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`(43) International Publication Date
`16 November 2006 (16.11.2006)
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`PCT
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`(51) International Patent Cla~ ification:
`G06F 1132 (2006.01)
`G06F 1116 (2006.01)
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`(21) International Application Number:
`PCT /EP2006/062201
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`(22) International Filing Date:
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`10 May 2006 (10.05.2006)
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`WO 2006/120211 Al
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`CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DK, DM, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI,
`GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IS, JP, KE,
`KG, KM, KN, KP, KR, KZ, LC, LK, LR, LS, LT, LU, LV,
`LY, MA, MD, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MZ, NA, NG, NI,
`NO, NZ, OM, PG, PH, PL, PT, RO, RU, SC, SD, SE, SG,
`SK, SL, SM, SY, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TI, TZ, UA, UG, US,
`UZ, VC, VN, YU, ZA, ZM, ZW.
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`(30) Priority Data:
`UD2005A000074
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`English
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`English
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`11 May 2005 (11.05.2005)
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`IT
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`(71) Applicant (for all desi8nated States except US): EU(cid:173)
`ROTECH SPA [IT/IT]; Via J. Linussio, 1, I-33020 Amaro
`(IT).
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`(72) Inventors; and
`(75) Inventors/Applicants (for US only): TECCHIOLLI,
`Giampietro [IT/IT); Via Chlni, 4, I-38100 Trento (IT).
`ADAMI, Stefano [IT/IT]; Via Rampignano, 9, 1-38060
`Pomarolo (IT).
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`(74) Agents: PETRAZ, Gilberto et al.; GLP SRL, Piazzale
`Cavedalis, 6/2, 1-33100 Udine (IT).
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`(81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every
`kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM,
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`(84) Designated States (unless othenvise indicated, for every
`kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH,
`GM, KE, LS, M\V, :tvlZ, NA, SD, SL, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM,
`ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, MD, RU, TJ, TM),
`European (AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI,
`FR, GB, GR, HU, IE, rs, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, NL, PL, PT,
`RO, SE, SI, SK, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA,
`GN, GQ, GW, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG).
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`Published:
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`before the expiration of the time limit for amending the
`claims and 10 be republished in the evenc of receipt of
`amendments
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`For two-letter codes and other abbreviations, refer to the "Guid(cid:173)
`arzce Notes 011 Codes and Abbreviations" appearing at the be8i11-
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`(54) Tit.le: ENERGY SAVING DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
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`~ (57) Abstract: Energy saving device (10) associated with a portable elecironic apparatus (11), and comprising activation/de-acti-
`\0 vation means (17, 18) associated with said apparatus (11) and able to memorize a determinate reference position and/or functional
`= condition ( cp.; 0<1>.) of said apparatus (11), to detect an instantaneous position and/or functional condition (<!>w; 0w) of said apparatus
`= (11) relative to the operator (12), to command the automatic activation of said apparatus (1 1) when said instantaneous position and/or
`M functional condition (C,w; 0w) substantially corresponds, with a desired margin of tolerance (Llcp; Ll0 ) to said ; reference position
`0 and/or functional condition(<!>.; 00), and to command the automatic de-activation, even complete, of said apparatus (11) when said
`:;;;;.,. instantaneous position and/or functional condition (<!>w; 0w) is different, with a desired margin of tolerance (Llcp; Ll0 ), from said
`~ reference position ; and/or functional condition ( <!>.; 00).
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`"ENERGY SAVING DEVICE FOR A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS"
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`FIELD OF THE INVENTION
`The present invention concerns an energy saving device
`associated with
`a portable electronic apparatus,
`in
`particular of
`the so-called "wearable"
`type,
`so as
`to
`activate or de-activate the portable electronic apparatus,
`autonomously, even completely, so defining a condition of
`energy saving, according
`to
`the
`instantaneous position
`and/or operating condition and use of the latter.
`BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
`Portable electronic apparatuses are known, such as for
`example wearable
`processors,
`known
`in English
`as
`"wearables",
`Personal
`Assistants
`(PA),
`Personal
`15 Enhancements (PE), intelligent viewers for night vision, or
`others, which assist the user in performing a variety of
`operations, or provide the user with an increase in his own
`perceptive or active capacities.
`This
`type of portable electronic apparatuses, for the
`normal functional requirements of transportability, must
`have characteristics of small size, limited weight and high
`feed autonomy. Moreover, there is a growing demand, on the
`part of users,
`to
`implement said portable electronic
`apparatuses
`with
`new,
`digital
`multi-media
`and
`telecommunication technologies such as for example: display
`interfaces with increasingly high quality and able to work
`in any condition of environmental visibility;
`increased
`calculating power that enables to actuate on mobile devices
`applications which once were only intended for personal
`computers; wireless
`communication
`and data
`exchange
`systems, and others.
`energy
`high
`a
`have
`However,
`such
`implementations
`requirement, both for the wireless communication in itself
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`and also to exploit the multimedia services offered, for
`example video streaming and high speed data connection.
`Moreover, evolved graphical interfaces not only entail
`greater energy consumption, but also an increase in weight
`and size of the apparatus.
`The state of the art does not know of rechargeable energy
`sources with high capacity and limited weight, which allow
`to use said portable apparatuses for an overall time of
`several hours, for example to cover an entire working day
`of eight hours, without entailing an increase in weight and
`size of the portable apparatuses.
`To be more exact, in the case of an electronic apparatus
`to be worn on the arm or wrist, in order to allow the user
`to operate efficiently with free hands, the apparatus must
`have a decidedly limited weight, so that it is not bulky
`and heavy, or able to reduce the user's freedom of movement
`and, with extended use, cause discomfort and tiredness of
`the limb.
`It is also known to implement portable apparatuses, even
`those worn on the wrist, with the above communication and
`display technologies, using feed sources of a standard
`type,
`typically rechargeable batteries, with a
`limited
`weight and bulk, but also with a
`limited capacity and
`autonomy.
`It is known to maximize the autonomy of the batteries by
`implementing
`the apparatus with hardware and software
`devices, such as for example LongRun TM by Transmeta TM and
`Intel TM SpeedStep®, and obtain a reduction in consumption
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`of digital systems in general, thanks to the higher level
`of
`integration of
`the components and
`the reduced feed
`tensions required.
`According to the portable apparatus and the intended use,
`it
`is possible
`to optimize
`the management of
`the
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`and others,
`keyboards
`screens,
`as
`such
`peripherals,
`obtaining reductions in consumption in many cases of more
`than 30%.
`Known devices used to optimize energy consumption are
`based especially on man-machine interaction, to recognize
`the condition of use of the device by the user; to be more
`exact, when the apparatus does not receive external input
`for a defined interval of non-use, it progressively passes
`to states of low consumption which de-activate peripherals
`and user interfaces, until the apparatus is completely and
`automatically switched off.
`Generally speaking,
`these known devices are valid, but
`they are not optimum for some specific uses of portable
`apparatuses, especially when the intervals of inactivity
`are short and frequent.
`In these cases,
`the need to re-activate the apparatus
`with every use, for example by pressing a specific button,
`considerably reduces the reactivity of the apparatus and
`can considerably reduce
`the overall effect of reducing
`energy consumption.
`Moreover, when an operator needs to keep his hands on the
`working equipment, but in any case needs to consult the
`apparatus frequently, such known devices do not allow him
`to interact quickly and easily with the apparatus, without
`having to intervene manually in order to re-activate it and
`wait for the energy-saving state to be de-activated.
`A method is also known, from US-Al-2002/0021278, actuated
`by an internal apparatus of an electronic apparatus which,
`according to resources memorized in a CPU of the electronic
`apparatus, assesses the variables of context and spatial
`positioning of the electronic apparatus, and autonomously
`influences the functioning state, on full or low power.
`In
`this solution,
`the CPU of
`the apparatus
`itself
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`constitutes an essential part of the energy-saving device
`and therefore must in any case always be kept active, so as
`to allow, precisely,
`the variables of context
`to be
`assessed; this makes it impossible to temporarily switch
`5 off the electronic apparatus completely, and therefore it
`is not possible to obtain a substantive energy saving.
`One purpose of the present invention is the ref ore to
`achieve an energy saving device for a portable electronic
`apparatus which allows to optimize the energy saving by de-
`activating, completely or at least partly, the apparatus in
`its condition of non-use, and which is suitable to re(cid:173)
`activate the apparatus in a substantially autonomous manner
`without any manual
`intervention from the operator,
`thus
`keeping maximum reactivity with the user.
`Another purpose of the present invention is to achieve an
`energy
`saving device which on each occasion can be
`configured according to the specific operating requirements
`of the apparatus and/or of the user.
`the
`The Applicant has devised,
`tested and embodied
`present invention to overcome the shortcomings of the state
`of the art and to obtain these and other purposes and
`advantages.
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`SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
`The present invention is set forth and characterized in
`the main claim, while the dependent claims describe other
`characteristics of the invention or variants to the main
`inventive idea.
`In accordance with the above purpose an energy saving
`device according to the
`invention is associated with a
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`wearable system able to be worn on an operator's arm.
`According to a characteristic feature of
`the present
`invention,
`the device comprises activation/de-activation
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`means associated with the apparatus, which are suitable to
`memorize a determinate position (cpa; 8a), and/or reference
`functional
`condition or
`activity
`condition
`of
`the
`apparatus, for example a desired position of the arm in
`5 which
`the use of the apparatus is natural, and/ or the
`functioning state of at least some of the components of the
`apparatus,
`in order to detect an
`instantaneous position
`(~w;
`8w)
`and/or functional condition of said apparatus
`relative to the movement of the user's arm, and/or to the
`functioning state of the components of the apparatus, and
`to command
`the automatic activation of
`the apparatus
`associated therewith only when the instantaneous position
`(~w;
`8w)
`and/or
`functional condition of
`the apparatus
`substantially corresponds, with
`a desired margin of
`tolerance,
`to
`the
`reference position
`(~a;
`8a)
`and/or
`functional
`condition memorized,
`and
`to
`command
`the
`automatic de-activation,
`even complete, of
`the whole
`associated apparatus, if the instantaneous position (~w; 8w)
`and/or functional condition of the apparatus is different,
`20 with a desired margin of tolerance,
`from the reference
`position (~a; 8a) and/or functional condition memorized.
`In
`this way,
`the activation, and even complete de(cid:173)
`activation, of the apparatus is commanded according to the
`position and/or
`functional condition of
`the apparatus
`itself, that is, it is activated only when it is taken to a
`position that coincides with the position of use, which is
`or
`can
`be pre-determined,
`and/ or
`according
`to
`the
`functional condition of
`the various components of
`the
`apparatus; the apparatus is completely de-activated, or at
`least partly switched off, when it is in other positions,
`different from the position of use and/or when different
`functional conditions of its components are detected.
`In the case of an application of the device according to
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`the invention to a wrist-wearable apparatus worn on the
`user's arm,
`it is possible
`to activate
`the apparatus
`according
`to
`the posture and
`the conditions of use,
`discriminating when the user wants to interact with the
`apparatus rather than perform other functions. In this last
`case,
`the device according
`to
`the present
`invention
`switches off, even completely,
`the electronic apparatus
`associated with it, thus achieving a great saving of the
`feed energy, since the electronic apparatus is switched on
`only and exclusively when it has to operate in the correct
`condition of use.
`to
`invention thus allows
`The device according to the
`optimize the management of energy saving for any portable
`electronic
`apparatus whatsoever, without
`the manual
`intervention of the operator and in an automatic manner,
`adapted to the specific configuration of use, maintaining
`the maximum reactivity of the system to the interaction
`with the user.
`Moreover, the solution according to the present invention
`allows
`to selectively keep
`the apparatus
`in different
`functioning conditions, for example known as "run", "stand(cid:173)
`by", "sleep" and "off", according to different functioning
`conditions,
`and
`also outside
`the pre-set operating
`position.
`One of these conditions, for example, is when the device
`according
`to
`the
`invention detects
`an
`instantaneous
`position of
`the apparatus which
`is different
`from
`the
`reference position, but
`the apparatus
`is still in
`the
`processing and/or data transfer step. In this case,
`the
`device commands,
`for example,
`the display
`to be de(cid:173)
`activated, but not the processing unit of the apparatus, at
`least until the end of the processing and/or data transfer
`steps.
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`the present
`to
`the device according
`this case,
`In
`invention communicates with a subsystem that manages the
`energy of the apparatus, so that, generally speaking, it is
`the subsystem that manages the energy that coordinates the
`energy saving states of the apparatus.
`the energy
`Advantageously,
`the subsystem that manages
`receives different
`input
`from various members of
`the
`apparatus, based on which it is able to decide the method
`of energy saving to activate (stand-by, sleep, off, etc.).
`The
`instantaneous position of
`the apparatus must be
`considered, in this case, further input for the subsystem
`that manages
`the energy, based on which
`the specific
`energy-saving condition is decided.
`To be more exact, if the apparatus is in the OFF state,
`the subsystem that manages the energy must allow the device
`to re-activate the apparatus autonomously, if a condition
`of activity is verified.
`In a preferential form of embodiment, the activation/de(cid:173)
`activation means comprise at least a timer element, which
`commands
`the automatic activation of the apparatus only
`after a determinate minimum period of time Ta in which the
`condition of
`substantial
`correspondence
`between
`the
`instantaneous position (~w; 8w) and the reference position
`(~a; 8a) memorized is maintained.
`In this way, the device is able to discriminate between a
`situation of voluntary and involuntary posture of the arm,
`commanding the apparatus to switch on only when actually
`necessary and responding to the operator's desires.
`In
`fact, even if the apparatus is in an instantaneous position
`(~w;
`8w)
`that substantially corresponds to the reference
`position (~a; 8a), if this position is not maintained for
`the minimum time Ta, for example about half a second, the
`device does not command the apparatus to switch on.
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
`These and other characteristics of the present invention
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`will become apparent from the following description of a
`preferential form of embodiment, given as a non-restrictive
`example with reference to the attached drawings wherein:
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`- fig. 2
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`- fig. 3
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`- fig. 4
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`shows an operator wearing a portable electronic
`apparatus
`in which
`the energy saving device
`according to the invention is installed;
`is an enlarged view of the apparatus in fig. 1,
`in the operating condition;
`is an enlarged view of the apparatus in fig. 1,
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`in an energy-saving condition;
`is a schematic view of the energy saving device
`according to the present invention and part of
`
`the apparatus in fig. 1 with which the device is
`associated.
`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF A PREFERENTIAL FORM OF EMBODIMENT
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`a portable
`the attached drawings,
`to
`reference
`With
`electronic apparatus 11 is shown schematically, provided
`inside with an energy saving device 10 according to the
`
`present invention, substantially constituted as a separate
`unit
`having
`an
`independent
`functioning,
`although
`functionally correlated to the apparatus 11.
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`In this case, the electronic apparatus 11 is of the type
`that can be worn on the wrist and known as a wearable, that
`is, a Personal Assistant
`( PA) or a Personal Enhancement
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`(PE), the function of which is to provide assistance for an
`operator 12 in performing a plurality of operations, such
`for
`example
`detecting particular
`parameters
`of
`
`as
`30 maintenance or functioning of a machine, or to provide the
`operator 12 with an increase in his perceptive or active
`capacities, for example to improve vision in the dark, or
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`to protect his eyes from very intense lights, or other.
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`group of
`a
`fed by means of
`is
`11
`The apparatus
`rechargeable batteries, of a known type and not shown here,
`and
`substantially
`comprises
`a
`high-quality
`display
`interface 13, a calculation processor, not shown, with a
`calculation capacity such as to allow the apparatus 11 to
`applications
`normally
`intended
`for
`personal
`actuate
`computers, and a command panel 15 which allows the operator
`12 to interact with the calculation processor in order to
`display the data and information on the display interface
`13.
`The apparatus 11 also comprises a device to manage the
`energy 16, both software and hardware, which normally
`maintains a part of the calculation processor, the display
`interface 13 and other possible peripherals
`in a de-
`activated state, in order to reduce energy consumption of
`the batteries, according
`to
`the different
`information
`acquired.
`The device 10 according to the invention is, as already
`said,
`an
`autonomous
`component
`installed
`inside
`the
`apparatus 11 and comprises a configuration unit 18 and a
`unit to detect activity 17.
`To be more exact, the configuration unit 18 substantially
`consists of a software driver and a relative interface, and
`allows the user to set, for example by means of the command
`panel 15,
`the parameters of functioning, sensitivity and
`activation of the activity detection unit 17.
`a
`The activity detection unit 17
`is provided with
`detection circuit 19 which
`feels
`the
`two-dimensional
`oscillations of the apparatus 11 in order to detect the
`instantaneous position (~w; 8w), with a conditioning circuit
`20
`in which a
`reference position
`8a) or activity
`position of the apparatus 11 is memorized, and with a logic
`unit 23 associated at outlet with the energy management
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`(~a;
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`device 16; the device to manage the energy 16 is suitable
`to evaluate at which level of energy saving the electronic
`apparatus 11 must be maintained, also according to the
`positioning information obtained, and/or to parameters pre-
`set and/or programmed by the operator.
`To be more exact, since the device 10 is configured as an
`autonomous
`and distinct device with
`respect
`to
`the
`electronic apparatus on which it is applied, it is possible
`to command the electronic apparatus 11 to be completely
`switched off, thus determining a consumption of energy that
`is nearly zero during the non-use of the apparatus.
`is
`The operation
`to switch
`the apparatus on again
`performed by the device 10, which always stays active, but
`with an extremely limited energy consumption if compared
`15 with that of the electronic apparatus 11, which will act in
`the event that a condition of inactivity is detected.
`The detection circuit 19 comprises two sensors 30 and 31
`which respectively detect the inclination of the arm with
`respect
`to a substantially vertical axis "z" and
`the
`rotation of the wrist of the user 12, substantially on two
`axes "a" and "b", which define respectively an angle cpw of
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`the inclination of the arm with respect to the vertical
`axis z, and an angle 0w of rotation of the wrist with
`respect to the vertical axis z. In this way a determinate
`instantaneous position
`0w) of
`the apparatus 11
`is
`(cpw;
`defined.
`The detection circuit 19 sends the data relating to the
`angles
`cpw and
`0w detected to the
`logic unit 2 3,
`in a
`substantially continuous manner.
`The conditioning circuit 20 comprises two memories 21 and
`22, in which are memorized respectively the data relating
`to the inclination of the arm and the rotation of the
`wrist, that is, the angles cpa and ea formed by the axes a
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`plurality of
`11, near
`the
`determine
`the
`and of other
`normally de-
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`thus identifying the
`and b with respect to the axis z,
`reference position
`(cpa; 8a) or activity position of the
`apparatus 11,
`in which
`the operator 12 has chosen
`to
`interact with it and to read the data supplied on the
`5 display interface 13.
`two
`is substantially provided with
`The
`logic unit 23
`trigger devices 25 and 26 which compare respectively the
`values of the angles ~a and ~win a field of tolerance~~
`and
`the values of the angles 8a and 8w
`in a field of
`tolerance ~8, and with an "AND"
`logic operator 27 which
`receives a binary signal from the trigger devices 25 and
`26, and sends a command signal.
`a
`that
`In
`this way,
`it is provided
`instantaneous positions of
`the apparatus
`reference position
`(~a; 8a),
`in any case
`activation of
`the display
`interface 13
`possible peripherals of
`the apparatus 11,
`activated.
`the activity detection group 17 comprises a
`Moreover,
`timer device 29 connected at inlet to the logic operator 27
`and at outlet to the energy management device 16, and is
`able to send an activation signal "A" to the latter only
`after the command signal arriving from the logic operator
`27 is maintained for a determinate minimum activity time
`Ta, programmable by the configuration unit 18.
`an
`In
`this way, we
`prevent
`the
`situation where
`instantaneous position that comes within
`the field of
`tolerance but is assumed involuntarily, for example because
`of the natural movement of the arm during the operator's
`30 work, is considered.
`the
`that activates
`"A"
`the signal
`By doing
`this,
`peripherals of the apparatus 11 is therefore a function of
`the instantaneous position (~w; 8w), the reference position
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`(cpa; 8a), and the minimum activity time Ta,
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`that is: A=f
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`(cpa; 8a), Ta]•
`[ (cpw; 8w),
`The activity detection unit 17 also comprises a control
`interface 24 connected at inlet to the configuration unit
`18, and at outlet both to the two memories 21 and 22, to
`the two trigger devices 25 and 26, and also to the timer
`device 29, so that the operator 12 can set as desired,
`through the driver of the configuration unit 18, the values
`of the angles ~a and 8a, the fields of tolerance~~ and ~8,
`and the time the command signal arriving from the logic
`operator 27 is maintained, before sending the activation
`signal to the energy management device 16.
`The device 10 as described heretofore
`follows.
`The operator 12 sets the reference position (~a; 8a), or
`activity position, and the sensitivity of the automatic re(cid:173)
`start system, through the driver of the configuration unit
`18, which
`initially programs
`the specific
`functioning
`parameters of the device 10, that is, he sets the minimum
`activity time Ta, for example equal to about one second, he
`defines the fields of tolerance~~ and ~8, for example from
`
`functions as
`
`the reference
`and memorizes
`to about +20°,
`about -10°
`position (~a; 8a) of the apparatus 11 in which he chooses to
`
`actively use the apparatus 11, for example the one shown in
`fig. 2.
`During the working steps, the detection circuit 19, by
`means of its sensors 30 and 31,
`instantaneously detects
`according to the movement of the arm and the rotation of
`the user's wrist 12, the relative values of the angles ~w
`and 8w,
`and continuously transmits
`these values
`to
`the
`respective trigger devices 25 and 26.
`When both the trigger devices 25 and 26 verify that the
`values of the angles ~wand 8w detected by the sensors 30
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`and 31 come within the respective fields of tolerance L\cp
`and L\8 of the angles ~a and 8a memorized in the memories 21
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`and 22, that is, when the instantaneous position ( cpw;
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`8w)
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`assumed by the apparatus 11 substantially corresponds to
`the reference position (cpa; 8a), both the trigger devices 25
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`and 26 send a signal to the logic operator 27, which in
`turn sends a command signal to the timer device 29.
`At this point, if the command signal remains present for
`a minimum time Ta or more, the timer device 29 sends the
`activation signal A to the energy management device 16
`which re-activates
`the display interface 13 and/or
`the
`other peripherals of the apparatus 11, through a programmed
`or programmable subsystem to manage the energy saving, thus
`giving the possibility to the operator 12 to interact with
`the apparatus 11 without having to activate it manually,
`but simply by positioning his arm with a pre-determined
`inclination and rotation of the wrist.
`In the same way, when both the trigger devices 25 and 26
`verify that the values of the angles ~wand 8w detected by
`the sensors 30 and 31 no longer come within the respective
`ranges of tolerance L\cp and L\8 of the angles
`cpa and 8a
`
`that is, when the
`memorized in the memories 21 and 22,
`instantaneous position (cpw; 8w) assumed by the apparatus 11
`diverges
`from the reference position
`(cpa; 8a), both the
`
`25
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`logic
`trigger devices 25 and 26 send a signal to the
`operator 27, which in turn sends a switch-off signal to the
`timer device 29.
`At this point, if the switch-off signal remains present
`for a minimum time Ta or more, the timer device 29 sends a
`30 de-activation signal to the energy management device 16,
`which switches off the display interface 13 and/or one or
`all the other peripherals of the apparatus 11, for example
`through the programmable subsystem to manage the energy
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`saving, actuating a desired energy saving.
`In fact, in the switched-off step too, the subsystem to
`manage
`the
`energy
`saving
`receives
`specific
`signals
`concerning the state of activity of the various components
`of the apparatus 11, and decides which components to switch
`off and which to keep in an active or partly active state,
`so as to define the different energy-saving conditions to
`be activated.
`It is clear, however, that modifications and/or additions
`of parts may be made
`to
`the device 10 as described
`heretofore, without departing from the scope of the present
`invention.
`For example, it comes within the scope of the present
`invention to provide that the energy management device 16
`can be directly integrated into the device 10, instead of
`being part of the apparatus 11.
`It is also clear that, although the present invention has
`been described with reference
`to specific examples,
`a
`person of skill in the art shall certainly be able to
`achieve many other equivalent forms of energy saving device
`for
`a
`portable
`electronic
`apparatus,
`having
`the
`characteristics as set forth in the claims and hence all
`coming within the field of protection defined thereby.
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`(~w;
`
`8w)
`
`CLAIMS
`a portable
`saving device associated with
`1. Energy
`in
`that
`it
`electronic apparatus
`(11),
`characterized
`(17,
`18)
`comprises
`activation/de-activation
`means
`associated with said apparatus (11) and able to memorize a
`determinate reference position
`(cpa; 8a) and/or functional
`condition
`of
`said
`apparatus
`(11),
`to
`detect
`an
`instantaneous position (~w; 8w) and/or functional condition
`of said apparatus (11) relative to the operator (12), and
`to command the automatic activation of said apparatus (11)
`when said instantaneous position (~w; 8w) and/or functional
`condition substantially corresponds, with a desired margin
`of tolerance (.L\~;
`.L\8), to said reference position (~a; 8a)
`and/or functional condition,
`and to command the automatic
`de-activation, even complete,
`of said apparatus (11) when
`said
`instantaneous position
`and/or
`functional
`condition is different, with a desired margin of tolerance
`from said reference position
`8a) and/or
`functional condition.
`that said
`in
`2. Device as
`in claim 1, characterized
`activation/de-activation means (17, 18) comprise at least a
`timer
`element
`( 29)
`able
`to
`command
`the
`automatic
`activation, or de-activation, of said apparatus (11) only
`after a determinate period of minimum time
`in which
`(Ta)
`the condition of substantial correspondence, or divergence,
`between
`said
`instantaneous position
`and/or
`(~w;
`8w)
`functional condition and said reference position (~a; 8a)
`and/or functional condition is maintained.
`3. Device as in claim 1 or 2, characterized in that said
`activation/de-activation means
`comprise
`an
`activity
`detection unit
`( 17)
`and
`a
`configuration unit
`( 18)
`substantially consisting of a driver and able to allow to
`set functioning parameters of said activity detection unit
`
`(.L\~;
`
`.L\8),
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`(~a;
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`( 1 7) .
`that said
`in
`in claim 3, characterized
`4. Device as
`activity detection unit (17) comprises a detection circuit
`(19) able to feel the two-dimensional oscillations of said
`apparatus
`(11)
`in order
`to detect said
`instantaneous
`position (~w; 8w), and a conditioning circuit (20) in which
`said reference position (~a; 8a) is memorized in order to
`selectively command the activation, or de-activation, of
`said apparatus (11).
`5. Device as in claim 4, wherein said apparatus (11) can be
`worn by the operator (12) on an arm at the height of the
`wrist, characterized in that said detection circuit ( 19)
`comprises sensor elements (30, 31) able to detect an angle
`of inclination of the arm(~) with respect to a vertical
`
`axis ( z) and an angle of rotation of the wrist (8w) with
`respect to said vertical axis (z), in order