Electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10670668-B2
Application number	US-201816110656-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 23, 2018
Priority date	Jan 28, 2014
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure provides an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a USB interface, including a first power wire and a signal wire, in which the USB interface is configured to receive a power signal via the signal wire, when the USB interface is coupled to a second electronic device, the first power wire is configured to output the power signal received to the second electronic device, and the signal wire is configured to acquire a voltage of a power wire of the second electronic device; a controller, configured to acquire the voltage of the first power wire and a voltage of the signal wire in the USB interface through a coupling between the USB interface and the second electronic device, to determine whether the interface coupling is abnormal according to the voltage difference.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a USB interface, comprising a first power wire and a signal wire, wherein the USB interface is configured to receive a power signal via the signal wire, when the USB interface is coupled to a second electronic device, the first power wire is configured to output the power signal received to the second electronic device, and the signal wire is configured to acquire a voltage of another power wire of the second electronic device; and
a controller, comprising a first voltage sampling end coupled to a power end of the first power wire in the USB interface, and a second voltage sampling end coupled to a signal end of the signal wire in the USB interface; and configured to acquire a power-wire voltage of the first power wire and a signal-wire voltage of the signal wire in the USB interface through a coupling between the USB interface and the second electronic device, to calculate a voltage difference between the power-wire voltage of the first power wire and the signal-wire voltage of the signal wire in the USB interface, and to determine whether coupling between the USB interface and the second electronic device is abnormal according to the voltage difference.

2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein,
the controller is further configured to send a detection stop instruction if the voltage difference between the power-wire voltage of the first power wire and the signal-wire voltage of the signal wire is greater than a preset voltage threshold, so as to control the power signal to stop being output to the first power wire in the USB interface.

3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an alarm circuit, comprising a controlled end coupled to a control end of the controller; and configured to receive a prompt instruction sent by the controller and to issue an alarm, if the voltage difference between the power-wire voltage of the first power wire and the signal-wire voltage of the signal wire is greater than the preset voltage threshold.

4. The electronic device according to claim 2 , wherein,
the controller is further configured to send a detection instruction after a preset time period has passed since the detection stop instruction is sent, such that the power signal is output to the first power wire.

5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein,
the controller is further configured to determine whether the coupling between the USB interface and the second electronic device is abnormal before a charging is performed.

6. The electronic device according to claim 5 , wherein,
the controller is further configured to continue to determine whether the coupling between the USB interface and the second electronic device is abnormal during the charging.

7. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein,
the USB interface comprises P first power wires, where P is greater than or equal to 2; and
the USB interface further comprises Q first ground wires, where Q is greater than or equal to 2.

8. The electronic device according to claim 7 , wherein P is identical to Q.

9. The electronic device according to claim 7 ,
in response to the electronic device being a mobile terminal, the second electronic device is a charging adapter corresponding to the mobile terminal;
in response to the electronic device being the charging adapter, the second electronic device is the mobile terminal corresponding to the charging adapter.

10. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
in response to the charging adapter being a common charging adapter, the common charging adapter comprising one second power wire and one second ground wire, wherein one charging loop is formed by the second power wire and the second ground wire when a mobile terminal is coupled to the common charging adapter.

11. The electronic device according to claim 9 ,
in response to the charging adapter being a quick charging adapter, the quick charging adapter comprising M second power wires and N second ground wires, wherein at least two charging loops are formed by P first power wires and Q first ground wires of a mobile terminal and the M second power wires and the N second ground wires, the second power wire and the ground wire when the mobile terminal is coupled to the quick charging adapter, where P is greater than or equal to 2, Q is greater than or equal to 2, M is greater than or equal to 2, and N is greater than or equal to 2.

12. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein P, M, Q and N are identical to each other.

Assignees

• Guangdong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Jialiang
• Wu Kewei
• Wu Jie
• Yuan Xingwei
• Shuai Feiwu

Classifications

• G01R31/68 Primary

  Testing of releasable connections, e.g. of terminals mounted on a printed circuit board · CPC title

• G06F11/2247

  Verification or detection of system hardware configuration · CPC title

• H02J7/00

  Circuit arrangements for charging or discharging batteries or for supplying loads from batteries · CPC title

• H04M1/72527

  Electricity · mapped topic

• G01R31/66

  Testing of connections, e.g. of plugs or non-disconnectable joints (testing for incorrect line connections G01R31/55) · CPC title