TW201629784A - Connecting device - Google Patents

Abstract

A connecting device comprises a plurality of signal communicating channels and a processing module. Each signal communicating channel is used for pluggable connecting to an electronic device and comprises a first type of connecting terminal and a second type of connecting terminal. The first type of connecting terminal and the second type of connecting terminal are adjacent to each other and both used for pluggable connecting to the electronic device. The processing module is electrically connected to the first type of connecting terminal and the second type of connecting terminal of each signal communicating channel and communicating with the electronic device via one connecting terminal.

Description

Connecting device

The present invention relates to a connection device, and more particularly to a connection device for use as a signal path for a plurality of electronic devices.

Handheld electronic devices have become an indispensable electronic product in daily life. Charging and surfing the Internet are two major daily needs. However, handheld electronic devices do not have RJ-45 network terminals, so the communication between them is usually simultaneous. Connect to a wireless network base station to reach a communication connection. However, the signal of the wireless network is often susceptible to interference, and the transmission bandwidth is rapidly decremented as the distance from the base station increases, and the handheld electronic device is connected to the wired electronic network as compared to the handheld electronic device. Wireless networks often consume large amounts of power, making it impossible to use the wireless network for signal transmission for long periods of time.

In view of the above problems, one of the objects of the present invention is to provide a connection device that can provide signal connection channels of one or more electronic devices, which can simultaneously meet the requirements of power supply and high-frequency wide data transmission.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a plurality of connection terminals of a plurality of specifications and types on a signal connection path, which satisfies the requirements of a plurality of connection terminals for connecting electronic devices.

A connecting device implemented according to the present invention, comprising one or more The signal is connected to the channel and a processing module. Each signal connection channel is connected to an electronic device in a pluggable manner, and includes a first type connection terminal and a second type connection terminal. Both the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal are used for pluggable connection to the electronic device. The processing module is electrically connected to the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal of each of the signal connection channels, and is communicatively connected to the electronic device through one of the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal.

After the plurality of electronic devices are electrically connected to the connecting device, the processing module The signal can be further converted (conversion), switched (routing) or routing, or bridging according to the application requirements.

The above description of the contents of the present invention and the following embodiments The description is intended to illustrate and explain the spirit and principles of the invention, and to provide a further explanation of the scope of the invention.

1100‧‧‧First signal connection channel

1110‧‧‧First type connection terminal

1111‧‧‧Power transmission line

1120‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

1121‧‧‧Power transmission line

1200‧‧‧Second signal connection channel

1210‧‧‧First type connection terminal

1211‧‧‧Power transmission line

1220‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

1221‧‧‧Power transmission line

1300‧‧‧Processing module

1311, 1312‧‧‧Connecting terminal physical layer

1320‧‧‧Processing unit

1330‧‧‧ memory unit

1350‧‧‧Network physical layer

1360‧‧‧Display physical layer

1370‧‧‧Server physical layer

1400‧‧‧ storage module

1500‧‧‧Network connection channel

1600‧‧‧Display connection channel

1610‧‧‧First type connection terminal

1620‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

1700‧‧‧Server connection channel

1710‧‧‧1st type connection terminal

1720‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

2100‧‧‧ first device

2200‧‧‧second device

3000‧‧‧Network

4000‧‧‧ display

5000‧‧‧Server

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a functional block diagram of a connection device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a schematic view showing the operation of the connecting device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 3 is a schematic view showing the operation of the connecting device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a schematic view showing the operation of the connecting device in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention.

The detailed features and advantages of the present invention are described in detail below in the embodiments, which are sufficient to enable those skilled in the art to understand the technical contents of the present invention. And implemented according to the contents disclosed in this specification, the scope of application and the diagram The related objects and advantages of the present invention will be readily understood by those skilled in the art. The following examples are intended to describe the present invention in further detail, but are not intended to limit the scope of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 1 for a connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, it is a functional block diagram of a connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1 , a connection device 1000 according to the present invention includes a first signal connection channel 1100 , a second signal connection channel 1200 , and a processing module 1300 . The processing module is electrically connected to the first signal channel 1100 and the second signal channel 1200.

The first signal connection channel 1100 has the same structure as the second signal connection channel 1200, and is used for pluggable connection to an electronic device. The first signal connection channel 1100 includes a first type connection terminal 1110 and a second type connection terminal 1120 adjacent to each other at a physical position, and the same second signal connection channel 1200 includes a first type connection terminal 1210 and a second type adjacent to a physical position. The terminal 1220 is connected. Taking the first signal connection channel 1100 as an example, the first type connection terminal 1110 may be a universal serial bus type 3.0-C type connection terminal (USB type C connector), and the second type connection terminal 1120 may be a universal string. Column bus bar 1.0, universal serial bus bar 2.0 or universal serial bus bar 3.0-A type connector terminal (USB type A connector). Since the universal serial bus bar is already a connection terminal of most electronic devices, it can be connected to the first type connection terminal 1110 or the second type connection terminal 1120 regardless of which type of universal serial bus bar the electronic device has. One.

The first type connection terminal 1110 of the first signal connection channel 1100 The power transmission line 1111 is included, and the second type connection terminal 1120 includes the power transmission line 1121, the first type connection terminal 1210 of the second signal connection channel 1200 includes the power transmission line 1211, and the second type connection terminal 1220 includes the power transmission line 1221, and the foregoing power transmission line Both are used to provide electrical energy to the electronic device. Specifically, the power transmission line 1111 is exemplified, which includes a high potential line such as a VBUS line in a universal serial bus, and the power transmission line 1111 further includes a low potential line, such as a GND line in a universal serial bus. As such, the connection device 1000 can supply power to the electronic device through each of the connection terminals.

The processing module 1300 is electrically connected to the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal of each of the signal connection channels. The processing module 1300 is communicatively coupled to the electronic device through one of the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal. In an embodiment, the connection terminal physical layer 1311 in the processing module 1300 can determine whether the first type connection terminal 1110 is connected to the electronic device by the power transmission line 1111 in the first type connection terminal 1110. Similarly, the connection terminal physical layer 1311 can determine whether the second type connection terminal 1120 is connected to the electronic device by the power transmission line 1121 in the second type connection terminal 1120. When the first type connection terminal 1110 of the first signal connection channel 1100 is connected to the electronic device, the connection terminal physical layer 1311 stops the second type connection terminal 1120 of the first signal connection channel 1100. When the second type connection terminal 1120 of the first signal connection channel 1100 is connected to the electronic device, the connection terminal physical layer 1311 stops the first type connection terminal 1110 of the first signal connection channel 1100.

Similarly, when the second signal is connected to the first type of connection of the channel 1200 When the sub- 1210 is connected to the electronic device, the connection terminal physical layer 1312 stops the second-type connection terminal 1220 of the second signal connection channel 1200. When the second type connection terminal 1220 of the second signal connection channel 1200 is connected to the electronic device, the connection terminal physical layer 1312 stops the first type connection terminal 1210 of the second signal connection channel 1200. The physical layer of the present invention and the physical layer described later are the physical layer described in the open system interconnection reference model (OSI model), which may be a physical circuit or a communication protocol. The invention is not limited thereto.

In another embodiment, each of the signal connection channels further includes a slide rail adjacent to the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal, and a mask movably coupled to the slide rail. The mask can be used to cover one of the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal. More specifically, when the mask covers the first type of connection terminal, the second type of connection terminal is exposed to be connected to the electronic device. On the contrary, when the mask covers the second type connection terminal, the first type connection terminal is exposed and can be connected to the electronic device. That is to say, only one of the two connection terminals in the same signal connection channel is used as the signal channel of the processing module 1300 and the electronic device at the same time.

A connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a plurality of connection terminal physical layers 1311 that can be switched between a plurality of connection terminal physical layers via a communication protocol. More specifically, when the first device 2100 is electrically connected to the first signal connection channel 1100, the first communication protocol is electrically connected to the first connection terminal physical layer, and the processing module 1300 and the first device 2100 support The second communication protocol can be switched to The second communication protocol is electrically connected to the second connection terminal physical layer. In an embodiment, the first communication protocol and the first connection terminal physical layer may be USB signal transmission, and the second communication protocol and the second connection terminal physical layer It can be a video signal transmission or a PCIe signal transmission or a system bus signal transmission or a low speed signal via a USB configuration channel.

In an embodiment, please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the connecting device according to an embodiment of the invention. When the first signal connection channel 1100 is connected to the first device 2100, the processing module 1300 is communicatively coupled to the first device 2100 through the first signal connection channel 1100, and the processing module 1300 operates in a device mode. When the second signal connection channel 1200 is connected to the second device 2200, the processing module 1300 is communicably connected to the second device 2200 through the second signal connection channel 1200, and the processing module 1300 operates in the device end mode. Generally, most of the electronic devices that are convenient for the user to operate and operate in the host mode, so that the processing module 1300 of the connection device 1000 of the present invention can operate as the first device 2100 and the second device. Signal bridge channel between 2200.

Specifically, the connection device 1000 of the present invention may further include a storage module 1400, and the processing module 1300 may include a processing unit 1320 and a memory unit 1330. The storage module 1400 is electrically connected to the processing unit 1320 for storing the data to be stored by the processing unit 1320. The memory unit 1330 is electrically connected to the processing unit 1320 for temporarily storing the first information from the first device 2100 or the second information from the second device 2200. The storage module 1400 can be a non-volatile storage medium and the memory unit 1330 can be a volatile storage medium.

When the first device 2100 requests a data from the second device 2200, the first device 2100 can transmit a data request signal (first signal) to the processing unit in the processing module 1300 through the first signal connection channel 1100. The processing unit 1320 transmits the data request signal (second signal) sent by the device mode to the second device 2200 through the second signal connection channel 1200 according to the data request signal transmitted by the first device 2100. When the second device 2200 receives the second signal, the second device 2200 can transmit the data signal (the third signal) requested by the first device 2100 to the processing module through the second signal connection channel 1200 in response to the second signal. In the processing unit 1320 of the 1300, the processing unit 1320 may store the data signal in the memory unit 1330, or may use the data signal as the fourth signal to the first device 2100. As such, since the processing module 1300 is a device mode for the first device 2100 and the second device 2200, there is no problem that two master terminals are connected to each other and cannot transmit information.

In another embodiment of the present invention, returning to FIG. 1, the connection device 1000 may further include a network connection channel 1500, and the processing module 1300 may further include a network entity layer 1350. The network connection channel 1500 is electrically connected to the processing module 1300 for communication connection to the network 3000. More specifically, the network connection channel 1500 is electrically connected to the network physical layer 1350, and the network physical layer 1350 is electrically connected to the processing unit 1320. The processing unit 1320 in the processing module 1300 is connected through the network. Channel 1500 is in communication with other remote devices in the network. As such, referring to FIG. 3, which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the connection device according to an embodiment of the present invention, the first device 2100 and/or the second device 2200 can pass through the processing module 1300 and the network connection channel 1500. The communication is connected to the network 3000. That is, in this embodiment, the connection device 1000 or the processing module 1300 therein functions as a network router.

In another embodiment of the present invention, returning to FIG. 1, the connection device 1000 may further include a display connection channel 1600, and the processing module 1300 may further include a display physical layer 1360. The display connection channel 1600 is electrically connected to the processing module 1300 for enabling the processing module 1300 to drive the display device 4000 electrically connected to the display connector connection channel 1600. More specifically, the monitor connection channel 1600 is electrically coupled to the monitor entity layer 1360, and the monitor entity layer 1360 is electrically coupled to the processing unit 1320. The processing unit 1320 in the processing module 1300 converts the video into an electrical signal suitable for driving the display 4000 through the display physical layer 1360. Therefore, please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic diagram of the operation of the connection device according to an embodiment of the invention. The first device 2100 and/or the second device 2200 can pass through the processing module 1300 and the display connection channel 1600. The image is displayed on the display device 4000, and more specifically, the first device 2100 or the second device 2200 only drives one of the devices through the processing module 1300 to drive the electrically connected display device 4000, or the first device 2100 and The second device 2200 simultaneously converts the image signal into a combined picture in picture through the processing module 1300 and drives the electrically connected display 4.0. That is, in this embodiment, the connection device 1000 or the processing module 1300 therein functions as a screen display router or switch. Another embodiment of the present invention The display connection channel 1600 may further include a first type connection terminal 1610 and a second type connection terminal 1620 that are physically adjacent to each other. In fact, the first type connection terminal 1610 may be a video graphics array (VGA) connection terminal. Or a digital video interface (DVI) connection terminal or a high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connection terminal, and the second type connection terminal 1620 may be a DisplayPort or a USB type C connection terminal.

In another embodiment of the present invention, returning to FIG. 1, the connection device 1000 may further include a server connection channel 1700, and the processing module 1300 may further include a server physical layer 1370. The server connection channel 1700 is electrically connected to the processing module 1300 for enabling the processing module 1300 to exchange information with the server 5000 electrically connected to the server connection channel 1700. More specifically, the server connection channel 1700 is electrically connected to the server physical layer 1370, and the server physical layer 1370 is electrically connected to the processing unit 1320. The processing unit 1320 in the processing module 1300 converts the information into a packet of a specific format through the server entity layer 1370, and then transmits the packet from the server connection channel 1700 to the server 5000, and the server entity layer 1370 can transmit the server 5000. The packet is converted to an information format that processing unit 1320 can process. In this way, the first device 2100 and/or the second device 2200 can exchange information with the server 5000 through the processing module 1300 and the server connection channel 1700. That is, in this embodiment, the connection device 1000 or the processing module 1300 therein serves as a bridge or router of a servo device. In an embodiment, the first device 2100 and/or the second device 2200 can be connected to the server via the processing module 1300. 5000 performs cluster operations. In an embodiment, the first device 2100 and/or the second device 2200 can be the end point device of the server 5000 via the processing module 1300, and can be regarded as the hardware component of the server connection for master control and operation. . In another embodiment of the present invention, the server connection channel 1700 may further include a first type connection terminal 1710 and a second type connection terminal 1720 that are physically adjacent to each other. In fact, the first type connection terminal 1710 may be an OcuLink connection terminal. The second type connection terminal 1720 may be an external PCIe connector connection terminal.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above in the foregoing embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention. It is within the scope of the invention to be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Please refer to the attached patent application for the scope of protection defined by the present invention.

1100‧‧‧First signal connection channel

1110‧‧‧First type connection terminal

1111‧‧‧Power transmission line

1120‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

1121‧‧‧Power transmission line

1200‧‧‧Second signal connection channel

1210‧‧‧First type connection terminal

1211‧‧‧Power transmission line

1220‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

1221‧‧‧Power transmission line

1300‧‧‧Processing module

1311, 1312‧‧‧Connecting terminal physical layer

1320‧‧‧Processing unit

1330‧‧‧ memory unit

1350‧‧‧Network physical layer

1360‧‧‧Display physical layer

1370‧‧‧Server physical layer

1400‧‧‧ storage module

1500‧‧‧Network connection channel

1600‧‧‧Display connection channel

1610‧‧‧First type connection terminal

1620‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

1700‧‧‧Server connection channel

1710‧‧‧1st type connection terminal

1720‧‧‧Second type connection terminal

2100‧‧‧ first device

2200‧‧‧second device

3000‧‧‧Network

4000‧‧‧ display

5000‧‧‧Server

Claims (13)

A connecting device includes: one or more signal connecting channels, each of the signal connecting channels is for pluggable connection to an electronic device, and each of the signal connecting channels comprises: a first type connecting terminal for Plugging and connecting to the electronic device; and a second type connecting terminal adjacent to the first type connecting terminal for pluggable connection to the electronic device; and a processing module electrically connected to each The first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal of the signal connection channel are communicatively connected to the electronic device through one of the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal. The connection device of claim 1, wherein the processing module stops the second type connection terminal when the first type connection terminal is connected to the electronic device. The connection device of claim 1, wherein the processing module stops the first type connection terminal when the second type connection terminal is connected to the electronic device. The connecting device of claim 1, wherein each of the signal connecting channels further comprises: a sliding rail adjacent to the first type connecting terminal and the second type connecting terminal; and a mask movably connected to the a slide rail for covering one of the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal. The connection device of claim 1, wherein the processing module transmits the first signal when the number of the one or more signal connection channels is greater than one and one of the first signal connection channels is connected to a first device The connection channel is in communication with the first device and operates in a device end mode. The connection device of claim 5, wherein one of the plurality of signal connection channels is connected to a second device, and the processing module is communicatively coupled to the second device through the second signal connection channel And running in the device side mode. The connection device of claim 6, further comprising: a storage module electrically connected to the processing module for storing a first information from the first device or a first device from the second device Second information. The connection device of claim 7, wherein the processing module further transmits a corresponding second signal to the second device according to a first signal transmitted by the first device, and responds to the second device according to the second device A third signal transmitted by the second signal transmits a corresponding fourth signal to the first device. The connection device of claim 1, further comprising: a network connection channel electrically connected to the processing module for communication connection to a network; wherein the processing module transmits the channel through the network The network communication connection, the electronic device is connected to the network through the processing module and the network connection channel. The connection device of claim 1, wherein the first type connection terminal and the second type connection terminal of each of the signal connection channels comprise a power transmission line for providing power of the electronic device. The connection device of claim 1, further comprising: a display connection channel electrically connected to the processing module for communication connection to a display; wherein the processing module is communicably connected to the display through the display connection channel, The electronic device is communicably connected to the display through the processing module and the display connection channel. The connection device of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of connection terminal physical layers, wherein the connection device further selects one of the connection terminal physical layers according to a communication protocol program. The connection device of claim 1, further comprising: a server connection channel electrically connected to the processing module for communication connection to a server; wherein the processing module transmits the channel through the server The server is connected to the server, and the electronic device is communicably connected to the server through the processing module.