Wearable device and wearable device charging method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10680456-B2
Application number	US-201515753367-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 24, 2015
Priority date	Aug 24, 2015
Publication date	Jun 9, 2020
Grant date	Jun 9, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a wearable device and a wearable device charging method. The device includes a connector, a charging module, and a battery. The connector includes a first input end, a second input end, a first output end, and a second output end. The first input end is configured to receive a current signal, and the second input end is configured to receive a voltage signal. The first output end is connected to the charging module, and the charging module and the second output end are connected to the battery. The connector determines, according to the voltage signal of the second input end, whether the current signal is to be transmitted by the first output end or to be transmitted by the second output end to cause the wearable device to charge the battery according to the current signal directly or by the charging module.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A wearable device, wherein the wearable device comprises a connector, a charging module, and a battery, wherein
the connector comprises a first input end, a second input end, a first output end, and a second output end; wherein the first input end is configured to receive a current signal, and the second input end is configured to receive a voltage signal; the first output end is connected to the charging module, and the charging module and the second output end are connected to the battery; and the current signal and the voltage signal are provided by an external charging device; and
the connector determines, according to the voltage signal of the second input end, whether the current signal is to be transmitted by the first output end or to be transmitted by the second output end to cause the wearable device to charge the battery according to the current signal directly or by the charging module.

2. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the external charging device providing a low-level voltage signal, the voltage signal of the second input end is pulled down; and the connector determines that the current signal is to be transmitted by the first output end to cause the battery to be charged by the charging module.

3. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the external charging device providing no voltage signal, and the current signal received by the first input end being not 0, the voltage signal of the second input end is pulled down; and the connector determines that the current signal is to be transmitted by the first output end to cause the battery to be charged by the charging module.

4. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the external charging device providing no voltage signal, and the current signal received by the first input end being 0, the battery is not to be charged.

5. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein in response to the external charging device providing a high-level voltage signal, the voltage signal of the second input end is pulled up; and the connector determines that the current signal is to be transmitted by the second output end, wherein the battery is directly charged.

6. The wearable device according to claim 1 , wherein the connector further comprises:
a first switch, wherein the first switch is connected to the first input end and the first output end;
a second switch, wherein the second switch is connected to the first input end and the second output end;
a first circuit, connected to the second input end and configured to pull down the voltage signal of the second input end; and
a NOT gate circuit configured to control closing or opening of the first switch, wherein an input end of the NOT gate circuit is connected to the second input end; wherein
an enable end of the first switch is connected to an output end of the NOT gate circuit, and an enable end of the second switch is connected to the second input end.

7. A wearable device charging method, wherein the wearable device comprises a connector, a charging module, and a battery, the charging method comprising:
receiving, by a first input end of the connector, a current signal;
determining, by the connector according to a voltage signal of a second input end of the connector, whether the current signal received by the first input end is to be transmitted to the charging module by a first output end of the connector or to be transmitted to the battery by a second output end of the connector, wherein the current signal and the voltage signal are provided by an external charging device; and
causing the wearable device to charge the battery according to the current signal directly or by the charging module.

8. The charging method according to claim 7 , wherein in response to the charging device providing a low-level voltage signal, the voltage signal of the second input end is pulled down; and
the determining, by the connector according to a voltage signal of a second input end of the connector, whether the current signal received by the first input end is to be transmitted to a charging module by a first output end of the connector or to be transmitted to the battery by a second output end of the connector comprises:
determining, by the connector according to the voltage signal of the second input end, that the current signal received by the first input end is to be transmitted to the charging module by the first output end to cause the wearable device to charge the battery according to the current signal by the charging module.

9. The charging method according to claim 7 , wherein when the charging device provides no voltage signal, and the current signal received by the first input end is not 0, the voltage signal of the second input end is pulled down; and
the determining, by the connector according to a voltage signal of a second input end of the connector, whether the current signal received by the first input end is to be transmitted to a charging module by a first output end of the connector or to be transmitted to the battery by a second output end of the connector comprises:
determining, by the connector according to the voltage signal of the second input end, that the current signal received by the first input end is to be transmitted to the charging module by the first output end that to cause the wearable device to charge the battery according to the current signal by the charging module.

10. The charging method according to claim 7 , wherein in response to the charging device providing no voltage signal, and the current signal received by the first input end is 0, the battery is not to be charged.

11. The charging method according to claim 7 , wherein in response to the charging device providing a high-level voltage signal, the voltage signal of the second input end is pulled up; and
the determining, by the connector according to a voltage signal of a second input end of the connector, whether the current signal received by the first input end is to be transmitted to a charging module by a first output end of the connector or to be transmitted to battery by a second output end of the connector comprises:
determining, by the connector according to the voltage signal of the second input end, that the current signal received by the first input end is to be transmitted to the battery by the second output end to cause the wearable device to charge the battery directly according to the current signal.

12. The wearable device according to claim 2 , wherein the connector further comprises:
a first switch, wherein the first switch is connected to the first input end and the first output end;
a second switch, wherein the second switch is connected to the first input end and the second output end;
a first circuit, connected to the second input end and configured to pull down the voltage signal of the second input end; and
a NOT gate circuit configured to control closing or opening of the first switch, wherein an input end of the NOT gate circuit is connected to the second input end; wherein
an enable end of the first switch is connected to an output end of the NOT gate circuit, and an enable end of the second switch is connected to the second input end.

13. The wearable device according to claim 5 , wherein the connector further comprises:
a first switch, wherein the first switch is connected to the first input end and the first output end;
a second switch, wherein the second switch is connected to the first input end and the second output end;
a first circuit, connected to the second input end and configured to pull down the volta

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Peng Rongan
• Qin Muyun
• Qi Shaomin
• Wang Ruimin

Classifications

• H01M10/44 Primary

  Methods for charging or discharging (circuits for charging H02J7/00) · CPC title

• H02J2207/40

  adapted for charging from various sources, e.g. AC, DC or multivoltage · CPC title

• H02J7/008 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H02J7/00

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

• H02J7/0003

  Electricity · mapped topic