CN102231865B - A bluetooth headset - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a bluetooth earphone, the bluetooth earphone comprises: a prompt module, which sends a prompt signal when there is personal information to be processed; a bluetooth module, which acquires the personal information to be processed; The personal information to be processed is converted into a voice signal. Compared with the prior art, the function of obtaining personal information by the Bluetooth headset in the present invention is improved on the Bluetooth headset end, and the user has the corresponding function when he owns this type of Bluetooth headset without making any changes to the mobile phone. Simultaneously, this type of bluetooth earphone can also adopt monophonic miniature design, only has some basic keys, has more and smarter functions while being not inferior to the portability of the prior art bluetooth earphone from appearance.

Description

A bluetooth headset

【Technical field】

The invention relates to the technical field of bluetooth wireless communication, in particular to realizing the acquisition of personal information by bluetooth earphones.

【Background technique】

Along with the popularization of bluetooth wireless communication technology, bluetooth earphone has been widely used, especially existing mobile phone basically all has bluetooth module, a typical application of combining described bluetooth earphone is: after bluetooth earphone and mobile phone are matched and connected, The user can control the call function of the mobile phone through the Bluetooth headset, such as controlling the mobile phone to call, answer, hang up, and adjust the volume during a call with the Bluetooth headset.

In the prior art, bluetooth earphones usually adopt a mono miniature design, and use ear-hanging or in-ear shapes to facilitate users to use, because this type of bluetooth earphones usually only has a few buttons, such as power button, dial/hang up Function keys and two buttons for volume adjustment, so they have relatively simple functions, such as only answering calls and dialing recent call records.

But in general, users only use Bluetooth headsets when their hands are inconvenient to use their mobile phones, such as when the user is driving, or the user is performing tasks, and so on. Therefore, from the user's point of view, users prefer to integrate more functions on the existing Bluetooth headsets to complete the tasks that can only be completed on mobile phones in the past. One of the most important tasks is the management of personal information, such as short messages, calendars, etc. Reminders and emails and more. Of course, with the construction of 3G/4G communication networks and the popularization of smart phones, many previous Internet applications such as QQ, MSN, Fetion, Ali Wangwang, SKYPE, various SNS communities and Weibo, etc. have been transplanted to smart phones. , users also expect to be able to obtain instant updates and instant information of these Internet applications through Bluetooth headsets.

Therefore, be necessary to propose a kind of new bluetooth earphone to solve the shortcoming of above-mentioned solution.

【Content of invention】

The purpose of this section is to outline some aspects of embodiments of the invention and briefly describe some preferred embodiments. Some simplifications or omissions may be made in this section, as well as in the abstract and titles of this application, to avoid obscuring the purpose of this section, the abstract and titles, and such simplifications or omissions should not be used to limit the scope of the invention.

The purpose of the present invention is to provide a bluetooth earphone, which can realize the function of the bluetooth earphone to acquire personal information.

In order to achieve the purpose of the present invention, the present invention provides a bluetooth earphone, said bluetooth earphone includes: a prompt module, which sends a prompt signal when there is personal information to be processed; a bluetooth module, which acquires the personal information to be processed; and an information processing module , converting the acquired personal information to be processed into a voice signal.

Further, the Bluetooth headset further includes a display module for displaying the acquired personal information to be processed.

Further, the bluetooth headset also includes a user input module, after the prompt module sends out a prompt signal, the user input module waits for a specific input from the user, and the bluetooth module acquires the pending input only after receiving the specific input. Personal Information Processed.

Further, the type of personal information to be processed is short message, calendar item or email.

Further, the prompt module is a voice prompt module or a vibration prompt module.

Further, the information processing module includes a text-to-speech speech engine.

Further, the user input module is a physical button module, a voice recognition module, an optical recognition module, an acceleration sensor module or a motion sensing module.

Further, the bluetooth headset includes two working modes: direct acquisition mode, directly acquires the personal information to be processed after the prompt module sends out a prompt signal; and indirect acquisition mode, after the prompt module sends out a prompt signal, the user The input module waits for a specific input from the user, and the bluetooth module acquires the personal information to be processed only after receiving the specific input.

Further, the working mode of the Bluetooth headset is set by the user, and can be set separately for different types of personal information.

Further, the Bluetooth headset is an ear-mounted or in-ear monophonic Bluetooth headset.

Compared with the prior art, the function of obtaining personal information by the Bluetooth headset in the present invention is improved on the Bluetooth headset end, and the user has the corresponding function when he owns this type of Bluetooth headset without making any changes to the mobile phone. Simultaneously, this type of bluetooth earphone can also adopt monophonic miniature design, only has some basic keys, has more and smarter functions while being not inferior to the portability of the prior art bluetooth earphone from appearance.

【Description of drawings】

The present invention will be better understood with reference to the accompanying drawings and the ensuing detailed description, wherein like reference numerals correspond to like structural components, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the structural block diagram of bluetooth earphone and implementation environment in the present invention; With

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a method for obtaining user personal information to be processed in an embodiment of the present invention.

【Detailed ways】

The detailed description of the present invention directly or indirectly simulates the operation of the technical solution of the present invention mainly through programs, steps, logic blocks, processes or other symbolic descriptions. In the ensuing description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. Rather, the invention may be practiced without these specific details. These descriptions and representations herein are used by those skilled in the art to effectively convey the substance of their work to others skilled in the art. In other words, for the purpose of avoiding obscuring the present invention, well-known methods, procedures, components and circuits have not been described in detail since they are readily understood.

Reference herein to "one embodiment" or "an embodiment" refers to a particular feature, structure or characteristic that can be included in at least one implementation of the present invention. "In one embodiment" appearing in different places in this specification does not all refer to the same embodiment, nor is it a separate or selective embodiment that is mutually exclusive with other embodiments. Furthermore, the order of blocks in a method, flowchart, or functional block diagram representing one or more embodiments does not necessarily refer to any particular order nor constitute a limitation on the invention.

The bluetooth earphone of the present invention can be realized as a bluetooth earphone capable of obtaining the user's personal information to be processed through software, hardware or a combination of software and hardware. The bluetooth earphone can be implemented as a miniature mono earphone that only includes basic buttons, or as a two-channel bluetooth stereo earphone that includes a display screen or a touch screen. The advantage of the bluetooth earphone is that it can The combined key is triggered to extract the personal information to be processed and convert it into a voice signal for the user.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which shows a structural block diagram of a Bluetooth headset 100 and an implementation environment in the present invention. The Bluetooth headset 100 includes a prompt module 102 , a Bluetooth module 104 and an information processing module 106 .

The prompt module 102 sends a prompt signal when the user has personal information to be processed. When the user has personal information to be processed, it means that when the bluetooth headset 100 receives a pending instruction about the user's personal information sent by the bluetooth mobile phone, for example: the bluetooth mobile phone will send a message to the paired bluetooth headset when receiving a new message. Send the corresponding pending command. The prompt module 102 may be a voice prompt module or a vibration prompt module. In one embodiment, the prompt module 102 sends out a specific sound through the speaker on the bluetooth headset to prompt the user for personal information to be processed; in another embodiment, the prompt module 102 is a vibration prompt module, through a certain Vibrate regularly to remind the user that there is personal information to be processed. In particular, there are various types of personal information described in the present invention, such as short messages, calendar entries, and emails. For different types of personal information, the prompt module 102 can correspond to different prompt sounds or certain regular vibration patterns, such as short message type personal information using a "beep" or a 1-second interval between two vibrations; The type of personal information adopts two "beeps" or a 1-second interval between three vibrations.

The Bluetooth module 104 is used to obtain the personal information to be processed. The bluetooth module 104 is a bluetooth module based on the bluetooth technical standard specification, because the development of the bluetooth technical standard specification is relatively fast, as of April 2009, the bluetooth technical standard specification has five versions V1.1/1.2/2.0/2.1/ 3.0. In the present invention, the specific version of the Bluetooth module 104 is not fixed. The technical solutions of the present invention are the same using various Bluetooth technical standard specification versions, and the implementation details are slightly different. Those skilled in the art should understand these details. And all of them can be obtained in the technical documents of the corresponding Bluetooth technology standards and specifications, so they will not be repeated here. In some embodiments, the Bluetooth module 104 further includes a data storage unit (not shown). The data storage unit may be a storage area from a software perspective, or an Electrically-Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM) from a hardware perspective. The data storage unit is used to store acquired personal information to be processed.

The information processing module 106 converts the to-be-processed personal information acquired by the Bluetooth module 104 into a voice signal. The information processing module 106 includes a TTS voice engine (TTS, Text To Speech) that can convert text information into voice information. When the bluetooth module 104 obtains the personal information to be processed in text format, the information processing The module 106 converts the personal information to be processed in the text format into the personal information to be processed in the voice format through the TTS voice engine, and then outputs it to the user through the speaker on the Bluetooth headset 100 .

The bluetooth headset 100 realizes acquiring the user's personal information to be processed mainly through the bluetooth module 104 . Described bluetooth module 104 will at first carry out matching connection with the bluetooth earphone that comprises corresponding bluetooth protocol module, such as described bluetooth module 104 and bluetooth mobile phone at first set up serial port emulation agreement (RFCOMM, Radio Frequency Communication) to connect, then described bluetooth module 104 just It can be combined with the Bluetooth mobile phone to complete all operations with the general AT command set. Of course, it can also be a subset of the general AT command set, and relevant special commands can be added at the same time. In different embodiments, due to the different versions of the adopted Bluetooth technical standards, the specific connection protocols and instruction systems adopted between the Bluetooth module 104 and the Bluetooth mobile phone may be different. Moreover, there are multiple types of personal information, corresponding to different types of personal information, the bluetooth protocol and interface that can be used when obtaining one type of personal information are not fixed, such as: HF link, SPP link, PhoneBook protocol and Those skilled in the art should understand these details, such as the SyncML protocol, and different technical personnel may use different interfaces or protocols.

After the bluetooth module 104 establishes a connection with the bluetooth mobile phone, the bluetooth headset 100 waits for the pending instructions of the bluetooth mobile phone about the personal information to be processed. Please refer to FIG. 2 for the specific work flow. FIG. 2 shows A flow chart of a method for obtaining user personal information to be processed in an embodiment of the present invention. The method 200 includes:

Step 202, the Bluetooth headset waits for a pending instruction from the Bluetooth mobile phone. When the bluetooth mobile phone has new short messages, new calendar items and new mails, the bluetooth mobile phone will send corresponding pending instructions to the bluetooth earphone.

Step 204, after the bluetooth earphone receives the instruction to be processed from the bluetooth mobile phone, it sends out a corresponding prompt signal. In one embodiment, after receiving the "AT+CMTI: XX, XX" type of pending instruction, the bluetooth headset sends a "beep" sound to the user to prompt the user to have a new text message. In another embodiment, after the bluetooth earphone receives the "AT+CMTI: XX, XX" type of command to be processed, it sends vibrations with an interval of 1 second between two vibrations to remind the user that there is a new text message. In yet another embodiment, after the bluetooth headset receives the "AT+CMTI: XX, XX" type of pending instruction, the bluetooth headset extracts the number information therein, and accesses the bluetooth mobile phone in combination with the AT+CPBR command address book information, and then send the voice signal of "Hello, you have a new note from Mr. XX (number)" to the user to prompt the user to have a new note.

Step 206, after the bluetooth headset sends out a prompt signal, the bluetooth headset waits for user input, if the user inputs a specific input indicating to check, then enters step 208; if the user enters a specific input indicating not to check, then enters step 212, Do nothing.

Step 208, when the bluetooth headset receives a specific input from the user indicating to check, extract the personal information to be processed. In one embodiment, the bluetooth headset reads the corresponding new short message through the "AT+CMGR=X" command. Among them, the personal information of short message and calendar item type can use AT command, and can also use SyncML protocol, and the personal information of email type can use SyncML protocol.

Step 210, when the bluetooth module obtains the personal information to be processed in the text format, the information processing module converts the personal information to be processed in the text format into the personal information to be processed in the voice format through the TTS voice engine, and then passes The speaker on the bluetooth earphone outputs to the user.

The above method 200 is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention. In some embodiments, step 206 may be omitted, and after the prompt message is issued in step 204, directly enter step 208 to extract information to be processed. In some other embodiments, the Bluetooth headset may include two working modes: direct acquisition mode, directly acquires the personal information to be processed after the prompt module sends out a prompt signal; and indirect acquisition mode, sends out a prompt signal after the prompt module Afterwards, the user input module waits for a specific input from the user, and the bluetooth module obtains the personal information to be processed only after receiving the specific input. Moreover, different working modes can be set by the user for different types of personal information. For example, the personal information of short message type can be set as an indirect acquisition mode, while the personal information of email type can be set as a direct acquisition mode.

It can be seen from the above method 200 that in some embodiments, the Bluetooth headset needs to receive user input and settings, so the Bluetooth headset also includes a user input module, and the user input module accepts user input and settings . The user input module may be a physical button module, a speech recognition module, an optical recognition module, an acceleration sensor module or a motion sensing module. For example, when the user input module adopts a physical button module, the user needs to click the corresponding physical button to complete the input after receiving the prompt information; when the user input module adopts a voice recognition module, the user needs to voice Input "Yes" or "No" to determine whether to check or not to check; when the user input module uses an optical recognition module, the user needs to touch the optical recognition module with a preset gesture after receiving the prompt information Determine whether to check or not to check; when the user input module uses an acceleration sensor module or a motion sensing module, the user needs to make actions such as turning his head or nodding after receiving the prompt information, and then can input the corresponding command. Of course, the user input module can be combined in various ways. It should be recognized that the implementation method of the user input module is not important. Preferably, the input and setting of the user input module can be completed in one operation is one of the key points of the present invention. Of course, in some embodiments, the input and setting completed by two operations is also possible. The goal of the present invention is that the user can complete various functions or command triggers through as simple operations as possible, so as to improve the user experience as much as possible and Free users' hands.

Due to the construction of the current 3G/4G communication network and the popularization of the glasses-type stereo bluetooth headset, the bluetooth headset of the present invention can also include a display module, such as a 2-inch display screen is set above the left lens of the glasses-type stereo bluetooth headset. The display module can be used to display the personal information to be processed acquired by the bluetooth headset of the present invention to the user.

To sum up, the Bluetooth headset in the present invention can also be derived from multiple embodiments according to functional requirements and user convenience, and with the popularity of smart phones, many previous Internet applications such as QQ, MSN, Fetion, Ali Want Want, SKYPE, various SNS communities and Weibo, etc. have all been transplanted to the smart phone terminal. Using the technical solution of the present invention, corresponding instant messaging information or update information can also be obtained. This article only introduces the more common short messages, calendars, etc. Item and mail type personal information implementation. However, one of the purposes of the present invention is to provide a bluetooth earphone that can acquire the user's personal information to be processed and convert the personal information to be processed into a voice signal. The user can obtain the personal information content to be processed in voice form from the bluetooth headset of the present invention only by simple operation or even without operation, which is especially suitable for occasions such as frequent driving and sports.

The above description has fully disclosed the specific implementation manners of the present invention. It should be pointed out that any changes made by those skilled in the art to the specific embodiments of the present invention will not depart from the scope of the claims of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the claims of the present invention is not limited only to the specific embodiments described.

Claims (7)

1. A bluetooth headset, characterized in that it comprises: Prompt module, which sends a prompt signal when there is personal information to be processed; a bluetooth module to obtain the personal information to be processed; and an information processing module, converting the acquired personal information to be processed into a voice signal, The bluetooth headset also includes a user input module. After the prompt module sends a prompt signal, the user input module waits for a specific input from the user, and the bluetooth module acquires the personal information to be processed after receiving the specific input. information, The type of personal information to be processed is short message, calendar item or email. 2. The bluetooth earphone according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bluetooth earphone further comprises a display module for displaying the acquired personal information to be processed. 3. The Bluetooth headset according to claim 1, wherein the prompt module is a voice prompt module or a vibration prompt module. 4. The bluetooth earphone according to claim 1, wherein the information processing module comprises a speech engine for converting text into speech. 5. The Bluetooth headset according to claim 1, wherein the user input module is a physical button module, a speech recognition module, an optical recognition module, an acceleration sensor module or a motion sensing module. 6. The bluetooth headset according to claim 1, characterized in that, the working mode of the bluetooth headset is set by the user, and can be set separately for different types of personal information. 7. The bluetooth headset according to claim 1, characterized in that, the bluetooth headset is an ear-mounted or in-ear monophonic bluetooth headset.