WO2019237426A1

WO2019237426A1 - Audio conversion device

Info

Publication number: WO2019237426A1
Application number: PCT/CN2018/092673
Authority: WO
Inventors: 苏进; 张志扬; 李琦; 苏卓然
Original assignee: 北京佳珥医学科技有限公司
Priority date: 2018-06-11
Filing date: 2018-06-25
Publication date: 2019-12-19
Also published as: CN108538153A

Abstract

Disclosed by the present invention is an audio conversion device, comprising: a frame body; a power supply, provided on the frame body; a microphone, provided on the frame body and connected to the power supply; and a display component, comprising a processor and a display screen which is provided on the frame body and located in front of the eyes of a user. The processor is connected to the power supply, the microphone and the display screen respectively, and the processor is configured to: receive an audio signal transmitted by the microphone, convert the audio signal into an image signal, and send the image signal to the display screen for display. The present invention may convert audio information into image information such as text, pictures or videos for display, thereby facilitating communication between hearing-impaired patients.

Description

Audio conversion equipment

Technical field

The invention relates to the technical field of audio conversion, and in particular to an audio conversion device.

Background technique

Hearing impairment (dysaudia) refers to the qualitative or functional abnormalities of the nerve center generators at various levels in the auditory system, including sound transmission, sensory sounds, and comprehensive analysis of sounds, resulting in hearing loss to varying degrees. Habit is called deafness. Only severe hearing loss is called deafness, which is manifested in that the patient cannot hear any words in both ears. Hearing loss that does not reach this level is called hearing loss.

Although some hearing-impaired patients have functional abnormalities in their hearing systems, their vision is still normal. They can understand information such as animations, pictures, and text. For this group of hearing-impaired patients, they urgently need a tool to help them daily Entertainment and social life.

Summary of the Invention

The purpose of the present invention is to overcome the problems existing in the prior art and provide an audio conversion device capable of converting audio information into image information such as text, pictures, or video for display, so as to facilitate communication for patients with hearing impairment.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides an audio conversion device including: a frame body; a power source, the power source being disposed on the frame body; a microphone, the microphone being disposed on the frame body and connected to the power source And a display component, the display component including a processor and a display screen disposed on the frame and located in front of a user's eyes, the processor being respectively connected to the power source, the microphone, and the display screen, The processor is configured to be capable of receiving an audio signal transmitted by the microphone, converting the audio signal into an image signal, and sending the image signal to the display screen for display.

Preferably, the processor includes an audio receiver, a converter, a memory, and a comparator; the audio receiver is configured to receive an audio signal and pass the audio signal to the converter; The audio signal is converted into an image signal, and the image signal is output to the comparator; the memory is used to store the calibrated video information; the comparator is used to convert the received image signal with the memory signal. The video information is compared, and if the comparison is successful, the image signal is output to the display screen for display.

Preferably, the processor includes a filter for filtering out non-verbal information in the received audio signal.

Preferably, the frame body includes a bracket for connecting with a user's body, and the bracket is detachably connected to the display screen.

Preferably, the bracket includes a temple and a mirror frame for setting in front of a user's eyes, the temple is connected to the lens frame, the display screen is detachably connected to the temple, and the microphone is provided On the frame.

Preferably, the audio conversion device includes goggles, and the goggles are disposed on the frame. When a user uses the audio conversion device, the display screen is located between the goggles and the user. Between the eyes.

Preferably, the audio conversion device includes a myopia lens, and the myopia lens is disposed on the frame. When a user uses the audio conversion device, the myopia lens is located between the display screen and the user's eyes. .

Preferably, the frame includes a nasal bracket, and the myopia lens is detachably disposed on the nasal bracket.

Preferably, the frame body includes a lead wire and a handheld control box connected to one end of the lead wire, and the power source and the processor are disposed on the handheld control box, and the processor is separately connected to the processor through the lead wire. The power supply, the microphone, and the display screen are connected.

Preferably, the frame body includes a threading positioning structure, and the wire passes through the threading positioning structure and is respectively connected to the processor, the display screen, the microphone, and the power supply.

According to the above technical solution, when the user uses the audio conversion device, the display screen is placed in the visible range in front of the eyes, the microphone transmits the received sound to the processor, and the processor receives the audio transmitted by the microphone. After the signal is converted, the audio signal is converted into an image signal, and then the image signal is sent to the display screen for display, so that the user can know through the information such as text, graphics, or video displayed on the display screen in front of him. What is the sound received by the microphone, so that people with hearing impairment can easily communicate or entertain with others.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a preferred embodiment of an audio conversion device according to the present invention;

2 is an exploded view of FIG. 1 rotated by 180 °;

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a handheld control box according to the present invention.

detailed description

Hereinafter, specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to illustrate and explain the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientations or positional relationships indicated by the terms "vertical", "upper", "down", "horizontal", "left and right" are based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings. , Is only for the convenience of describing the utility and simplified description, and does not indicate or imply that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, structure and operation in a specific orientation, so it cannot be understood as a limitation on the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the audio conversion device of the present invention includes a frame, a power source, a microphone 2 and a display component; a power source is disposed on the frame; the microphone 2 is disposed on the frame and connected to the power source; and the display component includes processing And the display 1 disposed on the frame and located in front of the user's eyes. The processor is connected to the power supply, the microphone 2 and the display 1 respectively. The processor is configured to receive the audio signal transmitted by the microphone 2 and convert the audio signal. The video signal is sent to the display 1 for display. When the user uses the audio conversion device, the display screen 1 is placed in front of the eyes (within the visible range), the microphone 2 transmits the received sound to the processor, and after the processor receives the audio signal transmitted by the microphone 2, The audio signal is converted into an image signal, and then the image signal is sent to the display screen 1 for display. In this way, the user can understand the image signal received by the microphone 2 through the image signal such as text, graphics or video displayed on the display screen 1 in front of the user. What is the sound, so that people with hearing impairments can easily communicate or entertain with others.

It should be understood that the processor is not limited to the audio conversion processor, but may be a combination of an arithmetic processor and audio conversion text, graphics and other software, as long as the audio can be converted into image information. In the present invention, in order to completely realize the function of converting audio into image information, preferably, the processor includes an audio receiver, a converter, a memory, and a comparator; the audio receiver is configured to receive the audio signal transmitted by the microphone 2 and The audio signal is passed to the converter; the converter is used to convert the audio signal into an image signal and output the image signal to a comparator; the memory is used to store the calibrated video information; the comparator is used to receive the image signal and the video information in the memory The comparison is performed. If the comparison is successful, the image signal is output to the display 1 for display. The calibrated video information in the memory is usually a large amount of text, pictures, videos and other information. In order to update the text, pictures, videos and other information in real time, the audio conversion device can also be connected to the Internet to download the latest images to the memory through the Internet. information.

Generally, the environment in which audio conversion equipment is used may be complicated, and there are many interference factors such as noise and noise. In order to filter these interference factors, preferably, the processor includes a filter, and the filter is used to use the non-verbal class in the received audio signal. Information filtering exclusion. For example, the filter can identify the frequency and undulations of human speech, and effectively filter the sound frequencies and undulations that do not belong to humans (animal calls, car horns, electric drills, etc.), so that these noises and noises Does not affect processor audio conversion.

It should be understood that the audio conversion device of the present invention may be a handheld device, and when the user needs to use it, the display screen 1 can be placed in the visible range in front of the eyes. However, in order to increase the convenience of the audio conversion device, In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the rack body includes a bracket for connecting with a user's body, and the bracket is detachably connected to the display screen 1. The bracket may be provided in various forms of structures, for example, the bracket may be provided as a head-mounted structure, and the display screen 1 is connected to the bracket of the hat-shaped structure through a rigid connection member to be held in front of the eyes of the user. Alternatively, the bracket may be provided as a wearable structure worn on a user's shoulders, arms, chests, and other body parts, and the display screen 1 is connected to the bracket of the wearable structure through a rigid connection member to be held in front of the eyes of the user.

In the present invention, a preferred embodiment of the structure of the bracket is as follows: the bracket includes a temple 3 and a mirror frame 4 for mounting in front of the user's eyes, the temple 3 is connected to the lens frame 4, and the display screen 1 and the temple 3 are removable Ground connection, the microphone 2 is arranged on the frame 4. That is, the holder is provided with a glasses-shaped structure, and the user wears the holder of the glasses structure to keep the display screen 1 in a visible range in front of the eyes, which is convenient to use. In addition, since the display screen 1 and the temple 3 are detachably connected, when the display screen 1 is not required to be used, the display screen 1 can be detached, so that the bracket of the glasses structure plays a beautiful role. Generally, the user will face the source of the sound. Therefore, the frame 4 becomes the structure closest to the sound source. Setting the microphone 2 on the frame 4 can ensure that the audio information received by the microphone 2 is clear enough to maximize Enables the processor to perform conversion processing on audio information.

In some occasions where the use environment is not good, such as wind and sand, strong ultraviolet rays, strong light, etc., in order to enable the user to have a better viewing environment, preferably, the audio conversion device includes goggles 5, which are set at On the frame, when the user uses the audio conversion device, the display screen 1 is located between the goggles 5 and the user's eyes. The structure of the goggles 5 is not limited to the structure shown in FIG. 1. The goggles 5 may also be a hollow hemisphere or even a hollow spherical structure (similar to a spacesuit helmet), as long as the user has better visibility. The environment is fine.

When some users suffer from myopia, in order to ensure that they can clearly see the image information on the display screen 1, preferably, the audio conversion device includes a myopia lens 6, and the myopia lens 6 is arranged on the frame. When the user uses the audio conversion device At this time, the myopia lens 6 is located between the display screen 1 and the eyes of the user. It should be understood that the near-sighted lens 6 may also be replaced with a lens structure such as a far-sighted lens, astigmatic lens, and glaucoma lens.

In order to achieve a more comfortable use effect, preferably, the frame body includes a nasal bracket 7, and the myopia lens 6 is detachably disposed on the nasal bracket 7. The user mounts the nasal bracket 7 on the bridge of the nose, and installs the myopia lens 6 on the nasal bracket 7 to keep the myopia lens 6 in front of the eyes.

In order to provide a more convenient control experience, as shown in FIG. 3, preferably, the frame includes a lead 8 and a handheld control box 9 connected to one end of the lead 8. The power source and the processor are disposed on the handheld control box 9. The wires 8 are respectively connected to the power source, the microphone 2 and the display screen 1. The handheld control box 9 may be provided with a switch capable of controlling the power on and off, and when the audio conversion is not required, the power may be turned off so that the display screen 1 no longer displays any image information. In addition, the handheld control box 9 may also be provided with an image adjustment device, and the image adjustment device is electrically connected to the display screen 1 to control the display size, display range, display position, and display color of the image information on the display screen 1. The handheld control box 9 is provided with an adjustment button for triggering the image adjustment device. By pressing the adjustment button, the display size, display range, display position, and display color of the image information on the display screen 1 can be changed.

Of course, the processor in the handheld control box 9 of the present invention may not be connected to the display screen 1 and the microphone 2 through the wire 8. The processor in the handheld control box 9 may also be connected to the display screen 1 and the microphone 2 through wireless control. However, in a wired control use environment, in order to prevent the lead wire 8 from interfering with the user, it is preferable that the frame body includes a threading positioning structure 10 through which the wire 8 passes through the threading positioning structure 10 and the processor, Display 1, microphone 2 and power connection.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Within the scope of the technical concept of the present invention, a variety of simple modifications can be made to the technical solution of the present invention. In order to avoid unnecessary repetition, the present invention does not separately describe various possible combinations. However, these simple modifications and combinations should also be regarded as the content disclosed by the present invention, which all belong to the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

An audio conversion device, comprising:

Frame

A power source, which is disposed on the frame body;

A microphone (2), which is arranged on the frame and connected to the power source; and

A display component, the display component comprising a processor and a display screen (1) arranged on the frame and in front of a user's eyes; the processor is respectively connected with the power source, the microphone (2) and the display; The display screen (1) is connected, and the processor is configured to be able to receive the audio signal transmitted by the microphone (2), convert the audio signal into an image signal, and send the image signal to the display screen (1) for display.
The audio conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the processor comprises an audio receiver, a converter, a memory, and a comparator;

The audio receiver is configured to receive an audio signal and pass the audio signal to the converter;

The converter is configured to convert the audio signal into an image signal and output the image signal to the comparator;

The memory is used to store the calibrated video information;

The comparator is configured to compare the received image signal with the video information in the memory, and if the comparison is successful, output the image signal to the display screen (1) for display.
The audio conversion device according to claim 1, wherein the processor includes a filter for filtering out non-verbal information in the received audio signal.
The audio conversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that the frame body comprises a bracket for connecting with a user's body, and the bracket is detachably connected to the display screen (1).
The audio conversion device according to claim 4, characterized in that the bracket comprises a temple (3) and a frame (4) for mounting in front of a user's eyes, the temple (3) and the temple A mirror frame (4) is connected, the display screen (1) is detachably connected to the mirror leg (3), and the microphone (2) is disposed on the mirror frame (4).
The audio conversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that the audio conversion device comprises goggles (5), and the goggles (5) are disposed on the frame, and when a user uses the When the audio conversion device is used, the display screen (1) is located between the goggles (5) and a user's eyes.
The audio conversion device according to claim 1, characterized in that the audio conversion device comprises a myopic lens (6), and the myopic lens (6) is disposed on the frame, and when a user uses the audio conversion When the device is installed, the near-sighted lens (6) is located between the display screen (1) and a user's eyes.
The audio conversion device according to claim 7, characterized in that the frame body comprises a nose bracket (7), and the myopia lens (6) is detachably disposed on the nose bracket (7).
The audio conversion device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the frame body comprises a wire (8) and a handheld control box (9) connected to one end of the wire (8), so that The power supply and the processor are disposed on the handheld control box (9), and the processor is respectively connected to the power supply, the microphone (2), and the display screen (1) through the wire (8). connection.
The audio conversion device according to claim 9, wherein the frame body includes a threading positioning structure (10), and the wire (8) passes through the threading positioning structure (10) and the processor, The display screen (1), the microphone (2) and the power source are connected.