# US 2019/0318155 A1 · Measurement gauge data storage method and apparatus

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- Number: US 2019/0318155 A1
- Document ID: US20190318155A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 16/310,068
- Filed: 2017-04-26
- Published: 2019-10-17
- Earliest claimed: 2016-06-14
- Assignees: Shenzhen Prtek Co. Ltd.
- Applicants: Shenzhen Prtek Co. Ltd.
- Inventors: Guohua LIU
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190318155A1

## CPC

- G06V 40/168: {Feature extraction; Face representation}
- G06V 40/50: Maintenance of biometric data or enrolment thereof
- G06F 16/9035: Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
- G06V 40/165: {using facial parts and geometric relationships}
- G06V 40/166: {using acquisition arrangements}
- G06V 40/172: {Classification, e.g. identification}
- G06V 40/20: Movements or behaviour, e.g. gesture recognition (recognition of facial expressions G06V40/16)
- G06V: IMAGE OR VIDEO RECOGNITION OR UNDERSTANDING
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)

## Abstract

The present invention relates to a measurement gauge data storage method and apparatus. The method comprises: establishing a connection with a measurement gauge; identifying user characteristics in order to determine a corresponding user ID, and acquiring measurement results outputted by the measurement gauge; detecting whether a user record table corresponding to the user ID is stored; and, when a user record table corresponding to the user ID is stored, storing the measurement results in the user record table corresponding to the user ID. The present method determines a user ID corresponding to user characteristics in order to determine a corresponding user record table, and can thus accurately file measurement results in a corresponding user record table; results are reliable, the system structure is simple, the method is simple to operate, and the scope of application is wide.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of storing data of a measuring gauge, comprising:
establishing a connection with the measuring gauge;
identifying a user characteristic to determine a corresponding user identifier and acquiring a measurement result outputted by the measuring gauge;
detecting whether there is a user record table corresponding to the user identifier; and
when there is the user record table corresponding to the user identifier, storing the measurement result in the user record table corresponding to the user identifier.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the user characteristic to determine the corresponding user identifier comprises:
collecting a face image;
identifying a face in the face image; and
when there is only one face existing in the face image, determining the corresponding user identifier according to the only one face existing in the face image.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2, wherein the step of identifying the user characteristic to determine the corresponding user identity further comprises:
when there are at least two faces in the face image, collecting a gesture image;
identifying a gesture in the gesture image;
identifying a face corresponding to the gesture; and
determining a corresponding user identifier according to the face corresponding to the gesture.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The method of claim 3, wherein the step of identifying the user characteristic to determine the corresponding user identity further comprises:
when there is no face existing in the face image, acquiring an inputted user characteristic; and
determining the corresponding user identifier according to the user characteristic.

### Claim 5 (depends on 4)

The method of claim 4, wherein the step of acquiring the inputted user characteristic comprises:
inputting the user characteristic by voice prompting or text prompting; and
identifying the inputted user characteristic inputted by the manner of voice or text.

### Claim 6

(canceled)

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the user characteristic to determine the corresponding user identifier comprises:
collecting a gesture image;
identifying a gesture in the gesture image;
identifying a face corresponding to the gesture; and
determining the corresponding user identifier according to the face corresponding to the gesture.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the user characteristic to determine the corresponding user identifier comprises:
acquiring an inputted user characteristic; and
determining the corresponding user identifier according to the inputted user characteristic.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8, wherein the step of acquiring the inputted user characteristic comprises:
acquiring the user characteristic inputted by a manner of voice; or
acquiring the user characteristic inputted by a manner of handwriting; or
acquiring the user characteristic inputted by a manner of gesture.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, further comprising:
when there is no user record table corresponding to the user identifier, registering a new user record table; and
storing the measurement result in the registered new user record table.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying the user characteristic to determine the corresponding user identifier and acquiring the measurement result outputted by the measuring gauge comprises:
acquiring the measurement result outputted by the measuring gauge;
determining, according to the measurement result, whether there is only one user record table in which a measurement result of the same category exists;
when there is only one user record table in which the measurement result of the same category exists, comparing the measurement result with the measurement result of the same category existing in the user record table;
when a difference between the measurement result and the measurement result of same category existing in the user record table is less than a threshold, determining the corresponding user identifier according to the user characteristic corresponding to the user record table.

### Claim 12

An apparatus of storing data of a measuring gauge apparatus, comprising:
a communication module configured to establish a connection with the measuring gauge and acquire a measurement result outputted by the measuring gauge;
a user identifier identification module configured to identify a user characteristic to determine a corresponding user identifier; and
a measurement result storage module configured to detect whether there is a user record table corresponding to the user identifier, and when there is the user record table corresponding to the user identifier, store the measurement result in the user record table corresponding to the user identifier.

### Claim 13 (depends on 12)

The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the user identifier identification module comprises:
an image collection unit configured to collect a face image;
a face identification unit configured to identify a face in the face image, and determine the user identifier according to an only one face existing in the face image when there is the only one face existing in the face image.

### Claim 14 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the image collection unit is further configured to collect a gesture image when there are at least two faces existing in the face image; the user identifier identification module further comprises:
a gesture identification unit configured to identify a gesture in the gesture image;
wherein after identifying the face corresponding to the gesture, the face identification unit is further configured to determine the user identifier according to the face corresponding to the gesture.

### Claim 15 (depends on 12)

The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the user identifier identification module comprises:
an image collection unit configured to acquire a gesture image;
a gesture identification unit configured to identify a gesture in the gesture image; and
a face identification unit configured to identify a face corresponding to the gesture, and determine the corresponding user identifier according to the face corresponding to the gesture.

### Claim 16 (depends on 13)

The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the user identifier identification module further comprises:
an input unit configured to determine the corresponding user identifier according to the inputted user characteristic after acquiring the inputted user identifier when there is no user characteristic existing in the face image.

### Claim 17 (depends on 16)

The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the input unit comprises:
a prompting subunit configured to input the user characteristic by voice prompt or text prompt characteristic when there is no face existing in the face image;
a voice identification subunit configured to identify the user characteristic inputted by a manner of voice, and determine the corresponding user identifier according to the inputted user characteristic; and/or
a text identification subunit configured to identify a user characteristic inputted by the manner of text, and determine the corresponding user identifier according to the inputted user characteristic.

### Claim 18 (depends on 12)

The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the user identifier identification module comprises:
an input unit configured to determine the corresponding user identifier according to an inputted user characteristic after acquiring the inputted user identifier.

### Claim 19 (depends on 18)

The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the input unit comprises:
a voice identification subunit configured to acquire the user characteristic inputted by the manner of voice, and determine the corresponding user identifier according to the inputted user characteristic; or
a text identification subunit configured to acquire a user characteristic inputted by the manner of text, and determine the corresponding user identifier according to the inputted user characteristic; or
a gesture identification subunit configured to acquire the user characteristic inputted by the manner of gesture, and determine the corresponding user identifier according to the inputted user characteristic.

### Claim 20

(canceled)

### Claim 21 (depends on 12)

The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the measurement result storage module comprises:
a detection unit configured to detect whether there is a user record table corresponding to the user identifier;
a registration unit configured to register a new user record table when there is no user record table corresponding to the user identifier; and
an updating unit configured to store the measurement result in the user record table corresponding to the user identifier when there is the user record table corresponding to the user identifier, and store the measurement result in the registered new user record table after registering the new user record table.

### Claim 22 (depends on 12)

The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the user identifier identification module comprises:
a data analysis unit configured to determine the user identifier according to the user characteristic corresponding to the user record table, when there is only one user record table in which a measurement result of the same category exists and a difference between the measurement result and the measurement result of the same category existing in the user record table is less than a threshold.
