CN208158585U

CN208158585U - Electronic equipment

Info

Publication number: CN208158585U
Application number: CN201820465519.0U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 杨宇光; 廖述珀
Original assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Current assignee: Lenovo Beijing Ltd
Priority date: 2018-03-30
Filing date: 2018-03-30
Publication date: 2018-11-27
Anticipated expiration: 2028-03-30

Abstract

The embodiment of the present disclosure discloses a kind of electronic equipment.The electronic equipment is the first electronic equipment, including：Main equipment, including the first functional component, first functional component have the function of first, wherein first function includes：It sends the first wireless signal and receives the second wireless singal that the second electronic equipment is sent；Slave, if with the main equipment physical connection, for executing first function；If being separated with the main equipment, for executing the second function, wherein second function is different from first function.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless technologies, and in particular, to an electronic device.

Background

Existing wireless devices generally fall into two categories:

the first type: general-purpose devices integrating a large number of functions, such as mobile phones and the like; although the general equipment has multiple integrated functions, the general equipment cannot meet the use requirement under a specific splitting scene;

the second type: the special equipment, which is set for a certain specific function, can not meet the application of multiple demands and multiple scenes.

Therefore, the existing wireless devices have the problems of single function, more limited application and the like.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is desirable to provide an electronic device that at least partially solves the problem of single function of a wireless device.

The technical scheme provided by the disclosure is as follows:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device, where the electronic device is a first electronic device, and includes:

a body device including a first functional component having a first function, wherein the first function includes: sending a first wireless signal and receiving a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment;

the slave device is used for executing the first function if the slave device is physically connected with the main device; and if the main body equipment is separated from the main body equipment, the main body equipment is used for executing a second function, wherein the second function is different from the first function.

Alternatively,

if the slave equipment is connected with the main equipment, the slave equipment works in a first working mode; if the slave equipment is separated from the main equipment, the slave equipment works in a second working mode;

or,

the slave device, comprising:

the first antenna module is used for sending the first wireless signal and receiving the second wireless signal when the slave device executes the first function, and is also used for receiving and amplifying the first wireless signal and receiving the second wireless signal and sending the received second wireless signal to the main device when the slave device executes the second function;

a first communication module connected to the first wireless module, for receiving a first internal signal generating the first wireless signal from a second communication module of the main device or transmitting a second internal signal generated based on the second wireless signal to the main device when the slave device performs the first function;

the first communication module includes: a first wired interface module; the second communication module comprises: a second wired interface module, wherein the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are: the first type of interface module, wherein, the first type of interface module is: the composite interface module is used for power supply and signal transmission; or, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are: a second type interface module; wherein, the second type interface module is a special interface module for signal transmission, and the slave device further comprises: the power supply module is used for supplying power to the slave equipment by the power supply equipment;

or,

the first communication module and the second communication module carry out signal interaction through electromagnetic coupling; and the slave device comprises: the first connecting module is matched with the second connecting module of the main body equipment; and/or, if the slave device is connected with the master device, the first connection module is physically connected with the second connection module; if the slave equipment is connected with the main equipment, the connection between the first connection module and the second connection module is removed;

or,

the slave device further includes: a first processing module; the first processing module comprises: an amplifying sub-module for amplifying the first wireless signal received from the master device and forming a third internal signal when the slave device performs the second function; the first antenna module is configured to receive a first wireless signal sent by the main device, send a second wireless signal received by the second electronic device to the main device, and send a third wireless signal corresponding to the first wireless signal based on the third internal signal when the slave device executes the second function;

if the slave equipment is connected with the main equipment, the first processing module is in a first working state, wherein at least the amplification sub-module is in a non-working state in the first working state; if the slave equipment is separated from the main equipment, the first processing module is in a second working state, wherein the amplifying sub-module is in the working state in the second working state; and/or the presence of a gas in the gas,

the slave device further includes: the detection module is connected with the first processing module and is used for detecting the communication condition information of the first communication module and the second communication module or detecting the connection condition information of the first communication module and the second communication module; wherein the communication status information or the connection status information can characterize whether the slave device is connected with the main device; the first processing module is specifically configured to generate a first control signal for controlling the slave device to operate in the first operating mode or a second control signal for controlling the slave device to operate in the second operating mode according to communication status information or the connection status information;

or,

the first functional component includes: the second antenna module is used for sending a first wireless signal or receiving a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment; the first antenna module and the second antenna module have different appearances; or, at least one of the first antenna module and the second antenna module is provided with a distinguishing module.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device, where the electronic device is a slave device, and the electronic device includes:

the first connection module can be detachably connected with the main body equipment;

a second functional unit, configured to execute a first function identical to the second functional unit of the master device if the slave device is connected to the master device, where the first function includes: sending a first wireless signal and receiving a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment; the main device is also used for executing a second function if the slave device is separated from the main device; the second function is different from the first function.

Optionally, if the slave device is connected to the master device, the slave device operates in a first operating mode; if the slave equipment is separated from the main equipment, the slave equipment works in a second working mode;

or,

the slave device, comprising:

the first communication module includes: a first wired interface module; the first wired interface module is: the first type of interface module, wherein, the first type of interface module is: the composite interface module is used for power supply and signal transmission; or, the first wired interface module is: a second type interface module; wherein, the second type interface module is a special interface module for signal transmission, and the slave device further comprises: the power supply module is used for supplying power to the slave equipment by the power supply equipment;

or,

the slave device further includes: the detection module is connected with the first processing module and is used for detecting the communication condition information of the first communication module and the second communication module or detecting the connection condition information of the first communication module and the second communication module; wherein the communication status information or the connection status information can characterize whether the slave device is connected with the main device; and the first processing module is specifically configured to generate a first control signal for controlling the slave device to operate in the first operating mode or a second control signal for controlling the slave device to operate in the second operating mode according to the communication status information or the connection status information.

According to the electronic device and the information processing method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, a single electronic device is divided into a main device and a slave device, the slave device can execute a first function when being connected with the main device, and the slave device can execute a second function when being divided from the main device; the slave equipment and the main equipment can be separated, so that the user requirements of different functions of the equipment needing to be separated can be realized; meanwhile, the slave equipment can realize the first function and the second function, which is equivalent to the addition of the second function, so that the functions are richer.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a slave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another slave device provided in the embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a schematic flowchart of an information processing method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless router according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 6 is an installation diagram of a slave device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The technical solution of the present disclosure is further described in detail below with reference to the drawings and specific embodiments of the specification.

As shown in fig. 1, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device, where the electronic device is a first electronic device, and includes:

a main body apparatus 110 including a first functional part having a first function, wherein the first function includes: sending a first wireless signal and receiving a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment;

a slave device 120 for performing the first function if physically connected to the master device 110; if the device is separated from the main body device 110, the device is configured to perform a second function, wherein the second function is different from the first function.

In this embodiment, a main device 110 is provided, where the main device 110 generally implements main functions of the first electronic device, for example, if the first electronic device is a wireless router, the main device 110 may be connected to various wired networks, for example, connected to a network through a cable interface, or connected to a network through a fiber interface. The first electronic device may convert a wired signal received from the network into a wireless signal, and simultaneously convert a wireless signal into a wired signal and route the wired signal to the target device, and the main functions may include: routing functions and wireless communication functions.

The slave device 120 may be a component of the first electronic device, and may establish a detachable connection with the master device 110, such that the slave device 120 has a first state and a second state with respect to the master device 110, and if the first state is a separation state of separation between the slave device 120 and the master device 110, the second state may be a binding state of connection or contact between the master device 110 and the master device 110, and if the first state is a binding state of connection or contact between the slave device 120 and the master device 110, the second state is a separation state of separation between the slave device 120 and the master device 110.

In this embodiment, the physical connection includes: contact of the master device 110 and the slave device 120 and passing of the card and status between the interfaces.

In the present embodiment, the slave device 120 performs the second function when being separated from the master device 110, and performs the first function when being bound to the master device 110. In this embodiment, the transceiving of the wireless signal implemented by the first function is a wireless routing function.

For example, if the first electronic device is a wireless router, the slave device 120 may be a detachable antenna that can be detached from the main device 110, and if the detachable antenna is connected to the main device 110, the detachable antenna may serve as an antenna of the main device 110 for performing interaction with a wireless signal of a second electronic device, like other antennas, so that the first function is an antenna function. If the detachable antenna is detached from the main device 110, the detachable antenna also plays a role of relaying, for example, the detachable antenna can relay a wireless signal of the antenna on the main device 110, so as to increase a coverage area of the wireless signal, and at this time, the second function is a relay function. Therefore, the wireless router provided by the embodiment not only has the function of wireless routing, but also has the function of relay amplification.

On the other hand, the multi-antenna wireless router is mainly designed for the requirement that the coverage area is large when the community such as the home or the company needs to be. Generally, a multi-antenna wireless router transmits signals through a plurality of antennas, thereby realizing strong wireless coverage at a long distance. However, the strength of the radio signal at a longer distance is improved to a certain extent by such a multi-antenna radio router, but the improvement of the radio signal coverage distance cannot be achieved. If it is necessary to purchase a repeater to achieve a wider coverage, and at least one antenna in the wireless router in the present application can be detached and used as a repeater alone, it is obvious that the user does not need to purchase and install the repeater additionally. If the user finds that the wireless signal at a certain position of the home or the company is weak, the slave device 120 can be detached from the master device 110 and placed in a position where the master device 110 can currently cover, and the slave device 120 radiates the wireless signal again, so that the coverage can be increased. Therefore, no extra repeater is needed for users, the wireless routing coverage range is wider compared with that of a multi-antenna, and the hardware cost is also reduced.

In some embodiments, the first function of the slave device 120 may be to receive a first wireless signal and receive a second wireless signal, and after the slave device 120 is detached from the main device 110, a detection chip of the slave device 120 may be used to detect radiation of the surrounding environment, so as to be used as a radiation detection device, where the radiation detection function implemented as the radiation detection device is the aforementioned second function. In the present embodiment, the slave device 120 uses its own antenna as a receiving antenna for detecting the intensity of the radio signal radiation.

In some embodiments, the slave device 120 may be a wireless USB device such as a USB wireless network card after being detached. For example, the slave device 120 is provided with a USB interface, a circuit board, and an antenna; the connection link of the antenna is provided with a controlled switch, if the slave device 120 is connected with the main device 110, the first link of the antenna is conducted, the antenna is used as one antenna of a wireless router, if the slave device 120 is separated from the main device 110, the second link of the antenna is conducted, the slave device 120 is used as a wireless USB device, and can be inserted into a Personal Computer (PC) and the like to generate a wireless USB signal for wireless USB transmission between different electronic devices. Therefore, if the slave device 120 is a wireless USB device, the first function can still be used as the antenna function of the router, and the second function can be the wireless USB function.

In some embodiments, when the wireless USB device is connected to an electronic device such as a PC, on one hand, the first function of USB wireless transmission can be performed, and after being detached from the electronic device such as the PC, the wireless USB device needs to be available as a wireless storage device, and the wireless storage device can be used as a second function of the wireless USB device. In this embodiment, the wireless USB device may be sold as a slave device to a companion device of various devices such as a PC.

In summary, in the present embodiment, for the wireless router with multiple antennas, at least one of the antennas may be made as the slave device 120 detachable from the main device 110, and the second function of the slave device 120 is utilized to enrich the overall function of the first electronic device, thereby improving the effective utilization rate of the first electronic device.

In this embodiment, the master device 110 and the slave device 120 each include a respective housing, and electronic components such as an antenna element are provided in the respective housings. The antenna may be a monopole antenna, a dipole antenna, or a slot antenna, and is not limited to any one of the antennas.

Optionally, when the slave device 120 executes the second function, the slave device is configured to receive and amplify the first wireless signal and receive the second wireless signal, and send the received second wireless signal to the master device 110.

The first wireless signal may be generated based on an electric signal or an electromagnetic signal provided by the main body device 110, and the second wireless signal may be a wireless signal transmitted by the second electronic device.

When the slave device 120 performs the second function, the received first wireless signal is converted into an electrical signal, and the electrical signal is amplified and transmitted, so that the overall coverage of the first electronic device can be improved.

For example, the slave device 120 receives the first wireless signal to obtain an electrical signal, the slave device 120 directly amplifies the electrical signal to obtain an amplified electrical signal, and transmits a corresponding wireless signal based on the amplified electrical signal, thereby achieving the effect of amplifying the first wireless signal.

For another example, the slave device 120 receives the first wireless signal to obtain an electrical signal, and the slave device 120 copies the electrical signal, amplifies the electrical signal, and transmits the corresponding wireless signal, thereby amplifying the first wireless signal.

The slave device 120 may not only amplify the first wireless signal, but also introduce various noises of a transmission channel after the first wireless signal is transmitted, and the slave device 120 may also perform operations such as shaping or interference removal on the received first wireless signal, so as to recover the first wireless signal originally transmitted by the master device 110, and then amplify the recovered first wireless signal.

As shown in fig. 2, a specific structure of the slave device 120 performing the first function is provided as follows:

the slave device 120 includes: a first communication module 123, configured to receive a first internal signal that generates the first wireless signal from a second communication module of the master device 110 or send a second internal signal that is generated based on the second wireless signal to the master device 110 when the slave device 120 performs the first function;

a first antenna module 121, connected to the first communication module 123, for sending the first wireless signal and receiving the second wireless signal when the slave device 120 executes the first function.

For example, when the first communication module 123 executes the first function, the first communication module 123 may be a wired module, and the wired connection is directly established between the first communication module 123 and the second communication module of the main body device 110, and at this time, the wired signal provided by the second communication module received by the first communication module 123 is a wired signal, and the first internal signal is a wired signal.

In other embodiments, the first communication module 123 and the second communication module may be electromagnetic coupling communication modules, a physical connection is not directly established between the first communication module 123 and the second communication module, and a distance between the first communication module 123 and the second communication module is short, so that the first internal signal can be received by the first communication module 123 from the second communication module through an alternating electromagnetic field, where the first internal signal is a wireless electromagnetic signal.

In summary, in the present embodiment, the first antenna module 121 may be an antenna provided in the slave device 120, and may form a corresponding first wireless signal through carrier loading or the like based on the first internal signal.

The following provides a structure in which the slave device 120 performs the second function:

the slave device 120 includes: the first processing module 122 includes: an amplifying sub-module for amplifying the first wireless signal received from the master device 110 and forming a third internal signal when the slave device 120 performs the second function; a first antenna module 121, configured to receive a first wireless signal transmitted by the main device 110, transmit a second wireless signal received by the second electronic device to the main device 110, and transmit a third wireless signal corresponding to the first wireless signal based on the third internal signal when the slave device 120 executes the second function.

In this embodiment, the slave device 120 further includes a first processing module 122, and the first processing module 122 includes an amplifying sub-module, in this embodiment, the amplifying sub-module may be: a power amplifier for wireless signals, or an amplifying circuit for electrical signals, which is in operation when the slave device 120 performs the second function, and which can amplify the first wireless signal to obtain the third internal signal

At this time, the first antenna module 121 may receive a signal from the amplification sub-module and transmit a third wireless signal, or receive a second wireless signal from the second electronic device and transmit it to the main body device 110.

The following provides a specific structure capable of performing both the first function and the second function: the slave device 120 includes: a first communication module 123, configured to receive a first internal signal that generates the first wireless signal from a second communication module of the master device 110 or transmit a second internal signal that is generated based on the second wireless signal to the master device 110 when the slave device 120 performs the first function; a first antenna module 121, connected to the first communication module 123, for transmitting the first wireless signal and receiving the second wireless signal when the slave device 120 performs the first function; the first processing module 122 includes: an amplifying sub-module for amplifying the first wireless signal received from the master device 110 and forming a third internal signal when the slave device 120 performs the second function; the first antenna module 121 is configured to receive a first wireless signal transmitted by the main device 110, transmit a second wireless signal received by the second electronic device to the main device 110, and transmit a third wireless signal corresponding to the first wireless signal based on the third internal signal when the slave device 120 executes the second function. In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first internal signal and the second internal signal are signals transmitted inside the first electronic device when the master device and the slave device are integrated. The third internal signal is a signal transmitted only inside the slave device when the master device and the slave device are separated. The first internal signal may be a signal to be modulated, and the second internal signal may be an electrical signal into which a wireless signal is converted.

In summary, the specific structure of the slave device 120 executing the first function and the second function in the present embodiment is various, and is not limited to any one of the above.

In some embodiments, the first processing module 122 may further include a rectifier, an interference filter, and the like in addition to the amplifying circuit or the amplifier, and may perform interference and noise removing processing on the electrical signal corresponding to the received first wireless signal, so as to increase the achievable functions of the slave device 120 again.

Optionally, if the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, the first processing module 122 is in a first working state, where in the first working state, at least the amplifier sub-module is in a non-working state; if the slave device 120 is separated from the master device 110, the first processing module 122 is in a second working state, wherein in the second working state, the amplifier sub-module is in a working state.

For example, a controlled switch is disposed on a contact surface of the slave device 120 contacting the master device 110, and a switching state of the controlled switch may be switched when the slave device 120 is separated from or connected to the master device 110, if the master device 110 is connected to the slave device 120, the controlled switch is in a first switching state, otherwise, the controlled switch is in a second switching state, if the controlled switch is in the first switching state, the amplification sub-module is in a non-operating state, and if the controlled switch is in the second switching state, the amplification sub-module is in an operating state. The non-operating state of the amplifier sub-module comprises: an off state, a sleep state, or the like, in which signal amplification is not possible. If the slave device 120 executes the first function, the slave device 120 may not need to execute the second function, so in order to reduce unnecessary power consumption, in this embodiment, the slave device 120 at least causes the amplifying sub-module in the first processing module 122 to enter a non-operating state, thereby reducing unnecessary standby power consumption.

Optionally, the first communication module 123 includes: a first wired interface module;

the second communication module comprises: a second wired interface module;

if the first wired interface module contacts the second wired interface module, the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110;

if the connection between the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module is removed, the slave device 120 is separated from the master device 110.

In this embodiment, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are both wired interface modules. For example, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module may be various bus interfaces, such as a PCI interface, a USB interface, or a COM interface.

And if the first wired interface module is the male head of the interface, the second wired interface module is the female head of the interface. And if the first wired interface module is the female head of the interface, the second wired interface module is the male head of the interface. In a word, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are mutually adaptive, and information interaction can be continued between the two wired interface modules.

In some embodiments, the male and the wood of the interfaces corresponding to the first and the second wired interface modules are generally provided with pins, and if the two wired interface modules are mutually engaged, the two wired interface modules are mutually contacted to form an electric path, so that the electric connection is realized, and the electric path can be used for transmitting electric signals.

If the first wired interface module contacts the second wired interface module, it indicates that the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, and if the master device 110 and the slave device 120 find that the slave device 120 is currently connected to the master device 110 through detection of electrical signals of corresponding pins, the master device 110 may send a switch instruction to the slave device 120, indicating that the slave device 120 may perform a function switch, and then the slave device 120 may currently switch from performing the first function to performing the second function, or the slave device 120 may currently switch from performing the second function to performing the first function. In this embodiment, the control instruction is generated by the master device 110, and the master device 110 controls the operating state of the slave device 120, for example, at least controls the operating state of the first processing module 122. In other embodiments, the slave device 120 may also switch the working state of the first processing module 122 and/or the currently executed function thereof according to the connection state between the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module.

In other embodiments, if the slave device 120 is currently separated from the master device 110, the slave device 120 performs information interaction with the second antenna module of the master device 110 through the first antenna module 121 of the slave device 120, so as to facilitate the master device 110 to control the operating parameters of the slave device 120, a dedicated channel may be set between the slave device 120 and the master device 110, and the dedicated channel may be used for the master device 110 to send a control instruction to the slave device 120, and may also be used for the slave device 120 to report the state of the slave device to the master device 110, which in short may be used for at least various information interactions when the master device 110 and the slave device 120 are separated. The dedicated channel may be a channel corresponding to a predetermined carrier, or may be a channel corresponding to a predetermined timeslot of all carriers. As such, the channel between the master device 110 and the slave device 120 may be divided into: a dedicated channel and other channels than the dedicated channel, if some data is from the dedicated channel, indicate that the data is information attributed to transmission between the slave device 120 and the master device 110, and not information relayed by the first electronic device.

For example, the dedicated channel corresponds to a predetermined time slot of all carriers between the slave device 120 and the master device 110, but for better resource utilization, the predetermined time slot may be a predetermined time domain position of each transmission cycle, and one or more indication bits may also be set in each transmission cycle, and the indication bits indicate the use status of the predetermined time domain resource for indicating the present transmission cycle or a specific transmission cycle through their own bits. If the usage status is a first usage status, the predetermined time domain resource is indicated as a dedicated channel between the master device 110 and the slave device 120, and if the usage status is a second usage status other than the first usage status, the predetermined time domain resource is indicated as data relayed by the first electronic device, which is carried by a channel other than the dedicated channel. Therefore, on one hand, radio resource waste caused by fixedly setting a dedicated channel between the master device 110 and the slave device 120 can be avoided, and on the other hand, when information such as control signaling or state information is transmitted between the master device 110 and the slave device 120, information interaction between the master device 110 and the slave device 120 is also facilitated, and after the master device 110 receives the information forwarded by the slave device 120 at the same time, it can know whether the data of the current transmission period can be directly transmitted through or the data needs to be extracted on the dedicated channel for local decoding and other processing only by decoding the indication bit.

Optionally, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are both: the first type of interface module, wherein, the first type of interface module is: and the composite interface module is used for power supply and signal transmission.

In this embodiment, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are composite interface modules, and the composite interface modules can simultaneously achieve the functions of power supply and signal transmission. For example, the composite interface module may be a USB. For example, when the slave device 120 is mounted on the master device 110, the slave device 120 and the master device 110 are connected through a USB interface, and at this time, the slave device 120 does not need to perform signal amplification and the like, and the first antenna module 121 serves as a passive device, and can directly transmit the first wireless signal based on the first internal signal, and at this time, the USB interface serves only as an interface for signal transmission and is only used for signal interaction between the master device 110 and the slave device 120.

If the slave device 120 is separated from the master device 110, and power consumption may occur when the slave device 120 needs to perform a function of amplifying the first wireless signal, and the like, in this case, if the USB interface is plugged into various power supply devices such as a power outlet provided with a USB socket, a personal computer, and the like, the USB interface will be used as a power supply interface, and the power supply device supplies power to the slave device 120, so that a work number required for the slave device 120 to perform the second function is provided.

In some cases, the USB interface may also be used as an interface for power supply and signal transmission, for example, the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, the USB interface may be used for information interaction between the master device 110 and the slave device 120, and if the master device 110 currently writes configuration information to the slave device 120, the configuration information may include operating parameters for controlling the slave device 120 to perform the first function and the second function; the slave device 120 may generate power consumption, for example, after receiving data transmitted by the USB interface, it needs to erase the original record in the memory of the slave device 120 and write new configuration information. If the slave device 120 has no other functional components, the USB interface also serves as a power supply interface module while charging the data interface module.

In summary, the first-type interface module in this embodiment can be used as both a charging interface module and a data interface module, and the charging function and the data transmission function of the first-type interface module can be executed independently or simultaneously.

Optionally, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are: a second type interface module; the second type of interface module is a special interface module for signal transmission; the slave device 120 further includes: and a power supply module, configured to supply power to the slave device 120 by a power supply device.

In some embodiments, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module may be a second type interface module, and the second type interface module may be a dedicated interface module for data transmission, for example, an interface module including a PCI interface or a COM interface. If the first wired interface module is a second type module, the slave device 120 is further provided with a power supply module, which may be a module for supplying power to the slave device 120 from various power supply devices, for example, a module for supplying power to the slave device 120 from various electronic devices such as the main device 110, a power socket, and a personal computer. In some embodiments, the power supply module may also charge a battery.

Optionally, the power supply module may include a power supply interface component; the power interface assembly attitude includes: a first attitude and a second attitude. For example, the power interface assembly may include: a collapsible or telescopic interface. For example, the attitude of the power interface assembly determines whether the power interface assembly protrudes from the outer surface of the slave device 120. If the power interface component may not be needed when the master device 110 is connected to the slave device 120, the first posture may be a posture that the power interface component does not protrude from the outer surface of the slave device 120, so as to avoid interference with the data connection between the slave device 120 and the master device 110. At this time, if the power supply interface assembly is a foldable interface, the power supply interface assembly is in a folded state, and if the power supply interface assembly is a telescopic interface, the power supply interface assembly is in a contracted state.

The second posture may be such that the power supply interface assembly protrudes from the outer surface of the slave device 120, so that the slave device 120 can be conveniently plugged into a power supply device such as a power outlet, thereby enabling the slave device 120 to obtain power supply. At this time, if the power supply interface component is a foldable interface, the power supply interface component is in an unfolded state, and if the power supply interface component is a telescopic interface, the power supply interface component is in an extended state.

Therefore, in an embodiment, if the slave device 120 contacts the master device 110, the power interface is in the first state to avoid interfering with the connection between the signal transmission interface of the slave device 120 and the signal transmission interface of the master device 110; if the slave device 120 is separated from the master device 110, the power supply interface assembly is in the second state, so as to establish a power supply connection with a third electronic device.

Optionally, the converting module is connected to the power supply interface component of the slave device 120, and is configured to convert the first power supply signal provided by the power supply device into a second power supply signal required by the slave device 120.

In some embodiments, a conversion module is further disposed in the slave device 120, and the conversion module may be a transformer, and may convert a first power supply signal provided by a power supply device such as a power outlet into a second power supply signal required by the slave device 120. For example, the conversion module converts a high voltage provided by a power supply device such as a power outlet into a low voltage required by the slave device 120; for another example, the conversion module converts an ac signal provided by a power supply device such as a power outlet into a dc signal required by the slave device 120. In summary, in the present embodiment, the converting module may be a converter of various electrical signals, for example, a transformer, and the first power supply signal may be converted into the second power supply signal required by the slave device 120 through ac/dc conversion, voltage transformation, and the like.

Optionally, if the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, the slave device 120 operates in a first operating mode; if the slave device 120 is detached from the master device 110, the slave device 120 operates in a second mode; the first processing module 122 is further configured to generate a first control signal for controlling the slave device 120 to be in the first operating mode if the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, or generate a second control signal for controlling the slave device 120 to be in the second operating mode if the slave device 120 is separated from the master device 110.

In this embodiment, the first processing module 122 of the slave device 120 generates a first control signal and a second control signal corresponding to the connection state between the master device 110 and the slave device 120, so as to control whether the slave device 120 is in the first operation mode or the second operation mode.

In some embodiments, the first processing module 122 may be connected to a memory or a self-contained memory, and stores operating parameters of the first operating mode and the second operating mode, and when the slave device 120 switches the first operating mode to the second operating mode, the slave device may query the corresponding operating parameters based on the first control instruction and the second control instruction, so as to enable the first function and disable the second function, or enable the second function and disable the first function. In some embodiments, the slave device 120 can also perform the first function and the second function at the same time.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, if the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, the slave device 120 necessarily performs the first function, and the second function may be an option for the slave device 120 to perform the function; if the slave device 120 is separate from the master device 110, the slave device 120 must perform the second function, and the first function may be an option performed by the slave device 120. In some specific scenarios, the first function may be a sub-function of the second function, and if the slave device 120 performs the second function, the first common function is necessarily performed.

Optionally, the slave device 120 further comprises:

the detection module, connected to the first processing module 122, is configured to detect communication status information of the first communication module 123 and the second communication module, or detect connection status information of the first communication module 123 and the second communication module; wherein the communication status information or the connection status information can characterize whether the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110;

the first processing module 122 is specifically configured to generate the first control signal or the second control signal according to communication status information or the connection status information.

In this embodiment, the slave device 120 further includes a detection module, which may be various detection devices for detecting whether the first communication module 123 of the slave device 120 is connected to or communicates with the second communication module of the master device 110.

For example, the first communication module 123 and the second communication module include a wired interface module, the detection module may be a detection module that detects whether the first communication module 123 and the second communication module establish a connection. For example, a detection component such as a current meter or a resistor is disposed on one pin of the first communication module 123, and if the first communication module 123 and the second communication module are connected, the detection component detects a current signal and/or a voltage signal indicating a path, otherwise, only an open electrical signal can be detected.

For another example, if the first communication module 123 and the second communication module communicate through close-range electromagnetic coupling, the detection module is a detection module for detecting whether there is communication between the first communication module 123 and the second communication module, and if the first communication module 123 sends data to the second communication module or receives data from the second communication module, a corresponding electrical signal is generated, and the detection module can also be a detection component such as a current meter or a resistor, and the detection component detects the corresponding electrical signal, the first communication module 123 and the second communication module can be considered to be in a communication state, which indicates that the distance between the two communication modules of the slave device 120 and the master device 110 is within an effective communication range, that is, the slave device 120 is mounted on the master device 110.

Optionally, the slave device 120 comprises: a first connection module adapted to the second connection module of the main body apparatus 110; if the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, the first connection module is physically connected to the second connection module; if the slave device 120 is connected to the master device 110, the connection between the first connection module and the second connection module is removed.

In this embodiment, if the first communication module 123 and the second communication module transmit data through electromagnetic coupling in the effective communication range, in order to ensure stable connection between the master device 110 and the slave device 120 and ensure that the two communication modules are stably located in the effective communication range, the slave device 120 is provided with a first connection module, the master device 110 is provided with a second connection module, and the first connection module and the second connection module can be used for connection between the slave device 120 and the master device 110. For example, the main device 110 is provided with an accommodating space into which the slave device 120 is integrally inserted. At this time, the housing of the slave device 120 is multiplexed as a first connection component of the slave device 120 and the master device 110. In some embodiments, in order to ensure that the slave device 120 inserted into the receiving space maintains a stable posture, the surface of the slave device 120 may be provided with a connection plate or a click point or the like adapted to the shape and size of the receiving space. The connecting plate and/or the clamping point can be used as the first connecting module.

Optionally, the slave device 120 comprises:

a first antenna module 121, configured to send a first wireless signal and receive a second wireless signal if the slave device 120 performs a first function, and configured to amplify the first wireless signal to send a third wireless signal and receive the second wireless signal and transmit the third wireless signal to the master device 110 if the slave device 120 performs a second function;

the first functional component includes: the second antenna module is used for sending a first wireless signal or receiving a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment;

the first antenna module 121 and the second antenna module have different appearances; alternatively, at least one of the first antenna module 121 and the second antenna module is provided with a distinguishing module.

In this embodiment, the slave device 120 includes a first antenna module 121, which can transmit and receive wireless signals.

The first functional component of the main device 110 may include a second antenna module, and may also be used for transceiving wireless signals.

The shape of the slave device 120 may be similar to that of the second antenna module of the main device 110 in a specific application process, but the first antenna module 121 and the second antenna module may be configured to have different appearances for the convenience of user distinction. For example, the housing of the first antenna module 121 may be square, and the housing of the second antenna module may be circular. In some embodiments, a distinguishing module may be disposed on the first antenna module 121 and the second antenna module, and the distinguishing module may be various kinds of distinguishing marks, such as a distinguishing mark formed by injection molding or an adhering distinguishing mark. Through the setting of distinguishing the module, can avoid the user to pull out the damage scheduling problem of the antenna module that the mistake leads to.

As shown in fig. 3, the present embodiment also provides a slave device including:

a first connection module 211 capable of establishing a detachable connection with the main apparatus;

a second functional unit 212, configured to execute a first function of the first functional unit of the master device if the slave device is connected to the master device, where the first function includes: sending a first wireless signal and receiving a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment; the main device is also used for executing a second function if the slave device is separated from the main device; the second function is different from the first function.

The slave device may be a slave device in the first electronic device, and includes a first connection module 211 configured to establish a detachable connection with the main device, where the detachable connection may be an electrical connection capable of transmitting data signals or power supply signals, or may be a physical connection that is not capable of transmitting electrical signals.

The second functional component 212 may be configured to perform a second function and a first function, specifically: the second function is performed when the slave device is separated from the master device, and the first function is performed when the slave device is connected to the master device.

Optionally, when the slave device executes the first function, the second function component 212 is configured to send a first wireless signal and receive a second wireless signal;

when the slave device executes the second function, the second function component 212 is configured to receive and amplify the first wireless signal and receive the second wireless signal, and send the received second wireless signal to the master device.

Optionally, the first functional component comprises:

a first communication module configured to receive a first internal signal that generates the first wireless signal from a second communication module of the master device or transmit a second internal signal generated based on the second wireless signal to the master device when the slave device performs the first function;

and the first antenna module is connected with the first communication module and used for sending the first wireless signal and receiving the second wireless signal when the slave equipment executes the first function.

Optionally, the first functional component comprises:

a first processing module comprising:

an amplifying sub-module for amplifying the first wireless signal received from the master device and forming a third internal signal when the slave device performs the second function;

and the first antenna module is used for receiving a first wireless signal sent by the main body equipment, sending a second wireless signal received by the second electronic equipment to the main body equipment and sending a third wireless signal corresponding to the first wireless signal based on the third internal signal when the slave equipment executes the second function.

Optionally, the first functional component comprises:

a first communication module configured to receive a first internal signal that generates the first wireless signal from a second communication module of the master device or transmit a second internal signal generated based on the second wireless signal to the master device when the slave device performs the first function; the first antenna module is connected with the first communication module and used for sending the first wireless signal and receiving the second wireless signal when the slave equipment executes the first function; and the first processing module comprises: an amplifying sub-module for amplifying the first wireless signal received from the master device and forming a third internal signal when the slave device performs the second function; the first antenna module is used for receiving a first wireless signal sent by the main body equipment, sending a second wireless signal received by the second electronic equipment to the main body equipment and sending a third wireless signal corresponding to the first wireless signal based on the third internal signal when the slave equipment executes the second function

Optionally, if the slave device is connected to the master device, the first processing module is in a first working state, where in the first working state, at least the amplifier sub-module is in a non-working state; and if the slave equipment is separated from the main equipment, the first processing module is in a second working state, wherein in the second working state, the amplifying sub-module is in a working state.

Optionally, the first communication module comprises: a first wired interface module;

the second communication module comprises: a second wired interface module;

if the first wired interface module is in contact with the second wired interface module, the slave device is connected with the main device;

and if the connection between the first wired interface module and the second wired interface is removed, the slave equipment is separated from the main equipment.

Optionally, the first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are both: the first type of interface module, wherein, the first type of interface module is: the composite interface module is used for power supply and signal transmission; a composite interface module.

The first wired interface module and the second wired interface module are: a second type interface module; the second type of interface module is a special interface module for signal transmission; the slave device further includes: and the power supply module is used for supplying power to the slave equipment by the power supply equipment.

Optionally, if the slave device is connected to the master device, the slave device operates in a first operating mode; if the slave equipment is separated from the main equipment, the slave equipment works in a second working mode; the first processing module is further configured to generate a first control signal for controlling the slave device to be in the first working mode if the slave device is connected to the master device, or generate a second control signal for controlling the slave device to be in the second working mode if the slave device is separated from the master device.

Optionally, the second functional component 212 further includes: the detection module is connected with the first processing module and is used for detecting the communication condition information of the first communication module and the second communication module or detecting the connection condition information of the first communication module and the second communication module; wherein the communication status information or the connection status information can characterize whether the slave device is connected with the main device; the first processing module is specifically configured to generate the first control signal or the second control signal according to communication status information or the connection status information.

Optionally, the first communication module and the second communication module perform signal interaction through electromagnetic coupling; the slave device includes: a first connection module 211 adapted to the second connection module of the main body device; if the slave device is connected to the master device, the first connection module 211 is physically connected to the second connection module; if the slave device is connected to the master device, the connection between the first connection module 211 and the second connection module is removed.

The second functional component 212 includes:

the first antenna module is used for sending a first wireless signal and receiving a second wireless signal if the slave equipment executes a first function, and amplifying the first wireless signal to send a third wireless signal and receive the second wireless signal and transmit the third wireless signal to the main equipment if the slave equipment executes a second function;

the first antenna module and the second antenna module have different appearances; or, at least one of the first antenna module and the second antenna module is provided with a distinguishing module.

The slave device further comprises a housing on which the second functional component 212 is mounted, e.g. at least part of the second functional component 212 is located within the housing.

As shown in fig. 4, the present embodiment provides an information processing method including:

step S120: if the slave device is physically connected with the master device, the second function module component of the slave device and the first function module component of the master device both execute a first function, wherein the first function includes: sending a first wireless signal and receiving a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment;

step S130: if the slave device is separated from the master device, the slave device performs a second function, wherein the second function is different from the first function.

The information processing method provided by the embodiment can be applied to the first electronic device.

First, it is determined whether the master device and the slave device of the first electronic device are in contact, and whether an electrical connection and/or a physical connection is established. And controlling the slave device to execute the corresponding function according to whether the slave device is in contact with the main device, for example, controlling the slave device to execute the second function when the slave device is separated from the main device, and executing the first function when the slave device is in contact with the main device. Thus, as shown in fig. 4, in some embodiments, the method further comprises:

step S110: it is determined whether the slave device and the master device have at least established a physical connection. The information processing method provided by the embodiment enriches the functions of the first electronic device, limits the specific execution of the second function of the first electronic device, and has the characteristics of simple and convenient control and implementation.

Optionally, if the slave device is separated from the master device, the slave device performs a second function, including:

if the slave device is separated from the main device, the slave device receives a first internal signal from the main device and sends a first signal based on the first internal signal; and the slave equipment receives a second wireless signal sent by second electronic equipment and sends the received second wireless signal to the main equipment.

The first internal signal may be transmitted based on a wired interface, or may be transmitted based on an electromagnetic coupling within an effective communication range.

Optionally, the method comprises:

detecting at least one of connection status information and communication status information of the slave device and the master device;

determining that the slave device is in contact with or separated from the master device according to at least one of connection status information and communication status information.

In this embodiment, at least one of the connection status and the communication status between the slave device and the master device may be detected by a detection module located in the slave device and/or the master device, and if there is a connection between the slave device and the master device or there is a communication for performing the first internal signal, the slave device may be considered to be connected to the master device, otherwise, the slave device may be considered to be separated from the master device.

In some embodiments, the working modes of the slave device include the aforementioned first working mode and second working mode, and the first processing module of the slave device may control the slave device to switch between the first working mode and the second working mode according to a connection state between the current slave device and the master device and/or a communication state of the first internal signal. If the slave device is operated in the first operating mode, the second functional unit of the slave device will necessarily perform the first function, and may perform the second function.

One specific example is provided below in connection with any of the embodiments described above:

example 1:

if the area covered by the wireless signal is large, for example, in an office, a home, an entertainment place with a large area, and a place generally far away from the wireless router, the strength of the wireless signal is poor, and at this time, an additional repeater is generally purchased to prevent the relay in a place where the wireless signal is strong enough, and the effective coverage area of the wireless signal is increased by the amplifying function of the repeater. The present embodiment provides a wireless router, which includes a plurality of antennas, where the antennas are divided into two types, a first type may be a pluggable antenna, and the other type is a fixed antenna. The number of pluggable antennas may be one or more, and the fixed antenna and the housing of the wireless router constitute the aforementioned main device, and the pluggable antennas may be regarded as the aforementioned slave devices. The amplifier or the amplifying circuit is arranged in the pluggable antenna, the pluggable antenna can be used as a repeater after being pulled out of the machine box, and the pluggable antenna and the fixed antenna are used as a common antenna of the wireless router together when being installed on the machine box. Therefore, after the user purchases the wireless router, the pluggable antenna can be plugged and pulled according to the requirement of the user. The user does not need to additionally purchase the repeater, so that the purchase cost of the user is reduced, and the effective utilization rate of the antenna of the wireless router is improved.

Example 2:

as shown in fig. 5, the present example provides a wireless router comprising: the slave device can be detached from the main device or mounted on the main device. In fig. 5, the slave device may be a special antenna in the master device, which may be visually distinguished from other antennas, for example, the antenna may have a size different from that of other antennas, and the special antenna may generally have a size larger than that of other antennas, or the special antenna may have a shape different from that of other antennas.

Fig. 5 shows that the wireless router is located in the space 1, but if a mobile phone, a tablet computer, an electronic book, or a notebook computer of a user is located in the space 2, because a barrier such as a wall may exist between the space 1 and the space 2, or the distance between the space 1 and the space 2 is long, if the wireless router is entirely placed in the space 1, it is likely that the wireless signal strength is already weak when the wireless router reaches the space 2, or even that the space 2 does not reach the wireless router. In the prior art, it is necessary to purchase an additional repeater to be placed adjacent to the space 2 and then to repeat the wireless signal to the space 2 using the repeater.

The wireless router in this example is a wireless router that includes a master device and a slave device. The slave device on the wireless router is detachable from the master device. For example, as shown in fig. 6, the special antenna in the wireless router may be detached from the main device and inserted into a power supply device such as a power outlet located in the space 2, and then the slave device may receive the wireless signal of the main device, and after amplification by the slave device, the signal strength of the space 2 may be greatly enhanced.

In the several embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus and method may be implemented in other ways. The above-described device embodiments are merely illustrative, for example, the division of the unit is only a logical functional division, and there may be other division ways in actual implementation, such as: multiple units or components may be combined, or may be integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not implemented. In addition, the coupling, direct coupling or communication connection between the components shown or discussed may be through some interfaces, and the indirect coupling or communication connection between the devices or units may be electrical, mechanical or other forms.

The units described as separate parts may or may not be physically separate, and parts displayed as units may or may not be physical units, that is, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units; some or all of the units can be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of the embodiment.

The above description is only for the specific embodiments of the present disclosure, but the scope of the present disclosure is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art can easily conceive of the changes or substitutions within the technical scope of the present disclosure, and all the changes or substitutions should be covered within the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the protection scope of the present disclosure shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. An electronic device, the electronic device being a first electronic device, comprising:

2. The electronic device of claim 1,

or,

the slave device, comprising:

or,

3. An electronic device, wherein the electronic device is a slave device, comprising:

4. The electronic device of claim 3,

or,

the slave device, comprising:

or,