TWI386854B - Portable electronic apparatus - Google Patents

Description

Portable electronic device

The present invention relates to a portable electronic device for multifunctional applications, and more particularly to a portable electronic device including two processing units.

With the development of science and technology, the portable electronic devices currently on the market have multifunctional applications. For example, mobile phones not only have the function of receiving calls and sending and receiving short messages, but also many mobile phones integrating multiple functions, such as the mobile phones. It can play media information such as music and movies, and make calls through Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) mode. Such mobile phones are often integrated with sound processing modules and video processing modules based on communication chips. Music playback, video playback, or integrated Wi-Fi module to make calls. However, the processing capabilities of the communication chip are emphasized by functions such as audio, video or Wi-Fi integrated on the communication chip, and when it is desired to expand some new functions on the portable electronic device, such as a function menu for increasing the playing music. Interfaces, personalized interface menus that add short information, need to be improved on the integrated communication chip, resulting in changes to the entire system, which not only slows the processing speed of the communication chip, but also is not conducive to optimizing communication functions and entertainment functions. Moreover, developers need to spend more time to complete the integration work and expand some new functions, which greatly increases the development cycle of the portable electronic device and increases the development cost.

In order to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a portable electronic device including two processing orders. Element, one for performing the first type of function application, one for executing the second type of function application, each processing unit independently executing its respective function menu interface and function application, ensuring that the portable electronic device has a higher processing speed .

The portable electronic device includes an input unit for generating an input signal in response to a user operation. The portable electronic device further includes: a first processing unit, configured to perform a first Class function application, with independent function menu interface; a second processing unit for executing a second type of function application, also has an independent function menu interface; a human machine interface unit for processing input signals from the input unit, Generating a control command; and a switching unit, configured to receive a control instruction of the human interface unit, perform mutual conversion between the first processing unit and the second processing unit, and are independently executed by the first processing unit and the second processing unit, respectively The corresponding function menu interface and function application.

The invention relates to a portable electronic device, which comprises two processing units, and switches two processing units through a human interface unit and a switching unit and implements two processing units to execute respective function menu interfaces and function applications. The invention ensures that the portable electronic device can process various functions at a relatively fast speed without integrating other modules on the communication chip, and can expand some new functions on each processing unit without changing the entire system, thereby shortening the development. The cycle greatly saves development costs.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device of the present invention. The portable electronic device 1 includes a first processing unit 10, a second processing unit 20, a human interface unit 30, an input unit 40, a switching unit 50, and a first A private peripheral 60, a second private peripheral 70, and a common peripheral 80.

The input unit 40 is configured to generate an input signal in response to a user operation. The first processing unit 10 is configured to execute a first type of function application with an independent function menu interface. The first private peripheral 60 is connected to the first processing unit 10 for accepting the control operation of the first processing unit 10, and the second processing unit 20 cannot control the first private peripheral 60. The second processing unit 20 is configured to execute a second type of function application, and also has an independent function menu interface. The second private peripheral 70 is connected to the second processing unit 20 for accepting the control operation of the second processing unit 20, and the first processing unit 10 cannot control the second private peripheral 70. The Human Interface Device 30 is configured to process an input signal from the input unit 40 to generate a control command.

The switching unit 50 is connected to the human interface unit 30 for receiving the control command of the human interface unit 30, and performs mutual conversion between the first processing unit 10 and the second processing unit 20, respectively, by the first processing unit and the first The two processing units independently execute the corresponding function menu interface and function application. The switching unit 50 includes a plurality of switching switch circuits (not shown) to implement switching between the first processing unit 10 and the second processing unit 20, that is, when switching to the first processing unit 10, displaying the first processing unit 10 The function menu interface is executed; when switching to the second processing unit 20, the function menu interface executed by the second processing unit 20 is displayed. When the human interface unit 30 receives a power-on command generated by the input unit 40, the switching unit 50 implements a common function menu interface for displaying the two processing units.

The public peripheral 80 is connected to the switching unit 50 for accepting the first place The control unit of the second processing unit 20 must be controlled by the first processing unit 10 and the second processing unit 20, that is, when the function menu interface of the first processing unit 10 is switched to When the function menu interface of the second processing unit 20 is used, the common peripheral device 80 is also switched to the function menu interface usage state of the second processing unit 20; when the function menu interface of the second processing unit 20 is switched to the first processing unit 10 The common peripheral 80 also switches to the function menu interface usage state of the first processing unit 10 when the function menu interface is used.

In the present invention, the first processing unit 10 is configured to perform a media playing function, the second processing unit 20 is configured to perform a wireless communication function, or the first processing unit 10 is configured to perform a Wi-Fi communication function, and the second processing unit 20 It performs mobile wireless communication functions such as GSM, GPRS or CDMA. The present invention can extend some new function applications and set corresponding function menu interfaces in the function of one processing unit, while the function application and function menu interface of another processing unit are not affected. Of course, the present invention is not limited to the above two cases, and it is within the scope of the present invention as long as it does not deviate from the essence of the present invention. The present invention is further explained in detail below by taking the first processing unit 10 for performing a media playing function and the second processing unit 20 for performing a wireless communication function as an example.

FIG. 2 is a diagram of a hardware module of an embodiment of the portable electronic device 1 of the present invention. The first processing unit of the portable electronic device 1 is an mp3 processing unit 10, and the second processing unit is a GSM processing unit 20. The mp3 processing unit 10 is configured to process a media playing function, and has an audio and video playing function, and is a media playing processing unit, and can enter the mp3 work. Mode. The GSM processing unit 20 is configured to process a mobile communication function and has a wireless communication function. As a mobile communication processing unit, the mobile communication working mode can be entered.

The first private peripheral 60 corresponding to the mp3 processing unit 10 preferably includes a first storage unit 62, a USB interface 64, and an SD card slot 66. The first storage unit 62 is configured to store a function application of the mp3 processing unit 10, an execution program of the function menu interface, and content, and the storage content includes an audio file including an mp3 compression format.

The second private peripheral 70 corresponding to the GSM processing unit 20 preferably includes a second storage unit 72, an antenna 74, and a SIM card slot 76. The second storage unit 72 is configured to store the function application of the GSM processing unit 20, the execution program and content of the function menu interface, and the storage content includes short information content, address book and other information.

The public peripheral device 80 independently executes the respective function menu interface and function application of the portable electronic device 1 in the mp3 processing unit 10 and the GSM processing unit 20, that is, the common peripheral device used in the mp3 working mode or the mobile communication working mode. A display unit 82, a speaker 84 and a headphone jack 86 are preferably included.

When receiving the power-on signal from the input unit 40, the human-machine interface unit 30 of the portable electronic device 1 generates a control command to the display unit 82 to display a common function menu interface including display media playback and mobile communication information. As shown in FIG. 3, the display area of the common function menu interface displayed by the display unit 82 includes a signal strength indicator in the upper left corner, a battery power balance identifier in the upper right corner, and an intermediate area displaying the service provider "Mobile". News, media playback, current time "09:30", today's date "March 01, 2008", the bottom left corner is the mp3 working mode logo and the lower right corner is the mobile communication working mode logo, you can enter two A different function menu interface is used to implement two different functional applications. At this time, the mp3 processing unit 10 is in an idle state, and the GSM processing unit 20 is always in a standby state, waiting to receive from a wireless communication system (not shown). Wireless signal.

When the human interface unit 30 receives an instruction from the input unit 40 to enter the mp3 working mode in the lower left corner, the switching unit 50 switches to the mp3 processing unit 10, and the mp3 processing unit 10 controls the display unit 82 to display the function of its control. The menu interface can continue to receive commands from the input unit 40 and execute corresponding function applications, such as acquiring a media information from the first storage unit 62 to play in the function menu interface.

The user of the portable electronic device 1 is listening to a media message, and the speaker 84 in the public peripheral 80 outputs an audio signal under the control of the mp3 processing unit 10, and the antenna in the second private peripheral 70 of the GSM processing unit 20 74. When receiving the call information from the wireless communication system, the switching unit 50 switches the mp3 working mode to the mobile communication working mode, and the GSM processing unit 20 controls the display unit 82 to display the function menu interface of the control thereof, and the mp3 processing unit 10 stops. The media information is played, and the speaker 84 in the control common peripheral 80 is switched to the mobile communication working mode to output a preset incoming call ringtone.

When the portable electronic device 1 is in the mp3 working mode, that is, The mp3 processing unit 10, when performing a function menu interface of its control, receives an incoming mobile communication working mode from the input unit 40, the switching unit 50 switches from the currently working mp3 processing unit 10 to the GSM processing unit 20, and the user can In the mobile communication working mode, the short message, the phone book and the like are edited, and the switching unit 50 switches the display interface of the display unit 82 to the edit short message and the phone book interface.

Through the above-mentioned technical solution of the present invention, in the product development process, if it is necessary to expand and add some short-function other function applications and function menu interfaces under the short information function menu interface, only the second processing unit 20 is required to be combined. The storage unit 72 is implemented without changing the function of the mp3 processing unit 10. Similarly, if some function application function menu interface needs to be extended under the function menu interface executed by the mp3 processing unit 10, such as adding an operation function to the mp3 playlist, it is only required to be implemented by the mp3 processing unit 10 in combination with the first storage unit 62, without The function of the GSM processing unit 20 is modified.

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

10‧‧‧First Processing Unit

10’‧‧‧mp3 processing unit

20‧‧‧Second processing unit

20’‧‧‧GSM processing unit

30‧‧‧Human Machine Interface Unit

40‧‧‧ input unit

50‧‧‧Switch unit

60‧‧‧First private peripheral

62‧‧‧First storage unit

64‧‧‧USB interface

66‧‧‧SD card slot

70‧‧‧Second private peripherals

72‧‧‧Second storage unit

74‧‧‧Antenna

76‧‧‧SIM card slot

80‧‧‧Common peripherals

82‧‧‧Display unit

84‧‧‧Speakers

86‧‧‧ headphone jack

1 is a schematic diagram of a portable electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a hardware module of a portable electronic device according to the present invention; and FIG. 3 is a functional interface interface of the portable electronic device of the present invention. .

1‧‧‧Portable electronic device

10‧‧‧First Processing Unit

20‧‧‧Second processing unit

30‧‧‧Human Machine Interface Unit

40‧‧‧ input unit

50‧‧‧Switch unit

60‧‧‧First private peripheral

70‧‧‧Second private peripherals

80‧‧‧Common peripherals

Claims (7)

A portable electronic device includes an input unit for generating an input signal in response to a user operation. The portable electronic device further includes: a media playback processing unit, configured to execute a first type of functional application having audio and video playback functions; a mobile communication processing unit for performing a second type of functional application having a mobile wireless communication function; and a human interface unit for processing input signals from the input unit a control unit is generated; and a switching unit is configured to receive the control instruction of the human-machine interface unit, and perform mutual conversion between the media playback processing unit and the mobile communication processing unit, and the media playback processing unit and the mobile communication processing unit are respectively independent Perform the corresponding function menu interface and function application. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the portable electronic device further comprises: a first private peripheral for accepting control operations of the media playback processing unit; and a second private And configured to receive a control operation of the mobile communication processing unit; and a common peripheral connected to the switching unit for accepting control operations of the media playback processing unit and the mobile communication processing unit. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein the switching unit comprises a plurality of switching circuit. The portable electronic device of claim 1, wherein when the input unit receives a power-on signal, the portable electronic device enters a common function menu interface. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first private peripheral comprises a first storage unit for storing a function application of the media playback processing unit and an execution program of the function menu interface. And content. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the second private peripheral comprises a second storage unit for storing a function application of the mobile communication processing unit and an execution program of the function menu interface. And content. The portable electronic device of claim 2, wherein the common peripheral device comprises a display unit for displaying from a display when a function application of one of the processing units is switched to a function application of another processing unit The function menu interface of one of the processing units is switched to the function menu interface of the other processing unit.