CN213366989U

CN213366989U - Adapter and data transmission system

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Publication number: CN213366989U
Application number: CN202022591295.8U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 黄邦浪
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-11-10
Filing date: 2020-11-10
Publication date: 2021-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 2030-11-10

Abstract

The utility model relates to an adapter and data transmission system, this adapter includes: a main body and a cable; the main part is equipped with first contact, the first end of cable with the main part is connected, the second end of cable is equipped with the joint, wearable equipment with the contact of first contact, just under the condition that the joint is connected with routing equipment, wearable equipment with wired network connection is realized to routing equipment. The utility model discloses can realize wearable equipment and adapter and establish stable, reliable data transmission service's function to there is the slow, the unstable problem of transmission of data transmission speed in solving wearable equipment.

Description

Adapter and data transmission system

Technical Field

The application belongs to the technical field of wearable equipment, and particularly relates to an adapter and a data transmission system.

Background

At present, wearable devices such as smart phones and smart watches are mainly used for wireless data transmission based on Bluetooth modules. Under the condition that wireless data transmission is influenced by various aspects such as environment and the like, a wireless channel is interfered, so that the problems of low data transmission speed, poor data transmission stability and the like occur, and the use experience of a user is seriously influenced. Therefore, it is necessary to provide a technical solution capable of improving data transmission performance of a wearable device.

Disclosure of Invention

The application aims at providing an adapter and a data transmission system to solve the problem that data transmission performance of wearable equipment is poor.

In order to solve the technical problem, the utility model discloses a realize like this:

in a first aspect, an embodiment of the present application provides an adapter, which includes: a main body and a cable;

the main body is provided with a first contact;

the first end of the cable is connected with the main body, and the second end of the cable is provided with a joint;

in the case where a wearable device is in contact with the first contact and the joint is connected to a routing device, the wearable device and the routing device implement a wired network connection.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present application further provides a data transmission system, which includes:

an adapter as described in the first aspect above;

a wearable device provided with a second contact;

the second contact of the wearable device is in contact with the corresponding first contact of the adapter, and the wearable device and the routing device realize wired network connection when the joint of the cable of the adapter is connected with the routing device.

In this application embodiment, the adapter includes main part and cable, wherein the main part is equipped with first contact, and this makes wearable equipment can carry out the electricity through the first contact on the adapter and is connected with the adapter, and then makes wearable equipment can pass through the adapter and insert the internet, realizes wired network connection to there is the slow, the unstable problem of transmission of data transmission speed in the solution wearable equipment.

Drawings

The above and/or additional aspects and advantages of the present invention will become apparent and readily appreciated from the following description of the embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:

fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wearable device according to a first embodiment;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a wearable device according to a second embodiment;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a wearable device according to a third embodiment;

fig. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a wearable device according to a fourth embodiment;

fig. 5 is a schematic circuit connection structure diagram of a wearable device according to a fifth embodiment;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an adapter according to one embodiment;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an adapter according to another embodiment.

Description of reference numerals:

101. 201, 301, 401, 501-second housing;

3012. 4012-a belt body; 703. 603-main body

1021. 2021, 3021, 4021, 5021 — second contact; 5022-Ethernet module;

5013-a master control module; 6031. 7031-a first housing;

6032. 7032-a first contact; 604. 704-a cable; 6041. 7041, 7042-linker;

7033-interface.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the same or similar elements or elements having the same or similar functions throughout. The embodiments described below with reference to the drawings are exemplary only for the purpose of explaining the present invention, and should not be construed as limiting the present invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

The features of the terms first and second in the description and in the claims of the present application may explicitly or implicitly include one or more of such features. In the description of the present invention, "a plurality" means two or more unless otherwise specified. In addition, "and/or" in the specification and claims means at least one of connected objects, a character "/" generally means that a preceding and succeeding related objects are in an "or" relationship.

In the description of the present application, it is to be understood that the terms "inside", "outside", and the like, indicate orientations or positional relationships based on the orientations or positional relationships shown in the drawings, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the referred device or element must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation, and be operated, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present application, it is to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "connected" are to be construed broadly, e.g., as meaning either a fixed connection, a removable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood in a specific case by those of ordinary skill in the art.

The embodiment of the application provides an adapter used in cooperation with a wearable device, and the wearable device can be connected with a routing device through the adapter through a wired network. The wearable device may be a smart watch, a smart bracelet, or a smart eye, etc., without limitation.

The wearable device may have a band for a user to wear the wearable device through the band, e.g., the wearable device is a smart watch having a watchband, etc.

In order to enable the wearable device to make a wired network connection with a routing device through an adapter, the adapter comprises a main body and a cable, the main body is provided with a first contact, a first end of the cable is connected with the main body, and a second end of the cable is provided with a joint. Correspondingly, the wearable device is provided with second contacts, which in the use state are in contact with corresponding first contacts of the adapter. In this way, when the connector of the cable of the adapter is connected with the routing device, the wearable device can realize wired network connection with the routing device through the adapter. The adapter may be an adapter supporting the T568A/T568B wired Ethernet transport standard.

As shown in fig. 1, in one embodiment, the wearable device may include a second housing 101, the second contacts 1021 being disposed on an outer surface of the second housing 101.

The second contact 1021 is used as a contact for the wearable device to perform wired network connection, and the manufacturer can set the number of the second contact 1021 according to the requirement of the ethernet protocol. For example, four second contacts 1021 may be provided as shown in fig. 1 to support a hundred mega-net data transfer. For another example, as shown in fig. 2, eight second contacts 1021 may be provided to support data transmission of a gigabit network.

In this embodiment, the wearable device defaults to an interface for connecting a network cable, but rather achieves a limited network connection by providing four or eight second contacts 1021. Here, since the size of the interface is large, if the interface is configured for a wearable device such as a smart watch, the size of the wearable device must be increased, which is contrary to the design requirement for miniaturization of the wearable device, and on the basis of meeting the design requirement for miniaturization, the four or eight second contacts 1021 provided for the wearable device can implement wired network connection of the wearable device, and improve the data transmission performance of the wearable device, for example, improve the data transmission rate and the data transmission stability.

In some embodiments, the arrangement of the second contacts 1021 on the outer surface of the second casing 101 is not limited as long as each second contact 1021 can electrically contact with the corresponding first contact of the adapter.

The second housing may have any other shape such as a circular shape as shown in fig. 1 and 2, or a square shape, and is not limited herein.

The second housing may be made of any material, such as plastic, and is not limited herein. The second housing 101 and the second contact 1021 need to be insulated, which can be implemented by the second housing itself being made of an insulating material, or by an insulator being disposed between the second housing and the second contact.

Taking the wearable device as the smart watch shown in fig. 1 as an example, the wearable device is provided with four second contacts 1021 to support a gigabit network transmission. The four second contacts 1021 are disposed on the outer surface of the second casing 101 of the wearable device, that is, the four first contacts 1021 are exposed through the second casing 101, and the exposed position may be the back of the second casing 101, or may be located at any position such as the side of the second casing 101, which is not limited herein.

Taking the wearable device as the smart watch shown in fig. 2 as an example, the wearable device is provided with eight second contacts 2021 to support gigabit network transmission. The eight first contacts 2021 are disposed on an outer surface of the second housing 201 of the wearable device, that is, the eight second contacts 2021 are exposed to the outside through the second housing 201, and the exposed position may be a back surface of the second housing 201, or may be located at any position such as a side surface of the second housing 201, which is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, in addition to the second contact point being disposed on the outer surface of the second housing of the wearable device, the second contact point may also be disposed on the outer surface of the band connected to the second housing to reduce contact between the second contact point and the skin of the human body and avoid corrosion by sweat and the like. For example, for a smart watch, the second contact may be disposed on a watchband of the smart watch.

As shown in fig. 3, the wearable device may include a second housing 301 and a band 3012 connected to the second housing 301, and the second contact 3021 may be disposed on an outer surface of the band 3012.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 3, four second contacts 3021 may be provided on the ribbon body 3012.

In the embodiment shown in fig. 4, the wearable device includes a second housing 401 and a band 4012 connected to the second housing 401, and eight second contacts 4021 may be disposed on an outer surface of the band 4012.

In the embodiments of fig. 3 and 4, the second contacts may be disposed on either the front or back side of the tape body. In another embodiment, the second contact may be disposed on a side surface of the tape body, which is not limited herein.

In some embodiments, the wearable device may include a main control module and an ethernet module, both disposed in the second housing, a first end of the ethernet module connected to the main control module, and a second end of the ethernet module connected to the second contact. The ethernet module is used for data conversion to convert the data output by the main control module into data capable of being transmitted through the ethernet and convert the data transmitted through the ethernet into data recognizable by the main control module, that is, the ethernet module at least comprises a network card chip for realizing wired network connection.

In these embodiments, as shown in fig. 5, the wearable device includes a second housing 501, a main control module 5013 and an ethernet module 5022, the main control module 5013 and the ethernet module 5022 are both disposed in the second housing 501, a first end of the ethernet module 5022 is connected with the main control module 5013, and a second end of the ethernet module 5022 is connected with the second contact 5021.

In some embodiments, the wearable device may default to setting the ethernet module, and the adapter sets the ethernet module, and in these embodiments, the second contact may be connected to the main control module, for example, directly connected to the control module, or connected to the main control module through a signal processing circuit such as filtering, amplifying, and the like.

In connection with the embodiments of fig. 3 and 4, in case the second contacts are provided on the strip, the strip is provided with wires so that the second contacts can be connected with the master control module or the ethernet module located in the second housing through these wires.

In some embodiments, the adapter may include a body and a cable. The main part is equipped with the confession the first surface that wearable equipment placed, first contact sets up on the first surface, the first end of cable with the main part is connected, the second end of cable be equipped with connect, wearable equipment with first contact, just under the condition that connects and routing equipment are connected, wearable equipment with wired network connection is realized to routing equipment.

The cable and the body may be of unitary construction, i.e. the first end of the cable may be connected to the body inside the body. The cable may also be connected to the main body in a pluggable structure, for example, the main body may be provided with an interface, and the cable may be connected to the main body through the interface, which is not limited herein. In the case of connecting with the main body through an interface, the adapter needs to be connected with the router through an additionally configured network cable.

In some embodiments, the adapter may be provided with eight first contacts, such that the adapter is adaptable to both wearable devices provided with four first contacts and wearable devices provided with eight first contacts.

In other embodiments, the adapter may also be provided with four first contacts, which are not limited herein.

Taking the adapter shown in fig. 6 as an example, the main body 603 of the adapter includes a first housing 6031 and first contacts 6032, and the first contacts 6032 are provided on an outer surface of the first housing 6031. A first end of the cable 604 is connected to the body 603, e.g. to the body 603 at the content of the body 603, and a second end of the cable 604 is provided with a connector 6041, which connector 6041 is used for connecting a routing device.

The core of the cable 604 is connected to the main body 603 at a first end of the cable 604, and in the case of eight second contacts, the cable 604 is a core with four twisted pairs, the core of the cable 604 is connected to the pins of the header 6041 at a second end of the cable 604 in a one-to-one correspondence, and the header 6041 has eight pins.

Taking the adaptor shown in fig. 7 as an example, the main body 703 of the adaptor includes a first housing 7031, a first contact 7032, and an interface 7033, the interface 7033 is an interface, the first contact 7032 is disposed on an outer surface of the first housing 7031, and the interface 7033 is installed at an installation opening of the first housing 7031. In this embodiment, the cable 704 has a connector 7041 at a first end and another connector 7042 at a second end, and the connector 7042 is connected to the interface 7033 in a mating manner, i.e., the cable 704 can be connected to the main body 703 through the connector 7042. Such adapters, while requiring an add-on cable 704 to connect to the router, are more portable.

In some embodiments, the body of the adapter further includes an ethernet module disposed in the first housing, a first end of the ethernet module being connected to the first contact, a second end of the ethernet module being connected to the first end of the cable. In the case where the body of the adapter is provided with an ethernet module, the wearable device may not need to be provided with an ethernet module.

The embodiment of the utility model provides a still provide a data transmission system, this data transmission system includes wearable equipment and adapter. The wearable device may be the wearable device of any of the above embodiments, and the adapter may be the adapter of any of the above embodiments, wherein the second contact of the wearable device is in contact with the corresponding first contact of the adapter, and the wearable device and the routing device implement a wired network connection if a joint of a cable of the adapter is connected to the routing device.

Wherein at least one of the wearable device and the adapter should be provided with an ethernet module.

For example, this may be that the wearable device comprises an ethernet module, which is connected with said second contact.

For another example, it is also possible that the adapter comprises an ethernet module, a first end of which is connected to the first contact and a second end of which is connected to the first end of the cable.

Each second contact of the wearable device should be in electrical contact with a corresponding first contact of the adapter when the wearable device is in contact with the adapter for wired data transfer. Here, taking the adapter with eight first contacts as an example, if the wearable device also has eight second contacts, the eight first contacts are in electrical contact with the contacts of the eight second contacts with the same definition; and if the wearable device has four second contacts, each of the four first contacts is in electrical contact with a contact of the four first contacts having the same definition, at which time there are four second contacts that are free.

The utility model discloses in, when the user wants to carry out data transmission, must wearable equipment keep under the sufficient condition of electric quantity, with wearable equipment and adapter contact, the adapter will detect wearable equipment's access, then triggers wearable equipment and adapter and carries out the ethernet protocol data interaction.

In one embodiment, taking a smart watch as an example, a user only needs to contact the smart watch with an adapter, the adapter will detect the access of the wearable device, and then trigger link detection, if the link detection is normal, the smart watch will be triggered to prompt the user to connect successful information, otherwise, the user is prompted to prompt related abnormal information, and after all detections are finished, the wearable device and the adapter start normal network communication. And information such as the maximum speed and the real-time data transmission speed of the link can be displayed at the intelligent watch end.

The utility model discloses a scheme is not limited to and adopts 8 foot transmissions of giga, hundred million 4 foot transmissions etc. of giga, and subsequent 10G wired transmission standard also can adopt, and in addition, this scheme also can support to convert the wearable equipment power supply of 2 feet into based on PoE, this router that only needs to be connected with the adapter support PoE power supply can.

Through the scheme of this embodiment, when the user wants to carry out data transmission such as firmware upgrading or file import export to wearable equipment, only need set up wearable equipment and place it on the adapter, can carry out wired communication, make the user can enjoy quick, stable, reliable data transmission to there are slow, the unstable problem of transmission of data transmission speed in solving wearable equipment, promote user's use experience by a wide margin.

The above embodiments focus on differences between the embodiments, and the same or similar parts of the embodiments can be referred to each other.

In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an illustrative embodiment," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples" or the like mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.

While embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that: various changes, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined by the claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An adapter comprising a body and a cable;

the main body is provided with a first contact;

2. The adapter of claim 1 wherein the first end of the cable is connected to the body inside the body.

3. The adapter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the body is further provided with an interface, the first end of the cable being provided with a further connector, the further connector being connected to the interface, the first end of the cable being connected to the body via the further connector.

4. The adapter of claim 1 wherein the body includes a first housing and an ethernet module disposed in the first housing, a first end of the ethernet module being connected to the first contact and a second end of the ethernet module being connected to the first end of the cable.

5. The adapter as claimed in claim 1 wherein the body is provided with four of the first contacts or eight of the first contacts.

6. The adapter of claim 1 wherein the body provides a first surface on which the wearable device rests, the first contact being provided on the first surface.

7. A data transmission system, comprising:

an adapter according to any one of claims 1 to 6;

a wearable device provided with a second contact;

8. The data transmission system of claim 7, wherein the wearable device comprises a second housing, the second contact disposed on an outer surface of the second housing; alternatively, the first and second electrodes may be,

the wearable device comprises a band body, and the second contact is arranged on the outer surface of the band body.

9. The data transmission system of claim 8, wherein the wearable device comprises a master control module and an ethernet module, a first end of the ethernet module being connected to the master control module, and a second end of the ethernet module being connected to the second contact.

10. The data transmission system of claim 7, wherein the adapter is provided with eight of the first contacts and the wearable device is provided with eight of the second contacts or four of the second contacts.