GB2544581A - Solid state disk - Google Patents

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GB2544581A
GB2544581A GB1613367.0A GB201613367A GB2544581A GB 2544581 A GB2544581 A GB 2544581A GB 201613367 A GB201613367 A GB 201613367A GB 2544581 A GB2544581 A GB 2544581A
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Cheng Han-Hung
Kuo Chi-Fen
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Abstract

A solid state disk (SSD) 1 includes a main body 10, a processing unit, a display screen 15 and a transmit port 16. The main body has a substrate 11 and a shell portion 12 covering two opposite side faces of the substrate and the substrate is provided with a memory module 13. The processing unit is disposed in the main body. The display screen is attached to the main body and viewable from outside of the solid state disk. The display screen is electrically connected with the processing unit and can control a display state of the display screen. A transmit port which may be USB, SATA or IDE transmit port is disposed on the substrate, and the transmit port is electrically connected with the memory module. The display can show a temperature, capacity or reading speed state of the memory module. The processing unit may be electrically connected to a sound sensor and can control the display according to sensing sound.

Description

SOLID STATE DISK
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a solid state disk.
Description of the Prior Art A solid state disk as disclosed in TWM508102 includes a substrate, a flash memory module, at least one light-emitting diode and at least one light-guiding portion. The substrate has a transmit port; the flash memory module is assembled to the substrate, and the flash memory module and the transmit port are electrically connected with each other; the at least one light-emitting diode is disposed on the substrate, and the at least one light-emitting diode and the transmit port are electrically connected with each other; and the at least one light-guiding portion at least partially covers the at least one light-emitting diode.
When in actual practice, the light-emitting diode of the conventional solid state disk has limited variations.
In addition, when the memory does not function normally, a user is unable to know the state of the memory (for example, capacity and temperature) from the appearance of the memory to find out the cause.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The major object of the present invention is to provide a solid state disk, wherein compared with a conventional light-emitting diode, a display screen can show various states (for example, different pattern variations) according to a processing unit, and the solid state disk is more pleasant to the eye.
In addition, the pattern variations on the display screen allow a user to know the state of the solid state disk conveniently.
To achieve the above and other objects, a solid state disk is provided, including a main body, a processing unit, a display screen and a transmit port. The main body has a substrate and a shell portion covering two opposite side faces of the substrate, the substrate is provided with a memory module; the processing unit is disposed in the main body; the display screen is attached to the main body and is viewable from outside of the solid state disk, the display screen and the processing unit are electrically connected with each other, the processing unit can control a display state of the display screen; and the transmit port is disposed on the substrate, and the transmit port is electrically connected with the memory module.
The present invention will become more obvious from the following description when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment(s) in accordance with the present invention.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a breakdown view of the preferred embodiment of the present invention; and
Fig. 3 is a diagram showing a structural relationship of the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS
The present invention will be clearer from the following description when viewed together with the accompanying drawings, which show, for purpose of illustrations only, the preferred embodiment in accordance with the present invention.
Please refer to Figs. 1 to 3 for a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A solid state disk 1 includes a main body 10, a processing unit 14, a display screen 15 and a transmit port 16.
The main body 10 has a substrate 11 and a shell portion 12 covering two opposite side faces of the substrate 11, the substrate 11 is provided with a memory module 13, and the processing unit 14 is disposed in the main body 10.
In this embodiment, the transmit port 16 is disposed on the substrate 11, and the transmit port 16 is electrically connected with the memory module 13. More specifically, to cooperate with different insert slots in different specifications, the transmit port 16 may be a USB, a SATA or an IDE transmit port.
The display screen 15 is attached to the main body 10 and is viewable from outside of the solid state disk 1, the display screen 15 and the processing unit 14 are electrically connected with each other, and the processing unit 14 can control a display state (for example, a temperature state or an efficacy state of the solid state disk 1) of the display screen 15. In this embodiment, the shell portion 12 is further provided with a hollow-out portion 120, and the display screen 15 is embedded in the hollow-out portion 120; in other embodiments, the display screen may be disposed on the substrate, the shell portion may be provided with a light-transmittable portion (the light-transmittable portion may be a hollow-out structure or a layer made of a light-transmittable material) so that the display screen can be viewed from the light-transmittable portion (the display screen may also be arranged between the shell portion and the substrate).
In this embodiment, the processing unit 14 is electrically connected with the transmit port 16, and the substrate 11 is a circuit board; therefore, the processing unit 14 and the transmit port 16 can be electrically connected with each other through a circuit embedded in the substrate 11. In other embodiments, the processing unit may be connected with other exterior powers (for example, a mother board) directly instead of being electrically connected with the transmit port.
The display screen 15 includes a pattern portion 151 and a background portion 152, the processing unit 14 can control color states of the pattern portion 151 and the background portion 152 respectively, and the pattern portion 151 and the background portion 152 are in different colors; therefore, the display screen 15 can show a state of the solid state disk 1 through patterns or words. In this embodiment, the display screen 15 is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display screen; however the display screen 15 may be an active-matrix OLED (AMOLED), passive matrix OLED (PMOLED) or super AMOLED which is pliable and thin. It is understandable that the display screen may be a digital, liquid crystal display, thin-film transistor, hot cathode fluorescent lamp or cold cathode fluorescent lamp display screen.
In this embodiment, the processing unit 14 is electrically connected with a temperature sensing unit 20, the temperature sensing unit 20 can sense a temperature of at least one of the substrate 11, the memory module 13 and the display screen 15 to produce a sensing signal, and the processing unit 14 can control the display screen 15 to show a temperature state according to the sensing signal. Specifically, the processing unit 14 can control the pattern portion 151 of the display screen 15 to show a number or a symbol of the temperature and control the background portion 152 to show different background colors (or flashing states) according to different temperature sections.
In addition, the processing unit 14 is further electrically connected with a sound sensing unit 40, the sound sensing unit 40 can sense a sound to produce a sensing signal, and the processing unit 14 can control the display state of the display screen 15 according to the sensing signal. For example, the processing unit 14 can control the pattern portion 151 of the display screen 15 to show a number or a symbol of a volume (or a tune) according to an intensity of the volume (or the tune) and control the background portion 152 to show different background colors (or flashing states) according to different volumes (or tunes); or the user can speak specific words (which have different sound waves) to the sound sensing unit 40 and make the processing unit 14 control the display state (patterns, colors or flashes) of the display screen 15.
The solid state disk 1 is further provided with an efficacy detecting unit 30, the efficacy detecting unit 30 is electrically connected with the processing unit 14 and the memory module 13, the efficacy detecting unit 30 can detect an efficacy condition of the memory module 13 to produce an efficacy signal, and the processing unit 14 can control the display screen 15 to show an efficacy state according to the efficacy signal. More specifically, the efficacy detecting unit 30 can detect a capacity of the memory module 13, the efficacy signal is a capacity detecting signal, and the processing unit 14 can control the display screen 15 to show a capacity state according to the capacity detecting signal so that the user can view the state of the memory module 13 from outside without operating a computer. In addition, the efficacy detecting unit 30 can further detect a reading speed of the memory module 13, the efficacy signal is a reading speed detecting signal, and the processing unit 14 can control the display screen 15 to show a reading speed state according to the reading speed detecting signal. It is to be noted that in addition to the pattern portion 151 which can show the reading speed state, the background portion 152 can produce colors or flashing states in accordance with different reading speeds.
Specifically, in other embodiments, the processing unit may not be electrically connected with the above-mentioned detecting units or sensing units, and the processing unit can control the display screen to show patterns corresponding to a preset programming built in the processing unit.
Given the above, compared with a traditional plasma tube, the display screen of the solid state disk can show various display states according to the processing unit.
In addition, through the pattern variations of the display screen, the user can know the state of the solid state disk conveniently and precisely.
While we have shown and described various embodiments in accordance with the present invention, it should be clear to those skilled in the art that further embodiments may be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

Claims (11)

WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A solid state disk, including: a main body, having a substrate and a shell portion covering two opposite side faces of the substrate, the substrate provided with a memory module; a processing unit, disposed in the main body; a display screen, attached to the main body and viewable from outside of the solid state disk, electrically connected with the processing unit, the processing unit being able to control a display state of the display screen; a transmit port, disposed on the substrate and electrically connected with the memory module.
2. The solid state disk of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected with a sound sensing unit, the sound sensing unit is able to sense a sound to produce a sensing signal, and the processing unit is able to control the display state of the display screen according to the sensing signal.
3. The solid state disk of claim 1, wherein the processing unit is electrically connected with a temperature sensing unit, the temperature sensing unit is able to sense a temperature of at least one of the substrate, the memory module and the display screen to produce a sensing signal, and the processing unit is able to control the display screen to show a temperature state according to the sensing signal.
4. The solid state disk of claim 1, further provided with an efficacy detecting unit, the efficacy detecting unit electrically connected with the processing unit and the memory module, the efficacy detecting unit being able to detect an efficacy condition of the memory module to produce an efficacy signal, the processing unit being able to control the display screen to show an efficacy state according to the efficacy signal.
5. The solid state disk of claim 4, wherein the efficacy detecting unit is able to detect a capacity of the memory module, the efficacy signal is a capacity detecting signal, and the processing unit is able to control the display screen to show a capacity state according to the capacity detecting signal.
6. The solid state disk of claim 4, wherein the efficacy detecting unit is able to detect a reading speed of the memory module, the efficacy signal is a reading speed detecting signal, and the processing unit is able to control the display screen to show a reading speed state according to the reading speed detecting signal.
7. The solid state disk of claim 1, wherein the transmit port is a USB, a SATA or an IDE transmit port.
8. The solid state disk of claim 1, wherein the shell portion is provided with a hollow-out portion, and the display screen is embedded in the hollow-out portion.
9. The solid state disk of claim 1, wherein the display screen includes a pattern portion and a background portion, the processing unit is able to control color states of the pattern portion and the background portion respectively, and the pattern portion and the background portion are in different colors.
10. The solid state disk of claim 9, wherein the display screen is an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display screen.
11. A solid state disk substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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