Earbuds with buttonless controller

DE602020071634T2Active Publication Date: 2026-05-06SHENZHEN GRANDSUN ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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SHENZHEN GRANDSUN ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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2020-02-20
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2026-05-06

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Technical Problem

Traditional earphones with multiple keys face challenges in achieving a waterproof design and convenient control due to their key-based operation.

Method used

An earphone with a keyless control device utilizing infrared sensors and acceleration sensors to detect wearing state and user interactions, along with a Hall sensor for power management, enabling keyless operation and waterproof design.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates a waterproof design and enhances control convenience by eliminating physical keys, allowing functions like playing, answering calls, and song switching through user gestures and motion detection.

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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of electronics, and particularly relates to a keyless control device and an earphone.BACKGROUND

[0002] The statements herein merely provide background information related to the present application, but do not necessarily constitute as the prior art. A conventional earphone includes a Bluetooth controller and multiple keys. These keys generate key signals according to user inputs, and the Bluetooth controller performs corresponding functions according to the key signals output by the different keys. For example, a prior art document D1 (US2018 / 277123A1) discloses a method for controlling an loT from one or more wireless earpieces, this method may include one or more of the following steps: (a) associating the one or more wireless earpieces with the loT, (b) receiving user input from a user wearing the one or more wireless earpieces, (c) sending a command to a peripheral within the loT to execute an instruction from the one or more wireless earpieces or a wireless device linked with the one or more wireless earpieces, (d) verifying the user is authorized to utilize the peripheral, (e) associating the user input with the command, and (f) automatically connecting to the peripheral as a nearest one of a plurality of peripherals. A prior art document D2 (US2015 / 230019A1) discloses an electronic wearable device including an electrical cord for carrying electrical signals. An electrical power module includes an interface for detachable connection to the electrical cord. A first audio module includes an interface for detachable connecting to the electrical cord. A second audio module includes an interface for detachable connecting to the electrical cord. The electrical cord is configured to support the first audio module and the second audio module thereon. A controller module controls the first audio module and the second audio module. A prior art document D3 (US2017 / 347178A1) discloses a wireless in-ear utility device that rests in the user's ear canal near the user's eardrum. The in-ear utility device may be configured in a variety of ways, including, but in no way limited to a smart in-ear utility device, a flexible personal sound amplification product, a personal music player, a "walkie-talkie" and the like.

[0003] However, it is difficult to design a water-proof earphone and the control of the earphone is inconvenient due to the multiple keys.

[0004] Thus, it is difficult to design a waterproof earphone and the control of the earphone is inconvenient because that the traditional earphone is provided with multiple keys.SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT APPLICATIONTECHNICAL PROBLEM

[0005] The present application provides a keyless control device and an earphone, which aim to solve the technical problem that the traditional keyless control device has multiple keys, so that it is difficult to make a waterproof design and the control is inconvenient.TECHNICAL SOLUTION FOR SOLVING THE TECHNICAL PROBLEMTECHNICAL SOLUTION

[0006] In order to solve the aforesaid technical problem, the technical solutions adopted in the embodiments of the present application are as follows: The present application is implemented in this way, an earphone comprising a keyless control device in the earphone, the earphone comprises a left-ear component and a right-ear component, and the keyless control device includes: a first infrared sensor module, which is configured to generate an infrared trigger signal when the earphone is in a wearing state; a Bluetooth controller, which is connected with the first infrared sensor module and is configured to generate a first enable signal, a second enable signal, a third enable signal and a fourth enable signal according to the infrared trigger signal and perform functions corresponding to a first detection signal, a second detection signal, a third detection signal and a fourth detection signal; a left-ear infrared sensor module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller and is configured to generate a first detection signal according to the first enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is swept past by a user's hand; a right-ear infrared sensor module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller and is configured to generate a second detection signal according to the second enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is swept past by the user's hand; a left-ear acceleration sensor module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller and is configured to generate a third detection signal according to the third enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is knocked; and a right-ear acceleration sensor module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller and is configured to generate a fourth detection signal according to the fourth enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is knocked; the Bluetooth controller is further configured to perform functions corresponding to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal; wherein the functions corresponding to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal comprise playing, answering a phone call, hanging up a phone call, refusing a phone call, switching to a last song and switching to a next song; the keyless control device further comprises: a Hall sensor module, which is configured to detect an attracted state of the left-ear component and the right-ear component and trigger the Bluetooth controller to generate a first switch signal and a second switch signal when the left-ear component and the right-ear component are not in the attracted state; a first left-ear power module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller, the first infrared sensor module, the left-ear infrared sensor module and the left-ear acceleration sensor module, and is configured to generate a first power signal according to the first switch signal and a power supply, and supply the first power signal to the first infrared sensor module, the left-ear infrared sensor module and the left-ear acceleration sensor module; a second left-ear power module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller, the first infrared sensor module, the left-ear infrared sensor module and the left-ear acceleration sensor module, and is configured to generate a second power signal according to the second switch signal and the power supply, and supply the second power signal to the first infrared sensor module, the left-ear infrared sensor module and the left-ear acceleration sensor module; a first right-ear power module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller, the first infrared sensor module, the right-ear infrared sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module, and is configured to generate a third power signal according to the first switch signal and the power supply, and supply the third power signal to the first infrared sensor module, the right-ear infrared sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module; and a second right-ear power module, which is connected with the Bluetooth controller, the first infrared sensor module, the right-ear infrared sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module, and is configured to generate a fourth power signal according to the second switch signal and the power supply, and supply the fourth power signal to the first infrared sensor module, the right-ear infrared sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module; wherein the Hall sensor module includes a Hall sensor and a magnet arranged in the left-ear component and the right-ear component respectively, the Hall sensor is configured to generate the Hall trigger signal when detecting that the left-ear component and the right-ear component are not in the attracted state and output the Hall trigger signal to the Bluetooth controller (02), and the Bluetooth controller (02) generates the first switch signal and the second switch signal according to the Hall trigger signal, wherein the Hall sensor (U3) determines whether the left-ear component and the right-ear component are in the attracted state by detecting a magnetic field of the magnet; when the left-ear component and the right-ear component are in the attracted state, the first infrared sensor module, the left-ear infrared sensor module, the left-ear acceleration sensor module, the right-ear infrared sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module, the first left-ear power module, the second left-ear power module, the first right-ear power module, and the second right-ear power module stop working; the Bluetooth controller includes a Bluetooth control chip, a Bluetooth RF chip, an antenna, a first inductor, a second inductor, an eighth capacitor, and a ninth capacitor; the antenna and a first end of the first inductor are connected with a first end of the ninth capacitor, a second end of the first inductor and a first end of the eighth capacitor are connected with a signal input of the Bluetooth RF chip, and a signal output of the Bluetooth RF chip is connected with a first end of the second inductor, and a second end of the second inductor is connected with a Bluetooth signal input of the Bluetooth control chip, a system control terminal of the Bluetooth control chip is a Hall trigger signal input of the Bluetooth controller, and a first programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip is a first switch signal output of the Bluetooth controller, a second programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip is a second switch signal output of the Bluetooth controller, a third programmable data input / output and a fourth programmable data input / output are a wearing-state trigger signal output of the Bluetooth controller, a fifth programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip is a first enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller, a sixth programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip is a second enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller, a seventh programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip is a third enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller, an eighth programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip is a fourth enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller, a ninth programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip and a tenth programmable data input / output of the Bluetooth control chip constitute a detection signal input of the Bluetooth controller together.

[0007] In one embodiment, each of the first left-ear power module and the first right-ear power module includes a first power supply unit, and the first power supply unit includes a first power conversion chip, a first capacitor and a second capacitor; both a power input of the first power conversion chip and a first end of the first capacitor are connected with the power supply, a power output of the first power conversion chip and a first end of the second capacitor constitute an output terminal of the first power supply unit together, an enable terminal of the first power conversion chip is a first switch signal input of the first power supply unit, a GND terminal of the first power conversion chip, a second end of the first capacitor and a second end of the second capacitor are commonly grounded.

[0008] In one embodiment, each of the second left-ear power module and the second right-ear power module includes a second power supply unit, and the second power supply unit includes a second power conversion chip, a third capacitor and a fourth capacitor; both a power input of the second power conversion chip and a first end of the third capacitor are connected with the power supply, a power output of the second power conversion chip and a first end of the fourth capacitor constitute an output terminal of the second power supply unit together, an enable terminal of the second power conversion chip is a second switch signal input of the second power supply unit, a GND terminal of the second power conversion chip, a second end of the third capacitor and a second end of the fourth capacitor are commonly grounded.

[0009] In one embodiment, the Hall sensor module includes a fifth capacitor, and a first resistor; both a power terminal of the Hall sensor and a first end of the fifth capacitor are connected with the power supply, a data output of the Hall sensor is connected with a first end of the first resistor, a second end of the first resistor is an output of the Hall sensor module, and a GND terminal of the Hall sensor is grounded.

[0010] In one embodiment, the infrared trigger signal includes a first infrared trigger signal and a second infrared trigger signal, the first infrared sensor module includes: a first wearable-state detection module configured to generate the first infrared trigger signal when detecting that the left-ear component is in a wearing state; a second wearable-state detection module configured to generate the second infrared trigger signal when detecting that the right-ear component is in a wearing state.

[0011] In one embodiment, each of the first wearing state detection module, the second wearing state detection module, the left-ear infrared sensor module and the right-ear infrared sensor module includes an infrared sensor unit, and the infrared sensor unit includes an infrared sensor, a sixth capacitor, a second resistor, a third resistor and a fourth resistor; an interrupt terminal of the infrared sensor and a first end of the second resistor constitute a control signal input of the infrared sensor unit together, a power terminal of the infrared sensor and a first end of the sixth capacitor constitute a first power input of the infrared sensor unit, a data terminal and a clock terminal of the infrared sensor, a first end of the third resistor and a first end of the fourth resistor constitute a detection signal output of the infrared sensor unit together, a second end of the second resistor, a second end of the third resistor, and a second end of the fourth resistor constitute a second power input of the infrared sensor unit together, a GND terminal of the infrared sensor and a second end of the sixth capacitor are commonly grounded.

[0012] In one embodiment, each of the left-ear acceleration sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module includes an acceleration sensor unit, and the acceleration sensor unit includes an acceleration sensor, a seventh capacitor, a fifth resistor, a sixth resistor and a seventh resistor; a first end of the acceleration sensor and a first end of the fifth resistor constitute a control signal input of the acceleration sensor unit, a power terminal of the acceleration sensor and a first end of the seventh capacitor constitute a first power input of the acceleration sensor unit together, a data terminal of the acceleration sensor, a first end of the sixth resistor and a first end of the seventh resistor constitute a detection signal output of the acceleration sensor unit together, a second end of the fifth resistor, a second end of the sixth resistor, and a second end of the seventh resistor constitute a second power input of the acceleration sensor unit together, and a GND terminal of the acceleration sensor and a second end of the seventh capacitor are commonly grounded.BENEFICIAL EFFECTS OF THE PRESENT APPLICATIONBENEFICIAL EFFECTS

[0013] In the embodiments of the present application, the first infrared sensor module, the Bluetooth controller, the left-ear infrared sensor module, the right-ear infrared sensor module, the left-ear acceleration sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module are included ; the first infrared sensor module generates the infrared trigger signal when detecting that the earphone is in the wearing state; the Bluetooth controller generates the first enable signal, the second enable signal, the third enable signal and the fourth enable signal according to the infrared trigger signal, the left-ear infrared sensor module generates the first detection signal according to the first enable signal when detecting that the hand sweeps past the left-ear component, the right-ear infrared sensor module generates the second detection signal according to the second enable signal when detecting that than hand sweeps past the right-ear component; the left-ear acceleration sensor module generates the third detection signal according to the third enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is knocked; the right-ear acceleration sensor module generates the fourth detection signal according to the fourth enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is knocked, finally, the Bluetooth controller performs corresponding functions according to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal; multiple functions of the earphone are controlled without keys, so that the waterproof design of the earphone is facilitated and the convenience of control of the earphone is improved.BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0014] In order to describe the embodiments of the present application more clearly, a brief introduction regarding the accompanying drawings that need to be used for describing the embodiments of the present application or the prior art is given below; it is apparent that the accompanying drawings described herein are merely some embodiments of the present application, the person of ordinary skill in the art may also acquire other drawings according to these drawings without paying creative labor. FIG.1 illustrates one modular structural diagram of the keyless control device provided by the embodiments of the present application; FIG. 2 illustrates another modular structural diagram of the keyless control device provided by the embodiments of the present application; FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary circuit diagram of the keyless control device provided by the embodiments of the present application. DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE PRESENT APPLICATION

[0015] In order to make the objective, the technical solutions and the advantageous effects of the present application be clearer, the implementations modes of the present application will be further described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

[0016] FIG. 1 illustrates a modular structure of a keyless control device according to one embodiment of the present application. For the convenience of illustration, the part related with the embodiment of the present application are merely shown, which are described in detail below: The keyless control device is arranged in the earphone, the earphone includes a left-ear component and a right-ear component. The keyless control device includes a first infrared sensor module 01, a Bluetooth controller 02, a left-ear infrared sensor module 03, a right-ear infrared sensor module 04, a left-ear acceleration sensor module 05 and a right-ear acceleration sensor module 06.

[0017] The first infrared sensor module 01 is configured to generate an infrared trigger signal when detecting that the earphone is in a wearing state; the Bluetooth controller 02 is connected with the first infrared sensor module 01 and is configured to generate a first enable signal, a second enable signal, a third enable signal and a fourth enable signal according to the infrared trigger signal, and perform corresponding functions according to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal; the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02 and is configured to generate a first detection signal according to the first enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is swept past by a user's hand; the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02 and is configured to generate a second detection signal according to the second enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is swept past by the user's hand; the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02 and is configured to generate a third detection signal according to the third enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is knocked; the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02 and is configured to generate a fourth detection signal according to the fourth enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is knocked.

[0018] Wherein the functions corresponding to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal, and the fourth detection signal can include playing, pausing, answering a phone call, hanging up a phone call, refusing a phone call, switching to the last song and switching to the next song.

[0019] As shown in FIG. 2 , the keyless control device further includes a Hall sensor module 07, a first left-ear power module 08, a second left-ear power module 09, a first right-ear power module 10, and a second right-ear power module 11.

[0020] The Hall sensor module 07 is configured to generate a Hall trigger signal when detecting that the left-ear component and the right-ear component are in the attracted state; the first left-ear power module 08 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02, the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 and the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05, and is configured to generate a first power for left-ear supply according to the first switch signal and the power supply, and supply the left-ear power to the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 and the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05; the second left-ear power module 09 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02, the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 and the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05, and is configured to generate a second left-ear power supply according to the second switch signal and the power supply, and supply the left-ear power to the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 and the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05; the first right-ear power module 10 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02, the first infrared sensor module 01, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06, and is configured to generate the first right-ear power supply according to the first switch signal and the power supply, and supply the right-ear power to the first infrared sensor module 01, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06; the second right-ear power module 11 is connected with the Bluetooth controller 02, the first infrared sensor module 01, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06, and is configured to generate a second right-ear power supply according to the second switch signal and the power supply, and supply the right-ear power to the first infrared sensor module 01, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06; and the Bluetooth controller 02 is specifically configured to generate the first switch signal and the second switch signal according to the Hall triggering signal.

[0021] The attracted state of the left-ear component and the right-ear component is detected through the Hall sensor, when the left-ear component and the right-ear component are not in the attracted state, the Bluetooth controller 02 is triggered to generate the first switch signal and the second switch signal so as to supply power to the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06, so that when the left-ear component and the right-ear component are in the attracted state, the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03, the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04, the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06, the first left-ear power module 08, the second left-ear power module 09, the first right-ear power module 10 and the second right-ear power module 11 stop working so as to save electric energy.

[0022] Wherein the Hall sensor and the magnet are arranged in the left-ear component and the right-ear component, respectively, the Hall sensor generates a Hall trigger signal by detecting the magnetic field of the magnet.

[0023] The infrared trigger signal includes a first infrared trigger signal and a second infrared trigger signal, the first infrared sensor module 01 includes a first wearing-state detection module 011 and a second wearing-state detection module 012.

[0024] The first wearing-state detection module 011 is configured to generate the first infrared trigger signal, when detecting that the left-ear component is in the wearing state;

[0025] The second wearing-state detection module 012 is configured to generate the second infrared trigger signal, when detecting that the right-ear component is in the wearing state.

[0026] Wherein the first wearing-state detection module 011, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 and the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05 are arranged in the left-ear component, the second wearing-state detection module 012, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06 are arranged in the right-ear component.

[0027] The wearing states of the left-ear component and the right-ear component are detected by the first wearing-state detection module 011 and the second wearing-state detection module 012 respectively, so that the accuracy of detection of the wearing-state of the earphone is improved.

[0028] FIG. 3 illustrates an exemplary circuitry of a keyless control device according to one embodiment of the present application. For the convenience of illustration, the part related to the embodiment of the present application is merely shown and is described in detail below: Each of the first left-ear power module 08 and the first right-ear power module 10 includes a first power supply unit, and the first power supply unit includes a first power conversion chip U1, a first capacitor C1 and a second capacitor C2.

[0029] A power input terminal VIN of the first power conversion chip U1 and a first end of the first capacitor C1 are commonly connected to the power supply VBAT, a power output of the first power conversion chip U1 and a first end of the second capacitor C2 constitute an input of the first power supply unit, an enable terminal CE of the first power conversion chip U1 is the first switch signal input of the first power supply unit, a GND terminal GND of the first power conversion chip U1, a second end of the first capacitor C1, and a the second end of the second capacitor C2 are commonly grounded.

[0030] Each of the second left-ear power module 09 and the second right-ear power module 11 includes a second power supply unit, and the second power supply unit includes a second power conversion chip U2, a third capacitor C3 and a fourth capacitor C4.

[0031] A power input VIN of the second power conversion chip U2 and a first end of the third capacitor C3 are commonly connected to the power supply VBAT, a power output VOUT of the second power conversion chip U2 and a first end of the fourth capacitor C4 constitute an output of the second power supply unit, an enable terminal CE of the second power conversion chip U2 is a second switch signal input of the second power supply unit, a GND terminal GND of the second power conversion chip U2, a second end of the third capacitor C3, and a second end of the fourth capacitor C4 are commonly grounded.

[0032] The Hall sensor module 07 includes a Hall sensor U3, a fifth capacitor U5, and a first resistor R1.

[0033] A power terminal VCC of the Hall sensor U3 and a first end of the fifth capacitor C5 are commonly connected to the power supply VBAT, a data output OUTPUT of the Hall sensor U3 is connected to a first end of the first resistor R1, a second end of the first resistor R1 is the output of the Hall sensor module 07, and a GND terminal GND of the Hall sensor U3 is grounded.

[0034] Each of the first wearing-state detection module 011, the second wearing-state detection module 012, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 and the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 includes an infrared sensor unit. The infrared sensor unit includes an infrared sensor U4, a sixth capacitor C6, a second resistor R2, a third resistor R3 and a fourth resistor R4.

[0035] An interruption terminal NINT of the infrared sensor U4 and a first end of the second resistor R2 constitute a control signal input of the infrared sensor unit together, a power terminal VDD of the infrared sensor U4 and a first end of the sixth capacitor C6 constitute a first power input of the infrared sensor unit together, a data terminal SDA of the infrared sensor U4, a clock terminal SCK of the infrared sensor U4, a first end of the third resistor R3 and a first end of the fourth resistor R4 constitute a detection signal output of the infrared sensor unit together, a second end of the second resistor R2, a second end of the third resistor R3, and a second end of the fourth resistor R4 constitute a second power input of the infrared sensor unit together, and a GND terminal GND of the infrared sensor U4 and a second end of the sixth capacitor C6 are commonly grounded.

[0036] Each of the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06 includes an acceleration sensor unit, the acceleration sensor unit includes an acceleration sensor U5, a seventh capacitor C7, a fifth resistor R5, a sixth resistor R6, and a seventh resistor R7.

[0037] An interruption terminal NINT of the acceleration sensor U5 and a first end of the fifth resistor R5 constitute a control signal input of the acceleration sensor unit together, a power terminal VDD of the acceleration sensor U5 and a first end of the seventh capacitor C7 constitute a first power input of the acceleration sensor unit together, a data terminal SDA of the acceleration sensor U5, a first end of the sixth resistor R6 and a first end of the seventh resistor R7 constitute a detection signal output of the acceleration sensor unit together, a second end of the fifth resistor R5, a second end of the sixth resistor R6, and a second end of the seventh resistor R7 constitute a second power input of the acceleration sensor unit together, and a GND terminal GND of the acceleration sensor U5 and a second end of the seventh capacitor C7 are commonly grounded.

[0038] The Bluetooth controller 02 includes a Bluetooth control chip U6, a Bluetooth RF(Radio Frequency) chip U7, an antenna ANT, a first inductor L1, a second inductor L2, an eighth capacitor C8, and a ninth capacitor C9.

[0039] The antenna ANT is connected with a first end of the first inductor L1 and a first end of the ninth capacitor C9, a second end of the first inductor L1 and a first end of the eighth capacitor C8 are connected with a signal input IN of the Bluetooth RF chip U7, a signal output OUT of the Bluetooth RF chip U7 is connected with a first end of the second inductor L2, a second end of the second inductor L2 is connected with a Bluetooth signal input BT RF of the Bluetooth control chip U6, a system control terminal SYS CTRL of the Bluetooth control chip U6 is the Hall trigger signal input of the Bluetooth controller 02, a first programmable data input / output (Input and Output) terminal PIO3 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 is the first switch signal output of the Bluetooth controller 02, a second programmable data input / output terminal PIO2 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 is the second switch signal output of the Bluetooth controller 02, a third programmable data input / output terminal PIO20 and a fourth programmable data input / output terminal PIO21 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 are the wearing-state trigger signal output of the Bluetooth controller 02, the fifth programmable data input / output terminal PIO4 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 is the first enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller 02, the sixth programmable data input output PIO5 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 is the second enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller 02, the seventh programmable data input output PIO18 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 is the third enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller 02, the eighth programmable data input / output terminal PIO19 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 is the fourth enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller 02, the ninth programmable data input / output terminal PIO16 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 and the tenth programmable data input output terminal PIO15 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 constitute the detection signal input of the Bluetooth controller 02 together.

[0040] What is shown in FIG. 3 is further illustrated below with reference to the working principle

[0041] In a specific implementation, the Hall sensor U3 generates the Hall trigger signal and outputs the Hall trigger signal from the data output terminal of the Hall sensor U3 to the system control terminal SYS Ctrl of the Bluetooth control chip U6 when detecting that the left-ear component and the right-ear component are not in the attracted state; the Bluetooth control chip U6 generates the first switch signal and the second switch signal according to the Hall trigger signal and outputs the first switch signal and the second switch signal through the first programmable data input / output terminal PIO3 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 and the second programmable data input / output terminal PIO of the Bluetooth control chip U6, respectively.

[0042] The first power conversion chip U1 in the first left-ear power module 08 generates the first power for left-ear according to the first switch signal and the power supply, and supply the first power for left-ear to the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03, and the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05; the second power conversion chip U2 in the second left-ear power module 09 generates the second power for left-ear according to the second switch signal and the power supply, and supply the second power for left-ear to the first infrared sensor module 01, the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 and the left-ear acceleration sensor module 05; the first power conversion chip U1 in the first right-ear power module 10 generates the first power for right-ear according to the first switch signal and the power supply, and supply the first power for right-ear to the first infrared sensor module 01, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06; the power conversion chip U2 in the second right-ear power module 11 generates the second power for right-ear according to the second switch signal and the power supply, and supply the second power for right-ear to the first infrared sensor module 01, the right-ear infrared sensor module 04, and the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06.

[0043] The infrared sensor U4 in the first wearing-state detection module 011 and the infrared sensor U4 in the second wearing-state detection module 012 generate infrared trigger signals and send the infrared trigger signals to the ninth programmable data input / output terminal PIO 16 and the tenth programmable data input / output terminal PIO 15 of the Bluetooth control chip U6 when detecting that the earphone is in the wearing state; the Bluetooth control chip U6 is configured to generate the first enable signal, the second enable signal, the third enable signal and the fourth enable signal according to the infrared trigger signals, and output these signals through a fifth programmable data input / output terminal PIO4, a sixth programmable data input / output terminal PIO5, a seventh programmable data input / output terminal PIO18, an eighth programmable data I / 0 terminal PIO19 of the Bluetooth control chip U6, respectively.

[0044] The infrared sensor U4 in the left-ear infrared sensor module 03 generates the first detection signal according to the first enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is swept past by hand; the infrared sensor U4 in the right-ear infrared sensor module 04 generates the second detection signal according to the second enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is swept past by hand; the acceleration sensor U5 in the left-ear acceleration sensor module generates the third detection signal according to the third enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is knocked; the acceleration sensor U5 in the right-ear acceleration sensor module 06 generates the fourth detection signal according to the fourth enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is knocked. The first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal, and the fourth detection signal are input in the ninth programmable data input / output terminal PIO16 and the tenth programmable data input / output terminal PIO 15 of the Bluetooth control chip U6, and the Bluetooth control chip U6 performs corresponding functions according to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal.

[0045] In one embodiment of the present application, an earphone is further provided. The earphone includes the keyless control device described above.

[0046] In this embodiment of the present application, the first infrared sensor module, the Bluetooth controller, the left-ear infrared sensor module, the right-ear infrared sensor module, the left-ear acceleration sensor module and the right-ear acceleration sensor module are included ; the first infrared sensor module generates the infrared trigger signal when detecting that the earphone is in the wearing state; the Bluetooth controller generates the first enable signal, the second enable signal, the third enable signal and the fourth enable signal according to the infrared trigger signal, the left-ear infrared sensor module generates the first detection signal according to the first enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is swept past by hand; the right-ear infrared sensor module generates the second detection signal according to the second enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is swept past by hand; the left-ear acceleration sensor module generates the third detection signal according to the third enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is knocked; the right-ear acceleration sensor module generates the fourth detection signal according to the fourth enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is knocked; finally, the Bluetooth controller performs the corresponding functions according to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal; multiple functions of the earphone are controlled without keys, so that a waterproof design of the earphone is facilitated and a convenience of control of the earphone is improved.

Claims

1. An earphone comprising a keyless control device arranged in the earphone, wherein the earphone comprises a left-ear component and a right-ear component, and the keyless control device comprises: a first infrared sensor module (01), which is configured to generate an infrared trigger signal when the earphone is in a wearing state; a Bluetooth controller (02), which is connected with the first infrared sensor module and is configured to generate a first enable signal, a second enable signal, a third enable signal and a fourth enable signal according to the infrared trigger signal; a left-ear infrared sensor module (03), which is connected with the Bluetooth controller (02) and is configured to generate a first detection signal according to the first enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is swept past by a user's hand; a right-ear infrared sensor module (04), which is connected with the Bluetooth controller (02) and is configured to generate a second detection signal according to the second enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is swept past by the user's hand; a left-ear acceleration sensor module (05), which is connected with the Bluetooth controller (02) and is configured to generate a third detection signal according to the third enable signal when detecting that the left-ear component is knocked; and a right-ear acceleration sensor module (06), which is connected with the Bluetooth controller (02) and is configured to generate a fourth detection signal according to the fourth enable signal when detecting that the right-ear component is knocked; the Bluetooth controller (02) is further configured to perform functions corresponding to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal; wherein the functions corresponding to the first detection signal, the second detection signal, the third detection signal and the fourth detection signal comprise playing, answering a phone call, hanging up a phone call, refusing a phone call, switching to a last song and switching to a next song; characterized in that the keyless control device further comprises: a Hall sensor module (07), which is configured to detect whether the left-ear component and the right-ear component are in an attracted state, and trigger the Bluetooth control module (02) to generate a first switch signal and a second switch signal when the left-ear component and the right-ear component are not in the attracted state; a first left-ear power module (08), which is connected with the Bluetooth control module (02), the first infrared sensor module (01), the left-ear infrared sensor module (03) and the left-ear acceleration sensor module (05), and is configured to generate a first power signal according to the first switch signal and a power supply (VBAT), and supply the first power signal to the first infrared sensor module (01), the left-ear infrared sensor module (03) and the left-ear acceleration sensor module (05); a second left-ear power module (09), which is connected with the Bluetooth control module (02), the first infrared sensor module (01), the left-ear infrared sensor module (03) and the left-ear acceleration sensor module (05), and is configured to generate a second power signal according to the second switch signal and the power supply (VBAT), and supply the second power signal to the first infrared sensor module (01), the left-ear infrared sensor module (03) and the left-ear acceleration sensor module (05); a first right-ear power module (10), which is connected with the Bluetooth control module (02), the first infrared sensor module (01), the right-ear infrared sensor module (04) and the right-ear acceleration sensor module (06), and is configured to generate a third power signal according to the first switch signal and the power supply (VBAT), and supply the third power signal to the first infrared sensor module (01), the right-ear infrared sensor module (04) and the right-ear acceleration sensor module (06); and a second right-ear power module (11), which is connected with the Bluetooth control module (02), the first infrared sensor module (01), the right-ear infrared sensor module (04) and the right-ear acceleration sensor module (06), and is configured to generate a fourth power signal according to the second switch signal and the power supply (VBAT), and supply the fourth power signal to the first infrared sensor module (01), the right-ear infrared sensor module (04) and the right-ear acceleration sensor module (06); wherein the Hall sensor module (07) comprises a Hall sensor (U3) and a magnet arranged in the left-ear component and the right-ear component respectively, the Hall sensor (U3) is configured to generate a Hall trigger signal when detecting that the left-ear component and the right-ear component are not in the attracted state and output the Hall trigger signal to the Bluetooth controller (02), and the Bluetooth controller (02) generates the first switch signal and the second switch signal according to the Hall trigger signal, wherein the Hall sensor (U3) determines whether the left-ear component and the right-ear component are in the attracted state by detecting a magnetic field of the magnet; the first infrared sensor module (01), the left-ear infrared sensor module (03), the left-ear acceleration sensor module (05), the right-ear infrared sensor module (04) and the right-ear acceleration sensor module (06), the first left-ear power module (08), the second left-ear power module (09), the first right-ear power module (10), and the second right-ear power module (11) stop working when the left-ear component and the right-ear component are in the attracted state; the Bluetooth controller (02) comprises a Bluetooth control chip (U6), a Bluetooth RF chip (U7), an antenna (ANT), a first inductor (L1), a second inductor (L2), an eighth capacitor (C8), and a ninth capacitor (C9); the antenna (ANT) and a first end of the first inductor (L1) are connected with a first end of the ninth capacitor (C9), a second end of the first inductor (L1) and a first end of the eighth capacitor (C8) are connected with a signal input of the Bluetooth RF chip (U7), and a signal output of the Bluetooth RF chip (U7) is connected with a first end of the second inductor (L2), and a second end of the second inductor (L2) is connected with a Bluetooth signal input of the Bluetooth control chip (U6), a system control terminal of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) is a Hall trigger signal input of the Bluetooth controller (02), and a first programmable data input / output (PI03) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) is a first switch signal output of the Bluetooth controller (02), a second programmable data input / output (PI02) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) is a second switch signal output of the Bluetooth controller (02), a third programmable data input / output (PI020) and a fourth programmable data input / output (PI021) are a wearing-state trigger signal output of the Bluetooth controller (02), a fifth programmable data input / output (PI04) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) is a first enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller (02), a sixth programmable data input / output (PI05) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) is a second enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller (02), a seventh programmable data input / output (PI018) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) is a third enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller (02), an eighth programmable data input / output (PI019) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) is a fourth enable signal output of the Bluetooth controller (02), a ninth programmable data input / output (PI016) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) and a tenth programmable data input / output (PI015) of the Bluetooth control chip (U6) constitute a detection signal input of the Bluetooth controller (02) together.

2. The earphone according to claim 1, characterized in that, each of the first left-ear power module (08) and the first right-ear power module (10) comprises a first power supply unit, and the first power supply unit comprises a first power conversion chip (U1), a first capacitor (C1) and a second capacitor (C2); both a power input of the first power conversion chip (U1) and a first end of the first capacitor (C1) are connected with the power supply, a power output of the first power conversion chip (U1) and a first end of the second capacitor (C2) constitute an output terminal of the first power supply unit together, an enable terminal of the first power conversion chip (U1) is a first switch signal input of the first power supply unit, a GND terminal of the first power conversion chip (U1), a second end of the first capacitor (C1) and a second end of the second capacitor (C2) are commonly grounded.

3. The earphone according to claim 1, characterized in that, each of the second left-ear power module (09) and the second right-ear power module (11) comprises a second power supply unit, and the second power supply unit comprises a second power conversion chip (U2), a third capacitor (C3) and a fourth capacitor (C4); both a power input of the second power conversion chip (U2) and a first end of the third capacitor (C3) are connected with the power supply, a power output of the second power conversion chip (U2) and a first end of the fourth capacitor (C4) constitute an output terminal of the second power supply unit together, an enable terminal of the second power conversion chip (U2) is a second switch signal input of the second power supply unit, a GND terminal of the second power conversion chip (U2), a second end of the third capacitor (C3) and a second end of the fourth capacitor (C4) are commonly grounded.

4. The earphone of claim 1, characterized in that, the Hall sensor module (07) comprises a fifth capacitor (C5), and a first resistor (R1); both a power terminal of the Hall sensor (U3) and a first end of the fifth capacitor (C5) are connected with the power supply, a data output of the Hall sensor (U3) is connected with a first end of the first resistor (R1), a second end of the first resistor (R1) is an output of the Hall sensor module (07), and a GND terminal of the Hall sensor (U3) is grounded.

5. The earphone according to claim 1, characterized in that, the infrared trigger signal comprises a first infrared trigger signal and a second infrared trigger signal, the first infrared sensor module comprises: a first wearable-state detection module (011) configured to generate the first infrared trigger signal when detecting that the left-ear component is in a wearing state; a second wearable-state detection module (012) configured to generate the second infrared trigger signal when detecting that the right-ear component is in a wearing state.

6. The earphone according to claim 5, characterized in that, each of the first wearable-state detection module (011), the second wearable-state detection module (012), the left-ear infrared sensor module (03) and the right-ear infrared sensor module (04) comprises an infrared sensor unit, and the infrared sensor unit comprises an infrared sensor (U4), a sixth capacitor (C6), a second resistor (R2) , a third resistor (R3) and a fourth resistor (R4); an interrupt terminal of the infrared sensor (U4) and a first end of the second resistor (R2) constitute a control signal input of the infrared sensor unit together, a power terminal of the infrared sensor (U4) and a first end of the sixth capacitor (C6) constitute a first power input of the infrared sensor unit, a data terminal and a clock terminal of the infrared sensor (U4), a first end of the third resistor (R3) and a first end of the fourth resistor (R4) constitute a detection signal output of the infrared sensor unit together, a second end of the second resistor (R2), a second end of the third resistor (R3), and a second end of the fourth resistor (R4) constitute a second power input of the infrared sensor unit together, a GND terminal of the infrared sensor (U4) and a second end of the sixth capacitor (C6) are commonly grounded.

7. The earphone according to claim 1, characterized in that, each of the left-ear acceleration sensor module (05) and the right-ear acceleration sensor module (06) comprises an acceleration sensor unit, and the acceleration sensor unit comprises an acceleration sensor (U5), a seventh capacitor (C7), a fifth resistor (R5), a sixth resistor (R6) and a seventh resistor (R7); a first end of the acceleration sensor (U5) and a first end of the fifth resistor (R5) constitute a control signal input of the acceleration sensor unit, a power terminal of the acceleration sensor (U5) and a first end of the seventh capacitor (C7) constitute a first power input of the acceleration sensor unit together, a data terminal of the acceleration sensor (U5), a first end of the sixth resistor (R6) and a first end of the seventh resistor (R7) constitute a detection signal output of the acceleration sensor unit together, a second end of the fifth resistor (R5), a second end of the sixth resistor (R6), and a second end of the seventh resistor (R7) constitute a second power input of the acceleration sensor unit together, and a GND terminal of the acceleration sensor (U5) and a second end of the seventh capacitor (C7) are commonly grounded.