Communication device and intelligent pet sand basin

Abstract

The utility model relates to a communication device and an intelligent pet sand basin. The communication device is applied to the intelligent pet sand basin, the intelligent pet sand basin comprises a host, the communication device comprises an interface module, a conversion module and a communication module, the interface module is connected with the host, the conversion module is connected with the interface module, the communication module is connected with the conversion module, and the interface module is used for receiving transmission data of the intelligent pet sand basin. The conversion module is used for acquiring the transmission data and transcoding the transmission data into transcoded data corresponding to a target type according to preset firmware under the condition that the built-in preset firmware is upgraded, and the communication module transmits the transcoded data to the Internet of Things ecological platform corresponding to the target type through a mobile network under the condition that the communication module is accessed to the mobile network. According to the intelligent pet sand basin, the use expandability can be improved, the development and maintenance cost of the intelligent pet sand basin can be reduced, and the upgrading risk is reduced.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of communication of smart pet litter boxes, and in particular to a communication device and a smart pet litter box. Background Art

[0002] At present, smart pet litter boxes need to adaptively connect to the corresponding IoT ecological platform, such as Xiaomi's Mi Home, Apple's HomeKit and Huawei's HarmonyOS. In order to adapt to the corresponding IoT ecological platform, smart pet litter boxes need to be upgraded along with the IoT ecological platform.

[0003] In existing smart pet litter boxes, in order to adapt to the corresponding IoT ecological platform, the firmware inside the smart pet litter box needs to be upgraded separately. When connecting to different IoT ecological platforms, the development and maintenance costs of the smart pet litter box are too high. Utility Model Content

[0004] Based on this, it is necessary to provide a communication device and a smart pet litter box for reducing the cost of developing and maintaining the smart pet litter box.

[0005] In a first aspect, the present application provides a communication device for use in a smart pet litter box. The smart pet litter box includes a host, and the communication device includes:

[0006] An interface module, connected to the host, for receiving transmission data from the smart pet litter box;

[0007] a conversion module connected to the interface module, configured to obtain the transmission data, and, when the built-in preset firmware is upgraded, transcode the transmission data into transcoded data corresponding to the target type according to the preset firmware;

[0008] The communication module is connected to the conversion module and transmits the transcoded data to the IoT ecological platform corresponding to the target type through the mobile network when accessing the mobile network.

[0009] In one embodiment, the communication module includes:

[0010] a communication chip connected to the conversion module, configured to convert the transcoded data into an analog signal to obtain a target transmission signal;

[0011] A communication antenna is connected to the communication chip and is used to transmit the target transmission signal to the Internet of Things ecological platform through the mobile network.

[0012] In one embodiment, the communication chip includes any one of the following: a 2G chip, a 3G chip, a 4G chip, and a 5G chip.

[0013] In one embodiment, the communication antenna includes any one of the following: a 2G antenna, a 3G antenna, a 4G antenna, and a 5G antenna; wherein the mobile communication technology era of the communication antenna corresponds to the mobile communication technology era of the communication chip.

[0014] In one embodiment, the communication module further includes:

[0015] The SIM module is connected to the communication chip and is used to connect the communication chip to the mobile network.

[0016] In one embodiment, the interface module supports hot-plug functionality and is configured to communicate with the smart pet litter box by plugging it in.

[0017] In one embodiment, the interface module is further configured to receive a power supply voltage transmitted by the smart pet litter box, so as to power the communication device according to the power supply voltage.

[0018] In one embodiment, the communication module is further configured to receive an IoT platform signal transmitted by the IoT ecological platform via the mobile network;

[0019] The conversion module is further used to transcode the IoT platform signal into IoT platform data;

[0020] The interface module is also used to transmit the data of the Internet of Things platform to the smart pet litter box.

[0021] In one embodiment, the conversion module is further configured to receive a firmware upgrade package and upgrade the preset firmware according to the firmware upgrade package.

[0022] In a second aspect, the present application provides a smart pet litter box, comprising:

[0023] Host; and

[0024] The communication device according to the first aspect is connected to the host.

[0025] The aforementioned communication device and smart pet litter box, after the interface module is connected to the host computer of the smart pet litter box, receives the transmission data sent by the smart pet litter box through the interface module, obtains the transmission data through the conversion module, and, when the preset firmware built into the conversion module is upgraded, transcodes the transmission data according to the upgraded preset firmware, converting the transmission data into the target type corresponding to the IoT ecological platform to obtain transcoded data. When the communication module is connected to a mobile network, the communication module transmits the transcoded data to the corresponding IoT ecological platform via the mobile network. By upgrading the firmware of the communication device, the connection of the smart pet litter box with different IoT ecological platforms can be achieved, which can improve the scalability of use, reduce the cost of developing and maintaining the smart pet litter box, and reduce the risk of upgrades. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0026] In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the conventional technology, the following briefly introduces the drawings required for use in the embodiments or the conventional technology descriptions. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of the present application. For ordinary technicians in this field, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative work.

[0027] Figure 1 A module structure of a communication device according to an embodiment;

[0028] Figure 2 for Figure 1 Another modular structure of the communication device;

[0029] Figure 3 A modular structure of a smart pet litter box according to an embodiment;

[0030] Figure 4 for Figure 1 Another modular structure of the smart pet litter box.

[0031] Description of reference numerals:

[0032] Communication device 100, interface module 101, conversion module 102, communication module 103;

[0033] Smart pet litter box 200, host 201;

[0034] Communication chip 301 , communication antenna 302 , and SIM module 303 . DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0035] To facilitate understanding of the present application, the present application will be described more fully below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The accompanying drawings provide embodiments of the present application. However, the present application may be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided to make the disclosure of the present application more thorough and comprehensive.

[0036] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this application pertains. The terms used herein in the specification of this application are for the purpose of describing specific embodiments only and are not intended to limit this application.

[0037] It can be understood that the “connection” in the following embodiments should be understood as “electrical connection”, “communication connection”, etc. if there is transmission of electrical signals or data between the connected circuits, modules, units, etc.

[0038] It is understood that “at least one” refers to one or more, “a plurality” refers to two or more, and “at least a portion of an element” refers to a portion or all of an element.

[0039] As used herein, the singular forms "a," "an," and "the" may also include the plural forms, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. It should also be understood that the terms "include," "comprising," "having," and the like specify the presence of stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof, but do not preclude the presence or addition of one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof. Furthermore, the term "and / or" as used in this specification includes any and all combinations of the relevant listed items.

[0040] At present, in order for existing smart pet litter boxes to adapt to different IoT ecological platforms, they need to be upgraded along with different IoT ecological platforms. The upgrade process of existing smart pet litter boxes requires separately upgrading the firmware inside the smart pet litter boxes, which makes the development and maintenance costs of smart pet litter boxes too high.

[0041] The present application proposes a communication device and a smart pet litter box for reducing the cost of developing and maintaining a smart pet litter box.

[0042] In an exemplary embodiment, Figure 1As shown, the communication device 100 is applied to a smart pet litter box 200. The smart pet litter box 200 includes a host 201, an interface module 101, a conversion module 102, and a communication module 103. The interface module 101 is connected to the host 201, the conversion module 102 is connected to the interface module 101, and the communication module 103 is connected to the conversion module 102. The interface module 101 is used to receive data transmitted from the smart pet litter box. The conversion module 102 is used to obtain the transmitted data and, if the built-in preset firmware is upgraded, transcode the transmitted data into transcoded data corresponding to the target type according to the preset firmware. When connected to a mobile network, the communication module 103 transmits the transcoded data via the mobile network to the IoT ecosystem platform corresponding to the target type.

[0043] After the interface module 101 is connected to the host 201 of the smart pet litter box 200, the communication device 100 and the smart pet litter box 200 receive transmission data sent by the smart pet litter box 200 through the interface module 101, obtain the transmission data through the conversion module 102, and when the preset firmware built into the conversion module 102 is upgraded, the transmission data is transcoded according to the upgraded preset firmware, so that the transmission data is converted into the target type corresponding to the IoT ecological platform, and the transcoded data is obtained. When the communication module 103 is connected to the mobile network, the communication module 103 transmits the transcoded data to the corresponding IoT ecological platform via the mobile network. By upgrading the firmware of the communication device 100, the connection of the smart pet litter box 200 with different IoT ecological platforms can be achieved, which can improve the scalability of use, reduce the cost of developing and maintaining the smart pet litter box, and reduce the risk of upgrades.

[0044] Among them, the communication module searches for nearby mobile base stations and establishes a communication connection with the mobile base station. After completing the communication connection with the mobile base station, the communication module 103 performs mobile network authentication. If the authentication with the mobile network is successful, the communication module 103 is connected to the mobile network.

[0045] In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile network includes 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G. 2G mobile communication technology is the second generation of mobile communication technology, and the most widely used is GSM. GSM is the Global System for Mobile Communications, a digital cellular telephone technology standard widely used around the world. 3G mobile communication technology is the third generation of mobile communication technology, which provides faster network speeds and better data transmission capabilities, and supports video calls and high-speed data transmission. 4G mobile communication technology is the fourth generation of mobile communication technology, which provides higher data transmission speeds and lower latency, and supports high-definition video streaming and large data transmission. 5G mobile communication technology is the fifth generation of mobile communication technology, which provides extremely high data transmission speeds and low latency, supports the Internet of Things and large-scale device connections, and is a key technology for future smart cities and industrial automation.

[0046] In an exemplary embodiment, Figure 2 As shown, communication module 103 includes a communication chip 301 and a communication antenna 302. Communication chip 301 is connected to conversion module 102 and is used to convert the transcoded data into an analog signal to obtain the target transmission signal. Communication antenna 302 is connected to communication chip 301 and is used to transmit the target transmission signal to the IoT ecosystem platform via the mobile network.

[0047] Communication chips are primarily used to enable data transmission and communication between devices, particularly in the fields of mobile communications, wireless internet, and wireless data transmission. When used for data transmission and communication, communication chips are responsible for converting digital signals into analog signals for transmission across wireless communication networks. Furthermore, they convert received analog signals back into digital signals for internal processing within the device. This signal conversion function enables devices to efficiently transmit voice, data, and video.

[0048] In this embodiment, the transmitted data may include intelligent voice, data information of the intelligent pet litter box, video images, etc. The transmission data of the intelligent pet litter box is not specifically limited in this application. The interface module 101 can receive the intelligent voice, data information and video images of the intelligent pet litter box 200, and the preset firmware of the conversion module 201 can transcode the intelligent voice, data information and video images of the intelligent pet litter box, so that the intelligent voice, data information and video images of the intelligent pet litter box and other transmission data are transcoded into the target type data corresponding to the Internet of Things ecological platform to obtain transcoded data. The communication chip 301 converts the transcoded data into an analog signal for transmission to obtain a target transmission signal. When the communication chip 301 completes access to the mobile network, the communication antenna 302 sends the target transmission signal to transmit the target transmission signal to a nearby mobile base station, so that the mobile base station converts the target transmission signal to obtain transcoded data, and transmits the transcoded data to the Internet of Things ecological platform, so that the Internet of Things ecological platform transcodes the transcoded data to obtain the intelligent voice, data information and video images of the intelligent pet litter box 200 and other transmission data.

[0049] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication chip 301 includes any one of the following: a 2G chip, a 3G chip, a 4G chip, and a 5G chip.

[0050] Among them, the model of the communication chip 301 can be set to a corresponding chip type according to actual needs, and this application does not specifically limit the model selection of the communication chip 301.

[0051] The communication chip 301 of the present application can be applicable to mobile networks in various mobile communication technology eras, and can improve the adaptability and flexibility of the use of the smart pet litter box 200.

[0052] In an exemplary embodiment, when communication chip 301 includes a 2G chip, communication chip 301 accesses a 2G mobile network. The 2G mobile network is primarily used for voice and data transmission. Therefore, when communication chip 301 includes a 2G chip, only voice data and information data, such as intelligent voice and intelligent pet litter box data, can be transmitted.

[0053] In an exemplary embodiment, if communication chip 301 includes a 3G chip, communication chip 301 accesses a 3G mobile network. The 3G mobile network is primarily used to transmit multimedia data such as audio, video, text, and images. Therefore, if communication chip 301 includes a 3G chip, it can transmit data such as intelligent voice, data information of an intelligent pet litter box, and video images.

[0054] In an exemplary embodiment, when communication chip 301 includes a 4G chip, communication chip 301 accesses a 4G mobile network. The 4G mobile network is primarily used to transmit various data services, including high-quality multimedia services, and voice services. Therefore, when communication chip 301 includes a 4G chip, it can transmit data such as intelligent voice, data information of an intelligent pet litter box, and high-quality video images.

[0055] Among them, the core advantages of 4G mobile communication technology include high speed, low latency and large capacity. Therefore, when the communication chip 301 includes a 4G chip, as long as the smart pet litter box 200 equipped with the communication device 100 is placed in a place with a mobile signal, the smart pet litter box 200 can maintain communication interaction with the Internet of Things ecological platform through the communication device 100, which can increase the usable range of the communication device 100 and the smart pet litter box 200 and improve the communication stability of the smart pet litter box 200.

[0056] In an exemplary embodiment, when communication chip 301 includes a 5G chip, communication chip 301 accesses a 5G mobile network. The 5G mobile network is primarily used to transmit multimedia information, including but not limited to video, images, text, and audio, as well as various data generated by IoT devices. Therefore, when communication chip 301 includes a 5G chip, it can transmit data such as intelligent voice, data from smart pet litter boxes, and high-quality video images.

[0057] Among them, 5G mobile communication technology has the characteristics of high speed, low latency and large connection. Therefore, when the communication chip 301 includes a 5G chip, as long as the smart pet litter box 200 equipped with the communication device 100 is placed in a place with a mobile signal, the smart pet litter box 200 can maintain communication interaction with the Internet of Things ecological platform through the communication device 100, which can increase the usable range of the communication device 100 and the smart pet litter box 200 and improve the communication stability of the smart pet litter box 200.

[0058] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication antenna 302 includes any one of the following: a 2G antenna, a 3G antenna, a 4G antenna, and a 5G antenna. The mobile communication technology era of the communication antenna 302 corresponds to the mobile communication technology era of the communication chip 301 .

[0059] In an exemplary embodiment, when the communication chip 301 includes a 2G chip, the communication antenna 302 includes a 2G antenna, and voice data and information data such as intelligent voice and data information of the intelligent pet litter box in the transmission data are transmitted through the 2G antenna.

[0060] In an exemplary embodiment, when the communication chip 301 includes a 3G chip, the communication antenna 302 includes a 3G antenna, and data such as intelligent voice, data information of the intelligent pet litter box, and video images are transmitted through the 3G antenna.

[0061] In an exemplary embodiment, when the communication chip 301 includes a 4G chip, the communication antenna 302 includes a 4G antenna, and data such as intelligent voice, data information of the intelligent pet litter box, and high-quality video images are transmitted through the 4G antenna.

[0062] In an exemplary embodiment, when the communication chip 301 includes a 5G chip, the communication antenna 302 includes a 5G antenna, and data such as intelligent voice, data information of the intelligent pet litter box, and high-quality video images are transmitted through the 5G antenna.

[0063] like Figure 2 As shown, in an exemplary embodiment, the communication module 103 further includes: a SIM module 303, which is connected to the communication chip 301 and is used to connect the communication chip 301 to a mobile network.

[0064] SIM module 303 includes an ESIM chip, whose mobile communication technology era corresponds to that of communication chip 301. An ESIM chip is an embedded SIM card, a virtual SIM card embedded in the device hardware. Unlike a physical SIM card, an ESIM card cannot be removed. The ESIM chip can be activated, deactivated, or switched between different carrier profiles using a software interface.

[0065] In addition, when the communication chip 301 includes a 2G chip, the ESIM chip includes a 2G ESIM chip, and the 2G chip accesses a 2G mobile network via the 2G ESIM chip. When the communication chip 301 includes a 3G chip, the ESIM chip includes a 3G ESIM chip, and the 3G chip accesses a 3G mobile network via the 3G ESIM chip. When the communication chip 301 includes a 4G chip, the ESIM chip includes a 4G ESIM chip, and the 4G chip accesses a 4G mobile network via the 4G ESIM chip. When the communication chip 301 includes a 5G chip, the ESIM chip includes a 5G ESIM chip, and the 5G chip accesses a 5G mobile network via the 5G ESIM chip.

[0066] In an exemplary embodiment, SIM module 303 may also include a SIM chip slot, into which a SIM chip is inserted, connecting communication chip 301 to the mobile network. The SIM chip inserted into the SIM chip slot is a physical SIM card, a small, removable chip that needs to be inserted into the SIM card slot in the device to establish a network connection. The physical SIM card contains subscriber information, such as the user's phone number and carrier details, and establishes a physical connection between the user's device and the cellular network.

[0067] In addition, the communication chip 301 searches for nearby mobile base stations, and establishes a communication connection between the communication chip 301 and the mobile base station through the communication antenna 302. After the communication connection between the communication chip 301 and the mobile base station is completed, the SIM chip set in the SIM module 303 performs mobile network authentication. If the authentication with the mobile network is successful, the communication chip 301 is connected to the mobile network.

[0068] In an exemplary embodiment, the interface module 101 supports a hot-swap function and is configured to communicate with the smart pet litter box 200 by plugging it in.

[0069] Among them, the interface module 101 includes a USB interface. The interface module 101 is inserted into the host 201 of the smart pet litter box 200, so that the interface module 101 and the host 201 of the smart pet litter box 200 are connected via USB. The interface module 101 can realize the hot plug function through the USB connection. When the user needs to use it, the communication device 100 can be directly used by inserting it into the host 201 of the smart pet litter box 200. There is no need to increase the user's usage cost in the smart pet litter box 200, which can improve the flexibility of use of the communication device 100 and the smart pet litter box 200.

[0070] In addition, the interface module 101 is not limited to a USB interface. The interface module 101 can be other interfaces with data transmission and hot plug functions. The interface module 101 is not specifically limited in this application.

[0071] In an exemplary embodiment, the interface module 101 is further configured to receive a power supply voltage transmitted by the smart pet litter box 200 to power the communication device 100 according to the power supply voltage.

[0072] Among them, when the interface module 101 is inserted into the host 201 of the smart pet litter box 200, the host 201 transmits the power supply voltage to the interface module 101, and transmits the power supply voltage to the conversion module 102 and the communication module 103 through the interface module 101, and powers the entire communication device 100 through the power supply voltage.

[0073] In an exemplary embodiment, the communication module 103 is further configured to receive IoT platform signals transmitted by the IoT ecosystem platform via a mobile network. The conversion module 102 is further configured to transcode the IoT platform signals into IoT platform data. The interface module 101 is further configured to transmit the IoT platform data to the smart pet litter box 200.

[0074] The communication module 103 receives the IoT platform signal transmitted by the IoT ecological platform through the mobile network, converts the IoT platform signal from an analog signal into a data signal, and transmits the converted IoT platform signal to the conversion module 102. After the conversion module 102 transcodes the IoT platform signal, it obtains the data transmitted by the IoT ecological platform, namely, the IoT platform data. The interface module 101 transmits the IoT platform data to the host 201 of the smart pet litter box 200.

[0075] In an exemplary embodiment, the conversion module 102 is further configured to receive a firmware upgrade package and upgrade the preset firmware according to the firmware upgrade package.

[0076] When the conversion module 102 receives the firmware upgrade package, the preset firmware built into the conversion module 102 is upgraded according to the firmware upgrade package.

[0077] In addition, the firmware upgrade package may include: the Mijia upgrade package for Mijia, the Apple upgrade package for HomeKit, and the Hongmeng upgrade package for Hongmeng, etc. This application does not specifically limit the firmware upgrade package. In addition, the preset firmware built into the conversion module 102 can be upgraded through remote control, and the firmware upgrade package can be transmitted to the communication device 100 through the IoT ecosystem platform or the smart pet litter box 200, so that the conversion module 102 is upgraded through the transmitted firmware upgrade package.

[0078] In an exemplary embodiment, Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the smart pet litter box 200 includes: a host 201 and a communication device 100 as described in any of the above embodiments, wherein the communication device 100 is connected to the host 201.

[0079] The communication device 100 may be a device built into the smart pet litter box 200 or a device external to the smart pet litter box 200, which is not specifically limited in this application.

[0080] It is understandable that the above-mentioned communication device and smart pet litter box can also take other forms, not limited to the forms mentioned in the above embodiments, as long as they can achieve the function of reducing the cost of developing and maintaining the smart pet litter box.

[0081] In the description of this specification, reference to the terms "some embodiments" or "other embodiments" means that the specific features, structures, materials, or characteristics described in conjunction with the embodiment or example are included in at least one embodiment or example of the present application. In this specification, the schematic descriptions of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiment or example.

[0082] The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can be combined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, not all possible combinations of the technical features in the above-mentioned embodiments are described. However, as long as there is no contradiction in the combination of these technical features, they should be considered to be within the scope of this specification.

[0083] The above-described embodiments merely represent several implementation methods of the present application. While the descriptions are relatively specific and detailed, they should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present application. It should be noted that a person of ordinary skill in the art may make various modifications and improvements without departing from the spirit of the present application, and these modifications and improvements fall within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present application shall be determined by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A communication device, characterized in that: Applied to a smart pet litter box, the smart pet litter box includes a host, and the communication device includes: An interface module, connected to the host, for receiving transmission data from the smart pet litter box; a conversion module connected to the interface module, configured to obtain the transmission data, and, when the built-in preset firmware is upgraded, transcode the transmission data into transcoded data corresponding to the target type according to the preset firmware; The communication module is connected to the conversion module and transmits the transcoded data to the IoT ecological platform corresponding to the target type through the mobile network when accessing the mobile network.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein The communication module includes: a communication chip connected to the conversion module, configured to convert the transcoded data into an analog signal to obtain a target transmission signal; A communication antenna is connected to the communication chip and is used to transmit the target transmission signal to the Internet of Things ecological platform through the mobile network.

3. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein: The communication chip includes any one of the following: 2G chip, 3G chip, 4G chip and 5G chip.

4. The communication device according to claim 3, wherein: The communication antenna includes any one of the following: a 2G antenna, a 3G antenna, a 4G antenna, and a 5G antenna; wherein the mobile communication technology era of the communication antenna corresponds to the mobile communication technology era of the communication chip.

5. The communication device according to claim 2, wherein: The communication module further includes: The SIM module is connected to the communication chip and is used to connect the communication chip to the mobile network. The communication device according to claim 1 , wherein: The interface module supports hot-plugging function and is used to communicate with the smart pet litter box by plugging in.

7. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein: The interface module is further configured to receive a power supply voltage transmitted by the smart pet litter box, so as to power the communication device according to the power supply voltage.

8. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein: The communication module is further configured to receive an IoT platform signal transmitted by the IoT ecological platform via the mobile network; The conversion module is further used to transcode the IoT platform signal into IoT platform data; The interface module is also used to transmit the data of the Internet of Things platform to the smart pet litter box.

9. The communication device according to claim 1, wherein: The conversion module is further configured to receive a firmware upgrade package and upgrade the preset firmware according to the firmware upgrade package.

10. A smart pet litter box, characterized in that: The smart pet litter box includes: Host; and The communication device according to any one of claims 1 to 9, connected to the host.

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