Operating method for integrated interface of PDA and wireless communication system

• US 8,417,977 B2
• Filed: 05/27/2010
• Issued: 04/09/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/15/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: Chuang, Hsun-Hsin, Yeh, Hsi-Cheng, Hsieh, Chih-Chao, Lin, Shi-Je, Lin, Wen-Hsing
• Primary Examiner(s): Bae, Ji H
• Application Number:
  US12/788,326
• Publication Number:
  US 20100240412A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,048 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 713/320
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/28 Supervision thereof, e.g. detecting power-supply failure by out of limits supervision
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3203 Power management, i.e. event-based initiation of a power-saving mode
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3209 Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: H02J 7/0068 Battery or charger load switching, e.g. concurrent charging and load supply H02J7/0013 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An operating method for an integrated interface of a PDA and a wireless communication system includes the following steps. Firstly, when the wireless communication system starts to operate from a standby mode, a state signal is transmitted from the wireless communication system to the PDA. Then, if the PDA receives the state signal when the PDA is in a sleep state, the PDA is wakened and an input source of an audio element inside the PDA is switched to the wireless communication system. An electromagnetic wave signal is received by a wireless communication element and converted into audio data. Afterwards, the audio data is transmitted from the wireless communication system to the PDA and outputted by the audio element.

Claims

1. An operating method for a device having a PDA and a wireless communication system integrated into a whole in the device, comprising:

transmitting a wake-up signal from the wireless communication system to the PDA when the wireless communication system starts to operate from a standby mode;

waking the PDA up from a sleep state when the wake-up signal is received by the PDA;

receiving an electromagnetic wave signal by a wireless communication element;

converting the electromagnetic wave signal into an audio data;

transmitting the audio data from the wireless communication system to an audio element inside the PDA via a serial port connected between the wireless communication system and the PDA;

outputting the audio data by the audio element; and

when the PDA is turned on, performing the steps;

turning on the PDA;

turning on the wireless communication system by the PDA; and

resetting the wireless communication system after turning on the wireless communication system.

2. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising:

switching the PDA to the sleep state when the wireless communication system continuously operates and the PDA does not operate for a certain period of time.

3. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising:

using another serial port to transmit a control signal between the PDA and the wireless communication system.

4. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising:

when the PDA is turned on, further performing the steps;

checking a status of the wireless communication system;

completing the steps of turning on the PDA and the wireless communication system if the status of the wireless communication system is normal; and

displaying an error message to indicate that turning on the wireless communication system is in failure if the status of the wireless communication system is abnormal.

5. The operating method of claim 1, wherein the step of resetting the wireless communication system comprises:

transmitting a PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal from the PDA to the wireless communication system via a PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal line.

6. The operating method of claim 1, wherein the steps of turning on the wireless communication system and resetting the wireless communication system comprises:

transmitting a PDA-turn-on-wireless-communication-system signal from the PDA to the wireless communication system via a PDA-turn-on-wireless-communication-system signal line;

waiting for a predetermined period of time; and

transmitting a PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal from the PDA to the wireless communication system via a PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal line.

7. The operating method of claim 4, wherein the step of displaying the error message comprises displaying a flashing light.

8. The operating method of claim 4, wherein the step of displaying the error message comprises displaying a displaying string on the PDA.

9. The operating method of claim 4, wherein the step of displaying the error message comprises sounding a beep.

10. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a power-shortage signal to the PDA when a power is insufficient.

11. The operating method of claim 10, wherein the power is provided from a battery, and a battery potential of the battery is divided into a first potential, a second potential, and a third potential from high to low, wherein the step of providing the power-shortage signal to the PDA comprises:

issuing the power-shortage signal when the battery potential is lower than the second potential;

after issuing the power-shortage signal, if the battery potential is greater than or equal to the first potential, stopping issuing the power-shortage signal;

when the battery potential is between the first potential and the second potential and the power-shortage signal is not provided, keeping normal operation; and

when the battery potential is lower than the third potential, completely discharging the battery.

12. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a charging signal to the wireless communication system from a power system of a circuit for the integrated interface; and

determining a charging mode by the wireless communication system, according to a potential of the power system.

13. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising:

switching an input source of the audio element inside the PDA to the wireless communication system when the wake-up signal is received by the PDA.

14. The operating method of claim 1, further comprising:

checking a status of the wireless communication system; and

completing the steps of turning on the PDA and the wireless communication system if the status of the wireless communication system is normal.

15. The operating method of claim 14, further comprising:

displaying an error message to indicate that turning on the wireless communication system is in failure if the status of the wireless communication system is abnormal.

16. A device comprising:

a wireless communication system for receiving an electromagnetic wave signal and converting the electromagnetic wave signal into an audio data;

a PDA having a processor and an audio element connected to the processor, wherein the wireless communication system and the PDA are integrated into a whole in the device;

a serial port connected between the wireless communication system and the PDA, wherein the audio data is transmitted from the wireless communication system to the audio element of the PDA via the serial port and outputted by the audio element;

a wake-up signal line connected between the PDA and the wireless communication system, wherein the wake-up signal line is used for transmitting a wake-up signal from the wireless communication system to the PDA to wake the PDA up from a sleep state when the wireless communication system starts to operate from a standby mode; and

a PDA-turn-on-wireless-communication-system signal line connected between the wireless communication system and the PDA for transmitting a PDA-turn-on-wireless-communication-system signal from the PDA to the wireless communication system to turn on the wireless communication system.

17. The device of claim 16, wherein an input source of the audio element is switched to the wireless communication system when the PDA receives the wake-up signal.

18. The device of claim 16, wherein the PDA is switched to the sleep state when the wireless communication system continuously operates and the PDA does not operate for a certain period of time.

19. The device of claim 16, further comprising:

another serial port connected between the wireless communication system and the PDA for transmitting a control signal between the PDA and the wireless communication system.

20. The device of claim 16, further comprising:

a PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal line connected between the wireless communication system and the PDA for transmitting a PDA-reset-wireless-communication-system signal from the PDA to the wireless communication system to reset the wireless communication system.