Head-wearable displaying and powering system

• US 10,291,057 B2
• Filed: 09/22/2016
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Beijing Pico Technology Co., Ltd (Qingdao PICO Technology Company Limited)
• Original Assignee: Beijing Pico Technology Co., Ltd (Qingdao PICO Technology Company Limited)
• Inventors: Deng, Xuebing, Li, Qiang, Ge, Xiangjun, Han, Yucai, Wen, Yuluo
• Primary Examiner(s): Barnie, Rexford N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ly, Xuan
• Application Number:
  US15/273,025
• Publication Number:
  US 20180034304A1
• Time in Patent Office: 964 Days
• Field of Search: 307104
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 50/90 involving detection or optimisation of position, e.g. alignment
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00 Circuit arrangements for charging or depolarising batteries or for supplying loads from batteries
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/00034 Charger exchanging data with an electronic device, i.e. telephone, whose internal battery is under charge
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/04 Regulation of charging current or voltage

Abstract

The present disclosure discloses a head-wearable displaying and powering system, comprising a head-wearable display device, a portable terminal and a powering device; the powering device comprises a first communication interface for connecting to the portable terminal and a second communication interface for connecting to the head-wearable display device; a data pathway is disposed between two communication interfaces to implement direct communication between the head-wearable display device and the portable terminal; when the powering device is simultaneously connected with the portable terminal and head-wearable display device, the powering device powers the head-wearable display device, and the head-wearable display device does not consume electrical power of a battery of the portable terminal. Meanwhile, the head-wearable display device is directly connected to the portable terminal. When the powering device is only connected with the portable terminal, the powering device powers the portable terminal.

Claims

1. A head-wearable displaying and powering system comprising a head-wearable display device, a portable device and a powering device connected between the head-wearable display device and the portable device;

wherein the powering device comprises a first USB Type-C communication interface and a second USB Type-C communication interface, the first USB Type-C communication interface is configured to connect the powering device to the portable device, and the second USB Type-C communication interface is configured to connect the powering device to the head-wearable display device;

wherein a data pathway is disposed between the first USB Type-C communication interface and the second USB Type-C communication interface, and the data pathway is configured to provide data communication directly between the head-wearable display device and the portable device;

wherein when the powering device is simultaneously connected with the portable device and the head-wearable display device, the powering device is configured to power the head-wearable display device via the second USB Type-C communication interface; and

wherein when the powering device is only connected with the portable device, the powering device is configured to power the portable device via the first USB Type-C communication interface.

2. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 1, wherein the powering device comprises a housing including an upper housing, a lower housing, a PCB and a first built-in battery, the PCB and the first built-in battery are disposed in the housings, the PCB includes a first charging management chip and a charging interface, and the charging interface is exposed out of the housings to connect with an external power supply;

wherein the first USB Type-C communication interface and the second USB Type-C communication interface are disposed on the PCB, connected with the first charging management chip and exposed out of the housings;

wherein when the charging interface is not connected with the external power supply, the first charging management chip is configured to receive power from the first built-in battery to power the portable device or the head-wearable display device; and

wherein when the charging interface is connected with the external power supply, the first charging management chip is configured to receive power directly from the external power supply to power the portable device or the head-wearable display device, and charges the first built-in battery.

3. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 1, wherein the portable device is a smart mobile phone or tablet computer having a USB Type-C interface, and the head-wearable display device includes a USB Type-C interface.

4. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 1, wherein the powering device includes a battery back clip shaped to match the portable device;

and

wherein the power device includes two lateral edges with a fixing structure configured to fix the powering device to a backside of the portable device.

5. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 2, wherein:

the portable device is provided with a USB Type-C female receptacle, and the head-wearable display device is provided with a cabled USB Type-C male plug;

the first USB Type-C communication interface is a male plug, and is disposed on an upper surface of the upper housing of the powering device, and the first USB Type-C communication interface is configured to insert into the USB Type-C female receptacle of the portable device when the powering device is fixed on a back side of the portable device;

the second USB Type-C communication interface is a female receptacle disposed on an end face of the housing of the powering device, and is configured to receive the USB Type-C male plug of the head-wearable display device; and

the charging interface is a Micro USB interface and disposed on a side of the housing of the powering device.

6. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 2, wherein:

the powering device further comprises a switch control circuit;

the switch control circuit is configured to detect whether the second USB Type-C communication interface is connected to the head-wearable display device;

when the second USB Type-C communication interface is detected as having been connected to the head-wearable display device, the switch control circuit is configured to control a circuit between the first USB Type-C communication interface and the first charging management chip to turn off; and

when the second USB Type-C communication interface is detected as not being connected to the head-wearable display device, the switch control circuit is configured to control the circuit between the first USB Type-C communication interface and the first charging management chip to turn on.

7. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 6, wherein the switch control circuit comprises a PMOS transistor, a triode, a pushbutton switch, a first resistor and a second resistor;

wherein a first terminal of the pushbutton switch is connected with a base of the triode and a power supply output of the first charging management chip via the first resistor, and a second terminal of the pushbutton switch is grounded;

wherein a collector of the triode is connected with a gate of the PMOS transistor, and an emitter of the triode is grounded;

wherein a source of the PMOS transistor is connected with a power supply output of the charging management chip, and a drain of the PMOS transistor is connected with the first USB Type-C communication interface;

wherein one terminal of the second resistor is connected with the source of the PMOS transistor and another terminal of the second resistor is connected with the gate of the PMOS transistor; and

wherein when the second USB Type-C communication interface is connected to the head-wearable display device, the pushbutton switch is configured to be in an ON state, and when the second USB Type-C communication interface is not connected with the head-wearable display device, the pushbutton switch is configured to be in an OFF state.

8. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 7, wherein the switch control circuit further comprises a diode;

and

wherein a positive electrode of the diode is connected to the drain of the PMOS transistor, and a negative electrode of the diode is connected with the first USB Type-C communication interface.

9. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 1, wherein the head-wearable display device includes a power supply module;

and

wherein when the head-wearable display device is connected to the powering device via the second USB Type-C communication interface, the power supply module is configured to receive working power from the powering device and power modules of the head-wearable display device.

10. The head-wearable displaying and powering system according to claim 9, wherein the head-wearable display device includes a second charging management chip and a second built-in battery, the second charging management chip is connected with the second USB Type-C communication interface, the second built-in battery and the power supply module;

wherein when the head-wearable display device is connected with the powering device via the second USB Type-C communication interface, the second charging management chip is configured to receive power from the powering device to charge the second built-in battery; and

wherein when the head-wearable display device is not connected with the powering device via the second USB Type-C communication interface, the second charging management chip is configured to receive power from the second built-in battery to power the power supply module.