CN113975117A

CN113975117A - Body part positioning method and device and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN113975117A
Application number: CN202111095004.9A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄卓林
Original assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Current assignee: Gree Electric Appliances Inc of Zhuhai
Priority date: 2021-09-17
Filing date: 2021-09-17
Publication date: 2022-01-28

Abstract

The invention discloses a body part positioning method, a body part positioning device and a storage medium. Therefore, the body parts of the user can be automatically and accurately positioned and the user experience is improved for the users with different heights and body types.

Description

Body part positioning method and device and storage medium

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of intelligent equipment, in particular to a body part positioning method, a body part positioning device and a storage medium.

Background

In the prior art, massage or massage equipment is provided with a plurality of massage working areas, and the massage working areas can respectively adopt different force levels or massage modes to work so as to massage different body parts of a user. However, in the use process of massage or massage equipment, users are usually required to actively cooperate with the massage or massage equipment to place various parts of the body in the corresponding massage work areas of the equipment according to prompts. For users with different heights and body types, the equipment cannot automatically and accurately identify the body parts of the users, so that the massage effect is poor, and the user experience is influenced.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the invention is as follows: for users with different heights and body types, how to automatically and accurately position the body parts of the users is achieved, so that the user experience is improved.

In order to solve the technical problem, the invention provides a body part positioning method, a body part positioning device and a storage medium.

In a first aspect of the invention, there is provided a body part localization method comprising:

acquiring pressure distribution of a target area, wherein the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas;

and determining body parts corresponding to the sub-areas in the target area according to the pressure distribution.

In some embodiments, the sub-regions correspond to pressure distribution values one to one, and determining body parts corresponding to the sub-regions in the target region according to the pressure distribution includes:

determining a preset head area;

determining a first pressure and a second pressure according to the pressure distribution, wherein the first pressure is the pressure at the first position in the pressure distribution values when the pressures are arranged from large to small, and the second pressure is the pressure at the second position in the pressure distribution values when the pressures are arranged from large to small;

and determining body parts corresponding to the sub-areas according to the distance between the first sub-area corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-area corresponding to the second pressure and the preset head area, and the first pressure and the second pressure.

In some embodiments, determining the body part corresponding to each of the sub-regions according to the distance between the preset head region and the first sub-region corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-region corresponding to the second pressure, the first pressure and the second pressure comprises:

comparing the distance between the first sub-area corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-area corresponding to the second pressure and the preset head area;

when the distance between the first sub-area and the preset head area is larger than the distance between the second sub-area and the preset head area, determining that the first sub-area corresponds to a hip part, the second sub-area corresponds to a scapula part, the sub-area corresponding to each pressure distribution value between the first pressure and the second pressure is a waist part, and the sub-areas corresponding to the rest pressure distribution values are leg parts.

In some embodiments, before obtaining a plurality of sets of the pressure distributions of the target region and determining the body part corresponding to each of the sub-regions according to the distance between the preset head region and the first sub-region corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-region corresponding to the second pressure, the first pressure and the second pressure, the method further includes:

determining the first sub-region according to the sub-region corresponding to the first pressure in each group of the pressure distributions and determining the second sub-region according to the sub-region corresponding to the second pressure in each group of the pressure distributions.

determining a third pressure and a fourth pressure according to the pressure distribution, wherein the third pressure is the pressure at the first position in the pressure distribution values arranged from large to small, and the fourth pressure is the pressure at the second position in the pressure distribution values arranged from large to small;

determining the number of pressure distribution values on a first side of the third pressure and the number of pressure distribution values on a second side of the fourth pressure according to the pressure distribution, wherein the first side is the side opposite to the side on which the fourth pressure is distributed, and the second side is the side opposite to the side on which the third pressure is distributed;

and determining body parts corresponding to the sub-regions according to the third pressure, the fourth pressure, the number of the pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure and the number of the pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure.

In some embodiments, determining the body part corresponding to each of the sub-regions according to the third pressure, the fourth pressure, the number of pressure distribution values located on the first side of the third pressure, and the number of pressure distribution values located on the second side of the fourth pressure includes:

determining the sub-region corresponding to each pressure distribution value between the third pressure and the fourth pressure as a waist part;

comparing the number of pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure with the number of pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure;

when the number of the pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure is greater than the number of the pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure, it is determined that the sub-region corresponding to the third pressure is a hip region, the sub-region corresponding to the fourth pressure is a scapula region, the sub-region corresponding to the pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure is a leg region, and the sub-region corresponding to the pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure is a head region.

In some embodiments, after determining the body part corresponding to each of the sub-regions in the target region according to the pressure distribution, the method further includes:

receiving an instruction to massage a target body part;

controlling the sub-region corresponding to the target body part to work.

In a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a body part positioning apparatus comprising a memory in which is stored a computer program and a controller which, when executing the computer program, is capable of implementing the body part positioning method as described in any one of the above.

In some embodiments, the body part localization apparatus further comprises: the pressure sensor is used for acquiring the pressure distribution of a target area on the body and transmitting the pressure distribution to the controller.

In some embodiments, the body part localization apparatus further comprises: the controller is also used for controlling the air pump to work so as to inflate or deflate the air bags which are arranged corresponding to the sub-area where the target body part is located.

In a third aspect of the invention, a storage medium is provided, in which a computer program is stored, which, when being executed by a processor, is capable of implementing a body part localization method as defined in any one of the above.

Compared with the prior art, one or more embodiments in the above scheme can have the following advantages or beneficial effects:

by applying the body part positioning method provided by the invention, the pressure distribution of the target area is obtained, the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas, and the body part corresponding to each sub-area in the target area is determined according to the pressure distribution. Therefore, the body parts of the user can be automatically and accurately positioned and the user experience is improved for the users with different heights and body types.

Drawings

The scope of the present disclosure may be better understood by reading the following detailed description of exemplary embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Wherein the included drawings are:

fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a body part positioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of a body part positioning method according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method for determining a body part according to a first pressure, a second pressure and a preset head region according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a body part positioning method according to a third embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method for determining a body part based on a pressure profile according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a body part positioning method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a body part positioning device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 8 shows a schematic top view structure diagram of an intelligent massage bed provided by an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the following will describe in detail an implementation method of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments, so that how to apply technical means to solve the technical problems and achieve the technical effects can be fully understood and implemented.

In view of this, the present application provides a body part positioning method, in which a pressure distribution of a target region is obtained, the target region corresponds to a plurality of sub-regions, and a body part corresponding to each sub-region in the target region is determined according to the pressure distribution. Therefore, the body parts of the user can be automatically and accurately positioned and the user experience is improved for the users with different heights and body types.

Example one

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a schematic flow chart of a body part positioning method according to an embodiment of the present invention, which may include:

step S101: acquiring pressure distribution of a target area, wherein the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas;

step S102: and determining body parts corresponding to all the sub-areas in the target area according to the pressure distribution.

In this embodiment of the present invention, in step S101, specifically, the pressure distribution of the target region is obtained by the pressure sensor, the target region may correspond to a plurality of sub-regions, in some embodiments, the plurality of sub-regions may be continuously arranged, and different sub-regions may correspond to the pressure sensor. In other embodiments, a plurality of sub-regions may also be arranged at equal intervals, and each sub-region is provided with a pressure sensor correspondingly.

In the embodiment of the invention, the pressure distribution is obtained according to the pressure corresponding to each body part after the user lies in the target area, and then the body part corresponding to each sub-area in the target area can be determined according to the characteristics of the pressure distribution, such as the characteristics that the pressure corresponding to the scapula part is larger, the number of pressure distribution values obtained from the scapula part to the head part on the target area is smaller, and the like.

The method for positioning the body part includes acquiring pressure distribution of a target area, wherein the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas, and determining the body part corresponding to each sub-area in the target area according to the pressure distribution. Therefore, the body parts of the user can be automatically and accurately positioned and the user experience is improved for the users with different heights and body types.

Example two

Referring to fig. 2, fig. 2 is a schematic flow chart of a body part positioning method according to a second embodiment of the present invention, which may include:

step S201: acquiring pressure distribution of a target area, wherein the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas;

step S203: determining a preset head area;

step S205: determining a first pressure and a second pressure according to the pressure distribution, wherein the first pressure is the pressure at the first position in the pressure distribution values when the pressures are arranged from large to small, and the second pressure is the pressure at the second position in the pressure distribution values when the pressures are arranged from large to small;

step S207: and determining body parts corresponding to the sub-areas according to the distance between the first sub-area corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-area corresponding to the second pressure and the preset head area, and the first pressure and the second pressure.

In some embodiments, step S201 may specifically be to acquire a pressure distribution of the target region, where the pressure distribution includes pressure distribution values corresponding to each sub-region in the target region, and the sub-regions and the pressure distribution values are in one-to-one correspondence.

In some embodiments, a preset head region may be preset, the preset head region and the target region may be set at intervals, and the preset head region may be determined in step S203.

In step S205, the pressure distribution may correspond to a pressure distribution value of a body part other than the head. In some embodiments, step S205 may specifically be determining, according to a set of obtained pressure distribution values of the target area, a first pressure by operating a program that determines a maximum value Max in the set of pressure distribution values; and determining a second pressure in the rest of the pressure distribution values except the first pressure in the group by using the same method, wherein the first pressure is the pressure at the first position in the pressure distribution values when the pressure distribution values are arranged from large to small, and the second pressure is the pressure at the second position when the pressure distribution values are arranged from large to small.

In an embodiment of the present invention, referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic flow chart illustrating a method for determining a body part according to a first pressure, a second pressure and a preset head region, where step S207 may be implemented by:

step S2071: comparing the distance between a first sub-area corresponding to the first pressure and a second sub-area corresponding to the second pressure and a preset head area;

step S2072: when the distance between the first sub-area and the preset head area is larger than the distance between the second sub-area and the preset head area, determining that the first sub-area corresponds to a hip part, the second sub-area corresponds to a scapula part, the sub-areas corresponding to the pressure distribution values between the first pressure and the second pressure are waist parts, and the sub-areas corresponding to the rest pressure distribution values are leg parts.

In other embodiments, when the distance between the first sub-region and the preset head region is smaller than the distance between the second sub-region and the preset head region, it is determined that the first sub-region corresponds to the scapula portion, the second sub-region corresponds to the hip portion, the sub-regions corresponding to the pressure distribution values between the first pressure and the second pressure are waist portions, and the sub-regions corresponding to the rest of the pressure distribution values are leg portions.

In some embodiments, a region label may be previously set for each of the preset head region and the target region, and the region label may be sequentially set in the form of numbers or letters to each of the sub-regions from the preset head region in a direction away from the preset head region. For example, 10 sub-regions are provided, the preset head region may correspond to the region tag 0, and the sub-regions in the target region may correspond to the region tags 1 to 10 from a direction close to the preset head region to a direction away from the preset head region. The relationship between the distance between the first sub-area and the preset head area and the distance between the second sub-area and the preset head area may be determined by comparing the area label of the first sub-area corresponding to the first pressure and the area label of the second sub-area corresponding to the second pressure with the area label corresponding to the preset head area in step S2071. For example, if the area tag corresponding to the first sub-area is 6 and the area tag corresponding to the second sub-area is 3, it may be determined that the distance between the first sub-area and the preset head area is greater than the distance between the second sub-area and the preset head area.

It should be noted that, in other embodiments, other methods in the prior art may also be used to determine the relationship between the distance between the first sub-region and the preset head region and the distance between the second sub-region and the preset head region.

In other embodiments, in order to improve the accuracy of body part positioning, step S201 may further acquire multiple sets of pressure distributions of the target region, and as an example, step S201 may specifically acquire multiple sets of pressure distributions of the target region periodically within a preset time period.

When there are multiple sets of acquired pressure distributions, step S206 may be further included before step S207:

and determining a first sub-area according to the sub-area corresponding to the first pressure in each group of pressure distribution and determining a second sub-area according to the sub-area corresponding to the second pressure in each group of pressure distribution.

In some embodiments, the sub-region with the highest frequency of occurrence may be selected from the sub-regions corresponding to the first pressure determined from the plurality of sets of pressure distributions as the first sub-region, and the sub-region with the highest frequency of occurrence may be selected from the sub-regions corresponding to the second pressure determined from the plurality of sets of pressure distributions as the second sub-region, thereby enabling an improvement in the accuracy of the positioning of the body part.

In other embodiments, each sub-region may be characterized by a distance from one edge of the target region, and step S206 may further be configured to determine, from the sub-regions corresponding to the first pressure determined from the plurality of sets of pressure distributions, a first distance average corresponding to the plurality of sub-regions, and determine, as the first sub-region, the sub-region corresponding to the first distance average, and determine, from the sub-regions corresponding to the second pressure determined from the plurality of sets of pressure distributions, a second distance average corresponding to the plurality of sub-regions, and determine, as the second sub-region, the sub-region corresponding to the second distance average.

In the body part positioning method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, the pressure distribution of the target region is obtained, the target region corresponds to the plurality of sub-regions, the preset head region is determined, the maximum pressure distribution value is determined as the first pressure and the second maximum pressure distribution value is determined as the second pressure according to the pressure distribution, and the body part corresponding to each sub-region is determined according to the distance between the preset head region and the first sub-region corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-region corresponding to the second pressure. Therefore, the body parts of the user can be automatically and accurately positioned and the user experience is improved for the users with different heights and body types. In addition, in the embodiment, multiple groups of pressure distributions of the target area can be obtained, the first sub-area is determined based on the sub-area corresponding to the first pressure in each group of pressure distributions, and the second sub-area is determined according to the sub-area corresponding to the second pressure in each group of pressure distributions.

EXAMPLE III

Referring to fig. 4, fig. 4 is a schematic flow chart of a body part positioning method according to a third embodiment of the present invention, which may include:

step S301: acquiring pressure distribution of a target area, wherein the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas;

step S302: determining a third pressure and a fourth pressure according to the pressure distribution, wherein the third pressure is the pressure at the first position in the pressure distribution values arranged from large to small, and the fourth pressure is the pressure at the second position in the pressure distribution values arranged from large to small;

step S303: determining the number of pressure distribution values on a first side of a third pressure and the number of pressure distribution values on a second side of a fourth pressure according to the pressure distribution, wherein the first side is the side opposite to the side on which the fourth pressure is distributed, and the second side is the side opposite to the side on which the third pressure is distributed;

step S304: and determining the body part corresponding to each sub-area according to the third pressure, the fourth pressure, the number of the pressure distribution values positioned on the first side of the third pressure and the number of the pressure distribution values positioned on the second side of the fourth pressure.

In some embodiments, step S301 may specifically be to acquire a pressure distribution of the target region, where the pressure distribution includes pressure distribution values corresponding to each sub-region in the target region, and the sub-regions and the pressure distribution values are in one-to-one correspondence. In some embodiments, a plurality of sub-regions may be disposed in series, and different sub-regions may be disposed with pressure sensors. In other embodiments, a plurality of sub-regions may also be arranged at equal intervals, and each sub-region is provided with a pressure sensor correspondingly.

In other embodiments, step S301 may specifically be to acquire multiple sets of pressure distributions of the target region within a preset time period. It should be noted that, before step S301 is performed, prompt information may be played in a voice manner to remind the user of the upcoming positioning of the body part, so that the user can adjust the body in time.

In some embodiments, step S302 may specifically determine, according to the obtained set of pressure distribution values of the target area, a third pressure by operating a program that determines a maximum value Max of the set of pressure distribution values; and determining a fourth pressure in the rest of the pressure distribution values except the third pressure in the group by using the same method, wherein the third pressure is the pressure at the first position in the pressure distribution values when the pressure distribution values are arranged from large to small, and the fourth pressure is the pressure at the second position when the pressure distribution values are arranged from large to small.

In the embodiment of the present invention, when the pressure distribution of the target area is acquired, the body part may be positioned according to the acquired pressure distribution based on the pressure distribution characteristics of each body part when the user lies down on the target area, for example, the characteristics that the pressure of the scapula part and the hip part is higher than that of other parts of the body in the target area, and the number of pressure distribution values from the scapula part to the head part is smaller than that from the hip part to the foot part.

Referring to fig. 5, fig. 5 is a flow chart illustrating a method for determining a body part according to a pressure distribution according to an embodiment of the present invention. Step S304 may be implemented by:

step S3041: determining a sub-region corresponding to each pressure distribution value between the third pressure and the fourth pressure as a waist part;

step S3042: comparing the number of the pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure with the number of the pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure;

step S3043: when the number of the pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure is larger than the number of the pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure, determining that the sub-area corresponding to the third pressure is a hip part, the sub-area corresponding to the fourth pressure is a scapula part, the sub-area corresponding to the pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure is a leg part, and the sub-area corresponding to the pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure is a head part.

In other embodiments, when the number of pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure is smaller than the number of pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure, it is determined that the sub-region corresponding to the third pressure is a scapula region, the sub-region corresponding to the fourth pressure is a hip region, the sub-region corresponding to the pressure distribution value on the first side of the third pressure is a head region, and the sub-region corresponding to the pressure distribution value on the second side of the fourth pressure is a leg region.

As an example, a set of pressure distributions [20,65,48,40,76,60,43,40,48,2] of the target region is acquired, and it is determined that the third pressure is 76 and the fourth pressure is 65 in step S302, and it is determined that the number of pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure is 5, the number of pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure is 1, the number of pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure is greater than the number of pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure, and it is determined that the sub-region corresponding to the third pressure is a hip region, the sub-region corresponding to the fourth pressure is a shoulder blade region, the sub-regions corresponding to the pressure distribution values [60,43,40,48,2] on the first side of the third pressure are leg regions, the sub-region corresponding to the pressure distribution values [20] on the second side of the fourth pressure is a head region, the respective pressure distribution values [48 ] between the third pressure and the fourth pressure, 40] the corresponding sub-area is the waist part.

In the body part positioning method provided in the embodiments of the present invention, by obtaining the pressure distribution of the target area, the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas, the maximum pressure distribution value is determined as the third pressure and the second maximum pressure distribution value is determined as the fourth pressure according to the pressure distribution, the number of pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure and the number of pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure are determined according to the pressure distribution, and the body part corresponding to each sub-area is determined according to the third pressure, the fourth pressure, the number of pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure and the number of pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure. Therefore, the body parts of the user can be automatically and accurately positioned and the user experience is improved for the users with different heights and body types.

Example four

It should be noted that this embodiment can be implemented based on any one of the first to third embodiments, and the following description will be given by taking the implementation based on the first embodiment as an example.

Referring to fig. 6, fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a body part positioning method according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention, which may include:

step S401: acquiring pressure distribution of a target area, wherein the target area corresponds to a plurality of sub-areas;

step S402: determining body parts corresponding to all sub-areas in the target area according to the pressure distribution;

step S403: receiving an instruction to massage a target body part;

step S404: and controlling the sub-area corresponding to the target body part to work.

Step S401 and step S402 can be implemented in the same manner as step S101 and step S102 in the first embodiment, and are not described herein again for brevity.

In some embodiments, the method may be applied to a massage apparatus, the sub-regions corresponding to different body parts are respectively provided with massage components, and after receiving an instruction to massage a target body part, in step S404, the massage components in the sub-region corresponding to the target body part may be controlled to operate.

The body part positioning method provided by the embodiment of the invention can achieve the same beneficial effects as the body part positioning method provided by the embodiment of the invention. In addition, the sub-region work corresponding to the target body part can be controlled according to the received instruction for massaging the target body part, so that each body part of a user can be automatically identified, the corresponding part can be massaged according to the body part identified in real time, accurate massage and automatic adjustment are achieved, and the beneficial effect that the user does not need to passively adjust the body position is achieved.

EXAMPLE five

Referring to fig. 7, fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of a body part positioning device according to an embodiment of the present invention, which may include:

a memory 71 and a controller 72, wherein the memory 71 stores a computer program, and the controller 72 can implement the body part positioning method as described in any of the first to fourth embodiments when the computer program is executed by the controller 72.

In some embodiments, the body part positioning device may further include a body 73 and a pressure sensor 74, the pressure sensor 74 being configured to acquire a pressure profile of a target area on the body 73 and transmit the pressure profile to the controller 72. The pressure sensors 74 may be provided in plural, and the pressure sensors 74 may be provided in one-to-one correspondence with sub-regions in the target region. After the pressure sensor 74 transmits the pressure distribution to the controller 72, the controller 72 may convert the collected pressure signal into a digital signal through the ADC, and then locate the body part.

In some embodiments, the body part positioning device may further comprise an air pump 75 and an air bag 76, and the controller 72 is further configured to control the air pump 75 to operate to inflate or deflate the air bag 76 corresponding to the sub-region where the target body part is located. The air bags 76 can be arranged corresponding to the sub-areas one by one, and the controller 72 can further control the air pump 75 to work through the general purpose input/output interface GPIO so as to inflate or deflate the air bags 76 arranged corresponding to the sub-areas where the target body part is located, thereby achieving the massage effect.

In some embodiments, the body part positioning device may be an intelligent massage couch, which is shown in fig. 8, fig. 8 shows a schematic top view of an intelligent massage couch provided in an embodiment of the present invention, and may include a couch body 80, a memory and a controller, the memory and the controller are not shown in fig. 8, the couch body 80 is provided with a preset head region 801 and a target region 802, the target region 802 includes a plurality of sub-regions with an elongated cross section, each of the sub-regions may be provided with an air bag 81 and a pressure sensor (not shown), the plurality of air bags 81 are distributed at equal intervals on the target region, the pressure sensors may be disposed on a surface of the air bag 81 on a side close to the body of the user, labels may be disposed for different sub-regions, the air bags 81 and the pressure sensors, for example, a direction from the preset head region to a direction away from the preset head region may be set, the sub-regions, air-bags 81 and pressure sensors all correspond to digital labels 0-9. The controller may obtain pressure distribution values acquired by the pressure sensors corresponding to the digital tags 0 to 9, and when it is determined that the digital tag corresponding to the maximum pressure is 4 and the digital tag corresponding to the second maximum pressure is 1, it may be determined that the sub-region corresponding to the digital tag 4 is a hip region, the sub-region corresponding to the digital tag 1 is a scapula region, the sub-regions corresponding to the digital tags 2 and 3 are waist regions, and the sub-regions corresponding to the digital tags 5 to 9 are leg regions. Accordingly, when a massage instruction for a target body part such as a leg part is received, the air cells corresponding to the digital tags 5 to 9 can be controlled to be inflated or deflated.

In another aspect of the present invention, a storage medium is further provided, in which a computer program is stored, and the computer program, when executed by a processor, can implement the body part positioning method in any one of the first to fourth embodiments.

The processes, functions, methods, and/or software described above may be recorded, stored, or fixed in one or more computer-readable storage media that include program instructions to be implemented by a computer to cause a processor to execute the program instructions. The storage media may also include program instructions, data files, data structures, etc., alone or in combination. The storage media or program instructions may be those specially designed and understood by those skilled in the computer software arts, or they may be of the kind well known and available to those having skill in the computer software arts. Examples of computer readable media include: magnetic media such as hard disks, floppy disks, and magnetic tape; optical media, such as CDROM disks and DVDs; magneto-optical media, e.g., optical disks; and hardware devices specifically configured to store and execute program instructions, such as Read Only Memory (ROM), Random Access Memory (RAM), flash memory, and the like. Examples of program instructions include both machine code, such as produced by a compiler, and files containing higher level code that may be executed by the computer using an interpreter. The described hardware devices may be configured to act as one or more software modules to perform the operations and methods described above, and vice versa. In addition, computer readable storage media may be distributed over network coupled computer systems and may store and execute computer readable code or program instructions in a distributed fashion.

Although the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is only for the convenience of understanding the present invention, and is not intended to limit the present invention. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be made therein without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A body part localization method, comprising:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-regions correspond to pressure distribution values one-to-one, and determining the body part corresponding to each sub-region in the target region according to the pressure distribution comprises:

determining a preset head area;

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining the body part corresponding to each of the sub-regions according to the distance between the preset head region and the first sub-region corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-region corresponding to the second pressure, and the first pressure and the second pressure comprises:

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein before the plurality of sets of pressure distributions of the target region are obtained, and the body part corresponding to each sub-region is determined according to the distance between the preset head region and the first sub-region corresponding to the first pressure and the second sub-region corresponding to the second pressure, and the first pressure and the second pressure, the method further comprises:

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-regions correspond to pressure distribution values one-to-one, and determining the body part corresponding to each sub-region in the target region according to the pressure distribution comprises:

6. The method of claim 5, wherein determining the body part corresponding to each of the sub-regions according to the third pressure, the fourth pressure, the number of pressure distribution values on the first side of the third pressure, and the number of pressure distribution values on the second side of the fourth pressure comprises:

7. The method of claim 1, wherein after determining the body parts corresponding to the sub-regions in the target region according to the pressure distribution, the method further comprises:

receiving an instruction to massage a target body part;

controlling the sub-region corresponding to the target body part to work.

8. A body part positioning apparatus comprising a memory in which is stored a computer program and a controller which, when executed, is capable of carrying out the body part positioning method of any one of claims 1 to 7.

9. The body part positioning device of claim 8, further comprising: the pressure sensor is used for acquiring the pressure distribution of a target area on the body and transmitting the pressure distribution to the controller.

10. The body part positioning device according to claim 8 or 9, further comprising: the controller is also used for controlling the air pump to work so as to inflate or deflate the air bags which are arranged corresponding to the sub-area where the target body part is located.

11. A storage medium, in which a computer program is stored which, when being executed by a processor, is capable of carrying out a body part localization method according to any one of claims 1 to 7.