Electronic bead string and counting method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10667585-B2
Application number	US-201715847870-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 19, 2017
Priority date	Jul 26, 2017
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

An electronic bead string includes a main bead, a plurality of secondary beads, a displacement sensor, a memory, and a processor. The main bead and the secondary beads are strung together to form a bead string. The displacement sensor is fixed in the main bead to output two-dimensional displacement signals, the memory stores the two-dimensional displacement signals, and the processor determines whether a rotation cycle of the electronic bead string is an approved rotation cycle according to the two-dimensional displacement signals.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic bead string, comprising:
a main bead;
a plurality of secondary beads, wherein the secondary beads and the main bead are strung together to form a bead string;
a displacement sensor disposed in the main bead to output two-dimensional displacement signals;
a memory storing the two-dimensional displacement signals outputted by the displacement sensor; and
a processor determining whether rotation cycles of the electronic bead string are approved rotation cycles according to the two-dimensional displacement signals, wherein the memory further stores a minimum start period, a minimum recognition period and a rest time to compare with the two-dimensional displacement signals for determining the approved rotation cycles, wherein the processor further determines the number of times of reading the name of the Buddha by a user according to the approved rotation cycles and the number of the secondary beads.

2. The electronic bead string of claim 1 , wherein the main bead further comprises a signal transmitting device to communicate with a computer device.

3. The electronic bead string of claim 2 , wherein the signal transmitting device is a bluetooth transmitter, a WIFI transmitter or a wire signal transmitter.

4. An electronic bead string counting method, comprising:
providing an electronic bead string, wherein the electronic bead string comprises a main bead and a plurality of secondary beads;
outputting two-dimensional displacement signals by a displacement sensor;
utilizing a processor to determine whether continuous rotation cycles of the electronic bead string are longer than a minimum start period;
utilizing the processor to accumulate approved rotation cycles of the electronic bead string; and
utilizing the processor to calculate the number of times of reading the name of the Buddha by a user.

5. The electronic bead string counting method of claim 4 , further comprising a step of utilizing the processor to determine whether a pause time of the electronic bead string is longer than a rest time.

6. The electronic bead string counting method of claim 5 , further comprising a step of utilizing the processor to determine whether rotation cycles of the electronic bead string after the pause time of the electronic bead string is longer than a minimum recognition period.

7. The electronic bead string counting method of claim 6 , wherein the processor continuously accumulates the approved rotation cycles of the electronic bead string when the pause time is shorter than the rest time and the rotation cycles of the electronic bead string after the pause time of the electronic bead string is longer than the minimum recognition period.

8. The electronic bead string counting method of claim 7 , further comprising a step of utilizing a signal transmitting device to transmit rotation data of the electronic bead string to a computer device.

Assignees

• Inventec Pudong Tech Corp
• Inventec Corp

Inventors

• Lin Chun-Chi
• Shih Chia-Cheng
• Lee Wen-Huang

Classifications

• G06M3/06

  for printing or separately displaying result of count · CPC title

• G01C19/00

  Gyroscopes; Turn-sensitive devices using vibrating masses; Turn-sensitive devices without moving masses; Measuring angular rate using gyroscopic effects · CPC title

• G06M1/276

  using mechanically-actuated contacts · CPC title

• A44C23/00 Primary

  Rosaries · CPC title

• G06C1/00

  Computing aids in which the computing members form at least part of the displayed result and are manipulated directly by hand, e.g. abacuses or pocket adding devices · CPC title