阅读说明：本技术 电子纸设备及其刷新方法 (Electronic paper device and refreshing method thereof ) 是由 林惠君 吴进营 吴灏 王育福 胡福成 于 2021-09-08 设计创作，主要内容包括：本申请提供的电子纸设备及其刷新方法,包括包括第一壳体、电子纸显示屏、第一导电触头、第一系统总线和电源管理电路。所述电子纸显示屏设置于所述第一壳体。所述第一导电触头设置于所述第一壳体。所述第一导电触头用与电子纸刷新设备接触连接。所述第一系统总线和所述电源管理电路设置于所述第一壳体内。所述第一系统总线与所述第一导电触头、所述电子纸显示屏和所述电源管理电路连接。所述电源管理电路与所述电子纸显示屏连接。所述电子纸刷新设备通过所述第一导电触头向所述第一系统总线提供电源功率和显示信息。所述电子纸设备通过所述第一导电触头与所述第一系统总线和电源管理电路连接,能够简化了所述电子纸设备的结构。(The electronic paper device and the refreshing method thereof comprise a first shell, an electronic paper display screen, a first conductive contact, a first system bus and a power management circuit. The electronic paper display screen is arranged on the first shell. The first conductive contact is disposed on the first housing. The first conductive contact is used for being in contact connection with an electronic paper refreshing device. The first system bus and the power management circuit are disposed within the first housing. The first system bus is connected with the first conductive contact, the electronic paper display screen and the power management circuit. And the power supply management circuit is connected with the electronic paper display screen. The electronic paper refresh device provides power and display information to the first system bus through the first conductive contact. The electronic paper device is connected with the first system bus and the power management circuit through the first conductive contact, so that the structure of the electronic paper device can be simplified.)

1. An electronic paper device, comprising:

a first housing;

the electronic paper display screen is arranged on the first shell;

the first conductive contact is arranged on the first shell and is used for being in contact connection with the electronic paper refreshing equipment;

the electronic paper refreshing device comprises a first system bus and a power management circuit, wherein the first system bus and the power management circuit are arranged in the first shell, the first system bus is connected with the first conductive contact, the electronic paper display screen and the power management circuit, the power management circuit is connected with the electronic paper display screen, and the electronic paper refreshing device provides power and display information for the first system bus through the first conductive contact;

the power management circuit is used for providing refreshing voltage for the electronic paper display screen, and the first system bus is used for providing display information for the electronic paper display screen.

2. The electronic paper device of claim 1, further comprising the electronic paper refreshing device, the electronic paper refreshing device comprising:

a second housing;

the second conductive contact is arranged on the second shell and is used for being in contact connection with the first conductive contact;

and the second system bus is connected with the second conductive contact and is used for receiving the display information and the power supply power, and the second system bus is also used for sending the power supply power and the display information to the first system bus through the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact.

3. The electronic paper device of claim 2, wherein the second housing is further provided with a communication interface for receiving the display information provided by a terminal.

4. The electronic paper device of claim 3, wherein the second housing further provides a direct current power source.

5. The electronic paper device of claim 4, further comprising an NFC coil or Bluetooth module to enable contactless transmission of information to be displayed with a terminal.

6. A refreshing method of an electronic paper device, which is applied to the sub paper device of claim 5, the method comprising:

judging whether the first conductive contact and the first system bus receive power supply power or not;

if the first conductive contact and the first system bus receive the power supply power, judging whether display information to be updated exists;

and if the display information is to be updated, updating the display information on the electronic paper display screen.

7. The method for refreshing an electronic paper device as claimed in claim 6, wherein if there is no display information to be updated, the step of determining whether there is display information to be updated continues.

8. A refreshing method of an electronic paper device, characterized by being applied to the electronic paper device of claim 5, the method comprising:

inputting or modifying information to be displayed;

the electronic paper display screen displays and previews the information to be displayed;

judging whether to replace the display template;

if the display template is replaced, updating the display template previewed by the electronic paper display screen;

detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing equipment and the electronic paper equipment is normal or not;

and if the electronic paper refreshing equipment is normally connected with the electronic paper equipment, sending display information to the electronic paper display screen through the second conductive contact, the first conductive contact and the first system bus so as to update the display information.

9. A refreshing method according to claim 8, characterized in that the step of entering or modifying the information to be displayed is continued if the electronic paper refreshing device is not connected properly to the electronic paper device.

10. A refresh method as claimed in claim 9, characterized in that the step of detecting whether the connection of the electronic paper refresh apparatus to the electronic paper apparatus is normal is performed if the display template does not need to be replaced.

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of electronic products, and in particular, to an electronic paper device and a refreshing method thereof.

Background

The display technology which can realize comfortable reading, ultrathin, light, bendable and ultralow power consumption like paper is generally called electronic paper technology; electronic paper is a paper-like electronic display that combines the advantages of paper (e.g., visual perception is almost complete like paper). However, the conventional electronic paper charging and signal transmission line is complicated, and thus the electronic paper structure is complicated.

Disclosure of Invention

In view of the above, it is necessary to provide an electronic paper device and a refreshing method thereof.

The embodiment of the application provides an electronic paper equipment, its characterized in that includes:

a first housing;

the electronic paper display screen is arranged on the first shell;

the first conductive contact is arranged on the first shell and is used for being in contact connection with the electronic paper refreshing equipment;

the electronic paper refreshing device comprises a first system bus and a power management circuit, wherein the first system bus and the power management circuit are arranged in the first shell, the first system bus is connected with the first conductive contact, the electronic paper display screen and the power management circuit, the power management circuit is connected with the electronic paper display screen, and the electronic paper refreshing device provides power and display information for the first system bus through the first conductive contact;

the power management circuit is used for providing refreshing voltage for the electronic paper display screen, and the first system bus is used for providing display information for the electronic paper display screen.

In one embodiment, the electronic paper refreshing apparatus is further included, the electronic paper refreshing apparatus including:

a second housing;

the second conductive contact is arranged on the second shell and is used for being in contact connection with the first conductive contact;

and the second system bus is connected with the second conductive contact and is used for receiving the display information and the power supply power, and the second system bus is also used for sending the power supply power and the display information to the first system bus through the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact.

In one embodiment, the second housing is further provided with a communication interface for receiving the display information provided by the terminal.

In one embodiment, the second housing is further provided with a direct current power supply.

In one embodiment, the mobile terminal further comprises an NFC coil or a Bluetooth module, and the NFC coil or the Bluetooth module is used for realizing non-contact transmission of information to be displayed with the terminal.

A refreshing method of an electronic paper device, applied to the electric power interface of claim 5, wherein the power interface is used for receiving the power provided by the terminal

A sub-paper apparatus, the method comprising:

judging whether the first conductive contact and the first system bus receive power supply power or not;

if the first conductive contact and the first system bus receive the power supply power, judging whether display information to be updated exists;

and if the display information is to be updated, updating the display information on the electronic paper display screen.

In one embodiment, if there is no display information to be updated, the step of determining whether there is display information to be updated continues.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a method for refreshing an electronic paper device, which is applied to the electronic paper device according to claim 5, where the method includes:

inputting or modifying information to be displayed;

the electronic paper display screen displays and previews the information to be displayed;

judging whether to replace the display template;

if the display template is replaced, updating the display template previewed by the electronic paper display screen;

detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing equipment and the electronic paper equipment is normal or not;

and if the electronic paper refreshing equipment is normally connected with the electronic paper equipment, sending display information to the electronic paper display screen through the second conductive contact, the first conductive contact and the first system bus so as to update the display information.

In one embodiment, if the connection between the electronic paper refreshing device and the electronic paper device is abnormal, the step of inputting or modifying the information to be displayed is continued.

In one embodiment, if the display template does not need to be replaced, the step of detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing device and the electronic paper device is normal is performed.

The electronic paper device provided by the embodiment of the application comprises a first shell, an electronic paper display screen, a first conductive contact, a first system bus and a power management circuit. The electronic paper display screen is arranged on the first shell. The first conductive contact is disposed on the first housing. The first conductive contact is used for being in contact connection with an electronic paper refreshing device. The first system bus and the power management circuit are disposed within the first housing. The first system bus is connected with the first conductive contact, the electronic paper display screen and the power management circuit. And the power supply management circuit is connected with the electronic paper display screen. The electronic paper refresh device provides power and display information to the first system bus through the first conductive contact.

The electronic paper device is connected with the first system bus and the power management circuit through the first conductive contact, so that the structure of the electronic paper device can be simplified.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an electronic paper device provided in an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is a front view of an electronic paper device provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 3 is a side view of an electronic paper device provided by an embodiment of the application;

FIG. 4 is a block diagram of an electronic paper refreshing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 5 is a schematic view of an electronic paper refreshing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of an electronic paper refreshing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 7 is a schematic view of an electronic paper refreshing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of an electronic paper refreshing apparatus according to another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 9 is a side view of an electronic paper refreshing apparatus provided in accordance with another embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a refresh method for an electronic paper device according to another embodiment of the present application;

fig. 11 is a flowchart of a refresh method of an electronic paper device according to another embodiment of the present application.

Description of the reference numerals

Electronic paper device 10

First housing 110

Electronic paper display screen 120

First conductive contact 130

First system bus 140

Power management circuit 150

Second housing 210

Second system bus 220

Second conductive contact 230

Communication interface 240

Power interface 250

Indicator light 260

Push button 270

Magnet 280

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent, the present application is described in further detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the present application and are not intended to limit the present application.

Referring to fig. 1, an embodiment of the present application provides an electronic paper device 10. The electronic paper device 10 includes a first housing 110, an electronic paper display screen 120, a first conductive contact 130, a first system bus 140, and a power management circuit 150. The electronic paper display screen 120 is disposed on the first housing 110. The first conductive contact 130 is disposed on the first housing 110. The first conductive contact 130 is used to make a contact connection with an electronic paper refreshing device. The first system bus 140 and the power management circuit 150 are disposed within the first housing 110. The first system bus 140 is connected to the first conductive contact 130, the electronic paper display 120, and the power management circuit 150. The power management circuit 150 is connected to the electronic paper display screen 120. The electronic paper refresh device provides power and display information to the first system bus 140 through the first conductive contact 130.

Referring to fig. 2 and 3, the first housing 110 may have a rectangular parallelepiped structure. The electronic paper display screen 120 is formed in a cavity formed by the first housing 110. The electronic paper display screen 120 may display text or picture contents as it is. The first conductive contact 130 may function to conduct electricity and transfer data. The first conductive contact 130 may be a magnetic element.

The electronic paper device 10 may use electrophoretic display technology, cholesteric liquid crystal display technology, electrowetting display technology, and other display technologies. In one of the embodiments, the e-paper display may have any shape, any size, may not be planar in some examples, may be curvilinear or otherwise shaped.

The first system bus 140 may have functions of transmitting power and displaying information. The display information may be image information. The power management circuit 150 may be used to generate a voltage suitable for driving the electronic paper device 10 for information update. In one embodiment, the voltage generated by the power management circuit 150 suitable for driving the electronic paper device 10 to update information is 15V. The conductive contacts may enable the electronic paper device 10 to establish a connection with an electronic paper refreshing device or the like. The power management circuit 150 may control the voltage of the electronic paper display screen 120 through electrodes.

The electronic paper device 10 provided by the embodiment of the present application includes a first housing 110, an electronic paper display screen 120, a first conductive contact 130, a first system bus 140, and a power management circuit 150. The electronic paper display screen 120 is disposed on the first housing 110. The first conductive contact 130 is disposed on the first housing 110. The first conductive contact 130 is used to make a contact connection with an electronic paper refreshing device. The first system bus 140 and the power management circuit 150 are disposed within the first housing 110. The first system bus 140 is connected to the first conductive contact 130, the electronic paper display 120, and the power management circuit 150. The power management circuit 150 is connected to the electronic paper display screen 120. The electronic paper refresh device provides power and display information to the first system bus 140 through the first conductive contact 130.

The electronic paper device 10 is connected to the first system bus 140 and the power management circuit 150 through the first conductive contact 130, which can simplify the structure of the electronic paper device 10.

Referring to fig. 4, in one embodiment, the electronic paper device 10 further includes the electronic paper refreshing device. The electronic paper refresh device includes a second housing 210, a second conductive contact 230, and a second system bus 220. The second conductive contact 230 is disposed on the second housing 210. The second conductive contact 230 is for contacting the first conductive contact 130. The second system bus 220 is coupled to the second conductive contact 230. The second system bus 220 is used for receiving the display information and the power supply power. The second system bus 220 is also used to transmit the power supply power and the display information to the first system bus 140 through the first conductive contact 130 and the second conductive contact 230.

Referring to fig. 5 and 6, the second housing 210 may have a cylindrical structure. One end of the cylindrical structure may be provided with the second conductive contact 230. The number of the second conductive contacts 230 may be plural. The second conductive contact 230 may be engaged with the first conductive contact 130 to communicate. The second system bus 220 may be disposed within the cylindrical structure. The second system bus 220 is coupled to the second conductive contact 230. The second system bus 220 may be used to receive the display information and the power from the outside. The second system bus 220 transmits the power supply power and the display information to the first system bus 140 through the first conductive contact 130 and the second conductive contact 230. One end of the second housing 210 away from the second conductive contact 230 may be a magnet, which plays a role of attraction.

In one embodiment, the electronic paper refreshing device further comprises a master control circuit. The master control circuit is connected to a communication interface 240 and a power interface 250. The communication interface 240 is configured to receive the display information. The power supply structure is configured to receive the power supply power. The main control circuit may be configured to process the display information and the power supply power and transfer the processed display information and the power supply power to the second system bus 220 for transmission.

In one embodiment, the second housing 210 is further provided with the power interface 250. The power interface 250 is used for receiving the dc power provided by the terminal, i.e. the power of the power supply. The power interface 250 may be an interface such as USB, TypeC, UART, IIC, SPI, or the like. The power interface 250 may obtain a +5V or +3.3V dc power provided by the handheld terminal or the smart phone.

The second housing 210 is also provided with a communication interface 240. The communication interface 240 may be used to transmit the display information. The communication interface 240 may be an interface such as USB, TypeC, UART, IIC, SPI, or the like. The communication interface 240 may receive electronic paper content information provided from a handheld terminal or a smart phone.

In one embodiment, the electronic paper device 10 further comprises an NFC coil or a bluetooth module. And the NFC coil or the Bluetooth module is used for realizing non-contact transmission of information to be displayed with the terminal.

Referring to fig. 7, 8 and 9, in one embodiment, the electronic paper refreshing apparatus further includes an indicator lamp 260 and a key 270: after the displayed information is edited, the information is transmitted through the key 270, and the indicator lamp 260 displays whether the information is successfully transmitted.

Referring to fig. 10, an embodiment of the present application further provides a method for refreshing the electronic paper device 10. The refresh method of the electronic paper device 10 may be applied to the electronic paper device 10. The method comprises the following steps:

s10, determining whether the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive power;

s20, if the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive the power supply power, determining whether there is display information to be updated;

s30, if the display information is to be updated, updating the display information on the electronic paper display screen 120.

In one embodiment, the refreshing method of the electronic paper device 10 further includes

And S21, if there is no display information to be updated, continuing the step of judging whether there is display information to be updated.

In one embodiment, the refreshing method of the electronic paper device 10 further includes:

s22, if the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 do not receive the power source, S10 is executed to determine whether the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive the power source.

In one embodiment, the refreshing method of the electronic paper device 10 further includes:

s31, after the display information is updated on the electronic paper display screen 120, the step of determining whether the display information is to be updated is continuously executed.

Referring to fig. 11, another embodiment of the present application further provides a refreshing method of the electronic paper device 10.

The method comprises the following steps:

s100, inputting or modifying information to be displayed;

s200, the electronic paper display screen 120 displays and previews the information to be displayed;

s300, judging whether to replace the display template;

s400, if the display template is replaced, updating the display template previewed by the electronic paper display screen 120;

s500, detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing equipment and the electronic paper equipment 10 is normal;

s600, if the connection between the electronic paper refreshing apparatus and the electronic paper apparatus 10 is normal, sending display information to the electronic paper display screen 120 through the second conductive contact 230, the first conductive contact 130, and the first system bus 140 to update the display information.

In one embodiment, the refresh method further includes:

s501, if the electronic paper refreshing device is not normally connected with the electronic paper device 10, continuing to input or modify the information to be displayed.

In one embodiment, the refresh method further includes:

and S301, if the display template does not need to be replaced, executing a step of detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing device and the electronic paper device 10 is normal.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer device, including a memory and a processor, where the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the following steps when executing the computer program:

s10, determining whether the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive power;

s20, if the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive the power supply power, determining whether there is display information to be updated;

s30, if the display information is to be updated, updating the display information on the electronic paper display screen 120.

In one embodiment, the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the following steps

And S21, if there is no display information to be updated, continuing the step of judging whether there is display information to be updated.

In one embodiment, the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the steps of:

s22, if the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 do not receive the power source, S10 is executed to determine whether the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive the power source.

In one embodiment, the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the steps of:

s31, after the display information is updated on the electronic paper display screen 120, the step of determining whether the display information is to be updated is continuously executed.

A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored which, when executed by a processor, carries out the steps of:

s10, determining whether the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive power;

s20, if the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive the power supply power, determining whether there is display information to be updated;

s30, if the display information is to be updated, updating the display information on the electronic paper display screen 120.

In one embodiment, the computer program when executed by a processor implements the following steps

And S21, if there is no display information to be updated, continuing the step of judging whether there is display information to be updated.

In one embodiment, the computer program when executed by a processor implements the following steps

S22, if the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 do not receive the power source, S10 is executed to determine whether the first conductive contact 130 and the first system bus 140 receive the power source.

In one embodiment, the computer program when executed by a processor implements the following steps

S31, after the display information is updated on the electronic paper display screen 120, the step of determining whether the display information is to be updated is continuously executed.

An embodiment of the present application further provides a computer device, including a memory and a processor, where the memory stores a computer program, and the processor implements the following steps when executing the computer program:

s100, inputting or modifying information to be displayed;

s200, the electronic paper display screen 120 displays and previews the information to be displayed;

s300, judging whether to replace the display template;

s400, if the display template is replaced, updating the display template previewed by the electronic paper display screen 120;

s500, detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing equipment and the electronic paper equipment 10 is normal;

s600, if the connection between the electronic paper refreshing apparatus and the electronic paper apparatus 10 is normal, sending display information to the electronic paper display screen 120 through the second conductive contact 230, the first conductive contact 130, and the first system bus 140 to update the display information.

In one embodiment, the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the steps of:

s501, if the electronic paper refreshing device is not normally connected with the electronic paper device 10, continuing to input or modify the information to be displayed.

In one embodiment, the processor, when executing the computer program, performs the steps of:

and S301, if the display template does not need to be replaced, executing a step of detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing device and the electronic paper device 10 is normal.

A computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored which, when executed by a processor, carries out the steps of:

s100, inputting or modifying information to be displayed;

s200, the electronic paper display screen 120 displays and previews the information to be displayed;

s300, judging whether to replace the display template;

s400, if the display template is replaced, updating the display template previewed by the electronic paper display screen 120;

s500, detecting whether the connection between the electronic paper refreshing equipment and the electronic paper equipment 10 is normal;

s600, if the connection between the electronic paper refreshing apparatus and the electronic paper apparatus 10 is normal, sending display information to the electronic paper display screen 120 through the second conductive contact 230, the first conductive contact 130, and the first system bus 140 to update the display information.

Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the implementation of the modules such as the program and the terminal in the above embodiments can be accomplished by instructing related hardware through a computer program, where the computer program can be stored in a non-volatile computer-readable storage medium, and when executed, the computer program can include the flow of the above embodiments of the methods. Any reference to memory, storage, database or other medium used in the embodiments provided herein can include at least one of non-volatile and volatile memory. Non-volatile memory may include Read-only memory (ROM), magnetic tape, floppy disk, flash memory, optical storage, or the like. Volatile memory can include Random Access Memory (RAM) or external cache memory. By way of illustration and not limitation, RAM can take many forms, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) or Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), among others.

The technical features of the above embodiments can be arbitrarily combined, and for the sake of brevity, all possible combinations of the technical features in the above embodiments are not described, but should be considered as the scope of the present specification as long as there is no contradiction between the combinations of the technical features.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of the present application, and the description thereof is more specific and detailed, but not construed as limiting the scope of the invention. It should be noted that, for a person skilled in the art, several variations and modifications can be made without departing from the concept of the present application, which falls within the scope of protection of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present patent shall be subject to the appended claims.