WO2018058933A1

WO2018058933A1 - Communication method and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2018058933A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/079850
Authority: WO
Inventors: 周鹏辉; 宁金星; 张亚森
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-09-27
Filing date: 2017-04-10
Publication date: 2018-04-05
Also published as: CN107872563A

Abstract

An embodiment of the disclosure relates to a communication method and a terminal. The communication method is applied in a terminal provided with an emergency call button. A battery of the terminal comprises a main battery and a backup battery. The method comprises: when the emergency call button is pressed, determining whether the terminal is in a power-on state; if the terminal is in a power-off state, determining whether a power level of the main battery satisfies a preset startup condition; and if the power level of the main battery does not satisfy the preset startup condition, activating the backup battery to turn on the terminal and send preset information to a preset communication terminal.

Description

Communication method and terminal

Technical field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic technologies, and in particular, to a communication method and a terminal.

Background technique

With the continuous development of electronic and communication technologies, the functions of intelligent terminals are becoming more and more abundant and the performance is becoming more and more powerful. However, it is followed that the endurance of intelligent terminals is seriously insufficient. For example, when the user urgently needs to ask for help through the mobile phone, the mobile phone battery has no power, thereby affecting the user's use.

Summary of the invention

In order to solve the existing technical problems, the embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method and a terminal. When the power of the main battery of the terminal is insufficient, the preset information can be sent to the preset terminal contact through the backup battery of the terminal, thereby improving the user experience.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure is implemented as follows:

An embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method, where the communication method is applied to a terminal, where an emergency help button is set, and the battery of the terminal includes a main battery and a backup battery, and the method includes:

When the emergency help button is pressed, determining whether the terminal is in a power on state;

If the terminal is in a shutdown state, determining whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition;

If the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition, the backup battery is enabled to turn on the terminal, and the preset information is sent to the preset communication terminal.

Optionally, in an embodiment, after the emergency help button is pressed, determining whether the terminal is in a power-on state, the method further includes:

If the terminal is in the power on state, the user is prompted to press the emergency help button.

Optionally, in an embodiment, after the terminal is in a shutdown state, determining whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition, the method further includes:

If the power of the main battery meets the preset power-on condition, the power of the main battery is turned on, prompting the user that the emergency help button is pressed.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the method further includes:

Obtaining the power value of the backup battery every preset time;

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery meets a first preset condition;

If the power value of the backup battery does not satisfy the first preset condition, the backup battery is charged by the charging chip.

Optionally, in an embodiment, after the charging the battery is charged by the charging chip, the method further includes:

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery meets a second preset condition;

If the power value of the backup battery meets the second preset condition, stopping charging the backup battery.

Optionally, in an embodiment, determining whether the power value of the backup battery meets the first preset condition includes:

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery is greater than or equal to the first preset power value.

Optionally, in an embodiment, determining whether the power value of the backup battery meets a second preset condition includes:

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery is equal to the second preset power value.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the preset information includes: preset communication content, geographic location of the terminal, and time information.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal, where the terminal is provided with an emergency help button, the battery of the terminal includes a main battery and a backup battery, and the terminal further includes: a determining unit and a sending unit, where

The determining unit is configured to determine whether the terminal is in a power-on state when the emergency help button is pressed, and to determine whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on state if the terminal is in a power-off state condition;

The sending unit is configured to enable the backup battery to enable the terminal to be powered on, and send the preset information to the preset communication terminal, if the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the terminal further includes a prompting unit, configured to prompt the user that the emergency help button is pressed if the terminal is in a power on state.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the terminal further includes: an opening unit, a prompting unit,

The opening unit is configured to start the power of the main battery if the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition;

The prompting unit is configured to prompt the user that the emergency help button is pressed.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the terminal further includes: an acquiring unit, a charging unit,

The acquiring unit is configured to acquire a power value of the backup battery every preset time;

The determining unit is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery meets a first preset condition;

The charging unit is configured to charge the backup battery by using a charging chip if a power value of the backup battery does not satisfy a first preset condition.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the determining unit is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery meets a second preset condition;

The charging unit is configured to stop charging the backup battery if the power value of the backup battery meets the second preset condition.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the determining unit is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery is greater than or equal to a first preset power value.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the determining unit is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery is equal to a second preset power value.

Embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer program instructions for executing the one or more processors of a terminal device provided with an emergency help button and including a primary battery and a backup battery When the computer program instructs, the terminal device performs a communication method, and the method includes: determining, when the emergency help button is pressed, whether the terminal is in a power-on state; Whether the power of the main battery meets the preset power-on condition; if the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition, the backup battery is enabled to turn on the terminal, and the preset information is sent to the preset communication terminal.

In the related art, in an emergency help, it is generally determined whether the user needs to perform an emergency help operation, and then sends the information set by the user in advance or makes a call to an emergency contact set by the user. However, if the power of the mobile phone still has power, the user can completely call for help by directly dialing the phone and sending information, instead of relying on the emergency help function of the mobile phone; if the power of the mobile phone is not powered, the emergency help function of the mobile phone is also lost. effect. To this end, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method and a terminal, where the communication method is applied to a terminal, and an emergency help button is set on the terminal, and the method includes: when the emergency help button is pressed, determining Whether the terminal is in a power-on state; if the terminal is in a power-off state, determining whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition; if the power of the main battery does not satisfy a preset power-on condition, enabling the backup battery As the terminal power source and the terminal is powered on, the preset information is sent to the preset communication terminal. The communication method and the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can improve the user experience by using the backup battery to send preset information to the preset terminal contact when the terminal has a power shortage of the main battery.

DRAWINGS

In the drawings, which are not necessarily to scale, the Like reference numerals with different letter suffixes may indicate different examples of similar components. The drawings generally illustrate the various embodiments discussed herein by way of example and not limitation.

FIG. 1 is a schematic flowchart 1 of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

2 is a schematic diagram of a terminal backup battery system according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a second schematic flowchart of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

4 is a diagram showing an example of a working state circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart 3 of a communication method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an example of a charging state circuit according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic structural diagram 1 of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram 2 of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Embodiment 1

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a communication method. As shown in FIG. 1, the method may include:

Step 101: When the emergency help button is pressed, determine whether the terminal is in a power on state.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the execution body of the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is a terminal, and the terminal may be a terminal device with a communication function, such as a mobile phone. The terminal includes a backup battery system. As shown in FIG. 2, the terminal backup system includes a backup battery, an emergency help switch, and a charging circuit.

The backup battery is for supplying power to the entire terminal system when the emergency information is sent after the main battery is exhausted. The backup battery can use a conventional lithium ion battery. The backup battery also needs to be equipped with a battery protection board to protect the inside of the battery from short circuit and overcurrent. In order not to occupy the space of the mobile terminal, the backup battery can use a battery with a very small capacity, as long as it can support the transmission of the help information once.

The emergency help switch can also be called an emergency help button. The emergency help switch is an external physical switch. When the user needs to use the backup battery system of the mobile phone terminal, the mobile phone automatically sends a help information according to the process after using the emergency help switch. The emergency help switch can be a normally open switch or a normally closed switch, which can be selected according to the specific circuit.

The charging circuit is used to charge the backup battery, and the charging power source is the mobile phone main battery, so that the backup battery can be charged and used again after use. When the backup battery is not used for a long time, the leakage will cause the voltage to drop. When the voltage drops to a certain level, the mobile phone will charge the backup battery by itself to make it fully charged again.

Step 102: If the terminal is in a shutdown state, determine whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition.

Optionally, in an embodiment, when the terminal is in the power-off state, it is required to determine whether the power value of the main battery is greater than or equal to a preset power value, and the preset power value is a power value that satisfies the power-on condition.

Step 103: If the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition, enable the backup battery to turn on the terminal, and send preset information to the preset communication terminal.

Optionally, in an embodiment, when the emergency help button is pressed, even if the main battery of the mobile phone terminal is insufficient, the backup battery can be used as the terminal power source, and the mobile phone terminal is powered on by the backup battery, and the mobile terminal is sent after the power is turned on. Setting information to the preset communication terminal, wherein the preset information includes: preset communication content, geographic location of the terminal, and time information.

Illustratively, when the user's mobile phone is out of power and in an emergency. The user uses the emergency help switch, and the backup battery supplies power to the mobile phone system. When the mobile phone system starts up, it finds that the power supply is a backup battery. To save power, only the necessary circuit will be activated, and the original information transmission path of the mobile phone will be written in the memory chip in advance. Good information is accompanied by the geographical location and time of the time to form help information, which is sent to the preset contact. The contact is also pre-set.

In the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the power of the main battery of the terminal is insufficient, the user may urgently need to send a preset information to the preset terminal contact through the terminal, thereby improving the user experience.

Embodiment 2

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a communication method, including a working state and a charging state, wherein The state method is shown in Figure 3. The method can include:

Step 201: When the emergency help button is pressed, the terminal determines whether the terminal itself is in a power on state.

Optionally, in one embodiment, the schematic diagram of the working state circuit is as shown in FIG. 4, and the SW is an emergency help switch, that is, it is a normally open switch, which is normally in an off state, and is in a closed state after being pressed. VT1 is a switch between the backup battery and the system power chip, and may be a PMOS (positive channel metal Oxide Semiconductor) tube. When the voltage Vgs between the gate and the source is less than a certain voltage, it can be turned on.

When the emergency help button SW is not pressed, the gate and the source of the switch tube VT1 are connected by a resistor, and the voltage is the same, and the conduction condition is not satisfied. The backup battery does not power the system power chip.

When the emergency help button SW is pressed, the gate of the switch VT1 is grounded through R2, and the source is connected to the backup battery power output, and R1 and R2 form a voltage dividing network. By reasonably selecting the resistance values of R1 and R2, the gate-source voltage Vgs of the switching transistor can satisfy the conduction condition. The backup battery supplies power to the system power chip, and the terminal confirms that the emergency help button is pressed to determine whether the terminal is powered on.

Step 202: If the terminal is in a shutdown state, the terminal determines whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition.

Step 203: If the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition, enable the backup battery to enable the terminal to be powered on, and the terminal sends preset information to the preset communication terminal.

The preset information includes: preset communication content, geographic location of the terminal, and time information.

Optionally, in an embodiment, after step 201, the method may further include:

Step 204: If the terminal is in the power on state, the terminal prompts the user that the emergency help button is pressed.

Optionally, in an embodiment, after step 202, the method further includes:

Step 205: If the power of the main battery meets the preset power-on condition, the terminal turns on the power of the main battery, prompting the user that the emergency help button is pressed.

In the communication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, the user needs to select a recipient who sends the help information when an emergency situation is encountered in the mobile phone address book, and writes the content of the transmission information.

Optionally, in an embodiment, after the power chip of the terminal confirms that the input power is the backup battery, first determining whether the mobile terminal is in a power-on state, and if the mobile terminal is in a power-on state, prompting the user that the emergency help button is accidentally pressed; If the mobile terminal is turned off, it starts checking the main battery power. If the main battery is fully charged, it will automatically turn on. After the power is turned on, the user will be prompted to press the emergency button. If the main battery is low, confirm this is an emergency help event and the mobile terminal will be activated. In the process of starting the mobile phone, in addition to the necessary startup module, information transmission module and positioning module, in order to save power consumption, such as AP, MODEM, TRANCEIVER, PA, antenna switch, etc., the other modules are not activated. After the mobile terminal is started, the user directly writes the help information written in advance, attaches the geographical location and time at this time, and sends it to the specific contact selected in advance.

The charging state method is shown in FIG. 5, and the method may include:

Step 301: The terminal acquires a power value of the backup battery every preset time.

The preset time may be 30 minutes, 2 hours, or other values, and the embodiment of the present disclosure does not do this. Body definition.

Step 302: The terminal determines whether the power value of the backup battery meets a first preset condition.

The first preset condition is that the power value that satisfies the preset information is met.

Step 303: If the power value of the backup battery does not satisfy the first preset condition, the terminal charges the backup battery by using a charging chip.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the terminal may determine whether the power value of the backup battery is greater than or equal to the first preset power value, and when the power value of the backup battery is less than the first preset power value, that is, the power value of the backup battery is not The power value of the preset information is sent once, so the backup battery needs to be charged by the charging chip.

Step 304: The terminal determines whether the power value of the backup battery meets a second preset condition.

The second preset condition is that the backup battery is fully charged.

Step 305: If the power value of the backup battery meets the second preset condition, the terminal stops charging the backup battery.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the terminal determines whether the power value of the backup battery is equal to a second preset power value, that is, whether the backup battery is fully charged.

Exemplarily, the state of charge is as shown in FIG. 6, and is composed of a main battery, a backup battery, a baseband chip, a boost power chip, and a charging chip.

Among them, the charging chip contains a fuel gauge, the fuel gauge is normally open, and the two states of VPLUS and VMINUS are used to detect the state of the backup battery, and the backup battery is used through the I2C bus (ie, the DATA/CLK pin in FIG. 6). The power information is sent to the baseband chip.

After receiving the power information of the backup battery, the baseband chip determines whether the power of the help information is sent once. If it is satisfied, the charging process is not started; if not, the charging process is started.

When the baseband chip starts the charging process, its control pin CTL pulls a high level output to the En pin of the boosting power chip to put it into operation. The boost power chip takes power from the main battery and raises the voltage to 5V and outputs it to the charging chip.

After the charging chip finds that the 5V power is input, the charging circuit is activated to charge the backup battery. After charging for a while, the backup battery is fully charged. The charging chip sends the full-charge information to the baseband chip through the I2C bus. After the baseband chip receives the information that the power is full, the control pin CTL outputs a low level to the boost power chip, so that it enters the standby state. After the boost power chip enters the standby state, the 5V power supply is no longer output, so that the charging circuit of the charging chip no longer works, and the backup battery is no longer charged.

Embodiment 3

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a terminal 40. As shown in FIG. 7, an emergency help button is disposed on the terminal 40. The battery of the terminal includes a main battery and a backup battery, and the terminal 40 further includes: a determining unit 401, and sending Unit 402, wherein

The determining unit 401 is configured to determine whether the terminal is in a power-on state when the emergency help button is pressed, and to determine whether the power of the main battery meets a preset if the terminal is in a shutdown state. Boot condition

The sending unit 402 is configured to enable the backup battery to enable the terminal to be powered on, and send preset information to the preset communication terminal, if the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition.

Optionally, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the terminal 40 further includes a prompting unit 403, configured to prompt the user that the emergency help button is pressed if the terminal is in a power on state.

Optionally, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the terminal 40 further includes: an opening unit 404, and a prompting unit 403.

The opening unit 404 is configured to start the power of the main battery if the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition;

The prompting unit 403 is configured to prompt the user that the emergency help button is pressed.

Optionally, in an embodiment, as shown in FIG. 8, the terminal further includes: an obtaining unit 405, a charging unit 406,

The obtaining unit 405 is configured to acquire a power value of the backup battery every preset time;

The determining unit 401 is configured to determine whether the power value of the backup battery meets a first preset condition;

The charging unit 406 is configured to charge the backup battery by using a charging chip if the power value of the backup battery does not satisfy the first preset condition.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the determining unit 401 is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery meets a second preset condition;

The charging unit 406 is configured to stop charging the backup battery if the power value of the backup battery meets the second preset condition.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the determining unit 401 is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery is greater than or equal to a first preset power value.

Optionally, in an embodiment, the determining unit 401 is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery is equal to a second preset power value.

For the understanding of the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, reference may be made to the description of the communication method in the first embodiment and the second embodiment, and details are not described herein again.

In the terminal provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure, when the power of the main battery of the terminal is insufficient, the user may need to send the preset information to the preset terminal contact through the backup battery when the user needs to use the terminal for emergency assistance, thereby improving the user experience.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that embodiments of the present disclosure can be provided as a method, system, or computer program product. Accordingly, the present disclosure may take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, or a combination of software and hardware aspects. Moreover, the present disclosure may employ a computer in one or more of the computer usable program code embodied therein. In the form of a computer program product embodied on a storage medium, including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage.

The present disclosure is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the present disclosure. It will be understood that each flow and/or block of the flowchart illustrations and/or FIG. These computer program instructions can be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine for the execution of instructions for execution by a processor of a computer or other programmable data processing device. Means for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of the flow chart.

The computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising the instruction device. The apparatus implements the functions specified in one or more blocks of a flow or a flow and/or block diagram of the flowchart.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device such that a series of operational steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to produce computer-implemented processing for execution on a computer or other programmable device. The instructions provide steps for implementing the functions specified in one or more of the flow or in a block or blocks of a flow diagram.

Optionally, in an embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium is further provided, wherein the computer program instructions are stored, when one or more of the terminal devices provided with the emergency help button and including the main battery and the backup battery When the processor executes the computer program instructions, the terminal device performs a communication method, and the method includes: determining, when the emergency help button is pressed, whether the terminal is in a power on state; When the power is off, it is determined whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition; if the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition, the backup battery is enabled to enable the terminal to be powered on, and the preset information is sent to the preset Set up a communication terminal.

The above description is only for the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, and is not intended to limit the scope of the disclosure.

Industrial applicability

The communication method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure can be applied to a terminal device that is provided with an emergency help button and includes a main battery and a backup battery. When the main battery is insufficient, when the user urgently needs to ask for help through the terminal, the pre-battery can be sent through the backup battery. Set the information to the preset terminal contact to improve the user experience.

Claims

A communication method is applied to a terminal, where an emergency help button is set, and the battery of the terminal includes a main battery and a backup battery, and the method includes:

When the emergency help button is pressed, determining whether the terminal is in a power on state;

If the terminal is in a shutdown state, determining whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition;

If the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition, the backup battery is enabled to turn on the terminal, and the preset information is sent to the preset communication terminal.
The method according to claim 1, wherein after determining that the terminal is in a power-on state when the emergency help button is pressed, the method further comprises:

If the terminal is in the power on state, the user is prompted to press the emergency help button.
The method of claim 1, wherein, after the terminal is in a power-off state, determining whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition, the method further includes:

If the power of the main battery meets the preset power-on condition, the power of the main battery is turned on, prompting the user that the emergency help button is pressed.
The method of claim 1 wherein the method further comprises:

Obtaining the power value of the backup battery every preset time;

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery meets a first preset condition;

If the power value of the backup battery does not satisfy the first preset condition, the backup battery is charged by the charging chip.
The method of claim 4, wherein after the charging the battery is charged by the charging chip, the method further comprises:

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery meets a second preset condition;

If the power value of the backup battery meets the second preset condition, stopping charging the backup battery.
The method according to claim 4, wherein the determining whether the power value of the backup battery satisfies the first preset condition comprises:

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery is greater than or equal to the first preset power value.
The method according to claim 5, wherein the determining whether the power value of the backup battery satisfies a second preset condition comprises:

Determining whether the power value of the backup battery is equal to the second preset power value.
The method according to claim 1, wherein the preset information comprises: preset communication content, geographic location of the terminal, and time information.
A terminal, wherein the terminal is provided with an emergency help button, the battery of the terminal includes a main battery and a backup battery, and the terminal further includes: a determining unit and a sending unit, where

The determining unit is configured to determine whether the terminal is in a power-on state when the emergency help button is pressed, and to determine whether the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on state if the terminal is in a power-off state Article Piece

The sending unit is configured to enable the backup battery to turn on the terminal and send preset information to the preset communication terminal if the power of the main battery does not meet the preset power-on condition.
The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the terminal further comprises: a prompting unit configured to prompt the user that the emergency help button is pressed if the terminal is in a power on state.
The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the terminal further comprises: an opening unit and a prompting unit,

The opening unit is configured to be powered on by the main battery if the power of the main battery meets a preset power-on condition;

The prompting unit is configured to prompt the user that the emergency help button is pressed.
The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the terminal further comprises: an acquiring unit and a charging unit,

The acquiring unit is configured to acquire a power value of the backup battery every preset time;

The determining unit is configured to determine whether the power value of the backup battery meets a first preset condition;

The charging unit is configured to charge the backup battery by a charging chip if the power value of the backup battery does not satisfy the first preset condition.
The terminal according to claim 12, wherein the determining unit is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery satisfies a second preset condition;

The charging unit is configured to stop charging the backup battery if the power value of the backup battery satisfies the second preset condition.
The terminal according to claim 12, wherein the determining unit is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery is greater than or equal to a first preset power value.
The terminal according to claim 13, wherein the determining unit is configured to determine whether a power value of the backup battery is equal to a second preset power value.
The terminal according to claim 9, wherein the preset information comprises: preset communication content, geographic location of the terminal, and time information.