Intelligent TV control system and implementation method thereof

• US 9,980,002 B2
• Filed: 01/06/2016
• Issued: 05/22/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Skyworth Electronics Incorporated (Skyworth Group Ltd.)
• Inventors: Yan, Ge
• Primary Examiner(s): HUYNH, AN SON PHI
• Application Number:
  US15/328,561
• Publication Number:
  US 20170272815A1
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 21/0446 worn on the body to detect changes of posture, e.g. a fall, inclination, acceleration, gait
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/422 Input-only peripherals , i.e. input devices connected to specially adapted client devices, e.g. global positioning system [GPS] input devices also receiving signals from specially adapted client devices H04N21/4104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4383 Accessing a communication channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/439 Processing of audio elementary streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44 Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/441 Acquiring end-user identification , e.g. using personal code sent by the remote control or by inserting a card
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/442 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed, the storage space available from the internal hard disk arrangements for monitoring broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/29; arrangements for identifying or recognising characteristics with a direct linkage to broadcast information H04H60/35; monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; monitoring in wireless networks H04W24/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4524 involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; systems specially adapted for using geographical information in broadcast systems H04H60/70; protocols in which the network application is adapted for the location of the user terminal in communication control or processing H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4852 for modifying audio parameters, e.g. switching between mono and stereo
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895

Abstract

The present invention provides an intelligent TV control system and implementation method thereof, through a group of pressure sensors, pressure data and vital signs data of a plurality of body parts of user are collected; before being transmitted to terminal of intelligent TV, which then processes pressure data and vital signs data received from terminal of pressure sensors, and obtains sitting posture information and mental state information of user, before sending out a corresponding sitting posture adjustment advice or controlling to change play state of TV, based on sitting posture information and mental state information. The system and implementation method thereof, as described in present invention, by obtaining user state information, and controlling TV to adjust parameters automatically according to user state information, has improved an intelligence of intelligent TV, and provided convenience to users when using intelligent TV.

Claims

1. An intelligent television (TV) control system comprising:

an intelligent TV; and

a pressure data obtaining device comprising at least a pressure sensor;

wherein the pressure sensor comprises;

a data collector collecting a plurality of pressure data on a plurality of body parts of a user, and a plurality of vital signs data of the user;

a communication connector establishing a wireless connection with the intelligent TV; and

a data transmitter transmitting the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data to a terminal of the intelligent TV, through the wireless connection;

wherein the intelligent TV comprises;

a TV wireless communication interface establishing the wireless connection with the communication connector;

a user information storage storing an information of a body weight of the user;

a data processor obtaining the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data from the data transmitter via the TV wireless communication interface, and comparing the plurality of pressure data with the stored body weight information of the user to obtain a sitting posture information of the user, and obtaining a mental state information of the user according to the plurality of vital signs data; and

an instruction controller automatically delivers a corresponding TV instruction based on the sitting posture information and the mental state information, and controlling the intelligent TV to execute a corresponding operation;

wherein, the instruction controller performs;

automatically controlling to turn the intelligent TV on or off, controlling to increase or decrease a volume of the intelligent TV, controlling to increase or decrease a screen brightness of the intelligent TV, according to the mental state information of the user;

wherein the corresponding TV instruction reminds the user to adjust the user'"'"'s sitting posture, and

the corresponding operation of the intelligent TV automatically controls a TV screen turning to make the user adjusting the user'"'"'s sitting posture;

the TV screen turning comprises, using a screen controller, controlling the TV screen of the intelligent TV to automatically adjust correspondingly, according to the user sitting posture information obtained from the data processor, the TV screen turning comprises;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is on a left, then the TV screen is controlled to turn right;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is on a right, then the TV screen is controlled to turn left;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is leaning forward, then the TV screen is controlled to move forward; and

the intelligent TV stops displaying a current content being displayed on the TV screen until the user adjusts the user'"'"'s sitting posture.

2. The intelligent TV control system according to claim 1, wherein, the pressure sensor further includes:

a GPS device locating a current position, and transmitting a position information to the terminal of the intelligent TV through the data transmitter.

3. The intelligent TV control system according to claim 2, wherein the automatically controlling to turn the intelligent TV on or off, controlling a volume of the intelligent TV to increase or decrease, controlling a screen brightness of the intelligent TV to increase or decrease, according to the mental state information of the user, includes:

in response to the mental state information of the user is approaching sleeping from quiet, then the intelligent TV is automatically controlled to lower the intelligent TV volume gradually according to a preset period, and lower the brightness of the TV screen gradually as well;

in response to the mental state information of the user is sleeping, then the intelligent TV is automatically controlled to shut down;

in response to the mental state information of the user is going to be exciting from quiet, the intelligent TV is then automatically controlled to increase the intelligent TV volume gradually according to a preset period, and increase the brightness of the TV screen gradually as well;

in response to the mental state information of the user is going to be quiet from sleeping, the intelligent TV is then automatically controlled to turn on.

4. An intelligent television (TV) control system comprising:

an intelligent TV; and

a pressure data obtaining device comprising at least a pressure sensor;

wherein the pressure sensor comprises;

a data collector collecting a plurality of pressure data on a plurality of body parts of a user, and a plurality of vital signs data of the user;

a communication connector establishing a wireless connection with the intelligent TV;

a data transmitter transmitting the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data to a terminal of the intelligent TV, through the wireless connection;

wherein the intelligent TV comprises;

a TV wireless communication interface establishing the wireless connection with the communication connector;

a user information storage storing an information of a body weight of the user;

a data processor obtaining the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data from the data transmitter via the TV wireless communication interface, and comparing the plurality of pressure data with the stored body weight information of the user, to obtain a sitting posture information of the user, and obtaining a mental state information of the user according to the plurality of vital signs data;

an instruction controller automatically delivers a corresponding TV instruction based on the sitting posture information and the mental state information, and controlling the intelligent TV to execute a corresponding operation;

wherein, the instruction controller performs;

automatically controlling to turn the intelligent TV on or off, controlling to increase or decrease a volume of the intelligent TV, controlling to increase or decrease a screen brightness of the intelligent TV, according to the mental state information of the user;

wherein the corresponding TV instruction reminds the user to adjust the user'"'"'s sitting posture, and the corresponding operation of the intelligent TV automatically controls a TV screen turning to make the user adjusting the user'"'"'s sitting posture;

the TV screen turning comprises, using a screen controller, controlling the TV screen of the intelligent TV to automatically adjust correspondingly, according to the user sitting posture information obtained from the data processor, the TV screen turning comprises;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is on a left, then the TV screen is controlled to turn right;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is on a right, then the TV screen is controlled to turn left;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is leaning forward, then the TV screen is controlled to move forward; and

the intelligent TV stops displaying a current content being displayed on the TV screen until the user adjusts the user'"'"'s sitting posture; and

wherein the user information storage further stores a history information of TV programs watched by the user, and analyzes an information on a user loved program according to the history information of TV programs watched by the user; and

a user identifier compares the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data obtained from the terminal of pressure sensors with the body weight information of the user stored in the user information storage to identify the user currently watching television program on the intelligent TV.

5. The intelligent TV control system according to claim 4, wherein, the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data are respectively:

in response to the user is sitting in a sofa, the plurality of pressure data are obtained by the pressure sensors set under the armrest of the sofa, under the cushion of the sofa and behind the backrest of the sofa, or by the pressure sensors arranged on the user body;

in response to the user is lying in a bed, the plurality of vital signs data are obtained by the pressure sensors set under the armrest of the bed, under the cushion of the bed and behind the backrest of the bed, or by the pressure sensors arranged on the user body.

6. The intelligent TV control system according to claim 4, wherein, the pressure sensor further comprises:

a GPS device locating a current position, and transmitting a position information to the terminal of the intelligent TV through the data transmitter.

7. An implementation method of an intelligent television (TV) control system comprising:

establishing a wireless connection between a group of pressure sensors and an intelligent TV, and storing, by a user information storage, a body weight information of a user in the intelligent TV;

collecting, by a data collector, a plurality of pressure data and a plurality of vital signs data of a plurality of body parts of the user by the group of pressure sensors and delivering, via a TV wireless communication interface, the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data to a terminal of the intelligent TV;

comparing and analyzing, by a data processor, the plurality of pressure data received from the terminal of pressure sensors with the stored body weight information of the user, and obtaining a sitting posture information of the user and a mental state information of the user based on the plurality of vital signs data; and

transmitting, by a data transmitter, a plurality of corresponding advices for adjusting the sitting posture and automatically controlling a play state of the intelligent TV, based on the sitting posture information and the mental state information, wherein automatically controlling the play state comprising;

automatically controlling to turn the intelligent TV on or off, controlling to increase or decrease a volume of the intelligent TV, controlling to increase or decrease a screen brightness of the intelligent TV, according to the mental state information of the user;

wherein the plurality of corresponding advices remind the user to adjust the user'"'"'s sitting posture, and

the automatically controlling the play state of the intelligent TV automatically controls a TV screen turning to make the user adjusting the user'"'"'s sitting posture;

the TV screen turning comprises controlling the TV screen to automatically adjust correspondingly, according to the sitting posture information, the TV screen turning comprises;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is on a left, then the TV screen is controlled to turn right;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is on a right, then the TV screen is controlled to turn left;

in response to the sitting posture information of the user is leaning forward, then the TV screen is controlled to move forward; and

the intelligent TV stops displaying a current content being displayed on the TV screen until the user adjusts the user'"'"'s sitting posture.

8. The implementation method of an intelligent TV control system according to claim 7, wherein, when collecting the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data of the plurality of body parts of the user by the group of pressure sensors, further comprises:

positioning a current location, and transmitting a location information to the terminal of the intelligent TV.

9. The intelligent TV control system implementation method according to claim 7, before establishing the wireless connection between the group of pressure sensors and the intelligent TV, further comprising:

storing the body weight information of the user and a user loved program information, the user loved program information being analyzed through a history information of TV programs watched by the user; and

comparing the plurality of pressure data and the plurality of vital signs data received by the terminal of pressure sensors with the stored body weight information of the user, and identifying a user currently watching intelligent TV.

10. The intelligent TV control system implementation method according to claim 9, wherein, transmitting a plurality of corresponding advices for adjusting the sitting posture and automatically controlling a play state of the intelligent TV, based on the sitting posture information and the mental state information, comprises:

in response to the mental state information of the user is approaching sleeping from quiet, then the intelligent TV is controlled to lower the intelligent TV volume gradually according to a preset period, and lower the brightness of the TV screen gradually as well;

in response to the mental state information of the user is sleeping, then the intelligent TV is controlled to shut down;

in response to the mental state information of the user is going to be exciting from quiet, the intelligent TV is then controlled to increase the intelligent TV volume gradually according to a preset period, and increase the brightness of the TV screen gradually as well; and

in response to the mental state information of the user is going to be quiet from sleeping, the intelligent TV is then controlled to turn on.