WO2010063224A1

WO2010063224A1 - Communication method, module, system and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2010063224A1
Application number: PCT/CN2009/075167
Authority: WO
Inventors: 何瑾军
Original assignee: 华为终端有限公司
Priority date: 2008-12-03
Filing date: 2009-11-27
Publication date: 2010-06-10
Also published as: CN101771729A

Abstract

A communication method, module, system and terminal are included in the embodiments of the invention. The communication module includes: the first connecter of the radio interface, that is used to receive the first radio signal from a terminal, and send the second radio signal to the terminal; a communication data processing module, that is used to process the first radio signal received by the first connecter of the radio interface to get the first data signal, and process the second data signal to get the second radio signal; the first connecter of the standard communication interface, that is used to receive the second data signal from the terminal, and send the first data signal to the terminal. In the embodiment of the invention, the external communication module can receive radio signal by using the terminal antenna and return the data signal to the terminal, the data signal is got after the radio signal is processed; the external communication module need not design a antenna, the terminal need not build a communication function module in house that is propitious to reduce the size of the communication module and terminal and reduce the cost.

Description

Communication method, module and system and terminal The application is submitted to the Chinese Patent Office on December 3, 2008, and the application number is 2008102279 62. 5. The Chinese patent application whose invention name is "communication method, module and system and terminal" is preferred. The entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference. Technical field

Embodiments of the present invention relate to communication technologies, and in particular, to a communication method, module, system, and terminal. Background technique

With the advancement of communication technology, wired communication has accelerated the upgrade to wireless or mobile communication methods, and existing wireless communication terminals mainly include wireless broadband products.

The working principle of the wireless broadband product is to complete the RF signal transmission and reception through the antenna designed by itself, and complete the data processing through the baseband, the RF processor and the power management chip, and then realize the wireless broadband product and the computer or other intelligent device through a standard interface. Communication.

The inventors found in the process of implementing the present invention that the prior art wireless broadband products have the following drawbacks:

(1) Wireless broadband products need to design antennas on products, increase product complexity, delay product design on time to market, and bring discreteness of wireless performance and increase product materials (Bi l l of

Ma ter ia l s , referred to as the cost.

(2) The ID size is difficult to be further reduced. The product form must be externally connected to the computer. It cannot be fully embedded and the user experience is limited. Summary of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention provide a communication method, a module, a system, and a terminal, which are used to implement an external The communication data processing module can implement data communication using the antenna of the terminal, thereby facilitating reduction of the size of the communication data processing module or terminal.

The embodiment of the invention provides a communication method, including:

Receiving, by the radio frequency signal interface, a first radio frequency signal from the terminal, and transmitting, by the radio frequency signal interface, the second radio frequency signal to the terminal;

Processing the first radio frequency signal to obtain a first data signal;

Transmitting the first data signal to the terminal through a standard communication interface, and receiving a second data signal through the standard communication interface;

Processing the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a communication module, including:

a first connection part of the radio frequency signal interface, configured to receive a first radio frequency signal from the terminal, and send a second radio frequency signal to the terminal;

a communication data processing module, configured to process the first radio frequency signal received by the first connection part of the radio frequency signal interface to obtain a first data signal; and process the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal;

a first communication part of the standard communication interface, configured to receive the second data signal from the terminal, and send the first data signal to the terminal.

The embodiment of the invention further provides a terminal, including:

An antenna, configured to receive the first radio frequency signal and send the second radio frequency signal;

a second connection part of the radio frequency signal interface, configured to transmit the first radio frequency signal received by the antenna to an external communication module of the terminal, and transmit the second radio frequency signal generated by the communication module to the Antenna

a second communication part of the standard communication interface, configured to receive a first data signal obtained by processing, by the communication module, the first radio frequency signal, and send a second data signal to the communication module, so that the communication module processes the Deriving the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal;

And a processing unit, configured to generate the second data signal, and process the first data signal. The embodiment of the invention further provides a communication system, including:

The terminal includes:

a second connection part of the radio frequency signal interface, configured to transmit the first radio frequency signal received by the antenna, receive the second radio frequency signal, and transmit the second radio frequency signal to the antenna;

a second communication part of the standard communication interface, configured to receive the first data signal, and send the second data signal; the processing unit is configured to generate the second data signal, and process the first data signal; The communication module includes: a first connection part of the radio frequency signal interface, configured to receive the first radio frequency signal from the second connection part of the radio frequency signal interface, and to the Transmitting, by the second connection portion of the radio frequency signal interface, the second radio frequency signal;

a communication data processing module, configured to process the first radio frequency signal received by the first connection part of the radio frequency signal interface to obtain the first data signal; and process the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal;

a first communication part of the standard communication interface, configured to receive the second data signal from the second connection part of the standard communication interface, and send the first data signal to the second connection part of the standard communication interface.

The communication method, the module, the system, and the terminal provided by the embodiments of the present invention increase the radio frequency signal interface for performing radio frequency signal transmission on the basis of the standard communication interface, and the communication process between the external communication data processing module and the terminal, The antenna of the terminal can be used for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals. Therefore, the external communication data processing module does not need to design the antenna itself, which is advantageous for reducing the size of the communication data processing module and reducing the cost; the integrated communication data processing module is not required on the terminal, which is advantageous for miniaturization of the terminal; During the communication process between the data processing module and the terminal, the communication data processing module can be fully embedded in the terminal. DRAWINGS 1 is a flow chart of an embodiment of a communication method according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a connector of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a communication module according to the present invention;

4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal embodiment of the present invention;

5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention;

6a is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a communication system application according to the present invention;

6b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module in FIG. 6a;

7a is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 2 of a communication system application according to the present invention;

Figure 7b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module of Figure 7a;

8a is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a communication system application according to the present invention;

Figure 8b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module of Figure 8a;

9a is a schematic diagram of a fourth embodiment of a communication system application according to the present invention;

Figure 9b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module of Figure 9a;

10a is a schematic structural view of a first connecting portion of a connector of a fifth embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention;

Figure 10b is a schematic view showing the structure of a second connecting portion of the fifth embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention. detailed description

The technical solution of the present invention will be further described in detail below through the accompanying drawings and embodiments. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of a communication method according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the embodiment includes: Step 11: Receive a first radio frequency signal from a terminal by using a radio frequency signal interface, and send a second radio frequency signal to the terminal by using the radio frequency signal interface.

The first radio frequency signal is received by the antenna of the terminal, and the second radio frequency signal is also transmitted to the outside of the terminal through the antenna of the terminal. The radio frequency signal interface may include: a dedicated interface for receiving radio frequency signals, or other communication interface having radio frequency signal transceiving function. Step 13: Process the first radio frequency signal to obtain a first data signal. Upon receiving the first radio frequency signal, the first radio frequency signal can be converted into a first baseband signal and the first baseband signal can be converted into a first data signal conforming to a standard communication interface protocol.

Step 15. Send the first data signal to the terminal through a standard communication interface, and receive the second data signal through the standard communication interface.

The standard communication interface can include: Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, PCI-E (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express) interface, PC Memory Card International Association (PCMCIA) interface , IEEE 1394 interface, High Definition Multimedia (HDMI) interface, Secure Digital Input/Output (SDIO) interface or other standard communication interface.

Step 17: Process the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal. Upon receiving the second data signal conforming to the standard communication interface protocol, the second data signal can be converted to a second baseband signal and the second baseband signal can be converted to the second radio frequency signal.

In this embodiment, the terminal may include: a portable computer or a smart device, etc.; wherein the smart device is a device with data signal processing capability, including but not limited to a mobile Internet device (MID), a global positioning system device (Global Positioning System (GPS), ultra-portable mobile personal computer (UM tra Mobi le PC, UMPC for short), automatic meter reading system terminal, automatic billing system terminal, electronic viewer, PSP (PlayStation Portable) game terminal. These terminals have built-in antennas for receiving and transmitting radio frequency signals. When the terminal communicates with an external communication data processing module, radio frequency signal transmission and data exchange between the terminal and the communication data processing module can be completed through a connector.

The implementation body of this embodiment may be a communication data processing module. Since the terminal antenna communicates with the communication data processing module external to the terminal through the terminal antenna, the terminal does not need to integrate the communication function module, which is advantageous for further reducing the structural size of the terminal, and conforming to the terminal small size. Development trend; for the communication data processing module externally placed in the terminal, since no need To design the antenna in the data processing, it is beneficial to reduce the product complexity, and to further reduce the size of the communication data processing module, which is beneficial to saving product material cost. Since the external communication data processing module does not need to design the antenna and has a small size, when the communication connection between the external communication data processing module and the terminal can be realized, the communication data processing module is completely buried in the terminal, thereby saving the terminal communication process. In the above technical solution of the embodiment, the “external” does not mean that the terminal is external to the terminal, but the communication data processing module is not part of the terminal. .

2 is a schematic structural view of an embodiment of a connector of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the connector 2 of this embodiment includes a radio frequency signal interface 21 and a standard communication interface 22.

The RF signal interface 21 is used for transmitting RF signals between the antenna of the terminal and the communication data processing module external to the terminal. Wherein, "external" does not mean that the communication data processing module is external to the terminal when it is used, but that the communication data processing module is not part of the terminal. The RF signal interface 21 can include: a dedicated interface for receiving RF signals, or other communication interface with RF signal transceiving capabilities.

The standard communication interface 22 is for transmitting data signals acquired after processing the radio frequency signals between the processing unit of the terminal and the communication data processing module.

The standard communication interface 22 of this embodiment may include: a USB interface, a PCI-E interface, a PCMCIA interface, an IEEE 1394 interface, an HDMI interface, an SDI0 interface, or other standard communication interfaces. Data signals can be transmitted between the two terminals based on the communication protocol followed by these standard communication interfaces.

In a specific implementation, the embodiment may add a radio frequency signal interface for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals by extending a standard communication interface protocol. The RF signal interface 21 may include a coaxial connector interface, or an adapter interface formed by a combination of a RF connection feed point and a protrusion, or an adapter interface formed by a combination of a pin and a slot. Since the above standard communication interface usually includes a pin for performing power signal transmission and a pin for data transmission, the present embodiment can extend the standard communication interface in the prior art and can be on one connector. Realizing the transmission of the power signal, the data signal, and the radio frequency signal; thus, the communication data processing module that communicates based on the connector of the embodiment can utilize the terminal The antenna of the terminal receives the radio frequency signal, so the antenna does not need to be designed in the communication data processing module, which is advantageous for reducing the design difficulty of the communication data processing module, reducing the cost, and reducing the size of the communication data processing module; and the terminal can be externally The communication data processing module processes the communication data, so the terminal does not need a built-in communication module, which is advantageous for miniaturization of the terminal. Since the external communication data processing module does not need to design the antenna and has a small size, when the communication connection between the external communication data processing module and the terminal can be realized, the communication data processing module is completely buried in the terminal, thereby saving the terminal communication process. The space that needs to be occupied, which helps to improve the user experience.

The connector 2 of the present embodiment may include two operably connectable portions, i.e., a first connecting portion 32 and a second connecting portion 43. The RF signal interface 21 may include two portions of the adapter connection, that is, the RF signal interface first connection portion 321 and the RF signal interface second connection portion 431. The standard communication interface 22 may also include two portions of the adapter connection, a standard communication interface first connection portion 322 and a standard communication interface second connection portion 432. The RF signal interface first connection portion 321 and the standard communication interface first connection portion 322 constitute the first connection portion 32 of the connector 1; the RF signal interface second connection portion 431 and the standard communication interface second connection portion 432 constitute the connector 2 The second connecting portion 43.

In order to save interface space, the RF signal interface first connection portion 321 and the standard communication interface first connection portion 322 may be designed on the same plane, and the RF signal interface second connection portion 431 and the standard communication interface second connection portion 432 are designed in another flat. Alternatively, in order to reduce the interference of the data signal to the radio frequency signal and improve the flexibility of the interface design, the radio frequency signal interface 21 and the standard communication interface 22 can also be designed in different planes, namely: the first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface and the standard communication interface The first connection portion 322 can be designed in two different planes, and the radio frequency signal interface second connection portion 431 and the standard communication interface second connection portion 432 are also designed in two different planes.

In the specific implementation process, the first connecting portion 32 and the second connecting portion 43 of the connector 1 can be integrated in the communication data processing module and the terminal respectively, as a component of the adaptive connection between the communication data processing module and the terminal. .

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a communication module according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the communication module of this embodiment includes a communication data processing module 31 and a first connection portion 32, and the first connection portion 32 may include a radio frequency. The signal interface first connection portion 321 and the standard communication interface first connection portion 322.

The first connection unit 321 is configured to receive a first radio frequency signal from the terminal and send a second radio frequency signal to the terminal after being adapted to be connected to the second connection part of the radio frequency signal of the terminal.

The communication data processing module 31 is configured to process the first radio frequency signal received by the first connection unit 321 of the radio frequency signal interface, to obtain a first data signal, and send the first data signal to the first communication part 322 of the standard communication interface; The second data signal received by the connection unit 322 obtains the second radio frequency signal, and sends the second radio frequency signal to the first connection unit 321 of the radio frequency signal interface.

The first communication unit 322 is configured to receive a second data signal from the terminal after transmitting the second connection with the standard communication interface of the terminal, and send the second data signal to the communication data processing module 31; The first data signal from the communication data processing module 31 is transmitted.

Based on the above technical solution, the communication data processing module 31 may include a radio frequency signal processing unit 311 and a data signal processing unit 312.

The radio frequency signal processing unit 311 is configured to convert the radio frequency signal and the baseband signal. Specifically, the radio frequency signal processing unit 311 is configured to convert the first radio frequency signal from the radio frequency signal interface first connection unit 321 into the first baseband signal, and the data is sent to the data. The signal processing unit 312 transmits the first baseband signal; converts the second baseband signal from the data signal processing unit 312 into a second radio frequency signal, and transmits the second radio frequency signal to the radio frequency signal interface first connection portion 321.

The data signal processing unit 312 is configured to perform conversion of the baseband signal and the data signal conforming to the standard communication protocol. Specifically, the data signal processing unit 312 is configured to convert the first baseband signal from the radio frequency signal processing unit 311 into a standard communication interface communication. a first data signal of the protocol, transmitting a first data signal to the standard communication interface first connection portion 322; converting a second data signal from the standard communication interface first connection portion 322 into a second baseband signal, and using the second baseband The signal is transmitted to the radio frequency signal processing unit 311.

The first connection part of the standard communication interface in this embodiment may include: a USB interface, a PC IE interface, a PCMCIA interface, an IEEE 1 394 interface, an HDMI interface, an SDI0 interface, or other standard interfaces. The RF signal interface first connection portion 321 can be a coaxial connection portion, a radio frequency connection feed point or a pin. For the festival The provincial interface space, the RF signal interface first connection portion 321 and the standard communication interface first connection portion 322 may be formed on the same plane. Alternatively, in order to reduce the interference of the data signal on the radio frequency signal and improve the flexibility of the interface design, the radio frequency signal interface first connection portion 321 and the standard communication interface first connection portion 322 may be formed in two different planes.

The communication module provided by the embodiment of the present invention may be specifically a data card or other external wireless broadband product in product form. The term "external" does not mean that the communication module is external to the terminal when it is used, but that the communication module is not part of the terminal.

Compared with the external wireless broadband products configured with antennas in the prior art, the communication module of this embodiment has the following advantages:

(1) There is no need to form an antenna on the communication module, and the product structure size can be further reduced on the basis of the existing wireless broadband products;

(2) by designing the appropriate depth of the second connection portion of the terminal and the first connection portion of the communication module, the communication module is "fully embedded" into the terminal, thereby configuring the antenna relative to the prior art. The wireless broadband product helps to save the space that the terminal actually needs when using the wireless broadband product;

(3) Since it is not necessary to design an antenna, the time required for the development of the communication module product to go to market is shortened, and the development cost is saved;

(4) Due to the limitation of the product volume, the performance of the self-contained antenna of the external wireless broadband product in the prior art is generally worse than that of the terminal configuration antenna, and the antenna of the terminal can be used to obtain a better RF signal receiving and receiving effect, thereby Conducive to improving the network capacity of operators;

In addition, in this embodiment, the communication module supporting various wireless protocols can be made into standard components according to a unified interface protocol, and the customer needs a certain function to directly purchase the corresponding card insertion, and can be taken out when not in use, which is greatly convenient for the user to use. Improve product mobility and portability.

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, the terminal of the embodiment includes an antenna 41, a processing unit 42, and a second connecting portion 43. The second connecting portion 43 includes a radio frequency signal interface second connecting portion 431 and a standard communication interface second connecting portion 432. The antenna 41 is configured to receive the first radio frequency signal and transmit the second radio frequency signal.

The radio frequency signal interface second connecting portion 431 is configured to transmit the first radio frequency signal received by the antenna 41 to the external communication module of the terminal, and transmit the second radio frequency signal generated by the communication module to the antenna 41. The term "external" does not mean that the communication module is external to the terminal when it is used, but that the communication module is not part of the terminal.

The standard communication interface second connection unit 432 is configured to receive a first data signal obtained by processing, by the communication module, the first radio frequency signal, and send the second data signal to the communication module, so that the communication module processes the second data signal to obtain a second Radio frequency signal

The processing unit 42 is configured to generate the second data signal, and process the first data signal.

In the above technical solution, the standard communication interface second connection unit 432 may include: a USB interface, a PCI-E interface, a PCMCIA interface, an IEEE 1394 interface, an HDMI interface, an SDI0 interface, or other standard communication interfaces. The RF signal interface second connecting portion 431 may include: a coaxial connector interface, a protrusion that cooperates with the RF connection feed point, or a slot that cooperates with the above-mentioned pin, and the like, which is matched with the RF connection feed point. The protrusions may include antenna pins, contact probes, bumps, and the like.

The terminal in this embodiment may include: a portable computer or a smart device, etc.; wherein the smart device is a device with data signal processing capability, including but not limited to a mobile internet device, a global positioning system device, an ultra-portable mobile personal computer, and an automatic meter reading device. System terminal, automatic billing system terminal electronic viewer, PSP (PlaySta t ion Por table) game terminal, etc.

In this embodiment, the terminal transmits the radio frequency signal between the antenna of the terminal and the communication module external to the terminal through the second connection part of the radio frequency signal interface, and the radio frequency signal is processed by the external communication module; therefore, for the terminal In this case, the integrated communication function module is not required, which is advantageous for further reducing the structural size of the terminal, and conforms to the development trend of miniaturization of the terminal.

FIG. 5 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, this embodiment includes a terminal 4 and a communication module 3 externally placed in the terminal 4. Wherein, "external" does not mean that the communication module is external to the terminal when it is used, but that the communication module is not part of the terminal. The terminal 4 includes an antenna 41, a processing unit 42 and a second connecting portion 43. The second connecting portion 43 includes a radio frequency signal interface second connecting portion 431 and a standard communication interface second connecting portion 432.

The antenna 41 is for receiving the first radio frequency signal and transmitting the second radio frequency signal.

The RF signal interface second connection portion 431 is configured to transmit the first RF signal received by the antenna 41, receive the second RF signal, and transmit the second RF signal to the antenna 41.

The standard communication interface second connection unit 432 is configured to receive the first data signal and transmit the second data signal.

The communication module 3 includes a communication data processing module 31 and a first connection portion 32; the first connection portion 32 includes a radio frequency signal interface first connection portion 321 and a standard communication interface first connection portion 322.

The first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface is configured to receive the first radio frequency signal from the second connection part 431 of the radio frequency signal interface, and send the second radio frequency signal to the second connection part 431 of the radio frequency signal interface;

The communication data processing module 31 is configured to process the first radio frequency signal received by the first connection unit 321 of the radio frequency signal interface to obtain the first data signal, and process the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal. ;

The standard communication interface first connection unit 322 is configured to receive the second data signal from the standard communication interface second connection unit 432, and transmit the first data signal to the standard communication interface second connection unit 432. When the communication module 3 communicates with the terminal 4, the first connection portion 32 and the second connection portion 43 can be adapted to be connected; for example, the two can adapt the connection in a "Push-Push" manner. Specifically, the first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface is coupled to the second connection part 431 of the radio frequency signal interface for transmitting radio frequency signals between the antenna 41 of the terminal 4 and the communication data processing module 31 of the communication module 3; The communication interface first connection unit 322 is adapted to be connected to the standard communication interface second connection unit 432 for transmitting data signals between the processing unit 42 of the terminal 4 and the communication data processing module 31 of the communication module 3. Based on the above technical solution, the communication data processing module 31 of the communication module 3 may include a radio frequency signal processing unit 311 and a data signal processing unit 312.

The data signal processing unit 312 is configured to perform conversion of the baseband signal and the data signal conforming to the standard communication protocol. Specifically, the data signal processing unit 312 is configured to convert the first baseband signal from the radio frequency signal processing unit 311 into a standard communication interface communication. a first data signal of the protocol, transmitting a first data signal to the standard signal interface first connection portion 322; converting a second data signal from the standard communication interface first connection portion 322 into a second baseband signal, and using the second baseband The signal is transmitted to the radio frequency signal processing unit 311.

In the above technical solution, the standard communication interface first connection unit 322 may include: a USB interface, a PCI-E interface, a PCMCIA interface, an IEEE 1394 interface, an HDMI interface, an SDI0 interface; or other standard interfaces. The RF signal interface first connection portion 321 can be a coaxial connector, a RF connection feed point or a pin.

The standard communication interface second connection portion 432 may include: a USB interface, a PCI-E interface, a PCMCIA interface, an IEEE 1394 interface, an HDMI interface, an SDI0 interface, or other standard communication interface. The RF signal interface second connecting portion 431 may include: a coaxial connector interface, or a protrusion that cooperates with the RF connection feed point, or a slot that cooperates with the pin, and the above-mentioned convexity matched with the RF connection feed point The output may include: an antenna foot, a contact probe, a bump, and the like.

In order to save interface space, the RF signal interface first connection portion 321 and the standard communication interface first connection portion 322 may be designed on the same plane, and the RF signal interface second connection portion 431 and the standard communication interface second connection portion 432 are designed in another flat. Or, in order to reduce the interference of the data signal on the radio frequency signal and improve the flexibility of the interface design, the radio frequency signal interface and the standard communication interface can also be designed in different planes, namely: the first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface and the first standard communication interface Connection portion 322 It can be designed in two different planes, and the RF signal interface second connection 431 and the standard communication interface second connection 432 are also designed in two different planes.

The communication module and the terminal based on the embodiment of the present invention can support the following wireless communication technologies: General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) communication technology, GSM Evolution Enhanced Data (EDGE Evolution) Communication technology, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) communication technology, High-speed Packet Access (HSPA) communication technology, Code Division Multiple Access , referred to as CDMA) communication technology, Evolution Data Optimized (EV-D0) communication technology, Long Term Evolution (LTE) communication technology, Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication technology, Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX) communication technology, GPS communication technology and Bluetooth (BlueTooth) communication technology.

In this embodiment, the terminal antenna communicates with the external communication module of the terminal. Therefore, for the terminal, the integrated communication function module is not needed, which is advantageous for further reducing the structural size of the terminal, and conforming to the development of miniaturization of the terminal. Trend; For an external communication module, since it is not necessary to design an antenna in data processing, it is advantageous to reduce product complexity, and it is possible to further reduce the size of the communication module, thereby contributing to saving B0M cost. Since the external communication module does not need to design an antenna and has a small size, when the communication connection between the external communication module and the terminal can be realized, the communication module is completely buried in the terminal, thereby saving space occupied by the terminal communication process. , which helps to improve the user experience.

FIG. 6a is a schematic diagram of a first embodiment of a communication system application according to the present invention. Figure 6b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module of Figure 6a. As shown in Figures 6a and 6b, this application embodiment implements a new communication scheme through an existing standard communication USB interface. The communication module 3 and the terminal 4 are on the communication interface except for defining the four pins "USBD+, USBD-, VCC, GND" of the first connection portion of the standard communication USB interface (ie: the first connection portion of the standard communication interface of the embodiment of the present invention) 322), in addition to defining two The first connection portion of the coaxial connector interface (ie, the first communication portion 321 of the radio frequency communication interface of the embodiment of the present invention) that can transmit the radio frequency signal. A matching circuit is disposed on a printed circuit board (PCB) of the communication module 3, and the matching circuit can adjust a port impedance of a coaxial connector interface for transmitting a radio frequency signal, for example, a coaxial connection The port impedance of the interface is adjusted to 50 ohms, etc. The first communication part 321 (coaxial connector interface) of the radio frequency communication interface of the communication module 3 is soldered on the PCB by means of a broken plate, and is in the same plane as the USB signal, thereby saving interface space.

The antenna required for communication between the communication device and the terminal in this embodiment is provided by a terminal such as a computer or a smart device. The terminal antenna is connected to the terminal coaxial connector interface (ie, the second connection part of the radio frequency communication interface of the embodiment of the present invention), and the USB interface configured on the terminal (ie, the standard communication interface of the embodiment of the present invention is second) The connection unit is connected to the communication module USB interface for transmitting power signal and wireless communication data signals.

In this embodiment, on the basis of the prior art standard communication USB interface, a coaxial connector for transmitting radio frequency signals is added, so that the communication module and the terminal realize the radio frequency signal, the power signal and the data signal on one connector. The communication module can be fully embedded in the terminal to reduce the space required by the terminal, and the miniaturization of the terminal is facilitated. Since the communication module does not need to design an antenna, the embodiment is also advantageous for reducing the size of the communication module. cut costs.

FIG. 7a is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 2 of a communication system application according to the present invention. Figure 7b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module of Figure 7a. As shown in Figures 7a and 7b, this application embodiment implements a new communication scheme through an existing standard communication SDI0 interface. In this embodiment, the communication interface between the communication module 3 and the terminal 4 is a protocol extension performed on the basis of the standard communication interface SDI0 interface. In the communication module 3, the first communication part 322 of the standard communication interface borrows all the communication pins of the standard communication interface SDI0, and adds a first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals, and the first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface is Two RF connection feed points for RF signal transmission and reception. A matching circuit is disposed on the printed circuit board (PCB) of the communication module, and the matching circuit can adjust a port impedance of the first connection feed point for transmitting the RF signal, for example, adjusting the impedance of the first connection feed point port to 50 Ohm, etc. To save interface space, the first connection feed point is the same as the SDI0 pin. Plane.

The antenna required for communication between the communication module and the terminal in this embodiment is provided by a terminal such as a computer or a smart device. The terminal antenna is connected to the RF connection feed point of the communication module through a protrusion (ie, the second connection portion of the RF communication interface of the embodiment of the present invention), and the protrusion may be specifically an antenna foot. When the communication module is inserted into the terminal, the antenna pin on the terminal is bounced to the RF connection feed point of the communication module, thereby establishing a channel for transmitting RF signals between the terminal antenna and the communication module external to the terminal.

In the embodiment, on the basis of the prior art standard communication SDI0 interface, a connection feed point for performing radio frequency signal transmission is added, so that the communication module and the terminal realize transmission of the radio frequency signal, the power source signal and the data signal on one connector. The communication module can be fully embedded in the terminal to reduce the space required by the terminal, and the miniaturization of the terminal is facilitated. Since the communication module does not need to design the antenna, the embodiment is also advantageous for reducing the size of the communication module and reducing cost.

FIG. 8a is a schematic diagram of a third embodiment of a communication system application according to the present invention. Figure 8b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module of Figure 8a. As shown in Figures 8a and 8b, the application embodiment implements a new communication scheme through an existing standard communication PCI-E interface. In this embodiment, the communication interface between the communication module 3 and the terminal 4 is a protocol extension performed on the basis of the standard communication interface PCI-E interface. In the communication module 3, the first communication part 322 of the standard communication interface borrows all communication pins of the standard communication interface PCI-E interface, and adds a first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals, and the first connection of the radio frequency signal interface The portion 321 is a coaxial connector.

In this embodiment, on the basis of the prior art standard communication PCI-E interface, a coaxial connector for transmitting radio frequency signals is added, so that the communication module and the terminal realize the radio frequency signal, the power signal and the data on one connector. Signal transmission; the communication module can be fully embedded in the terminal, to reduce the space required by the terminal, and to facilitate miniaturization of the terminal; since the communication module does not need to design an antenna, the embodiment is also beneficial for reducing the communication module. Size, reduce costs.

FIG. 9a is a schematic diagram of Embodiment 4 of a communication system application according to the present invention. Figure 9b is a schematic structural view of the first connecting portion of the communication module of Figure 9a. As shown in Figures 9a and 9b, the application embodiment is through existing A standard communication PCI-E interface is used to implement another new communication scheme. In this embodiment, the communication interface between the communication module 3 and the terminal 4 is a protocol extension performed on the basis of the standard communication interface PCI-E interface. In the communication module 3, the first communication part 322 of the standard communication interface borrows all communication pins of the PCI-E interface of the standard communication interface, and adds a first connection part 321 of the radio frequency signal interface for transmitting and receiving radio frequency signals, and the first connection of the radio frequency signal interface The part 321 is a radio frequency connection feed point. In order to reduce the interference of the data signal transmitted by the standard communication interface to the radio frequency signal transmitted by the radio frequency signal interface during the communication process, and to improve the flexibility of the interface setting, the standard communication interface and the radio frequency signal interface can be set in two different planes. As shown in Figure 9b, the first RF connection feed point forms an upper surface with the PCI-E interface. A matching circuit is disposed on the printed circuit board (PCB) of the communication module, and the matching circuit can adjust the port impedance of the RF connection feed point for transmitting the RF signal, for example, adjusting the impedance of the RF connection feed point port to 50 ohms, etc. .

The antenna required for communication between the communication device and the terminal in this embodiment is provided by a terminal such as a computer or a smart device. The terminal antenna is connected to the RF connection feed point of the communication module through a protrusion (ie, the second connection portion of the RF communication interface of the embodiment of the present invention), and the protrusion may be specifically an antenna foot. When the communication module is inserted into the terminal, the antenna pin on the terminal is bounced to the RF connection feed point of the communication module, thereby establishing a channel for transmitting RF signals between the terminal antenna and the communication module external to the terminal.

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of a first connection portion of a connector of a fifth embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention. FIG. 10b is a schematic structural diagram of a second connecting portion of a fifth embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention. The connector of the present embodiment includes two operably connectable portions, that is, a first connecting portion 32 and a second connecting portion 43, wherein the first connecting portion 32 has a pin structure, and the second connecting portion 43 has a pin fitting Slot structure.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 6a to FIG. 10b, since the space for the built-in antenna in the terminal such as a computer or a smart device is relatively large, the antenna can cover a frequency band used by a plurality of wireless technologies, and the antenna can be made into a standard part of the terminal. In this way, the production cost of the terminal manufacturer and the communication module manufacturer can be significantly reduced, and the customer can bring more benefits. For example, a 2pcs antenna can be built into a terminal such as a computer or a smart device. The working frequency of the antenna is 800MHz ~ 5GHz. The built-in antenna can include: a main set of 2G/3G communication, a diversity antenna, or an antenna for GPS, WLAN, Bluetooth (BlueTooth).

It will be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art that the drawings are only a schematic representation of a preferred embodiment, and that the modules or processes in the drawings are not necessarily required to practice the invention.

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the modules in the apparatus in the embodiments may be distributed in the apparatus of the embodiment according to the embodiment, or may be correspondingly changed in one or more apparatuses different from the embodiment. The modules of the above embodiments may be combined into one module, or may be further split into a plurality of sub-modules.

The serial numbers of the embodiments of the present invention are merely for the description, and do not represent the advantages and disadvantages of the embodiments.

A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the steps of implementing the above method embodiments may be completed by using hardware related to program instructions, and the foregoing program may be stored in a computer readable storage medium, and the program is executed when executed. The steps of the foregoing method embodiments are included; and the foregoing storage medium includes: a medium that can store program codes, such as a ROM, a RAM, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk.

It should be noted that the above embodiments are only for explaining the technical solutions of the present invention, and are not intended to be limiting; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that: The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments are modified, or some of the technical features are replaced by equivalents; and the modifications or substitutions do not deviate from the spirit of the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. range.

Claims

Claim

A communication method, comprising:

Processing the first radio frequency signal to obtain a first data signal;

Processing the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal.

2. The communication method according to claim 1, wherein

Processing the first radio frequency signal to obtain the first data signal, comprising: converting the first radio frequency signal into a first baseband signal, and converting the first baseband signal into the first data signal;

Processing the second data signal to obtain the second radio frequency signal, comprising: converting the second data signal into the second baseband signal, and converting the second baseband signal into the second RF signal.

3. A communication module, comprising:

4. The communication module according to claim 3, wherein the first connection portion of the radio frequency signal interface comprises: a coaxial connector interface, a radio frequency connection feed point or a pin.

5. The communication module according to claim 3, wherein said standard communication interface A connection includes: USB interface, PCI-E interface, PCMCIA interface, IEEE 1394 interface, HDMI interface or SDI0 interface.

The communication module according to claim 3, wherein the first connection portion of the radio frequency signal interface and the first connection portion of the standard communication interface are formed on a same plane or different planes.

The communication module according to any one of claims 3-6, wherein the communication data processing module comprises:

a radio frequency signal processing unit, configured to convert the first radio frequency signal from the first connection portion of the radio frequency signal interface into a first baseband signal; receive a second baseband signal, and convert the second baseband signal into the first Transmitting, by the second radio frequency signal, the second radio frequency signal to the first connection part of the radio frequency signal interface;

a data signal processing unit, configured to convert the first baseband signal into the first data signal, and send the first data signal to the standard signal interface first connection; to be the first from the standard communication interface The second data signal of the connection portion is converted into the second baseband signal, and the second baseband signal is transmitted to the radio frequency signal processing unit.

8. A terminal, comprising:

And a processing unit, configured to generate the second data signal, and process the first data signal.

The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the second connection portion of the radio frequency signal interface comprises: a coaxial connector interface, a protrusion matching the RF connection feed point or a pin matching Slot.

The terminal according to claim 8, wherein the standard communication interface second connection unit comprises: a USB interface, a PCI-E interface, a PCMCIA interface, an IEEE 1394 interface, an HDMI interface, or an SDI0 interface.

The terminal according to any one of claims 8 to 10, wherein the radio frequency signal interface second connection portion and the standard communication interface second connection portion form another same plane or a different plane.

12. A communication system, comprising:

The terminal includes:

13. The communication system according to claim 12, wherein the communication data processing module comprises:

a radio frequency signal processing unit, configured to convert the first radio frequency signal from the first connection portion of the radio frequency signal interface into a first baseband signal; receive a second baseband signal, and use the second baseband signal Converting to the second radio frequency signal, and transmitting the second radio frequency signal to the first connection part of the radio frequency signal interface;