CN1747256A - Mooring position device with wireless transmission and wired transmission functions - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention relates to a mooring part device, which is suitable for a portable device and is electrically connected with at least one external device, and the mooring part device comprises: a power supply; a wireless transmission device; a connector, which communicates with the portable device by wire transmission and generates a sensing signal when the connector is connected with the portable device; and an expansion circuit, it connects with the power supply, the connector, the wireless transmission device and connects with the external device electrically, and have a diverter switch, the diverter switch is according to the result of receiving the sensing signal, come to control and communicate with the portable device with the wireless transmission device or the connector.

Description

Translated fromChinese

具有无线传输及有线传输功能的系泊部位装置Mooring position device with wireless transmission and wired transmission functions

技术领域technical field

本发明涉及一种系泊部位装置，尤其涉及一种同时具有无线传输及有线传输功能的系泊部位装置。The invention relates to a mooring position device, in particular to a mooring position device having both wireless transmission and wired transmission functions.

背景技术Background technique

系泊部位(docking station)用以供笔记型计算机使用的装置，主要用来连接外接外围设备，例如：键盘、鼠标、液晶显示器、打印机、USB装置及局域网络(LAN)等等。笔记型计算机只要与系泊部位装置连接，就可以直接使用与系泊部位装置连接的所有外接外围设备，具有相当的便利性，且使用者不必再为桌上的一堆连接线烦恼，可以轻松管理各设备的连接线。而一旦笔记型计算机与系泊部位装置连接，就可以成为桌上型计算机，当与系泊部位装置分离时，就又成为可携式计算机。The docking station is a device used for notebook computers, mainly used to connect external peripherals, such as keyboards, mice, LCD monitors, printers, USB devices and local area networks (LANs), etc. As long as the notebook computer is connected to the mooring device, all external peripherals connected to the mooring device can be directly used, which is quite convenient, and the user no longer has to worry about a bunch of connecting wires on the table, and can easily Manage cables for each device. And once the notebook computer is connected with the mooring position device, it can become a desktop computer, and when it is separated from the mooring position device, it becomes a portable computer again.

请参阅图1，其为公知系泊部位装置的电路架构方框示意图，如图所示，系泊部位装置10的一端与各种外接外围设备11连接，而另一端则需借助系泊部位连接器(Docking Connector)与笔记型计算机12电性连接，使笔记型计算机12可以直接使用与系泊部位装置10连接的所有外接外围设备11。而系泊部位装置10的内部由电源供应器(power supply)101及系泊部位电路/连接端口扩充电路(Dock Circuit/Port Replicator)102所组成。电源供应器101除了提供系泊部位装置10运作所需的电源外，尚可提供笔记型计算机12运作所需的电源，或是对笔记型计算机12内部的电池进行充电，而系泊部位电路/连接端口扩充电路102则是作为笔记型计算机12与外接外围设备11之间的媒介。Please refer to Fig. 1, which is a schematic block diagram of the circuit structure of a known mooring device. As shown in the figure, one end of themooring device 10 is connected to various externalperipheral devices 11, while the other end needs to be connected with the mooring device. The device (Docking Connector) is electrically connected with thenotebook computer 12, so that thenotebook computer 12 can directly use all theexternal peripherals 11 connected with themooring device 10. The interior of themooring position device 10 is composed of a power supply (power supply) 101 and a mooring position circuit/connection port expansion circuit (Dock Circuit/Port Replicator) 102. In addition to providing the power required for the operation of themooring device 10, thepower supply 101 can also provide the power required for the operation of thenotebook computer 12, or charge the battery inside thenotebook computer 12, and the mooring circuit/ Theport expansion circuit 102 is used as a medium between thenotebook computer 12 and the externalperipheral device 11 .

由图1所揭示的电路结构可知，公知系泊部位装置10与笔记型计算机12之间需要借助有线的形式才能进行数据传输及沟通，因此当笔记型计算机12与系泊部位装置10分离时就无法使用外接外围设备11，对于必须经常带着笔记型计算机12到处移动的使用者而言，会造成使用上的困扰且相当的不便，例如：使用者将笔记型计算机12移至会议室进行会议报告时，就无法使用与系泊部位装置10连接的外接外围设备11，且如果于会议中需要进行例如打印的工作时，需将笔记型计算机12搬回原本的工作区域与系泊部位装置10连接后，才能进行打印的工作，如此将造成使用者的困扰且影响会议的进行。It can be seen from the circuit structure disclosed in FIG. 1 that theconventional mooring device 10 and thenotebook computer 12 need to use a wired form for data transmission and communication. Therefore, when thenotebook computer 12 is separated from themooring device 10, the Unable to use the externalperipheral device 11, for the user who must often move thenotebook computer 12 around, it will cause trouble and considerable inconvenience in use, for example: the user moves thenotebook computer 12 to the meeting room for a meeting When reporting, the externalperipheral device 11 connected to themooring position device 10 cannot be used, and if the work such as printing is required during the meeting, thenotebook computer 12 needs to be moved back to the original work area and themooring position device 10 Printing can only be done after connection, which will cause confusion for users and affect the progress of the meeting.

由于，无线化传输为目前笔记型计算机系统设计的市场主流，因此，如何发展一种可改善上述公知技术缺陷，且同时具有无线传输及有线传输功能供使用者选择的系泊部位装置，实为目前迫切需要解决的问题。Because wireless transmission is the current market mainstream of notebook computer system design, therefore, how to develop a mooring position device that can improve the above-mentioned known technical defects and have wireless transmission and wired transmission functions for users to choose is really a problem. issues that urgently need to be resolved.

发明内容Contents of the invention

本发明的主要目的在于提供一种同时具有无线传输及有线传输功能供使用者选择的系泊部位装置，解决传统系泊部位装置只能以有线传输的形式与可携式装置进行通讯的缺陷，且可以避免当可携式装置与系泊部位装置分离时就无法使用外接外围设备的情形。另外，对于必须将可携式装置与系泊部位装置分离但是却还需要使用外接外围设备的使用者而言，亦可以解决使用上的困扰与不便。The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a mooring device with both wireless transmission and wired transmission functions for users to choose, to solve the defect that traditional mooring devices can only communicate with portable devices in the form of wired transmission, And it can avoid the situation that the external peripheral equipment cannot be used when the portable device is separated from the mooring device. In addition, for users who have to separate the portable device from the mooring device but still need to use external peripheral devices, it can also solve the trouble and inconvenience in use.

为实现上述目的，本发明提供一种系泊部位装置，其适用于一可携式装置，且与至少一外接装置电连接，该系泊部位装置包含：一电源供应器；一无线传输装置；一连接器，其以有线传输的方式与该可携式装置进行通讯，且当该连接器与该可携式装置连接时，产生一感测信号；以及一扩充电路，其与该电源供应器、该连接器、该无线传输装置及与该外接装置电连接，且具有一切换开关，该切换开关根据是否接收到该感测信号的结果，来控制以该无线传输装置或是该连接器来与该可携式装置进行通讯。To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a mooring device, which is suitable for a portable device and is electrically connected to at least one external device. The mooring device includes: a power supply; a wireless transmission device; A connector, which communicates with the portable device in the form of wired transmission, and generates a sensing signal when the connector is connected with the portable device; and an expansion circuit, which communicates with the power supply , the connector, the wireless transmission device, and the external device are electrically connected, and have a switch, and the switch controls the wireless transmission device or the connector according to the result of receiving the sensing signal. communicate with the portable device.

本发明还提供一种系泊部位装置，其适用于一可携式装置，且与至少一外接装置电连接，该系泊部位装置包含：一电源供应器；一扩充电路，其与该电源供应器及该外接装置电连接，用以接收该外接装置所传送的数据信号及/或该可携式装置所传送的数据信号；一电视接收器，其与该电源供应器电连接，用以接收一电视信号；以及一无线传输装置，其与该扩充电路及该电视接收器电连接，用以将该外接装置所传送的数据信号及该电视信号传送至该可携式装置及/或将该可携式装置所传送的该数据信号传送至该扩充电路。The present invention also provides a mooring device, which is suitable for a portable device and is electrically connected to at least one external device. The mooring device includes: a power supply; an expansion circuit, which is connected to the power supply The device is electrically connected with the external device for receiving the data signal transmitted by the external device and/or the data signal transmitted by the portable device; a television receiver is electrically connected with the power supply for receiving a TV signal; and a wireless transmission device, which is electrically connected with the expansion circuit and the TV receiver, and is used to transmit the data signal transmitted by the external device and the TV signal to the portable device and/or to the The data signal sent by the portable device is sent to the expansion circuit.

也就是说，本发明的一较广义实施样态为提供一种系泊部位装置，其适用于一可携式装置，且与至少一外接装置电连接，该系泊部位装置包含：一电源供应器；一无线传输装置；一连接器，其以有线传输的方式与该可携式装置进行通讯，且当该连接器与该可携式装置连接时，将产生一感测信号；以及一扩充电路，其与该电源供应器、该连接器、该无线传输装置及与该外接装置电连接，且具有一切换开关，该切换开关根据是否接收到该感测信号的结果，来控制以该无线传输装置或是该连接器来与该可携式装置进行通讯。That is to say, a broader implementation of the present invention is to provide a mooring device, which is suitable for a portable device and is electrically connected to at least one external device. The mooring device includes: a power supply device; a wireless transmission device; a connector, which communicates with the portable device in a wired transmission manner, and when the connector is connected with the portable device, a sensing signal will be generated; and an expansion The circuit is electrically connected with the power supply, the connector, the wireless transmission device and the external device, and has a switch, and the switch controls the wireless transmission according to whether the sensing signal is received or not. The transmission device or the connector communicates with the portable device.

本发明的另一较广义实施样态为提供一种系泊部位装置，其适用于一可携式装置，且与至少一外接装置电连接，该系泊部位装置包含：一电源供应器；一扩充电路，其与该电源供应器及该外接装置电连接，用以接收该外接装置所传送的数据信号及/或该可携式装置所传送的数据信号；一电视接收器，其与该电源供应器电连接，用以接收一电视信号；一无线传输装置，其与该扩充电路及该电视接收器电连接，用以将该外接装置所传送的数据信号及该电视信号传送至该可携式装置及/或将该可携式装置所传送的该数据信号传送至该扩充电路。Another broader implementation aspect of the present invention is to provide a mooring device, which is suitable for a portable device and is electrically connected to at least one external device. The mooring device includes: a power supply; a an expansion circuit, which is electrically connected to the power supply and the external device, and is used to receive the data signal transmitted by the external device and/or the data signal transmitted by the portable device; a television receiver, which is connected to the power supply The supplier is electrically connected to receive a TV signal; a wireless transmission device is electrically connected to the expansion circuit and the TV receiver, and is used to transmit the data signal transmitted by the external device and the TV signal to the portable The portable device and/or the data signal transmitted by the portable device is transmitted to the expansion circuit.

本发明得由下列附图与实施例说明，得一更深入的了解。The present invention is illustrated by the following figures and examples to gain a deeper understanding.

附图说明Description of drawings

图1为公知系泊部位装置的电路架构方框示意图。FIG. 1 is a schematic block diagram of a circuit structure of a known mooring location device.

图2(a)为本发明较佳实施例的使用有线传输功能的系泊部位装置的硬件架构方框示意图。Fig. 2(a) is a schematic block diagram of the hardware structure of the mooring device using the wired transmission function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

图2(b)为本发明较佳实施例的使用无线传输功能的系泊部位装置的硬件架构方框示意图。Fig. 2(b) is a schematic block diagram of the hardware architecture of the mooring device using the wireless transmission function according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention.

图3为图2(a)及图2(b)所示的连接端口扩充电路的内部电路方框示意图。FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of the internal circuit of the connection port expansion circuit shown in FIG. 2( a ) and FIG. 2( b ).

图4为图2(a)及图2(b)所示的电视接收器的内部电路方框示意图。FIG. 4 is a schematic block diagram of the internal circuit of the television receiver shown in FIG. 2( a ) and FIG. 2( b ).

其中，附图标记说明如下：Wherein, the reference signs are explained as follows:

10：系泊部位装置                   101：电源供应器10: Mooring device 101: Power supply

102：系泊部位电路/连接端口扩充电路102: Mooring position circuit/connection port expansion circuit

11：外接外围设备               12：笔记型计算机11: External peripheral equipment 12: Notebook computer

20：系泊部位装置               21：外接装置20: Mooring position device 21: External device

22：笔记型计算机               23：电源供应器22: Notebook computer 23: Power supply

24：第一无线传输装置           241：UWB传输接口24: The first wireless transmission device 241: UWB transmission interface

242：UWB天线                   25：连接端口扩充电路242: UWB antenna 25: Connecting port expansion circuit

251：I/O连接端口               252：切换开关251: I/O connection port 252: Switch

253：I/O接口                   254：处理器253: I/O interface 254: Processor

255：存储单元                  26：连接器255: storage unit 26: connector

27：电视接收器                 271：中央处理器27: TV receiver 271: Central processing unit

2711：切换开关                 272：存储单元2711: Toggle switch 272: Storage unit

273：模拟电视选台器            274：天线273: Analog TV channel selector 274: Antenna

275：模拟数字转换器            276：音效/影音译码器275: Analog-to-digital converter 276: Audio/video decoder

277：MPEG编码器                278：数字电视选台电路277: MPEG encoder 278: Digital TV channel selection circuit

279：天线                      28：USB接口279: Antenna 28: USB interface

29：第二无线传输装置           291：WLAN传输接口29: Second wireless transmission device 291: WLAN transmission interface

292：WLAN天线                  221：UWB传输接口292: WLAN antenna 221: UWB transmission interface

222：天线                      223：WLAN传输接口222: Antenna 223: WLAN transmission interface

224：天线224: Antenna

具体实施方式Detailed ways

请参阅图2(a)及图2(b)，其为本发明较佳实施例的系泊部位装置的硬件架构方框示意图。如图所示，系泊部位装置20的一端与各种外接装置21连接，例如：键盘、鼠标、液晶显示器、硬式磁盘驱动器(HDD)、打印机或是通用串行总线装置(USB Device)，而另一端则可选择以系泊部位连接器(Docking Connector)与笔记型计算机22连接，或是以无线传输的方式与笔记型计算机22连接，进而使笔记型计算机22可以直接使用与系泊部位装置20连接的所有外接装置21。而系泊部位装置20由电源供应器23、第一无线传输装置24、扩充电路、连接器26、电视接收器27、USB接口28以及第二无线传输装置29所组成。其中，扩充电路为一连接端口扩充电路(Port Replicator)25。Please refer to FIG. 2( a ) and FIG. 2( b ), which are schematic block diagrams of the hardware structure of the mooring device in a preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the figure, one end of themooring position device 20 is connected with variousexternal devices 21, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a liquid crystal display, a hard disk drive (HDD), a printer or a universal serial bus device (USB Device), and The other end can choose to connect to thenotebook computer 22 with a docking connector (Docking Connector), or connect to thenotebook computer 22 in a wireless transmission mode, so that thenotebook computer 22 can be directly used with thedocking location device 20 connected to allexternal devices 21. Themooring device 20 is composed of apower supply 23 , a firstwireless transmission device 24 , an expansion circuit, aconnector 26 , aTV receiver 27 , aUSB interface 28 and a secondwireless transmission device 29 . Wherein, the expansion circuit is a connection port expansion circuit (Port Replicator) 25 .

电源供应器23除了提供系泊部位装置20运作所需的电源外，当系泊部位装置20以有线传输的方式与笔记型计算机22连接时(如图2(a)所示)，尚可通过电源供应器23提供笔记型计算机22运作所需的电源，或是对笔记型计算机22内部的电池进行充电。In addition to providing the power supply required for the operation of themooring device 20, thepower supply 23 can also be used when themooring device 20 is connected to thenotebook computer 22 in a wired transmission mode (as shown in Figure 2 (a)). Thepower supply 23 provides the power required for the operation of thenotebook computer 22 , or charges the battery inside thenotebook computer 22 .

连接器26以有线传输的方式与笔记型计算机22进行通讯，且具有一检测接脚(pin)(未图标)，当笔记型计算机22通过系泊部位连接器插接于连接器26时，连接器26的检测接脚将产生一感测信号，并传送至连接端口扩充电路25。Theconnector 26 communicates with thenotebook computer 22 in the form of wired transmission, and has a detection pin (pin) (not shown), when thenotebook computer 22 is plugged into theconnector 26 through the mooring position connector, the connection The detection pin of thedevice 26 will generate a sensing signal and send it to the connectionport expansion circuit 25 .

连接端口扩充电路25与电源供应器23、连接器(electric connector)26、外接装置21以及第一无线传输装置24电性连接，主要用以将外接装置21所输入的信号通过第一无线传输装置24或是连接器26传送至笔记型计算机22，或是将笔记型计算机22通过第一无线传输装置24或是连接器26所输入的信号传送至外接装置21。另外，连接端口扩充电路25包含切换开关252(如图3所示)，切换开关252根据是否接收到连接器26所产生的感测信号的结果，来控制外接装置21所传送的信号经由第一无线传输装置24或是连接器26传送至笔记型计算机22。The connectionport expansion circuit 25 is electrically connected with apower supply 23, anelectric connector 26, anexternal device 21, and a firstwireless transmission device 24, and is mainly used to pass signals input by theexternal device 21 through the first wireless transmission device. 24 or theconnector 26 transmits to thenotebook computer 22 , or transmits the signal input by thenotebook computer 22 through the firstwireless transmission device 24 or theconnector 26 to theexternal device 21 . In addition, the connectionport expansion circuit 25 includes a switch 252 (as shown in FIG. 3 ), and the switch 252 controls the signal transmitted by theexternal device 21 to pass through the first Thewireless transmission device 24 or theconnector 26 transmits to thenotebook computer 22 .

于本实施例中，系泊部位装置20设置两组无线传输装置24及29，但不以此为限。第一无线传输装置24与连接端口扩充电路25电性连接，用以将外接装置21所传送的信号传递至笔记型计算机22，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的信号或数据，由于，连接端口扩充电路25内部的I/O连接端口251(如图3所示)所需要的传输频宽非常高，因此需要使用宽频(UltraWideband，UWB)技术来进行无线传输，UWB技术适用于短距离的无线数据链路，可应用的频宽范围约10m且每个频道的数据传输率可高达480Mbps，故第一无线传输装置24需借助UWB传输接口241及UWB天线242来进行无线数据信号的传输。至于，第二无线传输装置29则是使用无线局域网络(WLAN)所规范的802.11系列标准来进行无线数据信号的传输，其由WLAN传输接口291及WLAN天线292所构成，主要用以将电视接收器(TVtuner)27所接送的电视信号传递至笔记型计算机22，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的控制信号。In this embodiment, themooring device 20 is provided with two sets ofwireless transmission devices 24 and 29, but it is not limited thereto. The firstwireless transmission device 24 is electrically connected with the connectionport expansion circuit 25, and is used for transmitting the signal transmitted by theexternal device 21 to thenotebook computer 22, or receiving the signal or data transmitted by thenotebook computer 22, because, The transmission bandwidth required by the I/O connection port 251 inside the connection port expansion circuit 25 (as shown in FIG. 3 ) is very high, so UltraWideband (UWB) technology needs to be used for wireless transmission. UWB technology is suitable for short-distance The wireless data link, the applicable frequency range is about 10m and the data transmission rate of each channel can be as high as 480Mbps, so the firstwireless transmission device 24 needs to use theUWB transmission interface 241 and theUWB antenna 242 to transmit wireless data signals . As for the secondwireless transmission device 29, it uses the 802.11 series standards specified by the wireless local area network (WLAN) to transmit wireless data signals. The TV signal received by theTVtuner 27 is transmitted to thenotebook computer 22, or the control signal transmitted by thenotebook computer 22 is received.

电视接收器27与电源供应器23及第二无线传输装置29的WLAN传输接口291电性连接，且借助通用串行总线接口(USB I/F)28与连接器26电性连接，电视接收器27接收电视信号，并经由USB接口28及连接器26或是第二无线传输装置29将所接收的电视信号传送至笔记型计算机22，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的控制信号。TheTV receiver 27 is electrically connected with theWLAN transmission interface 291 of thepower supply 23 and the secondwireless transmission device 29, and is electrically connected with theconnector 26 by means of a Universal Serial Bus interface (USB I/F) 28, and theTV receiver 27 receives the TV signal, and transmits the received TV signal to thenotebook computer 22 through theUSB interface 28 and theconnector 26 or the secondwireless transmission device 29 , or receives the control signal transmitted by thenotebook computer 22 .

另外，电视接收器27包含切换开关2711(如图4所示)，切换开关2711根据是否接收到连接器26所产生的感测信号的结果，来控制电视信号经由第二无线传输装置29或是连接器26传送至笔记型计算机22。In addition, theTV receiver 27 includes a switch 2711 (as shown in FIG. 4 ), and theswitch 2711 controls the TV signal to pass through the secondwireless transmission device 29 or Theconnector 26 transmits to thenotebook computer 22 .

综上所述，当连接端口扩充电路25的切换开关252(如图3所示)及电视接收器27的切换开关2711(如图4所示)接收到连接器26所输出的感测信号时，表示笔记型计算机22已经与系泊部位装置20插接在一起，因此连接端口扩充电路25的切换开关252将使得外接装置21与连接器26之间导通，使外接装置21所传送的信号经由连接器26及系泊部位连接器传送至笔记型计算机22，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的控制信号，而电视接收器27的切换开关2711将与USB接口28电性连接，用以将电视接收器27所接收的电视信号经由USB接口28及连接器26传送至笔记型计算机22，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的控制信号(如图2(a)所示)。To sum up, when the switching switch 252 (as shown in FIG. 3 ) of the connectionport expansion circuit 25 and the switching switch 2711 (as shown in FIG. 4 ) of theTV receiver 27 receive the sensing signal output by theconnector 26 , indicating that thenotebook computer 22 has been plugged together with themooring device 20, so the switch 252 of the connectionport expansion circuit 25 will make the connection between theexternal device 21 and theconnector 26, so that the signal transmitted by theexternal device 21 Transmit to thenotebook computer 22 through theconnector 26 and the mooring position connector, or receive the control signal transmitted by thenotebook computer 22, and theswitch 2711 of theTV receiver 27 will be electrically connected with theUSB interface 28, with The TV signal received by theTV receiver 27 is transmitted to thenotebook computer 22 through theUSB interface 28 and theconnector 26, or the control signal transmitted by thenotebook computer 22 is received (as shown in FIG. 2( a )).

反之，当连接端口扩充电路25的切换开关252(如图3所示)及电视接收器27的切换开关2711(如图4所示)并没有接收到连接器26所输出的感测信号时，表示笔记型计算机22将以无线传输的方式与系泊部位装置20进行通讯，因此连接端口扩充电路25的切换开关252将使得外接装置21与第一无线传输装置24的UWB传输接口241电性连接，使外接装置21所传送的信号经由第一无线传输装置24的UWB传输接口241及天线242传送至笔记型计算机22的天线222及UWB传输接口221，或是接收由笔记型计算机22的天线222及UWB传输接口221所传送的信号，而电视接收器27的切换开关2711将与第二无线传输装置29电性连接，用以将电视接收器27所接收的电视信号经由WLAN传输接口291及WLAN天线292传送至笔记型计算机22的天线224及WLAN传输接口223，或是接收由笔记型计算机22的天线224及WLAN传输接口223所传送的信号(如图2(b)所示)。Conversely, when the switching switch 252 (as shown in FIG. 3 ) of the connection port expansion circuit 25 and the switching switch 2711 (as shown in FIG. 4 ) of the television receiver 27 do not receive the sensing signal output by the connector 26 , Indicates that the notebook computer 22 will communicate with the mooring device 20 in a wireless transmission manner, so the switch 252 connected to the port expansion circuit 25 will make the external device 21 electrically connected to the UWB transmission interface 241 of the first wireless transmission device 24 , so that the signal transmitted by the external device 21 is transmitted to the antenna 222 and the UWB transmission interface 221 of the notebook computer 22 through the UWB transmission interface 241 and the antenna 242 of the first wireless transmission device 24, or is received by the antenna 222 of the notebook computer 22 and the signal transmitted by the UWB transmission interface 221, and the switch 2711 of the TV receiver 27 will be electrically connected with the second wireless transmission device 29, so as to transmit the TV signal received by the TV receiver 27 through the WLAN transmission interface 291 and the WLAN The antenna 292 transmits to the antenna 224 and the WLAN transmission interface 223 of the notebook computer 22, or receives signals transmitted by the antenna 224 and the WLAN transmission interface 223 of the notebook computer 22 (as shown in FIG. 2( b )).

请参阅图3，其为图2(a)及图2(b)所示的连接端口扩充电路的内部电路方框示意图。如图所示，连接端口扩充电路25包含数个输入输出连接端口(以下简称I/O连接端口)251、切换开关252、数个输入输出接口(以下简称I/O接口)253、处理器(processor)254以及存储单元255。Please refer to FIG. 3 , which is a schematic block diagram of the internal circuit of the connection port expansion circuit shown in FIG. 2( a ) and FIG. 2 ( b ). As shown in the figure, the connectionport expansion circuit 25 includes several input and output connection ports (hereinafter referred to as I/O connection ports) 251, a switch 252, several input and output interfaces (hereinafter referred to as I/O interfaces) 253, a processor ( processor) 254 and storage unit 255.

I/O连接端口251与切换开关252电性连接，其由数个不同规格的连接端口所构成，例如：PS/2，打印机连接端口(LPT)，RS-232，串行输入/输出(Serial Input/Output，SIO)及USB，可用以插接具各种不同接口规格的外接装置21，进而接收外接装置21所传送的信号。另外，I/O接口253具有与I/O连接端口251相对应的规格，例如：I/O连接端口251具有USB规格的连接端口时，I/O接口253则具有一USB接口。存储单元255用以储存处理器254运作所需的相关数据。The I/O connection port 251 is electrically connected with the switch 252, and it is composed of several connection ports of different specifications, such as: PS/2, printer connection port (LPT), RS-232, serial input/output (Serial Input/Output, SIO) and USB can be used to plug inexternal devices 21 with various interface specifications, and then receive signals transmitted by theexternal devices 21 . In addition, the I/O interface 253 has a specification corresponding to the I/O connection port 251 , for example, if the I/O connection port 251 has a USB specification connection port, the I/O interface 253 has a USB interface. The storage unit 255 is used for storing relevant data required for the operation of the processor 254 .

切换开关252与连接器26及I/O接口253电性连接，其根据是否接收到连接器26所输出的感测信号的结果，来控制系泊部位装置20以第一无线传输装置24或是连接器26来与笔记型计算机22进行通讯。The switch 252 is electrically connected with theconnector 26 and the I/O interface 253, and it controls themooring position device 20 to use the firstwireless transmission device 24 or Theconnector 26 is used to communicate with thenotebook computer 22 .

当切换开关252接收到连接器26所输出的感测信号时，表示笔记型计算机22已经以有线传输的方式与系泊部位装置20插接在一起，因此切换开关252将使得I/O连接端口251与连接器26之间导通，使外接装置21所传送的信号经由连接器26传送至笔记型计算机22，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的控制信号，且连接器26所输出的感测信号将控制处理器254停止运作。When the switch 252 receives the sensing signal output by theconnector 26, it means that thenotebook computer 22 has been plugged with themooring device 20 in a wired transmission mode, so the switch 252 will make the I/O connection port 251 and theconnector 26, so that the signal transmitted by theexternal device 21 is transmitted to thenotebook computer 22 through theconnector 26, or receives the control signal transmitted by thenotebook computer 22, and the output of theconnector 26 The sensing signal will control the processor 254 to stop operating.

反之，当切换开关252未接收到连接器26所输出的感测信号时，表示笔记型计算机22将以无线传输的方式与系泊部位装置20进行通讯，因此切换开关252将使得I/O连接端口251与I/O接口253之间导通，使外接装置21所传送的信号经由切换开关252后，再经由外接装置21插接的I/O连接端口251所对应的I/O接口253将外接装置21所输出的信号传送至处理器254，进行无线数据处理后，才能经由第一无线传输装置24的UWB传输接口241及天线242传送至笔记型计算机22，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的控制信号。On the contrary, when the switching switch 252 does not receive the sensing signal output by theconnector 26, it means that thenotebook computer 22 will communicate with themooring device 20 in a wireless transmission mode, so the switching switch 252 will make the I/O connection The port 251 is connected to the I/O interface 253, so that the signal transmitted by theexternal device 21 passes through the switch 252, and then passes through the I/O interface 253 corresponding to the I/O connection port 251 plugged into theexternal device 21. The signal output by theexternal device 21 is transmitted to the processor 254, and after wireless data processing, it can be transmitted to thenotebook computer 22 through theUWB transmission interface 241 and theantenna 242 of the firstwireless transmission device 24, or received by thenotebook computer 22. The transmitted control signal.

请参阅图4，其为图2(a)及图2(b)所示的电视接收器的内部电路方框示意图。如图所示，电视接收器27由中央处理器(CPU)271、存储单元272、模拟电视选台电路(Analog TV tuner)273、天线274、模拟数字转换器(ADC)275、音效/影音译码器(Audio/Video Decoder)276、MPEG编码器(MPEG 1/2/4 encoder)277、数字电视选台电路(Digital TV tuner)278以及天线279所组成，用以将天线274所接收的模拟电视信号或是天线279所接收的数字电视信号，借助USB接口28及连接器26或是第二无线传输装置29的WLAN传输接口291及天线292将所接收的电视信号传送至笔记型计算机22，让使用者可于笔记型计算机22收看电视节目，或是接收由笔记型计算机22所传送的控制信号。其中，存储单元272用以储存中央处理器271运作所需的相关数据。Please refer to FIG. 4 , which is a schematic block diagram of the internal circuit of the television receiver shown in FIG. 2( a ) and FIG. 2 ( b ). As shown in the figure, thetelevision receiver 27 is composed of a central processing unit (CPU) 271, astorage unit 272, an analog TV tuner (Analog TV tuner) 273, anantenna 274, an analog-to-digital converter (ADC) 275, and an audio/video translation Decoder (Audio/Video Decoder) 276, MPEG encoder (MPEG 1/2/4 encoder) 277, digital TV channel selection circuit (Digital TV tuner) 278 andantenna 279 are used to convert the analog received byantenna 274 The TV signal or the digital TV signal received by theantenna 279 transmits the received TV signal to thenotebook computer 22 by means of theUSB interface 28 and theconnector 26 or theWLAN transmission interface 291 and theantenna 292 of the secondwireless transmission device 29, The user can watch TV programs on thenotebook computer 22 or receive control signals sent by thenotebook computer 22 . Wherein, thestorage unit 272 is used for storing related data required by theCPU 271 to operate.

于一些实施例中，中央处理器271内部包含切换开关2711，切换开关2711根据是否接收到连接器26所产生的感测信号的结果，来控制电视信号经由第二无线传输装置29或是连接器26传送至笔记型计算机22。In some embodiments, thecentral processing unit 271 includes aswitch 2711, and theswitch 2711 controls the TV signal to pass through the secondwireless transmission device 29 or the connector according to whether the sensing signal generated by theconnector 26 is received or not. 26 sent to thenotebook computer 22.

模拟电视选台电路273与中央处理器271、天线274以及数字模拟转换器275电性连接，用以接收中央处理器271所传送的控制信号，并因应该控制信号的触发来控制天线274接收的频率，并将天线274所接收的模拟电视信号传送至模拟数字转换器275，以将模拟电视信号转换成数字电视信号。而音效/影音译码器276则是对数字电视信号进行译码处理，用以将数字电视信号转换成音效/影音信号，由于目前WLAN的有效传输频宽低于20Mbps。而这种频宽并无法因应传输影音数据的需求，为了解决这个问题，电视接收器27必须利用MPEG编码器277将音效/影音译码器276输出的音效/影音信号压缩成MPEG格式的文件，例如：MPEG2压缩文件或是MPEG4压缩文件。另外，由于天线279所接收的电视信号为数字格式，因此所接收的数字电视信号经由数字电视选台电路278处理后，即可直接传送至中央处理器271。The analog TVchannel selection circuit 273 is electrically connected with thecentral processing unit 271, theantenna 274 and the digital-to-analog converter 275, and is used to receive the control signal transmitted by thecentral processing unit 271, and control theantenna 274 to receive the signal in response to the triggering of the control signal. frequency, and transmit the analog TV signal received by theantenna 274 to the analog-to-digital converter 275 to convert the analog TV signal into a digital TV signal. The audio/video decoder 276 decodes the digital TV signal to convert the digital TV signal into an audio/video signal. Currently, the effective transmission bandwidth of the WLAN is lower than 20 Mbps. And this kind of bandwidth can't meet the needs of transmitting video and audio data. In order to solve this problem, theTV receiver 27 must utilize theMPEG encoder 277 to compress the audio/video signal output by the audio/video decoder 276 into an MPEG format file. For example: MPEG2 compressed files or MPEG4 compressed files. In addition, since the TV signal received by theantenna 279 is in digital format, the received digital TV signal can be directly sent to theCPU 271 after being processed by the digital TVchannel selection circuit 278 .

当笔记型计算机22与系泊部位装置20的连接器26插接在一起时，电视接收器27将经由高速USB2.0接口28及连接器26将MPEG编码器277或是数字电视选台电路278所输出的影像原始数据(picture raw data)传送至笔记型计算机22。When thenotebook computer 22 is plugged together with theconnector 26 of themooring device 20, theTV receiver 27 will connect theMPEG encoder 277 or the digital TVchannel selection circuit 278 via the high-speed USB2.0interface 28 and theconnector 26. The output image raw data (picture raw data) is sent to thenotebook computer 22 .

当笔记型计算机22并没有与系泊部位装置20的连接器26插接在一起时，电视接收器27需经由IEEE所定义的802.11a/g标准的WLAN传输接口291及WLAN天线292将MPEG编码器277或是数字电视选台电路278所输出的影像及音效流数据(picture and audio streaming data)传送至笔记型计算机22，另外，笔记型计算机22也可以无线传输的方式传送控制指令至电视接收器27的中央处理器271，且该控制方法可使用通用随插即用服务(universal Plug and Play，uPnP)的方式进行。When thenotebook computer 22 is not plugged together with theconnector 26 of themooring device 20, theTV receiver 27 needs to encode MPEG via theWLAN transmission interface 291 and theWLAN antenna 292 of the 802.11a/g standard defined by IEEE. The image and audio streaming data (picture and audio streaming data) output by thedevice 277 or the digital TVchannel selection circuit 278 are sent to thenotebook computer 22. In addition, thenotebook computer 22 can also transmit control commands to the TV receiver in a wireless transmission mode. Thecentral processing unit 271 of thedevice 27, and the control method can be performed by using a universal Plug and Play (uPnP) service.

综上所述，本发明的具有无线传输及有线传输功能的系泊部位装置借助无线传输接口及连接器供使用者依照情况自行选择笔记型计算机与系泊部位装置之间的传输模式，使笔记型计算机可随时使用与系泊部位装置连接的各种外接外围装置，可增加使用笔记型计算机的便利性。另外，借助于系泊部位装置内部设置电视接收器，可让使用者于笔记型计算机直接收看电视节目，且同样可以无线传输或是有线传输的方式接收电视信号。In summary, the mooring device with wireless transmission and wired transmission functions of the present invention allows users to choose the transmission mode between the notebook computer and the mooring device according to the situation by means of a wireless transmission interface and a connector, so that the notebook The notebook computer can use various external peripheral devices connected to the mooring device at any time, which can increase the convenience of using the notebook computer. In addition, with the help of a TV receiver installed inside the mooring device, the user can directly watch TV programs on the notebook computer, and can also receive TV signals in the form of wireless transmission or wired transmission.

体现本发明特征与优点的一些典型实施例将在上段的说明中详细叙述。应理解的是本发明能够在不同的态样上具有各种的变化，其皆不脱离本发明的保护范围，且其中的说明及附图在本质上当作说明之用，而非用以限制本发明。本发明可由本领域技术人员任施匠思而作一些修饰，然而皆不脱离本发明的保护范围。Some typical embodiments embodying the features and advantages of the present invention will be described in detail in the description of the preceding paragraph. It should be understood that the present invention can have various changes in different aspects, all of which do not depart from the protection scope of the present invention, and the description and drawings therein are used as illustrations in essence, not to limit the present invention. invention. The present invention can be modified by those skilled in the art, without departing from the protection scope of the present invention.

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1, a kind of docking station device, it is applicable to a portable apparatus, and is electrically connected with at least one external device, this docking station device comprises:

One power supply unit;

One radio transmitting device;

A connector, its mode and this portable apparatus with wire transmission carries out communication, and when this connector is connected with this portable apparatus, produces a sensing signal; And

One extension circuit, it reaches and is electrically connected with this external device with this power supply unit, this connector, this radio transmitting device, and have one and switch switch, this diverter switch is according to the result who whether receives this sensing signal, controls with this radio transmitting device or this connector and this portable apparatus and carries out communication.

2, docking station device according to claim 1, wherein this portable apparatus is a mobile computer, and this external device is a keyboard, a mouse, a LCD, a printer, a hard drives or a universal serial bus device.

3, docking station device according to claim 1, wherein this radio transmitting device comprises a wireless transmission interface and an antenna, and this wireless transmission interface is one to surpass a wideband coffret or a WLAN coffret.

4, docking station device according to claim 1, wherein this extension circuit is a connectivity port extension circuit, this connectivity port extension circuit also comprises several input and output connectivity ports, several input/output interfaces, one processor and a memory cell, these input and output connectivity ports are electrically connected and use for this external device of pegging graft with this diverter switch, these input/output interfaces be electrically connected with this diverter switch and in order to data passes that these input and output connectivity ports are transmitted to this processor, this processor is electrically connected with this memory cell, be sent to this portable apparatus in order to the data that these input/output interfaces transmitted are handled the back by this radio transmitting device, this memory cell is in order to store the required related data of this processor running.

5, docking station device according to claim 1, wherein this docking station device also comprises a television receiver, and it receives a TV signal, and this TV signal is sent to this portable apparatus via this connector or this radio transmitting device.

6, docking station device according to claim 5, wherein this television receiver comprises a switching switch, this diverter switch is controlled this TV signal and is sent to this portable apparatus via this radio transmitting device or this connector according to the result who whether receives this sensing signal that this connector produces.

7, docking station device according to claim 5, wherein this television receiver is electrically connected with this power supply unit, and is electrically connected with this connector by a USB (universal serial bus).

8, a kind of docking station device, it is applicable to a portable apparatus, and is electrically connected with at least one external device, this docking station device comprises:

One power supply unit;

One extension circuit, it is electrically connected with this power supply unit and this external device, in order to receive the data-signal that data-signal and/or this portable apparatus transmitted that this external device transmits;

One television receiver, it is electrically connected with this power supply unit, in order to receive a TV signal; And

One radio transmitting device, it is electrically connected with this extension circuit and this television receiver, in order to data-signal and this TV signal that this external device transmitted are sent to this portable apparatus and/or this data-signal that this portable apparatus transmitted is sent to this extension circuit.

9, docking station device according to claim 8, wherein this radio transmitting device comprises a wireless transmission interface and an antenna, and this wireless transmission interface is one to surpass a wideband coffret or a WLAN coffret.

10, docking station device according to claim 8, wherein this extension circuit is a connectivity port extension circuit, this connectivity port extension circuit more comprises several input and output connectivity ports, several input/output interfaces, one processor and a memory cell, these input and output connectivity ports and one are switched switch and are electrically connected and use for this external device of pegging graft, these input/output interfaces be electrically connected with this diverter switch and in order to data passes that these input and output connectivity ports are transmitted to this processor, this processor is electrically connected with this memory cell, be sent to this portable apparatus in order to the data that these input/output interfaces transmitted are handled the back by this radio transmitting device, this memory cell is in order to store the required related data of this processor running.

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