WO2024077691A1

WO2024077691A1 - Electronic device storage box and ear-worn device system

Info

Publication number: WO2024077691A1
Application number: PCT/CN2022/130197
Authority: WO
Inventors: 言华; 徐敏
Original assignee: 通力科技股份有限公司
Priority date: 2022-10-14
Filing date: 2022-11-07
Publication date: 2024-04-18
Also published as: CN218416600U

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of electronic devices, and discloses an electronic device storage box and an ear-worn device system. The electronic device storage box comprises an accommodating cavity and a sound pickup apparatus, the accommodating cavity being used for accommodating a wireless ear-worn device, and the sound pickup apparatus being used for picking up the sound of a target sound source. The electronic device storage box is configured to comprise the accommodating cavity and the sound pickup apparatus, and the accommodating cavity is used for accommodating the wireless ear-worn device; in this case, the electronic device storage box can accommodate the wireless ear-worn device, and can also pick up the sound of a third party, so that the functions of the electronic device storage box are enriched.

Description

Electronic device storage box and ear-worn device system

This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed on October 14, 2022 with application number 202222722636.X.

Technical Field

The present application relates to the technical field of electronic equipment, and in particular to an electronic equipment storage box and an ear-worn device system.

Background technique

With the development of electronic technology, some electronic devices tend to be miniaturized, and more portable electronic devices have appeared on the market, such as wireless headphones, hearing aids and other wireless ear-worn devices and corresponding storage boxes. In sound pickup scenarios such as conference rooms and course recordings, users want to pick up and save sounds from third parties, or download and play audio from the outside, but wireless ear-worn devices can usually only pick up the sound of the wearer, and wireless ear-worn devices may not pick up clear sounds due to the long distance from the third party; that is, existing wireless ear-worn devices and their storage boxes are difficult to meet the needs of picking up and saving sounds from third parties, or downloading and playing audio from the outside, and their functions are relatively single.

technical problem

The main purpose of this application is to propose an electronic device storage box, aiming to solve the technical problem that the existing electronic device storage boxes have relatively single functions.

Technical Solutions

To achieve the above-mentioned purpose, the electronic device storage box proposed in the present application includes a sound pickup device in a receiving cavity, wherein the receiving cavity is used to receive a wireless ear-worn device; and the sound pickup device is used to pick up sound from a target sound source.

In one embodiment, the sound pickup device includes at least one sound pickup microphone, or the sound pickup device includes at least one group of microphone arrays.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box further includes a storage device, and the storage device is used to store the audio picked up by the sound pickup device.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box also includes a wireless communication device, which is used to communicate with the wireless ear-worn device, the terminal device, or the cloud device; the wireless communication device includes a Bluetooth module and/or a WIFI module, and the storage device is also used to store audio picked up by the wireless ear-worn device, the audio picked up by the terminal device, or the audio in the cloud device.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box further includes a data interface, and the data interface is used for detachably connecting to a data cable.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box further includes a touch display screen, and the touch display screen is used to access touch commands to operate the audio stored in the storage device.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box further includes a speaker, and the speaker is used to play the audio stored in the storage device.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box also includes a button component, which is used to enable the sound pickup device to at least start sound pickup and stop sound pickup; the button component is electrically connected to the storage device, and the button component is used to output at least one of a playback audio signal, a pause playback signal, a fast-forward playback signal, and a fast-rewind playback signal.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box further includes a noise reduction circuit, and the noise reduction circuit is connected to the sound pickup device.

In one embodiment, the electronic device storage box also includes an indicator light assembly, which is electrically connected to the sound pickup device; the electronic device storage box includes a box body seat and a cover body, the accommodating cavity is arranged on the box body seat, the cover body is used to cover the accommodating cavity, the sound pickup device is arranged on the cover body, the cover body is pivotally connected to the box body seat, and the cover body is used to flip over to be inclined with the side wall surface of the box body seat.

The present application also proposes an ear-worn device system, which includes a wireless ear-worn device and the above-mentioned electronic device storage box, and the wireless ear-worn device includes a wireless headset or a hearing aid.

In one embodiment, the wireless ear-worn device is wirelessly connected to the electronic device storage box, and the audio data picked up by the electronic device storage box is wirelessly transmitted to the wireless ear-worn device and played by the wireless ear-worn device.

Beneficial Effects

The technical solution of the present application is to configure the electronic device storage box to include a accommodating cavity and a sound pickup device, wherein the accommodating cavity is used to accommodate the wireless ear-worn device; at this time, the electronic device storage box can not only accommodate the wireless ear-worn device, but also pick up sound from a third party, thereby enriching its own functions.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on the structures shown in these drawings without paying any creative work.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device storage box according to an embodiment of the present application.

Description of Figure Numbers:

标号 Label	名称 Name	标号 Label	名称 Name
100 100	电子设备收纳盒 Electronic equipment storage box	101 101	盒体座 Box seat
102 102	盖体 Cover body	110 110	拾音装置 Sound pickup device
120 120	触控显示屏 Touch screen	130 130	扬声器 Speaker
140 140	按键组件 Button assembly	150 150	指示灯组件 Indicator light assembly
200 200	无线耳戴设备 Wireless ear-worn devices	300 300	终端设备 Terminal Equipment

The realization of the purpose, functional features and advantages of this application will be further explained in conjunction with embodiments and with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Embodiments of the present invention

The following will be combined with the drawings in the embodiments of the present application to clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the present application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without creative work are within the scope of protection of this application.

It should be noted that if the embodiments of the present application involve directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...), the directional indications are only used to explain the relative position relationship, movement status, etc. between the components in a certain specific posture. If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

In addition, if there are descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the embodiments of the present application, the descriptions of "first", "second", etc. are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Therefore, the features limited to "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one of the features. In addition, if "and/or" or "and/or" appears in the full text, its meaning includes three parallel schemes. Taking "A and/or B" as an example, it includes scheme A, or scheme B, or a scheme that satisfies both A and B. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the ability of ordinary technicians in this field to implement. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the scope of protection required by this application.

The present application provides an electronic device storage box.

1 , in one embodiment of the present application, the electronic device storage box 100 includes a receiving cavity (not shown in the figure) and a sound pickup device 110 , wherein the receiving cavity is used to receive the wireless ear-worn device 200 ; and the sound pickup device 110 is used to pick up sound from a target sound source.

At this time, the electronic device storage box can not only accommodate wireless ear-worn devices, but also pick up sound from a third party, enriching its own functions.

Since wireless ear-worn devices are small in size and have limited internal battery power, the time for picking up sound in conference rooms, course recording and other sound pickup scenarios is limited. When picking up sound, users usually need to charge their wireless ear-worn devices in a timely manner during breaks in meetings and courses, which increases the user's time management burden.

Further as an optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 also includes a battery (not shown in the figure). By providing a battery, the electronic device storage box 100 is convenient for picking up sound for a longer time, reduces the need for charging times, and alleviates the user's time management burden in the sound pickup scenario.

As a further optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 also includes a charging device (not shown in the figure); the charging device is connected to the battery, and the charging device is used to charge the wireless ear-worn device 200. The charging device can be provided in the form of a charging structure or a wireless charging form. By providing a battery and a charging device, the function of charging the wireless ear-worn device is taken into account. Since the electronic device storage box 100 is larger in size than the wireless ear-worn device 200, it can provide more space for accommodating larger capacity batteries and charging devices, which is beneficial for users to use the sound pickup device 110 on the electronic device storage box 100 to pick up sound for a longer time.

As a further optional implementation, the sound pickup device 110 includes at least one sound pickup microphone, or the sound pickup device 110 includes at least one microphone array. When the sound pickup device 110 includes at least two sound pickup microphones or at least one microphone array, the sound pickup device 110 has directionality, which is conducive to more accurately obtaining the target sound; in addition, at least two sound pickup microphones or at least one microphone array provide a hardware basis for the corresponding near-field and far-field recognition algorithms, and provide a hardware basis for users to control and set the sound pickup directionality.

As an optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 further includes a storage device, such as a hard disk, a memory card, or other readable and writable memory of suitable size, and the storage device is used to store the audio picked up by the sound pickup device 110, so as to store a large number of audio files. The storage device can be set as a storage space of the electronic device storage box 100 itself, or it can be set in a form outside the electronic device storage box 100 and connected to the electronic device storage box 100.

Further as an optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 also includes a wireless communication device, which is used to communicate and connect with the wireless ear-worn device 200 or the terminal device 300 or the cloud device. The terminal device 300 can be set as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a speaker, etc.; the wireless communication device includes a Bluetooth module and/or a WIFI module, and the wireless communication device can also be set to include other wireless transmission technologies such as a ZigBee module (also known as a ZigBee module, which is a wireless Internet protocol module for low-speed and short-distance transmission). The storage device is also used to store audio picked up by the wireless ear-worn device 200 or the audio picked up by the terminal device 300 or the audio in the cloud device. The wireless communication device is used to communicate with the wireless ear-worn device 200 or the terminal device 300 or the cloud device, so that the electronic device storage box 100 can receive control instructions or data from the wireless ear-worn device 200 or the terminal device 300, such as controlling the electronic device storage box 100 by controlling the wireless earphone, which is the wireless ear-worn device 200, or the user sets or selects the directional angle range of the sound pickup device 110 in the supporting mobile phone application (such as the sound pickup device 110 includes at least one group of microphone arrays), and synchronizes it to the electronic device storage box 100 through Bluetooth communication; in addition, the electronic device storage box 100 and the wireless ear-worn device 200, the terminal device 300, and the cloud device can also transmit audio data, which is convenient for playing, storing, editing, etc., and improves the convenience of using the electronic device storage box 100. When the Bluetooth module is used for audio transmission, the real-time transmission to the wireless ear-worn device 200 and the terminal device 300 can be improved, and the low-latency, anti-interference, and high-quality Bluetooth transmission technology is conducive to ensuring the listener's auditory experience.

Further as an optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 also includes a data interface, which can be configured to be electrically connected to the storage device, and the data interface is used for detachable connection with a data cable, that is, the electronic device storage box 100 can communicate or transmit data with terminal devices 300 such as mobile phones, tablet computers, laptops, desktops, etc. through data cables, enriching the use functions of the electronic device storage box 100.

Further as an optional implementation, the electronic device storage box 100 also includes a touch display screen 120, which is used to access touch commands to operate the audio stored in the storage device. The operation can be set to at least one of selecting, playing, and deleting the audio, further enriching the usage functions of the electronic device storage box 100.

As an optional implementation, the electronic device storage box 100 further includes a speaker 130 , which is used to play audio stored in the storage device, and is convenient for directly playing audio, thereby increasing the user experience of the electronic device storage box 100 .

As an optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 further includes a key assembly 140, which is electrically connected to the sound pickup device 110, and is used to enable the sound pickup device 110 to start picking up sound or stop picking up sound; the key assembly 140 is electrically connected to the storage device, and is used to output at least one of a play audio signal, a pause play signal, a play fast forward signal, and a play fast rewind signal. The key assembly 140 enables the user to quickly operate in terms of picking up sound and playing audio, thereby improving the convenience of using the electronic device storage box 100.

As an optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 further includes a noise reduction circuit, which is connected to the sound pickup device 110; the noise reduction circuit provides a noise reduction function, which can filter out the noise in the surrounding environment, making the sound pickup and recording voice clearer. The electronic device storage box 100 also includes an indicator light assembly 150, which is electrically connected to at least one of the sound pickup device 110 and the battery; the indicator light assembly 150 can be used to display the status of the sound pickup device 110 or the battery, thereby improving the visibility of the use status of the electronic device storage box 100.

As an optional embodiment, the electronic device storage box 100 includes a box body seat 101 and a cover 102, the accommodating cavity is arranged on the box body seat 101, the cover 102 is used to cover the accommodating cavity, and the sound pickup device 110 is arranged on the cover 102. The cover 102 is pivotally connected to the box body seat 101, that is, connected by a pivot. The cover 102 is used to flip to be tilted with the side wall surface of the box body seat 101. The flipping of the cover 102 refers to the direction indicated by the dotted arrow in the accompanying drawings. The tilted setting can be characterized by the angle formed between the surface of the cover 102 abutting against the box body seat 101 and the surface of the box body seat 101 abutting against the cover 102. The cover 102 is used to flip over to be inclined with respect to the side wall of the box body seat 101, that is, the cover 102 can be stably placed on a use surface such as a desktop through the box body seat 101 after opening. At this time, the cover 102 is inclined relative to the use surface such as the desktop toward the sound source, and the sound pickup device 110 has a better sound pickup angle and can better pick up sound.

The present application also proposes an ear-worn device system, which includes a wireless ear-worn device 200 and the above-mentioned electronic device storage box 100, and the wireless ear-worn device 200 includes a wireless headset or a hearing aid. The wireless ear-worn device 200 can be accommodated in the electronic device storage box 100, or the wireless ear-worn device 200 is wirelessly connected to the electronic device storage box 100, and can be specifically configured to be wirelessly connected through the above-mentioned wireless communication device (Bluetooth module, WIFI module, ZigBee module or other wireless transmission technology), and the audio data picked up by the electronic device storage box 100 is wirelessly transmitted to the wireless ear-worn device 200 and played by the wireless ear-worn device 200, and the user can listen to the audio data picked up by the electronic device storage box 100 through the wireless ear-worn device 200. The specific structure of the electronic device storage box 100 refers to the above-mentioned embodiment. Since the present ear-worn device system adopts all the technical solutions of all the above-mentioned embodiments, it at least has all the functions brought by the technical solutions of the above-mentioned embodiments, which will not be repeated here one by one.

The above description is only an optional embodiment of the present application, and does not limit the patent scope of the present application. All equivalent structural changes made based on the concept of the present application and the contents of the present application description and drawings, or direct/indirect application in other related technical fields are included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

An electronic device storage box, wherein the electronic device storage box comprises:

A receiving cavity, wherein the receiving cavity is used to receive a wireless ear-worn device;

A sound pickup device is used to pick up sound from a target sound source.
The electronic device storage box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sound pickup device includes at least one sound pickup microphone, or the sound pickup device includes at least one group of microphone arrays.
The electronic device storage box as claimed in claim 1, wherein the electronic device storage box further comprises a storage device, wherein the storage device is used to store the audio picked up by the sound pickup device.
An electronic device storage box as described in claim 3, wherein the electronic device storage box also includes a wireless communication device, and the wireless communication device is used to communicate with the wireless ear-worn device or the terminal device or the cloud device; the wireless communication device includes a Bluetooth module and/or a WIFI module, and the storage device is also used to store the audio picked up by the wireless ear-worn device or the audio picked up by the terminal device or the audio in the cloud device.
The electronic device storage box as described in claim 3, wherein the electronic device storage box also includes a data interface, and the data interface is used for detachable connection with a data cable.
The electronic device storage box as described in claim 3, wherein the electronic device storage box also includes a touch display screen, and the touch display screen is used to access touch commands to operate the audio stored in the storage device.
The electronic device storage box as described in claim 3, wherein the electronic device storage box further comprises a speaker, and the speaker is used to play the audio stored in the storage device.
The electronic device storage box as described in claim 7, wherein the electronic device storage box also includes a button component, and the button component is used to enable the sound pickup device to start picking up sound or stop picking up sound; the button component is electrically connected to the storage device, and the button component is used to output at least one of a playback audio signal, a pause playback signal, a fast-forward playback signal, and a fast-rewind playback signal.
The electronic device storage box as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic device storage box further comprises a noise reduction circuit, and the noise reduction circuit is connected to the sound pickup device.
The electronic device storage box as described in claim 1, wherein the electronic device storage box also includes an indicator light assembly, and the indicator light assembly is electrically connected to the sound pickup device; the electronic device storage box includes a box body seat and a cover body, the accommodating cavity is arranged on the box body seat, the cover body is used to cover the accommodating cavity, the sound pickup device is arranged on the cover body, the cover body is pivotally connected to the box body seat, and the cover body is used to flip to be inclined with the side wall surface of the box body seat.
An ear-worn device system comprises a wireless ear-worn device and an electronic device storage box as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the wireless ear-worn device comprises a wireless headset or a hearing aid.
The ear-worn device system as claimed in claim 11, wherein the wireless ear-worn device is wirelessly connected to the electronic device storage box, and the audio data picked up by the electronic device storage box is wirelessly transmitted to the wireless ear-worn device and played by the wireless ear-worn device.