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The invention provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a shell, a first light-emitting module, a second light-emitting module and a control unit. The shell is provided with a first light-emitting area and a second light-emitting area. The first light-emitting module comprises a plurality of first light-emitting units which are arranged in the first light-emitting area in an array mode, and the first light-emitting units comprise a light-emitting ink layer. The second light-emitting module is arranged in the second light-emitting area. The control unit is electrically connected with the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module, and generates a first light-emitting signal and a second light-emitting signal according to an instruction to respectively control the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module to emit light.
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Technical Field
The present invention relates to electronic devices, and more particularly, to an electronic device capable of generating a light emitting effect on a housing.
Background
Electronic devices are often decorated with luminescent patterns on the housing in order to highlight the uniqueness of the product. However, the conventional electronic device needs to form a hole in the housing, and a corresponding light source is disposed inside the housing to form a light emitting pattern. These perforations can affect the integrity of the shell. In addition, the conventional electronic device can provide limited light-emitting modes, and cannot exhibit diversified light-emitting effects.
Disclosure of Invention
The present invention is directed to an electronic device, which solves at least one of the above problems.
The invention provides an electronic device. The electronic device comprises a shell, a first light-emitting module, a second light-emitting module and a control unit. The shell is provided with at least a first light-emitting area and a second light-emitting area. The first light-emitting module comprises a plurality of first light-emitting units which are arranged in the first light-emitting area in an array mode, and the first light-emitting units comprise a light-emitting ink layer. The second light-emitting module is arranged in the second light-emitting area. The control unit is electrically connected with the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module, and generates a first light-emitting signal and a second light-emitting signal according to an instruction to respectively control the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module to emit light.
Compared with the traditional electronic device, the invention utilizes the luminous ink to form the luminous pattern, can save the broken holes on the shell, and is beneficial to improving the integrity of the shell. In addition, the electronic device can provide diversified luminous effects by utilizing the first luminous module and the second luminous module so as to meet the requirements of users.
Compared with the traditional electronic device which needs to form a hole in the shell to generate a luminous effect, the luminous ink is directly coated on the outer side surface of the shell to generate a luminous pattern, or the luminous ink is coated on the inner side surface of the shell and matched with the light-transmitting shell to generate the luminous pattern, so that the hole in the shell can be omitted, the luminous effect is provided, and meanwhile, the integrity of the appearance of the shell is maintained.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the first light emitting module and the second light emitting module in a partial enlarged view of the inside of the housing;
FIG. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a luminescent ink structure;
FIG. 4 shows another embodiment of the first light module and the second light module in a partial enlarged view of the outside of the housing;
FIG. 5 is a block schematic diagram of the electronic device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of another embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the invention; and
fig. 8 to 11 show four different embodiments of the lighting effect presented by the first lighting module and the second lighting module.
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Specific embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail below with reference to the drawings. Advantages and features of the invention will become more apparent from the following description and claims. It should be noted that the drawings are in a very simplified form and are all to a non-precise scale, merely for convenience and clarity in aiding in the description of embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 1 is an external view schematically showing an embodiment of an electronic device according to the present invention. The present invention is illustrated by a notebook computer.
As shown in the figure, the electronic device 10 has a first body 12 and a second body 14. The first body 12 is pivotally connected to the second body 14. In one embodiment, the first body 12 is a screen portion of the electronic device 10, and the second body 14 is a host portion of the electronic device 10.
The first body 12 includes a housing 120, a first light emitting module 124, and a second light emitting module 126. The housing 120 has a surface 122 on a side facing away from the screen (not shown). The surface 122 has a first light emitting area A1 and a second light emitting area A2. But is not limited thereto. The number of the first light emitting areas A1 and the second light emitting areas A2 can be adjusted according to the requirement so as to show more light emitting effects.
The first light emitting module 124 is disposed in the first light emitting area A1. The second light emitting module 126 is disposed in the second light emitting area A2. The first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 are used for generating a light emitting effect in the first light emitting area A1 and the second light emitting area A2.
In an embodiment, the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 respectively present patterns or information in the first light emitting area A1 and the second light emitting area A2, and the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 synchronously present the patterns and information in the first light emitting area A1 and the second light emitting area A2, so as to facilitate the user to confirm the information type and the information content at the same time.
In one embodiment, the first light emitting module 124 is used for presenting a pattern, and the second light emitting module 126 is used for presenting information corresponding to the pattern. For example, the pattern presented by the first light emitting module 124 may be a phone pattern, and the information generated by the second light emitting module 126 may be phone number, contact person, etc. corresponding to the phone pattern.
In an embodiment, the area of the first light emitting area A1 presenting the pattern is larger than that of the second light emitting area A2 presenting the information, so as to facilitate the user to quickly confirm the information type through the pattern.
In one embodiment, the first light emitting area A1 is triangular or trapezoidal (a trapezoid is taken as an example in the figure), and the second light emitting area A2 is square. At least two sides of the first light emitting area A1 are adjacent to the edge of the surface 122 and have a bevel edge. The second light-emitting area A2 is closely adjacent to the bevel edge of the first light-emitting area A1, so that a user can conveniently and simultaneously view the first light-emitting area A1 and the second light-emitting area A2, and the information content can be conveniently interpreted while the information type is confirmed. Although the invention is not limited thereto.
In one embodiment, the second light emitting area A2 may be disposed on the surface 122 other than the first light emitting area A1. For example, the second light emitting area A2 may be disposed close to an edge (e.g. a lower edge or a left edge in the figure) of the surface 122, or may be disposed at a corner position of the surface 122. In addition, in the present embodiment, the information (such as a text or a number) presented by the second light emitting area A2 runs along the oblique side of the first light emitting area A1. Although the invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the second light emitting area A2 may also run along the edge of the surface 122, for example, to present information in a lateral or longitudinal direction.
Fig. 1 illustrates the present invention with a notebook computer as an example. Although the invention is not limited thereto. The invention can also be applied to electronic devices with a single body, such as tablet computers, smart phones and the like. For these electronic devices with a single body, the screen portion and the host portion are integrated into the same body. The machine body can be compared with the first machine body 12, at least one first light emitting area A1 and one second light emitting area A2 are arranged on the surface 122 facing away from the screen, the first light emitting module 124 is arranged in the first light emitting area A1, the second light emitting module 126 is arranged in the second light emitting area A2, and related patterns and information are synchronously displayed in the first light emitting area A1 and the second light emitting area A2 with light emitting effect.
Fig. 2 shows an embodiment of the first light emitting module and the second light emitting module in a partial enlarged view of the inner side of the housing. The housing 220 of the present embodiment is made of a light-transmitting material.
As shown in fig. 2, the first light emitting module 224 and the second light emitting module 226 are disposed inside the housing 220, so that the outer side surface of the housing 220 is kept flat. The light-transmitting material may be, for example, glass, acryl, polycarbonate (PC), etc.
In one embodiment, the first light emitting module 224 includes a plurality of first light emitting units 2242 arranged in an array manner, and the second light emitting module 226 includes a plurality of second light emitting units 2262 arranged in an array manner. The first light emitting units 2242 are formed on an inner side 220a of the housing 220. These second light emitting units 2262 are also formed on the inner side 220a of the case 220.
In one embodiment, the light emitting area of the first light emitting unit 2242 is smaller than the light emitting area of the second light emitting unit 2262, so as to present a finer pattern.
In one embodiment, the first light emitting unit 2242 is circular, and the second light emitting unit 2262 is elongated. But is not limited thereto.
In one embodiment, the first light emitting units 2242 have a symmetrical pattern such as a square or a regular triangle. The second light emitting unit 2262 has a circular shape, a square shape or a triangle shape, which is not limited by the present invention.
In one embodiment, the inner side of the housing 220 is covered with a light shielding layer 228, and the light shielding layer 228 has a plurality of openings 2282. The first light emitting unit 2242 and the second light emitting unit 2262 are positioned within the openings 2282.
Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a luminescent ink structure. The light-emitting ink structure 320 can be used as a single light-emitting unit inside the first light-emitting module 224 and the second light-emitting module 226.
As shown in fig. 3, a luminescent ink structure 320 is formed on the lower surface of the light-transmissive substrate 310. The light-emitting ink structure 320 includes, from top to bottom, a first conductive layer 322, a light-emitting ink layer 324, a dielectric layer 325, a second conductive layer 326, and a protective layer 328. The first conductive layer 322 and the second conductive layer 326 are used to generate a bias voltage in the luminescent ink layer 324, so that the luminescent ink layer 324 emits light. The first conductive layer 322 may be, for example, a conductive polymer layer. The second conductive layer 326 may be, for example, a metal conductive layer. Luminescent ink layer 324 may include, for example, a luminescent powder material, such as phosphor powder.
Fig. 4 shows a further embodiment of the first light emitting module and the second light emitting module in a partial enlarged view of the outside of the housing. The housing 420 of the present embodiment is made of a light-impermeable material.
As shown in fig. 4, the second light emitting module 426 is disposed on the outer side 420a of the housing 420, the first light emitting module 424 is disposed on the inner side corresponding to the housing 420, and the second light emitting area A2 of the housing 420 has a plurality of through holes 428, so that the light generated by the first light emitting module 424 can be transmitted out through the housing 420. The opaque material may be, for example, metal, ABS resin, a mixture of ABS resin and polycarbonate, carbon fiber, etc.
Compared to the embodiment of fig. 2, the second light emitting module 426 of the present embodiment generates the light emitting effect by using the light emitting ink, and the first light emitting module 424 generates the light emitting effect by using a plurality of light emitting diodes.
As shown in the figure, the first light emitting module 424 includes a plurality of light emitting diodes 4242 arranged in an array on the inner side of the housing 420. The light emitting diodes 4242 are disposed at positions corresponding to the perforations 428 in the housing 420.
In one embodiment, each of the light emitting diodes 4242 corresponds to one of the through holes 428, and each of the light emitting diodes 4242 is aligned with the through hole 428. But is not limited thereto.
In one embodiment, each of the leds 4242 may simultaneously correspond to a plurality of through holes 428. These perforations 428 may be distributed around the circumference of the light emitting diode 4242 in the light emitting direction.
In an embodiment, the second light emitting module 426 includes a plurality of second light emitting units 4262 arranged in an array, and the second light emitting units are formed on the outer side 420a of the housing 420.
In an embodiment, the second light emitting unit 4262 is circular, square or triangular, which is not limited in the present invention.
The following schematic block diagram is provided to illustrate how the electronic device 10 of the present invention controls the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 to generate the light emitting effect.
Referring to fig. 1 and fig. 5 together, fig. 5 is a block diagram of the electronic device 10 of fig. 1.
As shown in the figure, the electronic device 10 has a control unit 180 and installs an application program AP via an operating system OA. The application AP may generate an instruction B1 under a default trigger condition. For example, if the application AP is a call software, the application AP may generate an instruction B1 corresponding to the phonebook function when receiving a call.
The control unit 180 is disposed inside the housing 120 and electrically connected to the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126. When the instruction B1 generated by the application program AP passes through the operating system OA, the control unit 180 generates a first lighting signal S1 and a second lighting signal S2, and controls the first lighting module 124 and the second lighting module 126 to generate lighting effects respectively.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the invention.
Compared with the embodiment of fig. 5, the electronic device 50 of the present embodiment has an input unit 590. In an embodiment, the input unit 590 includes a keyboard, a touch pad, a microphone, or the like, and is electrically connected to the control unit 180. The input unit 590 receives a user input to generate an input signal C1. The application program AP generates the command B1 according to the input signal, and the control unit 180 generates a first lighting signal S1 and a second lighting signal S2 according to the command B1 to control the first lighting module 124 and the second lighting module 126 to generate lighting effects respectively.
For example, if a user selects or defines a specific pattern through the input unit 590 (such as a touch pad), the application program AP can generate the command B1 according to the input signal C1 corresponding to the specific pattern, and the control unit 180 can control the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 to generate the light emitting effect according to a first light emitting signal S1 and a second light emitting signal S2 generated by the command B1.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram of an electronic device according to another embodiment of the invention.
Compared with the embodiment of fig. 5, the electronic device 60 of the present embodiment has a wireless communication unit 690. The control unit 180 is electrically connected to the wireless communication unit 690. The wireless communication unit 690 may be paired with another electronic device 70, such as a handheld device, for receiving the wireless signal C2.
The application program AP generates the command B1 according to the wireless signal C2 received by the wireless communication unit 690, and the control unit 180 generates a first light-emitting signal S1 and a second light-emitting signal S2 according to the command B1 to control the first light-emitting module 124 and the second light-emitting module 126 to generate the light-emitting effect respectively.
For example, the user can pair the electronic device 60 of the present embodiment with a smart phone. When the smart phone receives an incoming call, the smart phone can transmit a wireless signal C2 to the electronic device 60. The electronic device 60 generates the command B1 according to the wireless signal C2, and further controls the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 to generate a light emitting effect.
Please refer to fig. 8-11. Fig. 8 to 11 show four different embodiments of the lighting effect presented by the first lighting module 124 and the second lighting module 126.
In these embodiments, the first light emitting module 124 presents a pattern and the second light emitting module 126 presents text, symbols or numbers corresponding to the pattern.
Referring to fig. 8, if the instruction is a phonebook function, the control unit 180 generates the first light-emitting signal S1 to control the first light-emitting module 124 to present a phone pattern and incoming call information, and the control unit 180 generates the second light-emitting signal S2 to control the second light-emitting module 126 to present information related to the phonebook function, such as phone numbers and contacts. Telephone numbers are shown for illustration.
Referring to fig. 9, if the instruction is a stopwatch function, the control unit 180 generates the first lighting signal S1 to control the first lighting module 124 to display a stopwatch pattern, and generates the second lighting signal S2 to control the second lighting module 126 to display time information. In one embodiment, the stopwatch pattern presented by the first lighting module 124 may be an animated pattern that changes in synchronization with the time information presented by the second lighting module 126.
Referring to fig. 10, if the instruction is associated with the pattern selection, the control unit 180 generates the first lighting signal S1 to control the first lighting module 124 to display a selected pattern (e.g. banana pattern in the figure), and generates the second lighting signal S2 to control the second lighting module 126 to display file information, such as a file name (e.g. banna. Gif in the figure), corresponding to the selected pattern.
Referring to fig. 11, if the instruction is associated with the login operation, the control unit 180 generates the first lighting signal S1 to control the first lighting module 124 to present a representative pattern (e.g. BANANA pattern) corresponding to the login user, and generates the second lighting signal S2 to control the second lighting module 126 to present the name of the login user (e.g. banna).
In summary, compared with the conventional electronic device, which requires forming a hole in the housing to generate the light-emitting effect, the present invention directly coats the light-emitting ink on the outer side 420a of the housing 420 to generate the light-emitting pattern, or coats the light-emitting ink on the inner side 220a of the housing 220 and matches the light-transmitting housing to generate the light-emitting pattern, so that the hole in the housing 120,220,420 can be omitted, thereby providing the light-emitting effect and maintaining the integrity of the housing appearance.
In addition, the electronic device of the present invention can utilize the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 to generate the light emitting effect at the same time, and the light emitting effect of the first light emitting module 124 and the second light emitting module 126 can provide diversified information for users to meet the needs of the users.
Although the present invention has been described with reference to the above embodiments, it should be understood that the invention is not limited thereto, but rather may be modified or altered in various ways within the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
a housing having a first light emitting region and a second light emitting region;
the first light-emitting module comprises a plurality of first light-emitting units which are arrayed in the first light-emitting area in an array mode, and the first light-emitting units comprise a light-emitting ink layer;
the second light-emitting module is arranged in the second light-emitting area; and
the control unit is electrically connected with the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module, and generates a first light-emitting signal and a second light-emitting signal according to the instruction to respectively control the first light-emitting module and the second light-emitting module.
2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing is made of a light-transmitting material, and the first light-emitting units are formed inside the housing.
3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second light emitting module comprises a plurality of light emitting elements arranged in an array on an inner side of the housing.
4. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a light shielding layer formed on an inner side of the housing, wherein the light shielding layer has a plurality of openings, and the first light emitting units are respectively located in the openings.
5. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second light emitting module includes a plurality of second light emitting units, the second light emitting units are arranged in an array on the inner side, and the light emitting area of the first light emitting unit is smaller than the light emitting area of the second light emitting unit.
6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing is made of a light-tight material, the first light-emitting module is disposed outside the housing, the second light-emitting module is disposed inside the housing, and the second light-emitting area of the housing has a plurality of through holes.
7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first light emitting region has a larger area than the second light emitting region.
8. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising a wireless communication unit electrically connected to the control unit, the wireless communication unit configured to receive a wireless signal, the control unit generating the command according to the wireless signal.
9. The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an input unit electrically connected to the control unit, the input unit being configured to receive an input signal, the control unit generating the command according to the input signal.
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