RINGER CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

• US 20200072879A1
• Filed: 01/14/2019
• Published: 03/05/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Goldtek Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Goldtek Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: SU, TING-HSUAN, YU, KUO-CHUAN, SU, KUANG-HUI, YEH, WEN-FENG
• Granted Patent: US 10,641,801 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 19/16519 using FET's
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H03K 17/0822 in field-effect transistor switches

Abstract

A ringer control device includes a power receiving unit, a detection circuit, and a control circuit. The detection circuit is coupled to the power receiving unit and outputs a detection signal. The control circuit is coupled to the detection circuit and includes a trigger unit and a control unit. The trigger unit detects a trigger event. The control unit is coupled to the detection circuit and the trigger unit, and configured to control the detection circuit and determine whether a ringer device is coupled to the power module according to the detection signal, and further determine a category of the ringer device. A control method of the ringer control device is also provided.

Claims

1. A ringer control device, comprising:

a power receiving unit;

a detection circuit coupled to the power receiving unit, configured to output a detection signal; and

a control circuit coupled to the detection circuit and comprising;

a trigger unit configured to detect a trigger event; and

a control unit coupled to the detection circuit and the trigger unit, configured to control the detection circuit and determine whether a ringer device is coupled to the power receiving unit according to the detection signal, and further determine a category of the ringer device;

wherein the detection circuit comprises a plurality of Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor Field-Effect Transistors (MOSFETs) and a plurality of control ends, the control unit is electrically connected to the plurality of control ends;

the plurality of control ends is electrically connected to the plurality of MOSFETs;

the control unit outputs open control signals and close control signals to the plurality of control ends to open and close the plurality of MOSFETs.

2. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the detection circuit further comprises a detection output end;

the control unit is electrically connected to the detection output end and receives detection signals from the detection output end.

3. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the power receiving unit comprises a first receiving unit and a second receiving unit and is configured to receive power from a power module, the detection circuit comprises a first MOSFET, a second MOSFET, a third MOSFET, a fourth MOSFET, a first control end, and a second control end;

a source electrode of a first MOSFET is connected to a ground through the first control end, a drain electrode of the first MOSFET is electrically connected to the first receiving unit;

a source electrode of the second MOSFET is electrically connected to the second control end, a drain electrode of the second MOSFET is electrically connected to the second receiving unit through a first resistor;

a grid electrode of the first MOSFET and a grid electrode of the second MOSFET both are electrically connected to a grid electrode of the third MOSFET, a source electrode of the third MOSFET is electrically connected to the ground, and a drain electrode of the third MOSFET is electrically connected to a grid electrode of the fourth MOSFET;

a source electrode of the fourth MOSFET is electrically connected to the ground, and a drain electrode of the fourth MOSFET is electrically connected to the detection output end.

4. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the detection circuit comprises a buffer unit, a second buffer unit, a first diode, a second diode, a third diode, a second resistor, a third resistor, and a fourth resistor;

the first buffer unit is electrically connected between the drain electrode of the first MOSFET and the first receiving unit, the first buffer unit is further electrically connected to the ground through the first diode;

the second buffer unit is electrically connected between the drain electrode of the second MOSFET and the second receiving unit, the second buffer unit is further electrically connected to the ground through the second diode;

the first buffer unit and the second buffer unit both comprise a plurality of capacitors or resistors, are configured to absorb circuit rush.

5. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the drain electrode of the third MOSFET is electrically connected to a node of the detection circuit through the second resistor;

the drain electrode of the fourth MOSFET is electrically connected to the detection output end through the third resistor, and is further electrically connected to the second receiving unit through the fourth resistor;

the detection output end is further electrically connected to the ground through the third diode.

6. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 5, wherein the first receiving unit and the second receiving unit receive power from the power module, the plurality of MOSFETs are in closed status, the detection output end obtains current from the second receiving unit through the fourth resistor and outputs a first detection signal.

7. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 6, wherein when the trigger unit receives a trigger event, the control unit obtains the first detection signal outputted by the detection output end, and outputs open control signals to the first control end and the second control end, thus opens the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET, then the third MOSFET and the fourth MOSFET open accordingly, the detection output end outputs a second detection signal.

8. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first detection signal and the second detection signal are voltage signals, when a voltage of the second detection signal is within a first predetermined range, the control unit determines no ringer device is connected to the ringer control device, and outputs close control signals to the first control end and the second control end, respectively, thus closes the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET, and keeps closing the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET for a first predetermined time period, during the first predetermined time period, the trigger module stops receiving the triggering events, when the first predetermined time period ends, the trigger module resumes to receive the triggering events.

9. The ringer control device as claimed in claim 8, wherein when the voltage of the second detection signal is within a second predetermined range, the control unit determines a ringer device is connected to the ringer control device, and keeps opening the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET for a second predetermined time period, and then closing them;

during the second predetermined time period, the first MOSFET, the second MOSFET, the third MOSFET, and the fourth MOSFET are continuously open, the detection output end outputs a third detection signal, the third detection signal is a voltage signal, the control unit obtains and analyzes a voltage difference of the first detection signal and the third detection signal, when the voltage difference of the first detection signal and the third detection signal is within a third predetermined range, the control unit determines that the ringer device is a mechanical ringer, and outputs close control signals to the first control end and the second control end, respectively, to close the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET;

when the voltage difference of the first detection signal and the third detection signal is within a fourth predetermined range, the control unit determines that the ringer device is a digital ringer, and repeats opening and closing the first MOSFET and the second MOSFET.

10. A control method of a ringer control device, the control method comprising:

receiving power from a power module and obtaining a first detection signal;

receiving a trigger event, opening a plurality of MOSFETs, and obtaining a second detection signal;

when determining the second detection signal is within a first predetermined range, then determining no ringer device is connected to the ringer control device, and closing the plurality of MOSFETs for a first predetermined time period;

when determining the second detection signal is within a second predetermined range, then determining a ringer device is connected to the ringer control device, and opening the plurality of MOSFETs for a second predetermined time period, and then closing the plurality of MOSFETs when the second predetermined time period ends, during the second predetermined time period, obtaining a third detection signal, and analyzing a voltage difference of the first detection signal and the third detection signal;

when determining the voltage difference of the first detection signal and the third detection signal is within a third predetermined range, then determining that the ringer device is a mechanical ringer, and closing the plurality of MOSFETs; and

when determining the voltage difference of the first detection signal and the third detection signal is within a fourth predetermined range, then determining that the ringer device is a digital ringer, and repeating opening and closing the plurality of MOSFETs.