Portable electronic systems

• US 9,785,227 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2016
• Issued: 10/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/23/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: Lee, Te-Chun, Shih, Yu-Liang, Chang, Jung-Wen, Liu, Ming-Yang
• Primary Examiner(s): Bae, Ji H
• Application Number:
  US15/009,069
• Publication Number:
  US 20170147059A1
• Time in Patent Office: 621 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3287 by switching off individual functional units in the computer system
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3296 by lowering the supply or operating voltage
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4063 Device-to-bus coupling
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 13/4081 Live connection to bus, e.g. hot-plugging current or voltage limitation during live insertion H02H9/004
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

A portable electronic system is provided. The portable electronic system includes a wearable device and a host. The wearable device includes a connector and a magnetic-reed switch. The connector includes a first detection point. The host detects a voltage at the first detection point and a state of the magnetic-reed switch when the host performs a detection operation. The host performs at least one of a plurality of functional operations according to a detection result of the detection operation.

Claims

1. A portable electronic system comprising:

a wearable device comprising a connector and a magnetic-reed switch, wherein the connector comprises a first detection point; and

a host detecting a voltage at the first detection point and a state of the magnetic-reed switch when the host performs a detection operation and performing at least one of a plurality of functional operations according to a detection result of the detection operation,

wherein the host comprises;

a first sensor detecting the voltage at the first detection point when the host performs the detection operation to generate a first detection signal;

a second sensor detecting the state of the magnetic-reed switch when the host performs the detection operation to generate a second detection signal; and

a processor receiving the first detection signal and a second detection signal and identifying a serial number of the wearable device according to the first detection signal and a second detection signal,

wherein the processor performs at least one of the plurality of functional operations according to the identified serial number.

2. The portable electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wearable device further comprises:

a first supply-voltage connection point; and

a second supply-voltage connection point,

wherein the first detection point is connected with the first supply-voltage connection point or the second supply-voltage connection point, and

wherein during the detection operation being performed by the host, the host provides an operation voltage to the first supply-voltage connection point and further provides a reference voltage to the second supply-voltage connection point.

3. The portable electronic system as claimed in claim 2, wherein the connector further comprises:

a second detection point connected with the first supply-voltage connection point or the second supply-voltage connection point,

wherein when the host performs the detection operation, the host further detects a voltage at the second detection point.

4. The portable electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wearable device further comprises:

a voltage connection point; and

a resistor coupled between the first detection point and the voltage connection point,

wherein during the detection operation being performed by the host, the host provides a detection current to the first detection point and further provides a reference voltage to the voltage connection point.

5. The portable electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the wearable device further comprises:

a voltage connection point; and

a capacitor coupled between the first detection point and the voltage connection point,

wherein during the detection operation being performed by the host, the host provides a detection current to the first detection point and further provides a reference voltage to the voltage connection point.

6. The portable electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the plurality of functional operations comprises image display, human-machine interaction, bio-signal measurement, and positioning.

7. The portable electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein when the host performs at least one of the plurality of functional operations, the host activates a wireless connection module to communication an external device.

8. The portable electronic system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the connector is implemented by a pogo-pin connector.