Smart glasses without physical key and operating method therefor

Abstract

Smart glasses without a physical key and an operating method therefor. The smart glasses comprise: a frame (11), temples (12) connected to the frame (11), and a controller (10) built into the frame (11) or the temple (12), wherein a first touch sensor (14) is built in the temple (12), is connected to the controller (10), and is configured to send a sensed touch operation signal to the controller (10); and the controller (10) controls the smart glasses to be turned on or off according to the touch operation signal. Having no physical key enables the temples (12) to have an integrated surface, and there is no need to consider moisture or water entering the key from a gap at the edge of the physical key, thereby effectively improving the waterproof performance of the smart glasses, making the smart glasses more convenient to clean, and also reducing the production cost of the smart glasses as special mold making and production of the physical key are not required.

Description

Smart glasses without physical buttons and working method thereof

[0001] This application claims priority to the Chinese patent application filed with the Patent Office of the State Intellectual Property Office of China on September 20, 2023, with application number CN2023112218868 and title “Smart glasses without physical buttons and their working method”, the entire contents of which are incorporated by reference into this application. Technical Field

[0002] The embodiments of the present application relate to the field of smart wearables, and in particular to smart glasses without physical buttons and a working method thereof. Background Art

[0003] Smart glasses are being used in all aspects of life, work, and entertainment. Most smart glasses require at least one physical button to power them on and off. The advantage of a physical button is that users can easily sense the keystrokes and their status when turning the glasses on and off.

[0004] However, physical buttons have their drawbacks. They're difficult to achieve IP67 waterproofing, and since glasses wearers often clean them with water, physical buttons make cleaning them inconvenient. Furthermore, as independent components, physical buttons require specialized molds and production, increasing production costs. Technical issues

[0005] The technical problem to be solved by the embodiments of the present application is to improve the waterproof performance of smart glasses, make smart glasses easier to clean, and reduce the production cost of smart glasses. Technical Solutions

[0006] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides smart glasses without physical buttons, comprising: a frame, temples connected to the frame, and a controller built into the frame or the temples;

[0007] A first touch sensor is built into the temple and connected to the controller, and is used to send a sensed touch operation signal to the controller;

[0008] The controller controls the smart glasses to turn on or off according to the touch operation signal.

[0009] In one aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides an operating method for smart glasses without physical buttons, the smart glasses comprising: a frame, temples connected to the frame, and a controller built into the frame or the temples, wherein the temples have built-in first touch sensors connected to the controller; the operating method comprises:

[0010] sensing a user's sliding touch operation through the first touch sensor and generating a touch operation signal;

[0011] The controller controls the smart glasses to turn on or off in response to the touch operation signal. Beneficial effects

[0012] In the various embodiments of the present application, the smart glasses do not have physical buttons. Instead, the built-in touch sensors in the temples sense the user's touch operations, enabling power on / off and other intelligent controls. The absence of physical buttons allows the temples to form a single, integrated surface, eliminating the risk of moisture entering the buttons through the edges and gaps of physical buttons. This effectively improves the waterproof performance of the smart glasses, making them easier to clean. Furthermore, since there is no need to specifically mold and produce physical buttons, the production cost of the smart glasses is reduced. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0013] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, a brief introduction will be given below to the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the description of the prior art. Obviously, the drawings described below are some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without paying any creative labor.

[0014] FIG1A and FIG1B are two external views of smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0015] FIG2 is a schematic diagram of temples provided in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0016] FIG3 is a design diagram of a first touch sensor and a second touch sensor on a temple provided by the first embodiment of the present application;

[0017] FIG4 is a schematic diagram of a module of smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0018] FIG5 is another schematic diagram of a module of smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0019] FIG6 is a schematic diagram of operating mode switching of smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the first embodiment of the present application;

[0020] FIG7 is a flowchart of a working method of smart glasses without physical buttons provided in a second embodiment of the present application;

[0021] FIG8 is a flowchart of the process of powering on smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the second embodiment of the present application;

[0022] FIG9 is a flowchart of the process of shutting down the smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the second embodiment of the present application;

[0023] FIG10 is a flowchart of the workflow of the smart glasses without physical buttons in the music playback mode, voice assistant operation mode, and call mode provided by the second embodiment of the present application;

[0024] FIG11 is a flowchart of a workflow when the smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the second embodiment of the present application are in call mode and receive a new incoming call;

[0025] FIG12 is a flowchart of the workflow of the smart glasses without physical buttons in the incoming call control mode provided in the second embodiment of the present application. Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0026] To make the purpose, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of this application more clear, the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of this application. Obviously, the described embodiments are part of the embodiments of this application, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in this application, all other embodiments obtained by ordinary technicians in this field without making creative efforts are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0027] Hereinafter, the terms "including", "having" and their cognates, which may be used in various embodiments of the present application, are intended only to indicate specific features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components or combinations of the foregoing items, and should not be understood as first excluding the existence of one or more other features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components or combinations of the foregoing items or the possibility of adding one or more features, numbers, steps, operations, elements, components or combinations of the foregoing items.

[0028] Furthermore, the terms "first," "second," and "third," etc., are used solely for descriptive purposes and should not be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, the features referred to by "first" and "second," etc., can represent the same or different features. For example, the "first prompt sound" and "second prompt sound" below are merely used to indicate prompt sounds in different processes / flows. They can have the same prompt mode, such as a single "beep," or different prompt modes, such as a single "beep" and a continuous "beep." Similarly, "first color light" and "second color light" can be the same color or different colors.

[0029] Unless otherwise defined, all terms used herein (including technical and scientific terms) have the same meaning as commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which the various embodiments of the present application belong. The terms (such as those defined in generally used dictionaries) will be interpreted as having the same meaning as in the context of the relevant technical field and will not be interpreted as having an idealized meaning or an overly formal meaning unless clearly defined in the various embodiments of the present application.

[0030] 1A , 1B , 2 , 3 , and 4 , which show the external appearance and internal module diagram of the smart glasses without physical buttons provided in the first embodiment of the present application, including a frame 11 , temples 12 connected to the frame 11 , and a controller 10 built into the frame 11 or the temples 12 .

[0031] The frame 11 is provided with lenses. The lenses may be ordinary lenses, sun lenses, functional lenses for vision correction, anti-reflective protective lenses, colored lenses, tinted lenses, polarized lenses, photochromic lenses, etc. The lenses may be of the curved shape shown in FIG1A and FIG1B or other shapes. When curved lenses are used, the two lenses may be an integrated structure.

[0032] Since there is no gap between the two eyes at the curved lens, and the two sides of the curved lens are bent inward relative to the middle position, they can better fit and cover the side areas of the two eyes. Therefore, the curved lens can fully block the eyes and prevent the ultraviolet rays of the sun from entering the eyes.

[0033] The difference between Figure 1A and Figure 1B is that the curvature of the lenses is different, which is suitable for different face shapes. The curved lenses are mounted on the outer side of the frame 11 through a buckle structure, which also facilitates the replacement of different types of lenses.

[0034] As an implementation method, the frame 11 and the temples 12 can be detachably connected, making it easy for the user to change the frame 11 and temples 12 to match different styles and colors. For example, a fashionable blue light frame can be used for work, and a sunglass frame can be used for sports or outdoor activities. Of course, the frame 11 and the temples 12 can also be connected in a non-detachable manner, which is flexible and not limited to the specific design.

[0035] The temples 12 have two temples, as shown in FIG1A and FIG1B , one of which has a built-in battery 13. The battery 13 is used to power various electronic function modules of the smart glasses, which can be built into the frame 11 and / or the temples 12. As an implementation method, the battery 13 can be built into the first temple, while the electronic function module is built into the second temple. The battery 13 is connected to these electronic function modules via a wire, and the wire is buried or embedded in the frame 11.

[0036] The temple 12 has a built-in first touch sensor 14, which is connected to the controller 10 and is used to send a sensed touch operation signal to the controller 10. The controller 10 controls the smart glasses to turn on or off according to the touch operation signal.

[0037] In this application, power on means that all electronic function modules of the smart glasses are in normal working state. Power off means that only the first touch sensor 14 is powered and in normal working state, while other electronic function modules are not powered and cannot work. When the smart glasses are powered off, the power consumption of the entire smart glasses is very low.

[0038] As a preferred solution, as shown in FIG2 , the surface of the temple 12 directly facing the first touch sensor 14 is a first surface area, and the first surface area is not on the same horizontal plane as other areas of the temple 12. This makes it easier for the user to quickly find the location of the first touch sensor 14 during operation.

[0039] Specifically, there are two ways to implement that the first surface area and other areas of the surface of the temple 12 are not on the same horizontal plane:

[0040] The first method involves the first surface area protruding from the rest of the temple 12. In this case, a predetermined area surrounding the first surface area can be further defined as the second surface area, with the second surface area being recessed relative to the rest of the temple 12. By recessing the area surrounding the first surface area directly facing the first touch sensor 14, the first surface area can be made more prominent relative to the surrounding area, enhancing the three-dimensional effect and making it easier for the user to quickly locate the first touch sensor 14.

[0041] The second method is to have the first surface area be recessed relative to other areas on the temple 12. In this case, the area surrounding the first surface area can be further designated as the second surface area, with the second surface area being designed to protrude from other areas on the temple 12. This makes the first surface area more recessed relative to the surrounding area, enhancing the three-dimensional effect and making it easier for the user to quickly locate the first touch sensor 14.

[0042] Furthermore, a second touch sensor 15 may be built into the temple 12, and the second touch sensor 15 is connected to the controller 10, and is used to send a sensed sliding operation signal to the controller 10. The controller 10 controls the working state of the smart glasses according to the sliding operation signal.

[0043] The second touch sensor 15 is mainly used for users to control the smart glasses by sliding after turning on the glasses, while the first touch sensor 14 mentioned above is mainly used for users to control the smart glasses to turn on or off by pressing, or to control the working status of the smart glasses after turning on the glasses.

[0044] The second touch sensor 15 and the first touch sensor 14 may be located on different temples or on the same temple. When located on the same temple, the surface of the temple 12 facing the second touch sensor 15 is a third surface area. A first isolation zone G1 is defined between the third surface area and the first surface area facing the first touch sensor 14. The first isolation zone G1 does not have a touch detection function.

[0045] Furthermore, as shown in Figure 3, the second touch sensor 15 includes multiple touch sensor units 151, with a second isolation zone G2 between adjacent touch sensor units 151. This second isolation zone G2 does not have a touch detection function. The second isolation zone G2 is designed to have a zigzag shape. This design of multiple isolated touch sensor units 151 allows for more sensitive detection of the user's sliding direction.

[0046] 3 , the first surface area is within a predetermined range around the second surface area, and the second surface area is concave relative to other areas of the temple surface.

[0047] In this application, the first touch sensor 14 is designed near the first end of the temple 12, and the second touch sensor 15 is designed near the second end of the temple 12. The first end is used to connect with the frame 11, and the second end is used as the tail end of the temple 12.

[0048] As shown in FIG4 , in this embodiment, the smart glasses may further include a speaker 16 and / or a light indicator unit 17 connected to the controller 10. When the user operates the first touch sensor 14 and the second touch sensor 15, the controller 10 controls the speaker 16 to emit a preset sound or controls the light indicator unit 17 to provide a preset light indication. The light indicator unit 17 may be an LED light and is located within the user's field of vision after wearing the smart glasses, for example, near the area where the frame 11 and the temple 12 are connected.

[0049] The controller 10 is used to control the smart glasses to turn on or off according to the touch operation signal, and at the same time, control the speaker 16 to emit a prompt sound, and / or control the light indication unit 17 to emit an indication light.

[0050] The smart glasses may also include a 9-axis sensor 18 connected to the controller 10. The 9-axis sensor 18 is used to collect the user's motion data and perform analysis (such as statistics of motion parameters, monitoring of motion postures, etc.) to better monitor and guide the user's exercise.

[0051] The smart glasses may also include a sound pickup device 19 connected to the controller 10, which may be a microphone array, wherein the microphone array includes at least two microphones. The microphones are deployed at different positions. For example, the first microphone, the second microphone, and the third microphone in the microphone array are all installed on the same temple 12, and the first microphone and the second microphone are closer to the frame 11 than the third microphone. In different working modes, controlling the microphones at different positions to pick up sound can reduce the noise in the acquired voice data and increase the speed of signal processing. For example, in the call mode, the first microphone and the second microphone are controlled to acquire voice data, and in the hearing aid mode, the first microphone, the second microphone, and the third microphone are controlled to acquire voice data.

[0052] The controller 10 can be a separate controller or, as shown in FIG5 , can be a controller in a wireless communication module. In the example of FIG5 , the wireless communication module includes the controller 10, a voice data processor, and a wireless signal transceiver. The controller 10, the voice data processor, and the wireless signal transceiver can be connected via a bus.

[0053] The controller 10 is preferably a MCU (Microcontroller Unit).

[0054] The voice data processor is used to equalize the voice data, adjust the output sound data to a preset frequency band and volume, and send the adjusted sound data to the speaker for playback. The voice data processor is preferably a DSP (Digital Signal Processing) or a voice data processing integrated circuit. The voice data processing integrated circuit is a commonly used circuit, and this application does not specifically limit its structure.

[0055] A wireless signal transceiver for data exchange with smart mobile terminals (such as smartphones and smartwatches). Optionally, the wireless communication module uses at least one of Bluetooth, WiFi, NFC, ZigBee, DLNA, UWB, RFID, and cellular as the communication protocol for data exchange with smart mobile terminals. Bluetooth is preferred.

[0056] In the example shown in Figure 5 , controller 10 directly reuses the microcontroller built into the wireless communication module, eliminating the need for a separate controller. Furthermore, because the wireless communication module performs relatively simple functions, the overall circuit structure of the smart glasses is simplified, resulting in reduced weight and power consumption.

[0057] Based on the smart glasses structure described above, this embodiment further provides a process for starting and shutting down the smart glasses without physical buttons, as well as a process for switching working states and controlling the smart glasses. It should be noted that the following processes are only a specific implementation method and do not mean that the smart glasses without physical buttons of this application can only work according to the following processes. Various improvements and modifications can be made according to the situation. The details are as follows:

[0058] Power-on Process: When the device is powered off, if the first touch sensor 14 senses a touch operation, it sends a touch operation signal to the controller 10. Upon receiving the touch operation signal, the controller 10 controls the speaker 16 to emit a first prompt sound, such as a beep, and controls the light indicator unit 17 to emit a first color of light, such as red. The speaker 16 and light indicator unit 17 provide audio and visual indications, respectively, to let the user know that a valid press has been performed on the first touch sensor 14.

[0059] If the controller 10 continues to receive the touch operation signal for a predetermined first duration threshold, such as two seconds, the controller 10 controls the smart glasses to power on, controls the speaker 16 to emit a second prompt sound indicating the battery status, such as a "Battery High / Battery OK / Battery Low" prompt sound, and controls the light indicator unit 17 to emit a second color of light, such as blue light. The purpose of not turning on the glasses until the touch operation signal reaches the predetermined first duration threshold is to ensure that the user actually wants to turn on the glasses, and to avoid immediate power on due to user error, which could result in a poor user experience.

[0060] Furthermore, if the controller 10 continuously receives the touch operation signal for a period that fails to reach a preset first period threshold, the speaker 16 is controlled to be silent, the light indication unit 17 is turned off, and the smart glasses are controlled to remain in the shutdown state.

[0061] Furthermore, after powering on, when the speaker 16 emits the second prompt sound, if the duration of the continuous receipt of the touch operation signal does not reach the preset second time threshold, the smart glasses establish a connection with the smart terminal to enter the power-on connection state. After the connection is successfully established, the speaker 16 is controlled to emit a third prompt sound indicating the connection, such as a "connected" prompt sound, and the light indicator unit 17 is controlled to turn off. After that, the smart glasses and the smart terminal can interact.

[0062] Furthermore, after powering on, when the speaker 16 emits a second prompt sound, if the controller 10 continues to receive the touch operation signal for a time period reaching a preset second time threshold, the smart glasses enter a state of pairing with the smart terminal, and during the pairing process, the speaker 16 is controlled to emit a fourth prompt sound indicating pairing, such as the "pairing" prompt sound controls the light indication unit 17 to alternately emit flashes of a third color and a fourth color, such as red light and blue light flashing alternately.

[0063] Shutdown Process: When the device is powered on, if the first touch sensor 14 senses a touch operation, it sends a touch operation signal to the controller 10. Upon receiving the touch operation signal, the controller 10 controls the speaker 16 to emit a fifth sound, such as a beep, and controls the light indicator unit 17 to emit a fifth color, such as red. The speaker 16 and light indicator unit 17 provide audio and visual indications, respectively, to let the user know that a valid press has been performed on the first touch sensor 14.

[0064] After controlling the speaker 16 to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the controller 10 continues to receive the touch operation signal for a time period reaching a preset third time period threshold, such as 3 seconds, the control speaker 16 continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, such as a continuous beep, and controls the light indication unit 17 to continuously emit a sixth color flash, such as a continuous red flash.

[0065] After speaker 16 continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if controller 10 continues to receive touch operation signals and the duration of receipt of the touch operation signals reaches a preset fourth duration threshold, such as more than 2 seconds, controller 10 controls the smart glasses to shut down, controls speaker 16 to emit a seventh prompt sound, such as a "power off" prompt sound, to indicate shutdown, and controls light indicator unit 17 to turn off. Shutting down the glasses only after the duration of the touch operation signal reaches the preset fourth duration threshold ensures that the user truly intends to shut down the glasses, and avoids an immediate shutdown due to a user's mistake, which could create a negative user experience.

[0066] Furthermore, after controlling the speaker 16 to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the length of time that the controller 10 continues to receive the touch operation signal fails to reach the preset third duration threshold, the control speaker 16 is turned off, the control light indication unit 17 is turned off, and the control smart glasses continue to be in the power-on state.

[0067] Furthermore, after the speaker 16 continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if the controller 10 still receives the touch operation signal but the duration of continuously receiving the touch operation signal fails to reach the preset fourth duration threshold, the controller 10 controls the speaker 16 not to make a sound, controls the light indication unit 17 to go out, and controls the smart glasses to continue to be in the power-on state.

[0068] State Switching Process: Smart glasses have multiple operating modes, as shown in Figure 6, including music playback mode, voice assistant operation mode, call control mode, and conversation mode. The controller 10 is used to control the switching of the operating modes of the smart glasses and, in each operating mode, control the operating state of the smart glasses based on the sliding operation signal sensed by the second touch sensor 15. The voice assistant operation mode may include voice amplification, translation, Siri assistant functions, ChatGPT model services, and so on.

[0069] When the smart glasses are in the music playback mode, voice assistant operation mode or call mode, if the controller 10 detects a sliding operation along the first direction according to the sliding operation signal, the control speaker 16 is controlled to emit an eighth prompt sound, and the music played by the control speaker 16 is controlled to increase the volume by one degree; if the controller 10 detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the control speaker 16 is controlled to emit a ninth prompt sound, and the music played by the control speaker 16 is controlled to decrease the volume by one degree; when the controller 10 controls the played music to reach the maximum volume or the minimum volume, the control speaker 16 is controlled to emit a tenth prompt sound for prompting that the volume has reached the limit; wherein, the first direction is opposite to the second direction, for example, the first direction is sliding in the direction of the second end of the temple 12, and the second direction is sliding in the direction of the first end of the temple 12.

[0070] When the smart glasses are in call mode and there is a new incoming call, if the controller 10 detects that the touch operation duration of the first touch sensor 14 is lower than the preset fifth duration threshold according to the touch operation signal, the controller 10 controls the current call to be hung up and the new call to be answered; if the controller 10 detects that the touch operation duration of the first touch sensor 14 reaches the preset fifth duration threshold according to the touch operation signal, the controller controls the new call to be hung up and the current call to be continued.

[0071] When the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller 10 detects a sliding operation along the first direction according to the sliding operation signal, or detects that the touch operation duration of the first touch sensor 14 reaches a preset sixth duration threshold according to the touch operation signal, the smart glasses are controlled to answer the incoming call; when the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller 10 detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the smart glasses are controlled to reject the incoming call.

[0072] Voice assistant mode switching: If the smart glasses are in the on state and the shutdown function is disabled, when the controller 10 continuously receives the touch operation signal for a predetermined seventh duration threshold, the controller 10 controls the smart glasses to enter the voice assistant operation mode; wherein, the user interface on the smart terminal has a shutdown disable virtual button, and when the shutdown disable virtual button is turned on, the shutdown function is disabled. In this embodiment, switching to voice assistant mode requires the user to operate the first touch sensor 14. In order to distinguish it from the operation of the first touch sensor 14 during shutdown, the shutdown function of the smart glasses is disabled through a virtual button on the APP user interface of the smart terminal to avoid conflicts between multiple processes.

[0073] A second embodiment of the present application provides a method for operating smart glasses without physical buttons. The smart glasses include a frame, temples connected to the frame, and a controller built into the frame or temples. The temples include a first touch sensor connected to the controller. The specific structure of the first touch sensor is detailed in the first embodiment above. The smart glasses may further include a speaker and a light indicator unit connected to the controller.

[0074] As shown in FIG7 , the working method includes:

[0075] S71, sensing a user's sliding touch operation through the first touch sensor and generating a touch operation signal;

[0076] S72: Controlling the smart glasses to turn on or off in response to the touch operation signal via the controller.

[0077] As an embodiment, the power-on and power-off processes can also be combined with the speaker and the light indication unit. The controller responds to the touch operation signal to control the smart glasses to power on or off, while controlling the speaker to emit a prompt sound and / or controlling the light indication unit to emit an indication light.

[0078] When powering on, step S71 requires sensing a user's sliding touch operation while the device is powered off, corresponding to step S711 shown in FIG8 . When powering off, step S71 requires sensing a user's sliding touch operation while the device is powered on, corresponding to step S712 shown in FIG9 . The definitions of power on and power off are as described above.

[0079] Referring to FIG8 , when the device is powered on, step S72 includes:

[0080] S7211, controlling, by the controller, in response to the touch operation signal, the speaker to emit a first prompt sound, and controlling the light indication unit to emit light of a first color;

[0081] S7212: If the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal reaches a preset first duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to power on in response to the touch operation signal, controls the speaker to emit a second prompt sound for indicating the battery status, and controls the light indicator unit to emit light of a second color;

[0082] S7213: If the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal fails to reach a preset first duration threshold, the controller controls the speaker to be silent, turns off the light indicator unit, and controls the smart glasses to remain in the power-off state in response to the touch operation signal.

[0083] S7214: After the speaker emits the second prompt sound, if the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal for a period that does not reach a preset second time threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to establish a connection with the smart terminal in response to the touch operation signal to enter a power-on connection state, and controls the speaker to emit a third prompt sound indicating that the connection has been established and controls the light indicator unit to turn off after the connection is successfully established.

[0084] S7215, after the speaker emits the second prompt sound, if the controller continues to receive the touch operation signal for a time period reaching a preset second time period threshold, the controller responds to the touch operation signal to control the smart glasses to enter a state of pairing with the smart terminal, and during the pairing process controls the speaker to emit a fourth prompt sound to indicate pairing, and controls the light indication unit to alternately emit flashes of the third color and the fourth color.

[0085] Referring to FIG9 , when shutting down, step S72 includes:

[0086] S7221, in response to the touch operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a fifth prompt sound and controls the light indication unit to emit light of a fifth color;

[0087] S7222, after controlling the speaker to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal reaches a preset third duration threshold, the controller controls the speaker to continuously emit the sixth prompt sound and controls the light indicator unit to continuously flash a sixth color in response to the touch operation signal;

[0088] S7223, after controlling the speaker to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal does not reach a preset third duration threshold, the controller, in response to the touch operation signal, controls the speaker to turn off, controls the light indication unit to turn off, and controls the smart glasses to remain in the power-on state;

[0089] S7224: After the speaker continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if the controller still receives a touch operation signal and the duration of receiving the touch operation signal reaches a preset fourth duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to shut down in response to the touch operation signal, controls the speaker to emit a seventh prompt sound for prompting shutdown, and controls the light indication unit to turn off.

[0090] S7225. After the speaker continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if the controller still receives a touch operation signal but the duration of receiving the touch operation signal fails to reach the preset fourth duration threshold, the controller responds to the touch operation signal, controls the speaker not to make a sound, controls the light indication unit to go out, and controls the smart glasses to continue to be in the power-on state.

[0091] Furthermore, a second touch sensor connected to the controller is built into the temple. The shape of the second touch sensor and the positional relationship of the first touch sensor are as described above in the first embodiment. The working method also includes:

[0092] sensing a user's sliding touch operation through the second touch sensor and generating a sliding operation signal;

[0093] The controller controls the working state of the smart glasses in response to the sliding operation signal.

[0094] Furthermore, the smart glasses have multiple working modes, and the working method further includes: the controller responds to the sliding operation signal, and the controller controls the working state of the smart glasses in each working mode.

[0095] The multiple working modes include a music playing mode, and / or a voice assistant operating mode, and / or a call mode; as shown in FIG10 , the working method further includes:

[0096] When the smart glasses are in the music playback mode, the voice assistant operation mode, or the call mode, the controller detects a sliding operation along the first direction according to the sliding operation signal, and then, in response to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit an eighth prompt sound and controls the volume of the music played by the speaker to increase by one degree;

[0097] If the controller detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a ninth prompt sound in response to the sliding operation signal, and controls the volume of music played by the speaker to be reduced by one degree;

[0098] When the controller controls the played music to reach the maximum volume or the minimum volume, the controller controls the speaker to emit a tenth prompt sound for prompting that the volume has reached the limit;

[0099] The first direction is opposite to the second direction.

[0100] When the smart glasses are in the call mode, as shown in FIG11 , the working method further includes:

[0101] When the smart glasses are in a call mode and there is a new incoming call, if the controller detects, based on the touch operation signal, that the touch operation duration on the first touch sensor is less than a preset fifth duration threshold, the controller controls the current call to be hung up and the new call to be answered in response to the sliding operation signal;

[0102] If the controller detects, based on the touch operation signal, that the touch operation duration on the first touch sensor reaches a preset fifth duration threshold, the controller controls the new call to be hung up and the current call to be continued in response to the sliding operation signal.

[0103] The multiple working modes include an incoming call control mode, as shown in FIG12 , and the working method further includes:

[0104] When the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller detects a sliding operation along a first direction according to the sliding operation signal, or detects that a touch operation duration on the first touch sensor reaches a preset sixth duration threshold according to the touch operation signal, the controller controls answering the incoming call in response to the sliding operation signal;

[0105] When the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls the rejection of the incoming call in response to the sliding operation signal.

[0106] The working method further comprises:

[0107] If the smart glasses are in a powered-on state and a power-off function is disabled, when the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal for a duration reaching a preset seventh duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to enter a voice assistant operation mode in response to the touch operation signal;

[0108] The user interface on the smart terminal has a shutdown disable virtual button, and the shutdown function is disabled when the shutdown disable virtual button is turned on.

[0109] In the several embodiments provided herein, it should be understood that the disclosed buttonless smart glasses and operating methods can be implemented in other ways. For example, multiple modules or components can be combined or integrated into another system, or some features can be omitted or not implemented. Furthermore, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed can be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interface, device, or module, which can be electrical, mechanical, or other means.

[0110] It should be noted that for the aforementioned method embodiments, for ease of description, they are all expressed as a series of action combinations, but those skilled in the art should be aware that this application is not limited by the order of the actions described, because according to this application, certain steps can be performed in other orders or simultaneously. Secondly, those skilled in the art should also be aware that the embodiments described in this specification are all preferred embodiments, and the actions and modules involved are not necessarily required by this application.

[0111] In the above embodiments, the description of each embodiment has its own focus. For parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference can be made to the relevant descriptions of other embodiments.

[0112] The above is a description of the smart glasses and their control methods and systems provided by this application. For those skilled in the art, based on the ideas of the embodiments of this application, there may be changes in the specific implementation methods and application scopes. In summary, the content of this specification should not be understood as limiting this application.

Claims

1. A smart glasses without physical buttons, characterized in that: include: A spectacles frame, a temple connected to the spectacles frame, and a controller built into the spectacles frame or the temple; A first touch sensor is built into the temple and connected to the controller, and is used to send a sensed touch operation signal to the controller; The controller controls the smart glasses to turn on or off according to the touch operation signal.

2. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: The surface of the temple facing the first touch sensor is a first surface area, and the first surface area is not on the same horizontal plane as other areas of the temple surface.

3. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The first surface area protrudes from other areas of the temple surface.

4. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 3, characterized in that: The second surface area is within a preset range around the first surface area, and the second surface area is concave relative to other areas of the surface of the temple.

5. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 2, characterized in that: The first surface area is concave relative to other areas of the surface of the temple.

6. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 5, characterized in that: The second surface area is within a preset range around the first surface area, and the second surface area protrudes from other areas of the surface of the temple.

7. The smart glasses without physical buttons according to any one of claims 1 to 6, characterized in that: The smart glasses also include a speaker and a light indication unit connected to the controller; The controller is used to control the smart glasses to turn on or off according to the touch operation signal, and at the same time control the speaker to emit a prompt sound, and / or control the light indication unit to emit an indication light.

8. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: In the shutdown state, if the first touch sensor senses a touch operation, a touch operation signal is sent to the controller, and after receiving the touch operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a first prompt sound and controls the light indication unit to emit light of a first color; If the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal for a period of time that reaches a preset first period threshold, the smart glasses are turned on, and the speaker is controlled to emit a second prompt sound for indicating the power status, and the light indication unit is controlled to emit light of a second color.

9. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: If the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal for a period of time that fails to reach a preset first period threshold, the speaker is controlled not to make a sound, the light indication unit is turned off, and the smart glasses are controlled to remain in the off state.

10. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: After the speaker emits a second prompt sound, if the duration of continuously receiving the touch operation signal does not reach a preset second duration threshold, the smart glasses establish a connection with the smart terminal to enter a power-on connection state, and after the connection is successfully established, control the speaker to emit a third prompt sound to indicate that the connection has been established, and control the light indication unit to turn off.

11. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 8, characterized in that: After the speaker emits the second prompt sound, if the controller continues to receive the touch operation signal for a period of time that reaches a preset second time threshold, the smart glasses enter a state of pairing with the smart terminal, and during the pairing process, the speaker is controlled to emit a fourth prompt sound indicating pairing, and the light indication unit is controlled to alternately emit flashes of the third color and the fourth color.

12. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 7, characterized in that: The smart glasses also include a speaker and a light indication unit connected to the controller; In the power-on state, if the first touch sensor senses a touch operation, a touch operation signal is sent to the controller, and after receiving the touch operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a fifth prompt sound and controls the light indication unit to emit a fifth color of light; After controlling the speaker to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal reaches a preset third duration threshold, the speaker is controlled to continuously emit the sixth prompt sound and the light indication unit is controlled to continuously emit a sixth color flash; After the speaker continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if the controller still receives the touch operation signal and the duration of receiving the touch operation signal reaches the preset fourth duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to shut down, and controls the speaker to emit the seventh prompt sound for shutdown, and controls the light indication unit to turn off.

13. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that: After the speaker continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if the controller still receives a touch operation signal but the duration of receiving the touch operation signal fails to reach the preset fourth duration threshold, the controller controls the speaker not to make a sound, controls the light indication unit to turn off, and controls the smart glasses to continue to be in the on state.

14. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 12, characterized in that: After controlling the speaker to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the time length for which the controller continues to receive the touch operation signal fails to reach a preset third time length threshold, the speaker is controlled to be turned off, the light indication unit is controlled to be turned off, and the smart glasses are controlled to remain in the on state.

15. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that: A second touch sensor is also built into the temple, connected to the controller, and used to send a sensed sliding operation signal to the controller; The controller controls the working state of the smart glasses according to the sliding operation signal.

16. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that: The surface of the temple facing the second touch sensor is a third surface area, and a first isolation zone is provided between the third surface area and the first surface area facing the first touch sensor, and the first isolation zone does not have a touch detection function.

17. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that: The second touch sensor includes a plurality of touch sensor units, and a second isolation zone is provided between adjacent touch sensor units, and the second isolation zone does not have a touch detection function.

18. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 17, characterized in that: The second isolation zone is in a sawtooth shape.

19. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that: The surface of the temple facing the first touch sensor is the first surface area, and the surface of the temple facing the second touch sensor is the third surface area; the preset range around the first surface area is the second surface area, and the second surface area is concave relative to other areas of the temple surface; the third surface area is located in the second surface area.

20. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 15, characterized in that: The first touch sensor is close to the first end of the temple, and the second touch sensor is close to the second end of the temple; the first end is used to connect with the frame, and the second end is the tail end of the temple.

21. The smart glasses without physical buttons according to any one of claims 15 to 20, characterized in that: The smart glasses have multiple working modes; The smart glasses also include a speaker and a light indication unit connected to the controller; The controller is used to control switching of the working modes of the smart glasses, and to control the working state of the smart glasses according to the sliding operation signal sensed by the second touch sensor in each working mode.

22. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 21, characterized in that: The multiple working modes include a music playing mode, and / or a voice assistant operating mode, and / or a call mode; When the smart glasses are in the music playing mode, the voice assistant operation mode or the call mode, if the controller detects a sliding operation along the first direction according to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit an eighth prompt sound and controls the music played by the speaker to increase the volume by one degree; If the controller detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a ninth prompt sound and controls the music played by the speaker to reduce the volume by one degree; When the controller controls the played music to reach the maximum volume or the minimum volume, the speaker is controlled to emit a tenth prompt sound for prompting that the volume has reached the limit; The first direction is opposite to the second direction.

23. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 21, characterized in that: When the smart glasses are in a call mode and there is a new incoming call, if the controller detects, according to the touch operation signal, that the touch operation duration on the first touch sensor is less than a preset fifth duration threshold, then the controller controls to hang up the current call and answer the new call; If the controller detects, according to the touch operation signal, that the touch operation duration on the first touch sensor reaches a preset fifth duration threshold, the controller controls the new incoming call to be hung up and the current call to be continued.

24. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 21, characterized in that: The multiple working modes include an incoming call control mode; When the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller detects a sliding operation along the first direction according to the sliding operation signal, or detects that the touch operation duration of the first touch sensor reaches a preset sixth duration threshold according to the touch operation signal, controlling to answer the incoming call; When the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls to reject the incoming call.

25. The smart glasses without physical buttons as claimed in claim 22, characterized in that: If the smart glasses are in the power-on state and the power-off function is disabled, when the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal reaches a preset seventh duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to enter the voice assistant operation mode; The user interface on the smart terminal has a shutdown disable virtual key, and the shutdown function is disabled when the shutdown disable virtual key is turned on.

26. A method for operating smart glasses without physical buttons, characterized in that: The smart glasses include: a frame, temples connected to the frame, and a controller built into the frame or the temples, wherein the temples are built with a first touch sensor connected to the controller; the working method includes: The first touch sensor senses the user's sliding touch operation and generates a touch operation signal; The controller controls the smart glasses to turn on or off in response to the touch operation signal.

27. The working method according to claim 26, characterized in that: The smart glasses also include a speaker and a light indication unit connected to the controller; The controlling the smart glasses to turn on or off in response to the touch operation signal by the controller includes: The controller controls the smart glasses to turn on or off in response to the touch operation signal, and at the same time controls the speaker to emit a prompt sound, and / or controls the light indication unit to emit an indication light.

28. The working method according to claim 27, characterized in that: The sensing of the sliding touch operation of the user through the first touch sensor and generating a touch operation signal comprises: in a shutdown state, sensing the touch operation of the user through the first touch sensor and generating a touch operation signal; The controlling the smart glasses to turn on or off by the controller in response to the touch operation signal, and controlling the speaker to emit a prompt sound, and / or controlling the light indication unit to emit an indication light comprises: In response to the touch operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a first prompt sound and controls the light indication unit to emit light of a first color; If the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal reaches a preset first duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to turn on in response to the touch operation signal, and controls the speaker to emit a second prompt sound for indicating the power status, and controls the light indication unit to emit a second color of light; If the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal fails to reach a preset first duration threshold, the controller controls the speaker to not make a sound, turns off the light indication unit, and controls the smart glasses to remain in a shutdown state in response to the touch operation signal; After the speaker emits the second prompt sound, if the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal fails to reach a preset second duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to establish a connection with the smart terminal in response to the touch operation signal to enter a power-on connection state, and controls the speaker to emit a third prompt sound indicating that the connection has been established and controls the light indication unit to turn off after the connection is successfully established; After the speaker emits a second prompt sound, if the controller continues to receive the touch operation signal for a time period that reaches a preset second time period threshold, the controller responds to the touch operation signal to control the smart glasses to enter a state of pairing with the smart terminal, and during the pairing process controls the speaker to emit a fourth prompt sound indicating pairing, and controls the light indication unit to alternately flash a third color and a fourth color.

29. The working method according to claim 27, characterized in that: The sensing of the sliding touch operation of the user through the first touch sensor and generating a touch operation signal comprises: in a powered-on state, sensing the touch operation of the user through the first touch sensor and generating a touch operation signal; The controller controls the smart glasses to turn on or off in response to the touch operation signal, and controls the speaker to emit a prompt sound, and / or controls the light indication unit to emit an indication light, including: In response to the touch operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a fifth prompt sound and controls the light indication unit to emit a fifth color of light; After controlling the speaker to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal reaches a preset third duration threshold, the controller controls the speaker to continuously emit the sixth prompt sound and controls the light indication unit to continuously emit a sixth color flash in response to the touch operation signal; After controlling the speaker to emit the fifth prompt sound, if the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal fails to reach a preset third duration threshold, the controller controls the speaker to turn off, controls the light indication unit to turn off, and controls the smart glasses to remain in the on state in response to the touch operation signal; After the speaker continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if the controller still receives the touch operation signal and the duration of continuously receiving the touch operation signal reaches a preset fourth duration threshold, the controller responds to the touch operation signal, controls the smart glasses to shut down, controls the speaker to emit a seventh prompt sound for prompting shutdown, and controls the light indication unit to turn off; After the speaker continuously emits the sixth prompt sound, if the controller still receives a touch operation signal but the duration of receiving the touch operation signal fails to reach the preset fourth duration threshold, the controller responds to the touch operation signal, controls the speaker not to make a sound, controls the light indication unit to turn off, and controls the smart glasses to continue to be in the on state.

30. The working method according to claim 26, characterized in that: The temple is also provided with a second touch sensor connected to the controller; the working method also includes: sensing a sliding touch operation of the user through the second touch sensor and generating a sliding operation signal; The controller controls the working state of the smart glasses in response to the sliding operation signal.

31. The working method according to claim 30, characterized in that: The smart glasses have multiple working modes, and the smart glasses also include a speaker and a light indication unit connected to the controller; the working method also includes: The controller responds to the sliding operation signal, and the controller controls the working state of the smart glasses in each working mode.

32. The working method according to claim 31, characterized in that: The multiple working modes include a music playing mode, and / or a voice assistant operating mode, and / or a call mode; the working method also includes: When the smart glasses are in the music playing mode, the voice assistant operation mode or the call mode, the controller detects a sliding operation along the first direction according to the sliding operation signal, and the controller controls the speaker to emit an eighth prompt sound in response to the sliding operation signal, and controls the music played by the speaker to increase the volume by one degree; If the controller detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls the speaker to emit a ninth prompt sound in response to the sliding operation signal, and controls the music played by the speaker to reduce the volume by one degree; When the controller controls the played music to reach the maximum volume or the minimum volume, the speaker is controlled to emit a tenth prompt sound for prompting that the volume has reached the limit; The first direction is opposite to the second direction.

33. The working method according to claim 31, characterized in that: The working method also includes: When the smart glasses are in a call mode and there is a new incoming call, if the controller detects, according to the touch operation signal, that the touch operation duration on the first touch sensor is less than a preset fifth duration threshold, the controller controls, in response to the sliding operation signal, to hang up the current call and answer the new call; If the controller detects, according to the touch operation signal, that the touch operation duration on the first touch sensor reaches a preset fifth duration threshold, the controller controls the new incoming call to be hung up and the current call to be continued in response to the sliding operation signal.

34. The working method according to claim 31, characterized in that: The multiple working modes include an incoming call control mode; the working method also includes: When the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller detects a sliding operation along the first direction according to the sliding operation signal, or detects that the touch operation duration of the first touch sensor reaches a preset sixth duration threshold according to the touch operation signal, the controller controls answering the incoming call in response to the sliding operation signal; When the smart glasses are in the incoming call control mode, if the controller detects a sliding operation along the second direction according to the sliding operation signal, the controller controls the rejection of the incoming call in response to the sliding operation signal.

35. The working method according to claim 32, characterized in that: The working method also includes: If the smart glasses are in the power-on state and the power-off function is disabled, when the duration for which the controller continuously receives the touch operation signal reaches a preset seventh duration threshold, the controller controls the smart glasses to enter the voice assistant operation mode in response to the touch operation signal; The user interface on the smart terminal has a shutdown disable virtual key, and the shutdown function is disabled when the shutdown disable virtual key is turned on.

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