WO2018205851A1

WO2018205851A1 - Operation method for teeth-brushing monitoring apparatus, teeth-brushing monitoring apparatus, toothbrush base, and toothbrush

Info

Publication number: WO2018205851A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/084795
Authority: WO
Inventors: 郑洪�; 蒙元鹏
Original assignee: 郑洪�
Priority date: 2017-05-10
Filing date: 2018-04-27
Publication date: 2018-11-15
Also published as: CN106980294A

Abstract

Disclosed are an operation method for a teeth-brushing monitoring apparatus, which is capable of issuing voice prompts when a user is brushing their teeth, the teeth-brushing monitoring apparatus, a toothbrush base, and a toothbrush. The operation method comprises the following steps: a. detecting user teeth-brushing action behaviour to obtain behaviour data (S101, S102); b. selecting a corresponding action scenario in a data comparison table according to the behaviour data (S103); c. a voice player playing content to be played which corresponds to the selected action scenario (S104).

Description

Working method of brushing monitoring device and brushing monitoring device, toothbrush base, toothbrush

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of brushing detection, in particular to a working method of a tooth brushing monitoring device, a brushing monitoring device, a toothbrush base and a toothbrush.

Background technique

Brushing is an important self-care method for people to remove plaque, soft dirt and food residues in their lives and keep their mouth clean. To guide the user in correct brushing, a toothbrush base with a brush monitoring device has appeared on the market. The toothbrush base is used to connect to the toothbrush to detect the user's brushing process to obtain brushing data. In the process of implementing the present invention, the inventors have found that after the toothbrush base of the prior art is attached to the toothbrush, the brushing monitoring device only performs monitoring of the brushing data, and does not perform voice prompting on the brushing related information during the user's brushing process.

Summary of the invention

According to the deficiencies in the prior art, the technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a working method of a brushing monitoring device capable of performing voice prompting during a user's brushing process, a brushing monitoring device, and a toothbrush base including the brushing monitoring device. Seat and toothbrush.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the technical solution adopted by the present invention is: a working method of the brushing monitoring device, comprising the following steps: a, detecting user's brushing action behavior to obtain behavior data; b, selecting a data comparison table according to the behavior data a corresponding action scene; c. The voice player in the brushing monitoring device plays the content to be played corresponding to the selected action scene.

Further, the action scene in the technical solution includes one or any combination of starting a brushing scene, a brushing process scene, and a brushing end scene; the data representation form of the starting brushing scene in the data comparison table is a state in which the brushless tooth data is changed to the brushed tooth data, corresponding to the voice content to start playing the tooth gesture; the data representation form of the brushing process scene in the data comparison table is a state in which the brushing data is continuously generated, corresponding to The content to be played includes prompt information in the oral file, or prompt information indicating whether the brushing process is correct, or prompt information for correcting the brushing process, or information received during the brushing process; the brushing end scene is in the The data representation in the data comparison table is a change state from the brushed data to the brushless data, and the prompt information for stopping the brushing is corresponding to the content to be played.

Further, the prompt information in the oral file in the technical solution includes prompting the user not to brush the teeth, or prompting the user to rinse the mouth with a special mouthwash, or prompting the user to periodically check or treat, or prompting the user to check whether there is blood in the mouth or Whether the gums are swollen or painful, or prompting the user to focus on cleaning the gums or/and implants at the position of the implant, or prompting the user to check whether the restoration is cracked or missing or worn, or prompting the user to have a gum or / Focus on cleaning the teeth, or prompt the user to check if the gums in the uneven position are abnormal.

Further, the information received in the brushing process in the technical solution includes text information or voice information sent by a friend or a doctor, or push information sent by the brushing monitoring device after the network is connected.

Further, in the technical solution, before step b, the method further includes the step of determining whether the detected action behavior is a brushing action behavior, and if yes, proceeding to step b.

Further, the content to be played in step c in the technical solution can be changed through an interactive interface.

Further, the technical solution further includes the step of suspending or canceling the playing of the content to be played by the voice player.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention also discloses another technical solution: a brushing monitoring device, comprising: a motion sensor for monitoring behavior of a user to obtain behavior data; and a memory for storing at least one according to a brushing process a behavioral defined action scene and a content to be played corresponding to each of the action scenes; a microprocessor for determining whether the action behavior is a brushing action behavior; and a comparing unit for using the behavior data with each The action scene is compared to obtain a comparison result; the voice player is configured to play the content to be played corresponding to the action scene according to the comparison result.

Further, the memory in the technical solution adopts a rewritable memory.

Further, the memory in the technical solution adopts a non-rewritable memory.

Further, the technical solution further includes a power supply component for supplying power to the brushing monitoring device.

Further, the technical solution further includes a data switch for communicating with an external device to transmit or receive data.

Further, the data switch in the technical solution is preferably a wireless connection scheme.

Further, the data switch in the technical solution is preferably a SIM card communication module or a WIFI communication module or a Bluetooth module or an NB-Iot chip.

Further, the voice player in the technical solution has a function module for converting text information into voice information.

Further, the motion sensor in the technical solution includes any combination of an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyroscope, a contact sensor, a timer, and a counter.

Further, the technical solution further includes a display for displaying information displayable in the content to be played.

Further, the brushing monitoring device in the technical solution is further provided with an interactive interface for suspending or canceling the playing function of the voice player.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention also discloses another technical solution: a toothbrush base adapted to be coupled to the handle of the toothbrush to detect behavior data generated when the user brushes, including an outer casing, wherein the outer casing is provided A brush monitoring device according to any of the above aspects.

In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention also discloses another technical solution: a toothbrush comprising a brush head and a handle, wherein the brush head or the handle is provided with the brush monitoring device according to any one of the above technical solutions.

The main beneficial effect brought by the technical solution provided by the invention is that since the brushing monitoring device can perform voice prompting according to the brushing state of the user during the brushing process of the user, the use experience of the brushing monitoring product is improved.

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. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying any creative work.

1 is a perspective view showing the structure of a toothbrush base according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view of the toothbrush base of Figure 1;

Figure 3 is a schematic structural view of the brush monitoring device of Figure 2;

4 is a schematic diagram of a data comparison table in Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the structure of a motion sensor;

Figure 6 is a flow chart showing the working method of the brushing monitoring device in the first embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 7 is a cross-sectional view showing the structure of a toothbrush according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

detailed description

In order to make the technical problems, technical solutions and beneficial effects to be solved by the present invention more clearly, the present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. It is understood that the specific embodiments described in this section are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Specific embodiment 1

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, it is a schematic structural view of a toothbrush base provided by a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The toothbrush base 100 includes a housing 110 having a connecting end 111 connected to an external toothbrush. The housing 110 is further provided with a brush monitoring device 130 for collecting user's brushing behavior data and a power supply assembly 140 for powering the brushing monitoring device 130. The periphery of the brushing monitoring device 130 is provided with a liquid-proof cover 120 for preventing entry of external liquid. In the present embodiment, the liquid-proof sleeve 120 is assembled by the cover sleeve 122 and the sealing cover 121, and the cover sleeve 122 and the sealing cover 121 can be separated from each other to take out or assemble the brush monitoring device 130. The toothbrush base 100 is for attachment to the toothbrush handle to detect user brushing behavior to obtain behavioral data. The toothbrush base 100 can also be equipped with an external power supply without a built-in power supply component.

As shown in FIG. 3, the brush monitoring device 130 includes a PCB board 131, a power input terminal 138 disposed on the PCB board 131, a motion sensor 132, a voice player 133, a comparison unit 134, a memory 135, a microprocessor 136, and data. Switch 137. The power input 138 is used to electrically connect the power supply assembly 140 to power the brushing monitoring device 130. The motion sensor 132 is configured to monitor the motion of the brushing monitoring device 130 to obtain its behavior data. When the toothbrush base 100 is connected to the toothbrush, the behavior data detected by the motion sensor 132 is the motion track of the toothbrush during tooth brushing, and the teeth are in the same area. The number of brushings, the brushing strength during brushing, and the brushing time. Of course, in the present embodiment, the power supply component 140 can also be understood as a part of the brushing monitoring device 130.

The data comparison table 200 is stored in the memory 135. The data comparison table 200 includes at least one action scene 150 defined according to the brushing process behavior and the content to be played 160 corresponding to the action scene 150. Specifically, in the embodiment, the data comparison table 200 is as shown in FIG. 4 , and the action scene 150 includes a start brushing scene 151 , a brushing process scene 152 , and a brushing end scene 153 . The beginning of the brushing scene 151 in the data comparison table 200 is represented by a change state from brushless tooth data to brushed tooth data, the corresponding content to be played 160 is a voice prompt 161 for starting brushing, and the brushing process scene 152 is in a data ratio. The program data in the table 200 is expressed in a state in which the brushing data is continuously generated, and the corresponding content to be played 160 includes the prompt information 1621 in the oral file or the prompt information 1622 in which the brushing process is correct or the prompt to correct the brushing process. The information 1623, or the information 1624 received during the brushing process; the program data in the brushing end scene 153 in the data comparison table 200 is a change state from the brushed data to the brushless data, and the corresponding content to be played 160 is to stop brushing. Prompt message 163.

In this embodiment, the microprocessor 136 is electrically connected to each component and controls the operation of each component, for example, obtaining behavior data obtained by the motion sensor 132, determining whether the action behavior is a brushing action behavior, and obtaining the behavior. The data is transmitted to the comparison unit 134, and the voice player 133 is controlled to operate according to the comparison result fed back by the comparison unit 134. The comparing unit 134 is configured to compare the behavior data transmitted by the microprocessor 136 with the program data in each action scenario 150 to obtain a comparison result, and feed back the comparison result to the microprocessor 136. The voice player 133 is configured to play the content 160 corresponding to the selected action scene 150 according to the comparison result. The data switch 137 is used to communicate with an external device to transmit or receive data. The external device comprises a terminal device or a network server, and the data switch 137 is preferably a wireless transmitting and receiving device. The wireless transmitting and receiving device comprises a SIM card communication module or a WIFI communication module or a low power Bluetooth module or an NB-Iot chip.

In this embodiment, the voice player 133 preferably adds a function module that can convert text information into voice information, and the function module can refer to the conversion technology of the TTS. The prosody feature of the voice player 133 can be adjusted by connecting the interactive interface of the brush monitoring device 130 according to the needs of the user. To play the content, the desired playback content can be downloaded on the network after the Bluetooth monitoring device 130 is connected to the network, and the user can record the content to be played and then store it.

As shown in FIG. 5, the motion sensor 132 includes an acceleration sensor 1321, a geomagnetic sensor 1322, a contact sensor 1323, a counter 1324, a gyroscope 1325, and a timer 1326. The acceleration sensor 1321 is used for detecting the linear acceleration of the toothbrush during the brushing process of the user; the gyroscope 1325 is used for detecting the inclination of the toothbrush and the horizontal plane during the brushing process of the user; the geomagnetic sensor 1322 is for detecting the specified direction of the toothbrush during the brushing process of the user; the contact sensor 1323 For detecting whether the toothbrush is in contact with the tooth; the timer 1326 is used for calculating the brushing time of the user's brushing, the brushing time may be the time spent on the entire brushing process, and may also be the time spent brushing an area; the counter 1324 is used for Calculate the number of scrubs for each tooth area during the user's brushing process.

In this embodiment, the memory 135 is a rewritable memory. In other embodiments, the memory 135 can also employ a non-erasable memory as desired.

To better describe the working method of the brushing monitoring device 130, as shown in FIG. 6, it shows a working method flow of a brushing monitoring device, and the method flow includes the following steps:

In step S101, the brushing monitoring device 130 detects the user's action behavior through the motion sensor 132, and converts the action behavior into behavior data (electrical signals).

Step S102, the microprocessor 136 receives the behavior data, and determines whether the detected action behavior is a brushing action behavior, and if yes, proceeds to step S103, otherwise the microprocessor 136 does not release the program command, and the motion sensor 132 continues to detect the user's brushing motion. behavior. The microprocessor 136 determines whether the user's brushing action behavior has occurred by analyzing the action behavior detected by the motion sensor 132. For example, when the motion sensor 132 detects that there is a high frequency of back and forth vibration, or/and the motion sensor 132 detects that the tilt angle and the indication direction change frequently for a long time, the brushing action behavior is considered to occur, and the microprocessor 136 issues. The program command proceeds to step S103. The high frequency in this embodiment refers to shaking back and forth more than 3 times per second, and refers to a time of more than 10 seconds for a long time, and frequently refers to a change within 5 seconds.

After determining that the brushing action is performed by the microprocessor 136, the microprocessor 136 further determines whether the brushing action behavior or behavior data continues to be generated, if the motion sensor 132 is not within a preset time (eg, the preset time is set to 10 seconds). When the brushing action behavior or behavior data is detected, the brushing monitoring device 130 considers that the user's brushing process ends, otherwise the brushing process is considered to be ongoing.

In step S103, the comparison unit 134 corresponds to the action scene in the selection data comparison table 200 according to the behavior data sent from the microprocessor 136.

As shown in FIG. 4, the data comparison table 200 is a correspondence table between each action scene 150 and the content to be played 160. Specifically, the action scene 150 includes a start brushing scene 151, a brushing process scene 152, and a brushing end scene 153; the data of the starting brushing scene 151 in the data comparison table 200 is a change state from the brushless tooth data to the brushed tooth data, corresponding to The content to be played 160 is a voice prompt 161 for starting brushing; the data of the brushing process scene 152 in the data comparison table 200 is in a state of continuously generating brushing data, and the corresponding content to be played 160 includes prompt information 1621 in the oral file or brushing teeth. Whether the process is correct prompt information 1622, or the prompt information 1623 for correcting the brushing process, or the information 1624 received during the brushing process; the data representation form of the brushing end scene 153 in the data comparison table 200 is from brushed data to The change state of the brushless tooth data, the corresponding content to be played 160 is the prompt information 163 for stopping brushing (the content of the prompt information is over, for example, the brushing is finished). The user can also modify the content to be played 160 corresponding to the action scene 150, for example, the content to be played in the brushing process scene 152, and the user or the doctor can select the content to be played according to the user's own situation (for example, only brushing the teeth) Whether the process is correct prompt message 1622) or the addition of the play content or the deletion of the play content.

In addition, the establishment of the oral file may be established by the user or the doctor inputting the user's oral information through the interactive interface, or may be obtained by the late brushing monitoring device 130 accumulating the user's brushing information. The prompt information 1621 in the oral file includes prompting the user not to brush the teeth, or prompting the user to rinse the mouth with a special mouthwash, or prompting the user to periodically check or treat, or prompting the user to check whether there is blood or gum swelling or pain in the mouth, or prompting the user to Gum or/and implants in the position of the implant for critical cleaning, or prompting the user to check for cracks or defects or wear, or prompting the user to focus on the gums and/or teeth in the uneven position, or prompting The user checks if the gums in the position of the tooth are abnormal. The user or the doctor can also select the prompt information 1621 in the cavity file according to the user's own situation (such as selecting to prompt the user to check whether the gums of the malformed position are abnormal) or adding or deleting.

Among them, the prompting information of the brushing process is 1622, such as: your brushing method is very good, or the brushing technique is reduced. Tips for correcting the brushing process 1623: Your brushing angle is incorrect, or your brushing time is not enough, or your brushing trajectory is not equal.

The information 1624 received during the brushing process includes text information or voice information sent by the friend or the doctor, or push information (such as news information, advertisement information) sent by the brushing monitoring device 130 after the network is connected. The information sent by the friend may be a brushing challenge message or a greeting message sent by the friend, and the information sent by the doctor may be a condition prompt.

After the microprocessor 136 determines that the brushing action is detected, the comparing unit 134 compares the behavior data transmitted from the microprocessor 136 with the program data corresponding to each action scene 150, and feeds back the comparison result to the microprocessor 136. In this embodiment, the comparison method of the comparison unit 134 is: when the obtained behavior data representation form is from the brushless tooth data to the changed state of the brushed tooth data, the obtained comparison result is the start brushing scene 151; The behavior data is in the form of continuous generation of brushing data, and the obtained comparison result is the brushing process scene 152; when the obtained behavior data is expressed from the brushed tooth data to the brushless tooth data, the ratio is obtained. The result is the brushing end scene 153.

In step S104, the microprocessor 136 controls the voice player 133 to read and play the content to be played 160 corresponding to the action scene 150 selected by the comparison unit 134. Specifically, if the action scene 150 selected by the comparison unit 134 is to start the brushing scene 151, the voice prompt 161 for starting the brushing is played, and the specific voice starts to brush.

In addition, the content to be played 160 in step S104 can be changed through the interactive interface. For example, the user performs a new setting on the definition content stored by the brushing monitoring device 130 at the time of shipment to improve the user experience. The user can also pause or cancel the playback of the content to be played by the voice player 133 through the interactive interface.

In other embodiments, comparison unit 134 and microprocessor 136 may also be integrated to form a controller to perform the functions of comparison unit 134 and microprocessor 136.

In other embodiments, a display can also be placed on the toothbrush base 100 and the display is electrically coupled to the brushing monitoring device 130. The display is used to display information that can be displayed in the content 160 to be played, such as text information, expression information, or graphic information in the information 1624 received during the brushing process.

In summary, the brush monitoring device 130 used in the embodiment can detect the brushing state of the user through the motion sensor 132, and perform voice prompting according to the brushing state, thereby improving the use experience of the brushing monitoring product.

Specific embodiment 2

As shown in FIG. 7, this embodiment discloses a toothbrush 300 including a brush head 310 and a handle 320. The brush tooth monitoring device 130 is provided in the handle 320, and the brushing monitoring device 130 is the brushing monitoring device 130 described in the first embodiment. To save space, the specific structure and function of the brushing monitoring device 130 will not be described herein.

It should be noted that the brushing monitoring device 130 provided in the above embodiments is mostly illustrated by dividing functional units. In practical applications, the above function assignments may be performed by different functional units or modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the unit is divided into different functional modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps of implementing the above embodiments may be implemented by hardware or by hardware related to program instructions, and the program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium. The storage medium mentioned may be a read only memory or a magnetic disk or an optical disk or the like.

The above embodiments are intended to be illustrative of the principles and embodiments of the present invention. It is understood that the above embodiments are only intended to aid the understanding of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting. Any minor modifications or equivalent substitutions made to the structural forms or configurations of the present invention are intended to be included within the scope of the present invention.

Claims

A working method of a brushing monitoring device, comprising the steps of: a, detecting a user's brushing action behavior to obtain behavior data; b, selecting a corresponding action scene in the data comparison table according to the behavior data; c, the brushing The voice player in the monitoring device plays the content to be played corresponding to the selected action scene.
The working method according to claim 1, wherein the action scene comprises one or any combination of starting a brushing scene, a brushing process scene, and a brushing end scene; and the starting brushing scene is in the data comparison table. The data representation form is a change state from the brushless tooth data to the brushed tooth data, corresponding to the voice play to start playing the tooth gesture; the data representation form of the brushing process scene in the data comparison table is continuous Generating the state of the brushing data, corresponding to the prompting information in the oral file, or the prompting information of whether the brushing process is correct, or the prompting information for correcting the brushing process, or the information received during the brushing process; The data representation form of the brushing end scene in the data comparison table is a change state from the brushed data to the brushless data, and the prompt information for stopping the brushing is corresponding to the content to be played.
The working method according to claim 2, wherein the prompt information in the oral file comprises prompting the user not to brush teeth, or prompting the user to gargle with a special mouthwash, or prompting the user to periodically check or treat, or prompting the user Check the mouth for blood or swelling of the gums, or prompt the user to focus on the gums and/or implants in the position of the implant, or prompt the user to check whether the prosthesis is cracked or missing or worn, or prompt the user to Focus on the gums and/or teeth in the uneven position, or prompt the user to check if the gums in the uneven position are abnormal.
The working method according to claim 2, wherein the information received during the brushing process comprises text information or voice information sent by a friend or a doctor, or the brushing monitoring device is sent after the network is connected. Push information.
The working method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the step of determining whether the detected action behavior is a brushing action behavior before step b, and if yes, proceeding to step b.
The working method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the content to be played in step c can be changed through an interactive interface.
The working method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising the step of suspending or canceling the playing of the content to be played by the voice player.
A brush monitoring device, comprising: a motion sensor for monitoring behavior of a user to obtain behavior data; and a memory for storing at least one action scene defined according to a behavior of the brushing process and each of the action scenes Corresponding to play content; a microprocessor, configured to determine whether the action behavior is a brushing action behavior; a comparison unit, configured to compare the behavior data with each of the action scenes to obtain a comparison result; The player is configured to play the content to be played corresponding to the action scene according to the comparison result.
A brushing monitoring device according to claim 8, wherein said memory is a rewritable memory.
The brushing monitoring device according to claim 8, wherein said memory is a non-rewritable memory.
The brushing monitoring device of claim 8 further comprising a power supply assembly for powering said brushing monitoring device.
The brushing monitoring device according to claim 8, further comprising a data exchanger for communicating with an external device to transmit or receive data.
A brushing monitoring device according to claim 12, characterized in that said data exchanger is preferably a wireless connection.
The brushing monitoring device according to claim 13, wherein the data exchanger is preferably a SIM card communication module or a WIFI communication module or a Bluetooth module or an NB-Iot chip.
The brushing monitoring device according to any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein the voice player has a function module for converting text information into voice information.
A brushing monitoring device according to any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein the motion sensor comprises any combination of an acceleration sensor, a geomagnetic sensor, a gyroscope, a contact sensor, a timer and a counter.
The brush monitoring device according to any one of claims 8 to 14, further comprising a display for displaying information displayable in the content to be played.
The brushing monitoring device according to any one of claims 8 to 14, wherein the brushing monitoring device further comprises an interactive interface for suspending or canceling the playing function of the voice player. .
A toothbrush base adapted to be attached to a toothbrush handle for detecting behavioral data generated by a user when brushing teeth, comprising a housing, wherein the housing is provided with the brushing of any one of claims 8 to 18. Monitoring device.
A toothbrush comprising a brush head and a handle, wherein the brush head or handle is provided with the brush monitoring device according to any one of claims 8 to 18.