EP2687939A1 - Ligne de transmission fonctionnelle composite - Google Patents

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EP2687939A1
EP2687939A1 EP12176595.2A EP12176595A EP2687939A1 EP 2687939 A1 EP2687939 A1 EP 2687939A1 EP 12176595 A EP12176595 A EP 12176595A EP 2687939 A1 EP2687939 A1 EP 2687939A1
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Yung-Chiang Chu
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01R—ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE CONNECTIONS; STRUCTURAL ASSOCIATIONS OF A PLURALITY OF MUTUALLY-INSULATED ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENTS; COUPLING DEVICES; CURRENT COLLECTORS
    • H01R31/00—Coupling parts supported only by co-operation with counterpart
    • H01R31/06—Intermediate parts for linking two coupling parts, e.g. adapter

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  • the present invention relates to a composite functional transmission line, in particular to the composite functional transmission line used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices and the composite functional transmission line is coupled directly to the electronic devices for transmitting the data bi-directionally.
  • most users possess a plurality of electronic devices such as Smartphone and tablet PC, and the users may need to share a common file in the electronic devices, and the file contains data including photo, text, music or movie.
  • the users can install wireless and cable communication modules in the electronic devices for transmitting the file.
  • the cable communication transmission module is used as an example for illustration, and the cable communication module generally comes with a female connector, so that a user must have a transmission line with an additional male connector before the user can transmit the file between two electronic devices.
  • the conventional transmission line is simply provided for transmitting data (or electric power) between the electronic devices only.
  • the user may want to have a multifunctional transmission line (such that the transmission line has the functions of a flash memory for storing data or a card reader for reading a memory card), and the multifunctional transmission line not only enhances the applicability and efficiency of the transmission line, but also overcomes the problem of carrying the flash memory or the card reader inconveniently.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide the aforementioned composite functional transmission line that provides a built-in extension unit for transmitting data stored in the extension unit to the electronic devices.
  • a further objective of the present invention is to provide the aforementioned composite functional transmission line having an extension unit with the memory card reading function such as a card reader for reading the data from the memory card and transmitting the data to the electronic devices.
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide the aforementioned composite functional transmission line capable of retrieving data from the electronic devices and backing up the data to the extension unit which is a built-in memory such as a NAND flash and a solid-state drive (SSD), and obtaining data from any one of the electronic devices directly to achieve the on-the-go effect.
  • the extension unit which is a built-in memory such as a NAND flash and a solid-state drive (SSD)
  • Another objective of the present invention is to provide the aforementioned composite functional transmission line that uses a combining unit to form the composite functional transmission line in a ring-shaped structure to facilitate users to carry the transmission line.
  • the present invention provides a composite functional transmission line used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices and coupled directly to the electronic devices for transmitting the data bi-directionally
  • the composite functional transmission line comprises a substrate, a plurality of transmission units and an extension unit.
  • each of the transmission units has two electrical connection terminals and is electrically coupled to the substrate through one of the two electrical connection terminals, and the transmission unit is coupled to one of the electronic devices through the other one of the two electrical connection terminals, and the transmission units are provided for extending one of a plurality of transmission ports to the exterior of the substrate.
  • the extension unit is installed onto the substrate and coupled to the transmission unit through the substrate and provided for performing bi-directional data transmissions with at least one of the transmission units.
  • the composite functional transmission line of the present invention can be used for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices bi-directionally or connected to any one of the electronic devices to transmit data bi-directionally.
  • the function of storing or retrieving data can be achieved through the transmission line.
  • the data can be transmitted between the transmission ports in a sequentially continuous fashion.
  • the switching unit is provided for switching a connecting path between the transmission ports, and a route switching table is provided, so that the composite functional transmission line can switch the connecting path between the transmission ports automatically according to the route switching table, and the route switching table can be used to determine the data to be transmitted between the transmission ports.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a composite functional transmission line in accordance with a first preferred embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram of a composite functional transmission line in accordance with a second preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a schematic view of a switch of a switching unit as depicted in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic view of another switch of the switching unit as depicted in FIG. 2 ;
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic block diagram of a composite functional transmission line in accordance with a third preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic block diagram of a composite functional transmission line in accordance with a fourth preferred embodiment of the present invention.
  • the composite functional transmission line 10 is used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices 2, 4, and the composite functional transmission line 10 performs bi-directional transmissions of the data DA with the electronic devices 2, 4 directly.
  • the electronic devices 2, 4 can be Smartphones, tablet PCs or desktop computers.
  • the electronic devices 2, 4 are Smartphones, and the electronic devices 2, 4 match the ports 22, 24 of a communication port specification including the FireWire (IEEE 1394), universal serial bus (Universal Serial Bus), micro universal serial bus (Micro USB), mini universal serial bus (Mini USB) and Apple 30-pin specifications.
  • the composite functional transmission line 10 comprises a substrate 12, a plurality of transmission units 14, 16 and an extension unit 18.
  • the substrate 12 can be a printed circuit board provided for installing the transmission units 14, 16 and the extension unit 18 thereon.
  • a containing space formed in a housing (not shown in the figure) is provided for containing the substrate 12, the transmission units 14, 16 and the extension unit 18.
  • Each of the transmission units 14, 16 has two electrical connection terminals (not shown in the figure). Wherein, the transmission units 14, 16 are coupled to the substrate 12 through one of the electrical connection terminals, and the transmission units 14, 16 are coupled to the electronic devices 2, 4 through the other one of the electrical connection terminals.
  • the transmission unit 14, 16 complies with a communication port specification including the FireWire (IEEE 1394), universal serial bus (USB), micro universal serial bus (Micro USB), mini universal serial bus (Mini USB) and Apple 30-pin specifications to match the configuration of the ports 22, 24 of the electronic devices 2, 4.
  • the extension unit 18 is installed onto the substrate 12, and the extension unit 18 is coupled to the transmission unit 14, 16 through the substrate 12.
  • the extension unit 18 is an external port, a built-in memory and/or a memory card accessor.
  • the extension unit 18 is an external port, the extension unit 18 such as a card reader or a flash memory can be connected through an external port; if the extension unit 18 is a built-in memory, the extension unit 18 is capable of storing the data DA directly.
  • the built-in memory can be a NAND flash or a solid-state drive (SSD); or if the extension unit 18 is a memory card accessor (also known as a card reader), then the composite functional transmission line 10 can access data stored in an external memory directly by the memory card accessor.
  • the data DA can be transmitted bi-directionally through the extension unit 18 and/or the transmission units 14, 16.
  • the composite functional transmission line 10' further comprises a switching unit 20, in addition to the substrate 12, the transmission units 14, 16 and the extension unit 18 as described in the first preferred embodiment.
  • the switching unit 20 is installed onto the substrate 12 and coupled to the transmission units 14, 16 and the extension unit 18. Wherein, the switching unit 20 has a plurality of transmission ports 202.
  • the switching unit 20 of this preferred embodiment has three transmission ports 202a, 202b, 202c.
  • the switching unit 20 forms a connecting path CP between the transmission ports 202a, 202b, 202c, so that the data DA can be transmitted bi-directionally between the transmission ports 202a, 202b, 202c according to the connecting path CP.
  • the connecting path CP is comprised of a first connecting path CP1 and a second connecting path CP2.
  • the transmission port 202a is coupled to the transmission unit 14, and the transmission port 202b is coupled to the transmission unit 16, and the transmission port 202c is coupled to the extension unit 18.
  • the switching unit 20 will direct the first connecting path CP1 to the transmission port 202a and the second connecting path CP2 to the transmission port 202b, so that the transmission unit 14, 16 can transmit the data DA bi-directionally by using the connecting path CP for an electric connection.
  • FIG. 4 for a schematic view of another switch of the switching unit as depicted in FIG. 2 , if it is necessary to connect the transmission unit 14 with the extension unit 18, the switching unit 20 will direct the first connecting path CP1 to the transmission port 202a and the third connecting path CP3 to the transmission port 202c, so that the transmission unit 14 and the extension unit 18 can transmit the data DA bi-directionally by using the connecting path CP for an electric connection.
  • the composite functional transmission line 10" further comprises a control unit 24, a trigger unit 26 and an indicating unit 28, in addition to the substrate 12, the transmission units 14, 16, the extension unit 18 and the switching unit 20 as described in the second preferred embodiment.
  • control unit 24 is coupled to the switching unit 20, and the control unit 24 generates a control signal CS to determine a connecting path (not shown in the figure) between the transmission ports 202 of the switching unit 20.
  • control unit 24 can store a route switching table (not shown in the figure) in advance, so that when the connecting statuses of the transmission units 14, 16 and the extension unit 18 occur simultaneously, the control unit 24 can switch the connecting path CP between the transmission ports 202 according to the route switching table automatically.
  • the route switching table records how the control unit 24 controls the control signal CS with a priority of the connecting path when the transmission units 14, 16 and the extension unit 18 are connected simultaneously.
  • the trigger unit 26 is coupled to the control unit 24. Wherein, the trigger unit 26 generates a trigger signal TS to drive the control unit 24 to execute a switch of the connecting path CP between the transmission ports 202 of the switching unit 20.
  • the trigger unit 26 is a press button, a switch knob, or a touch switch.
  • the control unit 24 executes a switch of the connecting path according to the trigger signal TS.
  • the indicating unit 28 is coupled to the control unit 24 and provided for indicating an action executed between the extension unit 18, the switching unit 14 and the transmission units 14, 16 according to the connecting path CP.
  • the indicating unit 28 is installed onto the substrate 12 and/or the transmission units 14, 16 and provided for indicating a connecting status of the transmission units 14, 16 with the extension unit 18.
  • the composite functional transmission line 10'" further comprises a plurality of combining units 30, in addition to the substrate 12, the transmission units 14, 16, the extension unit 18 and the switching unit 20 as described in the second preferred embodiment.
  • the substrate 12, the extension unit 18 and the switching unit 20 are installed in a containing space in a housing 32.
  • the combining units 30 are installed at the transmission units 14, 16 respectively and provided for a plurality of electrical connection terminals 142, 162 coupled to the electronic device to combine with the combining units 30 respectively in order to fix the transmission units 14, 16 to form a ring-shaped body, so that a user can wear or carry the transmission line conveniently.
  • the combining units 30 can be a magnet, a buckle or a slot.
  • the composite functional transmission line of the present invention can perform bi-directional data transmissions between a plurality of electronic devices, and also can connect one of the electronic devices to perform bi-directional data transmissions.
  • the function of storing or retrieving data can be achieved through the transmission line.
  • data are transmitted between the transmission ports by a sequentially continuous fashion.
  • the switching unit of the present invention can be used for switching the connecting path between the transmission ports, and a route switching table is provided, so that the composite functional transmission line can switch the connecting path between the transmission ports automatically according to the route switching table, and the route switching table can be used to determine the data to be transmitted between the transmission ports.

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