Terminal apparatus and method for controlling terminal apparatus

• US 9,851,705 B2
• Filed: 12/27/2014
• Issued: 12/26/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Lenovo Company Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Xi, Zhenxin, Ji, Cheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Brown, Michael J
• Application Number:
  US14/583,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20150378330A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,095 Days
• Field of Search: 700 11, 700 28, 700 76
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 15/02 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/2642 Domotique, domestic, home control, automation, smart house
• 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: G08C 2201/42 Transmitting or receiving remote control signals via a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/282 based on user interaction within the home receiver circuitry for displaying additional information being controlled by a remote control apparatus H04N21/42204
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 2209/823 where the data is sent when the measured values exceed a threshold, e.g. sending an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04Q 9/00 Arrangements in telecontrol or telemetry systems for selectively calling a substation from a main station, in which substation desired apparatus is selected for applying a control signal thereto or for obtaining measured values therefrom

Abstract

A terminal apparatus and a method for controlling a terminal apparatus includes a sensor for collecting user data in real time; a processor for determining whether the user data satisfies a preset control condition, and generating a control instruction if it satisfies the preset control condition, wherein, the control instruction instructs a second terminal apparatus to execute a target operation; and a transmitter transmitting the control instruction to the second terminal apparatus by using a communication link with the second terminal apparatus, so as to facilitate the second terminal apparatus to be able to execute the target operation according to the control instruction. The terminal apparatus and the method for controlling terminal apparatus can make another terminal apparatus to satisfy current requirement of a user by controlling another terminal apparatus by the terminal apparatus without an instruction issued by the user.

Claims

1. A terminal apparatus comprising:

a sensor for collecting physiological characteristic user data in real time;

a processor for determining whether the user data collected by the sensor satisfies a preset control condition, and generating a control instruction if it determines that the user data collected by the sensor satisfies the preset control condition, wherein, the control instruction is for instructing a second terminal apparatus to execute a target operation; and

a transmitter for transmitting the control instruction to the second terminal apparatus by using a communication link with the second terminal apparatus, so that the second terminal apparatus is able to execute the target operation according to the control instruction,

wherein the second terminal apparatus is connected to or includes;

a driving power provider for at least providing power to a movement of the second terminal apparatus;

a receiver for receiving the control instruction; and

a controller for controlling the second terminal apparatus according to the control instruction received by the receiver; and

wherein the control instruction instructs the second terminal apparatus to control power output parameter according to the control instruction.

2. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the processor determines whether the physiological characteristic data collected by the sensor satisfies the preset control condition, and the preset control condition indicates that a current physiological characteristic of the user is not suitable for controlling the driving power provider independently;

and

the processor generates a control instruction of the power output parameter if it determines that the physiological characteristic data satisfies the preset control condition, and the control instruction of the power output parameter instructs the driving power provider to adjust power outputted from a current first value to a second value, wherein, the first value is larger than the second value; and

/or instructs the driving power provider to control the power outputted within a third value specified by the control instruction of the power output parameter.

3. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal apparatus comprises a core piece and a fixing piece, wherein the sensor, the processor, and the transmitter are provided in the fixing piece and/or the core piece, and the fixing piece maintains a relative position relationship between the core piece and at least a part of body of the user.

4. The terminal apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the fixing piece at least has a fixing status, and in the fixing status, the fixing piece is able to be as at least a part of an annular space or at least a part of approximate annular space satisfying a first predetermined condition, the annular space or the approximate annular space is able to surround periphery of a columnar body satisfying a second predetermined condition.

5. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sensor comprises:

a first sensor for collecting spatial parameter data of the terminal apparatus by sensing and using the collected spatial parameter data as movement data of the user; and

/or

a second sensor provided on a side facing the user and for collecting a physiological characteristic data of the user directly by sensing.

6. The terminal apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the sensor collects first physiological characteristic data for representing physiological characteristic of the user of the terminal apparatus in real time;

and the processor includes;

a first determining unit for determining a current status of the user based on the first physiologic sign data; and

a second determining unit for generating a control instruction for controlling the second electronic apparatus to enter into a working mode corresponding to the status according to the status.

7. The terminal apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the sensor further includes:

a second obtaining unit obtaining a current working mode of the second electronic apparatus before generating the control instruction according to the status; and

the second determining unit generates the control instruction according to the status when it determines that the current working mode is different from a working mode corresponding to the status.

8. The terminal apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the second obtaining unit receives the current working mode transmitted by the second electronic apparatus;

or determines the current working mode by detecting environmental parameters of a surrounding environment.

9. A method for controlling a terminal apparatus comprising:

collecting physiological characteristic user data in real time;

determining whether the collected physiological characteristic user data satisfies a preset control condition;

generating a control instruction if the physiological characteristic user data satisfies the preset control condition, wherein, the control instruction is for instructing the terminal apparatus to execute a target operation; and

transmitting the control instruction to the terminal apparatus by using a communication link with the terminal apparatus, so that the terminal apparatus is able to execute the target operation according to the control instruction.,

wherein the terminal apparatus is connected to or includes;

a driving power provider for at least providing power to a movement of the terminal apparatus;

a receiver for receiving the control instruction; and

a controller for controlling the terminal apparatus according to the control instruction received by the receiver and

wherein the control instruction instructs the terminal apparatus to control power output parameter according to the control instruction.

10. The method according to claim 9, wherein, collecting the physiological characteristic user data in real time comprises:

determining whether the collected physiological characteristic user data satisfies the preset control condition comprising;

determining whether the collected physiological characteristic data satisfies the preset control condition, and the preset control condition indicating that the current physiological characteristic of the user is not suitable for controlling a driving power provider independently; and

generating the control instruction if the physiological characteristic user data satisfies the preset control condition comprises;

generating a control instruction of the power output parameter if it determines that the physiological characteristic data satisfies the preset control condition, and the control instruction of the power output parameter is for instructing the driving power provider to adjust power outputted from a current first value to a second value, wherein, the first value is larger than the second value; and

/or instructing the driving power provider to control the power outputted within a third value specified by the control instruction of the power output parameter.

11. The method according to claim 9 applied in a second terminal apparatus that is able to communicate with the terminal apparatus and collecting the physiological characteristic user data in real time includes:

collecting first physiological characteristic data for representing physiological characteristic of a user of the second terminal apparatus in real time;

determining whether the collected physiological characteristic user data satisfies the preset control condition includes;

determining a current status of the user based on the first physiological characteristic data; and

the control instruction instructs the second terminal apparatus to enter into a working mode corresponding to the status.

12. The method according to claim 9, wherein

the physiological characteristic user data is first physiological characteristic data for representing physiological characteristic of a user of a second terminal apparatus that is able to communicate with the terminal apparatus;

the control instruction is determined based on the current status of the user after determining the status according to the first physiological characteristic data of the user of the second terminal apparatus; and

the control instruction is for controlling the terminal apparatus to enter into a working mode corresponding to the status.