Wrist Watch and Operation Method for Application Program Thereof

• US 20160313706A1
• Filed: 11/18/2014
• Published: 10/27/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/24/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Huaqin Telecom Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Huaqin Telecom Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: San, Lei, Jiang, Guowang
• Application Number:
  US15/104,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20160313706A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0247 Pressure sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/681 Wristwatch-type devices
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/02 Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature
• CPC Class Codes: G04G 21/025 for measuring physiological data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04105 Pressure sensors for measuring the pressure or force exerted on the touch surface without providing the touch position
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means

Abstract

A wrist watch comprising a watch dial, a watch band, a memory and a process wherein at least one pressure sensor is provided on the watch dial and/or the watch band, and the memory stores pressure events, application programs and the corresponding relationship between each of the pressure events and an application program. Each pressure sensor detects the applied pressure in real time and sends a pressure signal to the processor. The processor, queries and obtains a pressure event which matches the pressure signal from the memory, and controls the wrist watch to operate the application program corresponding to the obtained pressure event. A user can start the application program the wrist watch only via a hand action without operating a touchscreen manually, thereby providing a brand-new manner of operating a wrist watch. Also provided is an operation method for an application program of a wrist watch.

Claims

1. A wrist watch comprising a watch dial and a watch band, wherein at least one pressure sensor is provided on the watch dial and/or the watch band, and the wrist watch also comprises a memory and a processor;

the memory is configured to store at least one pressure event, at least one application program of the wrist watch and the corresponding relationship between each pressure event and an application program, and the pressure event comprises the duration time of a pressure and the range of a pressure value;

each pressure sensor is configured to detect the applied pressure in real time and send a pressure signal to the processor, and the pressure signal comprises the duration time of a pressure and a pressure value;

the processor is configured to query and obtain a pressure event which matches the pressure signal from the memory, and control the wrist watch to operate the application program corresponding to the obtained pressure event.

2. The wrist watch according to claim 1, wherein each pressure sensor has a unique identification code, and both the pressure event and the pressure signal include the identification code of the pressure sensor.

3. The wrist watch according to claim 2, wherein the processor comprises a pressure event generation module, which includes a detect unit, a counter whose initial value is zero and a control unit;

with regard to the pressure signal sent by each pressure sensor, the detect unit is configured to identify the identification code of the pressure sensor, and detect whether the duration time of a pressure exceeds a first threshold and whether the pressure value exceeds a second threshold, if the results of both the detections are “

yes”

, the counter is controlled to add 1 to count value, and when the count value of the counter equals to a third threshold, the control unit is activated to generate a pressure event from the pressure signal, and stores the pressure event in the memory;

the control unit is further configured to display at least one application program on the display of the wrist watch, and it is configured to pair the generated pressure event with the selected application program after receiving an instruction of selecting an application program.

4. The wrist watch according to claim 3, wherein when the pressure sensor and the processor are wired, the detect unit is configured to identify the pressure sensor according to pins on the line;

when the pressure sensor and the processor are wirelessly connected, the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor contains a field representing the identification code, the detect unit is configured to identify the pressure sensor according to the field representing the identification code.

5. The wrist watch according to claim 1, wherein when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor is configured to detect the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and send a pulse pressure signal to the processor, the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.

6. The wrist watch according to claim 1, wherein each pressure sensor detects the pressure generated by a hand action of human body.

7. The wrist watch according to claim 1, wherein at least one pressure sensor is disposed on backside of the watch dial and/or the watch band.

14. The wrist watch according to claim 2, wherein when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor is configured to detect the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and send a pulse pressure signal to the processor, the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.

15. The wrist watch according to claim 3, wherein when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor is configured to detect the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and send a pulse pressure signal to the processor, the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.

16. The wrist watch according to claim 4, wherein when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor is configured to detect the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and send a pulse pressure signal to the processor, the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.

8. An operation method for application program of a wrist watch, wherein the operation method includes the following steps:

S1, the memory stores at least one pressure event, at least one application program of the wrist watch and the corresponding relationship between each pressure event and an application program, and the pressure event comprises duration time of a pressure and range of a pressure value;

S2, each pressure sensor detects the applied pressure in real time and sends a pressure signal to the processor, and the pressure signal includes duration time of a pressure and a pressure value;

S3, the processor queries and obtains a pressure event which matches the pressure signal from the memory, and controls the wrist watch to operate the application program corresponding to the obtained pressure event.

9. The operation method according to claim 8, wherein each pressure sensor has a unique identification code, and both the pressure event and the pressure signal include the identification code of the pressure sensor.

10. The operation method according to claim 9, wherein the processor comprises a pressure event generation module, which includes a detect unit, a counter whose initial value is zero and a control unit, and prior to step S1, said method further comprises a pressure event generation step;

with regard to the pressure signal sent by each pressure sensor, the detect unit identifies the identification code of the pressure sensor, and detects whether the duration time of a pressure exceeds a first threshold and whether the pressure value exceeds a second threshold, if the results of both the detections are “

yes”

, the counter is controlled to add 1 to count value, and when the count value of the counter equals to a third threshold, the control unit is activated to generate a pressure event from the pressure signal, and stores the pressure event in the memory;

the control unit further displays at least one application program on the display of the wrist watch, and it pairs the generated pressure event with the selected application program after receiving an instruction of selecting an application.

11. The operation method according to claim 10, wherein, in the pressure event generation step, when the pressure sensor and the processor are wired, the detect unit is configured to identify the pressure sensor according to pins on the line;

when the pressure sensor and the processor are wirelessly connected, the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor contains a field representing the identification code, the detect unit is configured to identify the pressure sensor according to the field representing the identification code.

12. The operation method according to claim 8, wherein, in the operation method, when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor detects the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and sends a pulse pressure signal to the processor, and the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.

13. The operation method according to claim 8, wherein, in step S2, each pressure sensor detects the pressure generated by a hand action of human body.

17. The operation method according to claim 9, wherein, in the operation method, when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor detects the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and sends a pulse pressure signal to the processor, and the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.

18. The operation method according to claim 10, wherein, in the operation method, when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor detects the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and sends a pulse pressure signal to the processor, and the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.

19. The operation method according to claim 11, wherein, in the operation method, when the pressure sensor locates at the pulse position of human body, the pressure sensor detects the pressure generated by the pulse of human body and sends a pulse pressure signal to the processor, and the processor further includes a filter module for filtering the pulse pressure signal from the pressure signal sent by the pressure sensor.