Battery, electronic equipment and battery detection processing method

Abstract

The invention provides a battery, electronic equipment and a battery detection processing method. The battery comprises a signal transceiving element which is used for receiving a preset signal generated by the electronic equipment and sending the preset signal back to the electronic equipment; the preset signal is a signal used for a startup program of the electronic equipment. The electronic equipment comprises a detection part used for sending a preset signal to a battery; when the electronic equipment receives the preset signal sent back by the battery, the electronic equipment can complete the startup program, and the detection part judges that the battery is an original battery. The method comprises the steps that the electronic equipment sends a preset signal to a to-be-detected battery; judging whether a preset signal forwarded by the to-be-detected battery can be received or not; and if the preset signal is received, the to-be-detected battery is judged to be an original battery, and the electronic equipment uses the preset signal to complete the startup program. According to the method, the original battery can be detected without complex processes such as identifying / decoding the preset signal, so that the refitting difficulty and the refitting cost of the battery and the electronic equipment are reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of power supply, and in particular to a battery, an electronic device and a battery detection and processing method. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of mobile terminals, especially the explosive growth of electronic devices such as mobile phones and tablet computers, the safety issues of electronic devices have gradually been put on the agenda while these electronic devices fully meet the needs of users in terms of functions. For example, the battery protection issue has become increasingly important.

[0003] Take mobile phones as an example. Many manufacturers will make and sell some imitation batteries. Compared with original batteries, the biggest advantage of these imitation batteries is that they are cheaper. In order to save money, many users usually buy an imitation battery as a spare battery, or buy an imitation battery when the original battery is damaged.

[0004] In order to save costs, most manufacturers of imitation batteries produce imitation batteries of much lower quality than original batteries. Some manufacturers will even produce some inferior imitation batteries to pass off inferior products as genuine ones and deceive consumers. Users cannot tell the quality of batteries just by looking at the appearance of the battery. If the above electronic devices use poor quality non-original batteries or illegally modified original batteries, it is very likely to damage the motherboard of the electronic device and even cause safety accidents such as explosion of the electronic device, endangering personal safety.

[0005] Therefore, it is necessary to identify non-original batteries or illegally modified original batteries used in electronic devices, so as to avoid safety accidents caused by the use of non-original batteries or illegally modified original batteries in electronic devices. Summary of the invention

[0006] The main technical problem solved by the present invention is how to reduce the technical difficulty and cost of detecting original batteries. The present invention provides a battery, an electronic device and a battery detection and processing method.

[0007] According to the first aspect, an embodiment provides a battery, wherein the battery includes a rechargeable power source, wherein the rechargeable power source is used to power an electronic device, and the battery also includes: a signal transceiver element, which is used to receive a preset signal generated by the electronic device and send the preset signal back to the electronic device; wherein the preset signal refers to a signal for a startup program of the electronic device.

[0008] In one embodiment, the preset signal is a power-on signal, a clock signal, or a reset signal.

[0009] In one embodiment, the signal transceiver element includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other; wherein the electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, and a preset signal generated by the electronic device is sent from the third pin to the first pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the electronic device through the fourth pin.

[0010] According to the second aspect, an embodiment provides an electronic device that can be powered by a battery, comprising: a detection unit, used to send a preset signal to the battery; wherein the preset signal refers to a signal used for a startup procedure of the electronic device; wherein the electronic device can complete the startup procedure if and only if it can receive the preset signal sent back by the battery, and the detection unit determines that the battery is an original battery.

[0011] In one embodiment, the detection unit is a power management integrated circuit, and the preset signal is a power-on signal or a clock signal provided to the power management integrated circuit; wherein the electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, the battery includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other, the detection unit sends the preset signal to the first pin through the third pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the detection unit through the fourth pin.

[0012] In one embodiment, the detection unit is a central processing unit, and the preset signal is a clock signal provided to the central processing unit or a reset signal provided to the central processing unit; wherein the electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, the battery includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other, the detection unit sends the preset signal to the first pin through the third pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the detection unit through the fourth pin.

[0013] According to the third aspect, an embodiment provides a battery detection processing method, including:

[0014] Connecting the battery to be tested to an electronic device, and the electronic device sends a preset signal to the battery to be tested; wherein the preset signal refers to a signal used for the startup program of the electronic device;

[0015] The electronic device determines whether it can receive a preset signal forwarded by the battery to be detected; if the preset signal is received, it is determined that the battery to be detected is an original battery, and the electronic device uses the preset signal to complete the startup procedure; otherwise, it is determined that the battery to be detected is a non-original battery, and the battery to be detected is stopped from supplying power to the electronic device or the startup procedure is terminated.

[0016] In one embodiment, the preset signal is a power-on signal.

[0017] In one embodiment, the preset signal is a clock signal or a reset signal.

[0018] According to a fourth aspect, an embodiment provides a computer-readable storage medium, comprising a program, wherein the program can be executed by a processor to implement a method as described in any embodiment herein.

[0019] The beneficial effects of this application are:

[0020] 1) The battery of the present application includes a signal transceiver element for receiving a preset signal generated by the electronic device and sending the preset signal back to the electronic device; the preset signal refers to a signal used for the startup program of the electronic device; since the preset signal is a signal used by the electronic device for the startup program, it is not necessary to set a module or element for generating the preset signal on the battery to facilitate the electronic device to detect whether the battery is an original battery, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modifying the existing battery;

[0021] 2) The electronic device of the present application includes: a detection unit, which is used to send a preset signal to the battery; if and only if the electronic device can receive the preset signal sent back by the battery, the electronic device can complete the boot procedure, and the detection unit determines that the battery is an original battery; since the preset signal is an existing signal of the electronic device, if the detection unit receives the preset signal and can complete the boot procedure, it means that the battery connected to the electronic device is an original battery; in addition, the detection unit of the present application does not need to perform complex detection processes such as identification / decoding of the preset signal, thereby avoiding the method in which the existing electronic device identifies the customized signal generated by the battery and sent to the electronic device through a complex decoding process, and thus does not need to improve the control logic of the existing electronic device, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modifying the existing electronic device;

[0022] 3) The method of the present application includes: connecting the battery to be detected to an electronic device, and the electronic device sends a preset signal to the battery to be detected; the electronic device determines whether it can receive the preset signal forwarded by the battery to be detected; if the preset signal is received, it is determined that the battery to be detected is an original battery, and the electronic device uses the preset signal to complete the startup procedure; because the preset signal is a signal used for the startup procedure of the electronic device, that is, an existing signal of the electronic device, the battery detection processing method does not require complex detection processes such as identification / decoding of the preset signal, thereby avoiding the existing electronic device identifying the customized signal generated by the battery and sent to the electronic device through a complex decoding process, and thus the battery detection processing method does not need to improve the control logic of the existing electronic device, and also reduces the difficulty and cost of modifying the existing batteries and electronic devices. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0023] Figure 1A schematic diagram of a battery module according to an embodiment;

[0024] Figure 2 A schematic diagram of a module of an electronic device according to an embodiment;

[0025] Figure 3 The figure is a flowchart of a battery detection processing method according to an embodiment. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0026] The present invention is further described in detail below by specific embodiments in conjunction with the accompanying drawings. Wherein similar elements in different embodiments adopt associated similar element numbers. In the following embodiments, many detailed descriptions are for making the present application better understood. However, those skilled in the art can easily recognize that some features can be omitted in different situations, or can be replaced by other elements, materials, methods. In some cases, some operations related to the present application are not shown or described in the specification, this is to avoid the core part of the present application being overwhelmed by too much description, and for those skilled in the art, it is not necessary to describe these related operations in detail, and they can fully understand the related operations according to the description in the specification and the general technical knowledge in the art.

[0027] In addition, the features, operations or characteristics described in the specification can be combined in any appropriate manner to form various implementations. At the same time, the steps or actions in the method description can also be interchanged or adjusted in a manner that is obvious to those skilled in the art. Therefore, the various sequences in the specification and the drawings are only for the purpose of clearly describing a certain embodiment and are not meant to be a required sequence, unless otherwise specified that a certain sequence must be followed.

[0028] The serial numbers of the components in this document, such as "first", "second", etc., are only used to distinguish the objects described and do not have any order or technical meaning. The "connection" and "coupling" mentioned in this application, unless otherwise specified, include direct and indirect connections (couplings).

[0029] The technical concept of the present application is: by using the preset signal (such as a power-on signal, a clock signal or a reset signal, etc.) required for the electronic device to complete the power-on procedure as a detection signal, and whether the preset signal sent by the electronic device can be returned to the electronic device through the battery (such as the battery to be detected) as a basis for determining whether the battery connected to the electronic device is an original battery or a non-original battery.

[0030] The technical solution of the present application will be described in detail below in conjunction with embodiments.

[0031] This application provides a battery. Please refer to Figure 1The battery includes a rechargeable power source 100, which is used to supply power to the electronic device. The battery also includes:

[0032] The signal transceiver element 200 is used to receive a preset signal generated by the electronic device and send the preset signal back to the electronic device; wherein the preset signal refers to a signal used for the startup procedure of the electronic device.

[0033] It should be noted that the above-mentioned rechargeable and dischargeable power sources are all existing technologies in the field, so they will not be described in detail here.

[0034] In some embodiments, the battery may further include a battery chip.

[0035] It can be understood that the preset signal is a signal necessary for the electronic device to complete the startup procedure.

[0036] It should be noted that since the preset signal is a signal necessary for the electronic device to complete the startup procedure, that is, the preset signal is not a special signal generated by the battery to identify whether it is an original battery, but is generated by the electronic device. Therefore, there is no need to set a module or component to generate the preset signal on the battery to facilitate the electronic device to detect whether the battery is an original battery, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modifying existing batteries.

[0037] In some embodiments, a battery including the above-mentioned signal transceiver element may be identified as an original battery.

[0038] In some embodiments, preferably, the preset signal is a power-on signal.

[0039] In some embodiments, the power-on signal is obtained by pressing a power-on key of the electronic device. The power-on signal may also be obtained in other ways.

[0040] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a power-on signal, if the battery connected to the electronic device is a non-original battery, the detection unit located on the electronic device can immediately detect whether the electronic device receives the preset signal sent back by the battery, and then determine that the battery connected to the electronic device is a non-original battery, and because the power management integrated circuit (PMIC) does not receive the power-on signal, the power management integrated circuit will not start working (such as outputting power to the CPU, temporary storage, hard disk, and other subsequent work). It can be understood that since the above-mentioned detection unit detects whether the electronic device receives the preset signal sent back by the battery, no heat source will be generated, no additional voltage will be generated, and the power management integrated circuit will be stopped immediately, so the safety factor of this detection method is relatively high.

[0041] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a power-on signal, after the user presses the power-on button of the electronic device to generate the corresponding power-on signal, the power-on signal may not be sent to the power management integrated circuit, but directly sent to the battery; or, when the power-on signal is sent to the power management integrated circuit for the first time, the power management integrated circuit does not use the power-on signal to start the power-on program, but sends the power-on signal to the battery. When the electronic device can receive the power-on signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be detected), the electronic device can complete the power-on program normally; when the electronic device cannot receive the power-on signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be detected), the electronic device cannot start normally.

[0042] In some embodiments, the preset signal is a clock signal or a reset signal. For example, the clock signal may be a clock signal provided to the power management integrated circuit; the clock signal may also be a clock signal provided to the central processing unit (CPU). The reset signal may be a reset signal sent by the power management integrated circuit to the central processing unit.

[0043] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a clock signal, the electronic device can complete the boot procedure normally only when it can receive the clock signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be tested); when the central processing unit or power management integrated circuit of the electronic device cannot receive the corresponding clock signal, the electronic device cannot complete the entire boot procedure.

[0044] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a reset signal, when the reset pin of the detection unit (such as CPU or PMIC) does not receive the reset signal, the central processing unit or the power management integrated circuit is always in a reset state, and thus the central processing unit and subsequent boot procedures cannot be started normally.

[0045] In some embodiments, the signal transceiver element includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other; wherein the electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, and a preset signal generated by the electronic device is sent from the third pin to the first pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the electronic device through the fourth pin.

[0046] It is understandable that the signal transceiver element may be in other forms. For example, the signal transceiver element may be a signal transceiver disposed around a chargeable and dischargeable power source.

[0047] It can be seen that in some embodiments, the battery provided by the present application does not require complicated modification of the existing battery (such as only adding the above-mentioned signal transceiver element) to facilitate the electronic device to detect whether the connected battery is an original battery, and thus the technical upgrade capabilities of the battery supplier are not required to be high; and the structure of the battery is often complex, and the battery itself is also easily damaged. In the case of very compact structural loads / device architectures of current electronic devices (such as mobile phones), the battery provided by the present application only requires a small amount of simple improvements (such as adding the above-mentioned signal transceiver element), and thus more space can be reserved for the battery for subsequent further improvements and upgrades.

[0048] The above is some description about a battery. Figure 2 In some embodiments of the present application, an electronic device is also disclosed, wherein the electronic device A can be powered by a battery B, and includes: a detection unit 100, used to send a preset signal I to the battery B; wherein the preset signal I refers to a signal used for the startup procedure of the electronic device; when the battery B is able to receive the preset signal I sent by the electronic device A and send the preset signal I back to the electronic device A, the electronic device A can complete the startup procedure if and only if the electronic device A receives the preset signal I sent back by the battery B, and the detection unit determines that the battery B is an original battery; if the detection unit cannot receive the preset signal I sent back by the battery B, it determines that the battery B is a non-original battery, and the electronic device A cannot complete the startup procedure.

[0049] It can be understood that the preset signal is a signal necessary for the electronic device to complete the startup procedure.

[0050] In some embodiments, a battery including the above-mentioned signal transceiver element may be identified as an original battery.

[0051] It should be noted that, since the preset signal is not a special signal generated by the battery for identifying whether it is an original battery, there is no need to set a module or component on the battery to generate the preset signal, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modifying the existing battery.

[0052] In some embodiments, the detection unit is a power management integrated circuit, and the preset signal is a power-on signal or a clock signal provided to the power management integrated circuit.

[0053] In some embodiments, the power-on signal is obtained by pressing a power-on button of the electronic device.

[0054] In some embodiments, the power-on signal may also be obtained by other means.

[0055] In some embodiments, the electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, the battery includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other, the detection unit sends a preset signal to the first pin through the third pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the detection unit through the fourth pin.

[0056] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a power-on signal, if the battery connected to the electronic device is a non-original battery, the detection unit located on the electronic device can immediately detect whether the electronic device has received the preset signal sent back by the battery, and then determine that the battery connected to the electronic device is a non-original battery, and because the power management integrated circuit has not received the power-on signal, the power management integrated circuit will not start working (such as outputting power to the CPU, temporary storage, hard disk, and other subsequent operations).

[0057] It can be understood that since the detection unit detects whether the electronic device has received the preset signal sent back by the battery, no heat source will be generated, no additional voltage will be generated, and the operation of the power management integrated circuit will be stopped at the first time, therefore, this detection method has a higher safety factor.

[0058] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a power-on signal, after the user presses a power-on button of the electronic device to generate a corresponding power-on signal, the power-on signal may not be sent to the power management integrated circuit, but may be directly sent to the battery.

[0059] In some embodiments, when the power-on signal is sent to the power management integrated circuit for the first time, the power management integrated circuit does not use the power-on signal to start the power-on procedure, but sends the power-on signal to the battery. When the electronic device is able to receive the power-on signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be detected), if the power-on signals received twice are consistent (such as both are high level or low level), the electronic device can complete the power-on procedure normally; when the electronic device cannot receive the power-on signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be detected) or the power-on signals received twice are inconsistent, the electronic device cannot be powered on normally. For another example, when the CPU receives the power-on signal for the first time and detects that the power-on signal is at a high level, the CPU can pull down the power-on signal and convert it to a low level, and send the low-level power-on signal to the battery again; when the CPU receives the power-on signal for the second time and detects that the power-on signal is at a low level, the CPU starts to execute the normal power-on procedure; when the power-on signals detected by the CPU twice are inconsistent with the actual set values, the CPU can execute the preset program (such as some functions of the electronic device are restricted, or it cannot be turned on, or it cannot communicate normally, etc.). Because conventional battery connectors usually transmit high-current signals, they are relatively large in size. With this setting, the number of pins occupied by the battery connector end is smaller.

[0060] In some embodiments, the detection unit is a central processing unit, and the preset signal is a clock signal provided to the central processing unit or a reset signal provided to the central processing unit by a (PMIC). The electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, the battery includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other, the detection unit sends the preset signal to the first pin through the third pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the detection unit through the fourth pin. For example, the clock signal can be a clock signal provided to the power management integrated circuit; the clock signal can also be a clock signal provided to the central processing unit. The reset signal can be a reset signal sent by the power management integrated circuit to the central processing unit.

[0061] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a clock signal, the electronic device can complete the boot procedure normally only when it can receive the clock signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be tested); when the central processing unit or power management integrated circuit of the electronic device cannot receive the corresponding clock signal, the electronic device cannot complete the entire boot procedure.

[0062] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a reset signal, when the reset pin of the detection unit (such as CPU or PMIC) does not receive the reset signal, the central processing unit or the power management integrated circuit is always in a reset state, and thus the central processing unit and subsequent boot procedures cannot be started normally.

[0063] It can be seen that in some embodiments, since the preset signal is a signal necessary for the existing electronic device to complete the startup procedure, that is, the preset signal is an existing signal, if the detection unit of the electronic device of the present application receives the preset signal and can complete the startup procedure, it means that the electronic device can receive the preset signal sent back by the battery, and then it means that the battery connected to the electronic device is an original battery; in addition, the detection unit of the present application does not need to perform complex detection processes such as identification / decoding of the preset signal, that is, it avoids the method of existing electronic devices identifying the customized signal generated by the battery and sent to the electronic device through a complex decoding process, and thus there is no need to improve the control logic of the existing electronic device, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modification of existing electronic devices.

[0064] The above is some description about an electronic device. Figure 3 In some embodiments of the present application, a battery detection processing method is also disclosed, including:

[0065] Step S100: Connect the battery to be tested to the electronic device;

[0066] Step S200: the electronic device sends a preset signal to the battery to be tested;

[0067] Step S300: The electronic device determines whether it can receive a preset signal forwarded by the battery to be detected; if the preset signal is received, the electronic device completes the booting procedure using the preset signal.

[0068] It can be understood that the above step S100 is for powering on the electronic device.

[0069] Specifically, step S200: the electronic device sends a preset signal to the battery to be detected; wherein the preset signal refers to a signal used for the startup procedure of the electronic device.

[0070] Specifically, step S300: the electronic device determines whether it can receive a preset signal forwarded by the battery to be detected; if the preset signal is received, it is determined that the battery to be detected is an original battery, and the electronic device uses the preset signal to complete the startup procedure; otherwise, it is determined that the battery to be detected is a non-original battery, and the battery to be detected is stopped from supplying power to the electronic device or the startup procedure is terminated, so that the electronic device cannot start up and work normally.

[0071] It can be understood that the preset signal is a signal necessary for the electronic device to complete the startup procedure.

[0072] It should be noted that since the preset signal is a signal necessary for the electronic device to complete the startup procedure, that is, the preset signal is not a special signal generated by the battery to identify whether it is an original battery, but is generated by the electronic device. Therefore, there is no need to set a module or component on the battery to generate the preset signal, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modifying existing batteries.

[0073] In some embodiments, a battery including the above-mentioned signal transceiver element may be identified as an original battery.

[0074] In some embodiments, preferably, the preset signal is a power-on signal.

[0075] In some embodiments, the power-on signal is obtained by pressing the power-on key of the electronic device. For example, when the battery is connected to the electronic device, a 1.8 volt voltage is provided to the power-on key; after the power-on key of the electronic device is pressed, the 1.8 volt voltage is pulled down to 0 volts, and the power management integrated circuit can obtain the high-low transition voltage of the power-on key, that is, the above-mentioned power-on signal.

[0076] In some embodiments, the power-on signal may also be obtained by other means.

[0077] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a power-on signal, if the battery connected to the electronic device is a non-original battery, the detection unit located on the electronic device can immediately detect whether the electronic device receives the preset signal sent back by the battery, and then determine that the battery connected to the electronic device is a non-original battery, and because the power management integrated circuit does not receive the power-on signal, the power management integrated circuit will not start working (such as outputting power to the CPU, temporary storage, hard disk, and other subsequent work). It can be understood that since the above-mentioned detection unit detects whether the electronic device receives the preset signal sent back by the battery, no heat source will be generated, no additional voltage will be generated, and the power management integrated circuit will be stopped immediately, so the safety factor of this detection method is relatively high.

[0078] In some embodiments, when the preset signal is a power-on signal, after the user presses the power-on button of the electronic device to generate the corresponding power-on signal, the power-on signal may not be sent to the power management integrated circuit, but directly sent to the battery; or, when the power-on signal is sent to the power management integrated circuit for the first time, the power management integrated circuit does not use the power-on signal to start the power-on program, but sends the power-on signal to the battery. When the electronic device can receive the power-on signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be detected), the electronic device can complete the power-on program normally; when the electronic device cannot receive the power-on signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be detected), the electronic device cannot start normally.

[0079] In some embodiments, after the power button of the electronic device is pressed, the initial voltage of the power button (such as 1.8 volts) is pulled down, and the power management integrated circuit can obtain the high-low jump voltage of the power button, that is, the above-mentioned power-on signal. When the power management integrated circuit sends the power-on signal to the battery, the power-on signal can be returned to the power button after being forwarded by the battery (at this time, the voltage value of the power-on signal can be lowered again), and finally returned to the power management integrated circuit. If the power management integrated circuit does not detect the signal change, the power management integrated circuit does not perform the next power-on action, and the electronic device cannot be powered on normally.

[0080] In some embodiments, the preset signal may be a clock signal or a reset signal. For example, the clock signal may be a clock signal provided to the power management integrated circuit; the clock signal may also be a clock signal provided to the central processing unit. The reset signal may be a reset signal sent by the power management integrated circuit to the central processing unit. In the case where the preset signal is a clock signal, when the electronic device can receive the clock signal sent by it and returned to the electronic device via the battery (such as the battery to be detected), the electronic device can normally complete the boot procedure; when the central processing unit or the power management integrated circuit of the electronic device cannot receive the corresponding clock signal, the electronic device cannot complete the entire boot procedure. In the case where the preset signal is a reset signal, when the reset pin of the detection unit (such as the CPU or PMIC) does not receive the reset signal, the central processing unit or the power management integrated circuit is always in a reset state, and thus the central processing unit and the subsequent boot procedure cannot be started normally.

[0081] It should be noted that since the preset signal is a signal necessary for existing electronic devices to complete the startup procedure, that is, the preset signal is an existing signal, if the electronic device receives the preset signal and can complete the startup procedure, it means that the electronic device can receive the preset signal sent back by the battery, and then it means that the battery connected to the electronic device is an original battery; in addition, the battery detection and processing method does not require complex detection processes such as identification / decoding of the preset signal, that is, it avoids the method of existing electronic devices identifying the customized signal generated by the battery and sent to the electronic device through a complex decoding process, and thus the battery detection and processing method does not need to improve the control logic of existing electronic devices, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modification of existing electronic devices.

[0082] It can be seen that in some embodiments, the battery detection processing method of the present application establishes a transmission circuit of the above-mentioned preset signal by the transmitting end of the electronic device, the battery end to be detected and the receiving end of the electronic device, and determines whether the preset signal forwarded by the battery to be detected can be received; wherein, if the electronic device receives the preset signal, it is determined that the battery to be detected is an original battery, and the electronic device uses the preset signal to complete the startup procedure; otherwise, it is determined that the battery to be detected is a non-original battery, and the electronic device cannot complete the startup procedure.

[0083] It can be seen that in some embodiments, since the preset signal is a signal necessary for the electronic device to complete the startup procedure, that is, the preset signal is not a special signal generated by the battery for identifying whether it is an original battery, but is generated by the electronic device. Therefore, there is no need to set a module or component on the battery to generate the preset signal, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modifying existing batteries.

[0084] It can be seen that in some embodiments, since the preset signal is a signal necessary for an existing electronic device to complete the startup procedure, that is, the preset signal is an existing signal, if the electronic device receives the preset signal and can complete the startup procedure, it means that the electronic device can receive the preset signal sent back by the battery, and then it means that the battery connected to the electronic device is an original battery; in addition, the battery detection and processing method does not require complex detection processes such as identification / decoding of the preset signal, that is, it avoids the method of existing electronic devices identifying the customized signal generated by the battery and sent to the electronic device through a complex decoding process, and thus the battery detection and processing method does not need to improve the control logic of the existing electronic device, thereby reducing the difficulty and cost of modification of existing electronic devices.

[0085] Some embodiments of the present application further disclose a computer-readable storage medium, including a program, which can be executed by a processor to implement a method as described in any embodiment of the present invention.

[0086] This document is described with reference to various exemplary embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that changes and modifications may be made to the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope of this document. For example, various operating steps and components for performing the operating steps may be implemented in different ways (e.g., one or more steps may be deleted, modified, or incorporated into other steps) depending on the specific application or considering any number of cost functions associated with the operation of the system.

[0087] In the above embodiments, it can be implemented in whole or in part by software, hardware, firmware or any combination thereof. In addition, as understood by those skilled in the art, the principles of this article can be reflected in a computer program product on a computer-readable storage medium, which is pre-installed with a computer-readable program code. Any tangible, non-temporary computer-readable storage medium can be used, including magnetic storage devices (hard disks, floppy disks, etc.), optical storage devices (CD to ROM, DVD, Blu Ray disks, etc.), flash memory and / or the like. These computer program instructions can be loaded onto a general-purpose computer, a special-purpose computer or other programmable data processing device to form a machine, so that these instructions executed on a computer or other programmable data processing device can generate a device that implements a specified function. These computer program instructions can also be stored in a computer-readable memory, which can instruct a computer or other programmable data processing device to operate in a specific manner, so that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory can form a manufactured product, including an implementation device that implements a specified function. Computer program instructions can also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing device, so that a series of operating steps are performed on a computer or other programmable device to generate a computer-implemented process, so that the instructions executed on a computer or other programmable device can provide steps for implementing a specified function.

[0088] Although the principles of this invention have been shown in various embodiments, many modifications of structures, arrangements, proportions, elements, materials and components particularly suitable for specific environments and operational requirements can be used without departing from the principles and scope of this invention. The above modifications and other changes or amendments will be included in the scope of this invention.

[0089] The foregoing specific description has been described with reference to various embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and changes can be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Therefore, the consideration of the present disclosure will be illustrative rather than restrictive, and all these modifications will be included in its scope. Similarly, the advantages, other advantages and solutions to the problems of various embodiments have been described above. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to the problems and any elements that can produce these, or make them more clear, should not be interpreted as critical, necessary or necessary. The term "include" and any other variants used in this article are all non-exclusive inclusions, so that the process, method, article or device including the list of elements not only includes these elements, but also includes other elements that are not explicitly listed or do not belong to the process, method, system, article or device. In addition, the term "coupled" and any other variants used in this article refer to physical connections, electrical connections, magnetic connections, optical connections, communication connections, functional connections and / or any other connections.

[0090] Those skilled in the art will appreciate that many changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the basic principles of the invention. Therefore, the scope of the present invention should be determined solely by the claims.

Claims

1. A battery, comprising a rechargeable power source, the rechargeable power source being used to supply power to an electronic device, characterized in that: The battery also includes: A signal transceiver element, used for receiving a preset signal generated by the electronic device, and sending the preset signal back to the electronic device; The preset signal refers to a signal used for the startup procedure of the electronic device.

2. The battery according to claim 1, characterized in that The preset signal is a power-on signal, a clock signal or a reset signal.

3. The battery according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that The signal transceiver element includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other; wherein the electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, the preset signal generated by the electronic device is sent from the third pin to the first pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the electronic device through the fourth pin.

4. An electronic device capable of being powered by a battery, characterized in that: include: A detection unit, used to send a preset signal to the battery; wherein the preset signal refers to a signal used for the startup procedure of the electronic device; If and only if the electronic device can receive the preset signal sent back by the battery, the electronic device can complete the startup procedure and the detection unit determines that the battery is an original battery.

5. The electronic device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The detection unit is a power management integrated circuit, and the preset signal is a power-on signal or a clock signal provided to the power management integrated circuit; The electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, the battery includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other, the detection unit sends the preset signal to the first pin through the third pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the detection unit through the fourth pin.

6. The electronic device according to claim 4, characterized in that: The detection unit is a central processing unit, and the preset signal is a clock signal provided to the central processing unit or a reset signal provided to the central processing unit; The electronic device includes a third pin and a fourth pin, the battery includes a first pin and a second pin electrically connected to each other, the detection unit sends the preset signal to the first pin through the third pin, and the second pin sends the preset signal back to the detection unit through the fourth pin.

7. A battery detection processing method, characterized in that: include: Connecting the battery to be tested to an electronic device, and the electronic device sends a preset signal to the battery to be tested; wherein the preset signal refers to a signal used for the startup program of the electronic device; The electronic device determines whether it can receive a preset signal forwarded by the battery to be detected; if the preset signal is received, it is determined that the battery to be detected is an original battery, and the electronic device uses the preset signal to complete the startup procedure; otherwise, it is determined that the battery to be detected is a non-original battery, and the battery to be detected is stopped from supplying power to the electronic device or the startup procedure is terminated.

8. The method according to claim 7, characterized in that The preset signal is a power-on signal.

9. The method according to claim 8, characterized in that The preset signal is a clock signal or a reset signal.

10. A computer-readable storage medium, characterized in that: The method comprises a program which can be executed by a processor to implement the method according to any one of claims 1 to 6.

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