Communication device and wireless communication system

Abstract

The utility model relates to a communication device and a wireless communication system. The communication device comprises an interface, a transceiving control component and a data communication component, the interface is used for connecting electronic equipment; the transmit-receive control assembly is electrically connected with the interface and the data communication assembly. The transceiving control component is used for interacting device role information of both parties with the other communication device in a first wireless mode, so that the two communication devices configure one communication device to be in a sending state and the other communication device to be in a receiving state according to the device role information of both parties, and the device role information comprises a master device and a slave device; and the data communication component is used for carrying out data information interaction with another communication device in a second wireless mode. Thus, on the basis that the two communication devices are configured to be in the sending state and the receiving state respectively, the two communication devices conduct data information interaction in the second wireless mode, high-speed data transmission does not need to be conducted by additionally arranging an adaptive cable, and the use convenience of a user is improved.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present disclosure relates to the field of communication technology, and in particular, to a communication device and a wireless communication system. BACKGROUND

[0002] With the continuous development and progress of society, electronic devices such as mobile phones and computers have become important tools for people's daily communication. At present, some electronic devices are usually provided with a high-speed data transmission interface (referred to as a high-speed interface) that can transmit data at a higher rate to better meet people's communication rate requirements.

[0003] However, when the existing electronic devices with high-speed data transmission interfaces interact, they are connected between two electronic devices by an adaptive cable for high-speed data transmission, which brings inconvenience to users. CONTENT OF THE UTILITY MODEL

[0004] In order to solve the above technical problems or at least partially solve the above technical problems, the present disclosure provides a communication device and a wireless communication system.

[0005] The present disclosure provides a communication device, comprising: an interface, a transceiver control component, and a data communication component;

[0006] The interface is used to connect electronic devices; the transceiver control component is electrically connected with the interface and the data communication component, respectively;

[0007] Therefore, the transceiver control component is used to interact with the device role information of the other communication device through a first wireless manner, so as to realize that two communication devices are configured to be in a sending state and a receiving state according to the device role information of the two parties, wherein the device role information includes a master device and a slave device;

[0008] The data communication component is used to interact with the data information of the other communication device through a second wireless manner.

[0009] Optionally, the transceiver control component comprises a control module and a communication module;

[0010] The control module and the communication module are electrically connected; the communication module is used to connect with the other communication device through a first wireless manner;

[0011] The control module is configured to, based on the electronic device connected through the interface being a master device, configure the communication device as a sending state, and send configuration information to another communication device through the communication module, the other communication device being configured as a receiving state; or, based on the electronic device connected through the interface being a master device, configure the communication device as a receiving state, and send configuration information to another communication device through the communication module, the other communication device being configured as a sending state.

[0012] Optionally, the interface includes a detection pin.

[0013] The control module is electrically connected to the detection pin.

[0014] The control module is configured to detect the device role information of the corresponding connected electronic device through the detection pin.

[0015] Optionally, the detection pin includes a CC1 pin and a CC2 pin.

[0016] Optionally, the data communication component includes a millimeter wave communication module.

[0017] Optionally, the communication module is an infrared transceiver module, a Bluetooth module, or a Zigbee module.

[0018] Optionally, the interface is a USB 3.0 interface.

[0019] Optionally, the transceiver control component further integrates a signal conversion unit, which is configured to convert the data information into a communication standard that is mutually recognizable by the interface and the data communication component.

[0020] The present disclosure also provides a wireless communication system including two electronic devices and two communication devices as described above.

[0021] The two communication devices are respectively connected to the two electronic devices through an interface, and the two communication devices establish wireless communication through the two transceiver control components to exchange device role information of the two electronic devices, so as to configure one communication device as a sending state and the other communication device as a receiving state; the two data communication components exchange data information of the two electronic devices through a wireless manner.

[0022] Optionally, each of the electronic devices is provided with a USB 3.0 interface.

[0023] Compared with the prior art, the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present disclosure has the following advantages:

[0024] The communication device and wireless communication system provided in this disclosure include: an interface, a transceiver control component, and a data communication component; the interface is used to connect to an electronic device; the transceiver control component is electrically connected to both the interface and the data communication component; therefore, the transceiver control component is used to exchange device role information with another communication device via a first wireless method, so that the two communication devices are configured according to their respective device role information, with one communication device in a transmitting state and the other in a receiving state, wherein the device role information includes master device and slave device; the data communication component is used to exchange data information with the other communication device via a second wireless method. Thus, with the two communication devices configured in transmitting and receiving states respectively, they exchange data information via the second wireless method, eliminating the need for additional adapter cables for high-speed data transmission and improving user convenience. Attached Figure Description

[0025] The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and form a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with this disclosure and, together with the description, serve to explain the principles of this disclosure.

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this disclosure or the prior art, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0028] Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of an interaction scenario of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure;

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure.

[0031] Among them, 100 is a communication device; 110 is an interface; 111 is a detection pin; 120 is a transceiver control component; 121 is a control module; 122 is a communication module; 130 is a data communication component; and 200 is an electronic device. Detailed Implementation

[0032] To better understand the above-mentioned objectives, features, and advantages of this disclosure, the solutions disclosed herein will be further described below. It should be noted that, unless otherwise specified, the embodiments and features described herein can be combined with each other.

[0033] Numerous specific details are set forth in the following description in order to provide a full understanding of this disclosure, but this disclosure may also be implemented in other ways different from those described herein; obviously, the embodiments in the specification are only some, and not all, of the embodiments of this disclosure.

[0034] The communication device and wireless communication system provided in the embodiments of this disclosure will be described by way of example below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0035] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a communication device provided in an embodiment of the present disclosure. Figure 2 This is a structural schematic diagram of an interaction scenario of a communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. (Refer to...) Figure 1 and Figure 2 The communication device 100 includes: an interface 110, a transceiver control component 120, and a data communication component 130; the interface 110 is used to connect to an electronic device; the transceiver control component 120 is electrically connected to the interface 110 and the data communication component 130 respectively; therefore, the transceiver control component 120 is used to exchange device role information with another communication device through a first wireless method, so as to enable the two communication devices to configure one communication device as a transmitting state and the other communication device as a receiving state according to the device role information of both parties, wherein the device role information includes master device and slave device; the data communication component is used to exchange data information with another communication device through a second wireless method.

[0036] In this context, the electronic device connected to interface 110 is either a master device or a slave device. The master device is the party that initiates control commands or requests, and the slave device is the party that responds to control commands or requests.

[0037] Specifically, taking the interaction between two communication devices as an example (see...) Figure 2 Each communication device interacts with the corresponding connected electronic devices through its respective transceiver control component 120 to exchange device role information. Then, the two communication devices configure their transceiver status according to the device role information of both parties, that is, configure one communication device as the sending state and the other communication device as the receiving state, forming a half-duplex transmission mode. On this basis, the two communication devices transmit data information through their respective data communication components 130.

[0038] The first and second wireless methods differ in type and transmission target. The first wireless method transmits device role information, while the second wireless method transmits data information. By configuring the transceiver control component 120 to transmit device role information based on the first wireless method and the data communication component 130 to transmit data information based on the second wireless method, fault isolation is ensured. This avoids the problem of the same component failing and affecting the normal transmission of related information when wirelessly transmitting device role information and data information, thus improving the transmission reliability of the communication device. Furthermore, by setting the first and second wireless methods to be different types, the respective transmission requirements of device role information and data information can be specifically met, improving the efficiency of related information transmission. The communication device provided in this embodiment includes: an interface 110, a transceiver control component 120, and a data communication component 130. The interface 110 is used to connect to an electronic device. The transceiver control component 120 is electrically connected to both the interface 110 and the data communication component 130. Therefore, the transceiver control component 120 is used to exchange device role information with another communication device via a first wireless method, so that the two communication devices are configured to be in a transmitting state and a receiving state, respectively, based on their respective device role information. The device role information includes master and slave devices. The data communication component is used to exchange data information with the other communication device via a second wireless method. Thus, with the two communication devices configured to transmit and receive states respectively, they exchange data information via a second wireless method, eliminating the need for additional adapter cables for high-speed data transmission and improving user convenience.

[0039] In some embodiments, the first wireless method and the second wireless method may be of the same type, but the transmission targets may be different. The types of the first wireless method and the second wireless method can be set according to the actual transmission targets, and are not limited here.

[0040] In some embodiments, Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of another communication device provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 1 Based on, refer to Figure 3The transceiver control component 120 includes a control module 121 and a communication module 122; the control module 121 and the communication module 122 are electrically connected; the communication module 122 is used to connect to another communication device via a first wireless method; the control module 121 is used as the main device based on the interface-connected electronic device, configures the communication device to transmit state, and sends configuration information to another communication device through the communication module 122, the other communication device being configured to receive state; or, the control module 121 is used as the main device based on the interface-connected electronic device, configures the communication device to receive state, and sends configuration information to another communication device through the communication module 122, the other communication device being configured to transmit state.

[0041] The configuration information refers to the configuration information of the control module 121 for the transmission and reception states, specifically: information on configuring the communication device to the transmission state, or information on configuring the communication device to the reception state.

[0042] It is understood that when one of the communication devices is connected to the main electronic device, the communication device can preferentially configure its own transmit / receive state through the control module 121, such as configuring it to transmit state, and then informing the other communication device of the configuration information through the communication module, so that the other communication device can be configured to receive state accordingly. Alternatively, the communication device can be configured to receive state, and the other communication device can be configured to transmit state accordingly. In this way, the two communication devices can form a half-duplex transmission mode for data information, transmitting data information in only one direction at a time, reducing mutual interference between data information.

[0043] In addition, the transmission and reception status of the communication device is related to the transmission and reception status of the connected electronic devices. When the communication device is in the transmission state, the connected electronic devices are also in the transmission state; when the communication device is in the reception state, the connected electronic devices are also in the reception state.

[0044] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 3 The interface 110 includes a detection pin 111; the control module 121 is electrically connected to the detection pin 111; the control module 121 is used to detect the device role information of the corresponding connected electronic device through the detection pin 111.

[0045] Specifically, the control module 121 detects the device role information of the corresponding connected electronic device through the detection pin 111, determines whether the electronic device is a master device or a slave device, and then the communication module 122 sends the detected device role information to another communication device, thereby realizing the interaction between the two communication devices on the device role information of each other.

[0046] For example, the control module 121 can determine the device role information of the electronic device by detecting the electrical parameters at the detection pin 111, including but not limited to voltage magnitude, resistance magnitude or other electrical parameters. Appropriate electrical parameters can be selected according to the detection requirements of this embodiment of the disclosure, and are not limited herein.

[0047] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 3 The detection pin 111 includes the CC1 pin and the CC2 pin.

[0048] Among them, the CC1 and CC2 pins are the Configuration Channel (CC) pins in the USB Type-C interface. Their functions include, but are not limited to, distinguishing the device role information of electronic devices and configuring power transmission. In other embodiments, other pins known to those skilled in the art may also be used as detection pins 111, and there is no limitation on this.

[0049] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 3 The data communication component 130 includes a millimeter-wave communication module.

[0050] Among them, millimeter-wave communication modules are suitable for half-duplex transmission mode. It should be noted that millimeter-wave communication modules use electromagnetic waves in the millimeter-wave band (referred to as millimeter waves) for high-speed data transmission, providing a large amount of available spectrum resources. Compared to wireless methods such as WiFi, the high bandwidth of millimeter waves enables low-latency data transmission. Furthermore, the relatively low utilization rate of this frequency band reduces interference, further improving the data transmission performance of the communication device. For example, the average transmission latency of 60GHz millimeter waves is less than 5ms, with a channel bandwidth of 1.76GHz, supporting uncompressed direct transmission of 1080P video. The low frequency band usage results in less interference, while WiFi 6 has a latency of 800ms to 100ms, with congested channels and severe interference.

[0051] For example, in a transmission scenario, the millimeter-wave communication module modulates the data information to generate a baseband signal, mixes it with a high-frequency carrier signal, up-converts it to the millimeter-wave band, and amplifies it to obtain the millimeter-wave signal for transmission. In a reception scenario, the millimeter-wave communication module amplifies the received millimeter-wave signal, mixes the amplified millimeter-wave signal with the high-frequency carrier signal, down-converts it to the baseband frequency to form a baseband signal, and then uses demodulation technology to recover the data information. Thus, by selecting a millimeter-wave communication module, transmission quality can be improved while achieving high-speed wireless data transmission.

[0052] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 3 The communication module 122 is an infrared transceiver module, a Bluetooth module, or a Zigbee module.

[0053] The infrared transceiver module uses infrared communication technology for wireless transmission. Infrared communication typically uses the near-infrared spectrum, with a wavelength range of 760nm to 1mm. Specifically, by using an infrared transceiver module as the communication module 122, it is suitable for line-of-sight communication scenarios. Its structure is relatively simple, reducing hardware application costs and power consumption.

[0054] The Bluetooth module uses Bluetooth communication technology for wireless transmission, utilizing the 2.4GHz frequency band. Specifically, by employing the Bluetooth module as communication module 122, short-range communication between two communication devices can be achieved with low power consumption. It is understood that Bluetooth communication supports multiple channels; two communication modules 122 need to communicate on the same channel, while a single channel can support different frequency bands, meaning the two communication modules 122 can communicate on different frequency bands.

[0055] The Zigbee module uses Zigbee technology for wireless transmission, typically operating in the 2.4GHz band, but also supporting the 915MHz (North America) and 868MHz (Europe) bands. Specifically, by employing the Zigbee module as the communication module 122, short-range communication between two devices is supported, with low power consumption and complexity.

[0056] It is understandable that infrared transceiver modules, Bluetooth modules, or Zigbee modules have lower power consumption and can better support the frequent transmission of device role information and configuration information, thereby saving the overall energy consumption of the communication device.

[0057] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 3 Interface 110 is a USB 3.0 interface.

[0058] The USB 3.0 interface is a high-speed data transfer interface, enabling high-speed data transfer between two electronic devices. Compared to other commonly used interfaces such as USB 2.0, USB 2.0 supports half-duplex transmission mode, transmitting data via DP / DN signal lines, resulting in a relatively low data transfer rate (typically 480Mbps) and insufficient power management capabilities. It is suitable for electronic devices with low data transfer rate requirements. In contrast, USB 3.0 supports full-duplex transmission mode, transmitting data via Tx1+, Tx1-, Rx1+, and Rx1- signal lines. Even in half-duplex mode, it still uses the TX and RX signal lines for transmission, achieving a higher data transfer rate (up to 5Gbps). It also offers more refined power management, making it suitable for electronic devices with higher data transfer rate requirements. Furthermore, USB 3.0 has a more efficient data encoding system and is compatible with USB 2.0.

[0059] It is known that the USB 3.0 interface supports full-duplex transmission mode, while the millimeter-wave communication module supports half-duplex transmission mode. There is a conflict between the two different transmission modes. To address this, the two communication devices are configured to send and receive states based on their respective device roles, thus achieving the conversion from full-duplex to half-duplex and overcoming the aforementioned conflict problem.

[0060] In some embodiments, the transceiver control component also integrates a signal conversion unit (not shown in the figure), which is used to convert data information into a communication standard that is mutually recognizable by the interface and the data communication component.

[0061] The scope of communication standards includes, but is not limited to, data formats, data encoding methods, and communication protocols. For example, taking data format as an example, the signal conversion unit can convert the data format of one communication protocol to the data format of another, such as converting the data format of USB 2.0 to the data format of USB 3.0, thus achieving USB 3.0 data conversion. In other embodiments, the signal conversion unit can also convert data information into other communication standards that are mutually recognizable by the interface and data communication components. This can be configured according to actual data conversion requirements and is not limited here.

[0062] Specifically, taking a USB 3.0 interface as an example, where both the control module and the millimeter-wave communication module are connected to a signal conversion unit, the control module can receive data information sent by the corresponding connected electronic device, i.e., USB 3.0 data. Then, the signal conversion unit converts the communication format of the data information transmitted from the control module into data information that the millimeter-wave communication module can recognize, and then transmits the converted data information to the millimeter-wave communication module for external transmission. Alternatively, the millimeter-wave communication module can receive data information sent by another communication device and transmit it to the signal conversion unit. The signal conversion unit converts the communication format of the data information into a data signal that the USB 3.0 interface can recognize, and then the control module transmits the converted data information to the corresponding connected electronic device through the USB 3.0 interface.

[0063] Based on the above embodiments, this disclosure also provides a wireless communication system, including two electronic devices and two communication devices provided in the above embodiments.

[0064] In some embodiments, Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a wireless communication system provided in an embodiment of this disclosure. Figure 1 Based on, refer to Figure 4Two communication devices 100 are connected to two electronic devices 200 via interfaces 110 respectively; the two communication devices 100 establish wireless communication and exchange the device role information of the two electronic devices 200 through two transceiver control components 120, so as to configure one communication device 100 as the transmitting state and the other communication device 100 as the receiving state; the two data communication components 130 exchange data information of the two electronic devices 200 wirelessly.

[0065] In some embodiments, continue to refer to Figure 4 Each electronic device 200 is equipped with a USB 3.0 interface (not shown in the figure).

[0066] USB 3.0 is a commonly used high-speed interface communication method between electronic devices. Specifically, by equipping each electronic device 200 with a USB 3.0 interface and setting the interface to a compatible USB 3.0 interface, high-speed data transfer between the two electronic devices 200 can be achieved, thereby improving the user experience.

[0067] In some embodiments, each communication device is plugged into a corresponding electronic device via an interface.

[0068] Specifically, by setting each communication device to be plugged into a corresponding electronic device, the connection between the communication device and the electronic device is made compact, which simplifies the structural design of the wireless communication system, improves reliability, and allows users to use it plug and play, thus enhancing the user experience.

[0069] It should be noted that, in this document, relational terms such as "first" and "second" are used merely to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0070] The above description is merely a specific embodiment of this disclosure, enabling those skilled in the art to understand or implement it. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the general principles defined herein may be implemented in other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of this disclosure. Therefore, this disclosure is not to be limited to the embodiments described herein, but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A communication device, characterized in that, include: Interfaces, transceiver control components, and data communication components; The interface is used to connect electronic devices; The transceiver control component is electrically connected to the interface and the data communication component, respectively. Therefore, the transceiver control component is used to interact with the other communication device via a first wireless method to exchange the device role information of both parties, so as to enable the two communication devices to configure one communication device as a transmitting state and the other communication device as a receiving state according to the device role information of both parties, wherein the device role information includes master device and slave device; The data communication component is used to exchange data information with another communication device via a second wireless method.

2. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transceiver control component includes a control module and a communication module; The control module and the communication module are electrically connected; the communication module is used to connect to another communication device via a first wireless method. The control module is configured to be a master device based on the electronic device connected to the interface, configure the communication device to transmit, and send configuration information to another communication device through the communication module, wherein the other communication device is configured to receive; or, the control module is configured to be a master device based on the electronic device connected to the interface, configure the communication device to receive, and send configuration information to another communication device through the communication module, wherein the other communication device is configured to transmit.

3. The communication device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The interface includes detection pins; The control module is electrically connected to the detection pin; The control module is used to detect the device role information of the corresponding connected electronic device through the detection pin.

4. The communication device according to claim 3, characterized in that, The detection pins include the CC1 pin and the CC2 pin.

5. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The data communication component includes a millimeter-wave communication module.

6. The communication device according to claim 2, characterized in that, The communication module is an infrared transceiver module, a Bluetooth module, or a Zigbee module.

7. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The interface is a USB 3.0 interface.

8. The communication device according to claim 1, characterized in that, The transceiver control component also integrates a signal conversion unit, which is used to convert the data information into a communication standard that can be mutually recognized by the interface and the data communication component.

9. A wireless communication system, characterized in that, It includes two electronic devices and two communication devices as described in any one of claims 1-8; The two communication devices are respectively connected to the two electronic devices through interfaces; the two communication devices establish wireless communication and exchange the device role information of the two electronic devices through the two transceiver control components, so as to configure one communication device as a transmitting state and the other communication device as a receiving state; The two data communication components wirelessly exchange data information between the two electronic devices.

10. The wireless communication system according to claim 9, characterized in that, Each of the aforementioned electronic devices is equipped with a USB 3.0 interface.

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