WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND ITS DEVICE

• US 20090111501A1
• Filed: 02/07/2008
• Published: 04/30/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Delta Electronics Incorporated
• Inventors: Chiu, Chih-Hung, Lin, Chi-Liang, TANG, Min-Tsung
• Application Number:
  US12/027,925
• Publication Number:
  US 20090111501A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/522
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/35 with light sensitive cells
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A wireless communication device includes a wireless communication module and a solar power module electrically connected with the wireless communication module. The wireless communication module transmits or receives a first wireless communication signal. The solar power module receives a light and outputs a power to the wireless communication module according to the light. A wireless communication system is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A wireless communication device comprising:

a wireless communication module for transmitting or receiving a first wireless communication signal; and

a solar power module electrically connected to the wireless communication module for receiving a light and outputting a first power to the wireless communication module.

2. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the solar power module comprises:

a converting unit for converting the light into the first power; and

a rechargeable battery unit electrically connected to the converting unit and storing the first power converted by the converting unit.

3. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, wherein the wireless communication module comprises:

a first antenna for transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal;

a second antenna for transmitting or receiving a second wireless communication signal; and

a main control unit electrically connected to the first and second antennas for transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal or the second wireless communication signal,

wherein the main control unit comprises a first radio frequency element electrically connected to the first antenna for processing the first wireless communication signal and transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal, and a second radio frequency element electrically connected to the second antenna for processing the first wireless communication signal and transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal.

4. The wireless communication device according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication module comprises:

a crystal oscillation unit electrically connected to the main control unit for providing a clock signal; and

a memory unit electrically connected with the main control unit.

5. The wireless communication device according to claim 4, wherein the main control unit is a central process unit (CPU) or a microcontroller, the first and second antennas are build-in antennas or removable antennas, and the memory unit is a flash memory.

6. The wireless communication device according to claim 3, wherein the first radio frequency element has a first transmitted power, and the second radio frequency element has a second transmitted power greater than the first transmitted power.

7. The wireless communication device according to claim 3, wherein the wireless communication module transmits or receives the first and second wireless communication signals according to a personal area network protocol, and the first wireless communication signal or the second wireless communication signal is an electromagnetic signal.

8. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a sensing module electrically connected to the wireless communication module and the solar power module, and transmitting a sensed signal to the wireless communication module, wherein the sensing module comprises at least one sensing unit, and the sensing unit is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor or an optical sensor.

9. The wireless communication device according to claim 1, further comprising a battery module electrically connected to the wireless communication module and outputting a second power to the wireless communication module, wherein the battery module comprises a carbon-zinc battery, an alkaline battery, a nickel cadmium battery, a nickel hydrogen battery or a lithium battery.

10. The wireless communication device according to claim 9, further comprising a detecting module electrically connected to the solar power module and the wireless communication module for detecting an electric capacity of the solar power module and transmitting the electric capacity to the wireless communication module.

11. The wireless communication device according to claim 10, wherein the wireless communication module comprises a switching unit electrically connected to the solar power module and the battery module, and switching to supply the second power outputted from the battery module to the wireless communication module when the detected electric capacity from the detecting module is smaller than a predefined value.

12. A wireless communication system having a plurality of wireless communication devices, wherein the wireless communication device comprises:

a wireless communication module for transmitting or receiving a first wireless communication signal; and

a first solar power module electrically connected to the wireless communication module for receiving a light and outputting a first power to the wireless communication module.

13. The wireless communication system according to claim 12, wherein the first solar power module comprises:

a converting unit for converting the light into the first power; and

a rechargeable battery unit electrically connected to the converting unit and storing the first power converted by the converting unit.

14. The wireless communication system according to claim 12, wherein the wireless communication module comprises:

a first antenna for transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal;

a second antenna for transmitting or receiving a second wireless communication signal; and

a main control unit electrically connected to the first and second antennas for transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal or the second wireless communication signal,

wherein the main control unit comprises a first radio frequency element electrically connected to the first antenna for processing the first wireless communication signal and transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal, and a second radio frequency element electrically connected to the second antenna for processing the first wireless communication signal and transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal.

15. The wireless communication system according to claim 14, wherein the wireless communication module comprises:

a crystal oscillation unit electrically connected to the main control unit for providing a clock signal; and

a memory unit electrically connected with the main control unit.

16. The wireless communication system according to claim 14, wherein the wireless communication module transmits or receives the first and second wireless communication signals according to a personal area network protocol, and the first wireless communication signal or the second wireless communication signal is an electromagnetic signal.

17. The wireless communication system according to claim 12, further comprising a sensing module electrically connected to the wireless communication module and the first solar power module, and transmitting a sensed signal to the wireless communication module, wherein the sensing module comprises at least one sensing unit and the sensing unit is a temperature sensor, a humidity sensor or an optical sensor.

18. The wireless communication system according to claim 12, further comprising a battery module for outputting a second power to the wireless communication module.

19. The wireless communication system according to claim 18, further comprising a detecting module electrically connected to the first solar module and the wireless communication module for detecting an electric capacity of the first solar module and transmitting the electric capacity to the wireless communication module.

20. The wireless communication system according to claim 19, wherein the wireless communication module comprises a switching unit electrically connected to the first solar module and the battery module, and switching to supply the second power outputted from the battery module to the wireless communication module when the detected electric capacity from the detecting module is smaller than a predefined value

21. The wireless communication system according to claim 12, further comprising a server electrically connected to the wireless communication device for transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal, wherein the server comprises a second solar power module for receiving the light and outputting a third power to the server according to the light.

22. The wireless communication system according to claim 12, further comprising a repeater electrically connected to the wireless communication device for transmitting or receiving the first wireless communication signal, wherein the repeater comprises a third solar power module for receiving a light and outputting a fourth power to the repeater.