated. Wherein, after the illuminant 1351 emits light for a preset time and is extinguished, the illuminant 1351 can be repeatedly controlled to emit light again. The controlling the plurality of illuminants 1351 to emit light according to a preset rule may also control the plurality of illuminating bands 1353 to emit light randomly or cyclically.

After the flexible touch sensor 133 senses the touch control instruction, the control module 137 is further configured to: according to the touch control instruction, control the plurality of illuminants 1351 to change a color, a brightness, or a blinking state of the illuminating. For example, the touch control command may be a slide instruction on the flexible touch sensor 133, and the control module 137 may control the plurality of illuminants 1351 to gradually change the illuminating color or the flicker frequency or the like according to the sliding instruction.

Referring to FIG. 8, in one embodiment of the present invention, a shoe 10' is provided, which is different from the shoe 10 in the embodiment shown in FIG. 5 and FIG. 6, except that the display module 135 includes a flexible display. The screen 1353 is disposed on the surface of the support body 131 and electrically connected to the control module 137 (see FIG. 5). The control module 137 is further configured to:

The flexible display screen 1353 is controlled to change the display content according to the touch control instruction.

It can be understood that the control module 137 can include a communication module (not shown), such as a module such as Bluetooth or Wi-Fi, and the control module 137 can establish a communication connection with the mobile terminal and the tablet mobile terminal through the communication module. . At the same time, management software for managing the shoe 10' may be installed on the mobile terminal, and the user may set the content displayed by the flexible display 1353 through the management software. For example, the flexible display 1353 can be used to display weather information, as shown in FIG. 8; or, the user can pre-set reminders, weather locations, preset patterns, etc. through the management software as needed. When the flexible touch sensor 133 receives a touch control instruction (eg, a click touch instruction on the flexible touch sensor 133), it is possible to switch to display different content. It can be understood that the flexible touch sensor 133 can also be integrated with the flexible display screen 1353 to form a flexible touch display screen, which can be disposed at any position of the upper surface of the support body 131, or The flexible touch display screen can be directly attached to the upper 11 .

Referring to FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 together, in an embodiment, the flexible display screen 1353 may be disposed on the upper 11 and disposed near the toe. The flexible display screen 1353 can be used to display different cartoon patterns to achieve motivation and interaction for children's activity tasks. For example, can be parental First, a cartoon pattern corresponding to different task states is set by using a mobile phone. For example, the cartoon pattern may include different cartoon expressions. When the activity task starts, the parent can control the flexible display 1353 to display the initial state of the cartoon expression through the mobile phone; when the child completes the activity task, the parent can display the cartoon display 1353 as a cartoon expression through the mobile phone. The smile state, as shown in FIG. 9, is to indicate the encouragement for the child to complete the task; when the child has not completed the activity task, the parent may control the flexible display 1353 to display the crying state of the cartoon expression by the mobile phone, as shown in FIG. Show.

Referring to FIG. 11 and FIG. 12 together, in an embodiment, the flexible touch sensor 133 is integrated with the flexible display 1353 to form a flexible touch display screen, which can be directly attached to the flexible touch display screen. The upper 11 is on the upper. The flexible touch sensor 133 is further configured to receive a drawing instruction input by a user; the control module 137 (FIG. 5) is further configured to control the flexible display 1353 to display a corresponding drawing pattern according to the drawing instruction. As shown in Figure 12. In the embodiment, the flexible touch sensor 133 receives the drawing instruction input by the user, so that the user can conveniently display a personalized pattern, such as a graffiti, on the flexible display 1353 according to his or her preference, thereby satisfying different users. Personalized needs. It can be understood that the flexible touch sensor 133 can also be configured to receive a pattern erase command input by a user, and the control module 137 erases the pattern displayed on the flexible display screen 1353 according to the pattern erase command. So that users can make secondary creations.

Referring to FIG. 13, in an embodiment of the present invention, a method for controlling a shoe according to any one of embodiments 8 to 12 is provided. The control method includes at least the following steps:

Step 1301: Receive a touch control instruction input by a user through a flexible touch sensor;

Step 1302: Control the flexible display screen to change display content according to the touch control instruction.

The touch control command is a drawing instruction, and the controlling the flexible display screen to change the display content according to the touch control instruction comprises:

Controlling the flexible display screen to display a corresponding drawing pattern according to the drawing instruction.

It can be understood that the specific implementation of the steps of the control method of the shoe in this embodiment can also refer to the description in any embodiment of FIG. 8 to FIG. 12, and details are not described herein again.

Forming the support body on the upper surface of the shoe, and providing a display module and a foldable flexible touch sensor on the support body to form a touch interaction device, wherein the touch interaction device can pass the The flexible touch sensor receives the touch control command of the wearer to control the display module to change the display state, so as to feedback the corresponding display state according to the touch control command of the wearer, thereby Enhance the interaction with the wearer and increase the fun of wearing.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and those skilled in the art can understand all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiments, and according to the claims of the present invention. Equivalent changes made are still within the scope of the invention.

Claims

A shoe comprising a sole and an upper, the upper being coupled to the sole and forming an opening with the sole, wherein the shoe further comprises a touch interaction device, the touch interaction device comprising a flexible touch sensor, a display module, and a control module, wherein the flexible touch sensor and the display module are disposed on the upper surface, and the control module is electrically connected to the flexible touch sensor and the display module. The flexible touch sensor is configured to receive a touch control command, and the control module is configured to control the display module to perform display according to the touch control instruction.
The shoe of claim 1 wherein said flexible touch sensor is spaced from said display module.
The shoe according to claim 1, wherein said flexible touch sensor is adjacent to said opening portion, and said display module is remote from said opening portion.
The shoe of claim 1 wherein said flexible touch sensor has an area that is less than an area of said display module.
The shoe of claim 1 wherein said flexible touch sensor and said display module are located on opposite sides of said upper.
The shoe according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the touch interaction device further comprises a support body attached to the upper, the flexible touch sensor and the display module are disposed on On the support.
The shoe of claim 6 wherein said flexible touch sensor is foldably coupled to said support.
The shoe according to claim 6, wherein said support body is attached to said upper a lower surface, the flexible touch sensor being attached to an upper surface of the upper.
The shoe according to claim 6, wherein the display module comprises a plurality of illuminants, and the plurality of illuminators are spaced apart from the surface of the support body and electrically connected to the control module. .
The shoe of claim 6 wherein said support body is integrally formed from a flexible material for free bending in accordance with the contour of said upper.
The shoe according to claim 9, wherein said plurality of illuminators form a plurality of illuminating bands on said support, each of said illuminating bands comprising at least one of said illuminators, said support being Slots are disposed between two adjacent of the light-emitting strips, and the slits penetrate through opposite surfaces of the support body.
The shoe according to claim 9, wherein said support body is formed by a plurality of support block connections, each of said support blocks including at least one of said illuminants.
The shoe according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the control module is further configured to control the plurality of illuminations according to a preset rule before the flexible touch sensor senses a touch control instruction Body luminescence.
The shoe according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein after the flexible touch sensor senses a touch control command, the control module is further configured to:

The plurality of illuminants are controlled to change a color, a brightness, or a blinking state of the illuminating according to the touch control instruction.
The shoe according to claim 6, wherein the display module comprises a flexible display screen, and the flexible display screen is disposed on a surface of the support body and electrically connected to the control module.
The shoe according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the sole is facing the The receiving module is disposed in the receiving slot, and is electrically connected to the flexible touch sensor and the display module through a flexible circuit board.
The shoe according to claim 6, wherein the touch interaction device further comprises a protective cover detachably disposed on an upper surface of the support body toward a side of the opening portion for covering The flexible touch sensor.
A method of controlling a shoe according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising:

Receiving a touch control instruction input by a user through a flexible touch sensor;

The flexible display screen is controlled to be displayed according to the touch control command.
The method of claim 18, wherein the touch control instruction is a drawing instruction, and the controlling the flexible display screen to change the display content according to the touch control instruction comprises:

Controlling the flexible display screen to display a corresponding drawing pattern according to the drawing instruction.