WO2020235818A1 - Dispositif électronique pouvant être porté et procédé d'identification d'état de port d'un dispositif électronique pouvant être porté - Google Patents

Dispositif électronique pouvant être porté et procédé d'identification d'état de port d'un dispositif électronique pouvant être porté Download PDF

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WO2020235818A1
WO2020235818A1 PCT/KR2020/005349 KR2020005349W WO2020235818A1 WO 2020235818 A1 WO2020235818 A1 WO 2020235818A1 KR 2020005349 W KR2020005349 W KR 2020005349W WO 2020235818 A1 WO2020235818 A1 WO 2020235818A1
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61B5/00—Measuring for diagnostic purposes; Identification of persons
    • A61B5/103—Detecting, measuring or recording devices for testing the shape, pattern, colour, size or movement of the body or parts thereof, for diagnostic purposes
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    • A61B5/68—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient
    • A61B5/6801—Arrangements of detecting, measuring or recording means, e.g. sensors, in relation to patient specially adapted to be attached to or worn on the body surface
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    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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    • A61B2562/00—Details of sensors; Constructional details of sensor housings or probes; Accessories for sensors
    • A61B2562/02—Details of sensors specially adapted for in-vivo measurements
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  • Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a wearable electronic device and a method of identifying a wearing state of the wearable electronic device.
  • the sound sensor Switching a state to an active state, controlling the sound sensor so that the sound sensor in the active state outputs the audio signal, using the sound sensor to identify whether to receive a reflected audio signal for the audio signal, and In response to receiving the reflected audio signal for the audio signal, it may be set to recognize the state of the electronic device as a wearing state.
  • the wearable electronic device may increase the accuracy of determining the wearing state by the user by using the detection values of the sound sensor and the proximity sensor together.
  • FIG 3 is a cross-sectional view illustrating an interior of a wearable electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 5 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of determining a non-wearing state of a wearable electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating an operation of determining a wearable electronic device as a non-wearing state.
  • the wearing state of the wearable electronic device 100 may be defined as a state in which the wearable electronic device can be worn and used by the user, and the unworn state of the wearable electronic device 100 is a state in which the wearable electronic device is removed from the user and cannot be used.
  • the motion detection sensor 120 is used by the processor 110 to control the wearable electronic device 100. It can deliver a motion detection signal.
  • the processor 110 may process the detection signal to identify whether the wearable electronic device 100 does not move for a predetermined period of time. When there is no designated movement of the wearable electronic device 100 for a predetermined period of time, the processor 110 determines the wearing state of the wearable electronic device 100 based on a signal transmitted from the proximity sensor 130 or the sound sensor 140. It can be determined, and the proximity sensor 130 or the sound sensor 140 can be deactivated.
  • the proximity sensor 130 may be set to an active state or an inactive state by the processor 110 in response to a signal detected from the moved detection sensor 120.
  • the proximity sensor 130 may be disposed on the outer surface of the wearable electronic device 100 and may recognize an external object (eg, a user's body part, ear, neck, or wrist) that approaches the wearable electronic device 100. have.
  • the proximity sensor 130 may include at least one of an infrared sensor, an ultrasonic sensor, and a touch sensor.
  • the proximity sensor 130 may include a transmitter that transmits infrared rays or ultrasonic waves and a receiver that receives infrared rays or ultrasonic waves reflected from an external object.
  • the transmitter of the proximity sensor 130 may utilize an infrared sensor.
  • the proximity sensor 130 may use a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser (VCSEL) method with a narrow beam pattern at the transmitter.
  • the VCSEL may be a semiconductor laser diode that emits a laser in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the wearable electronic device 100. Since the proximity sensor 130 using the VCSEL can have a narrow beam pattern and has strong straightness, it can be prevented from being misrecognized as being worn by the user when placed close to other objects other than those worn by the user. .
  • the power consumption of the sound sensor 140 since the power consumption of the sound sensor 140 is greater than the power consumption of the proximity sensor 130 or the acceleration sensor 120, in order to reduce the power consumption of the wearable device 100, it is normally in an inactive state.
  • the sound sensor 140 may be changed to an active state based on a detection signal of the proximity sensor 130 and a detection signal of the motion detection sensor 120, and may be maintained in an inactive state after the state of the wearable electronic device is recognized. I can.
  • the processor 110 may detect a motion greater than a specified motion using the motion detection sensor 120 and switch the state of the proximity sensor 130 to an active state in response to the motion detection.
  • the processor 110 identifies whether an external object is located around the wearable electronic device 100 using the proximity sensor 130 in an active state, and identifies that the external object is located around the wearable electronic device 100. In response, it is possible to switch the state of the sound sensor to an active state.
  • the processor 110 through the proximity sensor 130, identifies that an external object is not located within a specified distance from the wearable electronic device 100, and in response to identifying that the external object is not located within the specified distance, The state of the wearable electronic device 100 may be recognized as an unworn state.
  • the housing 190 includes an inner space in which the processor 110, the motion detection sensor 120, and the sound sensor 140 may be mounted, and a proximity sensor ( 130) may be exposed.
  • the housing includes a first outer surface 101 to which the proximity sensor 130 is exposed, a second outer surface 101 protruding from the first outer surface 101 in a first direction (x), and wrapped with the ear tip 181. It may include an outer surface 102 and a fourth outer surface 104 directed in a direction opposite to the first outer surface 101 (-x).
  • the housing 190 may form a third outer surface 103 formed by protruding at least partially in a second direction (y) or a third direction (z) between the second outer surface 102 and the fourth outer surface 104. I can.
  • the wearable electronic device Based on the signal detected by the sound sensor 140 or the proximity sensor 130 activated by motion detection by the motion detection sensor 120, the wearable electronic device is a specified distance from the sound sensor 140 and the proximity sensor 130 If it is recognized that it exists within, the wearable electronic device 100 may be recognized as a wearing state. When the wearable electronic device 100 is recognized as a wearing state, audio executed through the music playback application may be reproduced through the wearable electronic device 100. When the wearable electronic device 100 is removed from the user and it is detected that the wearable electronic device 100 is out of the specified distance from the sound sensor 140 or the proximity sensor 130, the wearable electronic device 100 is in an unworn state. Can be recognized.
  • the exposed surfaces of the nozzle unit 180 and the proximity sensor 130 have different heights, so when inserted into the ear, the nozzle unit 180 is inserted into the outer ear, and the proximity sensor 130 May be encountered around the auricle. In the case of not being inserted into the ear, since it is less likely that external objects come into contact with the nozzle unit 180 or the proximity sensor 130 at the same time, it is possible to prevent the proximity sensor 130 and the sound sensor 140 from being misrecognized at the same time. have.
  • the wearable electronic device 100 when the user grips the wearable electronic device 100, it is possible to prevent the user from recognizing it as a worn state. For example, in order for the wearable electronic device 100 to recognize a state worn by the user, the sound sensor 140 and the proximity sensor 130 must recognize that an external object is adjacent, but the user may use the wearable electronic device 100. When the wearable electronic device 100 is gripped, since it cannot be gripped using the first outer surface 101 and the second outer surface 102, the wearable electronic device 100 recognizes as a wearing state. Can be prevented.
  • FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating an operation method of determining a wearing state of a wearable electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.
  • a processor eg, the processor 110 of FIGS. 1 and 3) of a wearable electronic device (eg, the wearable electronic device 100 of FIGS. 1 to 3) is a motion detection sensor ( Example:
  • the motion detection sensor 120 of FIG. 1 may be used to detect the motion of the wearable device.
  • the motion detection sensor may detect a dynamic feature of the wearable device and transmit it to the processor, and the processor may detect the motion of the wearable electronic device based on the detected dynamic feature.
  • the movement of the wearable electronic device eg, speed, acceleration, movement direction, or movement distance
  • it may be determined that there is movement of the wearable electronic device.
  • the state of the sound sensor (eg, the sound sensor 140 of FIGS. 1 and 3) may be switched to the active state.
  • the processor may switch the sound sensor from an off state to an on state.
  • the processor may switch the sound sensor from a sleep state to a wake-up state. According to various embodiments, it is possible to detect whether an external object is in proximity through a proximity sensor, and secondly, to identify whether a user actually wears a wearable device through a sound sensor.
  • the processor may receive a reflected audio signal for the audio signal output from the activated sound sensor using the sound sensor.
  • the processor may control the sound sensor so that the active sound sensor outputs an audio signal, and use the sound sensor to identify whether to receive a reflected audio signal for the audio signal.
  • the processor may output an audio signal through a sound output device such as a speaker of an activated sound sensor (eg, speaker 145 of FIG. 3).
  • the processor may receive a reflected audio signal reflected from an external object through a sound receiving device such as a microphone of an activated sound sensor (for example, the microphone 146 of FIG. 3 ).
  • the processor may detect the motion of the wearable electronic device using the motion detection sensor. In operation 704, based on the detection of the movement through the motion detection sensor, the processor may determine whether there is no movement greater than the specified movement distance for a specified time. Like operation 602, the processor may determine whether there is no movement greater than the specified movement distance for a specified time based on dynamic information related to the movement of the wearable electronic device received from the movement detection sensor.
  • the processor controls the sound sensor so that the sound sensor in the active state outputs an audio signal, and identifies whether to receive a reflected audio signal for the audio signal using the sound sensor. Can be set to
  • the state of the electronic device in response to identifying, through the proximity sensor, that an external object is not located within a specified distance from the wearable device, and in response to identifying that an external object is not located within the specified distance, may be recognized as an unworn state.
  • the wearable device after the wearable device is recognized as a wearing state, determining whether the movement of the wearable device is smaller than a specified movement using the motion detection sensor, and the wearable device is designated as the specified movement. In response to being smaller than the movement, the operation of maintaining the wearable device in a wearing state may be further included.
  • an operation of identifying, through the proximity sensor, that an external object is located outside a specified distance from the wearable device, and an external object outside the specified distance In response to identifying that is located, the operation of recognizing the state of the wearable device as an unworn state may be further included.

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L'invention concerne un dispositif électronique. Selon divers modes de réalisation, le dispositif électronique comprend : un boîtier ; un capteur sonore, qui est disposé dans le boîtier, émet un signal audio dans une direction et reçoit un signal audio réfléchi par un objet externe ; un capteur de proximité, qui est placé à l'extérieur du boîtier et identifie l'objet externe situé dans la direction ; un capteur de détection de mouvement, qui est disposé à l'intérieur du dispositif électronique et qui peut détecter le mouvement de celui-ci ; et un processeur connecté électriquement au capteur sonore, au capteur de proximité et au capteur de détection de mouvement, le processeur pouvant être conçu pour détecter le mouvement du dispositif électronique à l'aide du capteur de détection de mouvement, faire passer l'état du capteur de proximité à un état actif en réponse à la détection, déterminer si l'objet externe est situé à proximité du dispositif électronique à l'aide du capteur de proximité dans l'état actif, faire passer l'état du capteur sonore à un état actif sur la base du résultat d'identification indiquant que l'objet externe est situé à proximité du dispositif électronique, commander le capteur sonore de sorte que celui-ci, lorsqu'il est à l'état actif, émette le signal audio, déterminer si un signal audio réfléchi du signal audio est reçu à l'aide du capteur sonore, et reconnaître l'état de l'état électronique en tant qu'état de port en réponse à la réception du signal audio réfléchi du signal audio.
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