Multi-purpose radio T/R system

• US 6,750,851 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2001
• Issued: 06/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 08/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Tai-Her Yang
• Original Assignee: Tai-Her Yang
• Inventors: Yang, Tai-Her
• Primary Examiner(s): Shalwala, Bipin
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kovalick, Vincent E.
• Application Number:
  US09/940,893
• Publication Number:
  US 20030036353A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,021 Days
• Field of Search: 345/157, 345/168, 345/169, 307/19, 307/43, 307/48, 320/114, 320/128, 341/22, 361/680, 361/681, 361/686, 379/428, 379/433, 455/90, 455/575
• US Class Current: 345/169
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03549 Trackballs G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system includes a radio peripheral (PH200) and a multi-purpose transmission/reception device (H100) for executing one-way radio reception or two-way radio transmission/reception by infrared or RF or ultrasonic. The characteristic of this system is that the radio peripheral (PH200) and multi-purpose transmission/reception device (H100), as required, can be converted to a wired mouse, track ball or touch panel, and may function as a wired mouse, track ball or touch panel in case of insufficient power, power failure, channel interference or radio transmission/reception failure. The device can optionally include multiple interface connectors (or plug-socket units) to connect to each other and to connect both the multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system and its matching radio peripheral, or transmission wire for electric energy or both signal and electric energy transmissions: as an option, the radio peripheral (PH200) and multi-purpose transmission/reception device (H100) further can be installed individually or be combined for storage and used separately.

Claims

1. A multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system, essentially including multi-purpose transmission/reception (T/R) device (H100) comprised of an infrared or RF or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) incorporated with wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits to receive signals from radio peripheral (PH200) via infrared or RF, or super sonic one-way transmission, or executes basic function of having two-way T/R interaction with radio peripheral;

said multi-purpose T/R device (H100) is equipped with radio peripheral (PH200) containing a radio keyboard, hand-held track ball, hand-held operator, radio mouse, or radio scanner, radio camera, radio audio-visual (AV) display, radio TV game operator, radio remote control (RC) or any other radio peripheral, and is essentially comprised of;

a mainframe (M100) containing a computer host, a monitor or notebook, or information electric home appliance or other electric appliance, provided with one or more than one interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0) to be coupled to one or more than one interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0′

) corresponding to a transmission wire (W100) from a multi-purpose T/R device (H100) for transmission of electric energy and signals; and

said interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0 or P0′

) is comprised of SERIAL, PS2, USB, IEEE1394 or any other connector or plug-socket unit of selected specification;

a multi-purpose transmission/reception (T/R) device (H100) comprised of a manually operated wired mouse, track ball or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits, an infrared or RF or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) to execute one-way radio reception or two-way radio transmission/reception, an option switch (SW100) depending on the nature of the transmission interface to switch said multi-purpose T/R device (H100) to wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits to connect the transmission wire (W100), or to switch said multi-purpose T/R device (H100) to infrared, RF or ultrasonic transmission circuits (RT100) of one-way radio reception or two-way transmission/reception to connect the mainframe (M100) through the transmission wire (W100);

said transmission wire (W100) can be comprised of conductive transmission wire or transmission wire blended with optical fiber for one or more than one interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0′

) to be coupled to one or more than one corresponding interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0) from the mainframe (M100);

said infrared, RF or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) of one-way radio reception or two-way transmission/reception is to execute message transmission to the radio peripheral (PH200) via infrared, RF or ultrasonic, so to receive signals transmitted from one or more than one radio peripheral (PH200) of one type or more than one type, or to execute one-way or two-way transmission/reception to or from one or more than one radio peripheral (PH200) of one type or more than one type;

a charging control circuit (REG100) comprised of charging related electro-mechanical electronic device, provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) comprised of a radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) and related apparatus of the wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel, so to execute operation and control of charging voltage and amperage to a chargeable battery (ESD100) provided in multi-purpose T/R device (H100) directly or indirectly via battery holder; and

optionally provide a charging saturation detection circuit as required;

the chargeable battery (ESD100) is comprised of a chargeable secondary battery or super capacitor, provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) directly or indirectly via battery holder, said multi-purpose radio T/R device (H100) comprised of radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) and related apparatus of the wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel;

said charging control circuit (REG100) or chargeable battery (ESD100) can be optionally provided in said multi-purpose T/R device (H100);

A radio peripheral (PH200) comprised of a radio peripheral to execute infrared RF or ultrasonic transmission;

wherein power source being selectively provided by the chargeable battery (ESD100) besides using primary battery, the radio peripheral (PH200) containing interface circuit, one-way radio transmission or two-way radio transmission/reception infrared, RF or supersonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT200);

in addition to providing one-way radio transmission or two-way radio transmission/reception interaction, an additional optional interface connector (P10′

) may be provided to the radio peripheral (PH200) for connection to the interface connector (P10) of multi-purpose T/R device (H100) by a transmission wire to execute wired signal output or input/output, or electric energy transmission.

2. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, essentially comprised of:

a multi-purpose T/R device (H100) also functioning as a wired mouse, track ball or touch panel, to match one or more than one radio peripheral (PH200) of desk-top or hand-held infrared, RF or supersonic radio transmission;

said radio peripheral (PH200) contains a radio keyboard, hand-held track ball, hand-held operator, radio mouse, or radio scanner, radio camera, radio AV display, radio TV game operator, radio RC or any other radio peripheral.

3. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, essentially comprised of a mainframe (M100), a multi-purpose T/R device (H100), a charging control circuit (REG100), the chargeable battery (ESD100), wherein, one or more than one electric energy and signal transmission interface connector or plug-socket unit (P10) is provided optionally in said multi-purpose T/R device (H100) as required for matching radio peripheral (PH200);

said matched radio peripheral (PH200) has infrared, RF or ultrasonic radio transmission peripheral characterized by that an interface connector or plug-socket unit (P10′

) provided in the radio peripheral (PH200) for electric energy or both electric energy and signal transmission connects internally to the chargeable battery (ESD100) in radio peripheral (PH200) and externally coupled to another electric energy or both of electric energy and signal transmission interface connector or plug-socket unit (P10) provided in the multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system depending on their corresponding polarities to execute transmission of electric energy;

a DC source from the mainframe (M100) being subject to regulation and control by the charging control circuit (REG100) provided inside the multi-purpose T/R device (H100), is further connected by the electric energy or both of electric energy and signal transmission interface connectors (or plug-socket units) (P10 and P10′

) provided between said device (H100) and said peripheral (PH200), to output to the chargeable battery (ESD100) in the radio peripheral (PH200) for matching the voltage and amperage required by the matched chargeable battery (ESD100), and to optionally provide a charging status display circuit as required.

4. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, an intermediate transmission wire (W200) is further provided between the electric energy transmission structures of said electric energy or both electric energy and signal transmission interface connectors or plug-socket units (P10 and P10′

) respectively provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) and the radio peripheral (PH200) so that the radio peripheral (PH200) maintains its operation while the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) is executing electric energy transmission to the radio peripheral (PH200).

5. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, essentially comprised of:

a DC source from the mainframe (M100) being subject to regulation and control by the charging control circuit (REG100) provided inside the multi-purpose T/R device (H100), is further connected by the electric energy or both of electric energy and signal transmission interface connectors or plug-socket units (P10 and P10′

) provided between said device (H100) and said peripheral (PH200), to output to the chargeable battery (ESD100) in the radio peripheral (PH200), for matching the voltage and amperage required by the matched chargeable battery (ESD100), and to optionally provide a charging status display circuit as required;

a charging control circuit (REG100) comprised of charging related electro-mechanical electronic device, provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100), or in wired mouse, track ball or touch panel to be combined with the multi-purpose T/R device (H100), so to execute operation and control of charging voltage and amperage to the chargeable battery (ESD100), and to optionally provided a charging saturation detection circuit as required;

the chargeable battery (ESD100) comprised of a chargeable secondary battery or super capacitor, is provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) directly or via battery holder.

6. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 5, wherein, the electric energy transmission wire (W200) in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) is substitute with a signal and electric energy transmission wire (W300) to incorporate both said interface connectors or plug-socket units (P10 and P10′

) respectively provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) and its matched peripheral (PH200) to execute transmission of electric energy and signals;

or to incorporate between the interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0) from the mainframe (M100) and the interface connector or plug-socket unit (P10′

) from the radio peripheral (PH200) to execute electric energy or signal transmission.

7. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, additional to the interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0′

) provided to the transmission wire (W100) in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) for coupling to the interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0) from the mainframe (M100), the wired mouse or track ball or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits can be omitted, and instead, the interface connector or plug-socket unit (P10) is provided and a switch (SW101) is provided depending on the nature of the circuit to connect to the interface connector or plug-socket unit (P10) via the operation of the switch (SW100) and the transmission wire (W100) to the mainframe (M100), or switched to the transmission wire (W100) to the mainframe (M100) to connect to the one-way radio reception or two-way radio transmission/reception (T/R) infrared, RF or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100).

8. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, wherein, additional to a conventional wired mouse, track ball or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits, a switch (SW101) is provided for switching the transmission wire (W100) to the mainframe (M100) to connect to the interface connector or plug-socket unit (P10), or for switching the transmission wire (W100) to the mainframe (M100) to connect to the one-way reception or two-way transmission/reception (T/R) infrared, RF, or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100), or to the wired mouse, track ball or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits, and as an option, the charging control circuit (REG100) and the chargeable battery (ESD100) can be optionally provided to be a combined structure;

said radio peripheral (PH200) indicates either combined or separated configuration with the radio T/R device (H100′

″

) and both can be linked by means of an input/output (I/O) interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0′

), and further be combined together to facilitate portability and storage.

9. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, a combined multi-purpose T/R device (H100″

) contains a wired mouse, track ball or touch panel to indicate a structure that can be connected and combined to a independent radio T/R device (H100″

″

) having charging function to form a combined multi-purpose T/R device (H100″

) by means of interface connector or plug-socket unit of SERIAL, PS2, USB, IEEE1394 or any other selected specification;

in addition to providing one-way reception of signals from the radio peripheral (PH200) or to executing two-way signal transmission/reception infrared, RF, or ultrasonic transmission, the multi-purpose T/R device (H100″

) is capable of switching the source from the mainframe (M100) to supply power via operation and control of the switch (SW101) to operate the wired mouse, track ball or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits, or supply power to the radio T/R device (H100″

″

), and to charge the chargeable battery (ESD100) via the charging control circuit (REG100);

said radio T/R device (H100″

″

), in addition to combining with a combination socket (S100) from the wired mouse, track ball or touch panel, can be removed for direct connection to the mainframe (M100) to match the radio peripheral (PH200) for operation, or as elected, the combination socket (S100) is provided in the radio peripheral (PH200) for connection to the radio T/R device (H100″

″

) to facilitate storage and portability.

10. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the structure for said radio T/R devices (H100′

″ and

H100″

″

) to combine with the wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel, or with the radio peripheral device by linear, traction, chains, band for stringing combination.

11. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 8, wherein, the structure for said radio T/R devices (H100′

″ and

H100″

″

) to combine with the wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel, or with the radio peripheral device by any other types of structure for normal combination with the radio peripheral to facilitate storage and portability.

12. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, further comprised of combined multi-purpose transmission/reception (T/R) device (H100″

);

said combined multi-purpose T/R device (H100″

) contains related mechanisms and circuits provided with the charging control circuit (REG100), the chargeable battery (ESD100), and a wired mouse, track ball or touch panel that can be connected or combined to a radio T/R device (H100′

″

) having independent structure via an interface connector or plug-socket unit of SERIAL, PS2, USB, IEEE1394 or any other selected specification, in addition to providing one-way radio reception of signals from the radio peripheral (PH200) or to executing two-way signal T/R infrared, RF, or ultrasonic transmission, the combined multi-purpose T/R device (H100″

) switched to connect the mainframe (M100) via operation and control of the switch (SW101) to operate the wired mouse, track ball or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits device, or connect to the radio T/R device (H100′

″

) for the operations of radio transmission/reception with the radio peripheral (PH200), besides, it can charge the chargeable battery (ESD100) via the charging control circuit REG100 provided in the wired mouse, track ball or touch panel;

said radio T/R device (H100′

″

) in addition to combining with a combination socket (S100) from the wired mouse, track ball or touch panel, can be removed for direct connection to the mainframe (M100) to match the radio peripheral (PH200) for operation, or as elected, the combination socket (S100) is provided in the radio peripheral (PH200) for connection to the radio T/R device (H100) to facilitate storage and portability.

13. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, wherein a combination socket (S100) from the wired mouse, track ball or touch panel, can be removed for direct connection to the mainframe (M100) to match the radio peripheral (PH200) for operation.

14. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 1, further being a combined structure, wherein, said radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) can independently comprise radio T/R device (H100′

″

) so that said radio T/R device can be used separately or stored together with radio peripheral (PH200);

said radio peripheral (PH200) includes at least one radio transmission/reception circuit (RT200) and power source for providing one-way or two-way radio transmission function with radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) of radio T/R device (H100′

″

) each other via infrared or RF, or ultrasonic.

15. The multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system as claimed in claim 14, further including the charging control circuit (REG100) and the chargeable battery (ESD100) to construct the radio T/R device (H100″

″

) having charging function.