Electronic device that can detect and report tampering

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10699540-B2
Application number	US-201916516239-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2019
Priority date	Oct 11, 2018
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

An electronic device that can detect and report tampering, comprising: a case, comprising an installation surface, wherein the electronic device is for being installed to an installation position via the installation surface; a battery, located inside the case, configured to provide battery power; a temporary power storage circuit, located in the case; a power off switch, located on the case and coupled between the battery and the temporary power storage circuit, configured to operate in a conductive state while the electronic device is installed at the installation position, and configured to automatically operate in a power off state after the electronic device being removed from the installation position; and a wireless communication circuit, located in the case and coupled to the power off switch and the temporary power storage circuit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device that can detect and report tampering, comprising:
a case, comprising an installation surface, wherein the electronic device is for being installed to an installation position via the installation surface;
a battery, located inside the case, configured to provide battery power;
a temporary power storage circuit, located in the case;
a power off switch, located on the case and coupled between the battery and the temporary power storage circuit, configured to operate in a conductive state while the electronic device is installed at the installation position, and configured to automatically operate in a power off state after the electronic device being removed from the installation position; and
a wireless communication circuit, located in the case and coupled to the power off switch and the temporary power storage circuit.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the power off switch receives a continuous external force and operates in the conductive state to provide the battery power to the temporary power storage circuit and the wireless communication circuit, when the electronic device is installed at the installation position;
wherein the power off switch does not receive the continuous external force and automatically operate in the power off state when the electronic device is not installed at the installation position.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the continuous external force which the power off switch receives when the electronic device is installed at the installation position is a push force which the installation position provides to the power off switch, where the power off switch protrudes from the installation surface.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the power off switch is a tact switch.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the temporary power storage circuit receives the battery power from the battery and temporarily stores the battery power as auxiliary power, when the power off switch operates in the conductive state;
wherein the wireless communication circuit could not receive the battery power from the battery but receives the auxiliary power from the temporary power storage circuit and uses the auxiliary power to send a message, when the power off switch operates in the power off state.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a transducer, coupled to the power off switch, configured to transform first type energy to second type energy, wherein the transducer receives the battery power to operate when the power off switch operates in the conductive state, and stops operating when the power off switch operate in the power off state.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the electronic device is a security device and the message is a warning message.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 ,
wherein the temporary power storage circuit receives the battery power from the battery and temporarily stores the battery power as auxiliary power, when the power off switch operates in the conductive state;
wherein the temporary power storage circuit outputs the auxiliary power to the wireless communication circuit but does not output to the transducer, when the power off switch operates in the power off state.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the installation surface is a back surface or a bottom surface of the electronic device.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the temporary power storage circuit comprises a capacitor to temporarily store the battery power, and the battery power stored in the capacitor is enough for the wireless communication circuit to output a wireless message to inform that an installation state change.

Assignees

• Sercomm Corp

Inventors

• Chiang Meng-Chien
• Wang Wen-Chin

Classifications

• H02J2207/10

  Control circuit supply, e.g. means for supplying power to the control circuit · CPC title

• H02J7/34

  Parallel operation in networks using both storage and other DC sources, e.g. providing buffering (H02J7/14 takes precedence) · CPC title

• H05K5/0208 Primary

  Interlock mechanisms; Means for avoiding unauthorised use or function, e.g. tamperproof · CPC title

• H02J9/061

  for DC powered loads · CPC title

• H05K5/0217

  Mechanical details of casings (covers, lids, hoods or members for covering apertures H05K5/03) · CPC title