CN104597968A - Base device and connecting method - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a base device for connecting an electronic device embedded in the base device. The base device includes: a physical connection interface for connecting to a physical connection interface of the electronic device; an input interface for receiving user input information and passing the user's input information through the physical connection interface of the base device. The connection interface is transmitted to the electronic device; a battery module is used to input power into the electronic device; and a speaker module is used to receive the sound effect output signal of the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device, and based on the sound effect Output signal for loudspeaker.

Description

Base unit and connection method

technical field

The present invention relates to a base device and a connection method, in particular to a base device and a connection method for connecting embedded electronic devices.

Background technique

In modern life, portable smart electronic devices are indispensable items for many people's daily life. Generally speaking, smart electronic devices such as smart phones and tablet computers mainly provide visual information to users. In other words, the intelligent electronic device is designed for output, and the number of times and opportunities for the user to input are not as many as when using a desktop computer or a notebook computer.

On the premise of convenience for users, the smart electronic device can use the traditional mouse and keyboard through the wireless interface to satisfy general program input. However, in the design of many games, sensors such as angular accelerometers and gyroscopes built in smart electronic devices are utilized. Through these sensors, the posture of the smart electronic device itself and other buttons will become the key and main axis of game design. For example, racing games or flight simulation games require the user to control the vehicle or aircraft by using physical buttons and holding the housing of the electronic device. This type of program requires more input interfaces than the touch screen, and a housing that is more convenient for the user to hold the electronic device. Furthermore, due to the consideration of portability, the smart electronic device often cannot satisfy the user's acousto-optic sensory experience.

Therefore, there is a need for a base device in the market, which can meet the expanded demand for more input interfaces on smart electronic devices, thereby enabling users to input conveniently and satisfying further user experience.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above market needs, the present invention provides the following base device and connection method.

The invention provides a base device for connecting an electronic device embedded in the base device. The base device includes: a physical connection interface for connecting to a physical connection interface of the electronic device; an input interface for receiving user input information and passing the user input information through the physical connection interface of the base device The connection interface is transmitted to the electronic device; a battery module is used for inputting power into the electronic device; and a speaker module is used for receiving the sound output signal of the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device, and according to the sound effect output signal for loudspeaker.

The invention also provides a connection method for connecting a base device and an electronic device embedded in the base device. The connection method includes: connecting a physical connection interface of the electronic device through a physical connection interface of the base device; receiving user input information through an input interface of the base device, and passing the user input information through The physical connection interface of the base device is transmitted to the electronic device; the power in a battery module of the base device is input to the electronic device; and the audio output signal of the electronic device is received through the physical connection interface of the base device , and make a speaker module of the base device sound according to the audio output signal.

To sum up, the base device and connection method provided by the present invention can be used to expand the output and input of electronic devices, thereby enriching user experience.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a general electronic device.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the appearance of a base device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a base device according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of a connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In the following, the technical means adopted by the present invention to achieve the intended purpose of the invention will be further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and preferred embodiments of the present invention.

The present invention will be described in detail with some embodiments as follows, however, the present invention can also be widely used in the implementation of other embodiments besides the disclosed embodiments. The scope of the present invention is not limited by these examples, but should be determined by the following claims. In order to provide a clearer description and enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the present invention, each part in the drawings is not drawn according to its relative size, and the ratio of some dimensions to other related dimensions will be highlighted to show Exaggerated, and irrelevant details are not fully drawn in order to simplify the drawings.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a schematic diagram of an appearance of a general electronic device 100 . Those skilled in the art can understand that the electronic device 100 may be an intelligent electronic device such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, or a personal digital assistant. The electronic device 100 may at least include a touch screen 110 , a physical connection interface 120 , a microphone module 130 and a speaker module 140 .

The electronic device 100 may include electronic circuits such as a processor module, a wireless network module, a memory module, an accelerometer, a gyroscope, an attitude indicator, etc. in the casing, and is used for executing a phone call and various programs. These programs include voice communication programs, video communication programs, text communication programs, and game programs using the wireless network module. These programs can use the touch screen 110 and the speaker module 140 to output images and sound effects, and can also use the touch screen 110 and the microphone module 130 to receive user touch and voice input. The program or operating system executed by the electronic device 100 can be connected to an external circuit device, such as a personal computer, a power charging module, etc., through the above-mentioned physical connection interface 120 .

As mentioned above, the electronic device 100 is mainly designed to be portable. The user's input is not very convenient, and the size of the touch screen 110 of the electronic device 100 is not very large, and the speaker module 140 may also be limited by power and volume, so it can only output monophonic. Accordingly, the present invention provides a base device suitable for the electronic device 100 for expanding the output and input performance of the electronic device 100 to enrich user experience.

Please refer to FIG. 2 , which is a schematic appearance diagram of a base device 200 according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a top view of the base device 200. Those skilled in the art can understand that the base device 200 shown in FIG. 2 is only an embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention does not limit the scope of the base device. The external appearance only needs to embed all or at least a part of the electronic device 100 into the base device 200 and use the physical connection interface 120 of the electronic device 100 to connect to the base device 200 .

The base device 200 at least includes a groove 210, a physical connection interface 220, an input interface with a plurality of keys, a battery module 240, and a speaker module. As mentioned above, the groove 210 is used to accommodate all or at least a part of the electronic device 100 so that the electronic device 100 is embedded into the base device 200 . The shape of the groove 210 should match the electronic device 100 , but the shape of the groove 210 may not be exactly the same as that of the electronic device 100 , and it does not need to be completely sealed. In addition, the shape of the groove 210 may be changed in order to match different electronic devices 100 . Those skilled in the art can understand that although the base device 200 shown in FIG. Electronic device 100.

The physical connection interface 220 mentioned above is used to connect to the physical connection interface 120 of the electronic device 100 . The present invention does not limit the form or specification of the physical connection interface 220, as long as the physical connection interface 220 can be used to transmit power, data, video and audio data described below, it can be applied to the present invention.

The input interface of the base device 200 shown in FIG. 2 includes at least a plurality of buttons, such as left and right direction buttons 230L and 230R, up, down, left and right direction buttons 230D, general control buttons 230A, 230B, 230C and so on. Some programs executed by the electronic device 100 can know that the user has pressed a certain key of the input interface through the control data input by the physical connection interface 120 . As mentioned above, the racing game or flight simulation game of the electronic device 100 can allow the user to control the vehicle or aircraft through the above-mentioned multiple buttons 230L, 230R, 230D, 230A, 230B, and 230C. Those skilled in the art can understand that although the base device 200 shown in FIG. meter, gyroscope, attitude meter, etc. The present invention does not limit the type of the input interface, it only needs to transmit the control information that the user wants to input to the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220 .

As shown in FIG. 2 , the battery module 240 included in the base device 200 can supply power to the circuits and various modules in the base device 200 for use. In addition, after the electronic device 100 is connected to the base device 200 , the battery module 240 can also provide power to the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220 . In another embodiment, the power of the battery module 240 can also be supplied to the electronic device 100 in a wireless charging manner.

In the embodiment shown in FIG. 2 , the speaker module may include at least two speakers, such as a left speaker 250L and a right speaker 250R. The left and right speakers can provide stereo sound. Those skilled in the art can understand that although the base device 200 shown in FIG. 2 uses a left speaker 250L and a right speaker 250R, the present invention does not limit the number of speakers. As long as the base device 200 receives the audio output signal from the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220 , the speaker module can output sound according to the audio output signal.

Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic block diagram of a base device 200 according to another embodiment of the present invention. Compared with the schematic appearance of FIG. 2 , the base device 200 shown in FIG. 3 also includes a physical connection interface 220 , an input interface 230 with a plurality of buttons, a battery module 240 , and a speaker module 250 . The input interface 230 , the battery module 240 and the speaker module 250 are connected to the physical connection interface 220 . The base device 200 can receive the user's input information through the input interface 230, and transmit the user's input information to the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220; the battery module 240 of the base device 200 can input power into the electronic device 100; and receive the audio output signal of the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220 of the base device 200, and make the speaker module 250 sound according to the audio output signal.

The base device 200 shown in FIG. 3 also includes a wireless transmission module 260, which is used to wirelessly connect at least one external display module 320, and receive the video output signal of the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220, so that the at least one external The display module 320 displays according to the video output signal. When the electronic device 100 executes certain programs, the content displayed by the external display module 320 is the same as that displayed on the touch screen 110 of the electronic device 100; when the electronic device 100 executes other programs, the external display module 320 The content displayed on the module 320 is different from the content displayed on the touch screen 110 of the electronic device 100 . In some embodiments, these programs may include any of the following programs: voice communication programs, visual communication programs, and text communication programs. Those skilled in the art can understand that the present invention is not limited to the above procedures. For example, when the electronic device 100 receives notifications of voice communication, visual communication, or text communication, due to privacy concerns, the electronic device 100 can notify the base device 200 to suspend outputting any video information to the external display module 320 .

In one embodiment, the above-mentioned wireless transmission module 260 is used to connect at least one external speaker module, and receive the audio output signal of the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220, so that the at least one external speaker module outputs the signal according to the audio effect Speak up.

As shown in FIG. 3 , the external speaker module includes a left speaker 310L and a right speaker 310R. In one embodiment, the speaker module 140 in the electronic device 100 may stop outputting sound, and only use the external speaker module to emit sound. In other words, when the base device 200 is connected to the physical connection interface 120 of the electronic device 100 through the physical connection interface 220 , the speaker module 140 of the electronic device 100 stops sounding, and only the external speaker module emits sound. Referring back to FIG. 2, when the electronic device 100 is embedded in the base device 200, the input channel of the speaker module 140 in the electronic device 100 may be shielded by the base device 200, resulting in poor sound effects. .

In another embodiment, the speaker module 140 in the electronic device 100 stops outputting sound, and only the speaker module of the base device 200 emits sound. In yet another embodiment, the speaker module 140 in the electronic device 100 stops outputting sound, and the speaker module of the base device 200 and the external speaker module emit sound. Of course, in other embodiments, the speaker module 140 in the electronic device 100 can also emit sound simultaneously with the speaker module of the base device 200 and the external speaker module.

Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic flowchart of a connection method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The connection method is used for connecting a base device and an electronic device embedded in the base device. This connection method consists of the following steps:

Step 410: Connect to a physical connection interface of the electronic device through a physical connection interface of the base device.

Step 420: Receive user input information through an input interface of the base device, and transmit the user input information to the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device.

Step 430: Input power in a battery module of the base device to the electronic device.

Step 440: Receive the audio output signal of the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device, and make a speaker module of the base device sound according to the audio output signal.

In the process shown in FIG. 4 , step 410 needs to be executed before other steps 420 , 430 and 440 can be executed, but the present invention does not limit the execution order of these three steps 420 , 430 and 440 . In another embodiment, when the base device uses wireless charging, step 430 does not need to be performed after step 410 .

Those skilled in the art can understand that the connection method in this embodiment can adopt the implementation examples shown in FIG. 2 and FIG. 3 , so no detailed description is given here.

To sum up, the base device and connection method provided by the present invention can be used to expand the output and input of electronic devices, thereby enriching user experience.

The above descriptions are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention in any form. Although the present invention has been disclosed as above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art, Without departing from the scope of the technical solution of the present invention, it should be possible to use the technical content disclosed above to make some changes or modify it into equivalent embodiments with equivalent changes. Any simple modifications, equivalent changes and modifications made in the above embodiments still fall within the scope of the technical solution of the present invention.

Claims (18)

1. A base device for connecting an electronic device embedded in the base device, characterized in that it comprises: a physical connection interface for connecting to a physical connection interface of the electronic device; an input interface for receiving user input information and transmitting the user input information to the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device; a battery module for inputting power into the electronic device; and A loudspeaker module is used for receiving the audio output signal of the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device, and amplifying according to the audio output signal. 2. The base device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the speaker module is used to play a plurality of channels of the audio output signal. 3. The base device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a speaker module of the electronic device only plays monophonic. 4. The base device as claimed in claim 3, wherein when the base device is connected to the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device, the speaker module of the electronic device stops sounding. 5. The base device according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless transmission module for connecting at least one external speaker module, and receiving the audio output of the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device The signal is used to make the at least one external speaker module sound according to the sound effect output signal. 6. The base device according to claim 1, further comprising a wireless transmission module for connecting at least one external display module, and receiving the video output of the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device signal, causing the at least one external display module to display according to the video output signal. 7 . The base device as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the content displayed by the external display module is the same as that displayed on a touch screen of the electronic device. 8. The base device according to claim 6, wherein when the electronic device executes a first program, the content displayed by the external display module is the same as that displayed on the touch screen of the electronic device. content is different. 9. The base device as claimed in claim 8, wherein the first program comprises any of the following programs: Voice communication programs; a visual communication program; or Text messaging program. 10. A connection method for connecting a base device and an electronic device embedded in the base device, characterized in that it comprises: connecting to a physical connection interface of the electronic device through a physical connection interface of the base device; receiving user input information through an input interface of the base device, and transmitting the user input information to the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device; inputting power from a battery module of the base device into the electronic device; and The audio output signal of the electronic device is received through the physical connection interface of the base device, and a speaker module of the base device is made to sound according to the audio output signal. 11. The connection method according to claim 10, wherein the speaker module is used to play a plurality of channels of the audio output signal. 12. The connection method according to claim 10, wherein a speaker module of the electronic device only plays monophonic. 13. The connection method according to claim 12, wherein when the base device is connected to the electronic device through the physical connection interface of the base device, the speaker module of the electronic device stops sounding. 14. The connection method according to claim 10, further comprising connecting at least one external speaker module through a wireless transmission module of the base device, and receiving the electronic device's voice through the physical connection interface of the base device The audio output signal enables the at least one external speaker module to sound according to the audio output signal. 15. The connection method according to claim 10, further comprising connecting at least one external display module through a wireless transmission module of the base device, and receiving the electronic device's information through the physical connection interface of the base device The video output signal enables the at least one external display module to display according to the video output signal. 16. The connection method according to claim 15, wherein the content displayed by the external display module is the same as that displayed on a touch screen of the electronic device. 17. The connection method according to claim 15, wherein when the electronic device executes a first program, the content displayed by the external display module is the same as that displayed on a touch screen of the electronic device. content is different. 18. The connection method according to claim 17, wherein the first program comprises any of the following programs: Voice communication programs; a visual communication program; or Text messaging program.