TWI497262B - Electronic device - Google Patents

Description

Electronic device

The present invention relates to an expansion device, and more particularly to an expansion device having an input module.

In recent years, with the rapid development of technology and information, the manufacturing technology of electronic products has also gradually improved. Under the consideration of modern people's pursuit of portability and practicality, electronic products are moving towards light, thin, short and small features. Take computers as an example. From the early days, only desktop computers developed portable notebooks, and notebook computers have been miniaturized from the early big notebooks to the small notebooks that are commonly used in the market. In recent years, modern people have pursued the trend of miniaturization of electronic products, and in recent years, they have developed smaller and thinner tablet computers with smaller notebook computers. Although a typical tablet does not have peripheral components such as a keyboard or a mouse, the tablet has an expansion slot to meet the additional needs of the user to expand peripheral components.

For example, the docking station that provides the input function has a keyboard module on the docking station, and the user can set the tablet on the docking station and input an input command to the tablet through the keyboard module. However, after the tablet is set on the docking station, the tablet computer must be connected to the keyboard module on the docking station by the user's operation setting. In this way, it will cause inconvenience in use.

The invention provides an electronic device, thereby improving the convenience of use of the combination between the tablet computer and the charging base.

The electronic device disclosed in the present invention comprises a portable computing device and an expansion device. The portable computing device includes a control center and a first sensor. The expansion device comprises a body, a body and a lock. The seat body is provided with an input module. The frame body is pivotally disposed on the base body, and the frame body has a folded position and a deployed position relative to the base body, and the portable computing device can be inserted into the frame body. The locking component is located on the frame body, and the locking component has a release position for the portable computing device to be withdrawn from the frame body and a locking position for fixing the portable computing device to the frame body. The lock member includes a second inductor. The control center obtains the relative position information of the first sensor and the second sensor through the first sensor as a basis for controlling the state of the input module and the portable computing device.

According to the electronic device disclosed in the present invention, the first sensor of the portable computing device is coupled with the second sensor and the third sensor of the expansion device, so that the control center transmits the first sensor and the first sensor. The relative position information of the two sensors and the relative position information of the first sensor and the third sensor serve as a basis for controlling the state of the input module and the portable computing device. With such an electronic device, the convenience of use between the portable computing device and the expansion device can be improved.

The features, implementations, and utilities of the present invention are described in detail below with reference to the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 to FIG. 4 . FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a portable computing device and an expansion device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 is a portable computing device according to FIG. 1 . The schematic diagram of the structure of the expansion device, the third figure is the root According to the structural diagram of the frame body of Fig. 2, which is unfolded relative to the seat body, Fig. 4 is a schematic view showing the position of the lock member according to Fig. 2 leaving the lock position.

The electronic device 1 of the embodiment includes a portable computing device 20 and an expansion device 10. The portable computing device 20 is exemplified by a tablet computer, but is not limited thereto. For example, in other embodiments, the portable computing device 20 can also be a smart phone.

The portable computing device 20 includes a control center 22 and a first sensor 21. The control center 22 can be a single controller or processor. The first inductor 21 can be a sensor comprising a magnet, a magnet sensor or a radio frequency tag.

An expansion device 10 includes a body 11, a frame 12 and a locking member 13. The base 11 is provided with an input module 111, and the input module 111 can be a keyboard module. In addition, the base 11 can be pivotally connected to a handle 14 to facilitate the carrying of the expansion device 10.

The frame body 12 is pivotally mounted on the base body 11, and the frame body 12 is pivotable relative to the base body 11 to have a folded position (as shown in FIG. 2) and a deployed position (as shown in FIG. 3). The frame body 12 has a receiving slot 121 and an opening 122. The opening 122 communicates with the receiving slot 121. The portable computing device 20 is detachably inserted into the frame body 12. Further, the portable computing device 20 can pass through the opening 122 to the receiving slot 121 of the frame body 12 .

The locking member 13 can be a zipper, and the locking member 13 is located at the opening 122 of the frame body 12. The locking member 13 is displaceable relative to the frame 12 and has a release position (as shown in Fig. 1) and a locking position (as shown in Fig. 2). When the latching member 13 is in the release position (as shown in FIG. 1), the opening 122 is opened to allow the portable computing device 20 to be withdrawn from the receiving slot 121 of the frame 12, or to enable the portable computing device. 20 can be placed into the frame from the outside The accommodating groove 121 of 12. When the portable computing device 20 is placed in the accommodating slot 121 and the latching member 13 is in the latching position (as shown in FIG. 2), the opening 122 is closed to fix the portable computing device 20 to the frame body 12. It is accommodated in the groove 121. In addition, the latching member 13 includes a second inductor 131. The second sensor 131 may include a magnet or a radio frequency tag, and the second sensor 131 is matched with the first inductor 21.

In addition, in this embodiment, the base 11 may further include a third inductor 112. The third inductor 112 may include a magnet or a radio frequency tag, and the third sensor 112 matches the first sensor 21. .

By combining the first sensor 21 of the portable computing device 20 with the second sensor 131 and the third sensor 112 of the expansion device 10, the control center 22 can obtain the first sensing through the first sensor 21. The relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the third sensor 112 are obtained through the first sensor 21 to obtain the relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the third sensor 112 as the control input module 111 and the portable operation. The basis of the state of the device 20. As for the control center 22, according to the relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the second sensor 131, and the relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the third sensor 112, as the control input module 111 and the portable Embodiments of various states of the arithmetic unit 20 will be described below.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, the user can insert the portable computing device 20 into the frame body 12 and displace the locking member 13 to the locking position (ie, pull up the zipper to close the opening 122). At this time, the first inductor 21 and the second inductor 131 are vertically stacked (as shown in FIG. 2). The first sensor 21 senses that the second sensor 131 is adjacent thereto, and reports the relative position information to the control center 22. Control center 22 according to The relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the second sensor 131 can determine that the lock member 13 is currently in the locked position. Then, the control center 22 causes the portable computing device 20 to change its status label to "Loaded", and the control center 22 commands the portable computing device 20 to wirelessly connect with the input module 111.

In addition, when the status label of the portable computing device 20 is “loaded”, the control center 22 further obtains the relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the third sensor 112 through the first sensor 21 . When the first sensor 21 senses that the third sensor 112 is adjacent thereto (as shown in FIG. 2), the relative position information is reported to the control center 22. Based on the relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the third sensor 112, the control center 22 can determine that the frame body 12 is currently in the collapsed position rather than the deployed position. At this time, the control center 22 connects the portable computing device 20 and the input module 111 to a sleep state through the wireless connection between the portable computing device 20 and the input module 111 to save power.

When the status label of the portable computing device 20 is "loaded", and the user moves the frame 12 from the collapsed position to the deployed position and wants to use it (as shown in FIG. 3), the first induction The device 21 senses that the third sensor 112 is away from it and returns the relative position information to the control center 22. Based on the relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the third sensor 112, the control center 22 can determine that the frame body 12 is currently in the deployed position. At this time, the control center 22 performs a wireless operation between the portable computing device 20 and the input module 111, and causes the portable computing device 20 to execute an initial computing program, and causes the input module 111 to be in an activated state. The initial computing program executed by the portable computing device 20 may be a booting program or an unlocking program. The startup state of the input module 111 refers to a state in which the input module 111 can be immediately used for operation.

If the user displaces the locking member 13 and causes the locking member 13 to leave the locking position (ie, the zipper is pulled apart), the first sensor 21 senses that the second sensor 131 is away from the second sensor 131, and returns the relative position information. Center 22. Based on the relative position information of the first sensor 21 and the second sensor 131, the control center 22 can determine that the lock member 13 is not currently in the locked position. Thus, the control center 22 causes the portable computing device 20 to change its status label to "separated", and the control center 22 commands the interruption of the wireless connection between the portable computing device 20 and the input module 111.

According to the electronic device of the above embodiment, the control unit transmits the first sensor and the second sensor by using the first sensor of the portable computing device and the second sensor and the third sensor of the expansion device. The relative position information of the device and the relative position information of the first sensor and the third sensor are used as a basis for controlling the state of the input module and the portable computing device. With such an electronic device, the convenience of use between the portable computing device and the expansion device can be improved.

While the present invention has been described above in terms of the preferred embodiments thereof, it is not intended to limit the invention, and the invention may be modified and modified without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The patent protection scope of the invention is subject to the definition of the scope of the patent application attached to the specification.

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FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of a portable arithmetic device and an expansion device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a schematic view showing the structure of the portable device according to Fig. 1 inserted into the expansion device.

Fig. 3 is a schematic view showing the structure of the frame body according to Fig. 2 unfolded relative to the seat body.

Figure 4 is a schematic view of the lock member according to Figure 2 leaving the lock position.

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Claims (8)

An electronic device comprising: a portable computing device comprising a control center and a first sensor; and an expansion device comprising: a body, an input module; and a frame pivoted to the body And the rack body has a folded position and a deployed position relative to the base body, the portable computing device is detachably inserted into the frame body; and a locking member is located at the frame body, and opposite to the frame body The frame body has a release position for the portable computing device to be withdrawn from the frame body and a locking position for fixing the portable computing device to the frame body, the locking member comprising a second sensor; The control center obtains relative position information of the first sensor and the second sensor through the first sensor as a basis for controlling the state of the input module and the portable computing device. The portable computing device is placed in the frame body, and the control center determines whether the locking component is located at the locking position according to the relative position information of the first sensor and the second sensor, and if so, Portable computing device and the input The module is wirelessly connected. When the portable computing device is placed in the frame, the control center determines whether the locking component is located in the lock according to the relative position information of the first sensor and the second sensor. Position, if not, interrupt the wireless connection between the portable computing device and the input module line. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the base body includes a third sensor, and the control center obtains relative position information of the first sensor and the third sensor through the first sensor, as The basis for controlling the state of the input module and the portable computing device. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein when the portable computing device is placed in the frame, the control center determines the locking component according to the relative position information of the first sensor and the second sensor. Whether it is located at the locked position, and if so, the portable computing device is wirelessly connected to the input module. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein when the portable computing device is wirelessly connected to the input module, the control center determines the relative position information of the first sensor and the third sensor. Whether the frame is in the deployed position, and if so, the portable computing device executes an initial computing program and causes the input module to be in an activated state. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein when the portable computing device is wirelessly connected to the input module, the control center determines the relative position information of the first sensor and the third sensor. Whether the frame is in the deployed position, and if not, the portable computing device and the input module are in a sleep state. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein when the portable computing device is placed in the frame, the control center determines the locking component according to the relative position information of the first sensor and the second sensor. Whether it is located at the locked position, and if not, interrupts the wireless connection between the portable computing device and the input module. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the first sensor is a magnet sensor or a radio frequency tag sensor, and the second sensor and the third sensor comprise a magnet or a radio frequency tag, and Matches the first sensor. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the locking member is a zipper, the frame has a receiving groove, and the frame has an opening communicating with the receiving groove. When the locking member is in the releasing position, The opening is opened, and the opening is closed when the locking member is in the locked position.