Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly aims to provide a bioelectrical signal measuring device and system, and aims to solve the technical problems that in the prior art, the weight of a head ring is large, and wearing comfort is affected.
In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus, comprising:
the head ring is provided with an electrode and is used for abutting against the skin and collecting a bioelectricity signal on the skin when being worn;
control box, control box includes the casing and sets up control mainboard in the casing, be equipped with acquisition circuit and first communication module on the control mainboard, acquisition circuit and electrode signal of telecommunication are connected, acquisition circuit receives the electrode conveying is come the bioelectricity signal, first communication module with acquisition circuit signal of telecommunication is connected, first communication module receives the bioelectricity signal and outside terminal send contain device ID with the communication signal of bioelectricity signal.
Optionally, a user identity acquisition module for acquiring a user code is further arranged on the control main board, the user identity acquisition module is in electrical signal connection with the first communication module and sends the user code to the first communication module, and the first communication module is further used for sending the user code to an external terminal.
Optionally, the user identity obtaining module includes a radio frequency antenna and a card reading circuit, which are connected to each other through an electrical signal, the radio frequency antenna is configured to sense a radio frequency identity card to obtain a sensing signal carrying the user code, the radio frequency antenna sends the sensing signal to the card reading circuit, the card reading circuit is electrically connected to the first communication module, the card reading circuit reads the sensing signal to obtain the user code, and the card reading circuit sends the user code to the first communication module.
Optionally, a power supply is arranged in the control box, a power supply management circuit is arranged on the control main board, and the power supply management circuit is in electric signal connection with the acquisition circuit and the first communication module.
Optionally, a processor is further disposed on the control main board, and the processor is in electrical signal connection with the acquisition circuit to monitor whether to acquire a bioelectric signal;
the processor is also in electric signal connection with the power management circuit, and when the processor monitors that the duration time of no acquisition of the bioelectricity signals exceeds the preset time, the processor controls the acquisition circuit and the first communication module to execute the sleep action through the power management circuit.
Optionally, a processor is further disposed on the control main board, and the processor is in electrical signal connection with the acquisition circuit to monitor whether to acquire a bioelectric signal;
the control box is also provided with an accelerometer, the accelerometer is in electrical signal connection with the processor, and the accelerometer measures the acceleration of the control box and sends the acceleration to the processor;
when the processor monitors that no bioelectricity signal is collected and the duration time of the acceleration being zero exceeds the preset time, the processor controls the collection circuit and the first communication module to execute the sleep action through the power management circuit.
Optionally, an accelerometer is further arranged on the control box, the accelerometer is in electrical signal connection with the processor, and the accelerometer measures acceleration of the control box and sends the acceleration to the processor;
when the acquisition circuit and the first communication module are in a dormant state, and the acceleration measured by the accelerometer is not zero, the processor wakes up the acquisition circuit and the first communication module through the power management circuit.
Optionally, the control box further comprises a wearing piece for wearing the control box on the body, and the wearing piece is fixed on the shell.
In order to solve the above technical problem, the present invention further provides a bioelectrical signal measuring system comprising a terminal and the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the terminal is in electrical signal connection with the first communication module for receiving, storing and processing the communication signal.
Optionally, the bioelectrical signal measuring system further includes a signal repeater electrically connected to the terminal, the number of the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatuses is plural, and the first communication module of each of the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatuses is electrically connected to the signal repeater.
According to the technical scheme, the electrode is arranged on the head ring, the control main board is arranged in the control box and serves as a core structure of the head ring, and the acquisition circuit and the first communication module are also arranged on the control main board, namely in the control box. Therefore, most internal circuit structures of the bioelectric signal measuring apparatus are concentrated on the control box, and thus, the weight of the headband can be greatly reduced, and the wearing comfort can be improved.
Detailed Description
The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.
It should be noted that all the directional indicators (such as up, down, left, right, front, and rear … …) in the embodiment of the present invention are only used to explain the relative position relationship between the components, the movement situation, etc. in a specific posture (as shown in the drawing), and if the specific posture is changed, the directional indicator is changed accordingly.
In the present invention, unless otherwise expressly stated or limited, the terms "connected," "secured," and the like are to be construed broadly, and for example, "secured" may be a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral part; the connection can be mechanical connection, or electrical connection and electrical signal connection; they may be directly connected or indirectly connected through intervening media, or they may be connected internally or in any other suitable relationship, unless expressly stated otherwise. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood by those skilled in the art according to specific situations.
In addition, if there is a description of "first", "second", etc. in an embodiment of the present invention, the description of "first", "second", etc. is for descriptive purposes only and is not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defined as "first" or "second" may explicitly or implicitly include at least one such feature. In addition, the meaning of "and/or" appearing throughout includes three juxtapositions, exemplified by "A and/or B" including either A or B or both A and B. In addition, technical solutions between various embodiments may be combined with each other, but must be realized by a person skilled in the art, and when the technical solutions are contradictory or cannot be realized, such a combination should not be considered to exist, and is not within the protection scope of the present invention.
Also for electrical signal connections in the following text, wired electrical signal connections are included, as well as radio signal connections.
The invention provides a bioelectrical signal measuring device 1, wherein the bioelectrical signal measuring device 1 comprises ahead ring 11 and acontrol box 12. Thehead ring 11 is provided with anelectrode 111, and when thehead ring 11 is worn, theelectrode 111 abuts against the skin of the head and collects a bioelectric signal on the skin, and transmits the bioelectric signal on the skin to thecontrol box 12.
Thecontrol box 12 includes a housing and a control main board disposed in the housing, and the control main board is provided with anacquisition circuit 121 and afirst communication module 122. Theacquisition circuit 121 is electrically connected with theelectrode 111, theelectrode 111 acquires a bioelectrical signal and then transmits the bioelectrical signal to theacquisition circuit 121, and theacquisition circuit 121 receives the bioelectrical signal transmitted by theelectrode 111. Thefirst communication module 122 is electrically connected to theacquisition circuit 121, and thefirst communication module 122 receives the bioelectric signal and transmits a communication signal including the device ID and the bioelectric signal to an external terminal.
In the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, theelectrode 111 is disposed on thehead ring 11, and the control main board is disposed in thecontrol box 12, as a core structure of thehead ring 11, theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122 are also disposed on the control main board, that is, disposed in thecontrol box 12. Therefore, in the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus 1, most of the internal circuit configurations are concentrated on thecontrol box 12, and thus, the weight of theheadband 11 can be greatly reduced, and the wearing comfort can be enhanced.
In theacquisition circuit 121, theacquisition circuit 121 receives the bioelectric signal sent by theelectrode 111 and processes the bioelectric signal to obtain an analog signal, and then sends the analog signal to thefirst communication module 122. In thefirst communication module 122, the analog signal is converted into a digital signal, and thefirst communication module 122 transmits the digital signal to an external terminal, that is, the first communication signal is transmitted to the external terminal in the form of a digital signal.
Thecontrol box 12 may be hand-held, placed in a pocket, or fixed to clothing.
The device ID is a unique device serial number, and may be the ID of thehead ring 11 or the ID of thecontrol box 12. For a particular serial number format, it may be a numeric serial number, an alphabetic serial number, a serial number mixed with numbers and letters, or other character sequence.
In some optional embodiments, a user identity obtaining module for obtaining the user code is further disposed on the control motherboard, the user identity obtaining module is in electrical signal connection with thefirst communication module 122 and sends the user code to thefirst communication module 122, and thefirst communication module 122 sends the user code to the external terminal after receiving the user code.
Specifically, the user code may be a numerical code or a user name. After the bioelectrical signal measuring device 1 is started, the user code is acquired through the user identity acquisition module and then sent to the external terminal, and the external terminal binds the user code and the device ID, so that the bioelectrical signal measuring device 1 is bound with a corresponding user, and when the external terminal inquires, the bioelectrical signal measuring result of the corresponding user can be accurately inquired.
Moreover, different users can be used by switching to log in, and the external terminal inquires the bioelectricity signal measuring results of different users.
In some embodiments, after the user code is obtained by the user identity obtaining module, the user identity obtaining module sends the user code to thefirst communication module 122, and thefirst communication module 122 sends a communication signal containing the device ID and the user code.
In some embodiments, the user identity obtaining module is an input keyboard or a touch screen. For the input keyboard and the touch screen, the user code is simply obtained by directly typing through the input keyboard or by touch input.
In other embodiments, the user identity obtaining module includes aradio frequency antenna 123 and acard reading circuit 124, thecard reading circuit 124 is electrically connected to theradio frequency antenna 123, and thecard reading circuit 124 is electrically connected to thefirst communication module 122.
When the wireless communication terminal is used, a user holds the radio frequency identity card 4 stored with the user code to be close to theradio frequency antenna 123, theradio frequency antenna 123 senses information stored in the radio frequency identity card 4 and generates a sensing signal, theradio frequency antenna 123 sends the sensing signal to thecard reading circuit 124, thecard reading circuit 124 reads the sensing signal to acquire the user code, thecard reading circuit 124 sends the user code to thefirst communication module 122, and finally thefirst communication module 122 sends the user code to an external terminal.
In some optional embodiments, apower supply 125 is disposed in thecontrol box 12, apower management circuit 126 is disposed on the control motherboard, and thepower management circuit 126 is electrically connected to theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122. In this embodiment, thepower supply 125 supplies power to thehead ring 11 under the control of thepower management circuit 126, supplies power to the control motherboard located in thecontrol box 12, and supplies power to the circuit module located in thecontrol box 12 and disposed on the motherboard or electrically connected to the motherboard.
Specifically, thepower source 125 in this embodiment may be a battery, and the battery supplies power to the control motherboard and to a circuit module disposed on the motherboard or electrically connected to the motherboard. Of course, thepower supply 125 in this embodiment may also be a voltage transformation device connected to the commercial power, and the voltage transformation device transforms thepower supply 125 into a voltage suitable for thecontrol box 12, so as to supply power to the control motherboard and the circuit module in thecontrol box 12.
In some optional embodiments, aprocessor 127 is further disposed on the control motherboard, and theprocessor 127 is electrically connected to theacquisition circuit 121 to monitor whether theacquisition circuit 121 acquires the bioelectrical signal. Theprocessor 127 is further electrically connected to thepower management circuit 126, and theprocessor 127 controls theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122 to perform a sleep operation according to the monitoring result. In this embodiment, theprocessor 127 monitors theacquisition circuit 121, specifically, monitors whether theacquisition circuit 121 acquires a bioelectric signal, and when theprocessor 127 monitors that the duration time during which no bioelectric signal is acquired exceeds a preset time, theprocessor 127 controls thepower management circuit 126 to perform a sleep operation on theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122. Thus, theprocessor 127 and thepower management circuit 126 work cooperatively, so that thehead ring 11 and thecontrol box 12 can be in a sleep state, the electric energy effect is reduced, and the cruising ability of the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus 1 is improved.
In some optional embodiments, aprocessor 127 is further disposed on the control motherboard, and theprocessor 127 is electrically connected to theacquisition circuit 121 to monitor whether theacquisition circuit 121 acquires the bioelectrical signal. Thecontrol box 12 is also provided with anaccelerometer 128, theaccelerometer 128 is electrically connected with theprocessor 127, and theaccelerometer 128 measures the acceleration of thecontrol box 12 and sends the acceleration to theprocessor 127.
Theprocessor 127 controls theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122 to perform a sleep operation according to the monitoring result and the acceleration.
Specifically, in the present embodiment, theaccelerometer 128 measures the acceleration of thecontrol box 12 in real time, and the process knows whether thecontrol box 12 is stationary through theaccelerometer 128, that is, the acceleration is zero.
When theprocessor 127 monitors that no bioelectric signal is collected and the duration of the acceleration being zero exceeds a preset time, theprocessor 127 controls thepower management circuit 126 to perform a sleep action on thecollection circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122.
In the foregoing embodiment, when the sleep operation is performed, thepower management circuit 126 can control thecard reading circuit 124 and therf antenna 123 to perform the sleep operation in addition to controlling theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122.
The aforementioned preset time may be 30 seconds to 5 minutes, 30 seconds, 60 seconds, 90 seconds, 120 seconds, 150 seconds, 180 seconds, 210 seconds, 240 seconds, 270 seconds, 300 seconds, or other values greater than 300 seconds.
The sleep mode executed by thepower management circuit 126 mainly includes two types of sleep modes, one of which is to control the supply of electric energy from the source, so that the circuit module reduces the consumption of electric energy, and the specific mode includes reducing the power of electric energy supply or stopping the supply of electric energy through thepower management circuit 126; the other is to reduce the consumption of electric energy from the circuit module itself, and the specific mode includes that part or all electronic components in the circuit module are controlled to stop working, so that the corresponding circuit module enters a low-power-consumption dormant state. Certainly, in actual control, the foregoing sleep modes may also be used in cooperation, and some circuit modules directly stop supplying power, for example, stop supplying power to thecard reading circuit 124 and therf antenna 123 when sleeping, and some circuit modules reduce power consumption of the circuit modules themselves, for example, control some components in thesecond communication module 21 to stop working, so that thesecond communication module 21 enters a low-power-consumption sleep state.
In some embodiments, aprocessor 127 is further disposed on the control motherboard, and theprocessor 127 is electrically connected to theacquisition circuit 121 to monitor whether theacquisition circuit 121 acquires the bioelectrical signal. Thecontrol box 12 is also provided with anaccelerometer 128, theaccelerometer 128 is electrically connected with theprocessor 127, and theaccelerometer 128 measures the acceleration of thecontrol box 12 and sends the acceleration to theprocessor 127. Theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122 are in the sleep state, and when the acceleration of thecontrol box 12 measured by theaccelerometer 128 is not zero, theprocessor 127 wakes up theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122. Specifically, theprocessor 127 sends a wake-up command to thepower management circuit 126, and thepower management circuit 126 wakes up theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122.
Of course, in some embodiments, when theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122 are in the sleep state, the wake-up mode may also be to monitor that theacquisition circuit 121 acquires the bioelectrical signal, so as to wake-up theacquisition circuit 121 and thefirst communication module 122.
In some embodiments, thecontrol box 12 is also provided with a charging interface for charging the battery inside thecontrol box 12.
In some embodiments, theprocessor 127, theacquisition circuit 121, thefirst communication module 122, therf antenna 123, thecard reading circuit 124, and thepower management circuit 126 control the aforementioned circuit modules to start and stop.
In some embodiments, a motor 129 is further disposed in the housing, a rotating shaft of the motor 129 is connected to the eccentric wheel, and theprocessor 127 is connected to the motor 129, and controls the motor 129 to rotate through the processing. The vibration is generated by the rotation of the eccentric on the motor 129, and the user can easily feel the vibration when wearing thecontrol box 12, thereby obtaining the feedback reminding.
In some embodiments, thefirst communication module 122 may be a bluetooth, zigbee, or other wireless communication module
In some optional embodiments, thecontrol box 12 further comprises a wearingpiece 1201 for wearing thecontrol box 12 on the body, and the wearingpiece 1201 is fixed on the housing.
In some further embodiments, the wearingelement 1201 is a holding spring, one end of the holding spring is connected to one part of the housing, and the other end of the holding spring abuts against or is close to another part of the housing. In use, thecontrol box 12 is worn by the other end of the clip spring and the housing to hold the garment with the clip spring itself.
In one embodiment of the wearingmember 1201, the wearingmember 1201 is a clip, and thecontrol box 12 is worn by the clip itself holding the clothing.
In yet another embodiment of the wearingpiece 1201, the wearingpiece 1201 may also be a lanyard.
In some embodiments where thehead ring 11 is electrically connected to thecontrol box 12, the bioelectric signal measuring system further includes atransmission line 13, one end of thetransmission line 13 is connected to thehead ring 11, and the other end of thetransmission line 13 is connected to thecontrol box 12. Specifically, one end of thetransmission line 13 is electrically connected to theelectrode 111, and the other end of thetransmission line 13 is electrically connected to the control board, and more specifically, the other end of thetransmission line 13 is also electrically connected to theacquisition circuit 121.
In some embodiments, anindicator light 112 is provided on theheadband 11, and theindicator light 112 is in electrical signal connection with theprocessor 127. When theterminal 3 receives the first communication signal, the bioelectrical signal, i.e. brain wave, is processed and analyzed, so as to know the brain activity state of the user, theprocessor 127 in thecontrol box 12 receives the brain activity state fed back by theterminal 3, and theprocessor 127 controls the indicator light 112 to show different brain activity states. The status of theindicator light 112 includes the speed of the flashing, the color, for example, the high activity status of the brain is indicated by the red high frequency flashing, and the low activity status of the brain is not indicated by the white low frequency flashing.
The present invention further provides a bioelectrical signal measuring system, a bioelectrical signalmeasuring system terminal 3 and a bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus 1, and the specific structure of the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus 1 refers to the above embodiments, and since the bioelectrical signal measuring system adopts all the technical solutions of all the above embodiments, at least all the beneficial effects brought by the technical solutions of the above embodiments are achieved, and details are not repeated herein. Theterminal 3 is electrically connected to thefirst communication module 122, and is configured to receive, store, and process the communication signal. In this embodiment, a single bioelectric signal measuring apparatus 1 may communicate with theterminal 3, or a plurality of bioelectric signal measuring apparatuses 1 may communicate with theterminal 3.
The main using steps of the bioelectrical signal measuring system comprise: start, bind, measure, process, and stop.
In the starting step, the starting step is specifically to open thecontrol box 12. After thecontrol box 12 is opened, thecontrol box 12 is electrically connected to theterminal 3, or the signal repeater 2 hereinafter.
In the binding step, the user logs in thecontrol box 12 through the user identity obtaining module, specifically, the user identity obtaining module obtains a user code and sends the user code to thefirst communication module 122, thefirst communication module 122 receives the user code, and sends a communication signal containing a device ID and the user code to theterminal 3 after signal processing by thefirst communication module 122, theterminal 3 binds the device ID and the user code after receiving the communication signal, so as to bind the bioelectrical signal measuring device 1 with the user, and after binding, the communication signals containing the same device ID and received by theterminal 3 are all bound with the user code.
In the measuring step, the user wears thehead ring 11, theelectrode 111 contacts with the skin, collects bioelectric signals on the skin, and then sends the bioelectric signals to the collectingcircuit 121, the collectingcircuit 121 processes the bioelectric signals in and out and sends the processed bioelectric signals to thefirst communication module 122, and thefirst communication module 122 converts the bioelectric signals into communication signals of the package device ID and the bioelectric signals, and sends the communication signals to theterminal 3.
In the processing step, theterminal 3 decodes, stores, compares, and analyzes the received communication signal. In this step, theterminal 3 may present a bioelectrical signal waveform diagram, and the user may output a view of brain wave states.
In the stopping step, the stopping step is specifically to close thecontrol box 12, and thecontrol box 12 is stopped.
In this embodiment, theterminal 3 includes a server, a cloud, a mobile phone, a computer, a tablet, and the like. The external terminal is a terminal in the present embodiment.
In addition, for the unbinding operation, it may be possible that the control box is turned off and restarted to unbind the bioelectrical signal measuring apparatus 1 from the user code. Of course, re-binding may also unbind previous bindings.
In some optional embodiments, the bioelectric signal measuring system further includes a signal repeater 2 electrically connected to theterminal 3, the number of the bioelectric signal measuring apparatuses 1 is plural, and thefirst communication module 122 in each of the bioelectric signal measuring apparatuses 1 is electrically connected to the signal repeater 2. The signal repeater 2 is electrically connected to the plurality of bioelectrical signal measuring devices 1 simultaneously, and is connected to theterminal 3, and the signal repeater 2 is a relay station for the first communication signal and the second communication signal, and receives and retransmits the first communication signal and the second communication signal through the signal repeater 2 in a unified manner.
In some embodiments, the signal repeater 2 comprises asecond communication module 21, thesecond communication module 21 is electrically connected to thefirst communication module 122 on the one hand, and thesecond communication module 21 is also electrically connected to theterminal 3 on the other hand.
The electrical signal connection mode between thesecond communication module 21 and theterminal 3 includes wireless communication and wired communication. For the wireless communication method, thesecond communication module 21 may be other wireless communication methods including a bluetooth module, a zigbee module, etc.
In some embodiments, the bioelectrical signal measuring system further includes a radio frequency identification card 4, and in the binding step, the user identity acquiring module acquires the user code stored on the radio frequency identification card 4 through radio frequency signal induction between the radio frequency identification card 4 and the user identity acquiring module.
The above description is only an alternative embodiment of the present invention, and not intended to limit the scope of the present invention, and all modifications and equivalents of the present invention, which are made by the contents of the present specification and the accompanying drawings, or directly/indirectly applied to other related technical fields, are included in the scope of the present invention.