Wearable device

Abstract

The utility model provides wearable equipment. The wearable equipment comprises a first processor, a second processor and a plurality of first-class function modules, the first processor is connected with the first-class function module and is used for receiving data transmitted by the first-class function module and executing a first task based on the data transmitted by the first-class function module; the second processor is connected with the first-class function module and used for executing a second task, and the second task comprises a task for controlling the first-class function module to run; wherein the performance of the first processor is superior to that of the second processor, and the processing complexity of the first task is higher than that of the second task. In the wearable device disclosed by the invention, the first task with relatively high complexity is executed by the first processor with relatively good performance, and the second task with relatively low complexity is executed by the second processor, so that the power consumption generated by executing the second task with relatively low complexity by the first processor is lower than that generated by executing the second task with relatively low complexity by the first processor; therefore, the wearable equipment has relatively high processing capability and relatively long endurance time.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of wearable devices, and particularly to a wearable device. Background Art

[0002] In related technologies, a wearable device uses a single processor to implement all functions. However, the performance of a single processor is weak and it cannot handle tasks with high complexity, or the performance of a single processor is strong but the power consumption is large, resulting in poor battery life of the wearable device. Summary of the Utility Model

[0003] In view of this, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a wearable device to solve the problems in related technologies.

[0004] According to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, a wearable device is provided, including a first processor, a second processor, and a plurality of first-type functional modules;

[0005] The first processor is connected to the first-type functional modules, and is configured to receive data transmitted by the first-type functional modules and execute a first task based on the data transmitted by the first-type functional modules;

[0006] The second processor is connected to the first-type functional modules, and is configured to execute a second task, where the second task includes a task of controlling the operation of the first-type functional modules;

[0007] Wherein, the performance of the first processor is better than that of the second processor, and the processing complexity of the first task is higher than that of the second task.

[0008] Optionally, the first-type functional modules are connected to the first processor through the second processor;

[0009] The second task further includes a task of forwarding data transmitted by the first-type functional modules;

[0010] The second processor is further configured to execute the second task to forward the data transmitted by the first-type functional modules to the first processor.

[0011] Optionally, a plurality of second-type functional modules are further included;

[0012] The first processor is connected to the second-type functional modules, and is configured to control the operation of the second-type functional modules, and receive data transmitted by the second-type functional modules and execute a first task based on the data transmitted by the second-type functional modules;

[0013] Wherein, the operation duration of the second-type functional modules is less than that of the first-type functional modules.

[0014] Optionally, it further includes a display module;

[0015] The second task further includes the task of forwarding the data transmitted by the first type of functional module;

[0016] The first processor is further configured to send the processing result of the first task to the display module for display in the display module;

[0017] The second processor is further configured to execute the second task to forward the data transmitted by the first type of functional module to the display module for display in the display module.

[0018] Optionally, it further includes a conversion module;

[0019] The first processor and / or the second processor are connected to the display module through the conversion module;

[0020] The conversion module is configured to perform format conversion on the data transmitted by the first processor or the second processor.

[0021] Optionally, the display module includes a plurality of display screens;

[0022] The conversion module is further configured to forward the data transmitted by the first processor and / or the second processor to a specified display screen for display in the specified display screen.

[0023] Optionally, the second task further includes the task of processing the data transmitted by the first type of functional module;

[0024] The second processor is configured to execute the second task to process the data transmitted by one of the first type of functional modules and forward the processed data to another first type of functional module, the first processor or the display module.

[0025] Optionally, the first type of functional module includes a short-range communication module, and the wearable device is communicatively connected to an external device through the short-range communication module;

[0026] The data transmitted by the short-range communication module to the wearable device includes a sleep instruction for the first processor;

[0027] The first processor is further configured to enter a sleep mode in response to the sleep instruction; or, control a timer to start timing when no data is received from the first type of functional module and the second type of functional module, and enter a sleep mode if no data is received from any of the first type of functional modules or the second type of functional modules within a preset time period of the timing;

[0028] Among them, the running time of the first processor is shorter than that of the second processor.

[0029] Optionally, the first type of functional modules includes at least one of the following: short - range communication module, audio receiving module, audio output module, sensor module, and touch module;

[0030] The second type of functional modules includes at least one of the following: imaging device, positioning module, and mobile communication module;

[0031] Among them, the first task includes at least one of the following: image processing task, video processing task, speech recognition task, and navigation task.

[0032] Optionally, the first processor includes an SOC, and the second processor includes an MCU, FPGA, ASIC, or DSP.

[0033] The technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may include the following beneficial effects:

[0034] In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the wearable device includes a first processor, a second processor, and several first - type functional modules. The first processor and the second processor can be connected to the first - type functional modules. The first task with higher complexity can be executed by the first processor with better performance, and the second task with lower complexity can be executed by the second processor, which consumes less power than when the first processor executes the second task with lower complexity, thereby enabling the wearable device to have strong processing capabilities and a longer battery life.

[0035] It should be understood that the above general description and the following detailed description are only exemplary and explanatory, and cannot limit the present disclosure. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0036] The accompanying drawings herein are incorporated into the specification and form a part of the specification, showing embodiments consistent with the present disclosure, and are used together with the specification to explain the principles of the present disclosure.

[0037] Figure 1 is a block diagram of a wearable device shown according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0038] Figure 2 is a block diagram of a wearable device shown according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0039] Figure 3 is a block diagram of a wearable device shown according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0040] Figure 4 is a block diagram of a wearable device shown according to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0041] Figure 5 It is a block diagram of a wearable device shown by the present disclosure according to an exemplary embodiment.

[0042] Reference numerals:

[0043] 1. First processor; 2. Second processor; 3. First type of functional module; 4. Second type of functional module; 5. Display module; 6. Conversion module. Detailed implementation manners

[0044] Next, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

[0045] Here, the exemplary embodiments will be described in detail, and the examples are shown in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, unless otherwise indicated, the same numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements. The implementation manners described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all the implementation manners consistent with the present disclosure. On the contrary, they are only examples of devices and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the appended claims.

[0046] The terms used in the present disclosure are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. The singular forms "a", "the", and "said" used in the present disclosure and the appended claims are also intended to include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and / or" used herein refers to and includes any or all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.

[0047] It should be understood that although the terms first, second, third, etc. may be used in the present disclosure to describe various information, such information should not be limited to these terms. These terms are only used to distinguish the same type of information from each other. For example, without departing from the scope of the present disclosure, the first information may also be referred to as the second information, and similarly, the second information may also be referred to as the first information. Depending on the context, the word "if" as used herein may be interpreted as "when" or "while" or "in response to determining".

[0048] Figure 1 It is a block diagram of a wearable device shown by the present disclosure according to an exemplary embodiment. As Figure 1 shown, the present disclosure provides a wearable device, including a first processor 1, a second processor 2, and several first type of functional modules 3;

[0049] The first processor 1 is connected to the first type of functional modules 3, and is configured to receive the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules 3 and execute a first task based on the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules 3;

[0050] The second processor 2 is connected to the first type of functional modules 3, and is configured to execute a second task, where the second task includes a task of controlling the operation of the first type of functional modules 3;

[0051] Wherein, the performance of the first processor 1 is superior to that of the second processor 2, and the processing complexity of the first task is higher than that of the second task.

[0052] The wearable device of this embodiment includes a first processor, a second processor, and a plurality of first type of functional modules. The first processor and the second processor can be connected to the first type of functional modules. The first task with higher complexity can be executed by the first processor with better performance, and the second task with lower complexity can be executed by the second processor. Compared with the power consumption generated by the first processor executing the second task with lower complexity, it is smaller, so that the wearable device has stronger processing capabilities and a longer battery life. And handing over the second task with lower complexity to the second processor can enable the first processor to have more resources to execute the first task with higher complexity, so that more accurate processing results can be obtained and the processing efficiency can be improved.

[0053] In one embodiment, as Figure 2 shown, the first type of functional modules 3 can be connected to the first processor 1 through the second processor 2;

[0054] The second task may further include a task of forwarding the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules 3;

[0055] The second processor 2 can be configured to execute the second task to forward the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules 3 to the first processor 1.

[0056] In this embodiment, the first processor 1 can be connected to the second processor 2, so that the second processor 2 can forward the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules 3 to the first processor 1.

[0057] In one embodiment, as Figure 3 shown, the wearable device may further include a plurality of second type of functional modules 4;

[0058] The first processor 1 can be connected to the second type of functional modules 4. The first processor 1 can also be configured to control the operation of the second type of functional modules 4, and receive the data transmitted by the second type of functional modules 4 and execute a first task based on the data transmitted by the second type of functional modules 4;

[0059] Among them, the running duration of the second type of functional module 4 can be less than that of the first type of functional module 3.

[0060] In one embodiment, the first processor 1 can be used to send the data transmitted by the second type of functional module 4, and / or the processing result of the first task, to the second processor 2.

[0061] In one embodiment, as Figure 4 shown, the wearable device may further include a display module 5. The second task may further include the task of forwarding the data transmitted by the first type of functional module 3. The first processor 1 may further be used to send the processing result of the first task to the display module 5 for display in the display module 5. The second processor 2 is further used to execute the second task to forward the data transmitted by the first type of functional module 3 to the display module 5 for display in the display module 5.

[0062] In one embodiment, as Figure 5 shown, the wearable device may further include a conversion module 6. The first processor 1 and / or the second processor 2 may be connected to the display module 5 through the conversion module 6. The conversion module 6 may be used to perform format conversion on the data transmitted by the first processor 1 or the second processor 2.

[0063] In this embodiment, the conversion module may have interfaces matching the first processor, the second processor, and the display module, and can receive the data transmitted by the first processor and / or the second processor, and convert the format of the data into the data format supported by the interface between the conversion module and the display module, so that the corresponding data can be displayed in the display module, thereby avoiding the problem that the interfaces between the first processor and / or the second processor and the display module do not match and the display module cannot display the data transmitted by the first processor and / or the second processor.

[0064] In one embodiment, the display module 5 may include several display screens. The conversion module 6 may further be used to forward the data transmitted by the first processor 1 and / or the second processor 2 to a specified display screen.

[0065] In this embodiment, the data transmitted by the first processor and / or the second processor to the display module may include the identification information of the display screen. The conversion module may identify the received transmitted data, and determine the designated display screen to which the data needs to be forwarded according to the identification information of the display screen, so as to display the corresponding data on the designated display screen. Among them, the designated display screen may be one or several, and different display screens may display the same or different data; the display screen may be a display screen of types such as Micro-LED (Micro Light Emitting Diode), Micro-OLED (Micro Organic Light Emitting Diode), LCOS (Liquid Crystal on Silicon), LBS (Laser Beam Scanning), or DLP (Digital Light Processing), and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0066] In one embodiment, the first processor 1 and / or the second processor 2 may send the data to the designated display screen for display according to the identification of the display screen.

[0067] In one embodiment, the second task may further include a task of processing the data transmitted by the first type of functional module 3; the second processor 2 may be used to execute the second task to process the data transmitted by one of the first type of functional modules 3, and forward the processed data to another first type of functional module 3, the first processor 1, or the display module 5.

[0068] In this embodiment, the task of processing the data transmitted by the first type of functional module may refer to a task with a relatively low processing complexity of basically processing, converting, and cleaning the data. For example, the first type of functional module may include an audio input module, and the second processor may receive the audio data transmitted by the audio input module and perform gain processing on the audio data to adjust the volume of the output audio data.

[0069] In one embodiment, the first type of functional module 3 may include a short-range communication module 11. The wearable device may be communicatively connected to an external device through the short-range communication module. The data transmitted by the short-range communication module to the wearable device includes a sleep instruction for the first processor 1. The first processor 1 may also be configured to enter a sleep mode in response to the sleep instruction. Alternatively, in the case where no data is transmitted by the first type of functional module 3 and the second type of functional module 4, the timer is controlled to start timing. If no data is transmitted by any one of the first type of functional module 3 or the second type of functional module 4 within a preset time period of the timing, the first processor 1 enters the sleep mode. Wherein, the running duration of the first processor 1 may be shorter than that of the second processor 2.

[0070] In this embodiment, the short-range communication module may include a Bluetooth communication module, a WiFi communication module, etc. The external device may include a smart phone, a tablet computer, a smart watch, a smart bracelet, smart glasses, smart home appliances, headphones, a car, etc. The present disclosure places no limitation thereon.

[0071] In this embodiment, the external device may send a sleep instruction for the first processor 1 to the wearable device through the short-range communication module. The short-range communication module may directly transmit the sleep instruction to the first processor 1, so that the first processor 1 enters the sleep mode in response to the sleep instruction. Or the short-range communication module may also transmit the sleep instruction to the second processor 2, so that the first processor 1 may also enter the sleep mode in response to the sleep instruction forwarded by the second processor 2. The first processor 1 may also control the timer to start timing when no data is transmitted by the first type of functional module 3 and the second type of functional module 4. If no data is transmitted by any one of the first type of functional module 3 or the second type of functional module 4 within a preset time period of the timing, the first processor 1 enters the sleep mode.

[0072] In one embodiment, the external device may send a wake-up instruction for the first processor 1 to the wearable device through the short-range communication module 11. The short-range communication module may directly transmit the wake-up instruction to the first processor 1, so that the first processor 1 enters the working mode in response to the wake-up instruction. Or the short-range communication module may also transmit the wake-up instruction to the second processor 2, so that the first processor 1 may also enter the working mode in response to the wake-up instruction forwarded by the second processor 2. The first processor 1 may also enter the working mode when receiving data transmitted by any one of the first type of functional module 3 or the second type of functional module 4.

[0073] When the first processor in this embodiment receives a sleep instruction or does not receive data transmitted by the connected functional module within a preset time, it enters the sleep mode. When it receives a wake-up instruction or receives data transmitted by the connected functional module, it enters the working mode. Through this sleep and wake-up mechanism for the first processor, it can be woken up when the first processor is required to execute tasks, and the first processor can maintain the sleep state at other times, further reducing the power consumption of the wearable device.

[0074] In one embodiment, the wearable device may further include a power module for supplying power to the first processor, the second processor, and each module in the wearable device. Moreover, the wearable device of the present disclosure has low power consumption. Compared with the wearable devices in the related art, when the battery capacity in the power module is the same, it can have a longer battery life. In addition, a lighter battery can be adopted in the power module of the present disclosure to reduce the weight of the wearable device and improve the user's wearing experience.

[0075] In one embodiment, the first type of functional module 3 may include at least one of the following: a short-range communication module 11, an audio receiving module 12, an audio output module 13, a sensor module 14, and a touch module 15; the second type of functional module 4 may include at least one of the following: an imaging module 21, a positioning module 22, and a mobile communication module 23; wherein, the first task may include at least one of the following: an image processing task, a video processing task, a speech recognition task, and a navigation task.

[0076] In this embodiment, the short-range communication module 11 may include a Bluetooth communication module and a WiFi communication module. The first processor 1 may communicate with an external device and / or connect to a network through the WiFi module. The second processor 2 may communicate with an external device through the Bluetooth communication module. The first processor 1 or the second processor 2 may execute related tasks according to the data transmitted by the external device. For example, when a message is received in the application program of the external device, the first processor 1 may process the message data transmitted by the external device and output the application program interface displaying the message content to the display module 5 for display; when the second processor 2 receives the message data transmitted by the external device, it may give a message reminder through the audio output module 13 and / or the display module 5.

[0077] In this embodiment, the second processor 2 may receive the audio data transmitted by the audio input module 12, process the audio data, and output the processed audio data through the audio output module 13. For example, the audio data may be subjected to gain processing to adjust the volume of the audio data output by the audio output module 13. Among them, the audio input module may include several microphones, and the audio output module may include several power amplifiers, several speakers, etc. The present disclosure does not limit this.

[0078] In this embodiment, the sensor module 14 may include an inertial sensor, an ambient light sensor, a pressure sensor, a heart rate sensor, a temperature sensor, etc. The first processor 1 and / or the second processor 2 may obtain the sensor data transmitted by the sensor module to perform related tasks. For example, the first processor may directly obtain the data transmitted by the inertial sensor, or obtain the data transmitted by the inertial sensor through the second processor 2, and combine the positioning data obtained from the positioning module 22 to perform a navigation task; the second processor 2 may obtain the sensor data transmitted by the sensor module 14, perform processing with relatively low complexity such as format conversion on the sensor data, and may transmit the processed sensor data to the display module 5 for display. For example, it may perform format conversion on the data obtained from the heart rate sensor and transmit the converted sensor data to the display module 5 to display the current user's heart rate.

[0079] In this embodiment, the first processor 1 and / or the second processor 2 may obtain the touch data transmitted by the touch module to perform related tasks. For example, the touch data may include a touch signal. The first processor 1 and / or the second processor 2 may identify the touch signal, and according to the identification result, may perform tasks such as turning on or off the wearable device, adjusting the output audio volume, controlling the imaging device to take a picture, turning on or off the audio input device and the audio output device, etc. Among them, the touch module 15 may include a touch screen, a touch panel, etc., and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0080] In this embodiment, the first processor 1 may obtain the image data transmitted by the imaging module 21, and the first processor 1 may send the image data to the display module 5 for display. The image data may include pictures and / or videos. The first processor 1 may perform image processing tasks, process the pictures, or perform video processing tasks, process the videos, and may send the processed image data to the display module 5 for display.

[0081] In this embodiment, the first processor 1 may directly obtain the audio data transmitted by the audio receiving module 12, or may obtain the audio data transmitted by the audio receiving module 12 through the second processor 2, and may perform a speech recognition task, perform speech recognition on the audio data, and the speech recognition result may be output to the display module 5 for display.

[0082] In this embodiment, the first processor 1 can obtain the positioning data for the current wearable device transmitted by the positioning module 22, and can perform a navigation task based on the positioning data. For example, navigation data can be generated by combining the positioning data and a navigation map. The navigation data can include navigation route data and navigation voice data. The navigation route data can be output to the display module 5 to display the navigation route, and the navigation voice data can be output to the audio output module 13 to output the navigation voice. Among them, the positioning module can include a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) module.

[0083] In this embodiment, the first processor 1 can connect to the network through the mobile communication module 23, can obtain network data through the mobile communication module 23, and can process the network data. For example, image processing can be performed on the images in the network data, video processing can be performed on the videos in the network data, speech recognition can be performed on the audio data in the network data, etc. The first processor 1 can send the network data and / or the results of processing the network data to other second-type functional modules 4, the second processor 2, or the display module 5. Among them, the mobile communication module can include communication modules such as 2G, 3G, 4G, or 5G, and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0084] In one embodiment, the first processor 1 can include an SOC (System on a Chip), and the second processor 2 can include an MCU (Microcontroller Unit), an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), an ASIC (Application-Specific Integrated Circuit), or a DSP (Digital Signal Processor).

[0085] In one embodiment, the wearable device can include smart glasses, smart bracelets, smart watches, etc., and the present disclosure does not limit this.

[0086] After considering the specification and practicing the invention disclosed herein, those skilled in the art will readily conceive of other embodiments of the present disclosure. The present disclosure is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the present disclosure that follow the general principles of the present disclosure and include well-known knowledge or conventional technical means in the technical field not disclosed in the present disclosure. The specification and embodiments are only considered exemplary, and the true scope and spirit of the present disclosure are pointed out by the following claims.

[0087] It should be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the exact structures described above and shown in the drawings, and various modifications and changes can be made without departing from its scope. The scope of the present disclosure is only limited by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A wearable device, characterized in that: comprising a first processor, a second processor and a plurality of first-category functional modules; The first processor is connected to the first type of functional module, and is used to receive data transmitted by the first type of functional module, and perform a first task based on the data transmitted by the first type of functional module; The second processor is connected to the first type of functional module and is used to perform a second task, wherein the second task includes a task of controlling the operation of the first type of functional module; The performance of the first processor is better than that of the second processor, and the processing complexity of the first task is higher than that of the second task.

2. The wearable device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first type of functional module is connected to the first processor via the second processor; The second task also includes a task of forwarding data transmitted by the first type of functional module; The second processor is further configured to execute the second task to forward the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules to the first processor.

3. The wearable device according to claim 2, characterized in that: It also includes several second-category functional modules; The first processor is connected to the second-type functional module, and is used to control the operation of the second-type functional module, and receive data transmitted by the second-type functional module and perform a first task based on the data transmitted by the second-type functional module; The running time of the second type of functional modules is shorter than the running time of the first type of functional modules.

4. The wearable device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that: Also includes a display module; The first processor is further configured to send the processing result of the first task to the display module for display in the display module; The second processor is further configured to execute the second task to forward the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules to the display module for display in the display module.

5. The wearable device according to claim 4, characterized in that: Also includes conversion modules; The first processor and / or the second processor is connected to the display module via the conversion module; The conversion module is used to convert the format of data transmitted by the first processor or the second processor.

6. The wearable device according to claim 5, characterized in that: The display module includes several display screens; The conversion module is further used to forward the data transmitted by the first processor and / or the second processor to a designated display screen for display on the designated display screen.

7. The wearable device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The second task also includes the task of processing the data transmitted by the first type of functional modules; The second processor is used to execute the second task to process the data transmitted by one of the first-category functional modules and forward the processed data to another first-category functional module, the first processor or the display module.

8. The wearable device according to claim 2, characterized in that: The first type of functional modules includes a short-distance communication module, and the wearable device is connected to the external device through the short-distance communication module; The data transmitted by the short-range communication module to the wearable device includes a sleep instruction for the first processor; The first processor is further configured to enter a sleep mode in response to the sleep instruction; or, in the case where no data transmitted by the first type functional module or the second type functional module is received, control a timer to start timing, and enter a sleep mode if no data transmitted by any of the first type functional module or the second type functional module is received within a preset time period of timing; The running time of the first processor is shorter than the running time of the second processor.

9. The wearable device according to claim 3, characterized in that: The first type of functional modules includes at least one of the following: a short-range communication module, an audio receiving module, an audio output module, a sensor module, and a touch control module; The second type of functional modules includes at least one of the following: an imaging device, a positioning module, and a mobile communication module; The first task includes at least one of the following: an image processing task, a video processing task, a speech recognition task and a navigation task.

10. The wearable device according to claim 1, characterized in that: The first processor includes a SOC, and the second processor includes an MCU, a FPGA, an ASIC or a DSP.

Images