CN116263614A

CN116263614A - Heat dissipation device, control method thereof and user terminal

Info

Publication number: CN116263614A
Application number: CN202111530557.2A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 吴岳霖
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2021-12-14
Filing date: 2021-12-14
Publication date: 2023-06-16

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a heat sink, a control method thereof, and a user terminal for attaching to the user terminal, the heat sink including: the wireless charging component is used for wirelessly charging the user terminal; the heat dissipation assembly is used for dissipating heat of the user terminal; the control unit is respectively connected with the wireless charging assembly and the heat dissipation assembly, and is used for determining a target working mode of the heat dissipation device and controlling the wireless charging assembly and/or the heat dissipation assembly to operate according to the target working mode; the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and/or a heat dissipation mode. Through the technical scheme, the heat dissipation device can meet various use modes of the attached user terminal, and meanwhile, the heat dissipation device can meet the requirements of various use environments.

Description

Heat dissipation device, control method thereof and user terminal

Technical Field

The disclosure relates to the technical field of mobile communication, in particular to a heat dissipation device, a control method thereof and a user terminal.

Background

With the rapid development of intelligent user terminals (such as mobile phones, tablet computers, etc.), the processing capacity and the processing requirement thereof are increasingly higher, and under the higher processing capacity and the higher processing requirement, a certain heat dissipation problem may be brought to the user terminal. Meanwhile, along with the gradual popularization of wireless charging technology, the charging power of wireless charging is higher and higher, and a large amount of heat is generated in the process of wireless charging, so that the charging temperature is increased to a certain extent.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present disclosure is to provide a heat sink and a heat sink control method to satisfy various usage modes of a user terminal to which the heat sink is attached, and at the same time, to be able to satisfy the demands of various usage environments.

It is another object of the present disclosure to provide a user terminal and a non-transitory computer readable storage medium to embody the steps of the above method.

In order to achieve the above object, according to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a heat dissipating device for attachment to a user terminal, the heat dissipating device comprising:

the wireless charging component is used for wirelessly charging the user terminal;

the heat dissipation assembly is used for dissipating heat of the user terminal; and

the control unit is respectively connected with the wireless charging assembly and the heat dissipation assembly, and is used for determining a target working mode of the heat dissipation device and controlling the wireless charging assembly and/or the heat dissipation assembly to operate according to the target working mode; the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and/or a heat dissipation mode.

Optionally, the heat dissipation device further includes a communication unit, where the communication unit is configured to establish a communication connection with the user terminal, and receive a signaling sent by the user terminal;

the control unit is connected with the communication unit and is used for determining a target working mode of the heat radiating device according to the signaling sent by the user terminal.

Optionally, the signaling includes control instructions for indicating the target operating mode; the control unit is used for determining the target working mode according to the control instruction; or,

the signaling comprises temperature information and/or battery condition information of the user terminal; the control unit is used for determining the target working mode according to the temperature information and/or the battery condition information.

Optionally, the heat dissipation device further comprises a speaker, and the speaker is connected with the control unit;

the control unit is also used for receiving the audio information to be output sent by the user terminal through the communication unit and playing the audio information through the loudspeaker.

Optionally, the heat dissipation device further includes an identification unit for recording identification information of the heat dissipation device, and the identification unit is used for being sensed by the user terminal so that the user terminal can identify the heat dissipation device.

Optionally, the heat dissipating device further includes a bonding portion for bonding with the bonding surface of the user terminal, and a magnetic attraction member disposed on the bonding portion and used for adsorbing and fixing the heat dissipating device.

According to a second aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a heat sink control method, the heat sink being attached to a user terminal, the method comprising:

determining a target working mode of the heat dissipation device, wherein the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode for wirelessly charging the user terminal and/or a heat dissipation mode for dissipating heat of the user terminal;

and controlling the heat dissipating device to operate according to the target working mode.

Optionally, the determining the target working mode of the heat dissipating device includes:

determining a target working mode of the heat radiating device according to the working mode selection operation of a user; or,

and determining a target working mode of the heat radiating device according to the temperature information and/or the battery condition information of the user terminal.

Optionally, the method is applied to the heat sink; the determining the target working mode of the heat dissipating device includes:

receiving a control instruction sent by the user terminal, wherein the control instruction is used for indicating the target working mode;

and determining a target working mode of the heat radiating device according to the control instruction.

Optionally, the method further comprises: and playing the audio information to be output of the user terminal through the heat dissipation device.

Optionally, the method is applied to the user terminal; the method further comprises the steps of:

and starting a target application program in response to the identification of the heat dissipation device.

Optionally, the user terminal includes an identification sensing unit; the heat dissipation device comprises an identification unit for recording identification information of the heat dissipation device; the method further comprises the steps of:

after the identification sensing unit senses the identification unit, acquiring the identification information recorded in the identification unit;

and identifying the heat dissipation device according to the identification information.

Optionally, the responding to the identification of the heat dissipation device, starting a target application program includes:

in response to the identification of the heat dissipation device, displaying an application program selection interface, wherein the application program selection interface carries options corresponding to candidate application programs, and the power consumption of the candidate application programs in running is higher than that of non-candidate application programs in running;

according to the application selection operation of the user, determining the candidate application program selected by the user as the target application program;

and starting the target application program.

According to a third aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a user terminal comprising:

a memory having a computer program stored thereon;

a processor for executing the computer program in the memory to implement the steps of the method provided by the second aspect of the present disclosure.

According to a fourth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the method provided by the second aspect of the present disclosure.

Through the technical scheme, namely, when the heat dissipation device provided by the disclosure is attached to the user terminal, the control unit determines a target working mode, wherein the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and/or a heat dissipation mode, and controls the wireless charging assembly and/or the heat dissipation assembly to operate according to the target working mode, namely, when the determined target working mode is the wireless charging mode, the wireless charging assembly is controlled to operate for charging the user terminal; when the determined target working mode is a heat dissipation mode, controlling the operation of a heat dissipation assembly for heat dissipation of the user terminal; when the determined target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and a heat dissipation mode, the wireless charging assembly and the heat dissipation assembly are controlled to operate, and the heat dissipation assembly is used for dissipating heat of the user terminal while the wireless charging assembly is used for charging the user terminal. The heat dissipation device can meet various use modes of the attached user terminal, and meanwhile, can meet the requirements of various use environments.

Additional features and advantages of the present disclosure will be set forth in the detailed description which follows.

It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description are exemplary and explanatory only and are not restrictive of the disclosure.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a heat dissipating device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a heat dissipating device according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a method of controlling a heat sink according to an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of launching a target application in response to identifying a heat sink, according to an example embodiment;

fig. 5 is a block diagram of a user terminal, according to an example embodiment.

Description of the reference numerals

10-a heat dissipation device; 110-a wireless charging assembly; 120-a heat sink assembly; 130-a communication unit; 140-an identification unit; 150-magnetic attraction piece; 160-a speaker; 170-a control unit; 180-touch screen; 190-a power supply assembly;

800-user terminal; an 802-processing component; 804-memory; 806-a power component; 808-a multimedia component; 810 an audio component; 812-input/output (I/O) interface; 814-sensor assembly; 816 a communication component; 820-processor.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, the same numbers in different drawings refer to the same or similar elements, unless otherwise indicated. The implementations described in the following exemplary examples are not representative of all implementations consistent with the present disclosure. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with some aspects of the present disclosure as detailed in the accompanying claims.

Fig. 1 is a block diagram of a heat sink 10 according to an exemplary embodiment, wherein the heat sink 10 is adapted for attachment to a user terminal, including but not limited to a smart phone, tablet, personal computer, etc. As shown in fig. 1, the heat dissipating device 10 includes: a wireless charging component 110 for wirelessly charging the user terminal; wherein the wireless charging assembly 110 may include, but is not limited to, a wireless charger including a wireless transmitting module in the related art. The heat dissipation component 120 is used for dissipating heat for the user terminal; the heat dissipation assembly 120 may be a heat dissipation fan, including a motor and fan blades, and the fan blades are driven by the motor to rotate, so as to dissipate heat of the user terminal. And a control unit 170, respectively connected to the wireless charging assembly 110 and the heat dissipation assembly 120, for determining a target operation mode of the heat dissipation device 10, and controlling the wireless charging assembly 110 and/or the heat dissipation assembly 120 to operate according to the target operation mode; the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and/or a heat dissipation mode, namely the target working mode can comprise the wireless charging mode, the heat dissipation mode and both the wireless charging mode and the heat dissipation mode.

Through the above technical solution, that is, the heat dissipating device 10 provided by the present disclosure, when attached to a user terminal, a target operation mode is determined by the control unit 170, where the target operation mode includes a wireless charging mode and/or a heat dissipating mode, and the wireless charging assembly 110 and/or the heat dissipating assembly 120 are controlled to operate according to the target operation mode, that is, when the determined target operation mode is the wireless charging mode, the wireless charging assembly 110 is controlled to operate for charging the user terminal; when the determined target working mode is a heat dissipation mode, controlling the operation of the heat dissipation assembly 120 for heat dissipation of the user terminal; when the determined target working mode includes a wireless charging mode and a heat dissipation mode, the wireless charging component 110 and the heat dissipation component 120 are controlled to operate, and the heat dissipation component 120 is used for dissipating heat of the user terminal while the wireless charging component 110 is used for charging the user terminal. The heat dissipation device 10 disclosed by the disclosure can meet various use modes of the attached user terminal, and meanwhile, can meet the requirements of various use environments.

Notably, determining the target operating mode of the heat sink 10 includes, but is not limited to, the following two methods: firstly, a target working mode can be determined by receiving a user terminal signaling; second, the target operation mode may be determined according to the user's operation on the heat sink 10.

In order to determine the target operation mode by enabling the control unit 170 of the heat sink 10 to receive the signaling of the user terminal, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 2, the heat sink 10 further includes a communication unit 130, where the communication unit 130 is configured to establish a communication connection with the user terminal, and receive the signaling sent by the user terminal; the control unit 170 is connected to the communication unit 130, and is configured to determine a target operation mode of the heat sink 10 according to signaling sent by the user terminal. The communication unit 130 is configured to be capable of being communicatively connected to and receiving signaling transmitted from the communication component of the user terminal when the heat sink 10 is attached to the user terminal, and the control unit 170 determines the above-described target operation mode according to the signaling to control the operation of the wireless charging component 110 and/or the heat sink 120. The communication unit 130 and the communication components include, but are not limited to, a structural form of communication in a wireless communication protocol manner such as WiFi, bluetooth, zigBee, and the like, which is not limited in this disclosure.

Optionally, the signaling includes control instructions for indicating a target operating mode; the control unit 170 is configured to determine a target operation mode according to the control instruction; or the signaling comprises temperature information and/or battery condition information of the user terminal; the control unit 170 is used to determine a target operation mode according to the temperature information and/or the battery condition information.

In some embodiments, the signaling may include a control instruction for indicating the target operation mode, and when the control unit 170 receives the control instruction, the target operation mode may be directly determined according to the control instruction, and then the operation of the wireless charging component 110 and/or the heat dissipation component 120 is controlled according to the target operation mode, that is, the control process is that the user terminal directly controls the operation mode of the heat dissipation device 10.

In other embodiments, the signaling may include temperature information and/or battery status information of the user terminal, and after receiving the above temperature information and/or battery status information of the user terminal, the control unit 170 of the heat sink device 10 compares the temperature information and/or battery status information with preset information, and determines the target operation mode according to the comparison result. The temperature information of the user terminal may be provided by the user terminal or by the heat sink 10, and when the user terminal is provided, the user terminal includes a temperature detection module for detecting a temperature of the user terminal, and when the user terminal is provided by the heat sink 10, the heat sink 10 further includes a temperature detection component for detecting a real-time temperature of the user terminal and transmitting the real-time temperature to the control unit 170.

The battery condition information includes remaining power information of a battery of the user terminal.

When the temperature of the user terminal is greater than or equal to a preset temperature threshold value and the residual electric quantity of the battery is greater than or equal to a preset electric quantity threshold value, the target working mode comprises a heat dissipation mode; when the temperature of the user terminal is smaller than a preset temperature threshold value and the residual electric quantity of the battery is smaller than a preset electric quantity threshold value, the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode; when the temperature of the user terminal is greater than or equal to a preset temperature threshold and the residual electric quantity of the battery is smaller than the preset electric quantity threshold, the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and a heat dissipation mode.

When the target operation mode includes a heat dissipation mode, the control unit 170 sends a start instruction to the heat dissipation assembly 120, so that the heat dissipation assembly 120 operates and dissipates heat of the user terminal; when the target working mode includes a wireless charging mode, the control unit 170 sends a start instruction to the wireless charging component 110, so that the wireless charging component 110 performs wireless charging for the battery of the user terminal; when the target operation mode includes a heat dissipation mode and a wireless charging mode, the heat dissipation assembly 120 operates and dissipates heat of the user terminal, and at the same time, the wireless charging assembly 110 wirelessly charges the battery of the user terminal.

To enable a user to directly operate on the heat sink 10 and determine a target operating mode, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the heat sink 10 may further include an operating mode selection module corresponding to different target operating modes, on which the user may determine the target operating mode by selecting a corresponding option. The operation mode selection module may be a touch screen 180 (as shown in fig. 2), where the touch screen 180 is connected to the control unit 170, options corresponding to different target operation modes are provided on the touch screen 180, and the control unit 170 determines the target operation mode according to the user selection and in response to the user selection of the options; it should be noted that the operation mode selection module may further include a mechanical switch assembly, where the mechanical switch assembly is connected to the control unit 170, and the mechanical switch assembly may include different gear positions, each corresponding to a target operation mode, and the user manually operates to switch the different gear positions so that the control unit 170 determines the target operation mode.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, as shown in fig. 2, the heat sink 10 further includes a speaker 160, and the speaker 160 is connected to the control unit 170; the control unit 170 is further configured to receive audio information to be output sent by the user terminal through the communication unit 130, and play the audio information through the speaker 160. It can be understood that the number of speakers may be multiple to form a stereo effect, thereby improving user experience; in addition, some user terminals are single speakers 160, and when the heat sink 10 includes one speaker 160, a dual speaker effect may be formed together with the single speaker of the user terminal.

In some embodiments, the heat sink 10 further includes an identification unit 140 for recording identification information of the heat sink 10, and the identification unit 140 is used for being sensed by the user terminal to enable the user terminal to identify the heat sink 10. By providing the identification unit 140 at the heat sink 10, when the heat sink 10 is attached to a user terminal, the heat sink 10 can be accurately and timely identified, connection between the two is facilitated, and communication is achieved. The ue may include an identification sensing unit capable of sensing the identification unit 140, so as to avoid the ue from being touched by mistake. When the heat sink 10 is attached to the user terminal, the identification unit 140 of the heat sink 10 can be sensed by the identification sensing unit of the user terminal so that the user terminal can recognize the heat sink 10, and then the user terminal can establish a communication connection with the communication unit 130 of the heat sink 10 so that the heat sink 10 can receive signaling of the user terminal to determine a target operation mode. The identification unit 140 includes, but is not limited to, an NFC tag, can satisfy the record identification information, and can be sensed by the user terminal.

To facilitate attachment of the heat sink 10 to a user terminal, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the user terminal includes an attaching surface for attachment by the heat sink 10, and as such, the heat sink 10 further includes an attaching portion for attaching to the attaching surface of the user terminal and a magnetic attraction member 150 provided to the attaching portion for attracting and fixing the heat sink 10, and the attaching portion of the heat sink 10 is attracted to the attaching surface of the user terminal by the attraction of the magnetic attraction member 150.

It should be noted that, the heat dissipating device 10 further includes a power supply assembly 190, wherein, preferably, the power supply assembly 190 electrically connected to the wireless charging assembly 110 can charge the power supply assembly 190 when the wireless charging assembly 110 is operated; of course, other charging interfaces may be provided for the power supply assembly 190 to perform charging, and the power supply assembly 190 is further connected to the heat dissipation assembly 120, the communication unit 130, and the speaker 160, respectively, to provide power thereto.

Fig. 3 is a flowchart illustrating a heat sink control method according to an exemplary embodiment, in which a heat sink is attached to a user terminal, and the method may be applied to the heat sink as well as the user terminal. As shown in fig. 3, the method includes the following steps.

In S310, a target operation mode of the heat sink is determined, the target operation mode including a wireless charging mode for wirelessly charging the user terminal and/or a heat dissipation mode for dissipating heat from the user terminal.

In S320, the heat sink is controlled to operate according to the target operation mode.

It will be appreciated that the heat dissipation device 10 may include the wireless charging component 110 and/or the heat dissipation component 120, and the target operation mode may be determined by the control module of the user terminal 800, where the target operation mode includes a wireless charging mode for wirelessly charging the user terminal 800 and/or a heat dissipation mode for dissipating heat from the user terminal 800, and then the wireless charging component 110 and/or the heat dissipation component 120 of the heat dissipation device 10 are controlled to operate according to the target operation mode, so as to wirelessly charge the user terminal 800 and/or dissipate heat from the user terminal 800.

Of course, the heat dissipating device 10 may further include a control unit 170, where the control unit 170 is connected to the wireless charging component 110 and/or the heat dissipating component 120, determines a target operation mode through the control unit 170, and controls the wireless charging component 110 and/or the heat dissipating component 120 of the heat dissipating device 10 to operate according to the target operation mode, so as to wirelessly charge the user terminal 800 and/or dissipate heat of the user terminal 800.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, determining a target operating mode of the heat sink 10 includes: determining a target working mode of the heat sink 10 according to a user working mode selection operation; alternatively, the target operation mode of the heat sink 10 is determined according to the temperature information and/or the battery condition information of the user terminal 800. Wherein, in the step of determining the target operation mode of the heat dissipating device 10 according to the operation mode selection of the user, the operation mode selection of the user may be operated through an option or a mechanical switch corresponding to the wireless charging mode and/or the heat dissipating mode, where the operation mode selection of the user may be operated on the user terminal, for example, a corresponding operation interface may be displayed to the user while responding to the recognition of the heat dissipating device, where options corresponding to different target operation modes are provided on the operation interface, and the target operation mode of the heat dissipating device is determined by selecting the corresponding options; in addition, the user's operation mode selection may be performed on the heat sink, for example, a touch screen 180 (as shown in fig. 2) or a mechanical switch assembly corresponding to the target operation mode may be provided on the heat sink 10, and the target operation mode may be determined by selecting options or selecting gears of different mechanical switch assemblies on the touch screen, and the corresponding structure may be implemented in the related art and will not be described herein.

In other embodiments, the target operation mode may also be determined according to temperature information of the user terminal 800 and/or battery condition information, where the battery condition information includes remaining power information of the battery of the user terminal 800.

Specifically, when the temperature of the user terminal is greater than or equal to a preset temperature threshold and the remaining capacity of the battery is greater than or equal to a preset capacity threshold, the target working mode includes a heat dissipation mode; when the temperature of the user terminal is smaller than a preset temperature threshold value and the residual electric quantity of the battery is smaller than a preset electric quantity threshold value, the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode; when the temperature of the user terminal is greater than or equal to a preset temperature threshold and the residual electric quantity of the battery is smaller than the preset electric quantity threshold, the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and a heat dissipation mode.

In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the method is applied to the heat dissipating device 10, where the heat dissipating device 10 includes a wireless charging component 110, a heat dissipating component 120, a communication unit 130, and a control unit 170, and the wireless charging component 110 and the heat dissipating component 120 are respectively connected to the control unit 170, and the method determines a target operation mode of the heat dissipating device 10, and includes the following steps: receiving, by the communication unit 130, a control instruction sent by the user terminal 800, where the control instruction is used to indicate a target working mode; the control unit acquires the control instruction received by the communication unit 130, and determines a target operation mode of the heat sink 10 according to the control instruction. The control unit 170 controls the wireless charging assembly 110 and/or the heat dissipating assembly 120 to operate according to the target operation mode.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: the audio information to be output of the user terminal 800 is played through the heat sink 10. Wherein the heat sink 10 further comprises a speaker 160, wherein the speaker 160 is connected with the control unit 170; the control unit 170 is configured to receive audio information to be output transmitted from the user terminal 800 through the communication unit 130, and play the audio information through the speaker 160. The audio information includes, but is not limited to, sounds of a music player or video player in the user terminal 800.

In some embodiments, the method is applied to the user terminal 800; the method further comprises the steps of: in response to identifying the heat sink 10, the target application is started. The target application program includes, but is not limited to, a program corresponding to a game mode, a program corresponding to a viewing mode, or a program corresponding to an audio-visual mode in the user terminal 800, which is not limited herein. When the user terminal 800 recognizes that the heat sink 10 is attached to its attaching surface, the user terminal 800 automatically starts the target application and enters a corresponding mode.

In some embodiments, the user terminal 800 includes an identification sensing unit; the heat sink 10 includes an identification unit 140 for recording identification information of the heat sink 10; the method further comprises the steps of: after the identification sensing unit senses the identification unit 140, acquiring identification information recorded in the identification unit 140; the heat sink 10 is identified based on the identification information. By providing the identification unit 140 in the heat sink 10 and providing the identification sensing unit capable of identifying the identification unit 140 in the user terminal 800, the user terminal 800 can more accurately identify the heat sink 10, and the user terminal 800 is prevented from being touched by mistake. It can be appreciated that the heat dissipating device 10 may include the identification unit 140, which is further configured to determine whether to start the target application program if the target application program is identified by the user terminal 800, so as to avoid false touch of the target application program and improve control accuracy.

The identification unit 140 includes, but is not limited to, NFC tags, and other devices capable of satisfying the record of the identification information and being sensed by the user terminal 800; the identification sensing unit includes, but is not limited to, a sensing unit capable of identifying an NFC tag, but may be other sensing units capable of identifying identification information in the identification unit 140, which is not limited in this disclosure.

Considering that some or some applications in the user terminal 800 run with high power consumption, the temperature increases while the user terminal 800 consumes power. FIG. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of launching a target application in response to identifying a heat sink, as shown in FIG. 4, in some embodiments of the present disclosure, the target application is launched in response to identifying a heat sink, including the following steps.

In S410, in response to identifying the heat sink, an application selection interface is presented.

The application program selection interface carries options corresponding to candidate application programs, and the power consumption of the candidate application programs is higher than that of the non-candidate application programs in operation.

In S420, according to the user' S application selection operation, the candidate application selected by the user is determined as the target application.

In S430, the target application is started.

It should be noted that the target application is some or some application software that is most commonly used by users and has relatively high power consumption, for example, some game application software, office application software, or audio-visual application software. In response to identifying the heat dissipation device, the user terminal 800 may display a selection interface corresponding to the target application program, where options corresponding to each candidate application program are carried on the selection interface, and through selection of the user, the selected candidate application program is determined as the target application program, and the user terminal 800 automatically opens the target application program.

The present disclosure also provides a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements the steps of the above-described heat sink control method provided by the present disclosure.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a user terminal 800, according to an example embodiment. For example, the user terminal 800 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, or the like.

Referring to fig. 5, a user terminal 800 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 802, a memory 804, a power component 806, a multimedia component 808, an audio component 810, an input/output (I/O) interface 812, a sensor component 814, and a communication component 816.

The processing component 802 generally controls overall operation of the user terminal 800, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing assembly 802 may include one or more processors 820 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the heat sink control method described above. Further, the processing component 802 can include one or more modules that facilitate interactions between the processing component 802 and other components. For example, the processing component 802 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 808 and the processing component 802.

The memory 804 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the user terminal 800. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the user terminal 800, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or nonvolatile memory devices such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disk.

The power component 806 provides power to the various components of the user terminal 800. The power components 806 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the user terminal 800.

The multimedia component 808 includes a screen between the user terminal 800 and the user that provides an output interface. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive input signals from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touches, swipes, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may sense not only the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 808 includes a front camera and/or a rear camera. When the user terminal 800 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode, the front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have focal length and optical zoom capabilities.

The audio component 810 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 810 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the user terminal 800 is in an operation mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signals may be further stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 816. In some embodiments, audio component 810 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 812 provides an interface between the processing component 802 and peripheral interface modules, which may be a keyboard, click wheel, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: homepage button, volume button, start button, and lock button.

The sensor assembly 814 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the user terminal 800. For example, the sensor component 814 may detect an on/off state of the user terminal 800, a relative positioning of components such as a display and keypad of the user terminal 800, a change in position of the user terminal 800 or a component of the user terminal 800, the presence or absence of a user's contact with the user terminal 800, an orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the user terminal 800, and a change in temperature of the user terminal 800. The sensor assembly 814 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of nearby objects without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 814 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscopic sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 816 is configured to facilitate communication between the user terminal 800 and other devices, either in a wired or wireless manner. The user terminal 800 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi,2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In one exemplary embodiment, the communication component 816 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the user terminal 800 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), digital Signal Processors (DSPs), digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, microcontrollers, microprocessors, or other electronic elements for performing the heat sink control method described above.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is also provided, such as memory 804 including instructions executable by processor 820 of user terminal 800 to perform the heat sink control method described above. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be ROM, random Access Memory (RAM), CD-ROM, magnetic tape, floppy disk, optical data storage device, etc.

In another exemplary embodiment, a computer program product is also provided, the computer program product comprising a computer program executable by a programmable apparatus, the computer program having code portions for performing the above-described heat sink control method when executed by the programmable apparatus.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure. This application is intended to cover any adaptations, uses, or adaptations of the disclosure following, in general, the principles of the disclosure and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the disclosure pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the disclosure being indicated by the following claims.

It is to be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements and instrumentalities shown in the drawings, and that various modifications and changes may be effected without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A heat sink for attachment to a user terminal, characterized in that the heat sink (10) comprises:

a wireless charging component (110) for wirelessly charging the user terminal;

-a heat dissipation assembly (120) for dissipating heat from said user terminal; and

the control unit (170) is respectively connected with the wireless charging assembly (110) and the heat dissipation assembly (120) and is used for determining a target working mode of the heat dissipation device (10) and controlling the wireless charging assembly (110) and/or the heat dissipation assembly (120) to operate according to the target working mode; the target working mode comprises a wireless charging mode and/or a heat dissipation mode.

2. The heat sink according to claim 1, characterized in that the heat sink (10) further comprises a communication unit (130), the communication unit (130) being configured to establish a communication connection with the user terminal (20), receiving signaling sent by the user terminal (20);

the control unit (170) is connected with the communication unit (130) and is used for determining a target working mode of the heat radiating device (10) according to signaling sent by the user terminal.

3. The heat sink of claim 2, wherein the signaling includes control instructions for indicating the target operating mode; the control unit (170) is used for determining the target working mode according to the control instruction; or,

the signaling comprises temperature information and/or battery condition information of the user terminal; the control unit (170) is configured to determine the target operation mode according to the temperature information and/or battery condition information.

4. The heat sink according to claim 2, wherein the heat sink (10) further comprises a speaker (160), the speaker (160) being connected with the control unit (170);

the control unit (170) is further configured to receive audio information to be output sent by the user terminal through the communication unit (130), and play the audio information through the speaker (160).

5. The heat sink according to claim 1, wherein the heat sink (10) further comprises an identification unit (140) for recording identification information of the heat sink (10), the identification unit (140) being adapted to be sensed by the user terminal for the user terminal to identify the heat sink (10).

6. The heat dissipating device according to any one of claims 1-5, wherein the heat dissipating device (10) further comprises an attaching portion for attaching to the attaching surface of the user terminal, and a magnetic attraction member (150) provided to the attaching portion and for attracting and fixing the heat dissipating device (10).

7. A heat sink control method, characterized in that the heat sink (10) is attached to a user terminal (800), the method comprising:

determining a target operating mode of the heat dissipating device (10), the target operating mode comprising a wireless charging mode for wirelessly charging the user terminal (800) and/or a heat dissipating mode for dissipating heat from the user terminal (800);

and controlling the operation of the heat dissipation device (10) according to the target working mode.

8. The heat sink control method according to claim 7, wherein the determining a target operation mode of the heat sink (10) includes:

determining a target working mode of the heat dissipation device (10) according to a working mode selection operation of a user; or,

and determining a target working mode of the heat radiating device (10) according to the temperature information and/or the battery condition information of the user terminal (800).

9. The heat sink control method according to claim 7, characterized in that the method is applied to the heat sink (10); the determining a target operating mode of the heat sink (10) comprises:

receiving a control instruction sent by the user terminal (800), wherein the control instruction is used for indicating the target working mode;

and determining a target working mode of the heat radiating device (10) according to the control instruction.

10. The heat sink control method according to claim 7, characterized in that the method further comprises: and playing the audio information to be output of the user terminal (800) through the heat dissipation device (10).

11. The heat sink control method according to any one of claims 7-10, characterized in that the method is applied to the user terminal (800); the method further comprises the steps of:

in response to identifying the heat sink (10), a target application is started.

12. The heat sink control method according to claim 11, wherein the user terminal (800) comprises an identification sensing unit; the heat sink (10) comprises an identification unit (140) for recording identification information of the heat sink (10); the method further comprises the steps of:

after the identification sensing unit senses the identification unit (140), acquiring the identification information recorded in the identification unit (140);

-identifying the heat sink (10) based on the identification information.

13. The heat sink control method according to claim 11, wherein the opening a target application in response to the recognition of the heat sink (10) includes:

in response to identifying the heat dissipation device (10), displaying an application program selection interface, wherein the application program selection interface carries options corresponding to candidate application programs, and the power consumption of the candidate application programs is higher than that of non-candidate application programs in operation;

and starting the target application program.

14. A user terminal, comprising:

a memory having a computer program stored thereon;

a processor for executing the computer program in the memory to carry out the steps of the method of any one of claims 7-8, 10-13.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, characterized in that the program when executed by a processor implements the steps of the method according to any of claims 7-14.