METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MEDIA PLAY DEVICE

• US 20170049350A1
• Filed: 04/21/2016
• Published: 02/23/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/21/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xiaomi Inc. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Inventors: WU, Ke, LIU, Xinyu
• Granted Patent: US 9,848,796 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/369 Electroencephalography [EEG] devices for psychotechnics A61B5/16
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/015 Input arrangements based on nervous system activity detection, e.g. brain waves [EEG] detection, electromyograms [EMG] detection, electrodermal response detection
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42204 User interfaces specially adapted for controlling a client device through a remote control device; Remote control devices therefor constructive details of casings for the remote control device H01H9/0235; user interfaces for controlling a tuning device of a television receiver through a remote control H03J9/00; remote control of peripheral devices connected to a television receiver through the remote control device of the television receiver H04B1/205
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42222 Additional components integrated in the remote control device, e.g. timer, speaker, sensors for detecting position, direction or movement of the remote control, microphone or battery charging device

Abstract

The present disclosure is related to a play control method, apparatus and terminal. The method comprises: acquiring brain wave information of a user; and controlling an electronic device based on the brain wave information. When the embodiments of this disclosure are applied, by acquiring brain wave information of a user and controlling an electronic device based on the brain wave information, the state of the user can be reflected through the brain wave information; accordingly, effective control of the user'"'"'s needs can be realized through the brain wave information without any triggering operation by the user, thereby enhancing the user experience and improving the intelligence level of electronic device.

Claims

1. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:

acquiring brain wave information of a user who is associated with the electronic device; and

controlling the electronic device based on the brain wave information.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the brain wave information of the user who is associated with the electronic device comprises:

detecting an object being in touch with a sensor device;

determining whether the object is the user; and

acquiring the brain wave information of the user when the object is the user.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein determining whether the object is the user comprises:

receiving touch attributes of the object that is in touch with the sensor device;

determining whether at least one of the touch attributes of the object meets a preset condition; and

determining that the object that is in touch with the sensor device is the user when the at least one of the touch attributes meets the preset condition.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein determining whether the at least one of the touch attributes of the object meets the preset condition comprises at least one of:

when a shape of the object detected by a built-in area sensor in the sensor device matches with a preset shape, determining that the detected shape meets the corresponding preset condition;

when a temperature of the object detected by a built-in temperature sensor in the sensor device matches with a preset temperature, determining that the detected temperature meets the corresponding preset condition; and

when a pressure of the object is detected by a built-in pressure sensor, an area of the object is detected by the built-in area sensor, and a ratio of the pressure to the area matches with a preset density, determining that the detected pressure and area meet the corresponding preset condition.

5. The method according to claim 2, wherein acquiring the brain wave information of the user comprises:

detecting the brain wave information of the user using a built-in brain wave sensor in the sensor device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein detecting the brain wave information of the user using the built-in brain wave sensor in the sensor device comprises:

determining a contact position where the user is in touch with the sensor device; and

detecting the brain wave information of the user using the built-in brain wave sensor that is selected from a plurality of built-in brain wave sensors in the senor device, and is the closest to the contact position.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the brain wave information of the user comprises:

receiving the acquired brain wave information of the user transmitted by a brain wave detector.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the brain wave information of the user comprises:

acquiring at least one of a frequency, an amplitude and a waveform of brain wave parameters of the user; and

determining a brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter as the brain wave information of the user.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein determining the brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter as the brain wave information of the user comprises:

retrieving the brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter from a first preset relationship table which records corresponding relationships between different brain wave parameters and brain wave types.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein acquiring the brain wave information of the user comprises:

acquiring at least one of a frequency, an amplitude and a waveform of brain wave parameters of the user;

acquiring at least one of an age, a gender and a health state of physiological parameters of the user; and

determining a brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter and the acquired physiological parameter as the brain wave information of the user.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein determining the brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter and the acquired physiological parameter as the brain wave information of the user comprises:

retrieving the brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter and the acquired physiological parameter from a second preset relationship table which records corresponding relationships among different brain wave parameters, physiological parameters and brain wave types.

12. The method according to claim 1, wherein controlling the electronic device based on the brain wave information comprises at least one of:

when the brain wave information has a type identification of a β

wave or an α

wave, controlling the electronic device to continue a previous operation of preset data;

when the brain wave information has the type identification of a δ

wave, controlling the electronic device to stop the previous operation of preset data;

when the brain wave information has the type identification of any of a θ

wave, a hump wave, a K-complex wave and a sleep spindle wave, outputting prompt information for changing the preset data; and

when the brain wave information has the type identification of any of a θ

wave, a hump wave, a K-complex wave and a sleep spindle wave, reducing a sound volume.

13. The method according to claim 1, wherein controlling the electronic device based on the brain wave information comprises:

generating a control command based on the brain wave information; and

sending the control command to a media play device to trigger the media play device to execute a play response to the brain wave information,

wherein when the brain wave information has a type identification of a δ

wave, the control command is used to control the media play device to stop playing preset data;

when the brain wave information has the type identification of any of a θ

wave, a hump wave, a K-complex wave and a sleep spindle wave, the control command is used to control the media play device to output prompt information for changing the preset data;

or

when the brain wave information has the type identification of any of a θ

wave, a hump wave, a K-complex wave and a sleep spindle wave, the control command is used to control the media play device to reduce a play sound volume for playing the preset data.

14. A terminal device, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is configured to;

acquire brain wave information of a user; and

control an electronic device associated with the user based on the brain wave information.

15. The terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is also configured to:

receive touch attributes of an object that is in touch with a sensor device,

determine whether at least one of the touch attributes of the object meets a preset condition;

determine that the object in touch with the sensor device is the user when the at least one of the touch attributes meets the preset condition; and

acquire the brain wave information of the user.

16. The terminal device according to claim 15, wherein the processor is also configured to:

when a shape of the object detected by a built-in area sensor in the sensor device matches with a preset shape, determine that the detected shape meets the corresponding preset condition;

when a temperature of the object detected by a built-in temperature sensor in the sensor device matches with a preset temperature, determine that the detected temperature meets the corresponding preset condition; and

when a pressure of the object is detected by a built-in pressure sensor, an area of the object is detected by the built-in area sensor, and a ratio of the pressure to the area matches with a preset density, determine that the detected pressure and area meet the corresponding preset condition.

17. The terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is also configured to:

determine a contact position where the user is in touch with a sensor device, and

detect the brain wave information of the user using a built-in brain wave sensor that is selected from a plurality of built-in brain wave sensors and is closest to the contact position in the sensor device.

18. The terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is also configured to:

acquire at least one of a frequency, an amplitude and a waveform of brain wave parameters of the user; and

determine a brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter as the brain wave information of the user.

19. The terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is also configured to:

acquire at least one of a frequency, an amplitude and a waveform of brain wave parameters of the user;

acquire at least one of an age, a gender and a health state of physiological parameters of the user; and

determine a brain wave type corresponding to the acquired brain wave parameter and the acquired physiological parameter as the brain wave information of the user.

20. The terminal device according to claim 14, wherein the processor is also configured to:

generate a control command corresponding with the brain wave information; and

send the control command to a media play device to trigger the media play device to execute a play response to the brain wave information,

wherein when the brain wave information has a type identification of a δ

wave, the control command is used to control the media play device to stop playing preset data;

when the brain wave information has the type identification of any of a θ

wave, a hump wave, a K-complex wave and a sleep spindle wave, the control command is used to control the media play device to output prompt information for changing the preset data;

or

when the brain wave information has the type identification of any of a θ

wave, a hump wave, a K-complex wave and a sleep spindle wave, the control command is used to control the media play device to reduce a play sound volume for playing the preset data.