CN106263422A - Electronic device protecting jacket and fingerprint input method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a protective cover for an electronic device and a fingerprint input method thereof. The protective case includes a main body for protecting the electronic device, a battery unit, a storage unit, a control unit and a fingerprint recognition unit arranged in the main body. The fingerprint identification unit is connected with the control unit and is used for collecting the fingerprint information of the finger operated by the operator on the fingerprint identification unit. The protective case can also identify the moving track of the fingerprint according to the continuously collected fingerprint information, determine the running track of the operator's finger, and send the running track to the electronic device protected by the protective cover through the communication unit, so as to realize the input function.

Description

Electronic device protective cover and its fingerprint input method

technical field

The invention relates to an accessory of an electronic device, in particular to a protective cover of the electronic device and a fingerprint input method thereof.

Background technique

As modern consumer electronic devices, mobile phones, tablet computers and multimedia players have been widely used for a long time. In order to carry the electronic equipment conveniently, the electronic device protective case emerges as the times require. Currently, common electronic device protective cases on the market have no other functions except for protecting the stored electronic device.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides an electronic device protective cover with fingerprint input function and backup power supply and a fingerprint input method thereof.

A fingerprint input method for a protective cover of an electronic device, the protective cover is provided with a fingerprint identification unit, the fingerprint input method comprises:

Continuously collect the operator's fingerprint information;

Identify the moving track of the fingerprint according to the continuously collected fingerprint information, and determine the running track of the operator's finger; and

Send the running track to the electronic device.

A protective case for an electronic device, comprising a body for protecting the electronic device, and a battery unit arranged in the body, and also includes

a storage unit arranged in the body, and a plurality of instruction modules are stored in the storage unit;

A control unit arranged in the body, the control unit is also used to execute the instruction module in the storage unit;

A fingerprint recognition unit, which is connected to the control unit and is used to collect fingerprint information of the finger operated by the operator on the fingerprint recognition unit; and

a communication unit for data communication with the electronic device;

Wherein, the instruction module includes a trajectory identification module, which is used to identify the moving trajectory of the fingerprint according to the continuously collected fingerprint information, and determine the running trajectory of the operator's finger; the running trajectory is transmitted to the electronic device protected by the protective cover through the communication unit. device.

The protective case has a fingerprint recognition function, and can detect the running track of the finger through the fingerprint recognition unit, and send the running track of the finger to the electronic device protected by the protective cover, so as to realize the input function. The protective cover is also provided with a battery unit, which can provide electric energy for each functional module of the protective cover, and can also be used as an external power supply/charging power supply for the electronic device protected by the protective cover.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the rear structure of a protective case for an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic top view of the protective cover of the electronic device in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 3 is a schematic side view of the protective cover of the electronic device in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the module structure of the electronic device protective cover in FIG. 1 .

FIG. 5 is a flow chart of a fingerprint input method for a protective case of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Description of main component symbols

protective case 100 ontology 10 control unit 11 battery unit 12 Charge and discharge circuit unit 121 fingerprint identification unit 13 NFC unit 14 NFC communication module 141 input module 142 Power input interface 15 Power output interface 16 Data interface 17 wireless charging unit 18 storage unit 19 Fingerprint processing module 111 Trajectory Recognition Module 112 side wall 20 to open twenty one lens hole twenty two Fingerprint input method 500 step S1, S2, S3

The following specific embodiments will further illustrate the present invention in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings.

detailed description

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 , the protective case 100 includes a main body 10 and a plurality of sidewalls 20 , and when the protective case 100 is used, the protective case 100 holds the electronic device between the plurality of sidewalls 20 and the main body 10 formed space (not shown). The body 10 of the protective cover 100 is made of elastic materials, such as rubber, silica gel or other elastic plastic materials. The electronic device may be a mobile phone, a tablet computer or other portable electronic equipment.

The main body 10 is also provided with a lens hole 22 corresponding to the camera on the back of the electronic device to allow the camera to obtain image information through the lens hole 22 . Please refer to FIG. 3 together. The side wall 20 of the protective cover 100 is also provided with an opening 21 corresponding to the button on the side of the electronic device. The button can be exposed to the outside of the protective cover 100 through the opening 21. .

Please refer to FIG. 4 , the main body 10 is provided with a control unit 11 , a battery unit 12 , a charging and discharging circuit unit 121 , a fingerprint identification unit 13 , a near field communication (Near Field Communication, NFC) unit 14 and a storage unit 19 . Wherein, the control unit 11 is electrically connected with the charging and discharging circuit unit 121 , the fingerprint recognition unit 13 , the NFC unit 14 and the storage unit 19 respectively. The main body 10 also includes a power input interface 15 , a power output interface 16 and a data interface 17 . In one embodiment, the control unit 11 , the charging and discharging circuit unit 121 , the fingerprint identification unit 13 , the NFC unit 14 and the storage unit 19 can be integrated on a printed circuit board.

The battery unit 12 can be used as an external power supply/charging power supply for the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 , and provide the control unit 11 , the fingerprint recognition unit 13 and the NFC unit 14 with the power required for operation. Wherein, the battery unit 12 may be a rechargeable power storage unit composed of a lithium battery cell. The power input interface 15 is used to receive power provided by external charging equipment, such as a power adapter, a mobile power supply or other power input equipment. The power output interface 16 is used to connect with the power input interface of the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 , so as to output the electric energy of the battery unit 12 to the electronic device to charge the electronic device. The charging and discharging circuit unit 121 is respectively connected with the power input interface 15 , the battery unit 12 and the power output interface 16 for managing the charging and discharging process of the battery unit 12 .

In other implementation manners, the main body 10 may further include a wireless charging unit 18 , and the wireless charging unit 18 is electrically connected to the charging and discharging circuit unit 121 . The wireless charging unit 18 can adopt an energy receiving coil of electromagnetic induction type, magnetic field resonance type or radio wave type to receive the energy transmitted by the wireless charger and convert the energy into electric energy to charge the battery unit 20 .

Described control unit 11 can be microcontrol unit (Microcontroller Unit, MCU), central processing unit (Central Processing Unit, CPU) or other control chips, etc. The data interface 17 is connected to the data interface of the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 to realize the communication between the protective case 100 and the electronic device. The control unit 11 is also electrically connected to the data interface 17 , and the control unit 11 communicates with the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 through the data interface 17 . In this embodiment, the data interface 17 can be Micro USB or Mini USB interface. In an embodiment, the data interface 17 can also be integrated with the power output interface 16 into one interface.

The fingerprint recognition unit 13 is used for collecting fingerprint information of a finger operating on the fingerprint recognition unit 13 and sending the fingerprint information to the control unit 11 . In this embodiment, the fingerprint recognition unit 13 is arranged on the back of the main body 10 of the protective case 100 , so as to facilitate the user's fingers to operate on the fingerprint recognition unit 13 .

In this embodiment, the protective case 100 further includes a fingerprint processing module 111 and a track identification module 112 . Wherein, the fingerprint processing module 111 and the trajectory identification module 112 are instruction modules stored in the storage unit 19, and the control unit 11 is used to execute the instruction modules.

The fingerprint processing module 111 generates an operation signal according to the fingerprint information collected by the fingerprint recognition unit 13 , and sends the operation signal to the electronic device protected by the protective cover 100 through the data interface 17 .

In one embodiment, the operation signal may be an unlocking signal, and the electronic device can unlock the screen only when receiving the unlocking signal, so as to achieve the function of locking and unlocking the electronic device.

In another embodiment, the operation signal may be an encrypted signal, wherein the encrypted signal includes the fingerprint feature that generates the encrypted signal this time. When the electronic device receives the encrypted signal, it can encrypt the file according to the fingerprint feature that generates the encrypted signal. When the user opens the encrypted file on the electronic device, corresponding fingerprint verification is required.

In one embodiment, the protective case 100 further includes a trajectory identification module 112 . The trajectory identification module 112 is used to identify the movement trajectory of the fingerprint according to the fingerprint information continuously transmitted by the fingerprint identification unit 13 , so as to determine the trajectory of the finger operating on the fingerprint identification unit 13 . The trajectory recognition module 112 sends the determined running trajectory to the electronic device protected by the protective cover 100 through the data interface 17, so that the fingerprint recognition unit 13 is used as a touch input unit. The electronic device protected by the protective case 100 can perform corresponding operations according to the running track, for example, control the movement of the cursor on the electronic device.

The NFC unit 14 can perform data communication with the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 through the near field communication mode. The NFC unit 14 includes an NFC communication module 141 and an input module 142 . The protective case 100 can also establish a connection with a communication device having an NFC function through the NFC communication module 141 and perform data transmission. Wherein, the communication device may be other devices except the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 , such as smart devices of other users, NFC reading and writing devices, and the like.

For example, the user can input different operation instructions on the protective cover 100 through the input module 142, and the input module 142 generates a corresponding input signal corresponding to the user's operation instruction, and the NFC unit 14 transmits the input signal to the electronic device protected by the protective cover 100. , to control the electronic device to perform corresponding operations. For example, when the electronic device is a mobile phone, when the user is inconvenient to use the keyboard or touch screen of the mobile phone to input operations, the user can input operation instructions by operating the input module 142 of the NFC unit 14 on the protective cover 100 to control the operation of the mobile phone.

The NFC unit 14 can also establish a connection with other communication devices with NFC function through the NFC communication module 141 and perform data transmission. For example, when the mobile phone equipped with protective cover 100 is lost, it only needs to establish a connection with the NFC communication module 141 of protective cover 100 through a communication device with NFC function, as long as the mobile phone equipped with protective cover 100 is within a certain distance , you can quickly find the phone.

In one embodiment, the data sent by the control unit 11 of the protective case 100 to the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 can be transmitted through the NFC unit 14 or through the data interface 17 . For example, the operation signal determined by the fingerprint processing module 111 or the trajectory of the operator's finger determined by the trajectory recognition module 112 can be transmitted to the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 through different communication units such as the data interface 17 and the NFC unit 14. device.

The protective cover 100 provided in this embodiment has a fingerprint identification function, and can detect the trajectory of the finger through the fingerprint identification unit, and send the trajectory of the finger to the electronic device protected by the protective cover 100, thereby realizing the input function. The protective case 100 is also provided with an NFC unit 14, which can realize communication between the protective case 100 and the protected electronic device or a nearby communication device. The protective case 100 is also provided with a battery unit 12 , which can provide electric energy for each functional module of the protective case 100 , and can also serve as an external power supply/charging power source for the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 .

Please refer to FIG. 5 , which is a flowchart of a fingerprint input method 500 for the protective case 100 in an embodiment of the present invention. The fingerprint input method 500 can be realized by using the protective case 100 shown in FIG. 4 . A plurality of instruction modules are stored in the storage unit 19 of the protective cover 100 , and the control unit 11 is used to execute the instruction modules to realize the fingerprint input method 500 .

Step S1, continuously collecting the fingerprint information of the operator. Specifically, the fingerprint identification unit 13 collects the fingerprint information of the finger operated by the operator on the fingerprint identification unit 13 , and sends the fingerprint information to the trajectory identification module 112 .

Step S2, identifying the moving track of the fingerprint according to the continuously collected fingerprint information, and determining the running track of the operator's finger. The trajectory identification module 112 identifies the movement trajectory of the fingerprint according to the fingerprint information continuously collected by the fingerprint identification unit 13 , so as to determine the trajectory of the finger operating on the fingerprint identification unit 13 .

Step S3, sending the running track to the electronic device protected by the protective case. The trajectory recognition module 112 sends the determined running trajectory to the electronic device protected by the protective case 100 through the data interface 17 or the NFC unit 14 .

Those of ordinary skill in the art should recognize that the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the present invention, rather than to limit the present invention. Alterations and variations are within the scope of the claimed invention.

Claims (10)

1. a fingerprint input method for electronic device protecting jacket, described protection puts and is provided with fingerprint identification unit, it is characterised in that this fingerprint input method includes:

The finger print information of continuous acquisition operator；

According to the motion track of the finger print information identification fingerprint that continuous acquisition arrives, determine the running orbit of the finger of operator；And

Described running orbit is sent the electronic installation protected to protection set.

2. an electronic device protecting jacket, including the body for protecting electronic installation, and is arranged at intrinsic battery unit, it is characterised in that also include:

Memory element, in memory element, storage has multiple instruction module；

Control unit, control unit is additionally operable to perform the instruction module in memory element；

Fingerprint identification unit, this fingerprint identification unit is connected with control unit, operates in the finger print information of finger in this fingerprint identification unit for acquisition operations person；And

Communication unit, for carrying out data communication with electronic installation；

Wherein, described instruction module includes track identification module, the motion track of the finger print information identification fingerprint for arriving according to continuous acquisition, determines the running orbit of the finger of operator；The electronic installation that described running orbit is protected to protection set by communication unit transmission.

3. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that described communication unit includes usb data interface.

4. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that described protection set also includes charge-discharge circuit unit, power input interface and power output interface；Described charge-discharge circuit unit is connected with power inlet, battery and power output respectively, for managing the charge and discharge process of described battery unit；The external power supply of the electronic installation that described battery unit is also protected as protection set or charge power supply, battery unit provides electric energy by power output interface for electronic installation.

5. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 4; it is characterized in that, also include wireless charging unit, this wireless charging unit electrically connects with charge-discharge circuit unit; for receiving the energy that wireless charger is transmitted, and this energy is converted into electric energy be battery unit charging.

6. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 2; it is characterized in that; described instruction module also includes Fingerprint Processing Module; for the finger print information gathered according to fingerprint identification unit; produce an operation signal, and this operation signal is sent by communication unit the electronic installation protected to protection set.

7. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 6, it is characterised in that described operation signal is unlocking signal or coded signal.

8. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that described communication unit includes that near-field communication unit, near-field communication unit include:

Input module, the input for relative users produces an input signal；And

Near-field communication communication module; for setting up data cube computation with the protection electronic installation protected of set or the communication device with near-field communication function, and described input signal is sent the electronic installation protected to protection set or the communication device with near-field communication function.

9. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 2, it is characterised in that: the body of described protection set uses elastomeric material manufacture.

10. electronic device protecting jacket as claimed in claim 9, it is characterised in that: the body of described protection set uses rubber, silica gel or plastic material manufacture.