Power supplying method for wireless network terminal and wireless network terminal

• US 9,402,005 B2
• Filed: 12/23/2013
• Issued: 07/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/24/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Qian, Dingjun, He, Yanguo
• Primary Examiner(s): Le, Lana N
• Application Number:
  US14/138,990
• Publication Number:
  US 20140120989A1
• Time in Patent Office: 946 Days
• Field of Search: 455/572
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/266 Arrangements to supply power to external peripherals either directly from the computer or under computer control, e.g. supply of power through the communication port, computer controlled power-strips
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 19/08 with current supply sources at the substations generating ringing current H04M19/04
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service

Abstract

A power supplying method for a wireless network terminal and the wireless network terminal are disclosed. The method includes: detecting potential information of two power lines of a USB (Universal Serial Bus) interface of a wireless network terminal; determining, according to the potential information of the two power lines, a type of a power supply device that is connected to the USB interface; and when the type of the power supply device is a power supply device having a communication capability, controlling the wireless network terminal to work in a predetermined communication mode, so as to implement power supply for the wireless network terminal by using the power supply device. With provided technical solutions, a cost of the wireless network terminal can be reduced, and a battery with a relatively large size is not needed, thereby facilitating miniaturization and integration of the wireless network terminal.

Claims

1. A power supplying method, the method comprising:

detecting potential information of two power lines of a universal serial bus interface of a wireless network terminal;

determining, according to the potential information of the two power lines, a type of a power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface; and

when the type of the power supply device is a power supply device having a communication capability, controlling the wireless network terminal to work in a predetermined communication mode so as to implement power supply for the wireless network terminal by using the power supply device, wherein the predetermined communication mode supports the power supply device having a communication capability in supplying power for the wireless network terminal, except a global system of mobile communication mode, wherein controlling the wireless network terminal to work in the predetermined communication mode comprises;

acquiring a communication mode of the wireless network terminal,

determining whether the communication mode in which the wireless network terminal works is a global system of mobile communication mode, and

when the communication mode in which the wireless network terminal works is the global system of mobile communication mode, forcing the communication mode in which the wireless network terminal works to be switched to the predetermined communication mode.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, according to the potential information of the two power lines, the type of the power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface comprises:

when the potential information of the two power lines indicates a high level and a low level, respectively, determining that the power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface is a power supply device having a communication capability.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the predetermined communication mode comprises:

wideband code division multiple access, time division-synchronous code division multiple access, wireless fidelity, worldwide interoperability for microwave access, or evolution data only.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the determining, according to the potential information of the two power lines, the type of the power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface comprises:

when the potential information of the two power lines indicates a high level, determining that the type of the power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface is an external charger device.

5. A wireless network terminal, comprising:

a detecting module, configured to detect potential information of two power lines of a universal serial bus interface of the wireless network terminal;

a determining module, configured to determine, according to the potential information of the two power lines, a type of a power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface; and

a controlling module, configured to, when the type of the power supply device is a power supply device having a communication capability, control the wireless network terminal to work in a predetermined communication mode, so as to implement power supply for the wireless network terminal by using the power supply device, wherein the predetermined communication mode supports the power supply device having a communication capability in supplying power for the wireless network terminal, except a global system of mobile communication mode, wherein the controlling module comprises;

an acquiring unit, configured to, when the type of the power supply device is a power supply device having a communication capability, acquire a communication mode of the wireless network terminal;

a judging unit, configured to determine whether the communication mode of the wireless network terminal is a global system of mobile communication mode; and

a processing unit, configured to, when the communication mode of the wireless network terminal is the global system of mobile communication mode, force the communication mode of the wireless network terminal to be switched to the predetermined communication mode.

6. The wireless network terminal according to claim 5, wherein the determining module is further configured to, when the potential information of the two power lines indicates a high level and a low level respectively, determine that the power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface is a power supply device having a communication capability.

7. The wireless network terminal according to claim 5, wherein the predetermined communication mode comprises:

wideband code division multiple access, time division-synchronous code division multiple access, wireless fidelity, worldwide interoperability for microwave access, or evolution data only.

8. The wireless network terminal according to claim 5, wherein the determining module is further configured to, when the potential information of the two power lines indicates a high level, determine that the type of the power supply device that is connected to the universal serial bus interface is an external charger device.