WO2017101648A1

WO2017101648A1 - User equipment and information transmission method

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Publication number: WO2017101648A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/107001
Authority: WO
Inventors: 赵伟
Original assignee: 北京橙鑫数据科技有限公司
Priority date: 2015-12-16
Filing date: 2016-11-23
Publication date: 2017-06-22
Also published as: TW201724781A; TWI630803B; CN105577275A; HK1224446A1

Abstract

Provided in the present invention are a user equipment and an information transmission method, the user equipment comprising: a housing, a controller disposed in the housing, and an optical communication device, wherein the optical communication device is electrically connected with the controller; a through hole corresponding to the position of the optical communication device is provided on one side of the housing, such that the optical communication device transmits or receives optical signals by means of the through hole; positioning magnets are provided on both sides of the optical communication device, the positioning magnet being used for attracting the positioning magnet of another user equipment when the user equipment is close to the other user equipment, such that the user equipment is aligned with the through hole of the other user equipment, and the controller of the user equipment communicates with the controller of the other user equipment by means of the optical communication device. The user equipment and information transmission method provided in the present invention are capable of preventing the data sent by a user from being stolen by other equipment, thus effectively improving the security of information transmission.

Description

User equipment and information transmission method

Technical field

The present invention relates to communication technologies, and in particular, to a user equipment and an information transmission method.

Background technique

With the continuous development of electronic technology, the functions of smart devices are also growing. Users can transmit various information through smart devices, such as business card exchange and message transmission through smart devices, which greatly facilitates people's work and life.

In the prior art, data transmission can be implemented between two user equipments through wireless technologies such as Bluetooth and WiFi. However, due to the broadcast nature of wireless transmission, anyone with a suitable receiving device can listen to all wireless transmissions in the region. Therefore, when a user sends data to a contact, devices within a certain range can receive it. The data transmitted by the user, although the transmitted data can be guaranteed to be not seen by other users by means of encryption, etc., there is still a potential danger that the encryption algorithm is cracked, and therefore, the security of the data transmission is poor.

Summary of the invention

The present invention provides a user equipment and an information transmission method for solving the technical problem of poor security when transmitting data between two devices through wireless technology in the prior art.

The present invention provides a user equipment comprising: a housing, a controller disposed in the housing, and an optical communication device;

The optical communication device is electrically connected to the controller;

a through hole corresponding to the position of the optical communication device is disposed on one side of the housing, so that the optical communication device sends or receives an optical signal through the through hole;

Positioning magnets are disposed on both sides of the optical communication device, and the positioning magnets are used to attract the positioning magnets of the other user equipment when the user equipment is close to another user equipment, so that the user equipment Alignment with a through hole of the other user device, communication between a controller of the user device and a controller of the other user device via an optical communication device.

Further, the optical communication device includes: an optical transmitter and an optical receiver;

Correspondingly, the through hole includes a transmitting through hole and a receiving through hole;

The emitting via corresponds to a position of the optical emitter to enable an optical signal emitted by the optical transmitter to pass through the transmitting via;

The receiving via corresponds to a position of the optical receiver to enable the optical receiver to receive an optical signal that passes through the receiving via.

Further, a distance between the transmitting through hole and a positioning magnet on one side is equal to a distance between the receiving through hole and a positioning magnet on the other side.

Further, the optical transmitter includes: a transmitting head for emitting an optical signal and a driving circuit connected to the transmitting head;

The driving circuit is configured to control the transmitting head to emit a corresponding optical signal according to a digital signal output by the controller;

The optical receiver includes: a conversion circuit in which a photosensor is connected to the photosensor;

The photosensor is configured to generate a corresponding electrical signal according to the received optical signal;

The conversion circuit is configured to convert an electrical signal generated by the photosensitive sensor into a digital signal and transmit the signal to the controller.

Further, the user equipment further includes: a trigger magnet and a magnetic switch;

The magnetic switch is configured to generate a trigger signal under the attraction of a trigger magnet in the other user equipment when the user equipment and another user equipment are in proximity, and send the trigger signal to the user equipment And a controller, so that the controller of the user equipment determines that the user equipment is close to the another user equipment according to the trigger signal.

The present invention also provides an information transmission method of the user equipment according to any of the above, comprising:

The controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal;

The controller of the user equipment determines, according to the trigger signal, information that needs to be sent to another user equipment;

The controller of the user equipment transmits the information to the controller of the other user equipment via the optical communication device.

Further, the controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal, and specifically includes:

The magnetic switch of the user equipment generates a trigger signal under the attraction of a trigger magnet in the other user equipment when the user equipment and another user equipment are in proximity;

The controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal sent by the magnetic switch of the user equipment.

The controller of the user equipment receives a trigger signal input by the user when the user equipment and the other user equipment are close to each other, and the trigger signal includes information that the user wants to send to the another user equipment.

Further, the controller of the user equipment sends the information to the controller of the another user equipment by using the optical communication device, which specifically includes:

The controller of the user equipment sends the information to a driving circuit of the user equipment;

The driving circuit of the user equipment controls the transmitting head of the user equipment to transmit a corresponding optical signal to the another user equipment according to the information.

Further, the method further includes:

The light sensor of the user equipment receives the optical signal sent by the another user equipment, and generates a corresponding electrical signal according to the optical signal;

The conversion circuit of the user equipment converts an electrical signal generated by the photosensitive sensor into a digital signal and transmits it to the controller.

In the user equipment and the information transmission method provided by the present invention, a through hole corresponding to the position of the optical communication device is opened on one side of the housing, so that the optical communication device can emit or receive an optical signal through the through hole. Positioning magnets are disposed on both sides of the optical communication device, and the positioning magnets are used to attract the positioning magnets of the other user equipment when the user equipment is close to another user equipment, so that the user equipment Aligning with the through hole of the other user equipment, communication between the controller of the user equipment and the controller of the other user equipment through the optical communication device, due to the characteristic that the optical signal can only be transmitted in a straight line, two The user equipment can communicate normally only when the through holes are aligned, which can prevent the data sent by the user from being stolen by other devices, thereby effectively improving the security of information transmission.

DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram of a location when a user equipment is close to another user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

4 is a schematic diagram of a location when a user equipment is close to another user equipment according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an information transmission method according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention.

Reference mark:

1-Shell 2-Controller 3-Optical Communication Device 31-Optical Transmitter

32-Optical Receiver 4-Through Hole 41-Emission Through Hole 42-Receiving Through Hole

5-position magnet 6-trigger magnet 7-magnetic switch

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is a partial embodiment of the invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

Embodiment 1

Embodiment 1 of the present invention provides a user equipment. FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in Figure 1, the user equipment in this embodiment may include: a housing 1, a controller 2 and an optical communication device 3 disposed in the housing 1;

The optical communication device 3 is electrically connected to the controller 2;

A through hole 4 corresponding to the position of the optical communication device 3 is opened on one side of the housing 1 to enable the optical communication device 3 to emit or receive an optical signal through the through hole 4;

Positioning magnets 5 are disposed on both sides of the optical communication device 3, and the positioning magnets 5 are used to attract the positioning magnets 5 of the other user equipment when the user equipment is close to another user equipment, so that the positioning magnets 5 are attracted to each other. The user equipment is aligned with the through hole 4 of the other user equipment, and the controller 2 of the user equipment communicates with the controller 2 of the other user equipment via the optical communication device 3.

Specifically, the user equipment may be any electronic device with a data transmission function, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a notebook computer, or the like.

The optical communication device 3 in this embodiment may be an infrared transceiver device, a laser transceiver device, or a LiFi (Light Fidelity) communication device, etc., and the optical signal may be a light pulse.

The housing 1 may include at least one side surface, which may be a flat surface or a curved surface. If the housing 1 includes a plurality of side surfaces, the respective side surfaces may be integrally formed, or may be welded, A fixed connection is achieved by means of bonding, snapping, etc., which is not limited in this embodiment.

The controller 2 and the optical communication device 3 are both disposed in the housing 1. The optical communication device 3 can realize optical communication with other devices, and a through hole 4 is opened on one side of the housing 1, and the position of the through hole 4 corresponds to the position of the optical communication device 3, so that the The optical signal emitted by the optical communication device 3 may pass through the through hole 4 or may receive an optical signal passing through the through hole 4.

The optical communication has the disadvantage that the transmission distance is short and can only be transmitted in a straight line. In this embodiment, since the optical communication device 3 is hidden behind the through hole 4, the optical signal emitted by the optical communication device 3 can only pass through the through hole 4, and The optical signal emitted by other devices must pass through the through hole 4 to be received by the optical communication device 3, and therefore, when the user wants to send information to another user device through the user device, the user device must be brought close to Another user equipment, and aligning the through hole 4 of the user equipment with the through hole 4 of another user equipment, can realize the optical transmission function between the two devices.

The positioning magnets 5 in this embodiment are disposed on both sides of the optical communication device 3, and when the user equipment is close to another user equipment, the positioning magnets 5 in the user equipment and the other user equipment The positioning magnets 5 are attracted to each other to realize a positioning function, so that the through holes 4 of the user equipment and the through holes 4 of the other user equipment are aligned, which is convenient for the user.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a location when a user equipment is close to another user equipment according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, when the two user devices are close to each other, the positioning magnets 5 are attracted to each other, and the through holes 4 are aligned. The optical communication device 3 of the two user devices can transmit an optical signal to the other party or receive the optical signal emitted by the other party.

In practical applications, when users need to transmit data to others, they can carry them. The user equipment is close to the user equipment of the other party, and the positioning magnets 5 of the two user equipments are attracted to each other, so that the through holes 4 of the two user equipments are aligned, and then the user can send the controller 2 through the touch screen or the buttons in the user equipment. a trigger signal, the controller 2 may determine, according to the trigger signal, information that needs to be sent to another user equipment, and send the information to the optical communication device 3 of the another user equipment through the optical communication device 3, The optical communication device 3 of the other user equipment is then sent to the controller 2 of the other device. When the two user devices are separated, since the through holes 4 are difficult to align, even if the controller 2 of the user device is still transmitting data, the other user device cannot receive it.

The user equipment provided in this embodiment includes a housing 1, a controller 2 disposed in the housing 1, and an optical communication device 3. The side of the housing 1 is opened with the optical communication device 3 Corresponding through holes 4 for enabling the optical communication device 3 to emit or receive optical signals through the through holes 4, and the optical communication device 3 is provided with positioning magnets 5 on both sides thereof, and the positioning magnets 5 are used for When the user equipment is close to another user equipment, the positioning magnets of the other user equipment are attracted to each other, so that the user equipment is aligned with the through hole 4 of the other user equipment, and the user equipment is The controller 2 communicates with the controller 2 of the other user equipment through the optical communication device 3. Since the optical signal can only be transmitted in a straight line, the two user devices can communicate normally only when the through holes 4 are aligned. It can prevent the data sent by the user from being stolen by other devices, which effectively improves the security of information transmission.

On the basis of the technical solutions provided by the foregoing embodiments, it is preferable that a plurality of optical communication devices 3 may be included in the user equipment, and the controller 2 of the user equipment and the controller 2 of the other user equipment may The information transmission is performed by the plurality of optical communication devices 3, and the efficiency of data transmission is improved.

Further, the optical communication device 3 may include an optical transmitter 31 and an optical receiver 32 that respectively implement a function of emitting an optical signal and receiving an optical signal.

Embodiment 2

Embodiment 2 of the present invention provides a user equipment. The user equipment provided in this embodiment is based on the technical solution provided in the first embodiment, and components such as a trigger magnet and a magnetic switch are added.

FIG. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a user equipment according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the user equipment in this embodiment may include: a housing 1, a controller 2, an optical transmitter 31, The optical receiver 32, the positioning magnet 5, the trigger magnet 6, and the magnetic switch 7.

For convenience of explanation, in the embodiment, the optical communication device is an infrared transceiver device as an example. Correspondingly, the optical signal may be an infrared pulse, and the optical transmitter 31 may be an infrared emitter. The optical receiver 32 can be an infrared receiver.

The infrared transceiver device and the controller 2 may be disposed in the housing 1. A through hole corresponding to the position of the infrared transceiver device may be opened on one side of the housing 1. Specifically, the through hole may include a transmitting through hole 41 and a receiving through hole 42 corresponding to a position of the infrared emitter to enable infrared rays emitted from the infrared emitter to pass through A transmitting through hole 41 corresponding to a position of the infrared receiver to enable the infrared receiver to receive infrared rays passing through the receiving through hole 42.

Positioning magnets 5 are disposed on both sides of the infrared transceiver, and the positions and functions of the positioning magnets 5 are similar to those of the foregoing embodiment, and are not described herein again.

Preferably, the distance between the transmitting through hole 41 and the positioning magnet 5 on one side is equal to the distance between the receiving through hole 42 and the positioning magnet 5 on the other side. In this way, when the user equipment is close to another user equipment, the transmitting through hole 41 of the user equipment may be aligned with the receiving through hole 42 of the other user equipment, and the receiving through hole 42 of the user equipment may be The transmitting through holes 41 of the other user equipment are aligned.

The infrared emitter may include a transmitting head for emitting infrared rays such as an infrared LED, and a driving circuit connected to the transmitting head. The driving circuit is electrically connected to the controller 2, and is configured to control the infrared LED to emit a corresponding infrared pulse according to the digital signal output by the controller 2.

Specifically, the driving circuit can control a frequency of opening and closing of the infrared LED, thereby controlling the infrared LED to emit an infrared pulse corresponding to the digital signal.

The infrared receiver may include: a conversion circuit connected to the photosensitive sensor by the photosensitive sensor; the photosensitive sensor is configured to generate a corresponding electrical signal according to the received infrared light; and the conversion circuit is configured to generate the photosensitive sensor The electrical signal is converted to a digital signal and the converted digital signal is transmitted to the controller 2.

The magnetic switch 7 is configured to generate a trigger signal under the attraction of the trigger magnet 6 in the other user equipment when the user equipment and another user equipment are close, and send the trigger signal to the user a controller 2 of the device such that the controller 2 of the user device is in accordance with the The trigger signal determines that the user equipment is in proximity to the other user equipment.

The trigger magnet 6 and the positioning magnet 5 are both magnets, but the functions are different. The positioning magnet 5 is mainly used for positioning, and the trigger magnet 6 is mainly used to attract the magnetic switch 7 of another user equipment, so that another The controller 2 of a user equipment determines whether the two user equipments are already in proximity according to the state of the magnetic switch 7.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a location when a user equipment is in proximity to another user equipment according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 4, in a practical application, when the user equipment and another user equipment are close to each other, the magnetic switch 7 of the user equipment can generate a trigger signal under the attraction of the trigger magnet 6 in the other user equipment. After receiving the trigger signal sent by the magnetic switch 7 of the user equipment, the controller 2 of the user equipment may send information that needs to be sent to another user equipment to the office through the infrared transceiver according to the trigger signal. The controller 2 of another user equipment.

Compared with the manner in which the user inputs the trigger signal in the first embodiment, the method can generate a corresponding trigger signal as long as the two user devices are close to each other, and then the controller 2 can start transmitting data according to the trigger signal. User input is not required, which improves user experience.

Specifically, the interval between the magnetic switch 7 and the magnet (the magnet is the designated position magnet 5 or the trigger magnet 6) in the same user equipment may be greater than a preset distance, so that the opening and closing of the magnetic switch 7 will not be The magnet in the device is affected. When the user equipment is close to another user equipment, the magnetic switch 7 in the user equipment is attracted by the trigger magnet 6 in the other user equipment, and a state change is generated correspondingly, and the state change may be changed from being turned on to off. Breaking, or turning off from turn-off, will generate a corresponding high-low level change at the node where the magnetic switch 7 is connected to the controller 2, and the trigger signal is the high-low level signal.

The user equipment provided in this embodiment is provided with a trigger magnet 6 and a magnetic switch 7 and the like, and can generate a trigger signal when the two user equipments are close to facilitate the data transmission of the controller 2 in time. The infrared transceiver includes an infrared emitter and an infrared. The receiver enables fast and accurate infrared transmission and reception of user equipment.

In addition to the infrared transceiver device, the optical communication device in this embodiment may also be a laser transceiver device or a LiFi communication device. Accordingly, the laser transceiver device may include a laser receiver and a laser transmitter, and the LiFi communication device may include Optical pulse transmitter and optical pulse The specific implementation principle of the flush receiver is similar to that of the infrared communication, and will not be described in detail in this embodiment.

Embodiment 3

Embodiment 3 of the present invention provides an information transmission method. The data transmission method in this embodiment is based on the user equipment described in any of the foregoing embodiments. FIG. 5 is a flowchart of an information transmission method according to Embodiment 3 of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 5, the method in this embodiment may include:

Step 301: The controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal.

Step 302: The controller of the user equipment determines, according to the trigger signal, information that needs to be sent to another user equipment.

Step 303: The controller of the user equipment sends the information to the controller of the another user equipment by using the optical communication device.

For the specific implementation of the method in this embodiment, refer to the foregoing embodiment, and details are not described in this embodiment.

In the information transmission method provided in this embodiment, the positioning magnet attracts the positioning magnet of the other user equipment when the user equipment is close to another user equipment, so that the user equipment and the other The through hole alignment of the user equipment, the controller of the user equipment and the controller of the other user equipment communicate through the optical communication device, and the two user devices are only in communication due to the characteristic that the optical signal can only be transmitted in a straight line. When the holes are aligned, the communication can be performed normally, and the data sent by the user can be prevented from being stolen by other devices, thereby effectively improving the security of information transmission.

Further, the controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal, which may specifically include:

Further, the controller of the user equipment sends the information to the controller of the another user equipment by using the optical communication device, which may specifically include:

The controller of the user equipment sends the information to a driving circuit of the user equipment,

Further, the method may further include:

Finally, it should be noted that the above embodiments are merely illustrative of 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, those skilled in the art will understand that The technical solutions described in the foregoing embodiments may be modified, or some or all of the technical features may be equivalently replaced; and the modifications or substitutions do not deviate from the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention. range.

Claims

A user equipment, comprising: a housing, a controller disposed in the housing, and an optical communication device;

The optical communication device is electrically connected to the controller;

a through hole corresponding to the position of the optical communication device is disposed on one side of the housing, so that the optical communication device sends or receives an optical signal through the through hole;

Positioning magnets are disposed on both sides of the optical communication device, and the positioning magnets are used to attract the positioning magnets of the other user equipment when the user equipment is close to another user equipment, so that the user equipment Alignment with a through hole of the other user device, communication between a controller of the user device and a controller of the other user device via an optical communication device.
The user equipment of claim 1 wherein said optical communication device comprises: an optical transmitter and an optical receiver;

Correspondingly, the through hole includes a transmitting through hole and a receiving through hole;

The emitting via corresponds to a position of the optical emitter to enable an optical signal emitted by the optical transmitter to pass through the transmitting via;

The receiving via corresponds to a position of the optical receiver to enable the optical receiver to receive an optical signal that passes through the receiving via.
The user equipment according to claim 2, wherein a distance between the transmitting through hole and a positioning magnet on one side is equal to a distance between the receiving through hole and a positioning magnet on the other side.
The user equipment according to claim 2, wherein the optical transmitter comprises: a transmitting head for emitting an optical signal and a driving circuit connected to the transmitting head;

The driving circuit is configured to control the transmitting head to emit a corresponding optical signal according to a digital signal output by the controller;

The optical receiver includes: a conversion circuit in which a photosensor is connected to the photosensor;

The photosensor is configured to generate a corresponding electrical signal according to the received optical signal;

The conversion circuit is configured to convert an electrical signal generated by the photosensitive sensor into a digital signal and transmit the signal to the controller.
The user equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 4, further comprising: a trigger magnet and a magnetic switch;

The magnetic switch is configured to generate a trigger signal under the attraction of a trigger magnet in the other user equipment when the user equipment and another user equipment are in proximity, and send the trigger signal to the user equipment And a controller, so that the controller of the user equipment determines that the user equipment is close to the another user equipment according to the trigger signal.
An information transmission method for a user equipment according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that it comprises:

The controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal;

The controller of the user equipment determines, according to the trigger signal, information that needs to be sent to another user equipment;

The controller of the user equipment transmits the information to the controller of the other user equipment via the optical communication device.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal, and specifically includes:

The magnetic switch of the user equipment generates a trigger signal under the attraction of a trigger magnet in the other user equipment when the user equipment and another user equipment are in proximity;

The controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal sent by the magnetic switch of the user equipment.
The method according to claim 6, wherein the controller of the user equipment receives the trigger signal, and specifically includes:

The controller of the user equipment receives a trigger signal input by the user when the user equipment and the other user equipment are close to each other, and the trigger signal includes information that the user wants to send to the another user equipment.
The method according to any one of claims 6-8, wherein the controller of the user equipment sends the information to the controller of the another user equipment by using the optical communication device, which specifically includes:

The controller of the user equipment sends the information to a driving circuit of the user equipment;

The driving circuit of the user equipment controls the sending of the user equipment according to the information The shot transmits a corresponding optical signal to the other user equipment.
The method of any of claims 6-8, further comprising:

The light sensor of the user equipment receives the optical signal sent by the another user equipment, and generates a corresponding electrical signal according to the optical signal;

The conversion circuit of the user equipment converts an electrical signal generated by the photosensitive sensor into a digital signal and transmits it to the controller.