CN205985601U

CN205985601U - Intelligent socket

Info

Publication number: CN205985601U
Application number: CN201620783208.XU
Authority: CN
Inventors: 邢政; 李宁宁; 张磊
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2016-07-22
Filing date: 2016-07-22
Publication date: 2017-02-22
Anticipated expiration: 2026-07-22

Abstract

The utility model provides an intelligent socket, includes: socket panel and socket box are provided with PCB and two at least electric feeding means in the socket box, PCB includes processing unit, power supply induction element and wireless network unit, processing unit respectively with power supply induction element and wireless network unit electric connection, the power supply induction element respectively with each electric feeding means electric connection, above -mentioned two at least electric feeding means include: at least one charge electric feeding means and at least one jack electric feeding means. Because the user state (including each electric feeding means's user state) through power supply induction element can detect intelligent socket can send intelligent socket's user state for the network equipment through the wireless network unit to collect each intelligent socket's in designateing the space user state and offer the terminal in the network equipment, making the user just can acquire each intelligent socket's in the appointed space user state through the terminal, and then conveniently finding the just socket of adaptation that sets aside, efficiency is showing and is improving.

Description

Intelligent socket

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an intelligent device field, in particular to smart jack.

Background

The socket is a power supply device frequently used in daily life. People often use sockets to supply power or charge electronic equipment such as computers, mobile phones and the like.

In public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, it often takes a long time for a user to find an idle and adaptive socket, which is inefficient.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In order to overcome the problems in the related art, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a smart socket. The technical scheme is as follows:

according to a first aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a smart socket, including: the socket comprises a socket panel and a socket box, wherein a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and at least two power supply parts are arranged in the socket box;

the PCB comprises a processing unit, a power supply induction unit and a wireless network unit, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected with the power supply induction unit and the wireless network unit respectively;

the power supply induction units are electrically connected with the power supply parts respectively;

the at least two power supply parts include: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

Optionally, each charging and supplying part comprises: the charging device comprises a power adapter, a charging wire and a charging interface;

one end of the charging wire is connected with the power adapter, and the other end of the charging wire is connected with the charging interface;

through holes corresponding to the charging power supply parts are formed in the socket panel;

the charging wire passes through the through-hole and the interface that charges exposes in the surface of socket panel.

Optionally, the charging interface is a charging interface adapted to the android device or a charging interface adapted to the iOS device.

Optionally, a winder corresponding to each charging wire is further arranged in the socket box.

Optionally, the cord reel comprises: the wire collecting disc and the elastic force recovery part rotate around the middle shaft;

when the charging wire is pulled outwards around the wire collecting disc and the pulling length exceeds the preset length and is released, the elastic force recovery component clamps the wire collecting disc, and the pulling length of the charging wire is contracted to the preset length and is fixed;

when the charging wires are pulled out again and released, the elastic force recovery component releases the wire collecting disc, and the charging wires are pulled by the elastic force recovery component to be recovered and wound on the wire collecting disc.

Optionally, the charging wire is a flat wire.

Optionally, the outer surface of the receptacle panel is concave around each of the through holes.

Optionally, each of the jack power supply parts comprises: the plug pins are arranged on the socket box, and the elastic sheet component is connected with the plug pins;

jacks corresponding to the jack power supply parts respectively are formed on the socket panel.

Optionally, the jack is a two-hole jack or a three-hole jack.

Optionally, the Wireless network unit is a Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) access unit.

Optionally, the smart socket further includes a protective cover, and the protective cover covers the periphery of the socket panel.

The technical scheme provided by the embodiment of the disclosure can have the following beneficial effects:

by arranging the PCB in the intelligent socket, as the PCB comprises the processing unit, the power supply sensing unit and the wireless network unit, the use state (including the use state of each power supply component) of the intelligent socket can be detected by the power supply sensing unit, and the use state of the intelligent socket is sent to the network equipment by the wireless network unit, so that the network equipment can collect the use state of each intelligent socket in the designated space and provide the use state for the terminal; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket is conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

In addition, at least one charging power supply part is arranged in the intelligent socket, so that the function of directly charging the electronic equipment by the intelligent socket is expanded. The user is in the condition of going out, and it can be very inconvenient to carry electronic equipment, charging wire and power adapter simultaneously, and through the smart jack that this disclosed embodiment provided, the user need not to carry charging wire and power adapter, when the user needs to charge for the electronic equipment of cell-phone class, pulls out the charging wire and can charge, and is more convenient.

In addition, the smart socket that this disclosed embodiment provided still provides the interface that charges of adaptation android device, the interface that charges of adaptation iOS equipment, the interface and the jack that charge of multiple different grade type such as two hole jacks and three hole jacks to make smart socket can charge or supply power for more equipment.

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 present disclosure and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the disclosure.

Fig. 1A is a schematic front view of a smart jack, according to an example embodiment;

fig. 1B is a schematic rear view of a smart jack, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of a PCB in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating the structure of a charging and power-supplying component according to an exemplary embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic front view of a smart jack, according to an example embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a smart jack, according to an example embodiment;

fig. 6 is a schematic front view of a smart jack, according to an example embodiment;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of an implementation environment shown in accordance with an illustrative embodiment;

FIG. 8 is a flow chart illustrating an information providing method according to an example embodiment;

fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 11A is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 11B is a schematic illustration of an application scenario according to FIG. 11A;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to an example embodiment;

fig. 13A is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 13B is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 14A is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment;

fig. 14B is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an information providing system in accordance with an exemplary embodiment;

FIG. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus in accordance with an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

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

"module" as referred to herein refers to a program or instructions stored in memory that is capable of performing certain functions; reference herein to "a unit" refers to a logically divided functional structure, which may be implemented by pure hardware or by hardware executing corresponding software.

Reference herein to "a plurality" means two or more. "and/or" describes the association relationship of the associated objects, meaning that there may be three relationships, e.g., a and/or B, which may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist simultaneously, and B exists alone. The character "/" generally indicates that the former and latter associated objects are in an "or" relationship.

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure provides a smart socket. Referring to fig. 1A and 1B in combination, fig. 1A shows a front schematic view of the smart socket, and fig. 1B shows a rear schematic view of the smart socket.

As shown in fig. 1A and 1B, the smart socket includes: a socket panel 11 and a socket case 12. The socket case 12 is hollow and is fastened to an inner surface (i.e., a back surface) of the socket panel 11 to form an accommodating space with the socket panel 11. In a typical case, the socket case 12 has a cubic shape, as shown in fig. 1A and 1B. Of course, the socket case 12 may also have a hemispherical shape or other hollow shapes, as other possibilities.

The smart socket provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure may be mounted on a substrate such as a wall, a pillar, or a seat bottom. The intelligent socket can be installed in a surface mounting mode or a concealed mounting mode. Taking hidden installation as an example, a hidden box corresponding to the socket box 12 is arranged at a position of the base body for installing the smart socket, a lead of a power supply is led out from the hidden box and is connected with a power supply part of the smart socket, the socket box 12 is buried in the base body and is fixedly connected with the hidden box, and the back surface of the socket panel 11 is attached to the outer surface of the base body.

The socket case 12 is provided with a PCB and at least two power supply parts (not shown in the drawings). That is, the PCB and the power supply part are located within the receiving space formed by the socket case 12 and the socket panel 11. The PCB is a core component of the intelligent socket and is used for realizing functions of data processing, power supply detection, external communication and the like. The power supply part is used for supplying power to external equipment.

As shown in fig. 2, a block diagram of a structure of a PCB is exemplarily shown. The PCB includes a processing unit 21, a power supply sensing unit 22, and a wireless network unit 23. The processing unit 21 is electrically connected to the power supply sensing unit 22 and the wireless network unit 23, respectively. The processing unit 21 has data processing and arithmetic functions for realizing various functions of the smart socket. The processing unit 21 may comprise arithmetic logic units, register units, control units, etc. The processing unit 21 may be, for example, a microprocessor, a microcontroller or a digital signal processor, etc. The power supply sensing units 22 are electrically connected to the respective power supply parts. The power supply sensing unit 22 is used to detect the use state of each power supply part, that is, whether each power supply part is supplying power to an external device. In one example, the power supply sensing unit 22 is implemented by a current sensor that determines the use state of the power supply part by detecting the current of the power supply part. The using state of the power supply part comprises an occupied state and an idle state, wherein the occupied state refers to the state that the power supply part supplies power to the external equipment, and the idle state refers to the state that the power supply part does not supply power to the external equipment. The wireless network unit 23 is used for connecting the smart jack to a local area network, so as to realize an external communication function. The wireless network unit 23 may send the usage status of the smart socket to the network device in the local area network; wherein, the service state of the intelligent socket comprises the service state of each power supply part of the intelligent socket. In one example, the wireless network unit 23 is a Wi-Fi access unit for accessing the smart socket to a Wi-Fi network and transmitting the usage status of the smart socket to a network device (e.g., a router or a server) through the Wi-Fi network.

Optionally, the at least two power supply components of the smart socket comprise: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member. The charging and power supplying component is used for charging electronic equipment such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book reader or a multimedia playing device. The receptacle power supply section functions similarly to a conventional socket to provide power to an external device, such as 220V ac power.

Each of the charging and power supplying parts includes: power adapter, charging wire and the interface that charges. As shown in fig. 3, a block diagram of a charging and power supplying component is exemplarily shown. Power adapter 32 is connected to the one end of charging wire 31, and interface 33 that charges is connected to the other end of charging wire 31. Since the power supply of a smart socket is usually ac power, and the charging power supply of an electronic device such as a mobile phone requires dc power, the power adapter 32 is used to convert ac input into dc output to provide a proper charging power supply for the electronic device. The charging interface 33 may also be referred to as a charging plug or a charging connector, and is used for connecting with a charging interface of an electronic device to be charged. For example, commonly used charging interfaces 33 include a Micro USB (Universal Serial Bus) charging interface, a USB Type-C charging interface, and the like. Accordingly, as shown in fig. 4, through holes 13 corresponding to each charging power supply component are formed on the socket panel 11, the charging wire 31 passes through the through holes 13, and the charging interface 33 is exposed on the outer surface of the socket panel 11. The cross section of the protective sleeve of the charging interface 33 should be appropriately larger than that of the through hole 13, so that the charging interface 33 can be abutted against the outer surface of the socket panel 11. In this disclosed embodiment, through with power adapter, charging wire and the interface direct setting that charges in smart jack, when the user need charge for the electronic equipment of cell-phone class, pull out the charging wire and can charge, it is more convenient.

In one example, considering that electronic devices commonly used by a user are an android device and an iOS device, a charging interface provided by the smart socket is a charging interface adapted to the android device or a charging interface adapted to the iOS device. For example, as shown in fig. 4, the smart socket provides a charging interface for an android device (such as a Micro USB charging interface shown on the right side of fig. 4) and a charging interface for an iOS device (such as a USB Type-C charging interface shown on the left side of fig. 4).

Optionally, as shown in fig. 5, a cord reel 34 corresponding to each charging cord 31 is further provided in the socket case 12. The cord reel 34 is for housing the charging cord 31. When charging the power supply part and being in under the idle state, winder 31 accomodates charging wire 31 to socket box 12 in, can play the guard action to charging wire 31 on the one hand, and on the other hand also can guarantee the outside clean and tidy of smart jack and pleasing to the eye, improves smart jack's wholeness ability.

In one example, a cord reel includes: a wire collecting disc rotating around the central shaft and an elastic force recovery part. When the charging wire is drawn outward around the wire collecting disc and the length of drawing out exceeds preset length and is released, the wire collecting disc is clamped by the elastic recovery component, and the length of drawing out of the charging wire is contracted to preset length and is fixed. When the charging wires are pulled outwards again and released, the elastic recovery component releases the wire collecting disc, and the charging wires are pulled by the elastic recovery component to be recovered and wound on the wire collecting disc. The user is in the use, when needs charge to electronic equipment, grasps the interface that charges, pulls out the charging wire from the socket box in, and after the charging wire was pulled out certain length, can not lengthen promptly again, and the user slows down the pulling force this moment, and the charging wire that is pulled out can carry out short-range shrink automatically under elasticity recovery unit's the traction, then keeps preset length. Because elasticity recovery part blocks the wire-collecting disc, consequently the user can not be drawn the recovery by the charging wire after releasing the charging wire yet. After charging, the user disconnects the charging interface from the electronic equipment, the charging wire is properly pulled outwards, then the pulling force is reduced, the elastic recovery component can release the wire collecting disc, and the charging wire is automatically pulled and recovered until the charging interface is buckled on the outer surface of the socket panel.

Optionally, the charging wire is a flat wire, i.e. the cross-section of the charging wire is a racetrack shaped cross-section. Compare in the round wire, the flat line is selected for use to the charging wire and does benefit to the book and accomodate, helps making the charging wire more neatly around on the line concentration dish, saves the space volume in the socket box 12.

Alternatively, as shown in fig. 4 and 5, the outer surface of the receptacle panel 11 is concave 14 around each through-hole 13. For example, the concave surface 14 may be a circular concave surface. In this way, the user can pull out the charging interface 33.

Each of the jack power supplying parts includes: pins provided on the socket case 12 and a spring assembly connected to the pins. The pins are used for being connected with the conducting wires of the power supply. The pins can be two-pin pins or three-pin pins. When the pins are two pins, the elastic piece component comprises a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece. When the pin is a three-pin, the elastic piece component comprises a first elastic piece, a second elastic piece and a third elastic piece. Each spring sheet is arranged corresponding to one pin. The elastic piece assembly is used for being in contact with a plug of external equipment to achieve electrical connection with the plug. Accordingly, the receptacle panel 11 is formed with receptacles corresponding to each receptacle power supply part, respectively. The jack is a universal jack, such as a two-hole jack or a three-hole jack. For example, as shown in fig. 4, the smart socket provides a two-hole jack 15 and a three-hole jack 16.

In one example, as shown in fig. 4, the smart socket provides a charging interface for an android device, a charging interface for an iOS device, a two-hole jack, and a three-hole jack to meet the conventional charging and power requirements.

Optionally, as shown in fig. 6, the smart socket further includes a protective cover 17, and the protective cover 17 covers the periphery of the socket panel 11. In one example, the protective cover 17 is hinged to the receptacle panel 11, the protective cover 17 being opened when the user needs to use the smart receptacle, and the protective cover 17 being closed when the user does not need to use the smart receptacle. Through setting up the visor, can effectively protect socket panel and the interface that charges not destroyed, extension smart jack's life.

In summary, in the smart jack provided by this embodiment, the PCB is disposed in the smart jack, and the PCB includes the processing unit, the power supply sensing unit and the wireless network unit, so that the power supply sensing unit can detect the use state of the smart jack (including the use state of each power supply component), and send the use state of the smart jack to the network device through the wireless network unit, so that the network device can collect the use state of each smart jack in the designated space and provide the use state to the terminal; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket is conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

In addition, at least one charging power supply part is arranged in the intelligent socket, so that the function of directly charging the electronic equipment by the intelligent socket is expanded. The user is in the condition of going out, and it can be very inconvenient to carry electronic equipment, charging wire and power adapter simultaneously, and through the smart jack that this embodiment provided, the user need not to carry charging wire and power adapter, when the user need charge for the electronic equipment of cell-phone class, pulls out the charging wire and can charge, and is more convenient.

In addition, the smart jack that this embodiment provided still provides the interface that charges of adaptation android device, the interface that charges of adaptation iOS equipment, two hole jacks and three hole jacks etc. the interface and the jack that charge of multiple different grade types to make smart jack can charge or supply power for more equipment.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram illustrating one implementation environment in accordance with an example embodiment. The implementation environment includes: at least one smart socket 710, a network device 720 and a terminal 730 located within a designated space.

The smart socket 710 is a smart socket as provided in the above embodiments. The smart socket 710 is equipped with a power supply sensing unit, and has a function of acquiring its own use state (including the use states of the respective power supply components). In addition, the smart socket 710 is further equipped with a wireless network unit, and has a function of accessing a wireless network, for example, a function of accessing a Wi-Fi network.

The network device 720 has a function of constructing a wireless network in a designated space. For example, the network device 720 constructs a local area network within a designated space, and the smart socket 710 accesses the local area network through a wireless network unit. In addition, the network device 720 also has data processing and storage functions. In an example, the network device 720 may be an intelligent router, and the intelligent router is provided with a processor and a memory on the basis of a conventional router, and has a function of constructing a wireless network in a specified space, and also has a data processing and storing function. In another example, network device 720 may include at least one router and one computer. The router is used for realizing the function of constructing the wireless network in the designated space. The computer is used for data processing and storage functions, and may be a server, for example.

The terminal 730 may be an electronic device such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a multimedia player, or a notebook computer. The terminal 730 may establish a communication connection with the network device 720 through a carrier network or a local area network.

Furthermore, in the embodiments of the present disclosure, the designated space may be any space region where the smart socket described above can be installed and deployed. For example, the designated space may be a public place such as an airport, a station, a high-speed rail, a mall, or a stadium.

Fig. 8 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to an exemplary embodiment. The method may be applied to the smart jack 710 in the implementation environment shown in fig. 7. The method may include the steps of:

in step 801, the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket is acquired through the power supply sensing unit. Wherein, smart jack includes at least two power supply parts, and this at least two power supply parts include: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

In step 802, the use status of each power supply part of the smart socket is transmitted to the network device through the wireless network unit.

In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, the power supply sensing unit is used to obtain the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket, and the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket is sent to the network device through the wireless network unit; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space from the network equipment through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket can be conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

Fig. 9 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to another exemplary embodiment. The method may be applied to the network device 720 in the implementation environment shown in fig. 7. The method may include the steps of:

in step 901, the use status of each power supply component in each smart socket in the designated space is acquired. Wherein each smart socket includes at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts including: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

In step 902, the usage status of each power supply part in the smart socket is transmitted to the terminal.

In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, the use status of each power supply component in each smart socket in the designated space is obtained, and the use status of each power supply component in the smart socket is sent to the terminal; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space from the network equipment through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket can be conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

Fig. 10 is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to another exemplary embodiment. The method may be applied to the terminal 730 in the implementation environment shown in fig. 7. The method may include the steps of:

in step 1001, the usage status of each smart socket in a designated space is obtained from a network device, and the usage status of each smart socket includes the usage status of each power supply component of the smart socket. Wherein each smart socket includes at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts including: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

In step 1002, the usage status of each power supply component of the smart socket is shown.

In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, the use states of the smart sockets in the designated space are obtained from the network device, and the use states of the power supply components of the smart sockets are displayed; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space from the network equipment through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket can be conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

Fig. 11A is a flowchart illustrating an information providing method according to another exemplary embodiment. The method may be applied in the implementation environment shown in fig. 7. The method may include the steps of:

in step 1101, the smart socket acquires the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket through the power supply sensing unit.

A plurality of smart sockets are installed and deployed in the designated space, and the structure and the use mode of the smart sockets refer to the description and the explanation in the above embodiments, which are not described again in this embodiment.

The use status of the smart socket is used to indicate whether the smart socket is being used. As already mentioned above, the smart socket comprises at least two power supply parts comprising: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member. Optionally, the usage status of the smart socket includes: the use status of each power supply part of the smart socket. Wherein, the using state of the power supply part is an occupied state or an idle state. The occupied state means that the power supply part is supplying power to the external device, and the idle state means that the power supply part is not supplying power to the external device.

In step 1102, the smart socket transmits the use status of each power supply part of the smart socket to the network device through the wireless network unit.

The intelligent socket is accessed into a local area network provided by the network equipment through the wireless network unit, and the service states of all power supply parts of the intelligent socket are sent to the network equipment. Accordingly, the network device receives the use states of the respective power supply parts of the smart sockets transmitted through the local area network by the respective smart sockets in the designated space.

Optionally, the smart socket sends its usage status to the network device once every preset time interval. Alternatively, the smart socket may send its usage status to the network device when it detects that its usage status has changed. For example, the smart socket, upon detecting that the usage status of its power supply component has changed, sends the current usage status of its respective power supply component to the network device.

In the present embodiment, the terminal acquires the use status of each power supply component of each smart socket in the designated space from the network device in the manner provided in the following steps 1103 to 1104.

In step 1103, the terminal obtains a web link corresponding to the local area network page.

The local area network page is provided by the network equipment, and the web page link is used for connecting the network equipment and requesting to acquire the local area network page from the network equipment.

In one example, the terminal obtains a two-dimensional code, and decodes the two-dimensional code to obtain a web page link corresponding to a local area network page. In practical applications, the two-dimensional code may be set at some target position within a specified space. For example, two-dimensional codes are pasted at some conspicuous positions on a wall surface, an upright post or a seat back, and a user scans the two-dimensional codes by using a terminal, so that a web page link corresponding to a local area network page provided by the network device can be identified and obtained. For another example, a two-dimensional code is attached beside the smart socket, and the smart socket is marked with a specific identifier so as to be different from a common socket, so that a user can quickly distinguish and distinguish the smart socket from the common socket according to the specific identifier. And a two-dimensional code mode is adopted to provide a webpage link for connecting network equipment for a user, so that the operation of the user is facilitated.

In step 1104, the terminal obtains a local area network page from the network device through the web link, where the local area network page includes the use status of each power supply component of each smart socket in the designated space.

The terminal is connected to the network equipment through the webpage link and sends a page acquisition request to the network equipment. And after receiving the page acquisition request sent by the terminal, the network equipment sends a local area network page to the terminal. The local area network page comprises the use states of the intelligent sockets in the designated space, and comprises the use states of the power supply parts of each intelligent socket.

In this embodiment, it is only taken as an example that the network device transmits the use statuses of all the smart sockets in the designated space to the terminal. In other possible embodiments, the network device may transmit the usage status of the target smart socket within the designated space to the terminal. The target smart jack may be a smart jack in an idle state. The idle smart socket may be a smart socket in which at least one idle power supply unit exists, or a smart socket in which all power supply units are idle. Alternatively, the target smart socket may be a smart socket that specifies that the power supply unit is in an idle state. The designated power supply part may be one or more of power supply parts provided by the smart socket, and the designated power supply part may be indicated to the network device through the terminal by the user. Through the mode, the intelligent sockets which are idle and meet the requirements of the user are provided for the user, so that the user is prevented from searching and selecting the intelligent sockets from all the intelligent sockets, and the operation efficiency is further improved.

In step 1105, the terminal displays the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket.

In one possible embodiment, the terminal displays a spatial plan view of the designated space; and displaying the use states of the power supply parts of the intelligent socket at corresponding positions of the space plan according to the position of the intelligent socket in the designated space. The user can select or input an intention area in a designated space through the terminal, and after the terminal acquires the intention area, the terminal displays a space plan of the intention area, wherein the space plan of the intention area comprises the use state of each intelligent socket in the intention area.

In another possible embodiment, the terminal displays a list of smart sockets. The intelligent socket list comprises at least one item, and each item corresponds to the use state of each power supply part of one intelligent socket. The user can select or input an intention area in a designated space through the terminal, and after the terminal acquires the intention area, the terminal displays a smart socket list of the intention area, wherein the smart socket list of the intention area comprises the use state of each smart socket in the intention area.

In another possible implementation manner, the terminal acquires the current geographic position of the terminal and displays the use states of the power supply components of the intelligent sockets around the current geographic position in the designated space. By displaying the smart sockets around the current position of the user, the user can conveniently find the available smart sockets nearby. Optionally, the terminal may further provide the user with a function of zooming the surrounding area range, so that the user can view the usage status of the smart sockets in a wider range around the current geographical location by enlarging the surrounding area range when the available smart sockets cannot be found nearby.

Optionally, for the smart socket in the idle state and the smart socket in the occupied state, the terminal may display the identifier of the smart socket in different display forms. For example, the identifier of the smart socket in the idle state is displayed in green, and the identifier of the smart socket in the occupied state is displayed in red. The intelligent socket in the idle state may be an intelligent socket in which at least one power supply component in the idle state exists, an intelligent socket in which all power supply components are in the idle state, or an intelligent socket in which a power supply component is designated to be in the idle state. The intelligent socket in the occupied state is the intelligent socket which is not in the idle state. In addition, the terminal also displays the use state of each power supply part of the intelligent socket. Similarly, the terminal can display the identifier of the power supply part in different display forms for the power supply part in the idle state and the power supply part in the occupied state. For example, the identification of the power supply part in the idle state is displayed in green, and the identification of the power supply part in the occupied state is displayed in red. The display forms are merely exemplified by colors, and the display forms may include combinations of one or more display forms such as colors, patterns, shapes, and depths, so as to distinguish different use states.

In one example, as shown in fig. 11B, a schematic diagram of an actual application scenario is exemplarily shown. Taking the designated space as a high-speed rail as an example, a plurality of intelligent sockets are installed in the high-speed rail, for example, the intelligent sockets are installed under each seat. Each smart jack accesses the same local area network provided by the network device. And each intelligent socket sends the use state of the intelligent socket to network equipment in real time through the local area network. After the user scans the two-dimensional code 110 by using the mobile phone, the mobile phone is connected to the network device, and acquires and displays a local area network page from the network device. For example, if the user selects that the intended zone is car No. 3, the terminal displays a spatial layout 111 of car No. 3, where the spatial layout 111 includes the usage status of each smart socket in car No. 3. Wherein, A, B, C, D represents smart jack's 4 different power supply parts respectively, represents the interface that charges of adaptation iOS equipment like A, and B represents the interface that charges of adaptation android device, and C represents three hole jacks, and D represents two hole jacks. The power supply member in the idle state and the power supply member in the occupied state have their marks displayed in different display forms. For example, as shown in fig. 11B, the power supply part in the occupied state is identified with an "x". The user can find the available intelligent sockets quickly according to the use states of the intelligent sockets displayed by the terminal.

In summary, in the method provided in this embodiment, the usage states of the charging components of the smart sockets are respectively sent to the network device through the smart sockets in the designated space, and the terminal obtains the usage states of the charging components of the smart sockets from the network device and displays the usage states; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space from the network equipment through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket can be conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

In addition, a webpage link for connecting network equipment is provided for a user in a two-dimensional code mode, and user operation is facilitated.

In addition, the embodiment also provides a plurality of modes for displaying the using state of the intelligent socket. In practical application, a proper display mode can be preset or selected by a user in a user-defined mode according to practical application scenes and requirements.

It should be noted that, in the above embodiments, the steps related to the smart jack may be implemented separately as the information providing method on the smart jack side, the steps related to the network device may be implemented separately as the information providing method on the network device side, and the steps related to the terminal may be implemented separately as the information providing method on the terminal side.

The following are embodiments of the disclosed apparatus that may be used to perform embodiments of the disclosed methods. For details not disclosed in the embodiments of the apparatus of the present disclosure, refer to the embodiments of the method of the present disclosure.

Fig. 12 is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to an exemplary embodiment. The device has the function of realizing the information providing method of the intelligent socket side, and the function can be realized by hardware or by executing corresponding software by hardware. The apparatus may include: an acquisition module 1210 and a sending module 1220.

An obtaining module 1210 configured to obtain, through a power supply sensing unit, a use state of each power supply component of the smart socket. Wherein the smart socket includes at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts including: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

Optionally, the use state of the power supply part is an occupied state or an idle state.

A transmitting module 1220 configured to transmit the use status of each power supply part of the smart socket to a network device through a wireless network unit.

In summary, in the apparatus provided in this embodiment, the power supply sensing unit obtains the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket, and sends the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket to the network device through the wireless network unit; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space from the network equipment through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket can be conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

Fig. 13A is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment. The device has the function of realizing the information providing method of the network equipment side, and the function can be realized by hardware or by executing corresponding software by hardware. The apparatus may include: a status acquisition module 1310 and a status transmission module 1320.

A status acquiring module 1310 configured to acquire the use status of each power supply component in each smart socket in the designated space. Wherein each smart socket includes at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts including: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

A status transmitting module 1320 configured to transmit the use status of each power supply component in the smart socket to a terminal.

In summary, the apparatus provided in this embodiment obtains the usage status of each power supply component in each smart socket in the designated space, and sends the usage status of each power supply component in the smart socket to the terminal; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space from the network equipment through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket can be conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

In one example, the status obtaining module 1310 is configured to receive the usage status of each power supply component in the smart socket sent by each smart socket in the designated space through a local area network.

In one example, as shown in fig. 13B, the status sending module 1320 includes: a request receiving sub-module 1320a and a page sending sub-module 1320 b.

The request receiving submodule 1320a is configured to receive a page obtaining request sent by the terminal.

The page sending submodule 1320b is configured to send a local area network page to the terminal, where the local area network page includes the use status of each power supply component in the smart socket.

Fig. 14A is a block diagram illustrating an information providing apparatus according to another exemplary embodiment. The device has the function of realizing the information providing method of the terminal side, and the function can be realized by hardware or by executing corresponding software by hardware. The apparatus may include: a status receiving module 1410 and a status showing module 1420.

A status receiving module 1410 configured to acquire, from the network device, usage statuses of the respective smart sockets in the designated space, the usage status of each smart socket including a usage status of a respective power supply component of the smart socket. Wherein each smart socket includes at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts including: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

A status display module 1420 configured to display the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket.

In summary, the apparatus provided in this embodiment displays the use states of the power supply components of the smart sockets by acquiring the use states of the smart sockets in the designated space from the network device; the problem of lower efficiency caused by the fact that in the related art, in public places such as airports, high-speed rails or shopping malls, a user needs to spend a long time to find an idle and adaptive socket is solved; the user can obtain the use state of each intelligent socket in the appointed space from the network equipment through the terminal, and then the idle and adaptive socket can be conveniently found, and the efficiency is obviously improved.

In one example, as shown in fig. 14B, the status receiving module 1410 includes: a link acquisition sub-module 1410a and a page receiving sub-module 1410 b.

The link obtaining sub-module 1410a is configured to obtain a web page link corresponding to the local area network page.

The page receiving submodule 1410b is configured to obtain the local area network page from the network device through the web page link, where the local area network page includes the use status of each smart socket in the designated space.

In an example, the link obtaining sub-module 1410a is configured to obtain a two-dimensional code, and decode the two-dimensional code to obtain a web page link corresponding to the local area network page.

In one example, as shown in fig. 14B, the status presentation module 1420 includes: the first display sub-module 1420a and/or the second display sub-module 1420b and/or the third display sub-module 1420 c.

A first presentation sub-module 1420a configured to display a spatial plan view of the designated space; and displaying the use states of all power supply components of the intelligent socket at corresponding positions of the space plan according to the position of the intelligent socket in the designated space.

A second display sub-module 1420b configured to display a list of smart sockets; wherein, the smart socket list comprises at least one entry, and each entry corresponds to the use state of each power supply component of one smart socket.

A third display sub-module 1420c configured to obtain a current geographic location of the home terminal; and displaying the use states of all power supply parts of the intelligent sockets around the current geographic position in the designated space.

It should be noted that, when the apparatus provided in the foregoing embodiment implements the functions thereof, only the division of the above functional modules is illustrated, and in practical applications, the above functions may be distributed by different functional modules according to actual needs, that is, the content structure of the device is divided into different functional modules, so as to complete all or part of the functions described above.

With regard to the apparatus in the above-described embodiment, the specific manner in which each module performs the operation has been described in detail in the embodiment related to the method, and will not be elaborated here.

Fig. 15 is a block diagram illustrating an information providing system according to an example embodiment. The system comprises: at least one smart socket 1510, network devices 1520 and a terminal 1530 located within the designated space.

The smart socket 1510 is configured to obtain, through a power supply sensing unit, a use state of each power supply component of the smart socket 1510; the use status of each power supply part of the smart socket 1510 is transmitted to the network device 1520 through a wireless network unit. Wherein each smart socket 1510 comprises at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts comprising: at least one charging power supply member and at least one jack power supply member.

The network device 1520, configured to obtain the use status of each power supply component of each smart socket 1510 in the designated space; the use states of the respective power supply parts of the smart socket 1510 are transmitted to the terminal 1530.

The terminal 1530 is used for displaying the use status of each power supply component of the smart socket 1510.

An exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an information providing apparatus, which can implement the terminal-side information providing method provided by the present disclosure. The device includes: a processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions for the processor. Wherein the processor is configured to:

acquiring the use states of all intelligent sockets in a specified space from network equipment, wherein the use state of each intelligent socket comprises the use state of all power supply parts of the intelligent socket; wherein each smart socket includes at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts including: at least one charging power supply part and at least one jack power supply part;

and displaying the use state of each power supply part of the intelligent socket.

Optionally, the processor is configured to:

acquiring a webpage link corresponding to a local area network page;

and acquiring the local area network page from the network equipment through the webpage link, wherein the local area network page comprises the use state of each intelligent socket in the specified space.

Optionally, the processor is configured to:

acquiring a two-dimensional code;

and decoding the two-dimensional code to obtain a webpage link corresponding to the local area network page.

Optionally, the processor is configured to:

displaying a spatial plan of the designated space; displaying the use states of all power supply components of the intelligent socket at corresponding positions of the space plan according to the position of the intelligent socket in the designated space;

or,

displaying a smart socket list; the intelligent socket list comprises at least one item, and each item corresponds to the use state of each power supply part of one intelligent socket;

or,

acquiring the current geographic position of the local terminal; and displaying the use states of all power supply parts of the intelligent sockets around the current geographic position in the designated space.

Another exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure further provides an information providing apparatus, which can implement the information providing method on the network device side provided by the present disclosure. The device includes: a processor, and a memory for storing executable instructions for the processor. Wherein the processor is configured to:

acquiring the use state of each power supply component in each intelligent socket in the appointed space; wherein each smart socket includes at least two power supply parts, the at least two power supply parts including: at least one charging power supply part and at least one jack power supply part;

and sending the use state of each power supply part in the intelligent socket to a terminal.

Optionally, the processor is configured to:

and receiving the use state of each power supply component in the intelligent socket, which is sent by each intelligent socket in the appointed space through a local area network.

Optionally, the processor is configured to:

receiving a page acquisition request sent by the terminal;

and sending a local area network page to the terminal, wherein the local area network page comprises the use states of all power supply parts in the intelligent socket.

Fig. 16 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus 1600 in accordance with an example embodiment. For example, the apparatus 1600 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, and the like.

Referring to fig. 16, apparatus 1600 may include one or more of the following components: processing component 1602, memory 1604, power component 1606, multimedia component 1608, audio component 1610, input/output (I/O) interface 1612, sensor component 1614, and communications component 1616.

The processing component 1602 generally controls overall operation of the device 1600, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 1602 may include one or more processors 1620 to execute instructions to perform all or part of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 1602 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 1602 and other components. For example, the processing component 1602 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 1608 and the processing component 1602.

The memory 1604 is configured to store various types of data to support operation at the apparatus 1600. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on device 1600, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and so forth. The memory 1604 may be implemented by any type of volatile or non-volatile memory device or combination thereof, 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.

A power supply component 1606 provides power to the various components of the device 1600. The power components 1606 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the device 1600.

The multimedia component 1608 includes a screen that provides an output interface between the device 1600 and a user. 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 an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 1608 comprises a front-facing camera and/or a rear-facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the device 1600 is in an operating mode, such as a shooting mode or a video mode. Each front camera and rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 1610 is configured to output and/or input an audio signal. For example, audio component 1610 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when apparatus 1600 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, recording mode, and voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory 1604 or transmitted via the communications component 1616. In some embodiments, audio component 1610 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 1612 provides an interface between the processing component 1602 and peripheral interface modules, such as keyboards, click wheels, buttons, and the like. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

Sensor assembly 1614 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects to device 1600. For example, sensor assembly 1614 can detect an open/closed state of device 1600, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of device 1600, a change in position of device 1600 or a component of device 1600, the presence or absence of user contact with device 1600, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of device 1600, and a change in temperature of device 1600. The sensor assembly 1614 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 1614 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 1614 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communications component 1616 is configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus 1600 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The device 1600 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as Wi-Fi, 2G, or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 1616 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communications component 1616 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 apparatus 1600 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, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 1604 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 1620 of the apparatus 1600 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium, having instructions therein, which when executed by a processor of apparatus 1600, enable apparatus 1600 to perform the above-described method.

Other embodiments of the disclosure will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the disclosure disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, 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 will be understood that the present disclosure is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the present disclosure is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A smart jack, wherein the smart jack comprises: the socket comprises a socket panel and a socket box, wherein a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) and at least two power supply components are arranged in the socket box;

2. The smart jack of claim 1, wherein each charging and power supplying part comprises: the charging device comprises a power adapter, a charging wire and a charging interface;

3. The smart socket according to claim 2, wherein the charging interface is a charging interface adapted to an android device or a charging interface adapted to an iOS device.

4. The smart jack of claim 2, wherein a winder corresponding to each charging wire is further disposed in the jack box.

5. The smart jack of claim 4, wherein the cord reel comprises: the wire collecting disc and the elastic force recovery part rotate around the middle shaft;

6. The smart jack of claim 2, wherein the charging cord is a flat cord.

7. A smart jack as claimed in claim 2 wherein the outer surface of the jack panel is concave inwardly around each of the through-holes.

8. The smart jack of claim 1, wherein each jack power supply part comprises: the plug pins are arranged on the socket box, and the elastic sheet component is connected with the plug pins;

9. The smart jack of claim 8, wherein the jack is a two-hole jack or a three-hole jack.

10. The smart jack of any one of claims 1 to 9, wherein the wireless network unit is a Wi-Fi access unit.

11. The smart jack of any one of claims 1 to 9, further comprising a protective cover covering a periphery of the jack panel.