Identification system, physical apparatus, identification apparatus, and identification method of physical apparatus

• US 9,395,808 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2013
• Issued: 07/19/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/26/2013
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Original Assignee: Wistron Corporation
• Inventors: Shih, Wen-Hui, Kung, Chih-Chuan
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Vincent Q
• Application Number:
  US14/078,511
• Publication Number:
  US 20150054530A1
• Time in Patent Office: 980 Days
• Field of Search: 324/527, 324532-534, 324/691
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/387 for adaptation of different data processing systems to different peripheral devices, e.g. protocol converters for incompatible systems, open system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/00 Input arrangements for transferring data to be processed into a form capable of being handled by the computer; Output arrangements for transferring data from processing unit to output unit, e.g. interface arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 1/38 Transceivers, i.e. devices in which transmitter and receiver form a structural unit and in which at least one part is used for functions of transmitting and receiving
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60

Abstract

An identification system, a physical apparatus, an identification apparatus, and an identification method of the physical apparatus are provided. The identification system includes the physical apparatus and the identification apparatus. The physical apparatus has a path circuit disposed to an identification detecting pin. The identification apparatus transmits a probe signal to the identification detecting pin and then receives a reflected signal, wherein the reflected signal is generated by the probe signal which responds to an impedance characteristic of the path circuit. The identification apparatus obtains identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic of the path circuit which is responded by the reflected signal. The identification system of the present invention can reduce the number of pin for identifying and effectively utilize the impedance characteristic of the physical apparatus to identify identification information.

Claims

1. An identification system, comprising:

a physical apparatus, having a path circuit coupled to an identification detecting pin; and

an identification apparatus, transmitting a probe signal to the identification detecting pin and receiving a reflected signal through the identification detecting pin, wherein the reflected signal is generated by the probe signal which responds to an impedance characteristic of the path circuit, and the identification apparatus obtains identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic of the path circuit which is responded by the reflected signal,

wherein the path circuit comprises at least two trace loads with different impedance characteristics which are electrically connected with each other.

2. The identification system according to claim 1, wherein the impedance characteristic of the path circuit comprises at least one trace length.

3. The identification system according to claim 1, wherein the identification apparatus comprises an impedance characteristic identification list and obtains the identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic identification list.

4. The identification system according to claim 1, wherein the identification apparatus comprises a signal retriever configured to retrieve and analyze the reflected signal.

5. A physical apparatus, comprising:

a main body, having an identification detecting pin; and

a trace load apparatus, having a path circuit coupled to the identification detecting,

wherein when a probe signal is transmitted to the identification detecting pin, a reflected signal is generated by the probe signal which responds to an impedance characteristic of the path circuit, the identification information of the physical apparatus is obtained according to the impedance characteristic of the path circuit which is responded by the reflected signal,

wherein the path circuit comprises at least two trace loads with different impedance characteristics which are electrically connected with each other.

6. The physical apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the impedance characteristic of the path circuit comprises at least one trace length.

7. An identification apparatus, suitable for identifying a physical apparatus having an identification detecting pin, comprising:

a signal generating unit, transmitting a probe signal to the physical apparatus through the identification detecting pin and receiving a reflected signal through the identification detecting pin, wherein the reflected signal is generated by the probe signal which responds to an impedance characteristic of the path circuit; and

a signal analyzing unit, obtaining identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic of the path circuit which is responded by the reflected signal,

wherein the path circuit comprises at least two trace loads with different impedance characteristics which are electrically connected with each other.

8. The identification apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the impedance characteristic of the path circuit comprises at least one trace length.

9. The identification apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the identification apparatus comprises an impedance characteristic identification list and obtains the identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic identification list.

10. The identification apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the identification apparatus comprises a signal retriever configured to retrieve and analyze the reflected signal.

11. An identification method of the physical apparatus, comprising:

transmitting a probe signal to an identification detecting pin of the physical apparatus, wherein the physical apparatus has a path circuit coupled to an identification detecting pin;

receiving a reflected signal through the identification detecting pin, wherein the reflected signal is generated by the probe signal which responds to an impedance characteristic of the path circuit; and

obtaining identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic of the path circuit which is responded by the reflected signal,

wherein the path circuit comprises at least two trace loads with different impedance characteristics which are electrically connected with each other.

12. The identification method according to claim 11, wherein the impedance characteristic of the path circuit comprises at least one trace length.

13. The identification method according to claim 11, wherein the step of obtaining the identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic of the path circuit which is responded by the reflected signal comprises:

obtaining the identification information of the physical apparatus according to the impedance characteristic identification list.

14. The identification method according to claim 11, further comprising:

retrieving and analyzing the reflected signal by using signal retriever.