WO2020200005A1

WO2020200005A1 - Connector, electronic apparatus, and data transmission method and device

Info

Publication number: WO2020200005A1
Application number: PCT/CN2020/081073
Authority: WO
Inventors: 李占武; 廖佑平; 刘彦彬
Original assignee: 维沃移动通信有限公司
Priority date: 2019-03-29
Filing date: 2020-03-25
Publication date: 2020-10-08
Also published as: CN109995110A; CN109995110B

Abstract

Provided are a connector, an electronic apparatus, and a data transmission method and device. A first end of the connector of the present disclosure has a first interface, and a second end of the connector has a second interface. The first interface comprises a housing. A first wireless communication module is provided inside the housing. A contact is provided at an outer surface of the housing.

Description

Connector, electronic equipment, data transmission method and device

Cross references to related applications

This application claims the priority of Chinese Patent Application No. 201910252096.3 filed in China on March 29, 2019, the entire content of which is incorporated herein by reference.

Technical field

The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of electronic equipment, and particularly relates to a connector, electronic equipment, data transmission method and device.

Background technique

At present, the interface used by electronic devices to realize charging and data transmission is usually Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface, which includes two forms: Micro-B interface and Type-C interface. Type-C interface and Micro -B interface has the advantage of being able to support positive and negative insertion.

However, when using the above two interfaces for charging or data transmission, it has the following disadvantages: On the one hand, every time the user performs charging or data transmission, there is an action of aligning the charging cable plug with the USB interface of the electronic device. This makes the process for users to charge the electronic device complicated; on the other hand, the USB interface of the electronic device destroys the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device, making it difficult to realize the non-porous design of the electronic device.

Summary of the invention

The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a connector, an electronic device, a data transmission method and a device to solve the solution of using a charging interface in the related technology for charging. It is necessary to open a USB interface on the electronic device, and it needs to be accurate every time it is charged. Align the charging socket to the charging socket.

In order to solve the above technical problems, the embodiments of the present disclosure are implemented as follows:

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides a connector, the first end of the connector has a first interface, and the second end has a second interface, and the first interface includes:

case;

A first wireless communication module is arranged inside the housing;

Contacts are provided on the outer surface of the housing;

Wherein, when the connector is connected to the electronic device through the contact, the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module in the electronic device perform data transmission.

In the second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a data transmission method, which is applied to the above-mentioned connector, and the method includes:

Determine whether the connector is connected to an electronic device;

When the connector is connected to the electronic device, data transmission is performed with the second wireless communication module in the electronic device through the first wireless communication module.

In a third aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a data transmission device, which is applied to the above-mentioned connector, and the device includes:

The first judgment module is used to judge whether the connector is connected to an electronic device;

The first transmission module is configured to perform data transmission between the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module in the electronic device when the connector is connected to the electronic device.

In a fourth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a connector, including a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor. When the program is executed by the processor, Implement the steps of the data transmission method as described above.

In a fifth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium with a program stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the data transmission method described above are implemented.

In a sixth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an electronic device, including:

case;

A second wireless communication module is arranged inside the housing;

Contacts are provided on the outer surface of the housing;

Wherein, when the electronic device is connected to the connector through the contact, the second wireless communication module 303 performs data transmission with the first wireless communication module in the connector.

In a seventh aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a data transmission method, which is applied to the above-mentioned electronic device, and the method includes:

Determine whether the electronic device is connected to the connector;

When the electronic device is connected to the connector, data transmission is performed with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module.

In an eighth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a data transmission device, which is applied to the above-mentioned electronic equipment, and the device includes:

The second judgment module is used to judge whether the electronic device is connected to the connector;

The second transmission module is configured to perform data transmission with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module when the electronic device is connected to the connector.

In a ninth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide an electronic device, including a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor. When the program is executed by the processor, Implement the steps of the data transmission method as described above.

In a tenth aspect, the embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium with a program stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the data transmission method described above are implemented.

The embodiments of the present disclosure have the following beneficial effects:

In the above-mentioned technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure, the contacts on the housing of the first interface of the connector are in contact with the contacts on the housing of the electronic device, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without any need To accurately align the charging socket, and there is no need to open a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

Description of the drawings

In order to explain the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present disclosure more clearly, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present disclosure. For those of ordinary skill in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative labor.

FIG. 1 is one of the schematic diagrams of the connection between the connector and the electronic device according to the embodiment of the disclosure;

2 is the second schematic diagram of the connection between the connector and the electronic device according to the embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a control circuit of a connector according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

4 is one of the schematic flowcharts of the data transmission method according to the embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 5 is one of the schematic diagrams of modules of the data transmission device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

6 is a schematic diagram of a control circuit of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a charging process according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 8 is the second schematic diagram of the data transmission method according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a second schematic diagram of modules of the data transmission device according to an embodiment of the disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a structural block diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure.

detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present disclosure will be clearly and completely described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present disclosure, not all of the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the present disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art without creative work shall fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.

The embodiment of the present disclosure provides a connector, which can be specifically a charging cable and/or a data cable. As shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the first end of the connector 1 has a first interface 11. The second end has a second interface 12, and the first interface 11 includes:

case;

A first wireless communication module 203 is provided inside the housing;

Contacts are provided on the outer surface of the housing;

Here, the data transmission between the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module may specifically be the transmission of charging instructions.

The above-mentioned contacts may be arranged protruding from the outer surface of the housing, or may be flush with the outer surface of the housing. The contact is specifically a metal contact, and the contact is used for contact connection with the contact on the housing of the electronic device. The above-mentioned casing may be specifically a rectangular casing having an accommodating space.

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned first interface 11 is connected to an electronic device, and the above-mentioned second interface is connected to a power supply system. Contacts are also provided on the outer surface of the housing of the electronic device connected to the first interface 11 described above.

Here, the contacts on the housing of the first interface of the connector are in contact with the contacts on the housing of the electronic device, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly, without the need to precisely align the charging socket , And there is no need to open a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

Optionally, a first magnetic module and a first magnetic field detection module 202 are further provided inside the housing.

The first magnetic module may include at least one permanent magnet, and the housing of the electronic device may also be provided with at least one permanent magnet. The permanent magnet inside the housing through the first interface of the connector and the permanent magnet provided inside the electronic device The magnets are attracted so that the contacts on the housing of the first interface of the connector are in contact with the contacts on the housing of the electronic device. The above-mentioned permanent magnet may be a bar-shaped permanent magnet or a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet. It can also be a permanent magnet of other shapes.

Optionally, in the connector of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the aforementioned contacts include: a first contact and a second contact, the first contact is a contact corresponding to a power Vbus signal, and the second contact is a ground The contact corresponding to the GND signal.

When designing contacts on the surface of the electronic device to replace the function of the USB interface, generally all signal pins in the USB interface are directly replaced with contacts. For example: if you replace the function of the Micro-B interface, you need five signal contacts of Vbus/d+/d-/Id/GND; if you replace the function of the Type-C interface, you need Vbus/d+/d-/CC1/ CC2/SBU1/SBU2/GND eight signal contacts, or Vbus/d+/d-/CC1/CC2/SBU1/SBU2/TX+/TX-/RX+/RX-/GND twelve signal contacts. However, the above five to twelve contacts will occupy a relatively large space in the appearance of the electronic device, so that these contacts have a greater impact on the appearance of the electronic device.

In the connector of the embodiment of the present disclosure, only two contacts of the first contact and the second contact are required, that is, only the contact corresponding to the power Vbus signal and the contact corresponding to the ground GND signal are provided. Correspondingly, the electronic device On the side, only the contact corresponding to the Vbus signal and the contact corresponding to the ground GND signal can be provided, which greatly saves the space occupied by the contact on the electronic device shell.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one permanent magnet may be provided inside the housing, wherein, as an optional implementation, the first magnetic module includes a permanent magnet, and a permanent magnet is provided inside the housing 3. The permanent magnet 3 can be a bar-shaped permanent magnet or a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet.

When the permanent magnet 3 is a bar-shaped permanent magnet, as shown in FIG. 1, the orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet 3 on the outer surface of the housing is located at the first contact and the second contact. Between points. The first end of the permanent magnet 3 may be the N pole of the bar permanent magnet or the S pole of the bar permanent magnet.

When the permanent magnet 3 is a horseshoe magnet, as shown in FIG. 2, the first contact and the second contact are both located between the first projection and the second projection. The first projection is the orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet 3 on the outer surface of the housing, and the second projection is the orthographic projection of the second end of the permanent magnet 3 on the outer surface of the housing. projection.

Wherein, the polarity of the magnetic pole at the first end of the horseshoe magnet is opposite to the polarity of the magnetic pole at the second end of the horseshoe magnet. For example, the first end of a horseshoe magnet is N pole, and the second end is S pole.

As another optional implementation, as shown in FIG. 2, the first magnetic module includes: a first permanent magnet 31 and a second permanent magnet 32, that is, a first permanent magnet 31 and a second permanent magnet 31 are arranged inside the housing. The permanent magnet 32, the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are both bar magnets;

The first contact and the second contact are both located between the third projection and the fourth projection;

The third projection is an orthographic projection of the first end of the first permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing, and the fourth projection is an orthographic projection of the second end of the second permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing Orthographic projection.

Wherein, the polarity of the magnetic pole at the first end of the first permanent magnet 31 is opposite to the polarity of the magnetic pole at the second end of the second permanent magnet 32.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first contact and the second contact are arranged in a magnetic field formed by at least one permanent magnet, so that when the permanent magnet in the housing of the connector attracts the permanent magnet in the housing of the electronic device, The contacts on the housing of the first interface of the connector are in contact with the contacts on the housing of the electronic device, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device. It helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of electronic equipment.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 3, the second interface 12 includes: a first pin 121, a second pin 122, a third pin 123, and a fourth pin 124;

Wherein, the first pin 121 is a pin corresponding to a power signal;

The second pin 122 is a pin corresponding to a ground signal;

The third pin 123 and the fourth pin 124 are both pins corresponding to the data signal.

Optionally, the connector of the embodiment of the present disclosure further includes:

A microprocessor 201 connected to the third pin 123 and the fourth pin 124, and the microprocessor 201 is electrically connected to the first magnetic field detection module 202 and the first wireless communication module 203, respectively;

A gating element 204 electrically connected to the microprocessor 201;

The gate element 204 is electrically connected to the first contact and the first pin 121 respectively;

The second pin 122 is connected to the second contact.

In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the gating element 204 includes a control terminal, a moving terminal, and a stationary terminal; the control terminal is electrically connected to the microprocessor 201, and the moving terminal is electrically connected to the first contact. The fixed end is electrically connected to the first pin 121 of the second end 12.

The above-mentioned first magnetic field detection module 202 is used to detect the magnetic field strength at the location of the contact, and determine the connection state between the first end of the connector and the charging interface of the electronic device 2 according to the magnetic field strength, and characterize it The signal of the connection state is sent to the microprocessor 201;

The microprocessor 201 is used to control the gate element 204 to close when receiving a signal indicating that the first end 11 of the connector is in a connected state with the charging interface of the electronic device 2 to make the A contact is connected to the first pin 121 and controls the first wireless communication module 203 to establish a communication connection with the electronic device 2.

In the embodiments of the present disclosure, the connector can also determine whether the connector is connected to the electronic device by detecting the voltage of the contact.

In the specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the above-mentioned microprocessor 201 is further configured to perform data transmission with the power supply device connected to the second interface through the third pin and the fourth pin 124 to determine the The type of the power supply device, and the type of the power supply device is sent to the electronic device 2 through the first wireless communication module 203.

Here, after determining the type of the power supply device, the operating parameters of the power supply device can be determined, for example, the charging current and/or charging voltage of the power supply device.

During the charging process, the microprocessor 201 transmits communication data with the electronic device 2 through the first wireless communication module 203, and adjusts the operating parameters of the power supply device according to the received communication data and the temperature of the power supply device ; Wherein, the communication data includes: the temperature and voltage of the battery of the electronic device.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the microprocessor 201 may convert the data received by the first wireless communication module 203 into a USB protocol model and send it to the second interface, or convert the USB signal of the second interface and send it through the wireless communication module. To electronic equipment. The wireless communication module in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be specifically a Bluetooth module or a wireless fidelity WIFI module.

The above-mentioned first magnetic field detection module 202 detects whether the contact of the connector is connected to the contact on the housing of the electronic device by detecting the change of the magnetic field strength of the contact position, and sends the detection result to the microprocessor MCU. For example, when the contacts on the connector are not in contact with the contacts on the electronic device, the magnetic field strength at the first contact position is the first magnetic field strength, and the contacts on the connector are in contact with the contacts on the electronic device. When the magnetic field strength at the first contact position is the second magnetic field strength, the magnetic field detection module 202 detects that the magnetic field strength at the first contact position changes from the first magnetic field strength to the second magnetic field strength, and determines the The contacts are connected to the contacts on the electronic device. When it is detected that the magnetic field strength at the first contact position changes from the second magnetic field strength to the first magnetic field strength, it is determined that the contacts on the connector are disconnected from the contacts on the electronic device.

Optionally, the connector further includes:

An antenna 205 electrically connected to the first wireless communication module 203.

Through the first wireless communication module 203 and the antenna 205, data transmission within the electronic device can be completed, for example, when charging, transmitting charging control instructions, and when connecting to a computer to transmit data, transmitting connection instructions and data streams.

In the connector of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the function of the USB interface is replaced by the two contacts of the contact corresponding to the power signal and the contact corresponding to the ground signal, which is easy to implement and can improve the simplicity and integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 4, the embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a data transmission method, which is applied to the above-mentioned connector, and the method includes:

Step 401: Determine whether the connector is connected to the electronic device.

Specifically, it can be determined whether the connector is connected to the electronic device according to the intensity of the magnetic field detected by the magnetic field detection module, and it can also be determined whether the connector is connected to the electronic device by detecting the voltage of the contact.

Step 402: When the connector is connected to the electronic device, perform data transmission with a second wireless communication module in the electronic device through the first wireless communication module.

In the case that the connector is connected to the electronic device, data transmission is performed with the electronic device through the first wireless communication module, such as transmitting charging instructions, etc., and can also be based on the received communication data and the power supply device The temperature adjusts the operating parameters of the power supply device; wherein the communication data includes: the temperature and voltage of the battery of the electronic device.

It should be noted that the data transmission method applied to the above-mentioned connector in the embodiment of the present disclosure can be implemented by a microprocessor in the connector, and the function of the microprocessor has been described in detail in the above-mentioned embodiment. No longer.

As an optional implementation manner, the foregoing determining whether the connector is connected to an electronic device includes:

According to the voltage of the contact, it is determined whether the connector is connected to the electronic device.

For example, when it is detected that the voltage on the characteristic power contact is a preset voltage, it is determined that the connector is connected to the electronic device.

As another optional implementation manner, a first magnetic module and a first magnetic field detection module are further arranged inside the housing;

The determining whether the connector is connected to an electronic device includes:

When a second magnetic module is provided inside the electronic device, it is determined whether the connector is connected to the electronic device according to the magnetic field strength detected by the first magnetic field detection module.

When the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field detection module changes from the first magnetic field strength to the second magnetic field strength, it is determined that the connector is connected to the electronic device, wherein the second magnetic field strength is greater than the first magnetic field strength strength.

Wherein, when the contact on the connector is not in contact with the contact on the electronic device, the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field detection module is the first magnetic field strength. When the contact on the connector is in contact with the contact on the electronic device , The magnetic field intensity detected by the magnetic field detection module is the second magnetic field intensity.

Here, when the magnetic field strength detected by the magnetic field detection module changes from the first magnetic field strength to the second magnetic field strength, it indicates that the contacts on the connector are in contact with the contacts on the electronic device, and it can be determined that the electronic device has been Connect with the connector.

According to the data transmission method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is judged whether the connector is connected to the electronic device; in the case that the connector is connected to the electronic device, the first wireless communication module communicates with the second electronic device. The wireless communication module performs data transmission, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 5, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a data transmission device, which is applied to the above-mentioned connector, and the device includes:

The first determining module 501 is used to determine whether the connector is connected to an electronic device;

The first transmission module 502 is configured to perform data transmission between the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module in the electronic device when the connector is connected to the electronic device.

In the data transmission device of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the first judgment module is configured to judge whether the connector is connected to the electronic device according to the voltage of the contact.

In the data transmission device of the embodiment of the present disclosure, a first magnetic module and a first magnetic field detection module are further arranged inside the housing;

The first judging module is used for judging whether the connector is connected to the electronic device according to the magnetic field intensity detected by the first magnetic field detection module when a second magnetic module is provided inside the electronic device.

The first judgment module is used for determining that the connector is connected to the electronic device when the magnetic field intensity detected by the first magnetic field detection module changes from the first magnetic field intensity to the second magnetic field intensity, wherein the The intensity of the second magnetic field is greater than the intensity of the first magnetic field.

The data transmission device of the embodiment of the present disclosure judges whether the connector is connected to the electronic device; in the case that the connector is connected to the electronic device, the first wireless communication module communicates with the second one of the electronic devices. The wireless communication module performs data transmission, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a connector, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the above The steps of the data transmission method applied to the connector.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned data transmission method embodiment applied to a connector is realized, and To achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, I will not repeat them here.

As shown in Figure 1, Figure 2 and Figure 6, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an electronic device 2. The electronic device may specifically be a smart phone, a tablet/PAD, a personal computer, a smart watch, etc. The electronic device 2 include:

case;

A second wireless communication module 303 is provided inside the housing;

Contacts are provided on the outer surface of the housing;

Wherein, when the electronic device is connected to the connector through the contact, the second wireless communication module performs data transmission with the first wireless communication module in the connector.

The housing of the above electronic device may be specifically a battery back cover of the electronic device. The above-mentioned contacts may be arranged protruding from the outer surface of the housing, or may be flush with the outer surface of the housing. The contact is specifically a metal contact. The contact is used for contact connection with the contact on the first interface housing of the connector. In a specific embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronic device is connected to the first interface of the connector.

Optionally, a second magnetic module, a second magnetic field detection module, and a charging module 302 are also provided inside the housing.

The second magnetic module may include at least one permanent magnet, and at least one permanent magnet may be provided inside the housing of the connector. The permanent magnet inside the housing of the first interface of the connector and the permanent magnet inside the electronic device The magnets are attracted so that the contacts on the housing of the first interface of the connector are in contact with the contacts on the housing of the electronic device. The above-mentioned permanent magnet may be a bar-shaped permanent magnet or a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet. It can also be a permanent magnet of other shapes.

Specifically, the permanent magnet inside the housing of the first interface of the connector is attracted to the permanent magnet set inside the electronic device, so that the contact on the housing of the first interface of the connector is in contact with the contact on the housing of the electronic device. The contact contact connection can realize the charging of the electronic device simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

Optionally, in the electronic device of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the aforementioned contacts include: a third contact and a fourth contact, the third contact is a contact corresponding to a power Vbus signal, and the fourth contact is a ground The contact corresponding to the GND signal.

The electronic device of the embodiment of the present disclosure only provides the contact corresponding to the power Vbus signal and the contact corresponding to the ground GND signal, which greatly saves the space occupied by the contact on the electronic device housing.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, at least one permanent magnet may be arranged inside the housing of the electronic device, wherein, as an optional implementation, the second magnetic module includes a permanent magnet, that is, the inside of the housing A permanent magnet 4 is provided. The permanent magnet 4 can be a bar-shaped permanent magnet or a horseshoe-shaped permanent magnet.

The permanent magnet 4 is a bar magnet. As shown in Fig. 1, the orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet 4 on the outer surface of the housing is located between the third contact and the fourth contact. The first end of the permanent magnet 4 can be the N pole of the bar permanent magnet or the S pole of the bar permanent magnet. When the first end of the permanent magnet 3 is an N pole, the first end of the permanent magnet 4 is an S pole; when the first end of the permanent magnet 3 is an S pole, the first end of the permanent magnet 4 is an N pole.

The permanent magnet 4 is a horseshoe-shaped magnet. As shown in FIG. 1, the third contact and the fourth contact are both located between the fifth projection and the sixth projection. The fifth projection is the orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet 4 on the outer surface of the housing, and the sixth projection is the orthographic projection of the second end of the permanent magnet 4 on the outer surface of the housing. projection.

As another optional implementation manner, as shown in FIG. 2, the second magnetic module includes a third permanent magnet and a fourth permanent magnet, that is, a third permanent magnet 41 and a fourth permanent magnet are arranged inside the housing. Magnet 42, the third permanent magnet and the fourth permanent magnet are both bar magnets;

The third contact and the fourth contact are both located between the seventh projection and the eighth projection;

The seventh projection is the orthographic projection of the first end of the third permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing, and the eighth projection is the second end of the fourth permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing Orthographic projection.

Wherein, the polarity of the magnetic pole at the first end of the third permanent magnet 41 is opposite to the polarity of the magnetic pole at the second end of the fourth permanent magnet 42.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the third contact and the fourth contact are arranged in a magnetic field formed by at least one permanent magnet, so that when the permanent magnet in the housing of the connector attracts the permanent magnet in the housing of the electronic device, The contacts on the housing of the first interface of the connector are in contact with the contacts on the housing of the electronic device, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device. It helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of electronic equipment.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the electronic device of the embodiment of the present disclosure further includes:

A processor 301 electrically connected to the charging module 302;

The processor 301 is electrically connected to the second wireless communication module 303, and the charging module is electrically connected to the third contact, the fourth contact, and the battery 304 of the electronic device, respectively.

The above-mentioned charging module 302 is used for detecting the voltage on the contact corresponding to the power signal and charging the battery.

The above-mentioned processor is used for controlling the wireless communication module to establish a communication connection with the connector when receiving the voltage indicating that the voltage on the power contact is the preset voltage.

The processor 301 is further configured to, after receiving the type of the power supply device through the second wireless communication module 303, adjust the charging parameters of the charging module 302 according to the type of the power supply device. The charging parameters may include a charging current. And/or charging voltage.

During the charging process, the charging module 302 can collect the temperature and voltage of the battery 304, and send the temperature and the voltage to the processor 301; the processor 301 uses the second wireless communication module 303 Perform communication data transmission with the connector 1, and adjust the charging parameters of the charging module 302 according to the received communication data and the voltage and temperature of the battery 304; wherein, the communication data includes: power supply equipment Temperature, output voltage and output current.

Optionally, as shown in FIG. 6, the electronic device further includes:

An antenna 305 electrically connected to the second wireless communication module 303.

Through the second wireless communication module 303 and the antenna 305, data transmission with the first wireless communication module inside the first interface of the connector can be completed, for example, when charging, the charging control command is transmitted, and when connecting to the computer to transmit data, the transmission Connect instruction and data flow.

The second wireless communication module in the embodiment of the present disclosure may be specifically a Bluetooth module or a wireless fidelity WIFI module.

The charging process of the embodiment of the present disclosure will be specifically described below with reference to FIG. 7.

As shown in Figure 7, the charging process includes:

Step 701: The second interface of the connector is connected to the power supply device.

Step 702: The connector starts wireless communication and is in a standby state.

Step 703: The connector recognizes the type of the connected power supply device.

Here, identifying the type of power supply device is to determine the charging current and voltage used by the connector.

Step 704: The magnetic field detection module of the connector detects whether the magnetic field strength at the position where the contact is located becomes stronger.

Step 705: When the strength of the magnetic field at the position of the contact becomes stronger, the gate element is closed, and the electronic device detects the power signal; otherwise, skip to step 501.

Step 706: The electronic device starts wireless communication.

Step 707: The electronic device performs wireless communication with the second interface.

Step 708: The electronic device obtains the type of the power supply device and sets it to a corresponding charging state.

Step 709: The electronic device maintains continuous communication with the connector.

Here, the electronic device maintains continuous communication with the connector, such as transmitting charging control data or file data.

According to the technical solution of the embodiment of the present disclosure, the permanent magnet inside the housing of the first interface of the connector is attracted to the permanent magnet set inside the electronic device, so that the two contacts on the housing of the first interface of the connector are The two contacts on the housing of the electronic device are in contact and connected, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 8, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a data transmission method, which is applied to the above-mentioned electronic device, and the method includes:

Step 801: Determine whether the electronic device is connected to the connector.

As an optional implementation manner, it is determined whether the electronic device is connected to the connector according to the voltage of the contact detected by the charging module.

When the voltage of the contact corresponding to the power signal detected by the charging module is the preset voltage, it is determined to charge the battery of the electronic device.

As another optional implementation manner, a second magnetic module and a second magnetic field detection module are further provided inside the housing;

When the first magnetic module is provided inside the connector, it is determined whether the electronic device is connected to the connector according to the magnetic field intensity detected by the second magnetic field detection module.

Step 802: When the electronic device is connected to the connector, perform data transmission with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module.

According to the data transmission method of the embodiment of the present disclosure, it is judged whether the electronic device is connected with the connector; when the electronic device is connected with the connector, it communicates with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module The module performs data transmission, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

As shown in FIG. 9, an embodiment of the present disclosure also provides a data transmission device, which is applied to the above-mentioned electronic equipment, and the device includes:

The second judgment module 901 is used to judge whether the electronic device is connected to the connector;

The second transmission module 902 is configured to perform data transmission with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module when the electronic device is connected to the connector.

The data transmission device of the embodiment of the present disclosure determines whether the electronic device is connected to the connector; in the case that the electronic device is connected to the connector, it communicates with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module The module performs data transmission, so that the electronic device can be charged simply and quickly without opening a USB interface on the electronic device, which helps to ensure the integrity of the appearance of the electronic device.

The embodiment of the present disclosure also provides an electronic device, including a processor, a memory, and a computer program stored in the memory and running on the processor. When the computer program is executed by the processor, the application to the electronic device is realized. Each process of the embodiment of the data transmission method can achieve the same technical effect. To avoid repetition, details are not repeated here.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a computer-readable storage medium on which a computer program is stored, and when the computer program is executed by a processor, each process of the above-mentioned data transmission method embodiment applied to an electronic device is realized, and To achieve the same technical effect, in order to avoid repetition, I will not repeat them here. Wherein, the computer readable storage medium, such as read-only memory (Read-Only Memory, ROM for short), random access memory (Random Access Memory, RAM for short), magnetic disk or optical disk, etc.

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the hardware structure of an electronic device implementing various embodiments of the present disclosure. The electronic device 1000 includes but is not limited to: a radio frequency unit 1001, a network module 1002, an audio output unit 1003, an input unit 1004, a sensor 1005, a display unit 1006, a user input unit 1007, an interface unit 1008, a memory 1009, a processor 1010, and Power supply 1011 and other components. The display unit 1006 includes at least two display screens. Those skilled in the art can understand that the structure of the electronic device shown in FIG. 10 does not constitute a limitation on the electronic device. The electronic device may include more or fewer components than those shown in the figure, or a combination of certain components, or different components. Layout. In the embodiments of the present disclosure, electronic devices include, but are not limited to, mobile phones, tablet computers, notebook computers, palmtop computers, vehicle-mounted terminals, wearable devices, and pedometers. The electronic device also includes various components of the electronic device in the above-mentioned embodiments, such as a charging module, a wireless communication module, and so on.

Wherein, the processor 1010 is configured to determine whether the electronic device is connected to the connector;

It should be understood that, in the embodiment of the present disclosure, the radio frequency unit 1001 can be used for receiving and sending signals in the process of sending and receiving information or talking. Specifically, the downlink data from the base station is received and processed by the processor 1010; Uplink data is sent to the base station. Generally, the radio frequency unit 1001 includes, but is not limited to, an antenna, at least one amplifier, a transceiver, a coupler, a low noise amplifier, a duplexer, and the like. In addition, the radio frequency unit 1001 can also communicate with the network and other devices through a wireless communication system.

The electronic device provides users with wireless broadband Internet access through the network module 1002, such as helping users to send and receive emails, browse web pages, and access streaming media.

The audio output unit 1003 can convert the audio data received by the radio frequency unit 1001 or the network module 1002 or stored in the memory 1009 into audio signals and output them as sounds. Moreover, the audio output unit 1003 may also provide audio output related to a specific function performed by the electronic device 1000 (for example, call signal reception sound, message reception sound, etc.). The audio output unit 1003 includes a speaker, a buzzer, a receiver, and the like.

The input unit 1004 is used to receive audio or video signals. The input unit 1004 may include a graphics processing unit (GPU) 10041 and a microphone 10042, and the graphics processor 10041 is configured to monitor images of still pictures or videos obtained by an image capture device (such as a camera) in a video capture mode or an image capture mode. Data is processed. The processed image frame can be displayed on the display unit 1006. The image frame processed by the graphics processor 10041 may be stored in the memory 1009 (or other storage medium) or sent via the radio frequency unit 1001 or the network module 1002. The microphone 10042 can receive sound and can process such sound into audio data. The processed audio data can be converted into a format that can be sent to a mobile communication base station via the radio frequency unit 1001 for output in the case of a telephone call mode.

The electronic device 1000 further includes at least one sensor 1005, such as a light sensor, a motion sensor, and other sensors. Specifically, the light sensor includes an ambient light sensor and a proximity sensor. The ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness of the display panel 10061 according to the brightness of the ambient light, and the proximity sensor can close the

display panel

10061 and 10061 when the electronic device 1000 is moved to the ear. / Or backlight. As a kind of motion sensor, the accelerometer sensor can detect the magnitude of acceleration in various directions (usually three-axis), and can detect the magnitude and direction of gravity when stationary, and can be used to identify the posture of electronic devices (such as horizontal and vertical screen switching, related games) , Magnetometer attitude calibration), vibration recognition related functions (such as pedometer, tap), etc.; sensor 1005 can also include fingerprint sensors, pressure sensors, iris sensors, molecular sensors, gyroscopes, barometers, hygrometers, thermometers, Infrared sensors, etc., will not be repeated here.

The display unit 1006 is used to display information input by the user or information provided to the user. The display unit 1006 may include a display panel 10061, and the display panel 10061 may be configured in the form of a liquid crystal display (LCD), an organic light-emitting diode (OLED), etc.

The user input unit 1007 can be used to receive inputted numeric or character information, and generate key signal inputs related to user settings and function control of the electronic device. Specifically, the user input unit 1007 includes a touch panel 10071 and other input devices 10072. The touch panel 10071, also called a touch screen, can collect user touch operations on or near it (for example, the user uses any suitable objects or accessories such as fingers, stylus, etc.) on the touch panel 10071 or near the touch panel 10071 operating). The touch panel 10071 may include two parts, a touch detection device and a touch controller. Among them, the touch detection device detects the user's touch position, detects the signal brought by the touch operation, and transmits the signal to the touch controller; the touch controller receives the touch information from the touch detection device, converts it into contact coordinates, and then sends it The processor 1010 receives and executes the command sent by the processor 1010. In addition, the touch panel 10071 can be realized by various types such as resistive, capacitive, infrared, and surface acoustic wave. In addition to the touch panel 10071, the user input unit 1007 may also include other input devices 10072. Specifically, other input devices 10072 may include, but are not limited to, a physical keyboard, function keys (such as volume control buttons, switch buttons, etc.), trackball, mouse, and joystick, which will not be repeated here.

Optionally, the touch panel 10071 may cover the display panel 10061. When the touch panel 10071 detects a touch operation on or near it, it is transmitted to the processor 1010 to determine the type of the touch event, and then the processor 1010 according to The type of touch event provides corresponding visual output on the display panel 10061. Although in FIG. 10, the touch panel 10071 and the display panel 10061 are used as two independent components to implement the input and output functions of the electronic device, in some embodiments, the touch panel 10071 and the display panel 10061 may be integrated The implementation of the input and output functions of the electronic device is not specifically limited here.

The interface unit 1008 is an interface for connecting an external device and the electronic device 1000. For example, the external device may include a wired or wireless headset port, an external power source (or battery charger) port, a wired or wireless data port, a memory card port, a port for connecting a device with an identification module, audio input/output (I/O) port, video I/O port, headphone port, etc. The interface unit 1008 can be used to receive input (for example, data information, power, etc.) from an external device and transmit the received input to one or more elements in the electronic device 1000 or can be used to connect to the electronic device 1000 and the external device. Transfer data between devices.

The memory 1009 can be used to store software programs and various data. The memory 1009 may mainly include a program storage area and a data storage area. The program storage area may store an operating system, an application program required by at least one function (such as a sound playback function, an image playback function, etc.), etc.; Data (such as audio data, phone book, etc.) created by the use of mobile phones. In addition, the memory 1009 may include a high-speed random access memory, and may also include a non-volatile memory, such as at least one magnetic disk storage device, a flash memory device, or other volatile solid-state storage devices.

The processor 1010 is the control center of the electronic device. It uses various interfaces and lines to connect the various parts of the entire electronic device, runs or executes the software programs and/or modules stored in the memory 1009, and calls the data stored in the memory 1009 , Perform various functions of electronic equipment and process data, so as to monitor the electronic equipment as a whole. The processor 1010 may include one or more processing units; optionally, the processor 1010 may integrate an application processor and a modem processor, where the application processor mainly processes the operating system, user interface and application programs, etc. The adjustment processor mainly deals with wireless communication. It can be understood that the foregoing modem processor may not be integrated into the processor 1010.

The electronic device 1000 may also include a power supply 1011 (such as a battery) for supplying power to various components. Optionally, the power supply 1011 may be logically connected to the processor 1010 through a power management system, so as to manage charging, discharging, and power consumption through the power management system. Management and other functions.

In addition, the electronic device 1000 includes some functional modules not shown, which will not be repeated here.

The electronic device of the embodiment of the present disclosure includes a device composed of radio frequency unit, network module, audio output unit, input unit, sensor, display unit, user input unit, interface unit, memory, processor, and power supply.

The various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner. Each embodiment focuses on the differences from other embodiments, and the same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other.

Although the optional embodiments of the embodiments of the present disclosure have been described, those skilled in the art can make additional changes and modifications to these embodiments once they learn the basic creative concept. Therefore, the appended claims are intended to be interpreted as including alternative embodiments and all changes and modifications falling within the scope of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Finally, it should be noted that in this article, relational terms such as first and second are only used to distinguish one entity or operation from another entity or operation, and do not necessarily require or imply these entities Or there is any such actual relationship or sequence between operations. Moreover, the terms "include", "include" or any other variants thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, so that a process, method, article, or terminal device that includes a series of elements includes not only those elements, but also those that are not explicitly listed Other elements listed, or also include elements inherent to this process, method, article, or terminal device. If there are no more restrictions, the element defined by the sentence "including a..." does not exclude the existence of other same elements in the process, method, article or terminal device that includes the element.

The above are only optional embodiments of the present disclosure and are not intended to limit the present disclosure. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principle of the present disclosure shall be included in the present disclosure. Within the scope of protection.

Claims

A connector having a first interface at a first end and a second interface at a second end, wherein the first interface includes:

case;

A first wireless communication module is arranged inside the housing;

Contacts are provided on the outer surface of the housing;

Wherein, when the connector is connected to the electronic device through the contact, the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module in the electronic device perform data transmission.
The connector according to claim 1, wherein a first magnetic module and a first magnetic field detection module are further provided inside the housing.
The connector according to claim 2, wherein the contact includes: a first contact and a second contact, the first contact is a contact corresponding to a power signal, and the second contact is a ground The contact corresponding to the signal.
The connector of claim 3, wherein the first magnetic module includes a permanent magnet;

The permanent magnet is a bar magnet, and the orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing is located between the first contact and the second contact;

Alternatively, the permanent magnet is a horseshoe-shaped magnet, and the first contact and the second contact are both located between the first projection and the second projection;

The first projection is an orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing, and the second projection is an orthographic projection of the second end of the permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing.
The connector according to claim 3, wherein the first magnetic module comprises: a first permanent magnet and a second permanent magnet, and both the first permanent magnet and the second permanent magnet are bar magnets;

The first contact and the second contact are both located between the third projection and the fourth projection;

The third projection is an orthographic projection of the first end of the first permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing, and the fourth projection is an orthographic projection of the second end of the second permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing Orthographic projection.
A data transmission method applied to the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising:

Determine whether the connector is connected to an electronic device;

When the connector is connected to the electronic device, data transmission is performed with the second wireless communication module in the electronic device through the first wireless communication module.
The data transmission method according to claim 6, wherein determining whether the connector is connected to an electronic device comprises:

According to the voltage of the contact, it is determined whether the connector is connected to the electronic device.
The data transmission method according to claim 6, wherein a first magnetic module and a first magnetic field detection module are further provided inside the housing;

The determining whether the connector is connected to an electronic device includes:

When a second magnetic module is provided inside the electronic device, it is determined whether the connector is connected to the electronic device according to the magnetic field strength detected by the first magnetic field detection module.
8. The data transmission method according to claim 8, wherein determining whether the connector is connected to the electronic device according to the magnetic field strength detected by the first magnetic field detection module comprises:

When the magnetic field strength detected by the first magnetic field detection module changes from the first magnetic field strength to the second magnetic field strength, it is determined that the connector is connected to the electronic device, wherein the second magnetic field strength is greater than the first magnetic field strength. A magnetic field strength.
A data transmission device applied to the connector according to any one of claims 1 to 5, comprising:

The first judgment module is used to judge whether the connector is connected to an electronic device;

The first transmission module is configured to perform data transmission between the first wireless communication module and the second wireless communication module in the electronic device when the connector is connected to the electronic device.
A connector including a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, and the program is executed by the processor as described in any one of claims 6 to 9 The steps of the data transmission method described.
A computer-readable storage medium with a program stored on the computer-readable storage medium, and when the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the data transmission method according to any one of claims 6 to 9 are realized.
An electronic device including:

case;

A second wireless communication module is arranged inside the housing;

Contacts are provided on the outer surface of the housing;

Wherein, when the electronic device is connected to the connector through the contact, the second wireless communication module performs data transmission with the first wireless communication module in the connector.
The electronic device according to claim 13, wherein a second magnetic module, a second magnetic field detection module and a charging module are further provided inside the housing.
The electronic device according to claim 14, wherein the contact includes: a third contact and a fourth contact, the third contact is a contact corresponding to a power signal, and the fourth contact is a ground The contact corresponding to the signal.
The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the second magnetic module comprises a permanent magnet,

The permanent magnet is a bar magnet, and the orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing is located between the third contact and the fourth contact;

Alternatively, the permanent magnet is a horseshoe-shaped magnet, and the third contact and the fourth contact are both located between the fifth projection and the sixth projection;

The fifth projection is an orthographic projection of the first end of the permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing, and the sixth projection is an orthographic projection of the second end of the permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing.
15. The electronic device according to claim 15, wherein the second magnetic module comprises a third permanent magnet and a fourth permanent magnet, and both the third permanent magnet and the fourth permanent magnet are bar magnets;

The third contact and the fourth contact are both located between the seventh projection and the eighth projection;

The seventh projection is the orthographic projection of the first end of the third permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing, and the eighth projection is the second end of the fourth permanent magnet on the outer surface of the housing Orthographic projection.
A data transmission method applied to the electronic device according to any one of claims 13 to 17, comprising:

Determine whether the electronic device is connected to the connector;

When the electronic device is connected to the connector, data transmission is performed with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module.
The data transmission method according to claim 18, wherein determining whether the electronic device is connected to a connector comprises:

According to the voltage of the contact detected by the charging module, it is determined whether the electronic device is connected to the connector.
The data transmission method according to claim 18, wherein a second magnetic module and a second magnetic field detection module are further provided inside the housing;

Determining whether the electronic device is connected to a connector includes:

When the first magnetic module is provided inside the connector, it is determined whether the electronic device is connected to the connector according to the magnetic field intensity detected by the second magnetic field detection module.
A data transmission device applied to the electronic equipment according to any one of claims 13 to 17, comprising:

The second judgment module is used to judge whether the electronic device is connected to the connector;

The second transmission module is configured to perform data transmission with the first wireless communication module in the connector through the second wireless communication module when the electronic device is connected to the connector.
An electronic device comprising a processor, a memory, and a program stored on the memory and capable of running on the processor, and when the program is executed by the processor, the implementation is as defined in any one of claims 18 to 20 The steps of the data transmission method described.
A computer-readable storage medium having a program stored thereon, and when the program is executed by a processor, the steps of the data transmission method according to any one of claims 18 to 20 are realized.