CN111273790A - Portable device - Google Patents

Abstract

A portable device comprising: the device comprises a controller, a speed measuring sensing unit and a warning start-stop unit; when the user uses the portable device, a gyroscope of the speed measurement sensing unit can detect the angular velocity of the movement of the portable device, and an accelerometer of the speed measurement sensing unit also detects the movement acceleration of the portable device, so that when the speed of the controller in the moving direction of the portable device detected by the speed measurement sensing unit is within a range of a set speed value, the operation of the portable device is locked, and the locking is not released until the speed of the speed in the moving direction is less than the set speed value; when the speed of the controller according to the speed of the moving direction is greater than the set speed value, the lock is released; thus, the operation of the portable device is turned on/off according to the moving state of the user, thereby avoiding the occurrence of unexpected danger caused by the user moving (such as walking on a zebra crossing) to operate the portable device.

Description

Portable device

Technical Field

The present invention relates to a portable device, and more particularly, to an electronic device, which turns on/off the operation thereof according to the moving status of the user, so as to avoid the occurrence of unexpected danger caused by the user moving (e.g., walking on a zebra crossing) to operate the portable device.

Background

Accordingly, the current information transmission and acquisition needs real time, so the intelligent mobile display devices (such as mobile phones, tablet …, etc.) are the bridge for people to communicate, and are almost necessities of human life. Whenever and wherever a person is looking or using a mobile phone, sitting, lying, walking, and watching the phone all the time, the person often looks at the phone while walking, which can lead to accidents or dangerous events, such as collision between people, hitting a fixed obstacle or moving object …, etc.

Thus, although the rapid development of mobile devices brings convenience to people's lives, new problems are also developed. For example, pedestrians are enthusiastic to use mobile phones when crossing roads and do not notice the coming of a vehicle, thereby causing traffic accidents.

Therefore, the conventional articles have many defects, and are not good designers, so that improvement is needed.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, the present inventors have made various experiments on the manufacturing, development and design of related products for many years, and have made detailed design and careful evaluation to achieve the above objectives, and finally have obtained a practical invention.

The object of the present invention is to provide a portable device, which is turned on/off according to the moving status of the user, so as to avoid the occurrence of unexpected danger caused by the user moving (e.g. walking on the zebra crossing) to operate the portable device.

In accordance with the above object, the portable device of the present invention mainly comprises: the device comprises a controller, a speed measuring sensing unit and a warning start-stop unit; wherein the speed measurement sensing unit is provided with a Global Positioning System (GPS), an accelerometer and a gyroscope, wherein the GPS is used for positioning the position of the portable equipment, the accelerometer is used for detecting the movement acceleration of the portable equipment, and the gyroscope is used for detecting the angle vector of the movement of the portable equipment; the alarm on-off unit switches the portable device to an initial mode, a first use mode and a second use mode by feeding back the speed of the controller in the moving direction through the speed measuring sensing unit, wherein the initial mode is a normal operation state after the portable device is powered on, the first use mode is a state that the controller locks the portable device when the speed of the controller in the moving direction calculated according to the moving acceleration and the angular velocity is within a range of a set speed value according to the speed measuring sensing unit, and the second use mode is a starting operation state of the portable device; therefore, when the user uses the portable device, a gyroscope of the speed measurement sensing unit can detect the angular velocity of the movement of the portable device, and an accelerometer of the speed measurement sensing unit also detects the movement acceleration of the portable device, so that when the speed of the controller in the moving direction of the portable device detected by the speed measurement sensing unit is within the range of a set speed value, the controller is switched from the initial mode to the first use mode to lock the operation state of the portable device, and is switched to the second use mode to release the lock until the speed in the moving direction is less than the set speed value, so that the portable device is in the starting operation state, and the user can continue to operate the portable device; when the speed of the controller according to the moving direction is greater than the set speed value, the controller is switched to a second use mode to release the locking, so that the portable equipment is in a starting operation state, and a user can continuously operate the portable equipment; thus, the operation of the portable device is turned on/off according to the moving state of the user, thereby avoiding the occurrence of unexpected danger caused by the user moving (such as walking on a zebra crossing) to operate the portable device.

For further understanding and appreciation of the objects, shapes, structural features, and functions of the present invention, reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

drawings

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a portable device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a usage mode of the portable device according to the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating the operation of the portable device according to the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a custom module of the portable device according to the present invention.

Fig. 5, fig. 6, and fig. 7 are block diagrams illustrating the portable device of the present invention switching between the first usage mode and the second usage mode.

Reference numerals

Portable device 10

Memory cell 11

Controller 12

Processor 13

Communication unit 14

Speed measuringsensing unit 15

Global positioning system 151

Accelerometer 152

Gyroscope 153

Calibration module 154

Display unit 16

Power supply unit 17

Warning on-offunit 18

Custom module 181

Initial mode 21

First mode ofuse 22

Second mode ofuse 23

Detailed Description

Referring to fig. 1 and 2, aportable device 10 of the present invention mainly includes astorage unit 11, acontroller 12, aprocessor 13, acommunication unit 14, a speedmeasurement sensing unit 15, adisplay unit 16, apower unit 17, and an alarm on/offunit 18.

Thestorage unit 11 can store various digital data, such as video, audio, photo, application, etc., and thestorage unit 11 can be one of various digital data storage spaces of a Flash Memory (Flash Memory), a Hard Disk Drive (HDD), or a Solid State Drive (SSD).

Thecontroller 12 is constituted by a Central Processing Unit (CPU), and the overall operation of thecontroller 12 is controlled by a basic process read from a storage unit such as a nonvolatile memory, and thecontroller 12 can also manage data transmission and reception between units.

Theprocessor 13 may execute various applications stored in the storage unit and process data in the device, and furthermore, theprocessor 13 and thecontroller 12 may be integrated into a single chip to perform the above-described operations together.

Thecommunication unit 14 may perform communication with an external entity using various protocols to transmit and/or receive data, and thecommunication unit 14 may be connected to an external network wirelessly or through a wire to transmit and/or receive data.

Thespeed sensing unit 15 uses sensors provided in theportable device 10 to identify the user environment or the moving state and transmit the identified data to the controller, and thespeed sensing unit 15 may include a plurality of sensing devices such as a Global Positioning System (GPS)151, anaccelerometer 152 and agyroscope 153, wherein theGPS 151 is used to determine the location of the user and theportable device 10 on the earth, theaccelerometer 152 detects a moving acceleration α, such as an acceleration α X along the X axis, an acceleration α Y along the Y axis, an acceleration α Z along the Z axis, and thegyroscope 153 detects an angular velocity ω, and the moving acceleration α detected by theaccelerometer 152 and the angular velocity ω detected by thegyroscope 153 are combined to calculate the velocity V in the moving direction by using the same data.

Thedisplay unit 16 is used for displaying and operating a screen of theportable device 10, and when a display (not shown) of theportable device 10 is a touch display including a display panel and a touch panel (not shown) on the display panel, the display panel can display an image on the screen, and a user can perform a touch operation using the touch panel. The display function of the display panel and the touch function of the touch panel are controlled by thedisplay unit 16.

Thepower supply unit 17 may be a battery provided at theportable device 10 or a power supply connected to an external power source, and may supply power to theportable device 10.

The alarm start/stop unit 18 feeds back the speed V of the moving direction measured by the speed-measuringsensing unit 15 to thecontroller 12 to switch theinitial mode 21 of theportable device 10 to afirst use mode 22 or a second use mode 23 (as shown in fig. 2), wherein theinitial mode 21 is a normal operation state of theportable device 10, thefirst use mode 22 is a lock operation state of theportable device 10 when the speed V of the moving direction calculated by thecontroller 12 according to the moving acceleration α and the angular velocity ω obtained by integrating the Global Positioning System (GPS)151, theaccelerometer 152 and thegyroscope 153 by the speed-measuring sensing unit 15 is within a range of a set speed value, and thesecond use mode 23 is a start operation state of theportable device 10.

With the above components, referring to fig. 1, 2 and 3, when the user uses theportable device 10, the initial mode 21(301) is entered, thegyroscope 153 of the speedmeasurement sensing unit 15 of theportable device 10 can detect the angular velocity ω of the movement of theportable device 10, and theaccelerometer 152 also detects the acceleration α of the movement of theportable device 10, the speedmeasurement sensing unit 15 feeds back the velocity V of the movement direction of the user detected by the speedmeasurement sensing unit 15 to the controller 12(302), when the velocity V of the movement direction of theportable device 10 detected by the speedmeasurement sensing unit 15 is within a range of a set velocity value (303), the operation state of theportable device 10 is locked from theinitial mode 21 to thefirst use mode 22, theportable device 10 cannot be operated by the user (304), the operation mode is not switched to thesecond use mode 23 until the velocity V of the movement direction is less than the set velocity value (305), the operation state of theportable device 10 is switched to the start operation state, and the operation state of theportable device 10 is switched to thesecond use mode 23, and the operation state of theportable device 10 is continuously switched to the second use mode 306 (306), and the operation state is switched to the set velocity value of theportable device 306, and theoperation mode 306 is continued when theportable device 10 is switched to the set velocity V306, the operation state of theportable device 12.

In addition, the speed-measuring sensing unit 15 further includes acalibration module 154 for tracking and calibrating the moving state of the user in real time, and when the speed of the moving direction of the user changes, sending a calibration signal to thecontroller 12 in real time, so that thecontroller 12 can determine and correct whether the moving speed falls into the set speed value in real time, and switch to thefirst usage mode 22 or the second usage mode 23(308) in real time.

In this embodiment, the speed value is set to be in the range of 1 to 10 km/h, when the user uses theportable device 10, thecontroller 12 of theportable device 10 is in the range of 1 to 10 km/h according to the speed V of the moving direction, that is, the user is in a state of walking or running without distraction, theportable device 10 is switched from theinitial mode 21 to thefirst usage mode 22, and the operation state of theportable device 10 is locked in real time, so that the user cannot continue to operate theportable device 10; until the velocity V in the moving direction is equal to 0, the user holds theportable device 10 in a standing or sitting static state, and then releases the lock and switches to thesecond usage mode 23, and starts the operation state of theportable device 10, so that the user can continue to operate theportable device 10; when the speed of thecontroller 12 is greater than 10 km/h according to the speed V of the moving direction, i.e. according to the user is not walking (e.g. riding a public transport vehicle), the lock is released and the operation mode is switched to thesecond operation mode 23, so as to start the operation state of theportable device 10, and the user can continue to operate theportable device 10.

Thus, the operation of theportable device 10 is turned on/off according to the moving state of the user, so as to avoid the accident danger caused by the user moving (e.g. walking on the zebra crossing) to operate theportable device 10.

Referring back to fig. 1, theportable device 10 may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer.

Referring to fig. 1 and 4, the alarm start/stop unit 18 includes acustom module 181, thecustom module 181 may determine the set speed value according to the user's requirement, and determine the functions that theportable device 10 needs to lock, such as an answering function or a screen display and operation function, thecustom module 181 further includes settings for locking multiple functions of theportable device 10, and the user can set the functions from thecustom module 181 to lock the functions in thefirst usage mode 22 and enable the functions in thesecond usage mode 23.

Further, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4, and fig. 5, when thecontroller 12 of theportable device 10 sets a speed value within a range according to the speed V of the moving direction, theportable device 10 switches from theinitial mode 21 to the first usingmode 22, the alarm starting and stoppingunit 18 provides a closing signal to thecommunication unit 14 to close the answering function of theportable device 10, and the lock is not released and the communication unit is switched to the second usingmode 23 until the speed V of the moving direction is smaller than the set speed value, and the alarm starting and stoppingunit 18 provides a starting signal to thecommunication unit 14 to open theportable device 10, so that the answering function can not be used; when the speed V of thecontroller 12 according to the moving direction is greater than the set speed value, the lock is released and the operation mode is switched to thesecond operation mode 23, and the alarm starting and stoppingunit 18 provides a starting signal to thecommunication unit 14, so that theportable device 10 starts the answering function, and the answering function can be used.

Similarly, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4, and fig. 6 again, the alarm on/offunit 18 may also provide an off signal or an on signal to thedisplay unit 16, the display of theportable device 10 is a touch display, the touch display includes a display panel and a touch panel on the display panel, the display function of the display panel and the touch function of the touch panel are controlled by thedisplay unit 16, when theportable device 10 is switched from theinitial mode 21 to thefirst usage mode 22, the alarm on/offunit 18 provides an off signal to thedisplay unit 16 to turn off the operation of thedisplay unit 16, that is, the display function of the display panel and the touch function of the touch panel are turned off and cannot be used; when theportable device 10 is switched to thesecond usage mode 23, thealarm switch unit 18 provides a start signal to thedisplay unit 16 to switch on the operation state of thedisplay unit 16, i.e. the display function of the display panel and the touch function of the touch panel, so that theportable device 10 can display the screen and continue the touch operation.

As an example of the usage situation, please refer to fig. 1 and fig. 4, but in other embodiments, the user-definedmodule 181 may set the display function or the touch function to be turned off simultaneously, or even the receiving function to be turned off simultaneously, and the setting is not limited thereto according to the user's requirement.

In addition, as shown in fig. 1, fig. 4, and fig. 6, thecustom module 181 of the alarm on/offunit 18 further includes a wake-up function setting, which can determine that more than one key on theportable device 10 is pressed at the same time, and provide a wake-up signal to thecontroller 12, so as to switch thefirst usage mode 22 to thesecond usage mode 23, thereby avoiding the need to operate theportable device 10 or the need to start the portable device when the user is imminent; or the wake-up mode may be set to any one or a combination of a wake-up gesture or a swing manner, a swing direction or a swing frequency of theportable device 10, but not limited thereto; when theportable device 10 is switched to thesecond usage mode 23, the self-definingmodule 181 of the alarm start/stop unit 18 can also provide a wake-up signal to thedisplay unit 16 to start the operation state of thedisplay unit 16, i.e. the display function of the display panel and the touch function start operation state of the touch panel, so that theportable device 10 can display the image and continue the touch operation.

More specifically, referring to fig. 1, fig. 2, fig. 4, and fig. 7, in consideration of the fact that when the user uses theportable device 10, the user suddenly switches to theinitial mode 21 to thefirst usage mode 22, the user may malfunction or crash theportable device 10, so the self-definingmodule 181 of the alarm start/stop unit 18 includes a notification function setting, theportable device 10 switches from theinitial mode 21 to thefirst usage mode 22, the alarm start/stop unit 18 provides a close signal to thecommunication unit 14, thecommunication unit 14 sends a dialog message about locking theportable device 10 to notify the user that theportable device 10 is locked, wherein the dialog message about locking theportable device 10 further includes a dialog message for the user to confirm whether the operation state of theportable device 10 needs to be locked; when theportable device 10 is switched to thesecond usage mode 23, the alarm start/stop unit 18 provides a start signal to thecommunication unit 14, and thecommunication unit 14 sends a dialog message about starting theportable device 10 to notify the user that the lock state of theportable device 10 is released and the operation state of theportable device 10 is changed.

While the invention has been described with reference to specific preferred embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes and modifications may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined in the following claims.

Claims (15)

1. A portable device, comprising:

a controller;

a speed measurement sensing unit, which is provided with a global positioning system, an accelerometer and a gyroscope, wherein the global positioning system is used for positioning the position of the portable device, the accelerometer is used for detecting the movement acceleration of the portable device, and the gyroscope is used for detecting the angle vector of the movement of the portable device; and

an alarm on-off unit, which switches an initial mode of the portable device to a first use mode or a second use mode by the speed of the speed measurement sensing unit feeding back the moving direction of the controller, wherein the initial mode is a normal operation state of the portable device, the first use mode is a locking operation state of the portable device when the speed of the controller in the moving direction calculated by the speed measurement sensing unit combining a moving acceleration and an angular speed is within a range of a set speed value, and the second use mode is a starting operation state of the portable device.

2. The portable apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the controller switches the portable apparatus to the second usage mode when the speed of the moving direction is less than the set speed value.

3. The portable apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the controller switches the portable apparatus to the second usage mode when the speed of the moving direction is greater than the set speed value.

4. The portable apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the set speed value ranges from 1 km/h to 10 km/h.

5. The portable device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable device further comprises a communication unit, the alarm switch unit provides a turn-off signal to the communication unit to turn off the operation of the listening function of the communication unit when the portable device is switched to the first usage mode, and the alarm switch unit provides a start signal to the communication unit to turn on the operation of the listening function of the communication unit when the portable device is switched to the second usage mode.

6. The portable device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the portable device further comprises a display unit, the alarm switch unit provides a turn-off signal to the display unit to turn off the operation of the display unit when the portable device is switched to the first usage mode, and the alarm switch unit provides a turn-on signal to the display unit to turn on the operation of the display unit when the portable device is switched to the second usage mode.

7. The portable device as claimed in claim 6, wherein the display unit is a touch display, the touch display comprises a display panel and a touch panel disposed on the display panel, the display function of the display panel and the touch function of the touch panel are controlled by the display unit, when the alarm switch unit provides a switch-off signal to the display unit, the display function of the display panel and the touch function of the touch panel are switched off, and when the alarm switch unit provides a switch-on signal to the display unit, the display function of the display panel and the touch function of the touch panel are switched on.

8. The portable device of claim 1, wherein the portable device is a mobile phone, a tablet computer or a notebook computer.

9. The portable apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein the alarm switch unit has a self-defined module, and a user can set the range of the set speed value from the self-defined module.

10. The portable device of claim 9, wherein the customization module further comprises settings for locking a plurality of functions of the portable device, and a user can set the locking of the functions in the first mode and the enabling of the functions in the second mode from the customization module.

11. The portable device of claim 9, wherein the customization module further comprises wake-up settings of the portable device, wherein a user can customize any one or more keys of the portable device to wake-up to switch the first mode to the second mode.

12. The portable device of claim 9, wherein the customization module further comprises wake-up function settings of the portable device, wherein a user can customize a wake-up gesture or any one or a combination of a way of waving the portable device, a waving direction or a waving number to switch the first mode to the second mode.

13. The portable device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the communication unit sends a first dialogue message to inform the user that the portable device is locked and operating when the portable device is switched to the first usage mode, and sends a second dialogue message to inform the user that the portable device is unlocked and operating when the portable device is switched to the second usage mode.

14. The portable device of claim 13, wherein the first session notification further comprises a user confirmation of whether the portable device is in a locked state, the portable device can be selectively operated to continue the first usage mode or switch to the second usage mode.

15. The portable device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the speed sensor unit further comprises a calibration module, the calibration module tracks and calibrates the user movement status in real time and sends a calibration signal to the controller for the portable device to switch the first usage mode or the second usage mode in real time.

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