CN112666848A - Terminal device and control method of terminal device - Google Patents
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The invention provides a terminal device and a control method of the terminal device. In addition, the optical signal is transmitted through the original electric connection port of the terminal equipment, only the signal generating unit needs to be additionally arranged, the basic structure of the existing terminal equipment does not need to be changed, and the design cost and the mold cost are favorably reduced.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to electronic devices, and in particular, to a terminal device and a control method of the terminal device.
Background
With the development of the electronic industry, peripheral products of electronic devices are more and more abundant and have more and more powerful functions, but at the same time, the peripheral products are difficult to carry around. The laser pen is taken as an example, the laser pen becomes an indispensable article during business demonstration, the product form of the existing laser pen is similar to that of a common sign pen, the control can be realized only by matching a Bluetooth module or a radio frequency connecting terminal, and a laser pen indicator needs to be additionally arranged, so that great inconvenience is brought to business activities. In addition, since the laser pen is a common object, the laser pen may be forgotten to be carried, which may affect the commercial demonstration.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a multifunctional terminal device and a control method of the terminal device.
The invention provides terminal equipment which comprises a shell, an electric connection port arranged on the shell and a signal generation unit arranged in the shell, wherein the electric connection port comprises a channel, the signal generation unit is used for generating an optical signal, and the optical signal is led out through the channel.
Further, the shell comprises a through hole communicated with the channel, the through hole and the channel are communicated with the inner space and the outer space of the shell, and the optical signal is led out through the channel and the through hole.
Further, the through hole and the channel are coaxially arranged, and the cross section of the through hole is the same as the cross section of the channel in size.
Further, the electric connection port is an audio port or a charging port.
Further, the signal generating unit is used for generating visible light, and the visible light is led out through the channel.
The optical assembly is used for transmitting the optical signal generated by the signal generation unit to the channel and comprises an incident surface and an emergent surface, wherein the incident surface faces the signal generation unit, and the emergent surface faces the channel.
Further, the signal generating unit and the electric connection port are electrically connected with the circuit board respectively, and the circuit board is located between the signal generating unit and the electric connection port.
Furthermore, the circuit board is provided with an opening, the optical assembly includes a first optical element, a second optical element, and a light guide element located between the first optical element and the second optical element, the light guide element is at least partially located in the opening, the first optical element is configured to convert an optical signal transmitted in a first direction and emitted by the signal generating unit into an optical signal transmitted in a second direction, the optical signal transmitted in the second direction enters the second optical element after passing through the light guide element, the second optical element is configured to convert the optical signal transmitted in the second direction into an optical signal transmitted in a third direction, and the optical signal transmitted in the third direction is led out through the channel and the through hole.
Further, the first optical element and the second optical element are both right-angle prisms, the first direction is opposite to the third direction, and the second direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the third direction.
Furthermore, the signal generating unit is abutted against the light incident surface of the optical assembly, and the electric connection port is abutted against the light emergent surface of the optical assembly.
The present invention further provides a control method of a terminal device, which is used for the terminal device according to any of the foregoing embodiments, where the terminal device includes a communication module, and the control method includes: acquiring a control instruction of a user; and controlling the signal generation unit to be started or sending a control signal through the communication module according to the type of the control instruction.
In addition, the optical signal is transmitted through the original electric connection port of the terminal equipment, only the signal generating unit needs to be additionally arranged, the basic structure of the existing terminal equipment does not need to be changed, and the design cost and the mold cost are favorably reduced.
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Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment of a terminal device of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a partial schematic view of the terminal device shown in fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a control diagram of a part of the elements of the terminal device of the present invention.
Fig. 4 is a partial schematic view of a second embodiment of the terminal device of the present invention.
Fig. 5 is a partial schematic view of a third embodiment of the terminal device of the present invention.
Detailed Description
Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.
The terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular embodiments only and is not intended to be limiting of the invention. Unless defined otherwise, technical or scientific terms used herein shall have the ordinary meaning as understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. The use of "first," "second," and similar terms in the description and in the claims does not indicate any order, quantity, or importance, but rather is used to distinguish one element from another. Also, the use of the terms "a" or "an" and the like do not denote a limitation of quantity, but rather denote the presence of at least one. "plurality" or "a number" means two or more. Unless otherwise indicated, "front", "rear", "lower" and/or "upper" and the like are for convenience of description and are not limited to one position or one spatial orientation. The word "comprising" or "comprises", and the like, means that the element or item listed as preceding "comprising" or "includes" covers the element or item listed as following "comprising" or "includes" and its equivalents, and does not exclude other elements or items. The terms "connected" or "coupled" and the like are not restricted to physical or mechanical connections, but may include electrical connections, whether direct or indirect. As used in this specification and the appended claims, the singular forms "a", "an", and "the" are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the term "and/or" as used herein refers to and encompasses any and all possible combinations of one or more of the associated listed items.
Referring to fig. 1 to 5, the present invention provides a terminal device and a control method of the terminal device, where the terminal device is an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a smart watch, and the terminal device includes a housing, an electrical connection port installed in the housing, and a signal generation unit arranged in the housing, where the electrical connection port includes a channel, the signal generation unit is arranged in the housing, and the signal generation unit is used for generating an optical signal, and the optical signal is led out through the channel. The signal generating unit is used for generating one or more of visible light, laser, infrared rays and ultrasonic waves, wherein the visible light can be used for indicating, the laser, the infrared rays and the ultrasonic waves can be used for measuring distance, and the infrared rays can also be used for remote control.
Referring to fig. 1 and 2, the terminal device of the present embodiment is a mobile phone, which includes a housing 1, a display 2 mounted on the housing, an electrical connection port 3, a signal generating unit 4, and a circuit board 6. In this embodiment, the signal generating unit 6 is disposed in the housing 1 and configured to generate visible light, the visible light is led out through the electrical connection port 3, and the visible light is used for indicating during demonstration. The electrical connection port 3 is, for example, an audio interface, and is used for connecting with an audio plug of an earphone or a sound box.
The housing 1 includes a middle frame 11, a front cover 12 and a rear cover (not shown), the front cover 12 covers the display screen 2, the middle frame 11 includes a through hole 111, a charging interface opening 112 and a speaker hole 113, the through hole 111 corresponds to the electrical connection port 4 in the present embodiment, so as to allow the optical signal to be led out through the electrical connection port 4 and the through hole 111. The charging interface opening 112 is used for setting a charging interface, the charging interface can also be used as a data transmission port, and the loudspeaker hole 113 is used as a sound transmission channel. In other embodiments, the charging interface opening 112 may also serve as a through hole for deriving the optical signal, and correspondingly, the charging interface serves as an electrical connection port, and the charging interface may specifically be a micro USB interface, a Type-C interface, a Lightning interface, or the like. It should be noted that the positions of the through hole 111, the charging interface opening 112 and the speaker hole 113 in fig. 1 are only examples, and the actual positions may be changed according to the requirement, for example, the through hole 111 is disposed on one side of the display screen 2, and the charging interface opening 112 and the speaker hole 113 are disposed on the other side of the display screen 2.
Referring to fig. 3, the signal generating unit 4 and the electrical connection port 3 are electrically connected to the circuit board 6, respectively, and are disposed on the same side of the circuit board 6, and the three are arranged along the thickness direction of the terminal device. In this embodiment, the signal generating unit 4 is an ultra-thin visible light generator, so that the signal generating unit 4 occupies a smaller size in the thickness direction of the terminal device, which is beneficial to reducing the thickness of the terminal device. The circuit board 6 is integrated with a processing module 61, a control circuit 62, a communication module 63, and other components, and the circuit board 6 can control the operating state of the signal generating unit 4. The processing module 61 may be a CPU of a mobile phone, and the communication module 63 may be a bluetooth module or a WIFI module. The propagation direction of the optical signal generated by the signal generating unit 4 is the same as the extending direction of the electrical connection port 3, and in the embodiment, the signal generating unit 4 is arranged at one end of the electrical connection port 3, so that the optical signal generated by the signal generating unit 4 can directly enter the electrical connection port 3, thereby avoiding overlarge optical loss caused by overlong optical path and improving the indicating effect.
The electrical connection port 3 includes a passage 31, and a terminal (not shown) of the electrical connection port 3 protrudes into the through hole 30 to contact with a mating terminal of the audio plug. The channel 31 is communicated with the through hole 11 to communicate the inner space and the outer space of the shell 1, and the optical signal is led out through the channel 31 and the through hole 11. Preferably, the through hole 11 is coaxially disposed with the channel 31, and the cross section of the through hole 11 is the same as the cross section of the channel 31, so as to facilitate reducing the size of the channel 31 (i.e., the electrical connection port) and the thickness of the terminal device on the premise of ensuring the light flux. In other embodiments, the electrical connection port 3 may extend directly to the end face of the middle frame 11, in which case the channel 31 of the signal generating unit 4 is partially accommodated in the through hole 11, the channel 31 directly communicates with the inner space and the outer space of the housing 1, and the optical signal is directly led out through the channel 31.
A user can send a control instruction through the operation interface, and when the control instruction is an instruction indicated by an optical signal, the processing module 61 starts the signal generating unit 4 through the control circuit 62; when the control command is a command indicated by an optical signal and is another control command, for example, a page-turning command, the processing module 61 may control the communication module 63 to send a control signal to control a device (e.g., a computer, a television, etc.) being presented. That is, the terminal device of the present invention can be used as a laser pointer.
Referring to fig. 4, in another embodiment, the terminal device further includes an optical component 5, and the optical component 5 is configured to conduct the optical signal generated by the signal generating unit 4 into the channel 31. The optical assembly 5 includes a first optical element 51, a second optical element 52, and a light guide element 53 located between the first optical element 51 and the second optical element 52, the signal generating unit 4, the circuit board 6, and the electrical connection port 3 are sequentially arranged along a thickness direction of the terminal device, that is, the circuit board 6 is located between the signal generating unit 4 and the electrical connection port 3, wherein the signal generating unit 4 is disposed on an upper side (also, a side of the display screen 2) of the circuit board 6, and the electrical connection port 3 is disposed on a lower side of the circuit board 6. By disposing the signal generating unit 4 and the electrical connection port 3 on different sides of the circuit board 6, space on the lower side of the electrical connection port 3 can be saved, so as to facilitate the disposition of other components. Relatively speaking, the upper side of the circuit board 6 is spacious enough to arrange the signal generating unit 4.
The circuit board 6 is provided with an opening 60 (reference numeral refers to fig. 5), and the light guiding element 53 is at least partially provided within the opening 60. The optical assembly 5 includes a light incident surface 510 and a light emitting surface 520, the light incident surface 510 faces the signal generating unit 4, and the light emitting surface 520 faces the channel 31. The light incident surface 510 is formed on the first optical element 51, and the light emitting surface 520 is formed on the second optical element 52.
The optical signal generated by the signal generating unit 4 propagates along the first direction X1, the first optical element 51 is configured to convert the optical signal propagating along the first direction X1 into an optical signal propagating along the second direction Y1 (which is also the thickness direction of the terminal device), the optical signal propagating along the second direction Y1 enters the second optical element 52 after passing through the light guide element 53 (the propagation direction of the optical signal is not changed during the conduction process of the light guide element 53), the second optical element 52 is configured to convert the optical signal propagating along the second direction Y1 into an optical signal propagating along the third direction X2, and the optical signal propagating along the third direction X2 is led out through the channel 31 and the through hole 11. The first direction X1 is opposite to the third direction X3, and the second direction Y1 is perpendicular to the first direction X1 and the third direction X3, in other words, the propagation direction of the optical signal is changed by 180 degrees after passing through the optical component 5.
Preferably, the signal generating unit 4 abuts against the light incident surface 510 of the optical assembly 5, and the electrical connection port 3 abuts against the light emitting surface 520 of the optical assembly 5. That is, the optical signal is transmitted from the signal generating unit 4 to the entrance channel 31 and then only propagates in the optical component 5, so as to avoid scattering and unnecessary reflection and refraction of the optical signal, thereby reducing optical loss.
In the present embodiment, the first optical element 51 and the second optical element 52 are both rectangular prisms, and the light guide element 53 is a rectangular prism. In other embodiments, the light guide element may not be provided, as shown in fig. 5.
On the other hand, the present invention further provides a control method of a terminal device, please refer to fig. 3, where the control method includes:
step S1: and acquiring a control instruction of a user.
Optionally, the user may input a control instruction through a touch interface on the display screen, and the processing module 61 receives the control instruction.
Step S2: and controlling the signal generation unit to be started or sending a control signal through the communication module according to the type of the control instruction.
Optionally, the control instruction may be an optical signal instruction or a page turning instruction. When the control instruction is an instruction indicated by an optical signal, the processing module 61 starts the signal generating unit 4 through the control circuit 62; when the control command is a page turning command, the processing module 61 may control the communication module 63 to send a control signal to control a device (e.g., a computer, a television, etc.) being presented. That is, the terminal device of the present invention can be used as a laser pointer.
In addition, the optical signal is transmitted through the original electric connection port of the terminal equipment, only the signal generating unit needs to be additionally arranged, the basic structure of the existing terminal equipment does not need to be changed, and the design cost and the mold cost are favorably reduced.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to a preferred embodiment, 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.
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1. A terminal device, comprising:
a housing;
an electrical connection port mounted to the housing, the electrical connection port including a channel;
and the signal generating unit is arranged in the shell and used for generating an optical signal, and the optical signal is led out through the channel.
2. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes a through hole communicating with the channel, the through hole and the channel communicating with an inner space and an outer space of the housing, and the optical signal is guided out through the channel and the through hole.
3. A terminal device according to claim 2, characterised in that the through hole is arranged coaxially with the passage and that the cross section of the through hole is of the same size as the cross section of the passage.
4. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the electrical connection port is an audio port or a charging port.
5. The terminal device of claim 1, wherein the signal generating unit is configured to generate visible light, and the visible light is guided out through the channel.
6. The terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising an optical component disposed in the housing, the optical component being configured to transmit the optical signal generated by the signal generating unit to the channel, the optical component including an incident surface and an emergent surface, the incident surface facing the signal generating unit, and the emergent surface facing the channel.
7. The terminal device according to claim 6, comprising a circuit board disposed in the housing, wherein the signal generating unit and the electrical connection port are electrically connected to the circuit board respectively, and the circuit board is located between the signal generating unit and the electrical connection port.
8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the circuit board has an opening, the optical assembly includes a first optical element, a second optical element, and a light guide element located between the first optical element and the second optical element, the light guide element is at least partially located in the opening, the first optical element is configured to convert the optical signal transmitted in the first direction from the signal generating unit into an optical signal transmitted in the second direction, the optical signal transmitted in the second direction enters the second optical element after passing through the light guide element, the second optical element is configured to convert the optical signal transmitted in the second direction into an optical signal transmitted in the third direction, and the optical signal transmitted in the third direction is guided out through the channel.
9. The terminal device of claim 8, wherein the first and second optical elements are each right angle prisms, the first direction being opposite the third direction, and the second direction being perpendicular to the first and third directions.
10. The terminal device of claim 9, wherein the signal generating unit abuts against a light incident surface of the optical assembly, and the electrical connection port abuts against a light emitting surface of the optical assembly.
11. A control method of a terminal device for use in the terminal device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, the terminal device including a communication module, the control method comprising:
acquiring a control instruction of a user;
and controlling the signal generation unit to be started or sending a control signal through the communication module according to the type of the control instruction.
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