CN202058135U

CN202058135U - Prompting means of USB connecting device

Info

Publication number: CN202058135U
Application number: CN2010206577490U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭志诚
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2009-12-28
Filing date: 2010-12-07
Publication date: 2011-11-30
Anticipated expiration: 2020-12-07
Also published as: TWM403713U

Abstract

The utility model discloses a method for prompting the user of a universal serial bus (USB) accessable device to do not leave behind the USB device on a computer, and the methos is realized through a portable base equipped with an alarm and the alarm is started up when the base is beyond the effective emission scope of a radio frequency signal (RF). The reception and alarming circuit can be started when an USB port connecting device and/or a signal device are/is separated from the base and can be off when the entities are connected. When one takes the USB connecting device from the computer USB port, a transmission interval can be set to prevent the starting of the alarm to further prevent the interference when other same prompting devices or RF signals are around.

Description

USB coupling arrangement reminiscences

Technical field

The utility model relates to a kind of specific connection and can be as the condition responsive indication mechanism of portable apparatus of having.Wherein, above-mentioned state, the installation of making a general reference an object with remove, and this specific connection comprises radio signals.

Background technology

The mountable equipment of universal serial bus (USB) port: the USB port of general reference by personal computer (PC) provides power supply, normally 5 volts of DC current with enable the device of operation; It has wide range of applications, comprise flash memory (with oneself dish) and hard disk memory device (removable hard drive), and comprise wireless device, infrared ray (IR) is with respect to radio frequency (RF), keyboard and mouse usually: promptly import and the equipment of suitable USB interface such as cursor control device.

Though the mountable equipment in USB port was not used before 10 years as yet, but compare the advantage of arranged side by side or bus transfer sequence transmission, with can the very light joint design that is connected and removes, make USB port become the specification of generally supporting on the computing machine now, and use the device of this technology also to increase thereupon.

The mountable equipment in USB port has a male joint that can be inserted in the USB port usually, but electric contact is not with pin or the setting of socket pattern, but a row is inclined in the copper sheet of an end.Energising is reached in the mutual joint of copper sheet, and respectively accounts for half by tilting copper sheet and adjacent space, covers rectangle structure that the stamped metal thin slice constituted outward and can guarantee more that closure is unlikely and obscure.

Though the price of USB storage device generally all is lower than 50 yuan on U.S. dollar, yet the data that are stored in wherein may be worth not striking.Doctor, lawyer, slip-stick artist, accountant and other professional person: promptly hold specialty registration and onerous people, must on the computing machine of a strange place or the unknown before them, use their USB storage device usually.Reporter, author, lobbist and other political workers may have the USB storage device of sensitive content to forget on other the regional computing machine in non-its residence, office or the field in its control in inciting somebody to action unintentionally.

A because side of common type main frame rear on the table of USB port or mobile computer.Even extremely clever commercial administrative personnel also Ke Neng Guan has forgotten their the mountable equipment in USB port.In addition, the owner of the mountable equipment in USB port may for example use a computer in the different location owing to various some day in a large number, has most and can lose the mountable equipment in USB port by Guan at that computing machine and must not remember.

Even forget at the mountable equipment of USB port of specific place and specific computing machine and to leave a rival or other people who is empty of pity for, may not find this mountable equipment in specific USB port in this place.In any public place as the internet coffee, the employee also may take forcible possession of the mountable equipment of being forgotten by careless owner in USB port in addition.

Generally speaking, under today this very busy and complicated social, the holder is easy to storing the mountable equipment of many valuable data USB port forgeing a inside unintentionally.If particularly equipment is to be inserted in a computing machine that often is under the open state, as the computing machine in today most individual, the state or the non-profit enterprise, leaking of data can't be avoided especially.

The utility model uses the radio frequency signals and the alarm of arranging in pairs or groups to remind the user that its USB coupling arrangement does not remove on computing machine as yet.Because do not have prior art to use radio frequency and alarm on the USB coupling arrangement: so-called USB device is general conventional devices, and prior art immediate with it all is to use radio frequency and alarm on computing machine or its peripherals, or peripheral relevant and relevant USB device and use radio frequency and alarm, or for relating generally to use separately the USB device of warning or radio frequency.

American documentation literature certificate number 6,011,471 is the warning system that can protect computing machine or other to have the electronic equipment of disk slot.This system's exposure one has the radio system of the code translator that can put into slot, and starts alarm via the signal that receives a transmitting set.This radio system has a safety switch and can open when inserting or extracting slot or cut out.(seeing the original text summary)

American documentation literature certificate number 6,459,374 ' antitheft computer safety system, disclose a USB joint and be connected with a central alarm monitoring device, and be stolen in order to the protection computing machine in startup alarm when transmission line is cut off or destroy via a transmission line.(seeing the original text summary)

And for example " motion leisure alarming device " of Chinese patent literature application number 200710186141 receives wireless signal via a ZigBee receiver (22), and be sent to a microprocessor that installation hummer (23) are arranged, and housing (11) is applicable to USB interface.(seeing the original text summary)

American documentation literature certificate number 7026933 discloses the device that can be connected to the computing machine USB port.This device has a subsystem, can start alarm via the inner signal that generates of device.(seeing the original text summary)

The computer anti-theft safety system of american documentation literature certificate number 7362227B2 comprises a control device that can be connected to the external-connected port of portable computer.This control device comprises a wireless receiver, and can enable and close the preserving procedure of being carried out by computing machine via the wireless signal of receiving.(seeing the original text summary)

American documentation literature publication number 2009/0015418 discloses one and has removable original paper and the electronic installation with communication section master component.For anti-locking apparatus passes into silence, be provided with the time that an inductor detection element state, a timer calculate the autonomous assembly removal of this removable assembly, and in startup alarm when surpassing a set time.(seeing the original text summary)

Chinese patent literature publication number CN201191407 discloses one " the USB house dog with remote alarm function ".This device is converted to sequence signal via USB interface with telephone signal, makes it reach the function of house dog by microprocessor again.(seeing the original text summary)

More than use in the document of radio signal and alarm device, only have 2009/0015418 to be the loss that is used for preventing the USB coupling arrangement, and alarm also only limits to just can be activated when wherein removable assembly is removed certain hour.

Because the user uses the time of USB coupling arrangement not fix at every turn, and the document can produce two problems when being used as anti-locking apparatus loss:

(1) time of alarm setting might be grown the time of the actual use of USB coupling arrangement, can steal wherein data so that have the inclination the personage before alarm starts.

(2) when the time of alarm is shorter than time used, the noise of alarm just can influence the user at operative installations.

Therefore, how to provide a device, can accurately remind on the user USB device to connect on computers, and not disturb its normal use, be this novel fundamental purpose.

Therefore, main target of the present utility model is preventing that the mountable equipment of USB port is retained in unintentionally on the USB port of computing machine.

And how to simplify the operation, reduce cost, and provide one can under long-time the use, have high-level efficiency and not disturb people's alarm set, then become another purpose of the present utility model.

The utility model content

For realizing above-mentioned target, the utility model provides a kind of USB coupling arrangement, has the Portable pedestal of one remote-controlled, wireless transmission, transmission signal, and the alarm meeting receives at signal and ends the back and start.This signal is connected on the USB coupling arrangement of the computing machine of starting shooting from one and sends.Wireless signal distant control function between pedestal and the USB coupling arrangement can be finished via the faint radio signal of an effective range in 30 Foot.Signal transmits required power supply from the computing machine that connects the USB device.

One direct current (DC) power supply that switch is housed is connected with pedestal, and required power supply is provided.Can add an identification number (ID) in the RF signal, make a specific support can only with another specific USB coupling arrangement effect, and can add transmission signals at interval, avoid device to be disturbed by other RF signal.

Technological means according to above-mentioned the utility model can be obtained following effect and effect:

The utility model principle is for to be equipped with the radio frequency receiving trap on pedestal, and is provided with the wireless radio frequency transmissions device on the USB coupling arrangement.And advise that meeting and receive both sides installs two-way authentication system.One is at least two times of averaging times but is no more than 30 seconds transmission intercal, the time that can be used as to come delayed alert to start.Send by pedestal when the comfortable signal reception of alarm termination back or computing machine are shut down, remind user USB that coupling arrangement still connects on computers.

Because the alarm meeting is activated, advise that therefore installing switchgear on the Portable pedestal additional closes the alarm that has started after surpassing the signal transmission range.This switchgear can be: get back to signal transmit automatic switch that scope promptly closes, hand switch or through actual USB coupling arrangement insert/remove and/or be switched to " open " and transmitting device and the automatically actuated switch of base-separation.And the suggestion condition of installing hand switch is under the situation of this support switch that above-mentioned the 3rd class has been housed.

Portable base can cooperate with a fixture conveniently to be fixed on one's body the user.This fixture can be a rope, hand band, wrist strap, badge, clip or belt, and the use of the scroll bar of can arranging in pairs or groups.And a lid can be installed in the metal joint outside that is connected with the USB port on the pedestal and the above-mentioned fixture of arranging in pairs or groups.

One timer can be added on the control circuit, starts in order to delayed alert.The time that postpones is approximately ten seconds, but and setting range is between five seconds to 15 seconds.The USB coupling arrangement has the signal device of radio signals conveyer and transmission control circuit in can external one, and unnecessary radio signals conveyer and transmission control circuit is installed in the USB coupling arrangement.This signal device have one can with the unconnected public USB joint of computing machine USB, and female USB joint that can be connected with the USB coupling arrangement.

Pedestal top is equiped with one and can shows the device that electric power is low excessively, and can be crossed at electric weight by the alarm generating apparatus and give the alarm when low, and this alarm song must be different from because of exceeding the reminder alarm sound that the reception scope is sent.

When using transmission intercal, should adjust slightly its interval time, it does not produced with other device that uses in the same space conflict.Adjustment should be set in less than within the scope of transmission intercal for good.In addition, also suggestion uses random number generator to generate the time of random number with the required adjustment of decision transmission intercal.If the user has needs, also can be adjusted the time delay that alarm starts, and suggestion can select several default delay intervals to adjust the time delay that alarm starts via a device.

For realizing above-mentioned target, the utility model provides a kind of USB coupling arrangement reminiscences, it is characterized in that, comprising:

One transmission circuit that can be installed on the USB coupling arrangement and be formed via the radio frequency emissions device that computing machine USB powers by transmission control circuit and;

One reception/circuit for alarming comprises a reception/alarm control circuit, a RF receiving trap that is connected with this radio frequency emissions device, an and alarm generator that can be installed on the portable type pedestal of this USB coupling arrangement; This portable type pedestal has a direct current power supply and the power switch that this reception/alarm control circuit power supply can be provided.

According to above-mentioned USB port coupling arrangement reminiscences, described transmission circuit, be for be arranged in the signal device and with its electric connection, this signal device can be installed on the USB coupling arrangement and with USB and be connected, this signal device and USB coupling arrangement are all by the computer supplies power supply.

According to above-mentioned USB port coupling arrangement reminiscences, this reception/alarm control circuit more comprises a timer.

According to above-mentioned USB port coupling arrangement reminiscences, this transmission circuit more comprises a timer.

According to above-mentioned USB port coupling arrangement reminiscences, this transmission circuit more comprises a tandom number generator.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is an enforcement synoptic diagram of the present utility model.

Fig. 2 (prior art) one has the general USB coupling arrangement of USB joint

Fig. 3 is the circuit diagram of transmission circuit in the present embodiment

Fig. 4 is the circuit diagram of transmission/circuit for alarming in the present embodiment

Fig. 5 is the bar graph of the time relationship of expression transmission intercal, alert latency and low electric weight indication.

10USB coupling arrangement/USB connectible device

11 signal devices/signalling attachment

12 Portables pedestal/associated portable base

13 computing machines/computer

14USB Port/USB port

15USB Port joint/USB port connector

16 alarms/alarm

17 transmission control circuits/transmission control circuit

18 wireless radio frequency transmissions device/RF transmitter

19 radio frequencies receiving trap/RF receiver

20 radio signals/RF signal

21 direct supplys/DC power source

22 fixtures/retention device

23 timers/clock

24 power switches/power switch

25 manual alarm contact/manual alarm switch

26 alarms generating apparatus/alarm generator

27 internal memories/memory

28 auto-alarm-signal keying devices switch/automatic alarm switch

29 random number generators/random number generator

30 transmission intercals/transmission interval

31 alert latencies/alarm activation delay

32 manual delay selecting arrangement/manual delay selector

33 low power warning/low power indication

34 reception/alarms control circuit/reception/alarm control circuit

35 recognition signals/ID number

36 reception/circuit for alarming/reception/alarm circuitry

37 transmission circuits/transmission circuitry

38 recover reception/resumption of signal reception

Embodiment

Fig. 1 discloses a user who has Portable pedestal (12) and leaves its universal serial bus that is provided with signal device (11) (USB) coupling arrangement (10).Referring to Fig. 2, this signal device (11) and USB coupling arrangement (10) can be connected with USB port (14) on the computing machine (13) via in correspondence with each other USB joint (15).

And when the user exceeded the range of receiving of radio frequency (RF) signal, alarm (16) promptly can be sounded, and reached the function of prompting.Except exceeding range of receiving, when the computing machine that is connected with USB coupling arrangement (10) (13) when being closed, alarm (16) also can be activated in addition.This Portable pedestal (12) can add a fixture (22).For example shown in Figure 1, around the wrist strap of user's hand, in order to the loss of prevention Portable pedestal (2).

The ID identification number (35) that this telltale (11) transmits and the RF signal (20) that received of corresponding portable base (12) can comprise, ID identification number (35) can be stored on reception/alarm control circuit (34) in reception/circuit for alarming (36).This ID identification number (35) connects the USB coupling arrangement (10) that specific Portable pedestal (2) and is equipped with specific signal device.

Fig. 3 is transmission circuit of the present utility model (37), and this transmission circuit (37) has a transmission control circuit (17), and is provided with internal memory (27) in this transmission control circuit (17).ID identification number (35) can be stored in the internal memory (27), as the authentication code of reception/alarm control circuit (34).

ID identification number (35) can guarantee that alarm (16) does not cause erroneous judgement because of peripheral other signal disturbs.The transmission control circuit (17) and the employed ID identification number of reception/alarm control circuit (34) (35) of every group of correspondence all should be the specific number that does not repeat during this was novel, to make respectively with the ID identification number (35) of other device.

Also visual its situation of the utility model increases mutual authentication mechanism, lowers the erroneous judgement probability.

Reception/circuit for alarming among Fig. 4 (36) comprises that more one is not installed on the power switch (24) on the transmission circuit (37), and is connected with USB port (14) on the computing machine (13) via USB joint (15), obtains power supply.The RF signal emission function of Portable pedestal (12) can be used to prevent that USB coupling arrangement (10) from passing into silence on the USB port (14) of computing machine (13).When computing machine (13) cuts out suddenly, promptly there is alarm (16) to be activated and reminds the user to remove USB coupling arrangement (10).

The power supply of Portable pedestal (12) can be provided by a direct current (DC) power supply (21).This direct supply (21) can be a battery, also can be a photoelectric panel or electric capacity.As shown in Figure 4, Portable pedestal (12) and signal device (11) and USB coupling arrangement (10) can be opened switch (24) (cutting off the electricity supply), and close (energized) immediately when removing when engaging.Fig. 4 discloses in addition, and an alarm automatic switch (28) can be controlled by reception/alarm control circuit (34), and starts via the signal answer (38) of RF signal (20).A manual alarm contact (25) as shown in Figure 1 can be used to close alarm (16).

Among Fig. 4, in general the alarm (16) that is produced via the alarm maker (26) in the reception/circuit for alarming is the audio alarm, but also can be the alarm in vision or the sense of touch.For example vibrations, or both mixing.This novel use audio alarm is because the electricity that this mode consumes is few than alternate manner.Also can be used as in low power supply indication (33) as figure five these alarm makers (26).But alarm (16) suggestion uses pulse to reduce the consumption of power supply.

Transmission circuit as shown in Figure 3 (17) or graphic shown in reception/alarm control circuit (34) all can select device (23) when certain.In the utility model, install timer (23) additional and mainly be for:

1. provide a transmission intercal (30) for transmission circuit (17).

2. provide an alert latency (31) for reception/circuit for alarming (34), avoid not causing alarm (16) because of receiving RF signal (20).Or when not installing auto-alarm-signal keying device switch (28) or switch (24), can allow the user before alarm (16) does not start, fetch the USB coupling arrangement (10) that is connected on the computing machine (13).

Fig. 5 discloses the transmission intercal (30) and an alert latency (31) of two radio signals (20).The setting of this alert latency (31) time must surpass transmission intercal (30), and alert latency (31) and transmission intercal (30) respectively have a timer (23) independently.The purpose that transmission intercal (30) is set is the interference of avoiding between the radio signals (20), when particularly having a plurality of the present invention to operate simultaneously in a common space.According to shown in Figure 5, two radio signals (20) that are provided with about two seconds transmission intercal (30) separately only have minimum chance and are disturbed at the radio signals (20) that occur between between two transmission intercals (30), cause signal reception mistake.

Therefore, the variation of suggestion transmission intercal (30) can be controlled by transmission control circuit (17).As shown in Figure 5, go up installing random number generator (29) at transmission circuit (37).The random number that one small mistiming collocation random number generator (29) generates can be set in the transmission control circuit (17) distinguish transmission intercal (30), as district in Fig. 5 example from 1.75 to 2.25 seconds.The transmission time of radio signals (20) is about several millisecond, adds that the transmission intercal (30) that is provided with at random can avoid conflict or the interference between the radio signals (20).When alert latency (31) during greater than transmission intercal (30), the loss of the radio signals (20) that cause because the moment of device blocks will can not cause alarm (16).

Avoid radio signals between same apparatus (20) interference, can use ID identification number (35) to guarantee that the radio signals (20) of wireless radio frequency transmissions device (18) can only be connected with specific radio frequency receiving trap (19).

As shown in Figure 5, transmission intercal (30) is about 2 seconds, and alert latency (31) is about 10 seconds.The optimum range of suggestion alert latency (31) is 5～15 seconds, and to have surpassed 1/3rd or 3 seconds of transmission intercal (30) be good.

For alert latency (31) can be adjusted, suggestion can be installed manual delay selecting arrangement (32) additional as shown in Figure 1 on Portable pedestal (12).Manual delay selecting arrangement (32) can be a plurality of alert latencies (31) of not growing transmission intercal (30), via a single switch control, that is to say,, so can effectively utilize the space surface of Portable pedestal (12) whenever by switch and next time of changeable one-tenth.

Also advise among Fig. 1 a manual alarm contact (25) can be set on Portable pedestal (12), its mode of operation such as above-mentioned, but only only have the two states of opening or closing.Manually alarm contact (25) also can be used to start reception/alarm control circuit (34), but still to be used to On/Off alarm (16) for good.If desire to make when being used for starting reception/alarm control circuit (34), should be set at when USB coupling arrangement (10), when no matter whether having connected signal device (11), and is connected with this Portable pedestal (12) is actual, can open switch (24) and the reception/alarm control circuit (34) of (12) on the startup Portable pedestal.The aforementioned auto-alarm-signal keying device switch of having mentioned (28) then can be worked as when receiving radio signals (20) again sound all clear (16).

Claims

1. a USB coupling arrangement reminiscences is characterized in that, comprising:

2. USB port coupling arrangement reminiscences as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: described transmission circuit, be for be arranged in the signal device and with its electric connection, this signal device can be installed on the USB coupling arrangement and with USB and be connected, and this signal device and USB coupling arrangement are all by the computer supplies power supply.

3. USB coupling arrangement reminiscences as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this reception/alarm control circuit more comprises a timer.

4. USB coupling arrangement reminiscences as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that: this transmission circuit more comprises a timer.

5. USB coupling arrangement reminiscences as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that: this transmission circuit more comprises a tandom number generator.