Bracket for electronic device mountable to a vertical surface
The bracket system with ferromagnetic/magnetic elements and passive identification allows quick disconnection and precise positioning, addressing the limitations of existing brackets by enabling adaptive control based on the environment.
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- WO · WO
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2025-09-30
- Publication Date
- 2026-04-02
AI Technical Summary
Existing brackets for electronic devices lack the ability to quickly disconnect from the device for replacement, maintenance, or mode changes, and fail to accurately determine the device's location and environment for adaptive control.
A bracket system with a protrusion and recess design using ferromagnetic or magnetic elements, allowing quick disconnection and precise positioning, combined with a passive identification means and reader for environmental adaptation.
Enables rapid separation of the device from the bracket while ensuring secure placement, precise positioning, and adaptive changes in operating mode or settings based on the environment.
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Abstract
Description
BRACKET FOR A VERTICAL SURFACE-MOUNTED ELECTRONIC DEVICE
[0001] AREA OF TECHNOLOGY
[0002] The proposed invention relates to the field of computing technology and can be used to control electronic devices.
[0003] LEVEL OF TECHNOLOGY
[0004] Various brackets and holders are known for a wide variety of purposes. A common drawback of the prior art is the inability to quickly disconnect the device mounted on the bracket from the bracket, for example, for replacement, maintenance, battery replacement, or battery refilling.
[0005] Various methods for determining the position of a device in space are known, such as those described in patent documents US20150331084A1 (D1), US9681267B2 (D2), US11051105B2 (D3).
[0006] A common drawback of the prior art means for determining the location of a device in space is their low accuracy, as well as the impossibility of determining the purpose of the room in which the device is located, which does not allow the use of these methods for controlling the device depending on the environment in which it is used.
[0007] Thus, there is a problem of providing a simple and fast way to control an electronic device depending on the environment in which the electronic device is used.
[0008] The decision on the DZ can be made as the closest analogue.
[0009] DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
[0010] The technical problem solved by the claimed invention is the creation of brackets and / or systems and / or kits and / or articles and / or devices that do not have the disadvantages of the prior art, providing for quick disconnection of the bracket and the device that is placed on this bracket. Another technical problem solved by the claimed invention is the creation of brackets and / or systems and / or kits and / or devices that do not have the disadvantages of the prior art, providing for quick disconnection of the bracket and the device for quickly changing the operating mode of the device and / or its settings, which can be suitable, for example, without limitation, for precise positioning of the device within the environment of use, and changing the operating mode of the device and / or its settings depending on the environment Another technical problem solved by the claimed invention is the expansion of the arsenal of technical means—brackets for electronic devices mounted on vertical surfaces and / or electronic devices capable of changing their operating mode and / or settings depending on the environment of use.
[0011] The technical result achieved by implementing the claimed invention, in addition to fulfilling its intended purpose, is to eliminate the shortcomings of similar devices, thereby ensuring rapid separation of the bracket from the device mounted on it, while maintaining the familiar secure placement of the device on a vertical surface. Another technical result achieved by implementing the claimed invention, in addition to fulfilling its intended purpose, is to ensure precise positioning of the device in space and rapid changes to its operating mode and / or settings.
[0012] The technical result is achieved due to the fact that a bracket is provided for an electronic device placed on a vertical surface, which bracket is an element secured to a vertical surface to form a protrusion, made with the possibility of placing the protrusion in a recess formed on the side of the electronic device facing the vertical surface; wherein the protrusion contains at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element is placed in the recess in such a way that when the protrusion is placed in the recess, it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess is made in such a way as to ensure a shift of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element of the bracket;wherein the bracket is provided with a passive identification means, and the electronic device is provided with a reader configured to interact with said identification means; wherein the electronic device contains at least: a processor; a memory containing at least a program code which, when executed by the processor, ensures interaction of said reader with said identification means to obtain an identification signal.
[0013] BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
[0014] Illustrative embodiments of the present invention are now described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, which are incorporated herein by reference, and in which:
[0015] Fig. 1 shows, by way of example and not limitation, one exemplary embodiment of the claimed bracket 100.
[0016] Fig. 2, by way of example and not limitation, shows one exemplary embodiment of device 200 connected to bracket 100.
[0017] Fig. 3 shows, by way of example and not limitation, another exemplary embodiment of device 200 connected to bracket 100.
[0018] In Fig. 4, by way of example and not limitation, approximate variants of connecting the bracket 100 and the device 200 are shown.
[0019] Fig. 5, by way of example and not limitation, shows approximately how the bracket 100 is received in the recess 202 of the device 200.
[0020] Fig. 6 shows, by way of example and not limitation, another exemplary embodiment of the claimed bracket 100.
[0021] Fig. 7, by way of example and not limitation, shows one exemplary embodiment of the device 200 connected to the bracket 100 according to the second embodiment.
[0022] Fig. 8 shows, by way of example and not limitation, an exemplary embodiment of shifting the ferromagnetic element 201 (not shown in this drawing) relative to the magnetic element 101 in one embodiment of the device 200 using the bracket 100 according to the second embodiment.
[0023] Fig. 9, by way of example and not limitation, shows an exemplary embodiment of the displacement of the ferromagnetic element 201 (not shown in this drawing) relative to the magnetic element 101 in another embodiment of the device 200 using the bracket 100 according to the second embodiment.
[0024] Fig. 10, by way of example and not limitation, shows a rear view of two exemplary embodiments of the device 200 intended for use with the bracket 100 of the first embodiment.
[0025] Fig. 11, by way of example and not limitation, shows a rear view of two exemplary embodiments of the device 200 intended for use with the bracket 100 of another embodiment.
[0026] Fig. 12 shows, by way of example and not limitation, an exemplary diagram of the proposed system 500.
[0027] IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INVENTION
[0028] In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, a bracket is provided for an electronic device to be placed on a vertical surface, which bracket is a member that is secured to a vertical surface to form a protrusion and is configured to accommodate the protrusion in formed in a recess facing the vertical surface of the side of the electronic device; wherein the protrusion comprises at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element is placed in the recess in such a way that when the protrusion is placed in the recess, it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess is made in such a way as to ensure the shift of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element of the bracket; wherein the bracket is provided with a passive identification means, and the electronic device is provided with a reader configured to interact with the said identification means; wherein the electronic device comprises at least: a processor;a memory containing at least a program code which, when executed by the processor, ensures interaction of said reader with said identification means to obtain an identification signal.
[0029] In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the said bracket is provided, characterized in that the electronic device is an acoustic device, additionally containing at least a processor-controlled sound output means.
[0030] In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the said bracket is provided, characterized in that the electronic device is a lighting device, additionally containing at least a processor-controlled light source.
[0031] In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the said bracket is provided, characterized in that the electronic device is an IoT device, additionally containing at least a processor-controlled receiver and transmitter, configured to transmit a control signal.
[0032] In a particular embodiment of the present invention, the said bracket is provided, characterized in that the electronic device is an image output device, additionally containing at least a processor-controlled display.
[0033] In a particular embodiment of the present invention, said bracket is provided, characterized in that the memory further comprises at least a program code which, when executed by the processor, provides in response in response to the received identification signal, a change in the operating mode of the electronic device and / or a change in the settings of the electronic device.
[0034] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, said electronic device is provided, comprising at least: a reader adapted to interact with a passive identification means of a bracket (not shown in the drawings), a processor, a memory at least containing a program code which, when executed by the processor, ensures interaction of said reader with said identification means to obtain an identification signal; wherein the electronic device is intended to be placed on a vertical surface with the aid of a bracket; wherein on the side of the electronic device facing the vertical surface, a recess is formed for a projection formed by the bracket;wherein the bracket for an electronic device placed on a vertical surface is an element secured to a vertical surface to form a protrusion, configured to accommodate the protrusion in a recess formed on the side of the electronic device facing the vertical surface; wherein the protrusion comprises at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element is placed in the recess in such a way that when the protrusion is placed in the recess, it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element of the bracket to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess is designed in such a way as to ensure a shift of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element.
[0035] In another preferred embodiment of the present invention, a method is provided for controlling an electronic device placed on a vertical surface, wherein said electronic device is placed on a bracket for an electronic device placed on a vertical surface in such a way that interaction with a passive identification means of the bracket is ensured to receive an identification signal, in response to the receipt of which the operating mode of the electronic device is changed and / or the settings of the electronic device are changed; wherein said bracket for an electronic device placed on a vertical surface is an element secured to a vertical surface to form a protrusion, configured to receive the protrusion in a recess formed on the side of the electronic device facing the vertical surface; wherein the protrusion comprises at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element 201 is placed in the recess in such a way that when the projection is placed in the recess it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess is made in such a way as to ensure the shift of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element of the bracket; wherein the bracket is provided with a passive identification means, and the electronic device is provided with at least a reader configured to interact with the said identification means; wherein the electronic device also contains at least: a processor; a memory containing at least a program code which, when executed by the processor, ensures the interaction of the said reader with the said identification means to obtain an identification signal.
[0036] The following are embodiments of the present invention, revealing examples of its implementation in specific implementations. However, the description itself is not intended to limit the scope of rights granted by this patent. Rather, it should be understood that the claimed invention may also be implemented in other ways that incorporate different elements and conditions, or combinations of elements and conditions similar to those described herein, in combination with other existing and future technologies.
[0037] In Fig. 1, by way of example and not limitation, one exemplary embodiment of the claimed bracket 100 is shown. Preferably, without limitation, in one embodiment, the claimed bracket 100 is a parallelepiped with one side facing a vertical surface 300, such as, for example, but not limited to, a wall of a room or building, a pole, and the like, wherein the surface 300 contains sufficient space for securely placing the bracket 100 on the surface 300. In this case, for example, without limitation, the bracket 100 can be fixed to the surface 300 by any suitable method known or that becomes known in the future that ensures a sufficiently secure connection of the bracket 100 to the surface 300, such as, for example, but not limited to, a threaded connection, such as, for example, but not limited to, an anchor and / or threaded and / or screw connection, as well as, without limitation, gluing, welding, and the like.In addition, for example, without limitation, when the surface 300 is made of a ferromagnetic material or contains a ferromagnetic region, the bracket 100 on the back side may be provided with. An additional magnetic element (not shown in the drawing) for a reliable connection with the ferromagnetic surface 300 or a ferromagnetic part thereof. For example, but not limited to, a section of soft iron (magnetic wallpaper) or the like may be secured to the ferromagnetic region on the surface 300. In this case, without limitation, for securing the bracket 100 to the surface 300 by means of an anchor or threaded connection, the bracket 300 may be provided with corresponding holes through which the bracket 100 is secured to the surface by means of a screw, including a self-tapping screw. In the case of a welded connection, the bracket 100, for example, but not limited to, is made of metal, or at least comprises a metal base (not shown in the drawing) of sufficient thickness, suitable for forming a welded connection with the metal surface 300 or a metal section of the surface 300.In the case of gluing, for example, but not limited to, the bracket 100 has an adhesive base on the back (not shown in the drawing), for example, but not limited to, in the form of double-sided adhesive tape, and the surface 300 is selected such that sufficient adhesion of the adhesive base of the adhesive tape to the surface 300 is ensured; in addition, without limitation, the bracket 100 can be made of a material or have a base (not shown in the drawing), the adhesion of which to the glue used for gluing approximately corresponds to the adhesion of the same glue to the surface 300. Thus, without limitation, the fastening of the bracket 100 to the surface 300 can be carried out by any suitable known or future known method, which, accordingly, are not described in more detail below. In this case, it should mainly be assumed that the bracket 100, when fastened to the surface 300, necessarily forms a protrusion.In this case, without limitation, the protrusion may be formed either directly by the housing of the bracket 100 or by some part protruding from the housing (not shown in the drawing). In this case, preferably, without limitation, the bracket 100 comprises, and thus the formed protrusion comprises, at least one magnetic element 101, which is the main magnetic element of the bracket 100.Preferably, without being limited, the magnetic element 101 does not occupy the entire surface of the formed protrusion, but is placed in such a way as to ensure a reliable magnetic connection with the counter ferromagnetic element 201 in the recess 202 of the device 200, which will be described below in detail, but at the same time the possibility of shifting the ferromagnetic element 201 relative to the magnetic element 101 is ensured in order to ensure their quick and convenient disconnection; in this case, without being limited, this is mainly due to the fact that the tensile strength of the magnetic connection is much higher than the shear strength, which is especially important when. using a powerful magnet as the magnetic element 101, such as, for example, but not limited to, a neodymium magnet, which will inevitably require providing a shift for separation.
[0038] In Fig. 2, by way of example and not limitation, one exemplary embodiment of a device 200 connected to a bracket 100 is shown. Preferably, without being limited, such device 200 is substantially of any suitable shape or size, the choice of which is determined mainly by the provided strength and reliability of the magnetic connection, as well as the strength and reliability of the connection of the bracket 100 with the surface 300. Moreover, without being limited, in such an embodiment, the device 200 is not predominantly flat, that is, at least the thickness of the protruding part of which above the projection formed by the bracket 100 from the surface 300 is at least twice the thickness of such formed projection. Moreover, without being limited, the shape of such device 200 is mainly determined by its purpose.
[0039] In Fig. 3, by way of example and not limitation, another exemplary embodiment of the device 200 connected to the bracket 100 is shown. Preferably, without limitation, in such another embodiment, the device 200 is predominantly flat, that is, at least the thickness of the protruding portion of which above the projection formed by the bracket 100 from the surface 300 does not exceed the thickness of such formed projection by more than twice. Moreover, without limitation, the shape of such device 200 is also primarily determined by its purpose.
[0040] In Fig. 4, by way of example, but not limitation, embodiments of the connection of the bracket 100 and the device 200 are shown. As will be shown below, the device 200 can comprise a recess 202, in which the projection formed by the bracket 100 is accommodated. In this case, without limitation, it is mainly possible to provide two embodiments of the connection. In the first embodiment, without limitation, as shown in the left part of Fig. 4, the device 200 is placed with the recess 202 in a horizontal direction towards the surface 300 on the projection formed by the bracket 100; wherein the recess 202 in the device 200 is accordingly made in such a way that it has all walls and does not allow the device 200 to shift relative to the bracket 100 in any direction.Accordingly, without limitation, to separate the device 200 from the bracket 100, it is necessary to at least rotate the device 200 along an axis perpendicular to the surface 300, as will be shown below, due to which the mentioned shift will be achieved. In the second variant, without limitation, as shown in the right part of Fig. 4, the device 200 is put on by the recess 202 in. in a horizontal or vertical direction parallel to the surface 300 on the projection formed by the bracket 100; wherein the recess 202 in the device 200 is accordingly designed in such a way that it does not have one of the walls and allows the device 200 to be shifted relative to the bracket 100 in the direction of the missing wall. Accordingly, without limitation, in order to disconnect the device 200 and the bracket 100, it is necessary to at least shift the device 200 in the direction opposite to the missing wall, that is, if the wall of the recess 202 is missing from below, then the device 200 should be shifted upward, and the like, due to which the said shift will be carried out. In Fig. 5, by way of example, but not limitation, it is approximately shown how the bracket 100 is placed in the recess 202 of the device 200.In this case, without limitation, although not shown in the drawing, it should be obvious to a person skilled in the art, having ordinary knowledge, for whom the present invention is intended, that it is not necessary for the rear wall of the device 200, as such, to contain the recess 202, but a base may be formed in the device 200, which will contain a suitable recess 202.
[0041] In this case, it should be obvious to a person skilled in the art, possessing ordinary knowledge, for whom the present invention is intended, that when the recess 202 repeats the shape and size of the bracket 100, and, moreover, the bracket 100 has corners, then the shift by rotation will be difficult or even impossible. In Fig. 6, by way of example, but not limitation, another exemplary embodiment of the claimed bracket 100 is shown. In contrast to that previously discussed with reference to Fig. 1, the embodiment of the bracket 100 with reference to Fig. 6, at least, is not made in the form of a rectangle, as was shown with reference to Fig. 1. Such a bracket 100 according to Fig. 6 is connected to the device 200 in the same way as was shown with reference to Fig. 5 (left part), and in its functionality it differs only in that the shape and size are selected so as to ensure the possibility of rotation of the recess 202 around the protrusion formed by the bracket 100.In this case, without being limited, such a bracket 100 can be additionally provided with a positioning means, for example, a small-sized recess in the surface of the bracket 100, into which a counter small-sized protrusion formed on the surface of the recess 202 (not shown in the drawing) in contact with the surface of the bracket 100 falls; such a positioning means can be used for precise placement of the device 200 relative to the surface 300. In Fig. 7, by way of example, but not limitation, one exemplary embodiment of a predominantly flat device 200 connected to the bracket 100 of Fig. 6 is shown. In Fig. 8, by way of example, but not limitation, is shown. an exemplary embodiment of the displacement of the metal element 201 (not shown in this drawing) relative to the magnetic element 101 in the embodiment of the device 200 with reference to Fig. 7 using the bracket 100 of Fig. 6. Fig. 9, by way of example, but not limitation, shows an exemplary embodiment of the displacement of the ferromagnetic element 201 (not shown in this drawing) relative to the magnetic element 101 in another embodiment of the device 200 using the bracket 100 of Fig. 6.
[0042] In Fig. 10, by way of example, but not limitation, a rear view is shown for two exemplary embodiments of the device 200 intended for use with the bracket 100 of Fig. 1. In this case, without limitation, as was indicated earlier, the shape of the device 200 is not essential, since its choice can be determined by the purpose of the device, but the rear part of the device 200 or the rear part of the base of the device 200 contains a recess 202 in which a ferromagnetic element 201 is placed, which is a counter for the magnetic element 101. Such a recess 202, although the section is not shown in the drawing, obviously does not have one of the walls and thus provides, at least, the possibility of shifting the ferromagnetic element 201 relative to the magnetic element 101 in a horizontal or vertical direction parallel to the surface 300; while a person skilled in the art, possessing ordinary knowledge, for whom the present invention is intended, should be obvious,that if the size of the bracket 100 allows it, then the shift can also be ensured by rotating the recess 202 around the projection formed by the bracket 100; in this case, it should be obvious to a person skilled in the art, having ordinary knowledge, for whom the present invention is intended, that the device 200 can be placed on two or more brackets 100, which can be determined by the size of the device 200, and in this case it should be assumed that such brackets 100 should be placed on the surface 300 coaxially in such a way as to ensure the simultaneous shift of all ferromagnetic elements 201 relative to all corresponding magnetic elements 101. In Fig. 11, by way of example, but not limitation, a rear view is shown for two exemplary embodiments of the device 200 intended for use with the bracket 100 according to the embodiment with reference to Fig. 6. In contrast to what was said with reference to Fig. 10,the recesses 202 in this case have all walls and are essentially made circular or of such a shape that the shift of the ferromagnetic element 201 relative to the magnetic element 101 is ensured solely by rotating the recess 202 around the protrusion formed by the bracket 100.
[0043] Moreover, it should be obvious to a person skilled in the art, possessing ordinary knowledge, for whom the present invention is intended, that the magnetic element 101 and the ferromagnetic element 201 can be swapped, that is, that the device 200 will contain the magnetic element 101, and, accordingly, the bracket 100 will contain the ferromagnetic element 201. Moreover, without limitation, the device 200 can be made with its own magnetic element, and the magnetic element 101 remains in the bracket 100, and such magnetic elements are of dissimilar signs, which ensures their attraction to each other and can provide a more reliable connection than the “magnet-ferromagnet” connection.
[0044] In this case, without being limited, a bracket 100 can be provided for an electronic device 200 placed on a vertical surface, which bracket is an element fixed on a vertical surface to form a protrusion, configured with the possibility of receiving the protrusion in a recess 202 formed on the side of the electronic device 200 facing the vertical surface; wherein the protrusion comprises at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element 101, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element 201 is placed in the recess in such a way that when the protrusion is placed in the recess 202, it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element 101 to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess 202 is made in such a way as to ensure a shift of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element 201 relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element 101;wherein the bracket 100 is provided with a passive identification means (not shown in the drawings), and the electronic device 200 is provided with a reader 203 configured to interact with said identification means; wherein the electronic device 200 contains at least: a processor 204; a memory 205 containing at least a program code which, when executed by the processor 204, ensures interaction of said reader 203 with said identification means to obtain an identification signal.
[0045] In general, without limitation, the mentioned electronic device 200, an exemplary diagram of which is shown in Fig. 12, can be provided in this way, containing at least a reader 203, configured to interact with a passive identification means of a bracket (not shown in the drawings), a processor 204, a memory 205, at least containing a program code, which, when executed by the processor 204, ensures the interaction of the mentioned reader 203 with the mentioned identification means to obtain an identification signal; wherein the electronic device 200 is intended for placement on a vertical surface using bracket 100; with the side of the electronic device facing the vertical surface 200 a recess 202 is made for a projection formed by a bracket 100; wherein the bracket 100 for an electronic device 200 placed on a vertical surface is an element secured to a vertical surface to form a projection, made with the possibility of placing the projection in a recess 202 made on the side of the electronic device 200 facing the vertical surface; wherein the projection contains at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element 101, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element is placed in the recess 202 201 in such a way that when the protrusion is placed in the recess 202, it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element of the bracket 101 to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess 202 is made in such a way as to ensure the shift of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element 201 relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element 101.
[0046] In this case, without being limited, the electronic device 200 may be selected from or may be formed from any combination of: an acoustic device 200, a lighting device 200, an IoT device 200, and an image output device 200. In this case, without being limited, the acoustic device 200 thus further comprises at least a sound output means, such as, for example, but not limited to, a speaker, the use of which for sound output is widely known in the prior art and, accordingly, is not further described in detail. In this case, without being limited, the lighting device 200 thus further comprises at least a light source, such as, for example, but not limited to, an LED light source or the like, the use of which for illumination is widely known in the prior art and, accordingly, is not further described in detail.In this case, without being limited, the IoT device 200 thus further comprises at least a receiver, a transmitter, configured to transmit a control signal; in this case, it should mainly be assumed that the IoT device 200 for the bracket 100 can be both a repeater and a hub, or can be provided with the functions of a hub, that is, for example, without being limited, the memory can include program code for generating a control signal for other devices in the IoT system in response to a received identification signal; in this case, the principles of organizing IoT systems are widely known in the prior art and, accordingly, are not described in detail below. In this case, without being limited, the image output device 200 thus further comprises at least. at least, the display, the use of which for displaying images is widely known in the prior art and, accordingly, is not described in further detail.
[0047] In this case, without being limited, one or any combination of a two-dimensional graphic code, such as, for example, a quick response code (QR code), or a barcode, or an RFID tag, can be selected as the passive identification means of the bracket. In this case, depending on which passive identification means is used in the bracket 100, the electronic device 200 includes a corresponding suitable reader 203. For example, without being limited, when a two-dimensional graphic code is selected as the passive identification means of the bracket 100, the reader 203 can be a laser scanner or a video scanner, which in themselves are widely known in the prior art and, accordingly, are not described in detail below. For example, without being limited, when an RFID tag is selected as the passive identification means of the bracket 100, the reader 203 can be, for example, an NFC module,which in itself is widely known from the prior art and, accordingly, is not described in detail further. Preferably, without being limited to, the reader 203 interacts with the corresponding passive identification means at the moment of formation of the magnetic connection. In this case, without being limited to, for example, an electric key may be provided for this purpose, the operation of which occurs at the moment of formation of the magnetic connection, and thus ensures the operation of the reader 203; or a means for positioning the electronic device 200 in space may be provided, such as, for example, but not limited to, a gyroscope, the certain position of which signals the need to activate the reader 203 and corresponds to the position of the electronic device 200 in the position in which the magnetic connection is formed; or, as part of the bracket 100, it may additionally be provided, for example, but not limited to,a power source connected to the electrical network for the power element of the electronic device 200, for which purpose electrical contacts may be provided on the surface of the bracket 100 for creating an electrical connection when forming a magnetic connection, for which purpose, for example, without limitation, counter electrical contacts connected to a power controller may also be provided in the recess 202; when forming an electrical connection, not only can the capacity of the power elements of the electronic device 200 be replenished from the electrical network, but a signal for triggering the reader 203 can also be generated. In this case, it should be obvious to a person skilled in the art, possessing ordinary knowledge, for whom the present invention is intended, that the electronic, The device necessarily includes one or more power elements, such as batteries, including disposable and / or rechargeable batteries and / or electric energy storage devices, i.e., the presence of a power element in the electronic device 200 is inherent. Moreover, it should also be obvious to a person skilled in the art, possessing ordinary knowledge, for whom the present invention is intended, that the electronic device will have a suitable housing that protects the device components from external influences and / or unauthorized access, i.e., the presence of a housing in the electronic device 200 is inherent.
[0048] In this case, without being limited, the electronic device 200 may be equipped with a wireless communication means or another interface for connecting the user device 400 to it for initial configuration. The user device 400 may be, without being limited to, a smartphone, a tablet computer, a laptop, a personal computer, and the like. Such a user device 400 most typically comprises, at least, input / output devices 401, such as, for example, a keyboard, manipulators, displays, including touch displays; a processor 402, a memory 403 containing program code that ensures, at least, the transmission of a settings package to the electronic device 200.Preferably, without being limited, the settings package thus includes at least a unique identifier of the bracket 100 and scenarios and / or settings associated with this unique identifier for execution and / or use by the electronic device 200; while, without being limited, the electronic device 200 can thus contain in the memory 205 corresponding primary settings in the form of, for example, without being limited, a plurality of unique identifiers of the brackets 100, with each of which a corresponding scenario and / or settings for execution and / or use by the electronic device 200 is associated. The said primary settings can be changed by a corresponding settings package generated and transmitted to the electronic device 200 using the user device 400.However, without limitation, the use of user device 400 is not mandatory, and electronic device 200 may be equipped with input / output devices 206, such as, for example, but not limited to, keys, buttons, a keyboard, a manipulator, a display, including a touch screen, a voice interface, and the like. In this case, scenarios can be defined and settings can be implemented for each bracket 100 without using user device 400, directly, through user interaction with electronic device 200.
[0049] Thus, preferably, without being limited, as shown in Fig. 12, a system 500 for controlling the electronic device 200 can be provided, which can additionally include a server, for example, without being limited, implemented on the basis of the user device 400, or implemented by a separate device 400. In this case, by the processor 204, 402 is preferably, without being limited, understood both the chip itself and other components of the processor and / or microprocessor architecture, such as, for example, without being limited, microcontrollers, drivers, cache memory and similar electronic devices; it should mainly be assumed that by means of the processor, the implementation of the program code is ensured, which ensures the implementation by the electronic device 200 of some operating scenario and / or the application of some settings.In this case, without being limited, as an example, but not limitation, the memory 205, 403 (machine-readable storage medium 205, 403) may include non-volatile memory (NVRAM); random access memory (RAM); read-only memory (ROM); electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM); flash memory or other memory technologies; CDROM, digital versatile disc (DVD) or other optical or holographic data carriers; magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage device or other magnetic storage devices; as well as any other data carrier that can be used to store and encode the required information. In this case, without being limited, the memory 205, 403 includes a data carrier based on a computer storage device in the form of volatile or non-volatile memory, or a combination thereof.In this case, without being limited, exemplary hardware devices include solid-state memory, hard disk drives, optical disk drives, and so on. In this case, without being limited, the machine-readable data carrier 205, 403 (memory 205, 403) is not temporary (permanent, non-transitive), so that it does not include a temporary (transitive) propagating signal. In this case, without being limited, an exemplary environment can be stored in the memory 205, 403, in which, using computer commands or codes, including those stored in the memory 403 of the server 400, a procedure for generating a settings package for its transmission to the electronic device 200 can be carried out. In this case, without being limited, the system 500 can also include a database (DB) 600.DB 600 may be, but is not limited to, a hierarchical DB, a network DB, a relational DB, an object DB, an object-oriented DB, an object-relational DB, a spatial DB, a combination of two or more of these, and the like. At the very least, DB 600 stores unique identifiers. brackets 100 and the primary settings associated with them, including the modified primary settings, that is, the current settings, of the corresponding electronic devices 200, and can also store data for analysis, pre-recorded scenarios and other information in the memory 205, 403 or in a suitable memory of another computing device associated with the electronic device 200 and / or with the server 400, which may be, but is not limited to, a memory similar to any memory 205, 403, as was shown earlier, and which can be accessed via the server 400 and the network 700. In addition, without limitation, a server 400 is provided that, in addition to the functions described earlier, stores and facilitates the manipulation of computer commands or codes previously described in this document, which, accordingly, are not further described.In this case, without being limited to, the server 400, in addition to the functions described earlier, can provide for the regulation of data exchange in the system 500. In this case, without being limited to, the data exchange within the system 500 is carried out thanks to one or more data transmission networks 700. In this case, without being limited to, the data transmission networks 700 can include, but are not limited to, one or more local area networks (LAN) and / or wide area networks (WAN), or can represent an information and telecommunications network, the Internet, or an Intranet, or a virtual private network (VPN), or a combination thereof, and the like. In this case, without being limited to, the server 400 also has the ability to provide a virtual computing environment for ensuring interaction between the components of the system. In this case, without being limited to, the network 700 serves to ensure interaction between the electronic device 200, the user device 400 and / or the server 400, and optionally the database 600.In this case, without limitation, the database 600 can be implemented in the memory 205, 403. In this case, most typically, without limitation, the components of the electronic device 200, the components of the user device 400, the server 400 are connected to each other, including by means of some data bus.
[0050] Preferably, but not limited to, the proposed system operates as follows. Several brackets 100 with a passive identification means are placed on a vertical surface 300 in one or more rooms or outdoors. Initially, operating scenarios and / or settings of the corresponding electronic devices 200 are set using a user device 400 and / or a system 500; in this case, the setting of scenarios and / or settings is carried out in relation to the corresponding brackets 100; in this case, without limitation, the initial settings can be obtained from a database 600, or initially stored in the memory 205 of the electronic device 200, for example, in the case when the electronic device 200 supplied as part of a set with several brackets 100. Thanks to the arrangement of the brackets 100, an accurate determination is ensured of the environment in which the electronic device 200 will be located, which makes it possible to provide for it the most suitable operating mode for the user and / or settings for the electronic devices 200. In this case, without limitation, the operating mode can also include a certain operating scenario, that is, a one-time or repeating sequence of procedures and / or operations performed by the electronic device 200. Accordingly, without limitation, when the electronic device 200 is placed on the bracket 100, preferably, at the moment of formation of a magnetic connection, the reader 203 is activated, which interacts with the passive identification means of the bracket 100 to receive an identification signal, in response to which a change in the operating mode of the electronic device and / or a change in the settings of the electronic device 200 is ensured.When the electronic device 200 is detached from the bracket 100, for example but not limited to, it may continue to operate in the mode and with the settings corresponding to the last bracket 100 from which it was detached, or the operating mode and / or settings may be changed at the moment of detachment, i.e., at the moment the magnetic connection is terminated. The device 200 may then be placed on another bracket 100, with a unique identifier associated with a different operating mode and settings. This allows for easy switching of the operating modes of the same electronic device, depending on user preferences and / or the environment in which the device 200 is used.For example, without limitation, in the case of the acoustic device 200, one bracket 100 can initiate the playback of one sequence of musical content and at one sound level by the subroutine of the media player of the acoustic device; but when the device 200 is connected to another bracket 100, another sequence of playback of other musical content and at a different sound level will be provided; that is, first, the device 200 can be placed on the bracket 100, for example, in the gym, and start playing loud music for training, and then the device 200 can be placed on the bracket 100 in the living room, and ensure the playback of quiet and calm music.The corresponding scenarios and settings can be similarly implemented for the lighting device 200, and for the IoT device 200, and for the image output device 200; in this case, for example, without limitation, when the electronic device 200 is the IoT device 200, then a control signal can be generated or, at least, transmitted, which will ensure a change in the operating modes and / or settings of other devices in the IoT system, that is, for the IoT device 200, a change in the operating mode and / or. The settings may include, but are not limited to, transmitting or generating and transmitting a control signal to other IoT devices in the IoT system.
[0051] In this way, a kit can also be provided that includes at least one of the previously described bracket 100 and at least one of the previously described device 200.
[0052] In this manner, a method for controlling an electronic device placed on a vertical surface can also be provided, in which said electronic device 200 is placed on a bracket 100 for an electronic device placed on a vertical surface in such a way that interaction with a passive identification means of the bracket 100 is ensured for receiving an identification signal, in response to the receipt of which the operating mode of the electronic device 200 is changed and / or the settings of the electronic device 200 are changed; wherein said bracket 100 for the electronic device 200 placed on a vertical surface is an element secured to a vertical surface to form a protrusion, configured with the possibility of receiving the protrusion in a recess 202 formed on the side of the electronic device 200 facing the vertical surface;wherein the protrusion comprises at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element 101, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element 201 is placed in the recess 202 in such a way that when the protrusion is placed in the recess 202, it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element 101 to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess 202 is made in such a way as to ensure the displacement of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element 201 relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element 101 of the bracket 100; wherein the bracket 100 is provided with a passive identification means, and the electronic device 200 is provided with at least a reader 203 configured to interact with the mentioned identification means; wherein the electronic device 200 also comprises at least: a processor 204;memory 205, at least containing a program code which, when executed by the processor, ensures interaction of said reader with said identification means to obtain an identification signal.
[0053] The present description of the implementation of the claimed invention demonstrates only particular embodiments and does not limit other embodiments of the claimed invention, since other possible alternative embodiments of the claimed invention that do not go beyond the scope of information, set forth in this application must be obvious to a person of ordinary skill in the art for whom the claimed invention is intended.
Claims
CLAUSES OF THE INVENTION 1. A bracket for an electronic device placed on a vertical surface, which is an element secured to the vertical surface to form a protrusion, configured to receive the protrusion in a recess formed on the side of the electronic device facing the vertical surface; wherein the protrusion comprises at least one ferromagnetic or magnetic element, and a corresponding counter magnetic or ferromagnetic element is placed in the recess in such a way that when the protrusion is placed in the recess, it contacts the corresponding ferromagnetic or magnetic element to form a magnetic connection; wherein the recess is designed in such a way as to ensure the shift of the corresponding counter ferromagnetic or magnetic element relative to the corresponding magnetic or ferromagnetic element of the bracket;wherein the bracket is provided with a passive identification means, and the electronic device is provided with a reader configured to interact with said identification means; wherein the electronic device contains at least: a processor; a memory containing at least a program code which, when executed by the processor, ensures interaction of said reader with said identification means to obtain an identification signal.
2. A bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic device is an acoustic device that additionally contains at least a processor-controlled sound output means.
3. The bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic device is a lighting device that additionally contains at least a processor-controlled light source.
4. The bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic device is an IoT device, additionally containing at least a processor-controlled receiver and transmitter, configured to transmit a control signal.
5. The bracket according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic device is an image output device, additionally containing at least a processor-controlled display.
6. A bracket according to any one of paragraphs 1-5, characterized in that the memory additionally contains at least a program code that, when executed the processor, in response to the received identification signal, ensures a change in the operating mode of the electronic device and / or a change in the settings of the electronic device.
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