# US 10,502,581 B2 · Intelligent head-mounted apparatus and control method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,502,581 B2 - Document ID: US10502581B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/541,136 - Filed: 2016-11-08 - Published: 2018-04-19 - Granted: 2019-12-10 - Earliest claimed: 2016-01-26 - Assignees: Boe Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Applicants: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Xinxin Mu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10502581B2 ## CPC - G01C 21/3652: {Guidance using non-audiovisual output, e.g. tactile, haptic or electric stimuli} - A42B 3/042: {Optical devices (night vision goggles G02B23/12)} - A42B 3/0433: {Detecting, signalling or lighting devices} - A42B 3/0453: {Signalling devices, e.g. auxiliary brake or indicator lights} - B62J 6/057: Automatic activation, e.g. by sensors - G01C 21/3602: {Input other than that of destination using image analysis, e.g. detection of road signs, lanes, buildings, real preceding vehicles using a camera} - G01C 21/3629: {Guidance using speech or audio output, e.g. text-to-speech (text to speech systems per se G10L13/00)} - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00) - B62J: CYCLE SADDLES OR SEATS; AUXILIARY DEVICES OR ACCESSORIES SPECIALLY ADAPTED TO CYCLES AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. ARTICLE CARRIERS OR CYCLE PROTECTORS ## Abstract An intelligent head-mounted apparatus, including: a head-mounted apparatus body; a communication element operable to receive navigation signals and a locating element operable to determine location information, both of which are disposed on the head-mounted apparatus body; and a controller disposed on the helmet apparatus body and operable to control at least one vibrating element based on the navigation signals and the location information; vibrating elements operable to vibrate under the control of the controller. The user of this apparatus can learn navigation information only by perceiving the vibration without being distracted by observing the navigation information, so that the safety of receiving navigation information during riding is improved. A control method of the intelligent head-mounted apparatus is further provided. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An intelligent head-mounted apparatus comprising: a head-mounted apparatus body; a communication element operable to receive navigation signals and a locating element operable to determine location information, both of which are disposed on the head-mounted apparatus body; a controller disposed on the head-mounted apparatus body and operable to control at least one vibrating element based on the navigation signals and the location information, the at least one vibrating element connected with the controller and operable to vibrate under the control of the controller; at least one prompting element, being in a one-to-one correspondence with the at least one vibrating element, and an image acquiring element connected with the controller, wherein the at least one prompting element is connected to the controller and/or the corresponding vibrating element, and presents prompting information when the corresponding vibrating element vibrates, and the at least one prompting element is at least one pixel unit that forms a display area for displaying signs, including graphics and/or text, and the image acquiring element is disposed on an outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on an anterior side and configured to acquire prompting information presented by other intelligent head-mounted apparatuses ahead and provide the acquired prompting information to the controller, to enable the controller, according to the acquired prompting information, to control the at least one vibrating element to vibrate and the at least one prompting element to present the prompting information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one vibrating element comprises a plurality of vibrating elements disposed on the head-mounted apparatus body, each of which is connected to the controller and controlled by the controller to vibrate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 2, wherein the plurality of vibrating elements comprise a first vibrating element and a second vibrating element; the first vibrating element is disposed on an inner wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on a left side to prompt a user to turn left; and the second vibrating element is disposed on the inner wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on a right side to prompt the user to turn right. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 1, wherein the at least one prompting element is disposed on the outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body, wherein the at least one prompting element is controlled by the controller to present the prompting information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one prompting element comprises at least two prompting elements disposed at different locations on the outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 5, wherein the at least one prompting element comprises a first signal lamp that is disposed on the outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on a left side and corresponds to a first vibrating element, and a second signal lamp that is disposed on the outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on a right side and corresponds to second vibrating element, wherein the prompting element further comprises a third signal lamp disposed on the outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on a posterior side. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first signal lamp may emit light of a same color as that of light emitted by the second signal lamp, and the third signal lamp may emit light of a color different from that of the light emitted by the first and second signal lamps. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 6, wherein the first and second signal lamps have arrow-shaped luminous surfaces. ### Claim 9 (depends on 4) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 4, further comprising: an acceleration sensor disposed on the head-mounted apparatus body and connected with the controller, wherein the at least one prompting element corresponds to the acceleration sensor, and the acceleration sensor is used to detect and send acceleration information to the controller, to enable the controller to control the at least one prompting element to present prompting information based on the acceleration information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 4) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 4, wherein the prompting element is a signal lamp. ### Claim 11 (depends on 4) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one prompting element comprises a first column of signal lamps disposed on the outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on a left side and a second column of signal lamps disposed on the outer wall of the head-mounted apparatus body on a right side. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an audio element disposed in the head-mounted apparatus body and connected with the controller. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The intelligent head-mounted apparatus of claim 1, wherein the head-mounted apparatus body may be a head ring, a head band, or a helmet. ### Claim 14 A control method for an intelligent head-mounted apparatus, comprising: acquiring navigation information and real-time location information of a current rider; determining travel information for a next preset period of time for the rider based on the navigation information and the real-time location information; controlling vibrating elements on the rider's helmet to vibrate based on the travel information, so that the rider is prompted to travel according to travel direction information; acquiring prompting information presented by other intelligent head-mounted apparatuses ahead; and based on the acquired prompting information, controlling the vibrating elements to vibrate and prompting elements to present prompting information, the prompting elements being on the rider's helmet in one-to-one correspondence with the vibrating elements, wherein the prompting elements comprise a plurality of pixel units that form display area for displaying signs, including graphics and/or text. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The control method of claim 14, wherein the travel information comprises at least the travel direction information, and wherein the controlling the vibrating elements on the rider's helmet to vibrate based on the travel information comprises: controlling the vibrating elements on the rider's helmet corresponding to a travel direction to vibrate based on the travel direction information. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The control method of claim 14, further comprising: controlling the prompting elements to present the prompting information based on the travel information. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The control method of claim 14, further comprising: controlling a prompting element corresponding to an acceleration sensor to present prompting information based on acceleration information detected by the acceleration sensor.