PRINTING SYSTEM AND ALIGNING STRUCTURE OF WIRELESS DATA TRANSMISSION INTERFACE THEREOF

• US 20130033474A1
• Filed: 01/04/2012
• Published: 02/07/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/02/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Acer, Inc.
• Inventors: Yeung, Sip Kim
• Application Number:
  US13/343,697
• Publication Number:
  US 20130033474A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/211
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/147 using display panels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2330/02 Details of power systems and of start or stop of display operation
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/02 Flexible displays
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/04 Electronic labels
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2380/14 Electronic books and readers
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/006 Details of the interface to the display terminal specific for a display terminal using a CRT G09G1/167; using a flat panel G09G3/2096; circuits for interfacing with colour displays G09G5/04

Abstract

A printing system and an aligning structure of a wireless data transmission interface thereof are provided, in which a printing apparatus includes a coil, a modulation unit, a drive control unit, and an electronic paper (ePaper). The coil receives a wireless electric energy carrying a printing data from an external host. The modulation unit demodulates the printing data and an operation electric energy from the wireless electric energy received by the coil, in which the operation electric energy is used as an energy source of the printing apparatus. The drive control unit receives the printing data and drives the ePaper to display the printing data.

Claims

1. A printing system, comprising:

a host comprising a first coil, a first modulation unit, and a processing unit, wherein the processing unit outputs a printing data to the first modulation unit, the first modulation unit loads the printing data in a first alternating current (AC) electric energy and outputs a second AC electric energy carrying the printing data to the first coil, and the first coil converts the second AC electric energy into a wireless electric energy; and

a printing apparatus comprising a second coil, a second modulation unit, at least one electronic paper (ePaper), and a drive control unit, wherein the second coil receives the wireless electric energy carrying the printing data from the host, the second modulation unit demodulates the printing data and an operating electric energy from the wireless electric energy received by the second coil, wherein the operating electric energy is used as an energy source of the printing apparatus, the drive control unit receiving the printing data from the second modulation unit and drives the at least one ePaper to display the printing data.

2. The printing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host further comprises a plurality of magnetic units disposed around the first coil;

and the printing apparatus further comprises an alignment ring disposed around the second coil, and a material of the alignment ring comprises a ferromagnetic material.

3. The printing system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the plurality of magnetic units are electromagnets.

4. The printing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first modulation unit comprises:

a direct current (DC) to AC converter converting a DC electric energy to the first AC electric energy; and

a first mixer coupled to the DC to AC converter and the processing unit, the first mixer loading the printing data in the first AC electric energy and outputting the second AC electric energy carrying the printing data to the first coil.

5. The printing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the second modulation unit comprises:

a second mixer receiving the wireless electric energy from the first coil through the second coil, and demodulating the printing data and an AC current from the wireless electric energy;

a rectifying circuit coupled to the second mixer to receive the AC current and to rectify the AC current into a DC current; and

a low pass filter coupled to the rectifying circuit to receive the DC current and to filter the DC current to obtain the operating electric energy.

6. The printing system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the host is a telephone, a computer, a camera, or an electronic book (eBook) providing apparatus.

7. A printing apparatus, comprising:

a coil receiving a wireless electric energy from a host, wherein the wireless electric energy carries a printing data;

a modulation unit coupled to the coil, the modulation unit demodulating the printing data and an operating electric energy from the wireless electric energy received by the coil, wherein the operating electric energy is used as an energy source of the printing apparatus;

at least one ePaper; and

a drive control unit coupled between the modulation unit and the at least one ePaper, the drive control unit receiving the printing data and driving the at least one ePaper to display the printing data.

8. The printing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

an alignment ring disposed around the coil, wherein a material of the alignment ring comprises a ferromagnetic material.

9. The printing apparatus as claimed in claim 7, wherein the modulation unit comprises:

a mixer receiving the wireless electric energy through the coil and demodulating the printing data and an AC current from the wireless electric energy;

a rectifying circuit coupled to the mixer to receive the AC current and to rectify the AC current into a DC current; and

a low pass filter coupled to the rectifying circuit to receive the DC current and to filter the DC current to obtain the operating electric energy.

10. A host, comprising:

a coil;

a processing unit outputting a printing data; and

a modulation unit coupled to the processing unit and the coil, the modulation unit loading the printing data in a first AC electric energy and outputting a second AC electric energy carrying the printing data to the coil;

wherein the coil converts the second AC electric energy to a wireless electric energy, wirelessly transmits an operating electric energy to a printing apparatus by the wireless electric energy for use as an energy source of the printing apparatus, and transmits the printing data to the printing apparatus by the wireless electric energy.

11. The host as claimed in claim 10, further comprising:

a plurality of magnetic units disposed around the coil.

12. The host as claimed in claim 11, wherein the plurality of magnetic units are electromagnets.

13. The host as claimed in claim 10, wherein the modulation unit comprises:

a DC to AC converter converting a DC electric energy to the first AC electric energy; and

a mixer coupled to the DC to AC converter and the processing unit, the mixer loading the printing data in the first AC electric energy and outputting the second AC electric energy carrying the printing data to the coil.

14. The host as claimed in claim 10, wherein the host is a telephone, a computer, a camera, or an eBook providing apparatus.

15. An aligning structure of a wireless data transmission interface, comprising:

a first shell body;

a first coil disposed at an inner side of the first shell body;

a plurality of magnetic units disposed at the inner side of the first shell body and around the first coil;

a second shell body;

a second coil disposed at an inner side of the second shell body; and

an alignment ring disposed at the inner side of the second shell body and around the second coil, wherein when the first shell body is near the second shell body, the first coil and the second coil are aligned with each other by a magnetic force between the magnetic units and the alignment ring.

16. The aligning structure of the wireless data transmission interface as claimed in claim 15, wherein a material of the alignment ring comprises a ferromagnetic material.

17. The aligning structure of the wireless data transmission interface as claimed in claim 15, wherein the plurality of magnetic units are electromagnets.