Bar screen control circuitry, bar screen display system and method for controlling a bar screen

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11127328-B2
Application number	US-201916968998-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2019
Priority date	Jan 11, 2019
Publication date	Sep 21, 2021
Grant date	Sep 21, 2021

Abstract

The embodiments of the present disclosure provides a bar screen control circuitry, a bar screen display system and the method for controlling the bar screen. The bar screen control circuitry comprises a power supply control circuitry and a processor electrically connected with each other; the power control circuitry is configured to: determine whether a current time reaches a preset starting time, and control a bar screen external to the bar screen control circuitry to enter a first working state when the current time reaches the preset starting time; obtain a closing control signal sent by the processor in response to a preset closing time, and control the bar screen to enter a closed state according to the closing control signal; and the processor is configured to: determine whether the current time reaches the closing time, and send the closing control signal to the power supply control circuitry when the current time reaches the closing time.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A bar screen control circuitry comprising a power supply control circuitry and a processor electrically connected with each other;
the power control circuitry is configured to:
determine whether a current time reaches a preset starting time, and control a bar screen external to the bar screen control circuitry to enter a first working state when the current time reaches the preset starting time;
obtain a closing control signal sent by the processor in response to a preset closing time, and control the bar screen to enter a closed state according to the closing control signal; and

the processor is configured to:
determine whether the current time reaches the closing time, and send the closing control signal to the power supply control circuitry when the current time reaches the closing time;

wherein:
the power control circuitry comprises a real-time clock chip, a switch circuitry, a first power supply module and a second power supply module;
the real-time clock chip, the switch circuitry and the first power supply module are electrically connected in sequence;
the real-time clock chip is electrically connected with the second power supply module and the processor respectively;
the first power supply module is electrically connected with the bar screen and the processor;
the real-time clock chip is configured to:
detect whether the current time reaches the preset starting time, and control the first power supply module through the switch circuitry to supply power to the bar screen and the bar screen control circuitry when the current time reaches the preset starting time so that the bar screen enters the first working state; and
when the current time reaches the closing time, obtain a power-down signal sent by the processor in response to the closing time, and control the first power supply module through the switch circuitry to stop supplying power to the bar screen and the bar screen control circuitry according to the power-down signal so that the bar screen enters the closed state;

the processor is specifically configured to: detect whether the current time reaches the closing time, and send the power-down signal to the real-time clock chip when the current time reaches the closing time;
the switch circuitry comprises a first resistor, a second resistor, a first switch unit and a second switch unit.

2. The bar screen control circuitry of claim 1 , further comprising a detection device electrically connected to the processor;
the detection device is configured to: detect whether there is a person in a corresponding area when the bar screen is in the first working state; when it is detected that there is a person in the corresponding area, feed back a detection result to the processor; and
the processor is further configured to: control the bar screen to enter a second working state according to the detection result; when the bar screen is in the second working state, determine whether the detection device does not detect that there is a person in the corresponding area within a preset time range, and if the detection device does not detect that there is a person in the corresponding area within the time range, control the bar screen to enter the first working state; and
a power consumption of the bar screen in the second working state is greater than the power consumption of the bar screen in the first working state.

3. The bar screen control circuitry of claim 2 , wherein the processor is communicatively connected to a server external to the bar screen control circuitry;
the processor is further configured to: send an identification information of the bar screen to the server according to the detection result; and obtain a work control signal sent by the server in response to the identification information, and control the bar screen to enter the second working state according to the work control signal.

4. The bar screen control circuitry of claim 1 , wherein an alarm interruption output end of the real-time clock chip is electrically connected with a control end of the first switch unit through the first resistor; a first end of the first switch unit is electrically connected with the second power supply module, and a second end of the first switch unit is grounded through the second resistor and is electrically connected with a control end of the second switch unit; a first end of the second switch unit is electrically connected with the first power supply module, and a second end of the second switch unit is grounded; the real-time clock chip is configured to: output a first power supply control signal at the starting time through the alarm interruption output end to enable the first switch unit and the second switch unit to be conducting, so that the first power supply module supplies power to the bar screen and the bar screen control circuitry; and output a second power supply control signal at the closing time to enable the first switch unit and the second switch unit to be cut off, so that the first power supply module stops supplying power to the bar screen and the bar screen control circuitry.

5. The bar screen control circuitry of claim 4 , wherein the first power supply module includes a DC power supply unit and a DC voltage converter;
a first end of the DC voltage converter is electrically connected to a positive electrode of the DC power supply unit and the bar screen, a second end of the DC voltage converter is electrically connected with the second end of the second switch unit, and a third end of the DC voltage converter is electrically connected to a positive power supply pin of the real-time clock chip and the processor; a negative electrode of the DC power supply unit is grounded;
the DC power supply unit is configured to input a first power supply voltage to the DC voltage converter, and the DC voltage converter is configured to convert the first power supply voltage into a second power supply voltage and outputting the second power supply voltage.

6. The bar screen control circuitry of claim 1 , wherein the second power module comprises a battery; and a positive electrode of the battery is electrically connected with an input end of a standby battery of the real-time clock chip, and a negative electrode of the battery is grounded.

7. A bar screen display system comprising:
a bar screen and bar screen control circuitry electrically connected to the bar screen;
the bar screen control circuitry comprising a power supply control circuitry and a processor electrically connected with each other;
the power control circuitry is configured to:
determine whether a current time reaches a preset starting time, and control the bar screen to enter a first working state when the current time reaches the preset starring time; and
obtain, a closing control signal sent by the processor in response to a preset dosing time, and control the bar screen to enter a closed state according to the closing control signal; and

the processor is configured to:
determine whether the current lime reaches the closing time, and send the closing control signal to the power supply control circuitry when the current time readies the closing time;

wherein:
the power control circuitry comprises a real-time clock chip, a switch circuitry, a first power supply module and a second power supply module;
the real-time clock chip, the switch circuitry and the first power supply module are electrically connected in sequence;
the real-time clock chip is electrically connected with the second power supply module and the processor respectively;
the first power supply module is electrically connected with the bar screen and the processor;
the real-time clock chip is configured to:
detect whether the current time reaches the preset starting ti

Assignees

• Boe Technology Group Co Ltd

Inventors

• Rao Hui
• Hu Kejun
• Zhang Zhiguo
• Wang Xiaohong
• Li Xin
• Wang Shu
• Yang Xinxin

Classifications

• G09G5/10 Primary

  Intensity circuits · CPC title

• G09G3/20 Primary

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title

• G09G2330/022

  in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time · CPC title

• G09G2320/0626

  for control of overall brightness · CPC title

• G06F3/1423 Primary

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title