Intelligent ring

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of wearable equipment, and discloses an intelligent finger ring, which comprises a shell provided with a touch area; the touch component is arranged in the shell and corresponds to the touch area, and the touch component is used for sending out a control signal when a wearer touches the touch area; the transmitting part is electrically connected with the touch part, and the transmitting part is used for transmitting the control signal to target equipment for control. The touch area can be arranged on the shell of the intelligent ring, the touch component and the transmitting component are arranged on the intelligent ring, and the touch component is electrically connected with the transmitting component, so that when a wearer touches the touch area, the touch component can transmit the control signal to the transmitting component; and the transmitting component can transmit the control signal to target control equipment for control. Therefore, the ring has the interaction capability.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to the technical field of wearable devices, and particularly to an intelligent ring. Background Art

[0002] Currently, with the rapid development of technology, intelligent wearable devices have long become an indispensable part of our lives. From smartphones to smart bracelets, they have brought a lot of convenience to our daily lives. However, how to endow a ring with interaction capabilities is an urgent problem to be solved. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The main purpose of this application is to provide an intelligent ring, aiming to solve the technical problem of how to endow a ring with interaction capabilities in the prior art.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, this application provides an intelligent ring, which includes:

[0005] A housing, which is provided with a touch area;

[0006] A touch component, which is arranged inside the housing and corresponds to the touch area. The touch component is used to send a control signal when the wearing user touches the touch area;

[0007] A transmitting component, which is electrically connected to the touch component and is used to transmit the control signal to a target device for control.

[0008] In one embodiment, the touch component includes:

[0009] An induction part, which is arranged on the inner wall of the housing and corresponds to the touch area. The induction part is used to send a corresponding instruction signal when the wearing user touches the touch area;

[0010] A circuit board, which is arranged inside the housing. The circuit board is provided with a control circuit, which is electrically connected to the induction part and the transmitting component. The control circuit is used to generate a control signal corresponding to the instruction signal and transmit the control signal to the transmitting component.

[0011] In one embodiment, the control circuit is further used to determine the current touch position and the current touch duration of the wearing user touching the touch area according to the instruction signal;

[0012] The control circuit is further used to draw a current touch trajectory based on the current touch position and the current touch duration, and determine the trajectory similarity between the current touch trajectory and each preset touch trajectory;

[0013] The control circuit is further configured to select a target touch trajectory from each of the preset touch trajectories according to each of the trajectory similarities, determine a preset touch manner corresponding to the target touch trajectory, and generate a corresponding control signal according to the preset touch manner.

[0014] In one embodiment, the intelligent ring further includes: an inertial measurement component;

[0015] The inertial measurement component is electrically connected to the control circuit;

[0016] The control circuit is further configured to, when receiving the instruction signal, obtain the historical motion state of the intelligent ring within a preset historical duration through the inertial measurement component, and determine whether the historical motion state meets a preset recognition condition;

[0017] The control circuit is further configured to, when the historical motion state meets the preset recognition condition, determine the current touch position and the current touch duration at which the wearing user touches the touch area according to the instruction signal.

[0018] In one embodiment, a plurality of touch areas are provided, and the number of the sensing parts is the same as that of the touch areas;

[0019] The control circuit is further configured to, when receiving the instruction signal generated by the sensing part corresponding to the current touch area, determine a target preset coding protocol corresponding to the current touch area, and encode the instruction signal corresponding to the current touch area according to the target preset coding protocol to obtain the corresponding control signal.

[0020] In one embodiment, the control circuit is further configured to, when receiving the instruction signal generated by the sensing part, determine the target touch trajectories corresponding to the touch areas according to the instruction signal;

[0021] The control circuit is further configured to determine the touch area occupation ratios of the target touch trajectories corresponding to the touch areas in the touch areas, and sort the touch areas according to the touch area occupation ratios;

[0022] The control circuit is further configured to screen and obtain the current touch area from the touch areas according to the sorting result.

[0023] In one embodiment, the touch component further includes: a connection part, the connection part is arranged between the sensing part and the circuit board, the connection part is electrically connected to the sensing part and the control circuit, and the connection part is configured to transmit the instruction signal to the control circuit.

[0024] In one embodiment, the transmitting component is disposed inside the housing, and a through hole is formed in the housing corresponding to the signal emitting end of the transmitting component, and the through hole is used to conduct the control signal to the target device.

[0025] In one embodiment, the smart ring further includes: a sealing member, the through hole is disposed on the circumferential side surface of the housing, and the sealing member is hermetically filled in the through hole.

[0026] In one embodiment, the smart ring includes a plurality of the transmitting components, and the plurality of transmitting components are uniformly distributed along the circumferential direction of the smart ring.

[0027] The present application provides a smart ring, which includes: a housing provided with a touch area; a touch component disposed inside the housing and corresponding to the touch area, and the touch component is used to emit a control signal when a wearing user touches the touch area; a transmitting component electrically connected to the touch component, and the transmitting component is used to transmit the control signal to a target device for control.

[0028] Since the present application can set a touch area on the housing of the smart ring, and set a touch component and a transmitting component on the smart ring, the touch component is electrically connected to the transmitting component. When the wearing user touches the touch area, the touch component can emit a control signal to the transmitting component, and the transmitting component can transmit the control signal to the target control device for control. Thus, the ring has an interaction ability. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and form a part of the specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present application, and are used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present application.

[0030] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the drawings required for describing the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, for those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative efforts.

[0031] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of the housing in the first embodiment of the smart ring of the present application;

[0032] Figure 2 It is a schematic internal structural diagram of the first embodiment of the smart ring of the present application;

[0033] Figure 3 It is a schematic structural diagram of the inner housing in the first embodiment of the smart ring of the present application;

[0034] Figure 4Schematic diagram of one - controlling - multiple in the first embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application;

[0035] Figure 5 Schematic diagram of the structure where the circuit board is fixed on the inner shell in the second embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application;

[0036] Figure 6 Schematic diagram of the connecting part in the second embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application;

[0037] Figure 7 Schematic diagram of the sensing part and the connecting part in the third embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application.

[0038] Explanation of the reference numerals in the drawings:

[0039] Label Name Label Name 1 Housing 2 Touch Component 11 Outer Shell 21 Induction Part 12 Inner Housing 22 Circuit Board 13 Touch Area 23 Connection Part 14 Through Hole 3 Transmitting Component 15 Seal 4 Battery

[0040] The realization of the purpose, functional characteristics and advantages of the present application will be further described with reference to the embodiments and the accompanying drawings. Specific embodiments

[0041] It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are only used to explain the technical solutions of the present application and are not used to limit the present application.

[0042] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present application, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

[0043] It should be noted that all directional indications (such as up, down, left, right, front, back...) in the embodiments of the present application are only used to explain the relative positional relationship and movement conditions between components in a specific posture (as shown in the drawings). If the specific posture changes, the directional indications will also change accordingly.

[0044] In addition, the descriptions involving "first", "second", etc. in the present application are only for descriptive purposes and cannot be understood as indicating or implying their relative importance or implicitly indicating the quantity of the indicated technical features. Thus, the features defined with "first" and "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the technical solutions between the various embodiments can be combined with each other, but it must be based on the fact that those of ordinary skill in the art can implement it. When the combination of technical solutions is contradictory or cannot be implemented, it should be considered that such a combination of technical solutions does not exist and is not within the protection scope required by the present application.

[0045] It is understandable that currently, with the rapid development of technology, smart wearable devices have long become an indispensable part of our lives. From smartphones to smart bracelets, they have brought a lot of convenience to our daily lives. However, how to make a ring have interactive capabilities is an urgent problem to be solved.

[0046] Therefore, to solve the above-mentioned defects, this embodiment provides a smart ring. In this embodiment, a touch area 13 can be set on the housing 1 of the smart ring, and a touch component 2 and a transmitting component 3 are set on the smart ring. The touch component 2 is electrically connected to the transmitting component 3. When the wearing user touches the touch area 13, the touch component 2 can send a control signal to the transmitting component 3, and the transmitting component 3 can then transmit the control signal to the target control device for control. Thus, the ring is made to have interactive capabilities.

[0047] For the sake of easy understanding, the following Figures 1 to 7 specifically introduces the smart ring provided by the embodiment of the present application.

[0048] Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 2 , Figure 1 is a schematic structural diagram of the housing 1 in the first embodiment of the smart ring of the present application, Figure 2 is a schematic internal structural diagram of the first embodiment of the smart ring of the present application. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 2 , in this embodiment, the smart ring includes:

[0049] A housing 1, and the housing 1 is provided with a touch area 13.

[0050] It should be noted that as shown in Figure 1 , since the smart ring is worn on the finger of the wearing user, the housing 1 in this embodiment can be set as an annular structure and can be made of materials with characteristics such as wear resistance and corrosion resistance, so as to ensure the durability of the smart ring.

[0051] And for the convenience of installing the remaining components, the housing 1 in this embodiment can be set as a detachable structure, that is, any side wall of the ring can be detachably installed with the remaining structure of the housing 1. As an implementation manner, as shown in Figure 1 , the housing 1 of the above-mentioned smart ring in this embodiment can include an outer shell 11 and an inner shell 12. Referring to Figure 1 and Figure 3 , Figure 3 is a schematic structural diagram of the inner shell 12 in the first embodiment of the smart ring of the present application. As shown in Figure 1 and Figure 3As shown in the figure, the above-mentioned outer shell 11 can be set as an annular structure; the above-mentioned inner shell 12 can be an annular structure that matches the outer shell 11, that is, the inner circumference of the housing 1 can be used as the inner shell 12 for detachable installation with the rest of the housing 1. Of course, it can also be other detachable structural methods, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0052] It can be understood that, in order to facilitate receiving the instructions of the wearing user, in this embodiment, a touch area 13 can be provided on the above-mentioned housing 1. The touch area 13 can be any area that detects the touch of the wearing user, and a partial area of any outer wall of the housing 1 can be used as the above-mentioned touch area 13. However, in this embodiment, since the wearing user generally wears the above-mentioned smart ring on a finger, such as on the index finger, in order to facilitate the other fingers of the wearing user to touch the housing 1, any area on the outer peripheral wall of the housing 1 can be used as the above-mentioned touch area 13. And in order to make it more convenient for the wearing user's thumb to touch, when the smart ring is worn on the index finger, a partial area of the side wall of the outer shell 11 close to the thumb can be used as the above-mentioned touch area 13.

[0053] As an implementation method, in order to facilitate the wearing user to identify the location of the touch area 13, the touch area 13 can be marked. The marking can include but is not limited to setting a pattern that is convenient for the user to identify on the touch area 13 of the outer shell 11 (for example, drawing a palm pattern on the touch area 13 of the outer shell 11), or adopting different surface structures on the touch area 13 of the outer shell 11 (for example, setting a matte surface on the surface of the touch area 13 of the outer shell 11, and keeping a smooth surface on the rest of the outer shell 11), etc. It can be specifically set according to the actual situation, and this embodiment will not elaborate on this.

[0054] Furthermore, in order to detect whether the wearing user touches the touch area 13, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned smart ring further includes: a touch component 2, the touch component 2 is arranged inside the housing 1 and corresponds to the touch area 13, and the touch component 2 is used to send a control signal when the wearing user touches the touch area 13;

[0055] A transmitting component 3, the transmitting component 3 is electrically connected to the touch component 2, and the transmitting component 3 is used to transmit the control signal to a target device for control.

[0056] It should be understood that the above-mentioned touch component 2 can be any component that is used to detect whether the wearing user touches the touch area 13. In this embodiment, the touch component 2 can be arranged at a position inside the housing 1 corresponding to the touch area 13 on the housing 1. Then, when the wearing user touches the touch area 13, the touch component 2 can sense that the touch area 13 is touched, and then generate the above-mentioned control signal.

[0057] It should also be understood that the above-mentioned transmitting component 3 can be any component used for signal transmission, and can be connected to the target device in a wired or wireless manner. For the convenience of the user to wear, in this embodiment, a wireless manner is adopted to connect to the target device, such as a Bluetooth component, an infrared signal transmitter, etc. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0058] The above-mentioned target device can be any electronic device to be controlled, such as an air conditioner, a TV, etc. Considering that currently general electronic devices are all controlled by infrared, therefore, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned transmitting component 3 can be a component that communicates in an infrared manner, such as an infrared transmitter. As Figure 2 shown, for the sake of beauty, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned transmitting component 3 can be arranged inside the housing 1.

[0059] In actual use, the wearing user can wear the above-mentioned smart ring on the index finger and touch the touch area 13 with the thumb. The corresponding touch component 2 of the touch area 13 can detect the touch of the wearing user, and then can generate a control signal and transmit it to the transmitting component 3. The transmitting component 3 can then transmit the control signal in the form of an infrared light wave to the receiving component in the target device, so that the target device can execute the control instruction corresponding to the control signal (such as turning on the air conditioner, turning on the TV, etc.).

[0060] It should be emphasized that in this embodiment, the frequency at which the above-mentioned transmitting component 3 transmits the control signal can be set according to the frequency of the infrared light wave that the target device can receive. This embodiment does not limit this. Considering that the frequencies of the infrared light waves that some existing target devices can receive are the same, the transmitting component 3 in this embodiment can then transmit the infrared light wave of this frequency, so as to realize the situation that one smart ring can control multiple target devices, achieve unified control, and facilitate user management. That is, referring to Figure 4 , Figure 4 is a schematic diagram of one control for multiple devices in the first embodiment of the smart ring of the present application. As Figure 4 shown, the smart ring in this embodiment can be used to control any electronic device with a receiving component, including but not limited to speakers, TVs, air conditioners, door locks, projectors, and curtains, etc., to achieve one control for multiple devices.

[0061] Furthermore, in order to facilitate the touch component 2 to detect whether the wearing user touches the touch area 13, continuing as Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, the touch component 2 includes:

[0062] An induction part 21, the induction part 21 is arranged on the inner wall of the housing 1 and corresponds to the touch area 13. The induction part 21 is used to send out a corresponding instruction signal when the wearing user touches the touch area 13.

[0063] It should be noted that the above-mentioned sensing part 21 can be a component for sensing whether the wearing user touches the touch area 13. For the convenience of sensing, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned sensing part 21 can be pasted on the inner wall of the outer shell 11 in the form of adhesive, and then the corresponding part of the outer wall of the outer shell 11 where the inner wall with the sensing part 21 is pasted can be used as the above-mentioned touch area 13.

[0064] Figure 2 Only a partial area inside the outer shell 11 is shown as being pasted with the above-mentioned sensing part 21. However, as an implementation manner, the above-mentioned sensing part 21 can be pasted on the entire inner wall of the outer wall, and then the entire outer wall of the outer shell 11 can be used as the above-mentioned touch area 13, which is convenient for the wearing user to touch. The specific size of the sensing part 21 can be set according to actual needs, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0065] It should also be noted that the above-mentioned instruction signal can be a signal generated by the sensing part 21 when the wearing user touches the sensing area. Then, during use, when the wearing user touches the touch area 13, the sensing part 21 on the inner wall of the housing 1 of the touch area 13 can be sensed, and then the above-mentioned instruction signal is generated.

[0066] And in order to generate a control signal, continuing as Figure 2 shown, the touch component 2 in this embodiment further includes: a circuit board 22, the circuit board 22 is arranged in the housing 1, a control circuit is arranged on the circuit board 22, the control circuit is electrically connected to the sensing part 21 and the transmitting component 3, and the control circuit is used to generate a control signal corresponding to the instruction signal and transmit the control signal to the transmitting component 3.

[0067] It can be understood that since the housing 1 in this embodiment is in a ring structure, in order to arrange the above-mentioned circuit board 22 in the housing 1, the circuit board 22 in this embodiment can adopt a flexible printed circuit board (FPC), and the circuit board 22 is set in an arc or ring shape ( Figure 2 shown as an arc), and then the circuit board 22 can be arranged inside the housing 1, and specifically can be fixed on the side wall of the inner housing 12.

[0068] It can also be understood that in this embodiment, the above-mentioned control circuit can be arranged on the circuit board 22. The control circuit can be electrically connected to the sensing part 21 and the transmitting component 3 respectively. The control circuit can receive the instruction signal generated by the sensing part 21, convert it into a control signal, and then transmit it to the infrared transmitter for transmission.

[0069] It should also be emphasized that in this embodiment, since different touch methods will result in different instruction signals, corresponding preset touch methods can be set for different functions of different target devices in this embodiment. Then, the wearing user can perform different preset touch methods on the touch area 13 to control different functions.

[0070] Specifically, the control circuit is further configured to determine the current touch position and the current touch duration of the wearing user touching the touch area 13 according to the instruction signal.

[0071] It should be noted that the above current touch position may be the position where the wearing user's finger touches the touch area 13. The above current touch duration may be the duration corresponding to the wearing user's finger touching the current touch position. The touch area 13 in this embodiment may be composed of several regions, and one region corresponds to one position. Then, when the wearing user touches the touch area 13, the touch component can determine the current touch position according to the region of the touched touch area 13, and at the same time use the duration of touching this region as the above current touch duration.

[0072] The control circuit is further configured to draw the current touch trajectory based on the current touch position and the current touch duration, and determine the trajectory similarity between the current touch trajectory and each preset touch trajectory;

[0073] The control circuit is further configured to select a target touch trajectory from each of the preset touch trajectories according to each of the trajectory similarities, determine the preset touch method corresponding to the target touch trajectory, and generate a corresponding control signal according to the preset touch method.

[0074] It can be understood that the above current touch trajectory may be the trajectory that the wearing user's finger moves on the touch area 13. The above preset touch trajectories may be the trajectories corresponding to the preset touch methods. Exemplarily, if the target device is a TV, the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "long pressing" the touch area 13 can be defined as "turning the device on / off"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping left and right" on the touch area 13 can be defined as "channel adjustment"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping up and down" on the touch area 13 can be defined as "volume adjustment"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "single clicking" on the touch area 13 can be defined as "confirmation"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "double clicking" on the touch area 13 can be defined as "locking / unlocking";

[0075] If the target device is an air conditioner, the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "long pressing" the touch area 13 can be defined as "turning the device on / off"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping left and right" the touch area 13 can be defined as "mode adjustment"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping up and down" the touch area 13 can be defined as "temperature adjustment"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "single clicking" the touch area 13 can be defined as "confirmation"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "double clicking" the touch area 13 can be defined as "locking / unlocking".

[0076] If the target device is a ceiling lamp, the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "long pressing" the touch area 13 can be defined as "turning the device on / off"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping left and right" the touch area 13 can be defined as "brightness adjustment"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping up and down" the touch area 13 can be defined as "color temperature adjustment"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "single clicking" the touch area 13 can be defined as "confirmation"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "double clicking" the touch area 13 can be defined as "locking / unlocking".

[0077] If the target device is a speaker, the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "long pressing" the touch area 13 can be defined as "turning the device on / off"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping left and right" the touch area 13 can be defined as "switching songs"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "swiping up and down" the touch area 13 can be defined as "volume adjustment"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "single clicking" the touch area 13 can be defined as "playing / pausing"; the function corresponding to the preset touch method of "double clicking" the touch area 13 can be defined as "locking / unlocking".

[0078] It can be understood that the functions corresponding to the different preset touch methods of the above different target devices can be set by themselves according to the actual situation, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0079] Furthermore, during actual use, when the control circuit obtains the current touch position and the current touch duration, it can draw the movement trajectory of the user's finger on the touch area 13 as the above current touch trajectory according to the current touch position and the corresponding current touch duration. Then, the similarity between the current touch trajectory and the preset touch trajectories corresponding to each preset touch method is calculated (for example, the similarity between the current touch trajectory and the preset touch trajectories corresponding to "long pressing", "swiping left and right", "swiping up and down", "single clicking", and "double clicking" is calculated respectively), and the calculation result is used as the above trajectory similarity.

[0080] After obtaining the similarity of each trajectory, the control circuit can sort the similarities of each trajectory and select the one with the highest trajectory similarity as the above-mentioned target touch trajectory, which can illustrate that the way the wearing user's finger touches the touch area 13 is the preset touch method corresponding to the target touch trajectory (for example, "swiping up and down"), and then the control circuit can generate a corresponding control signal according to the preset touch method.

[0081] Further, in order to facilitate the arrangement of the sensing part 21 on the inner wall of the housing 1, and since the housing 1 is arranged in a ring structure in this embodiment, in order to fit the sensing part 21 to the inner wall, the sensing part 21 in this embodiment is a copper foil. The copper foil can be pasted on the inner wall of the outer shell 11 by means of back glue, and the area corresponding to the outer wall of the outer shell 11 pasted with the copper foil can be used as the above-mentioned touch area 13. During actual use, when the touch area 13 is touched, the copper foil on the inner wall of the outer shell 11 can sense it and generate the above-mentioned command signal to be transmitted to the control circuit on the circuit board 22.

[0082] Further, in order to supply power to the control circuit and the transmitting component 3, continuing as Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned intelligent ring further includes: a battery 4;

[0083] The battery 4 is arranged in the housing 1 and is electrically connected to the control circuit.

[0084] It should be noted that the battery 4 in this embodiment can be a rechargeable battery 4 or a storage battery 4, etc., and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0085] It should also be noted that as Figure 2 shown, in this embodiment, in order to fix the battery 4, the battery 4 can be arranged on the circuit board 22, and the specific arrangement position can be set according to the actual situation, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0086] This embodiment can set a touch area 13 on the housing 1 of the intelligent ring, and set a touch component 2 and a transmitting component 3 on the intelligent ring. The touch component 2 is electrically connected to the transmitting component 3. When the wearing user touches the touch area 13, the touch component 2 can send a control signal to the transmitting component 3, and the transmitting component 3 can then transmit the control signal to the target control device for control. Thus, the ring is made to have an interactive ability.

[0087] Referring to Figure 5 , Figure 5 This is a schematic structural diagram of the circuit board 22 fixed to the inner housing 12 in the second embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application. Based on the above first embodiment, the second embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application is proposed.

[0088] Considering that when the sensing part 21 is disposed on the inner wall of the outer shell 11 and the circuit board 22 is disposed on a side wall of the inner shell 12 close to the outer shell 11, there may be a gap between the sensing part 21 and the circuit board 22. In order to electrically connect the sensing part 21 with the control circuit on the circuit board 22, as shown in FIG. Figure 2 and Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the touch component 2 also includes: a connecting portion 23, the connecting portion 23 is arranged between the sensing portion 21 and the circuit board 22, the connecting portion 23 is electrically connected to the sensing portion 21 and the control circuit, and the connecting portion 23 is used to transmit the command signal to the control circuit.

[0089] It should be noted that, in this embodiment, the connecting portion 23 may be a component for connecting the sensing portion 21 and the control circuit and performing signal transmission, and may be any connector. Figure 2 as well as Figure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned connector can be arranged between the sensing part 21 and the circuit board 22, one end of the connector can be electrically connected to the sensing part 21, and the other end of the connector can be electrically connected to the control circuit on the circuit board 22.

[0090] In actual use, after the sensing portion 21 generates a command signal, the command signal can be transmitted to the control circuit on the circuit board 22 through the connecting portion 23 .

[0091] Further, refer to Figure 6 , Figure 6 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the connection part 23 in the second embodiment of the smart ring of this application. Figure 6 As shown, combined with Figure 2 as well as Figure 5 In order to achieve a stable connection between the sensing part 21 and the circuit board 22, in this embodiment, the connecting part 23 is a pogo-pin connector, and the pogo-pin connector is electrically connected to the sensing part 21 and the control circuit.

[0092] It can be understood that in this embodiment, one end of the pogo-pin connector can be brought into contact with an end surface of the sensing part 21 facing away from the outer shell 11, thereby achieving electrical connection with the sensing part 21; and the other end of the pogo-pin connector can be brought into contact with an end surface of the circuit board 22 facing away from the inner shell 12, thereby achieving electrical connection with the control circuit on the circuit board 22.

[0093] It is also understandable that a spring-loaded pin may be provided in the pogo-pin connector, and thus a stable connection between the sensing portion 21 and the circuit board 22 may be achieved through the elasticity of the spring.

[0094] Further, considering that in the above embodiments, the transmitting component 3 is disposed within the housing 1 of the smart ring, and in order to reduce the quality impact of the housing 1 on the control signal transmitted by the transmitting component 3, as Figure 1 shown, the transmitting component 3 is disposed inside the housing 1, and a through hole 14 is formed in the housing 1 corresponding to the signal emitting end of the transmitting component 3, and the through hole 14 is used to conduct the control signal to the target device.

[0095] It should be understood that the above signal emitting end may be one end of the transmitting component 3 for emitting the control signal. As Figure 1 shown, in this embodiment, a through hole 14 may be formed in the outer housing 11 at a position corresponding to the signal emitting end of the transmitting component 3, and the inside of the housing 1 may be communicated with the outside through the through hole 14. Then, when the transmitting component 3 transmits the control signal, it can be directly conducted to the outside through the through hole 14 and then transmitted to the target device, thereby improving the quality of signal transmission.

[0096] Further, in order to enhance the control experience of the wearing user and considering that if only the through hole 14 is provided, it is easy for external objects (such as dust, etc.) to enter the inside of the housing 1 and interfere with the circuit. Therefore, in this embodiment, the smart ring further includes: a sealing member 15, the through hole 14 is disposed on the circumferential side surface of the housing 1, and the sealing member 15 is hermetically filled in the through hole 14.

[0097] As Figure 1 shown, in this embodiment, a sealing member 15 may be disposed in the through hole 14, and the through hole 14 may be filled with the sealing member 15, thereby preventing external objects from entering the inside of the housing 1 and causing interference.

[0098] It should be emphasized that since the through hole 14 needs to transmit the control signal of the infrared light wave, the material of the sealing member 15 in this embodiment may be a material that supports the transmission of the infrared light wave, and may be specifically set according to the actual situation, and this embodiment does not limit this.

[0099] It can be understood that in this embodiment, the signal emitting end of the transmitting component 3 may be disposed facing the circumferential side surface of the housing 1, and the through hole 14 is also disposed corresponding to the signal emitting end, that is, also disposed on the circumferential side surface of the housing 1. Then, when wearing, the wearing user can face the side with the through hole 14 towards the target device. When controlling, the index finger of the wearing user can point to the target device, and by touching the touch area 13 with the thumb, the transmitting component 3 can emit the control signal in the direction pointed by the index finger of the wearing user, thereby enhancing the control experience of the wearing user.

[0100] Further, considering that even if the through hole 14 is provided, it is still possible that the control signal quality of the emission is affected due to the occlusion of the finger of the wearing user, as Figure 2 andFigure 5 As shown, in this embodiment, the smart ring includes a plurality of the transmitting components 3, and the plurality of the transmitting components 3 are evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of the smart ring.

[0101] It should be understood that the number of the transmitting components 3 in this embodiment can be set according to actual situations, Figure 2 and Figure 5 as shown in the figure, it is three, but it is not limited thereto. And the setting positions of the respective transmitting components 3 can be set along the circumferential direction of the smart ring, and the specific positions can be set according to actual situations, Figure 2 and Figure 5 as shown, they are evenly distributed along the circumferential direction of the smart ring, but it is not limited thereto.

[0102] Furthermore, since the smart ring in this embodiment is worn on a finger and may thus be easily accidentally touched by other fingers, in this embodiment, the smart ring further includes: an inertial measurement component (not shown in the figure);

[0103] the inertial measurement component is electrically connected to the control circuit;

[0104] the control circuit is further configured to, when receiving the instruction signal, obtain the historical motion state of the smart ring within a preset historical duration through the inertial measurement component, and determine whether the historical motion state meets a preset recognition condition;

[0105] the control circuit is further configured to, when the historical motion state meets the preset recognition condition, determine the current touch position and the current touch duration of the wearing user touching the touch area 13 according to the instruction signal.

[0106] It should be noted that the above-mentioned inertial measurement component can be any component that measures the motion state of the smart ring, such as an acceleration sensor, etc., and this embodiment is not limited thereto. And the above-mentioned inertial measurement component can be set at any position on the smart ring or at any position inside the smart ring, and this embodiment is also not limited thereto.

[0107] It can be understood that in this embodiment, the inertial measurement component can be electrically connected to the control circuit, and the motion state of the smart ring can be measured through the inertial measurement component, so as to know the motion state of the finger of the wearing user. The above-mentioned preset historical duration can be a period of time before the control circuit obtains the instruction signal this time, for example, it can be the first 3 s before obtaining the instruction signal this time, etc., and this embodiment is not limited thereto.

[0108] It can also be understood that the above-mentioned historical motion state can be the motion state of the smart ring within the preset historical duration. The above-mentioned preset recognition condition can be a condition indicating that the finger of the wearing user has directivity.

[0109] In actual use, since the through holes are provided on the circumferential side surface of the housing 1 in this embodiment, when a user needs to use the intelligent ring for control, generally, the user will first raise a finger to point at the target device and then operate by touching the touch area 13 with the finger. Therefore, in this embodiment, when the control circuit receives the instruction signal generated by the sensing part, it can first obtain the historical motion state of the intelligent ring collected by the inertial measurement component within a preset time period before obtaining this instruction signal, and determine whether this historical motion state meets the preset recognition condition, that is, determine whether the motion state of the intelligent ring meets the condition that the wearing user raises a hand and points at the target device.

[0110] If so, it can indicate that the wearing user has a control requirement at this time, and thus it is not a mis-touch. Therefore, the control circuit can generate a corresponding control signal according to this instruction signal, that is, perform the operation of determining the current touch position and the current touch duration of the wearing user touching the touch area 13 according to the instruction signal; if not, it can indicate that the wearing user does not have a control requirement at this time, and thus it may be a mis-touch at this time. Therefore, the control circuit does not generate a control signal.

[0111] In actual use, after the control circuit generates a control signal, it can transmit the control signal to each transmitting component 3, so that each transmitting component 3 emits this control signal. Furthermore, if the signal emission ends of some transmitting components 3 are blocked at this time, the target device can also receive the control signal emitted by the unblocked transmitting components 3 to complete the control.

[0112] Refer to Figure 7 , Figure 7 FIG. is a schematic structural diagram of the sensing part 21 and the connecting part 23 in the third embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application. Combining the above embodiments, the third embodiment of the intelligent ring of the present application is proposed.

[0113] Considering that the encoding protocols of infrared light waves that different existing target devices can receive may be different, and in order to enable the intelligent ring in this embodiment to achieve one-to-many control, as Figure 7 shown, in this embodiment, a plurality of touch areas 13 are provided, and the number of the sensing parts 21 is the same as that of the touch areas 13;

[0114] The control circuit is further configured to determine the target preset encoding protocol corresponding to the current touch area 13 when receiving the instruction signal corresponding to the current touch area 13, and encode the instruction signal corresponding to the current touch area 13 according to the target preset encoding protocol to obtain the corresponding control signal.

[0115] It should be noted that in this embodiment, multiple touch areas 13 can be provided. Different touch areas 13 can correspond to different target devices, and one touch area 13 can correspond to one sensing part 21. That is, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned copper foils can be respectively provided at different positions on the inner wall of the housing 11. Figure 7 Three sensing parts 21 are shown in Figure 7 , that is, three copper foils are provided. They can be arranged along the circumferential direction of the inner wall of the housing 11, or at other positions. This embodiment does not limit this. Furthermore, the outer wall area of the housing 11 corresponding to each copper foil can be used as the above-mentioned touch area 13. Therefore, the number of touch areas 13 can be the same as the number of sensing parts 21, that is, three touch areas 13 can also be provided. One touch area 13 can correspond to controlling one type of target device.

[0116] Moreover, for the convenience of the wearing user to identify, in this embodiment, different identifiers can be set on the housing 11 of the corresponding touch area 13 (for example, a TV identifier is set on the housing 11 of one touch area 13 to prompt the user to control the TV, a speaker identifier is set on the housing 11 of another touch area 13 to prompt the user to control the speaker, and an air conditioner identifier is set on the housing 11 of another touch area 13 to prompt the user to control the air conditioner, etc.). Specifically, the identifier can be set according to the actual situation. This embodiment does not limit this.

[0117] Meanwhile, in order to connect each copper foil to the control circuit on the circuit board 22, in this embodiment, the above-mentioned connection parts 23 can be provided at each copper foil. That is, one sensing part 21 corresponds to one connection part 23. Therefore, Figure 7 three connection parts 23 can be shown. One end of each connection part 23 is electrically connected to the corresponding sensing part 21, and the other end can be electrically connected to the control circuit.

[0118] It should be emphasized that since different touch areas 13 correspond to controlling different target devices, in this embodiment, corresponding preset coding protocols are set for different target devices. Specifically, the preset coding protocol can be set according to the actual target device to be controlled. This embodiment does not limit this, and each preset coding protocol is stored in the control circuit.

[0119] During actual use, when the wearing user needs to control a corresponding target device, they can touch the touch area 13 corresponding to the target device as the current touch area 13. Then, the sensing unit 21 corresponding to the current touch area 13 can generate a corresponding command signal and transmit it to the control circuit through the corresponding connection unit 23. At this time, the control circuit can identify which connection unit 23 transmits the command signal, determine the preset touch method of the command signal, and query the preset coding protocol corresponding to the connection unit 23 as the above-mentioned target preset coding protocol. The target preset coding protocol can be consistent with the coding protocol supported by the target device corresponding to the current touch area 13. Then, the control circuit can encode the preset touch method corresponding to the currently received command signal according to the target preset coding protocol, so as to obtain a control signal that the target device can recognize, and transmit it to the target device through the transmitting component 3. Therefore, it is possible to control multiple different target devices through an intelligent ring.

[0120] Furthermore, considering that when multiple touch areas 13 are set, due to the small structure of the intelligent ring, the touch areas 13 may be relatively dense. When the wearing user touches the touch areas 13, it may be easy to touch multiple touch areas 13 simultaneously, resulting in signal conflict. Therefore, in this embodiment, the control circuit is further configured to, when receiving the command signal generated by the sensing unit, determine the target touch trajectory corresponding to each touch area 13 according to the command signal;

[0121] The control circuit is further configured to determine the proportion of the target touch trajectory corresponding to each touch area 13 in the touch area of each touch area 13, and sort each touch area 13 according to the proportion of each touch area;

[0122] The control circuit is further configured to screen and obtain the current touch area 13 from each touch area 13 according to the sorting result.

[0123] It should be noted that the above-mentioned proportion of the touch area can be the ratio of the area of the target touch trajectory in each touch area to the total area of the corresponding touch area.

[0124] During actual use, since when the wearing user needs to control a certain target device, they generally rotate the touch area corresponding to the target control device on the intelligent ring to the side facing the thumb. Then, in this embodiment, when the control circuit receives the command signal, it can determine the corresponding target touch trajectory according to the command signal. The specific process of determining the target touch trajectory according to the command signal can refer to the above embodiments, and this embodiment will not elaborate on it.

[0125] After obtaining the target touch trajectory, the control circuit can calculate the area occupied by the target touch trajectory within each touch area 13, and calculate the area of each touch area 13. Based on the occupied area and the area of each touch area 13, the area ratio within each touch area 13 can be obtained as the above-mentioned touch area ratio. Then, the touch area ratios of each touch area can be sorted, and the touch area 13 with the largest touch area ratio can be selected as the area that the wearing user intends to touch, and this touch area 13 is used as the above-mentioned current touch area 13. Then, the target preset coding protocol corresponding to this current touch area 13 can be obtained for coding.

[0126] The above are only the preferred embodiments of the present application, and do not limit the patent scope of the present application. Any equivalent structure or equivalent process transformation made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present application, or directly or indirectly applied in other related technical fields, shall be equally included in the patent protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. A smart ring, characterized in that: The smart ring comprises: A housing, wherein the housing is provided with a touch area; A touch component, the touch component is disposed in the housing and corresponds to the touch area, and the touch component is used to send a control signal when the user touches the touch area; A transmitting component is electrically connected to the touch component, and is used to transmit the control signal to the target device for control.

2. The smart ring according to claim 1, characterized in that: The touch component comprises: A sensing part, the sensing part is arranged on the inner wall of the shell and corresponds to the touch area, and the sensing part is used to send a corresponding command signal when the user touches the touch area; A circuit board is arranged in the shell, and a control circuit is provided on the circuit board. The control circuit is electrically connected to the sensing part and the transmitting component, and the control circuit is used to generate a control signal corresponding to the command signal and transmit the control signal to the transmitting component.

3. The smart ring as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The control circuit is further used to determine the current touch position and current touch duration of the touch area touched by the wearer according to the command signal; The control circuit is further used to draw a current touch trajectory based on the current touch position and the current touch duration, and determine the trajectory similarity between the current touch trajectory and each preset touch trajectory; The control circuit is further configured to select a target touch track from the preset touch tracks according to the track similarities, determine a preset touch mode corresponding to the target touch track, and generate a corresponding control signal according to the preset touch mode.

4. The smart ring as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The smart ring also includes: an inertial measurement component; The inertial measurement component is electrically connected to the control circuit; The control circuit is further configured to obtain the historical motion state of the smart ring within a preset historical time period through the inertial measurement component when receiving the command signal, and determine whether the historical motion state meets the preset identification condition; The control circuit is also used to determine the current touch position and current touch duration of the touch area touched by the wearing user according to the instruction signal when the historical motion state meets the preset identification condition.

5. The smart ring as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: There are a plurality of touch areas, and the number of the sensing parts is the same as the number of the touch areas; The control circuit is also used to determine the target preset coding protocol corresponding to the current touch area when receiving the command signal generated by the sensing part corresponding to the current touch area, and encode the command signal corresponding to the current touch area according to the target preset coding protocol to obtain the corresponding control signal.

6. The smart ring as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The control circuit is further configured to determine the target touch track corresponding to each of the touch areas according to the command signal when receiving the command signal generated by the sensing unit; The control circuit is further used to determine the touch area ratio of the target touch track corresponding to each touch area in each touch area, and sort the touch areas according to the touch area ratio; The control circuit is further used to filter and obtain a current touch area from the touch areas according to the sorting result.

7. The smart ring as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The touch component further includes: a connecting portion, which is disposed between the sensing portion and the circuit board, the connecting portion is electrically connected to the sensing portion and the control circuit, and the connecting portion is used to transmit the command signal to the control circuit.

8. The smart ring according to claim 1, characterized in that: The transmitting component is arranged inside the shell, and a through hole is opened on the shell corresponding to the signal sending end of the transmitting component, and the through hole is used to conduct the control signal to the target device.

9. The smart ring as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: The smart ring further comprises: a sealing member, the through hole is arranged on the peripheral side of the shell, and the sealing member is sealed and filled in the through hole.

10. The smart ring according to any one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that: The smart ring includes a plurality of the emitting components, and the plurality of the emitting components are evenly distributed along the circumference of the smart ring.

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