JP2014021560A - Cable having composite function - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a cable used as a medium for performing data communication between a plurality of electronic apparatuses and having a composite function which can directly, bidirectionally transmit data in both directions between the plurality of electronic apparatuses.SOLUTION: A cable 10 having a composite function used as a medium transmitting data between a plurality of electronic apparatuses 2 and 4 and connected with the respective electronic apparatuses 2 and 4 to directly transmit the data in both directions includes a substrate 12, a plurality of transmission units 14 and 16 and an expansion unit 18. The transmission units 14 and 16 having two electrical connection terminals, respectively are electrically connected with a substrate 12 through one electrical connection terminal and with one of the electronic apparatuses through the other electrical connection terminal. One of electrical connection terminals is extended to the outside of the substrate 12. An expansion unit 18 arranged on the substrate 12 and connected with the transmission unit 16 through the substrate 12 bidirectionally transmits the data to the transmission unit 16 of the plurality of transmission units.

Description

  The present invention relates to a cable having a composite function, and more particularly to a cable having a composite function that is used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices and directly transmits data to and from the plurality of electronic devices.

  Generally, a user has many kinds of electronic devices. Here, the electronic device is a smart type mobile phone, a tablet type personal computer or the like. A user may use the same file (for example, a data file such as a photo, text, music, video, etc.) simultaneously with a plurality of electronic devices.

  A user transmits files using wireless and wired communication modules arranged in a plurality of electronic devices. Taking the wired communication module as an example, when the wired communication module is a female contact, in order to transmit a file between two electronic devices, the user needs to use a male contact cable.

  However, the conventional cable is used only for transmitting data (or sending power) between electronic devices. For data transmission, the cable is used only to transmit data between electronic devices.

  For the user, if the cable can be provided with various functions at the same time (for example, a flash drive used for storing data or a card reader for reading a memory card), the convenience of the cable can be improved, and the flash Inconvenience caused by carrying a drive or a memory card can be eliminated.

  A first object of the present invention is to provide a cable having a composite function that is used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices and directly transmits data to and from the plurality of electronic devices.

  A second object of the present invention is to provide a cable having a composite function for transmitting data stored in an expansion unit to a plurality of electronic devices by a built-in expansion unit.

  A third object of the present invention is to provide a cable having a composite function of reading data in a memory card and transmitting the data to a plurality of electronic devices by an expansion unit (for example, a card reader) that reads the memory card. is there.

  A fourth object of the present invention is to read data in an electronic device and back up to an expansion unit using, for example, a built-in memory (NAND flash memory, solid state memory, etc.), and directly to a plurality of electronic devices. It is an object of the present invention to provide a cable having a composite function for obtaining an On-The-Go function for extracting data from any one of the above.

  A fifth object of the present invention is to provide a cable having a composite function which is formed into an annular structure using a coupling unit and can be easily carried by a user.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, according to the first aspect of the present invention, the data is used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices, and is directly connected to each of the electronic devices to directly transmit data. A cable having a composite function comprising a substrate, a plurality of transmission units and an expansion unit, wherein the transmission unit has two electrical connection terminals, and is electrically connected to the substrate via one of the electrical connection terminals. Is connected to one of the electronic devices via the other electrical connection terminal, one of the electrical connection terminals is extended to the outside of the substrate, and the expansion unit is disposed on the substrate And a cable having a composite function, wherein the cable is connected to the transmission unit via the substrate and performs data transmission bidirectionally with one of the plurality of transmission units. It is provided.

  The switch unit further includes a switch unit, and the switch unit is disposed on the substrate and connected to the transmission unit and the extension unit. The switch unit includes a plurality of transmission ports, and a connection passage is formed between the transmission ports. Preferably, data is transmitted bidirectionally between the transmission port and the connection path.

  The control unit further includes a control unit, the control unit is connected to the switch unit, generates a control signal, and determines the connection path to the transmission port of the switch unit based on the control signal. Is preferred.

  Further, the control unit automatically generates the control signal based on a connection state between the transmission unit and the extension unit, controls the switch unit by the control signal, and connects the transmission port to the transmission port. It is preferable to switch the connecting passage.

  The router table further includes a router table, and the router table is stored in the control unit. When a connection state between the transmission unit and the extension unit occurs at the same time, the control unit is configured to transmit the transmission port based on the router table. It is preferable to switch the connecting passage between the two.

  In addition, a trigger unit is further provided, the trigger unit is connected to the control unit, generates a trigger signal, drives the control unit by the trigger signal, and communicates with the plurality of transmission ports of the switch unit. It is preferable to switch the connecting passage.

  The trigger unit is preferably at least one of a push button, a switching knob, and a touch switch.

  Preferably, an instruction unit is further provided, the instruction unit being connected to the control unit, and instructing an operation to be performed among the extension unit, the switch unit, and the transmission unit through the connection passage.

The instruction unit may be disposed in at least one of the substrate and the transmission unit.
The expansion unit is preferably at least one of an external connection port, a built-in memory, and a memory reader.
The transmission unit preferably conforms to a communication protocol of FireWire, Universal Serial Bus, Micro USB, Mini USB, and Apple Computer's 30-pin connector.

  Preferably, a coupling unit is further provided, and the coupling unit is provided in each of the transmission units of the electrical connection terminal connected to the electronic device, and the coupling unit is coupled to form an annular body.

  The coupling unit is preferably at least one of a magnet, an engagement ring, and an insertion groove.

  Unlike the prior art, the cable having the composite function of the present invention can bidirectionally transmit data between a plurality of electronic devices, and can be connected to one of the plurality of electronic devices independently. Data transmission can also be performed.

  Furthermore, the cable having the composite function of the present invention can store and retrieve data on the cable by combining expansion units such as an external connection port, a built-in memory, and a memory card reader.

  In addition, the cable having the composite function of the present invention can transmit data between transmission ports by a polling method.

  Still further, the cable having the composite function of the present invention switches the connection path between the plurality of transmission ports by the switch unit, and automatically switches the connection path between the plurality of transmission ports based on the router table. The transmission of data to be performed can be determined.

It is a block diagram which shows the cable which has the composite function which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the cable which has the composite function which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows a state when the switch unit of FIG. 2 performs switching operation. It is a block diagram which shows a state when the switch unit of FIG. 2 performs switching operation. It is a block diagram which shows the cable which has the composite function which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view which shows the cable which has the composite function which concerns on 4th Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that the present invention is not limited thereby.

(First embodiment)
Please refer to FIG. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a cable having a composite function according to the first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, a cable 10 having a composite function is used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices 2 and 4, and data DA is transferred between the plurality of electronic devices 2 and 4. Direct transmission in both directions. The plurality of electronic devices 2 and 4 may be smart mobile phones, tablet computers, desktop computers, and the like. In the electronic devices 2 and 4 of the first embodiment, a smart type mobile phone will be described as an example. The plurality of electronic devices 2 and 4 include a FireWire (IEEE 1394), a universal serial bus (Universal Serial Bus), a micro USB (micro USB), a mini USB (miniUSB), and a 30-pin connector (Apple 30) manufactured by Apple Computer. connection ports 22 and 42 conforming to a communication protocol of pins connector).

  The cable 10 having a composite function includes a substrate 12, a plurality of transmission units 14 and 16, and an expansion unit 18.

  The board 12 may be a printed circuit board used for providing the plurality of transmission units 14 and 16 and the expansion unit 18. Further, the substrate 12 may seal the substrate 12, the plurality of transmission units 14 and 16, and the expansion unit 18 with a storage space formed by a housing (not shown).

  Two electrical connection terminals (not shown) are connected to the plurality of transmission units 14 and 16, respectively. The plurality of transmission units 14 and 16 are respectively connected to the substrate 12 through one electrical connection terminal, and are connected to the electronic devices 2 and 4 through the other electrical connection terminal. The transmission units 14 and 16 comply with the communication protocol of FireWire, Universal Serial Bus, Micro USB, Mini USB, and Apple Computer's 30-pin connector, and are arranged according to the connection ports 22 and 42 of the electronic devices 2 and 4. The

  The expansion unit 18 is disposed on the substrate 12 and connected to the transmission units 14 and 16 via the substrate 12. The expansion unit 18 may be at least one of an external connection port, a built-in memory, and a memory card reader.

  For example, when the expansion unit 18 is an external connection port, the expansion unit 18 may be connected to a device such as a card reader or a flash drive via the external connection port. When the expansion unit 18 is a built-in memory, Data DA may be stored in a built-in memory. The built-in memory may be at least one of a NAND flash memory and a solid-state drive (SSD), or when the expansion unit 18 is a memory card reader. The cable 10 having a composite function may directly retrieve data stored in an external memory via a memory card reader.

  Therefore, the data DA is transmitted bidirectionally with one of the plurality of transmission units 14 and 16 via the expansion unit 18.

(Second Embodiment)
Please refer to FIG. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a cable having a composite function according to the second embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the cable 10 ′ having a composite function may include a switch unit 20 in addition to the substrate 12, the transmission units 14 and 16, and the expansion unit 18 as in the first embodiment.

  The switch unit 20 is disposed on the substrate 12 and connected to the transmission units 14 and 16 and the expansion unit 18. The switch unit 20 has a plurality of transmission ports 202.

  Please refer to FIG. FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a state when the switch unit 20 in FIG. 2 performs a switching operation. In the switch unit 20 of the second embodiment, three transmission ports 202a, 202b, and 202c will be described as an example. The switch unit 20 bi-directionally transmits data DA between the transmission ports 202a, 202b, and 202c via a connecting path CP (Connecting Path) formed between the plurality of transmission ports 202a, 202b, and 202c. The connection passage CP is constituted by a first connection passage CP1 and a second connection passage CP2.

  More specifically, the transmission port 202a is connected to the transmission unit 14, the transmission port 202b is connected to the transmission unit 16, and the transmission port 202c is connected to the expansion unit 18. For example, when connecting to the transmission units 14 and 16, the switch unit 20 connects the first connection path CP1 to the transmission port 202a, the second connection path CP2 to the transmission port 202b, and finally the connection path. The transmission units 14 and 16 are electrically connected via the CP, and the data DA is transmitted bidirectionally.

  Still referring to FIG. FIG. 4 is another block diagram showing a state when the switch unit of FIG. 2 performs a switching operation. As shown in FIG. 4, when the transmission unit 14 and the expansion unit 18 are connected, the switch unit 20 connects the first connection path CP1 to the transmission port 202a and the third connection path CP3 to the transmission port 202c. Finally, the transmission unit 14 and the expansion unit 18 are electrically connected via the connection path CP, and the data DA is transmitted bidirectionally.

(Third embodiment)
Please refer to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a cable having a composite function according to the third embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the cable 10 ″ having a composite function includes a substrate 12, transmission units 14 and 16, an expansion unit 18 and a switch unit 20 as in the second embodiment, as well as a control unit 24 and a trigger unit. 26 and an instruction unit 28 may be included.

  The control unit 24 is connected to the switch unit 20 and determines a connection path (not shown) between the plurality of transmission ports 202 of the switch unit 20 using a control signal CS (Control Signal) generated from the control unit 24. . The control unit 24 of the third embodiment stores a router table (not shown) in advance, and when the transmission units 14 and 16 and the extension unit 18 are connected at the same time, the control unit 24 Based on the above, the connection path CP to and from the transmission port 202 is automatically switched. In this router table, when the transmission units 14 and 16 and the extension unit 18 are connected at the same time, the priority order of the connection path that the control unit 24 controls the control signal CS is recorded.

  The trigger unit 26 is connected to the control unit 24, generates a trigger signal TS (Trigger Signal), drives the control unit 24 using this trigger signal, and connects the transmission ports 202 of the switch unit 20. The passage CP is switched. For example, the trigger unit 26 may be at least one of a push button, a switching knob, and a touch switch. After the user generates the trigger signal TS by the trigger unit 26, the control unit 24 switches the connection path based on the trigger signal.

  The instruction unit 28 is connected to the control unit 24 and instructs an operation performed between the expansion unit 18, the switch unit 20, and the transmission units 14 and 16 based on the connection path CP. In still another embodiment, the instruction unit 28 is disposed in at least one of the substrate 12 and the transmission units 14 and 16 and indicates a connection state between the transmission units 14 and 16 and the expansion unit 18.

(Fourth embodiment)
Please refer to FIG. FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a cable having a composite function according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 6, the cable 10 ′ ″ having a composite function includes a substrate 12, transmission units 14 and 16, an expansion unit 18, and a switch unit 20, as in the second embodiment, and a plurality of coupling units 30. May be included. For example, the substrate 12, the expansion unit 18, and the switch unit 20 of the fourth embodiment may be disposed in a storage space formed in the housing 32.

  The coupling unit 30 is provided on the transmission units 14 and 16 of the electrical connection terminals 142 and 162 connected to the electronic device, so that the plurality of coupling units 30 are coupled to each other and the transmission units 14 and 16 are fixed. Formed on the body, the user can carry it conveniently. These coupling units 30 may be at least one of a magnet, an engagement ring, and an insertion groove.

  As can be seen from the above description, the cable having the composite function of the present invention can bidirectionally transmit data between a plurality of electronic devices, and is connected to one of the plurality of electronic devices independently. Data can also be transmitted in both directions.

  Furthermore, the cable having the composite function of the present invention can store and retrieve data on the cable by combining expansion units such as an external connection port, a built-in memory, and a memory card reader.

  In addition, the cable having the composite function of the present invention can transmit data between transmission ports by a polling method.

  Still further, the cable having the composite function of the present invention switches the connection path between the plurality of transmission ports by the switch unit, and automatically switches the connection path between the plurality of transmission ports based on the router table. The transmission of data to be performed can be determined.

  While the preferred embodiments of the present invention have been disclosed above, as may be appreciated by those skilled in the art, they are not intended to limit the invention in any way. Various changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Accordingly, the scope of the claims of the present invention should be construed broadly including such changes and modifications.

2 Electronic device 4 Electronic device 10 Cable 10 'having a composite function Cable 10' having a composite function Cable 10 '"having a composite function Cable 12 having a composite function Board
14 transmission unit 16 transmission unit 18 expansion unit 20 switch unit 22 connection port 24 control unit 26 trigger unit 28 indication unit 30 coupling unit 32 housing 42 connection port 142 electrical connection terminal 162 electrical connection terminal 202 transmission port 202a transmission port 202b transmission port 202c Transmission port CP Connection path CP1 First connection path CP2 Second connection path CP3 Third connection path CS Control signal DA Data TS Trigger signal

Claims (13)

A cable that is used as a medium for transmitting data between a plurality of electronic devices, is connected to each of the electronic devices and directly transmits data in both directions, and has a composite function including a substrate, a plurality of transmission units, and an expansion unit. There,
The transmission unit has two electrical connection terminals, is electrically connected to the substrate via one of the electrical connection terminals, and is connected to one of the electronic devices via the other electrical connection terminal, One of the electrical connection terminals is extended to the outside of the substrate;
The extension unit is disposed on the board and is connected to the transmission unit via the board, and performs bidirectional data transmission with one of the plurality of transmission units. Having cable. A switch unit,
The switch unit is disposed on the substrate and connected to the transmission unit and the extension unit, and has a plurality of transmission ports, a connection passage is formed between the transmission ports, and the transmission is performed by the connection passage. The cable having a composite function according to claim 1, wherein data is transmitted to and from the port bidirectionally. A control unit,
3. The control unit according to claim 2, wherein the control unit is connected to the switch unit to generate a control signal, and determines the connection path to the transmission port of the switch unit based on the control signal. A cable having the described composite function.   The control unit automatically generates the control signal based on a connection state between the transmission unit and the extension unit, controls the switch unit according to the control signal, and connects the connection path to the transmission port. The cable having a composite function according to claim 3, wherein: A router table,
The router table is stored in the control unit;
The control unit according to claim 4, wherein when the connection state between the transmission unit and the extension unit occurs simultaneously, the control unit switches the connection path to the transmission port based on the router table. A cable with multiple functions. A trigger unit,
The trigger unit is connected to the control unit, generates a trigger signal, drives the control unit according to the trigger signal, and switches the connection path to the plurality of transmission ports of the switch unit. The cable having a composite function according to claim 3.   The cable having a composite function according to claim 6, wherein the trigger unit is at least one of a push button, a switching knob, and a touch switch. Further comprising an instruction unit,
The composite function according to claim 6, wherein the instruction unit is connected to the control unit and instructs an operation performed between the extension unit, the switch unit, and the transmission unit through the connection path. Having cable.   The cable having a composite function according to claim 8, wherein the instruction unit is disposed in at least one of the board and the transmission unit.   The cable according to claim 1, wherein the expansion unit is at least one of an external connection port, a built-in memory, and a memory reader.   2. The cable having a composite function according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit conforms to a communication protocol of a fire wire, a universal serial bus, a micro USB, a mini USB, and a 30-pin connector manufactured by Apple Computer. Further comprising a coupling unit;
2. The composite function according to claim 1, wherein the coupling unit is provided in each of the transmission units of the electrical connection terminal connected to the electronic device, and the coupling unit is coupled to form an annular body. Having cable.   The cable having a composite function according to claim 12, wherein the coupling unit is at least one of a magnet, an engagement ring, and an insertion groove.

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