CN210295081U

CN210295081U - Electronic device

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Publication number: CN210295081U
Application number: CN201921793314.6U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 侯志春
Original assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Current assignee: Vivo Mobile Communication Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-10-23
Filing date: 2019-10-23
Publication date: 2020-04-10
Anticipated expiration: 2029-10-23

Abstract

An embodiment of the utility model provides an electronic equipment, include: the interface is suitable for being matched with an external restorer, and the interface is used for being accessed into the external restorer; the processor is respectively electrically connected with the interface and the hidden key circuit, and controls the hidden key circuit to reset under the condition that the external restorer is connected to the interface. The utility model discloses electronic equipment can realize fast through external restorer that hidden button circuit resets and restarts, has effectively improved hidden button circuit and has reset and restart efficiency, and easy operation is swift.

Description

Electronic device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to an electronic equipment technical field especially relates to an electronic equipment.

Background

Along with the intelligent development of electronic equipment, the appearance design of the electronic equipment is more and more exquisite and simple. Consequently, traditional physical keys on electronic devices are given more hidden key functionality.

Currently, the hidden key function is usually implemented by connecting a hidden key circuit behind a physical key. For example, a hidden key circuit is connected to the rear end of a power key of the electronic device, so that various functions such as turning on and off the device or turning on and off the screen are realized. In order to avoid the hidden key circuit from being halted (a program loop or program run-off phenomenon occurs) and affecting the hidden key function, a watchdog (watchdog) is usually provided on the hidden key circuit. However, in the actual use process, the watchdog cannot completely avoid the condition that the hidden key circuit crashes. When the hidden key circuit is halted, the hidden key function is in an unavailable state, for example, operations such as turning on and off the computer, turning on and off the screen, and the like cannot be realized through a power key, which seriously affects the user experience.

In the prior art, one method for handling the crash of the hidden key circuit is to wait for the battery power of the electronic equipment to be exhausted, and reset the hidden key circuit after power failure and recharging, so that the time consumption is long and the efficiency is low; and the other is that the hidden key circuit is reset through disassembly and maintenance, so that the operation is complex. In a word, the existing method for resetting the hidden key circuit of the electronic equipment has complex operation and low efficiency, and seriously influences the use experience of users.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

In view of this, an embodiment of the present invention provides an electronic device to solve the problems of complicated operation and low efficiency of the reset method of the hidden key circuit in the existing electronic device.

In order to achieve the above object, the utility model discloses an electronic equipment, include: the interface is suitable for being matched with an external restorer, and the interface is used for being accessed into the external restorer;

the processor is respectively electrically connected with the interface and the hidden key circuit, and controls the hidden key circuit to reset under the condition that the external restorer is connected to the interface. Under the circumstances the embodiment of the utility model provides an include following advantage:

the embodiment of the utility model provides an in, because the treater respectively with the interface hide the button circuit electricity and connect external restorer inserts under the condition of interface, processor control hide the button circuit and reset, consequently, can realize fast through external restorer that hide the button circuit and reset and restart, effectively improved and hidden the button circuit and reset and restart efficiency, easy operation is swift.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to these drawings without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed Description

In order to make the above objects, features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the present invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and the detailed description.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an electronic equipment specifically can include: the interface is suitable for being matched with an external restorer, and the interface is used for being accessed into the external restorer; the processor is respectively electrically connected with the interface and the hidden key circuit, and controls the hidden key circuit to reset under the condition that the external restorer is connected to the interface.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device may include, but is not limited to, any one of a mobile phone, a tablet computer, and a wearable device, and the embodiment of the present invention only uses the mobile phone as an example to explain, and other types of electronic devices can refer to and execute.

Referring to fig. 1, a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device of the present invention is shown. As shown in fig. 1, the electronic device may include: the external restorer comprises a processor 101, a hidden key circuit 102 and an interface 103, wherein the interface 103 is suitable for being matched with the external restorer 20, and the interface 103 is used for being connected to the external restorer 20; the processor 101 is electrically connected to the interface 103 and the hidden key circuit 102, respectively, and when the external connection restorer 20 is connected to the interface 103, the processor 101 controls the hidden key circuit 102 to be reset.

In practical applications, the external repositor 20 is usually disposed separately from the electronic device, and the external repositor 20 can be connected to the electronic device through the interface 103. Under the condition that the external connection restorer 20 does not access the interface 103, the hidden key circuit 102 is in a working state (including a normal working state and a dead halt state); in the case that the external connection restorer 20 is connected to the interface 103, the processor 102 controls the hidden key circuit 102 to reset and restart. Therefore, the utility model discloses electronic equipment can realize fast that hidden key circuit 102 resets through external restorer 20 and restart, has effectively improved hidden key circuit and has reset restart efficiency, and easy operation is swift.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, external restorer 20 can be at least one of data line, earphone, charger. Because the data line, the earphone and the charger are usually standard accessories of the electronic equipment, the reset and restart of the hidden key circuit on the electronic equipment can be realized without additionally adding accessories of the electronic equipment, the operation is simple and rapid, the cost is low, and the after-sale maintenance cost of the electronic equipment can be effectively reduced.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, Processor 101 can be for Application Processor (AP, Application Processor) on the electronic equipment, and the AP is generally for adopting the CPU (Central Processing Unit) of ARM chip, and operating system, user interface and the Application program through designing electronic equipment all run on the AP to can realize more free design user interface and Application software.

In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the electronic device has a first power switch 104; the processor 101 is connected to the hidden key circuit 102 through a first power switch 104, and in case that the external repositioner 20 is connected to the interface 103, the processor 101 controls the first power switch 104 to be turned off.

In practical applications, when the first power switch 104 is in a closed state, the hidden key circuit 102 is charged, and when the first power switch 104 is in an open state, the hidden key circuit 102 is powered off. In the embodiment of the present invention, under the condition that the external repositor 20 is not accessed to the interface 103, the first power switch 104 is in a closed (normally on) state, i.e. the key circuit 102 is hidden in an electrified state; in the case where the external connection restorer 20 is connected to the interface 103, the processor 101 controls the first power switch 104 to be turned off, thereby powering off the hidden key circuit 102. Therefore, the first power switch 104 can be controlled to be turned on or off by plugging the external repositor 20, so that the hidden key circuit 102 can be restarted after being powered off, the operation is simple and fast, the hidden key circuit 102 is high in efficiency after being powered off, and the use experience of a user can be effectively improved.

Optionally, a general programmable port 1011 is provided on the processor 101; in the case where the external connection resetter 20 is connected to the interface 103, the processor 101 outputs an off voltage signal to the first power switch 104 through the general-purpose programmable port 1011 to control the first power switch 104 to be turned off.

In practical applications, the General-Purpose programmable port 1011 may be a GPIO (General-Purpose Input/Output Ports, I/O) port, and since the GPIO has the advantages of low power consumption, small package, low cost, simple wiring, and the like, the corresponding electronic device processor 101 may have the advantages of low cost, low power consumption, simple wiring, and the like. The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, can realize through external restorer 20 that the technological effect that hidden key circuit 102 outage was restarted can be realized through lower cost.

In the embodiment of the present invention, under the condition that the external connection repositor 20 is connected to the interface 103, no matter what state the mobile phone AP is (sleep or power on state, etc.), the mobile phone AP is wakened up, so as to output the off-voltage signal to the first power switch 104 through the GPIO, and the first power switch 104 is disconnected according to the off-voltage signal, thereby realizing the power down of the hidden key circuit 102; under the condition that the external connection restorer 20 is not connected to the interface 103, the mobile phone AP may be in any state (sleep or power on state, etc.), the GPIO port does not send a disconnection voltage signal (or send a connection voltage signal) to the first power switch 104, the first power switch 104 is normally connected, and the power-on state of the hidden key circuit 102 is hidden. Therefore, the hidden key circuit 102 can be restarted after power failure by outputting a corresponding voltage signal through the GPIO port, and the hidden key circuit is convenient and quick to use and simple in design.

In practical applications, the first power switch 104 may be a field effect transistor, a gate of the field effect transistor is connected to the general programmable port 1011, a first pole of the field effect transistor is connected to the hidden key circuit 102, and a second pole of the field effect transistor is connected to a power supply of the hidden key circuit 102; when the external connection restorer 20 is connected to the interface 103, the processor 101 outputs the disconnection signal to the gate through the general programmable port 1011 to disconnect the first pole and the second pole.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the field effect transistor can be a junction field effect transistor (junction FET-JFET) or a metal-oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (metal-oxide semiconductor FET, MOS-FET for short). The field effect transistor has the advantages of high input resistance (107-1015 omega), low noise, low power consumption, large dynamic range, easiness in integration, no secondary breakdown phenomenon, wide safe working area and the like, and the electronic equipment using the field effect transistor also has corresponding advantages.

In the embodiment of the present invention, under the condition that the first pole of the field effect transistor is the source electrode, the second pole of the corresponding field effect transistor is the drain electrode, or under the condition that the first pole of the field effect transistor is the drain electrode, the second pole of the field effect transistor is the source electrode, and the skilled person in the art can set up the first pole according to actual conditions and be source electrode or drain electrode, the embodiment of the present invention does not specifically limit this.

Specifically, the source of the field effect transistor may be connected to the hidden key circuit 102, and the drain of the field effect transistor may be connected to the power supply of the hidden key circuit 102; when the external connection restorer 20 is connected to the interface 103, the electronic device AP outputs a high level signal to the gate of the field effect transistor through the GPIO port, thereby driving the source and the drain of the field effect transistor to be disconnected, and the hidden key circuit 102 to be powered off; when the external repositor 20 is not connected to the interface 103, the electronic device AP outputs a low level signal to the gate of the field effect transistor through the GPIO port, the source and the drain of the field effect transistor are connected, and the hidden key circuit 102 is powered on. Therefore, the GPIO port is controlled by the electronic device AP to output high/low levels to control the on/off of the power switch, so that the power-on/power-off operation of the hidden key 103 is realized, and the stable reset function is realized. The embodiment of the utility model provides a, it is simple to have the circuit, realizes easy operation's advantage to need not to set up the hardware reset circuit in hiding the button circuit, application range is more extensive.

Referring to fig. 2, a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device of the present invention is shown. As shown, the processor 101 may include: a voltage identification circuit 1012 and a pulse generation circuit 1013; the voltage identification circuit 1012 is respectively connected with the interface 103 and the pulse generation circuit 1013, and the voltage identification circuit 1012 identifies the access voltage when the interface 103 is accessed to the external connection restorer 20 and sends an access voltage signal to the pulse generation circuit 1013; the pulse generating circuit 1013 is connected to the hidden key circuit 102, and the pulse generating circuit 1013 sends a reset pulse signal to the hidden key circuit 102 when receiving the access voltage signal.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, voltage identification circuit 1012 can discern the access voltage that interface 103 accessed under the condition of external restorer 20. Specifically, the access voltage when the interface 103 is not connected to the external connection resetter 20 may be set to 0, and the access voltage when the interface 103 is connected to the external connection resetter 20 may be set to 1.8V or 3.0V (specifically, the value of the access voltage may be set according to an actual situation). The voltage identification circuit 1012 sends a low level signal to the pulse generation circuit 1013 when identifying that the access voltage is 0; the voltage identification circuit 1012 identifies that the input voltage is 1.8V or 3.0V, and transmits a high level signal to the pulse generation circuit 1013. The pulse generating circuit 1013 generates a positive pulse signal (or a positive pulse signal) to the hidden key circuit 102 when receiving a condition that the low level signal is changed into the high level signal, and the hidden key circuit 102 resets and restarts according to the positive pulse (or the negative pulse) signal.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the pulse generating circuit 1013 may generate a negative pulse or a positive pulse of a fixed inter-situation width. Specifically, the fixed inter-pulse width of the negative pulse or the positive pulse may be set by the pulse generating circuit 1013 according to actual needs.

In practical applications, in order to improve the reliability of the reset and restart of the hidden key circuit 102, the fixed inter-situation width of the negative pulse or the positive pulse may be set to be wider; or in order to improve the reset restart efficiency of the hidden key circuit 102, the fixed inter-period width of the negative pulse or the positive pulse is set to be as narrow as possible. Those skilled in the art can set the width of the positive pulse or the negative pulse generated by the pulse generating circuit 1013 under the fixed condition according to the actual test condition, and the embodiment of the present invention is not limited to this.

As shown in fig. 2, the electronic device further has a second power switch 105; the second power switch 105 is connected between the hidden key circuit 102 and the power source of the hidden key circuit 102; the pulse generating circuit 1013 is connected to the second power switch 105, and when receiving the access voltage signal, the pulse generating circuit 1013 transmits an off pulse signal to drive the second power switch 105 to be off.

In practical application, second switch 105 can set up to the same or different with first switch 104, and under the same circumstances of second switch 105 and first switch 104, its theory of operation is the same with first switch 104 with the advantage, can refer to the above-mentioned corresponding execution to first switch 104, the embodiment of the utility model discloses no longer redundantly here.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, through switching on and the disconnection of second switch 105, realize hiding key circuit 102's outage and restart, compare in software system's uninterrupted power and restart, the reliability is higher.

Referring to fig. 3, a schematic structural diagram of another electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention is shown. As shown in the figure, the hidden key circuit 102 may include a hardware reset circuit or not, when the hidden key circuit 102 includes the hardware reset circuit, a reset pin 1021 may be further disposed on the hidden key circuit 102, and the pulse generating circuit 1013 is connected to the hidden key circuit 102 through the reset pin 1021. Therefore, a power switch is not needed to be additionally arranged to control the reset and restart of the hidden key circuit 102, and the cost for realizing the reset and restart of the hidden key circuit 102 is lower.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the interface 103 may be an earphone interface, and the external repositor 20 may be an earphone; the earphone interface comprises a plurality of pins; the voltage identification circuit 1012 is configured to identify a voltage of at least one of the plurality of pins and send the voltage signal to the pulse generation circuit 1013.

In practical applications, the earphone interface may include a microphone identification pin, an earphone insertion determination pin, an ID identification pin, or the like, the voltage identification circuit 1012 may identify a voltage of at least one of the pins, and transmit a corresponding voltage signal to the pulse generation circuit 1013 according to the voltage, and the pulse generation circuit 1013 transmits a reset pulse signal to the hidden key circuit 102 when receiving the voltage signal. Therefore, the reset and restart of the hidden key circuit can be realized by utilizing the existing earphone and earphone interface of the electronic equipment. The utility model discloses electronic equipment has that the circuit is simple, realizes easy operation, advantage that the cost is lower.

In practical application, hide keying circuit 102 and reset and restart according to positive pulse signal, still reset and restart according to negative pulse signal, the embodiment of the utility model provides a do not do the restriction.

In an optional embodiment of the present invention, the earphone is connected to the earphone interface, the voltage of the microphone identification pin on the earphone interface changes (from a low voltage of 0V to a high voltage of 1.8V or 3.0V), the voltage identification circuit 1012 identifies the voltage of the microphone identification pin, and sends a corresponding voltage signal to the pulse generation circuit 1013; the pulse generating circuit 1013 receives the voltage signal, and generates a reset pulse signal to the reset pin 1021 or the second power switch 105 according to the voltage signal, so as to control the hidden key circuit 102 to reset through the reset pin 1021, or control the hidden key circuit 102 to power off, reset and restart through the turning off and on of the second power switch 105.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the earphone is connected to the earphone interface, and the earphone contacts with the metal elastic piece of the earphone interface, so that the voltage of the earphone insertion determination pin changes (from a low voltage of 0V to a high voltage of 1.8V or 3.0V), and the voltage identification circuit 1012 identifies the voltage of the earphone insertion determination pin, and sends a corresponding voltage signal to the pulse generation circuit 1013; the pulse generating circuit 1013 receives the voltage signal, and generates a reset pulse signal to the reset pin 1021 or the second power switch 105 according to the voltage signal, so as to control the hidden key circuit 102 to reset through the reset pin 1021, or control the hidden key circuit 102 to power off, reset and restart through the turning off and on of the second power switch 105.

The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, insert the change of judging pin voltage through discerning the pin or earphone to the microphone, send the above-mentioned change to pulse generation circuit 1013 through voltage identification circuit 1012 to generate the pulse signal who corresponds through pulse generation circuit 1013, and then direct control hides key circuit 102 and resets. The embodiment of the utility model provides an in, hide keying circuit 102 and reset, need not consider that electronic equipment AP is in what kind of state (state such as dormancy or start), can be directly according to the change of microphone discernment pin voltage, realize the processing that resets to hiding keying circuit 102, appear under the unusual inoperable condition when hiding keying circuit 102, insert the earphone and can reset at once, need not wait for electronic equipment AP to start and reset again, real circumstances nature is high, easy operation is swift, it is efficient to reset.

To sum up, electronic equipment include following advantage at least:

Finally, it should also be noted that, herein, relational terms such as first and second, and the like may be used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Also, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or terminal that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or terminal. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising an … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or terminal that comprises the element.

The electronic device provided by the present invention is introduced in detail, and the principle and the implementation of the present invention are explained by applying specific examples, and the descriptions of the above examples are only used to help understand the method and the core idea of the present invention; meanwhile, for the general technical personnel in the field, according to the idea of the present invention, there are changes in the specific implementation and application scope, to sum up, the content of the present specification should not be understood as the limitation of the present invention.

Claims

1. An electronic device, comprising: the interface is suitable for being matched with an external restorer, and the interface is used for being accessed into the external restorer;

the processor is respectively electrically connected with the interface and the hidden key circuit, and controls the hidden key circuit to reset under the condition that the external restorer is connected to the interface.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the electronic device has a first power switch;

the processor is connected with the hidden key circuit through the first power switch, and controls the first power switch to be disconnected under the condition that the external restorer is connected to the interface.

3. The electronic device of claim 2, wherein a general purpose programmable port is provided on the processor;

and under the condition that the external restorer is connected to the interface, the processor outputs a disconnection signal to the first power switch through the universal programmable port so as to control the first power switch to be disconnected.

4. The electronic device of claim 3, wherein the first power switch is a field effect transistor, a gate of the field effect transistor is connected to the general programmable port, a first pole of the field effect transistor is connected to the hidden key circuit, and a second pole of the field effect transistor is connected to a power supply of the hidden key circuit;

and under the condition that the external restorer is connected to the interface, the processor outputs the disconnection signal to the grid electrode through the universal programmable port so as to disconnect the first pole and the second pole.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises: a voltage identification circuit and a pulse generation circuit;

the voltage identification circuit is respectively connected with the interface and the pulse generation circuit, identifies the access voltage under the condition that the interface is accessed to the external restorer, and sends an access voltage signal to the pulse generation circuit;

the pulse generating circuit is connected with the hidden key circuit, and sends a reset pulse signal to the hidden key circuit under the condition that the pulse generating circuit receives the access voltage signal.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, further having a second power switch;

the second power switch is respectively connected with the hidden key circuit and the power supply of the hidden key circuit;

the pulse generating circuit is connected with the second power switch, and sends a disconnection pulse signal to drive the second power switch to be disconnected under the condition of receiving the access voltage signal.

7. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein a reset pin is disposed on the hidden key circuit, and the pulse generating circuit is connected to the hidden key circuit through the reset pin.

8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the interface is an earphone interface and the external repositor is an earphone;

the headset interface comprises a plurality of pins;

the voltage identification circuit is used for identifying the voltage of at least one pin in the plurality of pins and sending the voltage signal to the pulse generation circuit.