CN110665204A - Wearable device with movement indication, system and movement indication method - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a wearable device with movement indication, a system and a movement indication method. The movement indication method is applied to a wearable device. After the wearable device receives a movement instruction from a computer host, it converts the movement instruction to obtain a direction signal, and may also include instructions such as strength and movement distance in this direction, and indicates these instructions through a movement indicator on the wearable device. Then, the user wearing the wearable device can move according to the instructions, so that the movement signal is sensed by a movement sensor of the wearable device, and the movement direction of the wearable device can be obtained, or signals including movement strength and distance can be obtained. Afterwards, the system can judge and measure the movement of the wearable device based on the initial movement instruction.

Description

Wearable device with movement indication, system and movement indication method

technical field

The present invention relates to the technical field of wearable devices, in particular to a wearable device, in particular to a wearable device with a direction indication function provided on the device with movement indication, a system constructed by the wearable device and a movement indication method therein.

Background technique

English translation is Dance Dance Revolution (DDR), commonly known as dance machine, is a music game machine developed by the Japanese computer game company Konami (Konami). Stepping direction, such as up, down, left, right and other direction arrows, the stepping direction is also carried out with the beat of the music, let the player step on the floor with the pressure sensor according to the indicated direction, to achieve the game goal of dancing with the music, execute on the dance machine The game software inside will receive the sensing signal generated by the player stepping on the floor, compare the instructions in the game, evaluate the correct proportion of the player's steps according to the instruction, and give points.

However, the current way of instructing the player to step on the dance machine is mainly to indicate how to dance with the feet according to the indicator lights on the ground or the screen, and to score points based on whether the player steps on the correct position, so the game can only be played at a fixed place, and there are only a few People can play.

For example, US Patent Publication No. 20100035688 (PCT Application No.: PCT/US07/84297; PCT Application Date: Nov. 9, 200) discloses a computer game that detects and adopts the user's footsteps, in which the user is allowed to wear The last shoe with a movement sensor (such as an accelerometer) can sense the data corresponding to the movement of the foot. The shoe has a wireless transmission circuit that can transmit the sensing signal. After the system receives it, it calculates a series of feet of the user. Foot movement, and can simulate a series of video signals of foot movement.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

Different from the current technology that the general dance machine (DDR) indicates the user's step direction by displaying the picture on the computer screen or displaying the stepping position light signal on the floor, this specification discloses a wearable device with movement indication, a system and a mobile device. Indication method, the technology is applied to wearable devices such as gloves, finger rings or shoes that can be used to indicate the direction of the user's hand or foot movement. The display screen indicates the direction, intensity, distance, etc. of the movement, and then the movement direction and intensity of the wearable device are sensed by the motion sensor, or signals such as distance are added, and the signals can be transmitted through the communication circuit.

According to one embodiment, the movement indication method is applied to a wearable device with a movement indication. The wearable device, such as a shoe on a foot, such as a software program executed in the wearable device, firstly receives a movement instruction from the computer host by the wearable device. command, convert this movement command into a direction command, or include commands such as strength and distance, and then indicate the movement direction through the movement indicator on the wearable device. The movement signal of the wearable device is detected, and the signal can be transmitted to the computer host to obtain a direction signal according to the movement signal, and this movement direction will be a basis for judging whether the user conforms to the instruction.

Further, when the movement command received by the wearable device includes a strength command, that is, when the user moves according to the strength command, the computer host can obtain the movement direction according to the movement signal, and also obtain the movement strength or distance signal, so as to obtain the movement strength or distance. It enables to judge and measure the movement intensity and distance.

In a wearable device with movement indication, the main circuit components include a controller, a movement sensor, a movement indicator, a communication circuit, and a related arithmetic unit, such as a digital signal processor and a memory, wherein the movement indication method is executed, and the communication The circuit receives the movement command from the computer host, converts the movement command into a direction command, and indicates the movement direction through the movement indicator. When the user moves, the movement signal of the wearable device can be sensed through the movement sensor, and the direction signal is obtained accordingly. , or signals including strength, distance, etc.

According to the application of the system embodiment of the wearable device with movement indication, the system provides a computer host, and one or more wearable devices with movement indication. The main circuits in the wearable device are the above-mentioned controller, movement sensor, movement indication devices, communication circuits, digital signal processors and memory. The movement indication method executed therein may also be as described in the above-mentioned embodiments.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a system applying a wearable device with movement indication;

2A-2D show schematic diagrams of embodiments of a wearable device with movement indication;

Fig. 3 shows the circuit block embodiment diagram of the wearable device with movement indication;

FIG. 4 shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a system architecture of a system applying a wearable device with movement indication;

FIG. 5 shows a flowchart of an embodiment of a method for movement indication using a wearable device with movement indication;

FIG. 6 shows a flow chart of another embodiment of a method for movement indication using a wearable device with movement indication.

Detailed ways

The specification discloses a wearable device with movement instructions. The wearable device can be a device that can be worn on the user's hands, feet, etc. and can move according to the movement instructions. ~2D) implementation, one of the main features is that the wearable device is provided with a pointing device that can indicate the direction (or plus strength, distance and action), so that the user can move according to the movement instructions to achieve sports, dancing or games. Purpose. The specification further discloses a system for applying the wearable device with movement indication, wherein a plurality of wearable devices with movement indication can be set in the system, and a movement indication method running in the wearable device.

According to the implementation, as shown in FIG. 1 , which schematically shows a user 10 wearing a wearable device with a movement indication, wearing a pair of shoes 101 and 102 with a movement indication function on his feet. The shoes 101 and 102 shown in this example are respectively provided with The movement indicators 101a and 102a can visually indicate the movement direction of the shoes, so the user 10 can make consistent actions according to the lights, images, or various changes indicated on the movement indicators 101a and 102a. , and then use the movement sensors in the shoes 101 and 102 to sense the direction of movement, or add strength, distance or stepping action.

In this embodiment, the shoes 101 and 102 are provided with a communication circuit, which can wirelessly receive the movement instructions transmitted by the computer host 12 , and the processing circuits in the shoes 101 and 102 can derive direction instructions from the movement instructions, or add strength Commands, distance commands, or commands with a stepping action are then represented by the movement indicators 101a and 102a, so that the user 10 can follow these commands.

Afterwards, the sensing circuits (not shown in this figure) in the shoes 101 and 102 can sense the movement of the shoes 101 and 102 to generate movement signals, which are then transmitted to the computer host 12 , which can then communicate with the cloud server 16 through the network 14 . Online, the cloud server 16 can be online to transmit content (such as music, games, rhythm sounds, movement commands, etc.) through the system shown in FIG. 1 , and receive sensing signals generated by multiple people.

In one embodiment, the cloud server 16 is provided with a database, which can be used to manage the personal data of each end user, and can store various music, games, rhythm sounds and corresponding movement instructions, and transmit them to each end user through the computer host 12. On the wearable device, this example shows a field with a computer host 12 connected to a speaker 13, which can be used to play the corresponding music, games, rhythm sounds and other content along with the movement commands sent to the shoes 101 and 102.

2A-2D show schematic diagrams of embodiments of a wearable device with movement indication.

As shown in FIG. 2A, the wearing device with movement indication can be a glove 21, and a movement indicator 211 is provided on the glove 21 toward the position that can be seen by the user's eyes. And it can instruct the user's movement mode (such as direction, intensity, distance (amplitude), waving action, etc.) by means of light modulation such as flashing mode, color, and brightness. In other embodiments, it is not excluded that various forms of displays, light emitters, and even vibration, sound, etc., can be used to achieve the purpose of indicating the direction.

In FIG. 2B , it is shown that there is a movement indicator 221 on the shoe 22 , and the movement indicator 221 is shown schematically as a light signal as a means to indicate the movement direction. Similarly, the user can be reminded of the movement direction by means of flickering, color change, brightness change, etc. , pedaling action, moving distance and moving intensity, and the above-mentioned means of prompting movement are also not excluded.

FIG. 2C shows the shoe 23 and the movement indicator 231 arranged on the upper of the shoe 23. In this example, a plurality of light-emitting diodes arranged on the surface of the shoe 23 are used to indicate the front, rear, left, right and other directions, or by adding light-emitting diodes The number and arrangement design indicates the direction of movement in more detail.

FIG. 2D shows that the movement indicator 241 on the shoe 24 can be a display, such as a common LCD, LED, OLED, etc., to indicate each movement direction, and more indication actions can be expressed through a display such as an LCD. , in addition to the direction, you can also change the color, brightness or pattern to indicate the movement direction, stepping action, movement distance and movement intensity.

The wearable device with movement instructions proposed in the manual is not limited to the several forms shown in the above diagrams. The relevant system can create a movement command with music, games or specific sounds, etc., and the movement command is processed by the computer device to obtain a direction command. , strength instructions, distance instructions, or instructions that include stepping or dancing, through the movement indicator on the wearable device to visually, vibrate or sound to indicate the user's direction, movement intensity, and distance to move the wearable device, or include stepping ( shoes) or dance (gloves) and other actions. After that, the signals sensed by the sensors in the wearable device are transmitted to the cloud server of the system or the computer host at the near end through wireless communication technology.

The wearable device may also be a finger ring, and the finger ring should be provided with a display device for indicating direction and other action instructions. The wearable device is provided with a movement sensor, such as an accelerometer (G-sensor), a gyroscope (gyroscope), etc., which can sense the movement of the wearable device. The wearable device can communicate with external devices, can receive movement commands through, for example, WiFi ^™ or Bluetooth ^™ , and transmit sensed movement signals.

If the movement indicator is a kind of light signal, it can preferably indicate the moving distance (steps or gestures) and intensity with the intensity of brightness and light and shade; if it is a display panel, it can indicate the moving direction and distance with a pattern. with intensity (strength). Even better, due to movement such as dancing or moving to a rhythm, the wearable device can have a built-in speaker to play the music obtained from the system, and also receive corresponding movement commands.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, a circuit block diagram of a wearable device with movement indication is shown. This example shows the main circuit components in the wearable device 30, including a controller 301 that controls the operation of the wearable device, and a plurality of control components related to the wearable device 30. The circuit component electrically connected to the device 301, such as a movement sensor 307, can be realized by an accelerometer, a gyroscope, etc. to sense the moving direction of the wearable device 30, and it is not excluded that the relevant information of the movement time can be included to obtain the intensity of the movement. and distance, or may include sensing actions such as stepping or dancing.

The wearable device 30 includes a movement indicator 304, and the movement indicator 304 is used to indicate one or more combinations of a direction command, a strength command, a distance command, and a stepping or waving command, which are mainly used according to the movement command The movement direction obtained by conversion indicates a direction. Preferably, the movement indicator 304 can be a display or composed of a plurality of display lights, which can visually indicate various movement directions, and it is not excluded to use sound, vibration, etc. The method prompts the user to move the wearable device in the direction, strength, distance or other actions.

When the user moves the wearable device 30 according to the instruction prompted by the movement indicator 304, the movement sensor 307 in the wearable device 30 is used to sense the moving direction of the wearable device 30, or the movement intensity, the movement distance, or the action of stepping or dancing etc., the generated movement signal corresponds to a direction signal, a strength signal, a distance signal, or a stepping or dancing sensing signal.

The wearable device 30 is provided with a communication circuit 305 for communicating with other wearable devices or a computer host, including receiving movement commands from the computer host, and transmitting movement signals generated by the movement sensor 307, which are mainly direction signals, and also have Strength signal and/or distance signal, or plus motion signal such as stepping or waving.

The wearable device 30 may be provided with a digital signal processor 302 and a memory 303. The digital signal processor 302, such as a central processing unit in the wearable device 30, executes the movement instruction method, and can obtain the direction and intensity of the movement according to the received movement instruction. Or distance and other parameters are indicated by the movement indicator 304, and the movement direction obtained by the movement sensor 307 in the wearable device 30 can be obtained, or the intensity and/or distance calculated by the time parameter can be added, and then transmitted to the computer host. The central processing unit of the wearable device 30 can calculate a direction signal according to the movement signal, or transmit the movement signal to the computer host, and the computer host can calculate the direction signal according to the movement signal.

The wearable device 30 may include a speaker 306 in a specific embodiment, and the speaker 306 on the wearable device 30 is used to play music or sound content obtained from a cloud server or a computer host. Along with the music or sound content, the wearable device 30 At the same time, the corresponding movement command is also obtained.

FIG. 4 then shows a schematic diagram of an embodiment of a system architecture of a system applying a wearable device with movement indication.

When running a system with a wearable device with movement instructions, it is mainly to allow users wearing the wearable device to perform actions according to the music (melody), sound, games, etc. provided by the system. The indicator prompts the user to move the direction, and then senses the movement of the movement. Therefore, the software executed in the external device or the server connected to the wearable device can analyze and evaluate the movement, such as comparing the direction in the movement command, Intensity, distance, stepping steps, waving gestures, and the direction, intensity, distance, stepping or waving action signals from the movement signal returned by the wearable device, make a judgment and measure.

The system is provided with a computer host 43 at the user end, which transmits movement commands to a plurality of wearable devices in a local area network through the gateway 41, and receives movement signals from these wearable devices. The system may be provided with a cloud system 45 for connecting to each end computer The host 43 transmits commands, related music, games and other contents to the wearable devices in different local networks, and receives signals generated by the wearable devices at each end. After that, in the cloud system 45, in addition to recording, evaluation, measurement and ranking can also be performed.

In this example, in a local area network served by a computer host 43, a variety of wearable devices are connected through the gateway 41, wherein the wearable device 1 401, the wearable device 2 402 and the wearable device 3 403 are connected to each other in the form of shoes with Wearing devices for moving instructions, and wearing devices four 404 and five 405 are wearable devices with moving instructions in the form of gloves that can be connected to each other.

During operation, the cloud system 45 transmits music, games and corresponding movement commands to the computer host 43 through the network. The computer host 43 can not only broadcast music or games, but also transmit the movement commands to the wearable devices 401-405. This example shows that the wearable devices 401 to 405 in a local area network can individually connect to the computer host 43 through the gateway 41 . According to yet another embodiment, a point-to-point connection can be established between the wearable devices 401-405, so as to transmit movement commands and receive movement information more efficiently.

According to the example of the icon, the wearable device 2 402 and the wearable device 3 403 are connected to the wearable device 1 401, and then the wearable device 1 401 is connected to the gateway 41, the wearable device 5 405 is connected to the gateway 41 through the wearable device 4 404, and The wearable devices 401-405 can be connected to each other, and can transfer movement commands, movement signals, or add music or game content to each other under a specific communication protocol. In this way, when the music and corresponding movement instructions in the computer host 43 are to be transmitted to all wearable devices in the local area network, since the wearable devices can communicate with each other, the technical purpose of indicating the movement direction through the wearable device can be achieved in a wider range.

Furthermore, when the cloud system 45 or the computer host 43 provides content such as music, rhythm, games, etc., it can be streamed to each of the wearable devices 401-405, and memory such as RAM/SRAM/DRAM can be set in the wearable device for Digital content is stored for temporarily storing received movement commands and sensed signals.

It should be pointed out here that, in one embodiment, the central processing unit in the wearable device (401-405) can automatically calculate the direction signal according to the movement signal sensed therein, and then provide it to the computer host 43; or In another embodiment, the wearable devices ( 401 - 405 ) only transmit the sensed raw data, and the computer host 43 calculates the direction signal from the received movement signal and evaluates it.

In particular, because the wearable device with movement indication prompts the user the direction of movement, or the strength, distance, and movement through the movement indicator (light signal, display) of the wearable device itself, instead of the traditional display and display The way of moving on the floor of the sensor, the operation of the wearable device and system with movement indication is not limited by the venue.

FIG. 5 then shows a flow chart of an embodiment of a movement indication method using a wearable device with movement indication. The devices running this method include a cloud server 51, a computer host 52 and multiple wearable devices. In this example, a wearable device 1 53 and a wearable device are shown. Device II 54. The system is connected to the cloud server 51 through the computer host 52. The cloud server 51 can be used as a workstation for providing sound signals including rhythm, and can be used to receive the direction signal obtained within a period of time and the time of the relevant direction signal to obtain the strength signal or distance. The signal, by comparing a plurality of commands of the movement command during this period, performs a judgment measure.

According to the process embodiment, the computer host 52 starts to generate the request signal according to the user's needs, and requests the cloud server 51 to provide the content by transmitting the content request (step 501 ), and then the cloud server 51 loads the rhythm content (step 502 ), which includes the corresponding The content movement command is sent by the computer host 52 to each wearable device. In this example, the movement command is sent to the wearable device 1 53 (step 503 ), and the movement command is also sent to the wearable device 2 54 (step 504 ). The means of transmitting the instructions may be radio frequency (RF) serial or parallel communication to transmit the instructions to more than one person.

In the following period of time, the user wearing these wearable devices (53, 54) can also obtain a Intensity command, or plus a distance command, or an action command that prompts stepping or waving. When the user performs actions according to these instructions, the motion sensors in each wearable device generate motion signals, for example, the wearable device 1 53 generates motion signals (step 505 ), and transmits them to the computer host 52 through a specific communication protocol; the wearable device 2 54 generates motion signals signal (step 506 ) and transmitted to the computer host 52 .

Next, the computer host 52 receives the mobile signals generated by each wearable device (53, 54) for a period of time, and the formed mobile data is transmitted to the cloud server 51 (step 507), and the software program in the cloud server 51 obtains each data according to a period of time. The movement signal of the wearable device, in which the time information can be used to obtain the strength signal and the distance signal, and then compare the initially generated movement command to carry out a judgment measurement, and the generated judgment measurement result can be returned to the computer host 52 (step 508 ) ), so that users at all ends can know the evaluation and measurement results.

The flow of the movement indication method shown in FIG. 6 is a flow chart of another embodiment applied to a wearable device with movement indication.

The system prompts the movement direction, intensity, distance and/or action through the wearable device with movement indications worn by the user, and also obtains the direction, intensity, distance and/or action of the user's movement through the movement sensor in the wearable device. The information of the user's movement can only be obtained in a specific venue. The wearable device is further provided with a digital signal processor capable of processing these information, and the wearable device is provided with a related circuit that can communicate with each other, and a related communication circuit connected to a computer host or a cloud system, so that the wearable device is in this system. Act as an effective terminal node, so that the service on the system side can obtain the information of each terminal wearable device.

In the flow of the movement instruction method performed by the digital signal processor in the wearable device, starting at step S601, a movement instruction transmitted by the system-side cloud server or the computer host is received, and then, as in step S603, the movement instruction is converted into a software program in step S603. direction, or add signals such as strength, distance, stepping or waving, through the movement indicator on the wearable device, as in step S605, indicate the moving direction, intensity, distance, stepping or The swipe motion allows the user to move the wearable device with these commands. In another step S607, the motion signal is sensed by the motion sensor in the wearable device, and the motion signal can be transmitted to the computer host, as in step S609.

To sum up, the above embodiments disclose a wearable device with movement indication, and a method for executing movement indication through the wearable device. The formed system can be used for sports, training, and games, and can be used by one or more people. It can be used at the same time, and the relative direction of the user's movement can be sensed at any time, which is different from the traditional DDR application that requires a specific venue, the number of people and equipment restrictions, and even the user needs to face a specific direction.

The above descriptions are only preferred feasible embodiments of the present invention, and all equivalent changes and modifications made according to the scope of the patent application of the present invention shall fall within the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A movement indication method is applied to a wearable device with movement indication, and is characterized in that the method comprises the following steps:

the wearable device receives a moving instruction from a computer host;

converting the moving instruction into a direction instruction, and indicating a direction through a moving indicator on the wearable device;

sensing a movement signal of the wearable device through a movement sensor of the wearable device; and

the wearable device calculates a direction signal according to the movement signal, or transmits the movement signal to the computer host to obtain a direction signal according to the movement signal.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the direction command is derived according to the movement command, and a time related to the direction command is derived to derive an intensity command or add a distance command.

3. The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the host computer receives the movement signal and the time for generating the movement signal, and further generates a strength signal or a distance signal in addition to the direction signal, and then compares a plurality of commands of the movement command in the time to perform a judgment.

4. A wearable device having a movement indicator, said wearable device comprising:

a controller;

the movement sensor is electrically connected with the controller and used for sensing the movement direction of the wearable device;

a mobile indicator electrically connected to the controller for indicating a direction;

the communication circuit is electrically connected with the controller and is used for communicating with other wearing devices or a computer host;

a digital signal processor and a memory electrically connected to the controller, the digital signal processor executing a movement indication method, comprising:

receiving a moving command from the host computer through the communication circuit;

converting the moving instruction into a direction instruction, and indicating the direction through the moving indicator;

sensing a movement signal of the wearable device through the movement sensor; and

a direction signal is derived from the movement signal.

5. The wearable device with movement indication of claim 4, wherein the movement sensor is one or both of an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

6. The wearable device with movement indication of claim 4, wherein the movement indicator is a display or is composed of a plurality of display lights to indicate various movement directions.

7. A wearing device with movement indication according to claim 5 or 6, wherein one or more combinations of an intensity instruction, a distance instruction, and a step or dance instruction are indicated by the movement indicator.

8. A system for using a wearable device with movement indication, the system comprising:

a host computer;

one or more wearing devices with movement indications, each wearing device with movement indications comprising:

a controller;

the movement sensor is electrically connected with the controller and used for sensing the movement direction of the wearable device;

a mobile indicator electrically connected to the controller for indicating a direction;

a communication circuit electrically connected to the controller for communicating with the computer host;

a digital signal processor and a memory electrically connected to the controller, the digital signal processor executing a movement indication method, comprising:

receiving a moving command from the host computer through the communication circuit;

converting the moving instruction into a direction instruction, and indicating the direction through the moving indicator;

sensing a movement signal of the wearable device through the movement sensor; and

the direction signal is calculated by the mobile signal, or the mobile signal is transmitted to the host computer, and the host computer calculates the direction signal according to the mobile signal.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the plurality of wearable devices with movement indications are in communication with each other.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the system is connected to a cloud server through the host computer for providing audio signals including rhythm, receiving the direction signal and the time associated with the split-phase signal over a period of time, further generating an intensity signal or a distance signal, and comparing instructions of the movement instruction over the period of time to perform a metric.

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