CN101644746B - Handheld electronic device - Google Patents
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The invention discloses a handheld electronic device and a method for measuring a battery. The handheld electronic device is suitable for measuring an external battery, and comprises a main body, a processing unit and an internal battery, wherein the main body is provided with a power measuring element for being electrically connected to the external battery to receive a power signal of the external battery; the processing unit is arranged in the main body, and receives the power signal through the power measuring element; the processing unit is used for executing a power measuring program to generate a measuring result according to the power signal; the internal battery is arranged in the main body, and is connected to the processing unit for supplying power to the handheld electronic device; and the internal battery and the external battery are in the same specification. Thus, the handheld electronic device can conveniently measure the power of the external battery.
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Technical field
The invention relates to a kind of portable electric device, and particularly relevant for a kind of measuring method of measuring the portable electric device and the battery thereof of external cell.
Background technology
In recent years,, drive its technological fast lifting, make present people's life more and more convenient and quick, also make the modern more and more frequent for the use of electronic installation because electronics technology is flourish.And with portable electric device; Portable electric device is meant and lets the user hold the electronic installation of holding and operating with hand, for example mobile phone, multimedia player, personal digital aid (PDA), palmtop computer, handheld game device and hand-held satellite navigator etc.And the electronic installation of this type uses battery as power source usually, let portable electric device have smaller volume and lighter weight, and person easy to use carries.
And with mobile phone, contact for ease, general user all can carry, and in order to prevent that mobile phone from not having the awkward situation of electricity, the user can carry more than one reserve battery usually, replaces during in order to the dead battery in mobile phone.Yet the user often can't learn whether entrained reserve battery has sufficient electric weight.In case it is when the electric weight of reserve battery was not enough, even after mobile phone is changed reserve battery, the service time that can continue was not long yet, quite inconvenient concerning the user.
Summary of the invention
The present invention provides a kind of portable electric device, can measure the electric power of external cell.
The present invention provides a kind of measuring method of battery, can measure the electric power of external cell equally.
The present invention proposes a kind of portable electric device, is applicable to measure an external cell, and it comprises a main body, a processing unit and an internal cell.Main body has a power measurement element, in order to be electrically connected to external cell, to receive the electric power signal of external cell.Internal cell is disposed in the main body, gives portable electric device in order to power supply, and this internal cell is identical with the specification of external cell.Processing unit is disposed in the main body, electrically connects internal cell, in order to seeing through the power measurement element receiving electric power signal, and carries out a power measurement program, to produce a measurement result according to electric power signal.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned power measurement element is a link slot, and has one first connecting portion, and it is positioned at wall within the link slot.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned portable electric device also comprises a Connection Element.Connection Element has one second connecting portion and one the 3rd connecting portion, respectively in order to electrically connect first connecting portion and external cell.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned Connection Element also has a lead, and lead is connected between second connecting portion and the 3rd connecting portion.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the said external battery has a plurality of contacts, and the 3rd connecting portion has a plurality of cantilever stitch, respectively in order to connect this a little contacts.
In an embodiment of the present invention, aforementioned body has an accommodation space, and the power measurement element has a primary importance that is arranged in accommodation space and a second place that protrudes in body.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned power measurement element is hubbed on the main body.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned portable electric device, wherein internal cell is in order to providing second electric power signal, and processing unit produces second measurement result according to second electric power signal.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the said external battery also can be supplied power to portable electric device.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned portable electric device also comprises a display panel.Display panel couples processing unit, in order to show measurement result.
The present invention proposes a kind of measuring method of battery, is applicable to handheld electronic device, has a power measurement element, and the measuring method of this battery comprises the following steps.At first, see through the power measurement element and be connected to an external cell.Then, receive an electric power signal of external cell.Then, a power measurement program is provided.At last, according to electric power signal, and calculate a measurement result through the power measurement program.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentionedly see through the step that the power measurement element is connected to an external cell, it comprises that seeing through a Connection Element connects power measurement element and external cell.
In an embodiment of the present invention, before the above-mentioned step that calculates measurement result through the power measurement program, also comprise the following steps.One user's interface is provided.See through user's interface, receive the activation instruction of power measurement program.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned measurement result comprise a measuring voltage, of external cell measure electric current and a battery capacity at least one of them.
In an embodiment of the present invention, above-mentioned portable electric device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.
The measuring method of portable electric device of the present invention and battery thereof sees through this power measurement element and connects external cell, receiving the electric power signal of external cell, and sees through the power measurement program and converts electric power signal into measurement result.By this, portable electric device of the present invention can be measured the electric power of external cell expediently.In addition; Because portable electric device can be measured the external cell the same with the internal cell specification; So the user can learn the information about power as subsequent use external cell easily, and can avoid having carried reserve battery, but find the awkward situation that the reserve battery electric weight is not enough.
For letting the above-mentioned feature and advantage of the present invention can be more obviously understandable, hereinafter is special lifts embodiment, and conjunction with figs., elaborates as follows.
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Figure 1A is the portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention and the schematic perspective view of external cell.
Figure 1B is connected to the block schematic diagram of external cell for the portable electric device of Figure 1A.
Fig. 1 C is the synoptic diagram of the Connection Element of another kenel.
Fig. 1 D is again the synoptic diagram of the Connection Element of a kenel.
Fig. 2 A is that the power measurement element of another kenel is in the diagrammatic cross-section of primary importance.
Fig. 2 B be Fig. 2 A for it the power measurement element in the diagrammatic cross-section of the second place.
Fig. 3 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the power measurement element of a kenel again.
Fig. 4 is the measuring method process flow diagram of battery that is applied to the portable electronic devices of Figure 1A.
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In view of this, portable electric device of the present invention sees through the power measurement element, is electrically connected to external cell, to receive the electric power signal of this outside battery.By this, let the user can see through the electric power that portable electric device is measured external cell expediently.
Figure 1A is the portable electric device of one embodiment of the invention and the schematic perspective view of external cell.Please with reference to Figure 1A; Portable electric device 100 for example is a mobile phone; It comprises a main body 102, an internal cell 106, a display panel 108 and a keyboard 110, and wherein internal cell 106 is disposed in the main body 102, in order to provide portable electric device 100 required electric power.In the present embodiment, internal cell 106 can be identical with the specification of external cell 112.That is when internal cell 106 did not have electricity, external cell 112 can be replaced internal cell 106, to continue to provide portable electric device 100 required electric power.
In addition, portable electric device 100 also can comprise a Connection Element 114 of corresponding power measurement element 104, to be electrically connected to external cell 112 through Connection Element 114.Connection Element 114 has one second connecting portion 114A and one the 3rd connecting portion 114B.The second connecting portion 114A for example comprises contact 114a and contact 114b, and the 3rd connecting portion 114B for example comprises contact 114c and contact 114d.In the present embodiment, external cell 112 has one the 4th connecting portion 112A, and it can comprise contact 112a and contact 112b.
In the time of among Connection Element 114 inserts link slots (power measurement element 104), contact 114a and contact 114b respectively with inwall on contact 104a and contact 104b contact, make power measurement element 104 be electrically connected to Connection Element 114.At this moment, again with the 4th connecting portion 112A of the 3rd connecting portion 114B breasting to external cell 112 of Connection Element 114, to let 114c and contact 114d contact with contact 112a and contact 112b respectively.Thus, can let Connection Element 114 be electrically connected to external cell 112, and accomplish being connected of portable electric device 100 and external cell 112.
Figure 1B is connected to the block schematic diagram of external cell for the portable electric device of Figure 1A.Please with reference to Figure 1B, portable electric device 100 also can comprise a processing unit 116 and a storage device 118.Processing unit 116 is disposed in the main body 102 (seeing Figure 1A) with storage device 118.Processing unit 116 is electrically connected to internal cell 106, power measurement element 104, display panel 108, keyboard 110 and storage device 118.Storage device 118 can be in order to store a power measurement program.Processing unit 116 produces a measurement result in order to carry out the power measurement program in the storage device 118 with the electric power signal according to external cell 112.
In addition; In the present embodiment; Internal cell 106 also can provide second electric power signal to processing unit 116, letting processing unit 116 according to the electric power signal of internal cell 106, and produces second measurement result that the electric power to internal cell 106 gets through the power measurement program.108 of display panels can be in order to receiving the measurement result of external cell 112 and internal cell 106, with simultaneously or show the measurement result of external cell 112 and internal cell 106 in regular turn.
Fig. 1 C is the synoptic diagram of the Connection Element of another kenel.Please with reference to Figure 1A and Fig. 1 C; Though in the above-described embodiments; Portable electric device 100 is to be electrically connected to external cell 112 through Connection Element 114, but in another embodiment, portable electric device 100 also can be electrically connected to external cell 112 through Connection Element 114 '.In detail, Connection Element 114 ' can also the connecting line kenel be realized.Second connecting portion, the 114 ' A of Connection Element 114 ' can see through lead 114e and be electrically connected to the 3rd connecting portion 114 ' B.By this, the user can electrically connect power measurement unit 104 and external cell 112 more easily.
Fig. 1 D is again the synoptic diagram of the Connection Element of a kenel.Please with reference to Figure 1A and Fig. 1 D, in another embodiment, portable electric device 100 also can be through Connection Element 114 " be electrically connected to external cell 112.Further, Connection Element 114 " also with lead 114 " e connects second connecting portion 114 " A and the 3rd connecting portion 114 " B, and contact 114 " c and 114 " d is the cantilever stitch.Cantilever stitch 114 " c and 114 " d can be designed to bendable stitch, or be hubbed at the 3rd connecting portion 114 " B is last, and with adjustment cantilever stitch 114 " c and 114 " relative angle of d.
In addition, it is said that the kenel of power measurement element 104 also is not limited to the foregoing description, reintroduces other embodiment in this and explain.Fig. 2 A be the power measurement element of another kenel in the diagrammatic cross-section of primary importance, Fig. 2 B be Fig. 2 A for it the power measurement element in the diagrammatic cross-section of the second place.Please with reference to Fig. 2 A, Fig. 2 B, the main body 102 ' of portable electric device 100 ' has an accommodation space 102 ' a, in order to hold power measurement element 104 '.Power measurement element 104 ' has first connecting portion, 104 ' A and Handheld Division 104 ' c.When power measurement element 104 ' was positioned at primary importance (position shown in Fig. 2 A), power measurement element 104 ' was accommodated among the accommodation space 102 ' a fully.If the user operates Handheld Division 104 ' c, when making power measurement element 104 ' be positioned at the second place (position shown in Fig. 2 B), first connecting portion, 104 ' A can protrude in body 102 ', so that be electrically connected to external cell 112 (seeing Figure 1A).
What deserves to be mentioned is, because power measurement element 104 ' can not need to connect external cell 112 through Connection Element 114 situation that therefore can avoid Connection Element 114 to lose.Certainly, Connection Element 114 also can come person easy to use to carry through the mode that combines with mobile phone pendant (not illustrating), and the situation that also can avoid losing takes place.
Fig. 3 is the diagrammatic cross-section of the power measurement element of a kenel again.Please with reference to Fig. 3 and Figure 1A, in the present embodiment, portable electric device 100 " main body 102 " also have an accommodation space 102 " a, in order to hold power measurement element 104 ".Power measurement element 104 " have first connecting portion 104 " A and Handheld Division 104 " c, and power measurement element 104 " be to be articulated in main body 102 " on.When the user operates Handheld Division 104 " c, make power measurement element 104 " be pivoted in accommodation space 102 " among a, this moment, the power measurement element 104 " be accommodated in accommodation space 102 fully " among a.Otherwise, if the user operates Handheld Division 104 " c, make power measurement element 104 " pivot from accommodation space 102 " a, this moment first connecting portion 104 " A can protrude in body 102 ", also can be convenient to be electrically connected to external cell 112 (seeing Figure 1A).
Fig. 4 is the measuring method process flow diagram of battery that is applied to the portable electronic devices of Figure 1A.Please refer to Figure 1A, Figure 1B and Fig. 4, with another kind of viewpoint, the foregoing description can propose a kind of measuring method of battery, is applied to portable electric device 100, but not as limit.At first, step S401 can provide the power measurement element earlier.Then, the processing unit in the portable electric device 100 116 sees through power measurement element 104 and is connected to external cell 112 (step S402).In detail, the user can make contact 114a, 114b contact with contact 104a, 104b with among the Connection Element 114 insertion link slots (power measurement element 104).And, to external cell 112, let contact 114c, 114d contact Connection Element 114 breastings with contact 112a, 112b.Thus, can let processing unit 100 see through power measurement element 104 is connected with external cell 112.Then, after processing unit 100 was electrically connected to external cell 112, processing unit 100 can receive the electric power signal (step S404) of external cell 112.
Then, provide the power measurement program in the storage device 118 that for example is an internal memory (step S406).In the present embodiment, processing unit 116 also can provide user's interface (step S408), gives the power measurement program to let the user send activation instruction through user's interface.And user's interface also can be shown in display panel 108.For instance, can show a menu picture at display panel 108.Thus, the user can carry out the activation instruction of power measurement program or set test event of power measurement program or the like through keyboard 110 or contact panel (not illustrating).After the power measurement program receives activation instruction (step S410) through this user's interface, begin to carry out the power measurement program.
Then, processing unit 116 according to received electric power signal, calculates measurement result (step S412) through the power measurement program again, wherein this measurement result comprise external cell 112 measuring voltage, measure electric current with or battery capacity or the like.At last, show measurement result (step S414) via display panel 108 again, to let the user can learn the power information of external cell 112.
In addition, in the embodiment that another does not illustrate, portable electric device 100 can be personal digital assistant or hand-held satellite navigator.The allocation position of power measurement element 104 and kenel can be known the knowledgeable and user's design and demand usually according to this area, and change.
In sum, the portable electric device of all embodiment of the present invention and the measuring method of battery thereof can see through the power measurement element and be electrically connected to external cell, and measure external cell through the power measurement program.Therefore, the user can see through the electric power that portable electric device is learnt external cell, and is quite convenient.In addition; Because portable electric device can be measured the external cell the same with the internal cell specification; So the user can learn the information about power as subsequent use external cell easily, and can avoid having carried reserve battery, but find the awkward situation that the reserve battery electric weight is not enough.
Though the present invention discloses as above with embodiment; Right its is not in order to limit the present invention; Has common knowledge the knowledgeable in the technical field under any; Do not breaking away from the spirit and scope of the present invention, when can doing a little change and retouching, so protection scope of the present invention is when being as the criterion with what claim defined.
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1. a portable electric device is applicable to and measures an external cell, comprising:
One main body has a power measurement element, in order to be electrically connected to this external cell, to receive an electric power signal of this external cell;
One internal cell is disposed in this main body, gives this portable electric device and one second electric power signal is provided in order to power supply, and this internal cell is identical with the specification of this external cell; And
One processing unit; Be disposed in this main body and and electrically connect with internal cell; See through this power measurement element receiving this electric power signal, and carry out a power measurement program, to produce a measurement result according to this electric power signal and to produce one second measurement result according to this second electric power signal.
2. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this power measurement element is a link slot, and has one first connecting portion, is positioned at the inwall of this link slot.
3. portable electric device as claimed in claim 2 is characterized in that, also comprises:
One Connection Element has one second connecting portion and one the 3rd connecting portion, respectively in order to electrically connect this first connecting portion and this external cell.
4. portable electric device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this Connection Element also has a lead, and this lead is connected between this second connecting portion and the 3rd connecting portion.
5. portable electric device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this external cell has a plurality of contacts, and the 3rd connecting portion has a plurality of cantilever stitch, respectively in order to connect those contacts.
6. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this main body has an accommodation space, and this power measurement element has a primary importance that is arranged in this accommodation space and a second place that protrudes in this body.
7. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this power measurement element is hubbed on this main body.
8. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this external cell also can be supplied power to this portable electric device.
9. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, also comprises:
One display panel couples this processing unit, in order to show this measurement result.
10. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this portable electric device is a mobile phone or a personal digital assistant.
11. portable electric device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that, this measurement result comprise a measuring voltage, of this external cell measure electric current and a battery capacity at least one of them.
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