Wearable massaging device, control method thereof, apparatus, and medium

Abstract

The present application relates to the technical field of wearable equipment, and discloses a wearable massage device, a control method, equipment and a medium, the wearable massage device comprising: an information acquisition unit and a massage clothing unit in communication connection; the information acquisition unit is used for acquiring a gesture signal and an electromyographic signal of a user; the massage clothing unit is used for determining a human body area needing to be applied with electric stimulation according to the gesture signal, and applying electric stimulation on the human body area on the massage clothing unit. The present application solves the shortcomings that it is difficult to operate the massage of the specified parts of the human body, or the simultaneous massage position is less, the massage method is single, and the massage strength is invariable.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of wearable massage technology, and more particularly to a wearable massage device, its control method, equipment, and medium. Background Technology

[0002] There are many electrostimulation therapy products on the market, which generally involve attaching electrodes to designated massage areas on the body and then applying electrical stimulation to relax the muscles. A drawback of this method is that, for example, if electrical stimulation is needed for back muscles, it's difficult for one person to place the electrodes on the corresponding muscles. Furthermore, the massage techniques are limited, and if the area needs to be changed, the electrode positions must be readjusted, making it inconvenient. Some intelligent solutions mention simulated massage techniques, but these designs pre-program the massage techniques into a fixed sequence, preventing adjustments to the techniques and positions during the process, thus lacking flexibility. Summary of the Invention

[0003] This invention provides a wearable massage device, its control method, computer equipment, and medium to solve the technical problems of difficulty in operating massage of designated areas and the limited number of areas that can be massaged simultaneously.

[0004] In a first aspect, a wearable massage device is provided, comprising:

[0005] The information acquisition unit and massage garment unit are connected via communication.

[0006] The information acquisition unit is used to acquire the user's gesture signals and electromyographic signals;

[0007] The massage garment unit is used to determine the human body area to be electrically stimulated based on the gesture signal, and to apply electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal.

[0008] In some embodiments, the information acquisition unit includes a gesture capture module, an electromyography signal acquisition module, and an acquisition control module;

[0009] The gesture capture module is used to collect the user's gesture signals;

[0010] The electromyography (EMG) signal acquisition module is used to acquire EMG signals from the user's hand;

[0011] The acquisition and control module is used to transmit the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal to the massage garment unit.

[0012] In some embodiments, the information acquisition unit further includes a glove carrier, which includes a palm sleeve structure and a finger sleeve structure;

[0013] Both the electromyography signal acquisition module and the gesture capture module are mounted on the finger sleeve structure; the acquisition control module is mounted on the palm sleeve structure.

[0014] The acquisition control module is electrically connected to the gesture capture module and the electromyography signal acquisition module via conductive sewing thread.

[0015] In some embodiments, the electromyography signal acquisition module includes two sampling electrodes, which together form a pair of sampling electrodes.

[0016] In some embodiments, the gesture capture module includes an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

[0017] In some embodiments, the electromyography signal acquisition module and the gesture capture module are connected to the first contact of the first circuit base of the information acquisition unit via a conductive sewing thread;

[0018] The acquisition and control module is detachably connected to the first circuit base.

[0019] In some embodiments, the acquisition control module has a plurality of exposed first contacts, which are used to electrically connect to the electromyography signal acquisition module and the gesture capture module through the first circuit base, and to charge the information acquisition unit through the first contacts.

[0020] In some embodiments, the massage garment unit includes a wearable carrier, a massage module disposed on the wearable carrier, and a massage control module electrically connected to the massage module;

[0021] The massage control module is used to receive the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal, determine the human body area that needs to be electrically stimulated based on the gesture signal, and generate the current or voltage applied by the massage module on the massage garment unit corresponding to the human body area based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal.

[0022] The massage module is used to receive the current or voltage to apply electrical stimulation to the human body area.

[0023] In some embodiments, the massage control module includes a microcontroller module and an electrostimulation module. The microcontroller module is used to determine the human body area to be electrostimulated based on the gesture signal, and to generate a control command to control the electrostimulation module to output a corresponding current or voltage based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal. The electrostimulation module is used to output a corresponding current or voltage to the massage electrode submodule according to the control command, and to monitor the current or voltage in real time.

[0024] In some embodiments, the massage electrode submodule includes a plurality of massage electrodes arranged in a rectangular array.

[0025] In some embodiments, the massage module is connected to a second contact of the second circuit base of the massage garment unit via a conductive sewing thread;

[0026] The massage control module is detachably connected to the second circuit base.

[0027] In some embodiments, the massage control module has a plurality of exposed second contacts for electrically connecting to the massage electrodes via the second circuit base and for charging the massage garment unit via the second contacts.

[0028] Secondly, a control method for the aforementioned wearable massage device is provided, comprising:

[0029] Acquire user gesture signals and electromyographic signals;

[0030] Based on the gesture signals, determine the human body area where electrical stimulation needs to be applied;

[0031] Electrical stimulation is applied to the human body area on the massage garment unit based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal.

[0032] In some embodiments, determining the human body area requiring electrical stimulation based on the gesture signal includes:

[0033] Based on the hand movement information included in the gesture signal, the motion trajectory of the massage motion unit is determined, and it is determined whether the user makes a preset gesture.

[0034] When it is determined that the user makes a preset gesture, the human body area corresponding to the end point of the movement trajectory is determined as the human body area that needs to be subjected to electrical stimulation.

[0035] In some embodiments, the method further includes:

[0036] The starting point of the motion trajectory is aligned with the positioning origin on the massage garment unit;

[0037] The current human body area to which the motion trajectory extends is determined in real time, and at least one massage electrode in the current human body area on the massage garment unit is controlled to apply electrical stimulation.

[0038] In some embodiments, applying electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal includes:

[0039] When it is determined that the user makes a preset gesture, electrical stimulation is applied to the human body area on the massage garment unit based on the electromyographic signal collected when the user makes the preset gesture.

[0040] In some embodiments, applying electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit includes outputting a current or voltage corresponding to the electrical stimulation at the human body area on the massage garment unit; the method further includes:

[0041] Real-time monitoring of the current corresponding to the electrical stimulation;

[0042] If the current is greater than a preset current threshold, then the current is adjusted to be lower than the current threshold; or,

[0043] Real-time monitoring of the voltage corresponding to the electrical stimulation;

[0044] If the voltage is greater than a preset voltage threshold, the voltage is adjusted to be lower than the voltage threshold.

[0045] Thirdly, a computer device is provided, including a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, wherein the processor executes the computer program to implement the steps of the control method for the wearable massage device described above.

[0046] Fourthly, a computer-readable storage medium is provided, which stores a computer program that, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the control method for the wearable massage device described above.

[0047] In the aforementioned wearable massage device, its control method, computer equipment, and storage medium, the wearable massage device includes: an information acquisition unit and a massage garment unit connected by communication; the information acquisition unit is used to acquire the user's gesture signals and electromyographic (EMG) signals; the massage garment unit is used to determine the human body area requiring electrical stimulation based on the gesture signals, and to apply electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit based on the gesture signals and EMG signals. It is evident that the massage garment unit, which massages the human body, is worn on the body in the form of clothing. Therefore, simply wearing the massage garment unit can cover the area of ​​the human body that needs massage, solving the problems of difficulty in massaging specific parts of the body and the limited number of massage locations. Simultaneously, the information acquisition unit can acquire the user's gesture information and EMG signals, and can easily determine the human body area that needs massage based on the gesture signals. The user's EMG signals are the temporal and spatial superposition of motor unit action potentials (MUAPs) among numerous muscle fibers. Surface electromyography (SEMG) is the combined effect of superficial muscle EMG and electrical activity on nerve trunks on the skin surface. It can reflect neuromuscular activity to a certain extent. Therefore, by controlling the different SEMG signals output by the user, the massage garment unit can provide different electrical stimulation to the human body, i.e., different massage modes. Thus, this invention uses a wearable massage garment unit that can cover any area of ​​the human body that needs massage. The area to be massaged is determined based on the user's hand gestures (gesture signals), and the massage mode is controlled based on the body's SEMG signals. The changes in the body's SEMG signals change with the degree of force (tension) at the area where the SEMG signals are collected, meaning that changes in SEMG signals are easily controlled, thus easily controlling changes in the massage mode. This overcomes the shortcomings of single massage techniques and unchangeable massage intensity. Attached Figure Description

[0048] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments of the present invention will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0049] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the information collection unit of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0050] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a massage garment unit of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0051] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the left and right information acquisition units of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0052] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the data acquisition and control module of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0053] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the massage control module of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0054] Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram illustrating the interaction between the data acquisition control module and the massage control module of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0055] Figure 7 This is a distribution diagram of the massage electrodes in the massage garment unit of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0056] Figure 8 This is a schematic diagram of the massage electrodes of a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0057] Figure 9 This is a flowchart of a control method for a wearable massage device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0058] Figure 10 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a computer device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

[0059] Explanation of reference numerals in the attached figures: 10, Information acquisition unit 10; 10a, Left information acquisition unit; 10b, Right information acquisition unit; 11, Acquisition control module; 12, Electromyography signal acquisition module; 120, Sampling electrode; 13, Gesture capture module; 20, Massage garment unit; 21, Massage control module; 22, Massage module; 22a, Left shoulder massage module; 22b, Right shoulder massage module; 22c, Waist massage module; 220, Massage electrode; 220a, Conductive massage electrode; 220b, Non-conductive massage electrode. Detailed Implementation

[0060] The technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some, not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. Based on the embodiments of the present invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0061] like Figures 1 to 8 As shown, an embodiment of the present invention provides a wearable massage device, including: an information acquisition unit 10 and a massage garment unit 20 connected by communication;

[0062] Information acquisition unit 10 is used to acquire the user's gesture signals and electromyographic signals;

[0063] Gesture signals can be user hand gestures or movement trajectories, which can be pre-set according to specific circumstances, such as drawing a circle or a "Z". Electromyography (EMG) signals are one-dimensional time-series electrical signals that are guided and recorded from the muscle surface using surface electrodes to track and record the bioelectrical changes of the neuromuscular system during muscle activity. EMG signals reflect the functional state of nerves and muscles, and the magnitude of the EMG signal can be correspondingly affected by the force applied to the muscles.

[0064] The massage garment unit 20 is used to determine the human body area to be electrically stimulated based on gesture signals, and to apply electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit 20 based on gesture signals and electromyographic signals.

[0065] The massage garment unit 20 is used to massage the human body. The human body area here refers to the area of ​​the massage garment unit 20 corresponding to the human body after the person wears the massage garment unit 20.

[0066] In some embodiments, the information acquisition unit 10 includes a gesture capture module 13, an electromyography signal acquisition module 12, and an acquisition control module 11.

[0067] Gesture capture module 13 is used to collect the user's gesture signals;

[0068] Electromyography (EMG) signal acquisition module 12 is used to acquire EMG signals from the user's hand;

[0069] The acquisition and control module 11 is used to transmit gesture signals and electromyographic signals to the massage garment unit 20.

[0070] In some application scenarios, the gesture capture module 13 may include an accelerometer and a gyroscope. For example, the gesture capture module 13 may be an inertial measurement unit (IMU), which is a device for measuring the three-axis attitude angles (or angular rates) and acceleration of an object. Generally, an IMU contains three single-axis accelerometers and three single-axis gyroscopes. The accelerometers detect the acceleration signals of the object in the independent three axes of the carrier coordinate system, while the gyroscopes detect the angular velocity signals of the carrier relative to the navigation coordinate system. By measuring the angular velocity and acceleration of the object in three-dimensional space, the attitude of the object can be calculated. Taking an IMU with 3-axis acceleration and 3-axis gyroscope functionality as an example, the 3-axis acceleration is used to detect spatial displacement. If the horizontal direction shifts 30cm to the left, the Y and Z data in the 3-axis remain unchanged, while only the X-axis data changes by 30cm. The acquisition and control module 11 will send the changed data to the massage garment unit 20, which will then perform spatial position recognition and apply electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit 20. The 3-axis gyroscope is used to detect rotational gestures when the displacement is small. This can be used as a control signal. For example, if the hand position only rotates without displacement, the linear acceleration component cannot determine whether the hand is moving. Only the gyroscope can detect the hand rotation and send the command to stop or cycle the electrical stimulation to the massage garment unit 20.

[0071] The electromyography (EMG) signal acquisition module 12 can be a surface electrode that can be attached to the user's hand. This surface electrode can use silver / silver chloride material as the sensing element. The surface electrode is attached to the skin of the human body in the form of an electrode pad to acquire EMG signals from the user's hand.

[0072] The acquisition and control module 11 (finger sleeve control board) may include circuit structures such as a gesture signal and electromyography (EMG) signal processing submodule, a power management submodule, and a wireless transmission submodule. The processing submodule is used to convert the gesture signals and EMG signals acquired by the gesture capture module 13 and the EMG signal acquisition module 12 into signals that the massage garment unit 20 can process, such as digital-to-analog conversion and differential amplification. The power management submodule mainly includes a battery charging management circuit to realize trickle charging, constant current charging, and constant voltage charging of the battery, better protecting battery life. There is also an LDO power supply provided to the EMG signal acquisition module 12, the gesture capture module 13, and the wireless transmission submodule, which converts the battery voltage into a voltage that is compatible with the wireless module, the EMG signal acquisition module 12, and the gesture capture module 13 to ensure their normal operation. The wireless transmission module is used to transmit the gesture signals and EMG signals to the massage garment unit 20 wirelessly. If the gesture signals and EMG signals are data signals, they can be transmitted directly. If they are analog signals, the wireless transmission module will perform AD conversion before packaging and transmitting them to the massage garment unit 20.

[0073] Of course, in other application scenarios, the signal transmission between the information acquisition unit 10 and the massage garment unit 20 can also be wired, that is, transmitted through a data cable.

[0074] In some embodiments, the information acquisition unit 10 further includes a glove carrier, which includes a palm sleeve structure and a finger sleeve structure;

[0075] Both the electromyography signal acquisition module 12 and the gesture capture module 13 are mounted on the finger sleeve structure; the acquisition control module 11 is mounted on the palm sleeve structure.

[0076] The acquisition control module 11 is electrically connected to the gesture capture module 13 and the electromyography signal acquisition module 12 via conductive sewing thread.

[0077] In some application scenarios, the information acquisition unit 10 includes a left information acquisition unit 10a and a right information acquisition unit 10b, worn on the left and right hands respectively. There are two acquisition control modules 11 (finger sleeve control boards): a left acquisition control module 11 (left finger sleeve control board) and a right acquisition control module 11 (right finger sleeve control board). Each finger in each finger sleeve integrates a flexible FPC board containing an IMU circuit and two sampling electrodes 120, which form a pair of differential electrodes. The acquisition control module 11 (finger sleeve control board) is electrically connected to each sampling electrode 120 and the IMU via a wired connection. This wired connection can utilize conductive sewing thread, allowing for perfect bonding with the finger sleeve's textile material.

[0078] In some embodiments, the electromyography signal acquisition module 12 and the gesture capture module 13 are connected to the first contact of the first circuit base of the information acquisition unit 10 via conductive sewing thread;

[0079] The acquisition and control module 11 is detachably connected to the first circuit base.

[0080] The acquisition control module 11 has multiple exposed first contacts, which are used to electrically connect to the electromyography signal acquisition module 12 and the gesture capture module 13 via the first circuit base, and to charge the information acquisition unit 10 via the first contacts.

[0081] Understandably, the acquisition control module 11 (finger sleeve control board) is detachable. The sampling electrode 120 and the IMU flexible circuit board are connected to the contacts of the first circuit base via conductive sewing thread. Then, the first circuit base and the finger sleeve control board are connected by magnetic attraction or push-pull buckles. The acquisition control module 11 (finger sleeve control board) has a shell with exposed contacts. The multiple exposed contacts have two functions: first, they connect to the first circuit base, thus forming an electrical connection between the sampling electrode 120 and the IMU and the finger sleeve control board; second, they are used for charging. The acquisition control module 11 (finger sleeve control board) has a power management module, an electromyography acquisition module, and a wireless transmission module.

[0082] In some embodiments, the massage garment unit 20 includes a wearable carrier, a massage module 22 disposed on the wearable carrier, and a massage control module 21 electrically connected to the massage module 22;

[0083] Massage control module 21 is used to receive gesture signals and electromyographic signals, determine the human body area that needs to be electrically stimulated based on the gesture signals, and generate the current or voltage applied by the massage module 22 on the massage garment unit 20 corresponding to the human body area based on the gesture signals and electromyographic signals.

[0084] Massage module 22 is used to receive current or voltage to apply electrical stimulation to a region of the human body.

[0085] In some application scenarios, the wearable carrier can be a top that can be worn on the upper body of the human body (e.g., a T-shirt-style top). Massage modules 22 are set in important positions of the wearable carrier. The important positions referred to here are the positions on the wearable carrier that correspond to the parts of the human body that need to be massaged when the wearable carrier is worn on the human body (e.g., the positions on the wearable carrier that correspond to the human body parts such as the shoulders and waist).

[0086] In some embodiments, the massage control module 21 includes a microcontroller module (MCU control module) and an electrical stimulation module. The microcontroller module (MCU control module) is used to determine the human body area that needs to be electrically stimulated based on the gesture signal, and to generate control commands to control the electrical stimulation module to output corresponding current or voltage based on the gesture signal and electromyographic signal. The electrical stimulation module is used to output corresponding current or voltage to the massage electrode 220 submodule according to the control command, and to monitor the current or voltage in real time.

[0087] Understandably, the electrostimulation module primarily applies low-frequency high voltage or varying currents to the massage electrodes 220 to stimulate human muscles and achieve a massage effect. To prevent excessive current or voltage, the electrostimulation module continuously monitors the voltage and current across the applied electrodes. If the current or voltage is too high, it promptly reduces the driving voltage and current to prevent skin burns. The electrostimulation module is controlled by the DAC signal from the MCU control module, applying current or voltage of corresponding intensity based on the magnitude of the DAC signal.

[0088] In some embodiments, the massage electrode 220 submodule includes a plurality of massage electrodes 220 arranged in a rectangular array.

[0089] It is understandable that, such as Figure 7 As shown, the massage garment unit 20 is equipped with a left shoulder massage module 22a, a right shoulder massage module 22b, and a waist massage module 22c. The multiple massage electrodes 220 of the massage module 22 are arranged in a matrix. This optimizes the arrangement of the massage electrodes 220 and allows for the distribution of a sufficient number of massage electrodes 220 in a fixed large area, thereby improving the precision of the electrical stimulation area.

[0090] In some application scenarios, such as Figure 8 As shown, each massage electrode 220 is made of small units of sponge and conductive material. By wrapping the sponge with conductive fabric, a massage electrode 220 with a certain thickness is created. Its raised structure is more conducive to contact with the skin and improves the massage quality.

[0091] In some embodiments, the massage module 22 is connected to the second contact of the second circuit base of the massage garment unit 20 via a conductive sewing thread;

[0092] The massage control module 21 is detachably connected to the second circuit base.

[0093] In some embodiments, the massage control module 21 has a plurality of exposed second contacts for electrically connecting to the massage electrode 220 via the second circuit base and for charging the massage garment unit 20 via the second contacts.

[0094] In some applications, the massage electrode 220 is connected to the second circuit base using conductive sewing thread. The second circuit base is connected to the massage control module 21 (clothing control board) using a magnetic or push-pull locking method. The massage control module 21 (clothing control board) is encased in a plastic shell, exposing only the metal contacts. These metal contacts are used to connect with the exposed contacts on the base in a corresponding manner, thereby establishing a pathway between the massage electrode 220 and the massage control module 21. The massage control module 21 integrates a power management module, a wireless transceiver module, an MCU control module, and an electrical stimulation circuit module.

[0095] The power management module provides operating power for the wireless transceiver module, MCU control module, and electrical stimulation circuit module. Furthermore, this design uses a lithium battery for power, so the power module contains a battery charge / discharge management module, primarily responsible for trickle charging, constant current charging, and regulated charging. When the battery surface temperature becomes too high or a short circuit occurs, the power management circuit module can stop charging and quickly disconnect the short-circuited power supply to prevent fire.

[0096] The wireless transceiver module is mainly used to receive IMU data and electromyography data transmitted from the left and right finger sleeve wireless modules. After receiving the data, the wireless module transmits the data back to the MCU control module via a wired connection. If the MCU needs to control the sampling control module, the wireless transmission module will send the control information to the finger sleeve control board, enabling the clothing control board to monitor the finger sleeve control board.

[0097] After the wireless transmission module sends the IMU data and electromyography (EMG) data of each finger to the MCU control module, the MCU calculates the displacement of each glove and the strength of the EMG signal for each finger. This allows the MCU to control the electrodes at the corresponding positions and apply electrical stimulation intensity proportional to the EMG signal strength. The method for achieving this electrical stimulation intensity is that the MCU sends DAC signals of varying magnitudes to the electrical stimulation module. The module then applies appropriate drive intensity based on the DAC data, thereby achieving massage effects for different areas, using different techniques, and with different pressures.

[0098] The working principle of a wearable massage device provided in this invention is as follows: Each finger integrates an IMU (Integrated Mutor Unit) 6-axis sensor (3-axis accelerometer + 3-axis gyroscope) and two textile electrodes within the left and right finger sleeves. The IMU can detect the spatial position of the fingers, including displacement and angular changes, thereby generating spatial operation commands. The two textile electrodes constitute a differential input channel for electromyography (EMG), used to collect EMG signals from each finger to determine the intensity of force applied, achieving the purpose of simulating the intensity of a human hand massage. The spatial position information collected by the IMU and the EMG signals collected by the EMG acquisition module are both transmitted to the main control board of the garment via a wireless transmission module on the finger sleeve. Upon receiving the data, the main control board performs spatial data analysis, determines the current hand movement, and drives the corresponding unit electrodes in the electrode matrix to provide electrical stimulation based on different hand movements, forming various massage techniques such as hammering, pinching, and tapping. By implanting textile electrodes in different parts of clothing, massage can be given to the corresponding areas. The area to be stimulated can be selected by moving the hand back and forth and up and down. The intensity of the force applied by the fingers can be used to deliver different currents of electrical stimulation, which perfectly solves the shortcomings of back massage, such as inconvenience, limited massage techniques, and inability to change the massage intensity.

[0099] In one embodiment, such as Figure 9 As shown, a control method for the above-mentioned wearable massage device is provided, which may include:

[0100] S10: Acquire the user's gesture signals and electromyography signals;

[0101] The aforementioned information acquisition unit 10 is used to acquire the user's gesture signals and electromyographic signals.

[0102] S20: Determine the area of ​​the human body to be stimulated based on the hand gesture signal;

[0103] In one embodiment, the above-described S20 may include:

[0104] S201: Based on the hand movement information included in the gesture signal, determine the movement trajectory of the massage motion unit and determine whether the user has made a preset gesture;

[0105] S202: When it is determined that the user makes a preset gesture, the human body area corresponding to the end point of the movement trajectory is determined as the human body area that needs to be subjected to electrical stimulation.

[0106] In one embodiment, the above-described S20 may further include:

[0107] S203: Align the starting point of the motion trajectory with the positioning origin on the massage garment unit 20;

[0108] S204: Determine the current human body area to which the motion trajectory extends in real time, and control at least one massage electrode 220 on the massage garment unit 20 in the current human body area to apply electrical stimulation.

[0109] In some application scenarios, after putting on the left and right gloves and the wearable device, press the power button on the massage garment unit 20. Figure 7 An electrical stimulation will be applied to the solid circle, indicating that the default position is the solid circle. To activate the shoulder massage module 22 in a hand-pinching massage motion, move your hands upwards. If your hands stop moving, a corresponding electrode on each hand will receive an electrical stimulation, indicating that the moved position corresponds to that stimulation area. If the desired massage location is not yet reached, continue fine-tuning your hands until the target position is achieved. Then, draw a circle in the air with your hands as a position lock signal. Once the position is locked, the hands will be in a pinching motion, and the corresponding electrode will provide electrical stimulation. Figure 8 The massage electrode 220a is turned on, meaning that a corresponding current is applied (presenting an area similar to that touched by a hand), while the massage electrode 220b is not turned on.

[0110] Simulating hand-pinching massage, if you want to increase the massage intensity, you can pinch a little harder, because the finger sleeve can collect electromyographic signals from the fingers. The harder you pinch, the stronger the electromyographic signals collected from the fingers will be. The finger sleeve control board transmits the enhanced electromyographic signals to the clothing control board wirelessly. After receiving the signals, the clothing control board increases the electrical stimulation current or voltage to achieve a stronger electrical stimulation effect.

[0111] S30: Apply electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit 20 based on gesture signals and electromyographic signals.

[0112] The above-mentioned S30 may include:

[0113] When the user makes a preset gesture, electrical stimulation is applied to the human body area on the massage garment unit 20 based on the electromyographic signals collected when the user makes the preset gesture.

[0114] In some applications, if the massage posture remains unchanged, you only need to quickly tap three times with the index fingers of both hands (which can be detected by the acceleration of the index fingers as a control signal), and the previous massage method will be used automatically afterwards.

[0115] To stop the massage, remove the finger cot (the electromyography module in the finger cot can detect when all leads have fallen off (leads refer to electrodes installed on the fingers), which can serve as a control signal) or quickly tap three times with your index finger.

[0116] In some embodiments, applying electrical stimulation to a human body area on the massage garment unit 20 includes outputting a current or voltage corresponding to the electrical stimulation at the human body area on the massage garment unit 20; the method further includes:

[0117] Real-time monitoring of the current corresponding to electrical stimulation;

[0118] If the current exceeds the preset current threshold, adjust the current to be lower than the current threshold; or,

[0119] Real-time monitoring of the voltage corresponding to electrical stimulation;

[0120] When the voltage is greater than the preset voltage threshold, the voltage is adjusted to be lower than the voltage threshold.

[0121] In one embodiment, a computer device is provided, which may be a server, and its internal structure diagram may be as follows: Figure 10 As shown, the computer device includes a processor, memory, network interface, and database connected via a system bus. The processor provides computing and control capabilities. The memory includes non-volatile and / or volatile storage media and internal memory. The non-volatile storage media stores the operating system, computer programs, and database. The internal memory provides an environment for the operation of the operating system and computer programs in the non-volatile storage media. The network interface is used to communicate with external clients via a network connection. When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the control functions or steps of a wearable massage device.

[0122] Acquire user gesture signals and electromyographic signals;

[0123] Based on hand gestures, determine the areas of the human body where electrical stimulation needs to be applied;

[0124] Electrical stimulation is applied to the human body area on the massage garment unit 20 based on gesture signals and electromyographic signals.

[0125] In one embodiment, a computer-readable storage medium is provided having a computer program stored thereon, the computer program performing the following steps when executed by a processor:

[0126] Acquire user gesture signals and electromyographic signals;

[0127] Based on hand gestures, determine the areas of the human body where electrical stimulation needs to be applied;

[0128] Electrical stimulation is applied to the human body area on the massage garment unit 20 based on gesture signals and electromyographic signals.

[0129] Those skilled in the art will understand that all or part of the processes in the above embodiments can be implemented by a computer program instructing related hardware. The computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium. When executed, the computer program can include the processes of the embodiments of the above methods. Any references to memory, storage, databases, or other media used in the embodiments provided in this application can include non-volatile and / or volatile memory. Non-volatile memory may include read-only memory (ROM), programmable ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electrically erasable programmable ROM (EEPROM), or flash memory. Volatile memory may include random access memory (RAM) or external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM is available in a variety of forms, such as static RAM (SRAM), dynamic RAM (DRAM), synchronous DRAM (SDRAM), dual data rate SDRAM (DDRSDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous link DRAM (SLDRAM), RAMbus direct RAM (RDRAM), direct memory bus dynamic RAM (DRDRAM), and memory bus dynamic RAM (RDRAM), etc.

[0130] Those skilled in the art will clearly understand that, for the sake of convenience and brevity, the above-described division of functional units and modules is used as an example. In practical applications, the above functions can be assigned to different functional units and modules as needed, that is, the internal structure of the device can be divided into different functional units or modules to complete all or part of the functions described above.

[0131] The above-described embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to limit it. Although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that modifications can still be made to the technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments, or equivalent substitutions can be made to some of the technical features. Such modifications or substitutions do not cause the essence of the corresponding technical solutions to deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, and should all be included within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims

1. A wearable massage device, characterized in that, include: The information acquisition unit and massage garment unit are connected via communication. The information acquisition unit is used to acquire the user's gesture signals and electromyographic signals; The massage garment unit is used to determine the human body area requiring electrical stimulation based on the gesture signal, and to apply electrical stimulation to the human body area on the massage garment unit based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal; wherein, determining the human body area requiring electrical stimulation based on the gesture signal includes determining the movement trajectory of the massage garment unit based on the hand movement information included in the gesture signal, and determining whether the user makes a preset gesture. When it is determined that the user makes a preset gesture, the human body area corresponding to the endpoint of the movement trajectory is determined as the human body area requiring electrical stimulation.

2. The wearable massage device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The information acquisition unit includes a gesture capture module, an electromyography signal acquisition module, and an acquisition control module; The gesture capture module is used to collect the user's gesture signals; The electromyography (EMG) signal acquisition module is used to acquire EMG signals from the user's hand; The acquisition and control module is used to transmit the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal to the massage garment unit.

3. The wearable massage device as described in claim 2, characterized in that, The information acquisition unit also includes a glove carrier, which includes a palm sleeve structure and a finger sleeve structure; Both the electromyography signal acquisition module and the gesture capture module are mounted on the finger sleeve structure; the acquisition control module is mounted on the palm sleeve structure. The acquisition control module is electrically connected to the gesture capture module and the electromyography signal acquisition module via conductive sewing thread.

4. The wearable massage device as described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The electromyography signal acquisition module includes two sampling electrodes, which together form a pair of sampling electrodes.

5. The wearable massage device as described in claim 2 or 3, characterized in that, The gesture capture module includes an accelerometer and a gyroscope.

6. The wearable massage device as described in claim 3, characterized in that, The electromyography signal acquisition module and the gesture capture module are connected to the first contact of the first circuit base of the information acquisition unit via conductive sewing thread. The acquisition and control module is detachably connected to the first circuit base.

7. The wearable massage device as described in claim 6, characterized in that, The acquisition control module has multiple exposed first contacts, which are used to electrically connect to the electromyography signal acquisition module and the gesture capture module through the first circuit base, and to charge the information acquisition unit through the first contacts.

8. The wearable massage device as described in claim 1, characterized in that, The massage garment unit includes a wearable carrier, a massage module disposed on the wearable carrier, and a massage control module electrically connected to the massage module; The massage control module is used to receive the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal, determine the human body area that needs to be electrically stimulated based on the gesture signal, and generate the current or voltage applied by the massage module on the massage garment unit corresponding to the human body area based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal. The massage module is used to receive the current or voltage to apply electrical stimulation to the human body area.

9. The wearable massage device as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The massage control module includes a microcontroller module and an electrostimulation module. The microcontroller module is used to determine the human body area to be electrostimulated based on the gesture signal, and to generate a control command to control the electrostimulation module to output a corresponding current or voltage based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal. The electrostimulation module is used to output a corresponding current or voltage to the massage electrode submodule according to the control command, and to monitor the current or voltage in real time.

10. The wearable massage device as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The massage electrode submodule includes multiple massage electrodes arranged in a rectangular array.

11. The wearable massage device as described in claim 8, characterized in that, The massage module is connected to the second contact of the second circuit base of the massage garment unit via a conductive sewing thread. The massage control module is detachably connected to the second circuit base.

12. The wearable massage device as described in claim 11, characterized in that, The massage control module has multiple exposed second contacts for electrically connecting to massage electrodes via the second circuit base and for charging the massage garment unit via the second contacts.

13. A control method for a wearable massage device according to any one of claims 1 to 12, characterized in that, include: Acquire user gesture signals and electromyographic signals; Based on the gesture signal, the human body area to be electrically stimulated is determined, including determining the movement trajectory of the massage garment unit based on the hand movement information included in the gesture signal, and determining whether the user makes a preset gesture. When it is determined that the user makes a preset gesture, the human body area corresponding to the end point of the movement trajectory is determined as the human body area to be electrically stimulated. Based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal, a current or voltage is generated on the massage garment unit corresponding to the massage module at the area of ​​the human body.

14. The control method for the wearable massage device as described in claim 13, characterized in that, The step of determining the human body area requiring electrical stimulation based on the gesture signal further includes: The starting point of the motion trajectory is aligned with the positioning origin on the massage garment unit; The system determines in real time the current human body area to which the motion trajectory extends, and controls the massage garment unit to generate a current or voltage applied by the massage module corresponding to the human body area.

15. The control method for the wearable massage device as described in claim 13, characterized in that, The step of generating the current or voltage applied by the massage module on the massage garment unit corresponding to the area of ​​the human body based on the gesture signal and the electromyographic signal includes: When it is determined that the user makes a preset gesture, the current or voltage applied by the massage module on the massage garment unit corresponding to the area of ​​the human body is generated based on the electromyographic signal collected when the user makes the preset gesture.

16. The control method for the wearable massage device as described in claim 13, characterized in that, The method further includes: Real-time monitoring of the current corresponding to the electrical stimulation; If the current is greater than a preset current threshold, then the current is adjusted to be lower than the current threshold; or, Real-time monitoring of the voltage corresponding to the electrical stimulation; If the voltage is greater than a preset voltage threshold, the voltage is adjusted to be lower than the voltage threshold.

17. A computer device comprising a memory, a processor, and a computer program stored in the memory and executable on the processor, characterized in that, When the processor executes the computer program, it implements the steps of the control method for the wearable massage device as described in any one of claims 13 to 16.

18. A computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program, characterized in that, When the computer program is executed by the processor, it implements the steps of the control method for the wearable massage device as described in any one of claims 13 to 16.

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