CN114501415A - Electronic equipment and method for searching power dock - Google Patents
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Abstract
A device, a positioning method and a system thereof and a power dock, wherein the power dock is used for providing power for the device, and the positioning method of the device comprises the following steps: the method comprises the steps that a power supply dock obtains first information of a device to be tracked, wherein the first information comprises identity information of the device to be tracked and second information used for determining the current position of the device to be tracked; the power supply dock sends third information related to the equipment to be tracked to the terminal, wherein the third information comprises identity information of the power supply dock and the first information of the equipment to be tracked; and the terminal obtains the position information of the equipment to be tracked according to the third information. The equipment is positioned by the positioning method, and the equipment can be automatically positioned by the power dock and the terminal without additional introduced additional equipment.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to a device and a positioning method thereof, in particular to an electronic device and a method for searching a power dock.
Background
In a large or medium hospital, many medical devices may be placed in different departments and different rooms, which results in that doctors or nurses often spend a lot of time looking for the devices, and the diagnosis of the patient's condition may be delayed while wasting time.
To address this problem, the existing solutions are:
1. and (4) equipment management system constraint: the user is required to place the equipment at a fixed position when the use is completed, so that the equipment is difficult to find and even lost;
2. indoor positioning technology: and a special positioning communication module is installed on the equipment, and a corresponding network is arranged in a hospital to realize machine positioning.
Although the problem that the equipment is difficult to find can be solved to a certain extent, the following problems also exist:
1. the institutional constraints depend on the subjective awareness of the user and the limitation of objective conditions, and the effect is poor, for example, when a doctor has other things to deal with urgently, the doctor may not have time to place the equipment at a fixed position;
2. by adopting a special indoor positioning technology, additional hardware configuration is needed, and a corresponding network may be arranged in a hospital to realize the positioning of the machine, so that the cost is increased.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention mainly provides electronic equipment and a method for searching a power dock.
According to a first aspect, an embodiment provides a method for finding a power dock by a device or a terminal, the method for finding a power dock that can provide power for the device, including:
receiving a communication signal between the device and the power dock, wherein the communication signal comprises identity information of the power dock;
and determining the position information of the power supply dock according to the communication signal.
According to a second aspect, there is provided in an embodiment an electronic device comprising:
the receiving interface is used for receiving a communication signal between the electronic equipment and the power supply dock, the communication signal comprises identity information of the power supply dock, and the power supply dock is used for providing electric energy for the electronic equipment;
the processor is used for obtaining the position information of the power supply dock according to the communication signal; and
and the display is used for automatically displaying or displaying the position information of the equipment to be tracked based on the query instruction input by the user.
According to the electronic device and the method for searching the power dock of the embodiment, the power dock which can provide power for the electronic device can be searched through the electronic device or the terminal.
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FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a distribution of a power dock according to an embodiment;
FIG. 2 is a schematic of the structure of an equipment positioning system;
FIG. 3 is a flow diagram of a device location system to locate a device of an embodiment;
FIG. 4 is a flow diagram of a process for determining second information for a device to be tracked, according to one embodiment;
FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a process for a terminal to calculate a location of a device to be tracked according to an embodiment;
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an embodiment of estimating location information of a device to be tracked;
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an exemplary method for estimating location information of a device to be tracked according to another embodiment;
FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a device for locating a power dock according to one embodiment;
figure 9 is a flow diagram of a process to find a power dock of an embodiment.
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The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the following detailed description and accompanying drawings. Wherein like elements in different embodiments are numbered with like associated elements. In the following description, numerous details are set forth in order to provide a better understanding of the present application. However, those skilled in the art will readily recognize that some of the features may be omitted or replaced with other elements, materials, methods in different instances. In some instances, certain operations related to the present application have not been shown or described in detail in order to avoid obscuring the core of the present application from excessive description, and it is not necessary for those skilled in the art to describe these operations in detail, so that they may be fully understood from the description in the specification and the general knowledge in the art.
Furthermore, the features, operations, or characteristics described in the specification may be combined in any suitable manner to form various embodiments. Also, the various steps or actions in the method descriptions may be transposed or transposed in order, as will be apparent to one of ordinary skill in the art. Thus, the various sequences in the specification and drawings are for the purpose of describing certain embodiments only and are not intended to imply a required sequence unless otherwise indicated where such sequence must be followed.
The numbering of the components as such, e.g., "first", "second", etc., is used herein only to distinguish the objects as described, and does not have any sequential or technical meaning. The term "connected" and "coupled" when used in this application, unless otherwise indicated, includes both direct and indirect connections (couplings).
In the following, a medical device is taken as an example, and other types of devices may have the same or similar applications with reference to medical devices.
Based on the requirement of resource sharing, many medical devices need to be moved or transported between departments or rooms, so many medical devices are designed to be rechargeable, and a device for providing charging power for the medical devices is called a power Dock (Dock), which is a fixedly installed device and can be installed on a wall surface, a corner or a floor without obstructing the passage. The power dock may be installed in a room, may be installed on a hallway side, or other location designated by the user. The rechargeable medical device is generally portable and can be moved or transported to an available power dock for providing power to the medical device when the medical device requires power. The medical equipment can be directly connected to the power supply dock to get electricity, and the power supply dock can charge the medical equipment in a wired or wireless mode.
Because the power dock is an existing device, the medical equipment is positioned by using the power dock, and the positioning of the medical equipment can be realized without increasing hardware facilities. As shown in fig. 1, DOCK1, DOCK2, DOCK3, and DOCK4 are distributed in hallways, rooms 2 and 3, respectively, and they can communicate with machine 1, machine 2, machine 3, and a terminal, respectively, as devices to be tracked, so as to estimate the positions of machine 1, machine 2, and machine 3.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a method for positioning a device based on a power Dock is provided, wherein the power Dock (Dock) not only provides power for the device, but also wirelessly communicates with the device to obtain identity information of the device and information for determining the current location of the device, and then sends the identity information of the power Dock itself to a terminal, so that the terminal can obtain information related to the location of the device according to the information and further estimate the precise location or approximate location of the device.
In another embodiment of the present invention, wireless communication between the power dock and the electronic device can also be used to determine the distance between each power dock and the medical device to be charged.
The block diagram of the device location system used in this embodiment is shown in fig. 2, and the device location system 10 includes a power dock 11 for supplying power to the device and a terminal 12 for estimating the location information of the device to be tracked. The power dock 11, in addition to providing power to the device to be tracked 13, is also capable of communicating with the device to be tracked 13 and the terminal 12, respectively. The power dock 11 and the device to be tracked 13 may be connected by wireless communication, for example, radio frequency, bluetooth, WIFI, ZigBee, Hilink protocol, Mesh, Thread, or Z-Wave, which are short-distance communication modes. The power dock 11 and the terminal 12 may be connected through wired communication or wireless communication, the wired communication may be internet network connection, or may also be power line communication, and the power line communication is to implement communication between the power dock 11 and the terminal 12 by using a modem (power line communication modem) that performs broadband internet access through a power line.
In this embodiment of the present invention, the power dock 11 is configured to obtain first information of a device to be tracked, where the first information includes identity information of the device to be tracked and second information used to determine a current location of the device to be tracked, and the power dock 11 is further configured to send third information related to the device to be tracked to the terminal 12 after obtaining the first information of the device to be tracked, where the third information includes the identity information of the power dock 11 and the first information of the device to be tracked. The device to be tracked may be one device, a plurality of devices, or all devices suitable for the embodiments of the present invention, for example, the device to be tracked may be an ultrasound medical imaging device applied in a hospital, a portable ultrasound cart, or other medical instruments and devices.
In a specific embodiment, the power dock 11 may transmit a broadcast signal, the device to be tracked 13 that receives the broadcast signal establishes a wireless communication connection with the power dock 11, and returns an answer signal, and the power dock 11 acquires the first information of the device to be tracked according to the answer signal and the indication of whether power is being supplied to the device to be tracked. In some embodiments, the device to be tracked 13 may transmit a broadcast signal, the power dock 11 receiving the broadcast signal establishes a wireless communication connection with the device to be tracked 13, and returns a response signal, the device to be tracked returns a response signal to the response signal, and the power dock 11 obtains the first information of the device to be tracked according to the response signal and the meaning of whether power is being supplied to the device to be tracked. The first information comprises identity information of the equipment to be tracked and second information used for determining the current position of the equipment to be tracked. The wireless communication mode between the power dock 11 and the device to be tracked 13 may be a radio frequency mode, a bluetooth mode, a WIFI mode, a ZigBee mode, a Hilink protocol, a Mesh mode, a Thread mode, a Z-Wave mode, or other short-distance communication modes.
Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the power dock 11 includes a power supply device 111, a power supply detector 112, a first communication device 113 and a second communication device 114.
The power supply 111 is used for supplying power to at least one device to be tracked. In one embodiment, the power supply 111 may comprise a socket for connecting to the mains, and when a power plug of the device is plugged into the socket, the device is provided with wired power. The power supply 111 may also include a voltage converter for converting ac power to dc power and outputting a predetermined voltage to charge the device in a wired manner when a charging plug of the rechargeable device is inserted into a socket. The power supply 111 may also include a wireless power port to provide wireless charging of devices when a rechargeable device is in proximity. The wireless power supply port of the power supply dock serves as a transmitting end of wireless power supply, a receiving end of the wireless power supply is correspondingly configured on the rechargeable device, and the wireless power supply port and the receiving end of the rechargeable device are matched to realize electric energy transmission.
The power supply detector 112 is in signal connection with the power supply device 111 and the first communication device 113, respectively, and is used for detecting whether the power supply device 111 is supplying power to the device to be tracked. In the case where the power dock is connected to the power dock by means of a plug and socket connection, when the device to be tracked is connected to the power dock, a level signal may be triggered, and the power supply detector 112 may detect the level signal, thereby detecting that the power supply 111 is supplying power to the device to be tracked, and indicating that the device to be tracked is being supplied with power as the second information of the device to be tracked. For the case that the power dock wirelessly charges the device to be tracked, when the device to be tracked approaches the power dock to wirelessly charge, the power output of the power providing device 111 is increased, the power supply detector 112 can determine whether the power providing device 111 is providing power for the device to be tracked by detecting the power output of the power providing device 111, and when it is detected that the power providing device 111 is providing power for the device to be tracked, the power providing device means that power is being provided for the device to be tracked is used as the second information of the device to be tracked. The meaning of the device to be tracked being supplied with power is either a predetermined high or low level signal or a power value. The power supply detector 112 is connected to the second communication device 114, and when the power supply detector 112 detects that the power supply device 111 supplies power to the device to be tracked, the power supply detector obtains the identity information of the device to be tracked, and indicates that the identity information of the device to be tracked and the power supply dock 11 is supplying power to the device to be tracked as the first information of the device to be tracked, and then sends the first information to the second communication device 114.
The first communication device 113 is used for short-distance communication with the device, detecting a communication signal with the device to be tracked, acquiring distance-related information between the power dock 11 and the device according to the communication signal, and using the distance-related information as second information of the device, wherein the second information and the identity information of the device form first information of the device. The distance-related information includes the distance between the powered dock 11 and the device to be tracked or parameters for calculating the distance, including the signal strength or the transmission time of the communication signal. The first communication device 113 is configured to implement wireless communication between the power dock 11 and the device to be tracked 13, and the wireless communication mode may be a radio frequency mode, a bluetooth mode, a WIFI mode, a ZigBee mode, a hill protocol, a Mesh mode, a Thread mode, a Z-Wave mode, or other short-distance communication modes.
The second communication device 114 is respectively connected with the power supply detector 112 and the first communication device 113 through signals, acquires the first information from the power supply detector 112 or the first communication device 113, synthesizes the identity information of the power dock 11 and the first information of the equipment to be tracked into third information, and sends the third information to the terminal 12. When the power supply device 111 is supplying power to the device to be tracked, the first information of the device to be tracked is the meaning indication from the power supply detector 112 that the power is being supplied to the device to be tracked; when the power supply device 111 has not supplied power to the device to be tracked, the first information of the device to be tracked is the distance-related information of the device to be tracked from the first communication device 113. The second communication device 114 and the terminal can be connected by wired communication or wireless communication, such as internet network or power modem.
In this embodiment, the power supply device 111, the first communication device 113, or both devices may be used to obtain the identity information of the device to be tracked. When the power supply device 111 is supplying power to the device to be tracked, at least one of the power supply device 111 and the first communication device 113, preferably the power supply device 111, for obtaining the identity information of the device to be tracked may be used, and at this time, after the first communication device 113 receives the information that the power supply detector 112 is supplying power to the device to be tracked, the communication signal with the device to be tracked may not be detected any more; when the power supply device 111 does not supply power to the device to be tracked yet, it is the first communication device 113 for acquiring the identity information of the device to be tracked. The terminal 12 is configured to receive third information related to the device to be tracked, where the third information includes identity information of the power dock 11, identity information of the device to be tracked, and second information used to determine a current location of the device to be tracked, and the third information is sent by the power dock 11; then obtaining the position information of the power supply dock according to the identity information of the power supply dock in the third information; when the second information is the meaning that the power supply dock provides the power supply for the device to be tracked, the device to be tracked is close to the position of the power supply dock, so that the position information of the device to be tracked can be determined according to the position information of the power supply dock. When the second information is not an indication that the power dock is providing power to the device to be tracked, the location information of the device to be tracked is determined from the location information and the distance-related information of the power dock, as will be explained in detail later.
Referring to fig. 2, in the present embodiment, the terminal 12 includes a first receiving interface 121 in signal connection with the power dock 11, and a position detecting module 122 in signal connection with the first receiving interface 121. The location detection module 122 may be implemented by a processor of the terminal 12.
The first receiving interface 121 is configured to receive third information related to the device to be tracked, which is sent by the power dock 11, and send the third information to the position detecting module 122.
The location detection module 122 is configured to estimate location information of the device to be tracked according to the received third information. Which includes a first cell 122a, a second cell 122b, and a third cell 122 c.
The first unit 122a is configured to obtain the location information of the power dock according to the identity information of the power dock in the third information. The location information of each power dock is preset prior to positioning the device in a manner that a user inputs or the power dock is transmitted to the terminal 12 via the communication device.
The second unit 122b is configured to take the location information of the power dock as the location information of the device to be tracked, when the second information related to the device to be tracked is an indication that the power dock is providing power for the device to be tracked.
The third unit 122c is configured to determine the location information of the device to be tracked according to the location information of the power dock and the distance-related information when the second information related to the device to be tracked is the distance-related information between the power dock and the device to be tracked. When the distance-related information is a parameter for calculating the distance between the power dock 11 and the device to be tracked, the third unit 122c is further configured to calculate the distance between the power dock 11 and the device to be tracked according to the parameter of the distance between the power dock 11 and the device to be tracked. In some embodiments, the third unit 122c also determines location information of the device to be tracked based on the number of power docks that sent the third information related to the device to be tracked.
In some embodiments, the terminal 12 further includes a display (not shown) for displaying location information of the device to be tracked, which may be displayed automatically or based on a query entered by the user. When the position information of the device to be tracked is displayed based on the query instruction input by the user, the terminal further comprises an input module, and the input module can be a keyboard, a mouse and the like, or a touch screen integrated with the display. When the input module is a keyboard, a user can directly input operation information or an operation instruction through the input module; when the input module is a mouse or a touch screen, the user can combine the input module with a soft keyboard, operation icons, tabs, menu options and the like on the display interface to complete the input of the operation query instruction. The query instruction may be at least one of an identification number, category information, charging information, usage status, or location information of the device to be tracked.
According to the above description, the terminal may be a server, a host of a management system, or a portable device (e.g., a tablet computer or a mobile phone), and the terminal may query the location of the device to be tracked through an application system installed thereon. In the embodiment of the invention, one or more power supply docks can be provided, one or more devices to be tracked can be provided, and one or more terminals can be provided.
Referring to fig. 3, the process of positioning the device by the device positioning system includes the following steps:
at step 1011, the power dock detects whether power is being provided to the device to be tracked. In a specific embodiment, the power dock provides power to the device to be tracked through the power providing device, and the power supply detector is in signal connection with the power providing device and learns the information whether the power dock is providing power to the device to be tracked from the power providing device. When the power dock is providing power to the device to be tracked, perform step 1012; when the power dock has not provided power to the device to be tracked, step 1013 is performed.
And step 1013, the power dock detects a communication signal with the device to be tracked, and acquires information related to the distance between the power dock and the device to be tracked according to the communication signal. In a specific embodiment, the first communication device of the power dock may be in wireless communication connection with the device to be tracked in real time, and receive a response signal of the device to be tracked, or may establish wireless communication connection with the device to be tracked based on information that the power dock has not provided electric energy for the device to be tracked, and receive a response signal of the device to be tracked, where the response signal is a communication signal between the power dock and the device to be tracked.
In this embodiment, the communication signal includes not only information about the distance between the power dock and the device to be tracked, but also identity information of the device to be tracked. The distance-related information includes a distance between the power dock and the device to be tracked or a parameter for calculating the distance, the parameter for calculating the distance including a signal strength or a transmission time of the communication signal. When the parameter of the calculated distance is the signal strength of the communication signal between the power dock and the device to be tracked, the stronger the signal strength of the communication signal is, the shorter the distance between the power dock and the device to be tracked is, the weaker the signal strength is, and the longer the distance between the power dock and the device to be tracked is; when the parameter for calculating the distance is the transmission time of the communication signal between the power dock and the device to be tracked, the shorter the transmission time, the shorter the distance between the two, the longer the transmission time, and the longer the distance between the two.
And the second information of the equipment to be tracked determined according to the steps and the identity information of the equipment to be tracked form the first information of the equipment to be tracked.
The power dock sends 102 third information related to the device to be tracked to the terminal. The third information includes the identity information of the power dock and the first information of the device to be tracked determined in step 101. In a specific embodiment, the power dock sends third information related to the device to be tracked to the terminal through wired communication or wireless communication.
And 103, the terminal obtains the position information of the equipment to be tracked according to the third information. Because the terminal communicates with at least one power dock at the same time, one power dock may transmit a plurality of pieces of third information related to different devices, and one device may wirelessly communicate with a plurality of power docks, the terminal needs to check and judge the third information many times when calculating the position information of the device to be tracked according to the third information. Referring to fig. 5, the process of the terminal calculating the position of the device to be tracked according to the third information includes the following steps:
and step 1032, obtaining the location information of the power supply dock according to the identity information of the power supply dock in the third information. Because the power supply dock is a fixed installation device, the position information of each power supply dock can be well set before the equipment is positioned, and the setting mode can be user input or the power supply dock is transmitted to the terminal through the communication device. Then, according to the identity information of the power dock in the third information, the position information corresponding to the power dock can be found out from the terminal.
In step 1033, the terminal searches in the third information whether the second information is an indication that the dock is providing power to the device to be tracked. If an indication is found that the dock is providing power to the device to be tracked, then step 1034 is performed; if no such meaning is found, step 1035 is performed.
At step 1036, it is determined whether the number of power docks that sent the third information related to the device to be tracked is 1. If the number is 1, step 1037 is performed, and if the number is more than 1, step 1038 is performed.
In step 1037, the location information of the device to be tracked is estimated according to the third information sent by the docking station. In this case, the second information of the device to be tracked is the distance related information between the power dock and the device to be tracked, and the distance between the power dock and the device to be tracked has been obtained in step 1035 from the distance related information. After the distance between the dock and the device to be tracked is obtained, the location information of the device to be tracked can be estimated according to the distance and the location information of the dock, for example, the device to be tracked can be located on a circle with the center of the dock and the radius of the corresponding distance.
In an embodiment, referring to fig. 6, a Dock (Dock) is installed on the surface of a wall, the location information is determined, and there is a record in the terminal, which is denoted as O, and the distance between the Dock and the device to be tracked is denoted as R, so that the device to be tracked is located on the circle (for example, point a or point B as shown in the figure) as shown by the dotted line in the figure, where the circle is drawn with the location O of the Dock as the center and R as the radius.
And step 1038, estimating the position information of the device to be tracked according to the third information sent by each power dock. In this case, there are multiple power docks sending the third information related to the device to be tracked, and the second information of the device to be tracked is the distance related information between each power dock and the device to be tracked, and the distance between each power dock and the device to be tracked has been obtained in step 1035 according to the distance related information. After the distance between the power dock and the device to be tracked is obtained, the position information of the device to be tracked can be estimated according to the distance and the position information of each power dock, for example, the device to be tracked can be located at an intersection of a plurality of circles which take each power dock as a center of circle and the distance corresponding to each power dock as a radius.
In an embodiment, please refer to fig. 7, the number of power docks sending the third information related to the device to be tracked is 2For example, both docks are mounted on the surface of a wall, and their position information is determined and recorded in the terminal, respectively denoted as O1、O2The distances between the two power docks and the device to be tracked are respectively denoted as R1、R2Then, as shown in the figure, with the position O of the power supply dock1、O2As a center of circle, R1、R2And respectively drawing circles with the radii, wherein the two circles intersect at the point C, and the device to be tracked is located at the position corresponding to the point C in the graph. In a specific embodiment, the number of the power docks that transmit the third information related to the device to be tracked may also be at least three, and at this time, the device to be tracked is located at an intersection point of a plurality of circles that take each power dock as a center of a circle and a distance corresponding to each power dock as a radius.
The position information of the device to be tracked can be obtained through the steps, and in some embodiments, the position information of the device to be tracked can be automatically displayed on a display or displayed based on a query instruction input by a user. For example, when the device positioning system is applied to a hospital, the position of each medical device can be checked through the terminal, so that a user can conveniently find available medical devices, and if the user needs to find the position of a certain device (or a certain type of device), the user only needs to find the position information of the device (or the type of device) on the display of the terminal, so that the user can conveniently find the needed device.
In another embodiment, with the communication of the power dock with the electronic device and/or the terminal, the power dock that can provide power to the electronic device can also be found by the electronic device or the terminal. In a particular embodiment, the electronic device 20 comprises a second receiving interface 21 and a fifth unit 22, as shown in fig. 8.
The second receiving interface 21 is configured to perform short-distance communication with each power dock and receive communication signals between the electronic device 20 and each power dock. Wherein the communication signal includes identity information of each power dock. And a fifth unit 22 in signal connection with the second receiving interface 21, for obtaining the location information of the power dock according to the communication signal between the electronic device 20 and each power dock. It can calculate the distance between the electronic device and the power supply docks according to the signal strength and/or communication time of the detected communication signals, and then determine the distance of each power supply dock relative to the electronic device.
In some embodiments, the communication signal further includes status information, and the corresponding electronic device further includes a sixth unit for determining whether the power dock is idle according to the status information. Wherein the status information may be that the power dock is providing power to other devices; or the degree of charging of other electronic devices being charged by the power dock; or power output conditions of the power dock, such as output power; it may also be a fault condition of the power dock. When the power dock is charging other devices, or the power dock is currently unavailable due to a malfunction or the like, the power dock cannot be used to provide power to the device, which is in a non-idle state for the device. The fifth and sixth units of the electronic device may be implemented by a processor thereof.
Referring to fig. 9, a method for locating a power dock that can provide power to an electronic device by the electronic device includes the following steps:
In step 202, the power dock currently in an idle state is searched in the communication signal of each power dock as an alternative power dock. In the power dock corresponding to each communication signal received by the electronic device, there may be a case where some power docks are supplying power to other devices, and at this time, the power dock is in a non-idle state for the device, so when searching for a power dock capable of supplying power to the device, the power dock that is in the non-idle state for the device needs to be excluded. In some embodiments, the communication signal further includes information that the power dock is in a fault state, and the power dock that is determined to be in a non-idle state for the device is also not a candidate power dock.
And step 204, calculating the distance between the electronic equipment and each power supply dock according to the communication signals between the electronic equipment and each alternative power supply dock. The distance between the electronic device and each power dock may be the actual distance between the electronic device and each power dock calculated from the signal strength and/or the communication time, e.g., one power dock is 10 meters from the device and the other power dock is 12 meters from the device. In some embodiments, the distance between the device and each power Dock may also be a relative distance between the device and each power Dock calculated from the signal strength and/or the communication time, for example, Dock from near to far from the device, Dock1, Dock3 …, and Dock 4.
In some embodiments, step 202 may also be adjusted to the end of step 204, or may not exclude the non-idle powered dock, but display the non-idle powered dock in a different display manner, for example, the idle powered dock and the non-idle powered dock are displayed in different colors, so as to visually indicate to the user which powered dock is in the idle state.
Reference is made herein to various exemplary embodiments. However, those skilled in the art will recognize that changes and modifications may be made to the exemplary embodiments without departing from the scope hereof. For example, the various operational steps, as well as the components used to perform the operational steps, may be implemented in various ways depending upon the particular application or consideration of any number of cost functions associated with the operation of the system.
Additionally, as will be appreciated by one skilled in the art, the principles herein may be reflected in a computer program product on a computer readable storage medium, which is pre-loaded with computer readable program code. Any tangible, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium may be used, including magnetic storage devices (hard disks, floppy disks, etc.), optical storage devices (CD-ROMs, DVDs, Blu Ray disks, etc.), flash memory, and/or the like. These computer program instructions may be loaded onto a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus create means for implementing the functions specified. These computer program instructions may also be stored in a computer-readable memory that can direct a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to function in a particular manner, such that the instructions stored in the computer-readable memory produce an article of manufacture including means for implementing the function specified. The computer program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer or other programmable apparatus to produce a computer implemented process such that the instructions which execute on the computer or other programmable apparatus provide steps for implementing the functions specified.
While the principles herein have been illustrated in various embodiments, many modifications of structure, arrangement, proportions, elements, materials, and components particularly adapted to specific environments and operative requirements may be employed without departing from the principles and scope of the present disclosure. The above modifications and other changes or modifications are intended to be included within the scope of this document.
The foregoing detailed description has been described with reference to various embodiments. However, one skilled in the art will recognize that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure. Accordingly, the disclosure is to be considered in an illustrative and not a restrictive sense, and all such modifications are intended to be included within the scope thereof. Also, advantages, other advantages, and solutions to problems have been described above with regard to various embodiments. However, the benefits, advantages, solutions to problems, and any element(s) that may cause any element(s) to occur or become more pronounced are not to be construed as a critical, required, or essential feature or element of any or all the claims. As used herein, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, system, article, or apparatus. Furthermore, the term "coupled," and any other variation thereof, as used herein, refers to a physical connection, an electrical connection, a magnetic connection, an optical connection, a communicative connection, a functional connection, and/or any other connection.
Those skilled in the art will recognize that many changes may be made to the details of the above-described embodiments without departing from the underlying principles of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the invention should be determined from the following claims.
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1. A method for locating a power dock that can provide power to a device through the device or a terminal, the method comprising:
receiving a communication signal between the device and the power dock, wherein the communication signal comprises identity information of the power dock;
and determining the position information of the power supply dock according to the communication signal.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining location information of a power dock from the communication signal comprises:
detecting the signal strength and/or the communication time of the communication signal;
and calculating the distance between the equipment and each power supply dock according to the signal strength and/or the communication time to determine the distance of each power supply dock relative to the equipment.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:
and finding out the power supply dock closest to the equipment according to the distance.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the communication signal further includes status information of a power dock, and the device or the terminal determines whether the power dock is idle according to the status information;
wherein the status information comprises at least one of:
the power dock is providing power to other devices;
a charge level of other devices being charged by the power dock;
power output conditions of the power dock;
a fault condition of the power dock.
5. An electronic device including a device or terminal powered by a power dock, comprising:
a receiving interface for receiving a communication signal between the device and a power dock, wherein the communication signal includes identity information of the power dock;
the processor is used for obtaining the position information of the power supply dock according to the communication signal; and
and the display is used for automatically displaying or displaying the position information of the power supply dock based on a query instruction input by a user.
6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the processor is to:
detecting the signal strength and/or the communication time of the communication signal;
and calculating the distance between the electronic equipment and each power supply dock according to the signal strength and/or the communication time so as to determine the distance of each power supply dock relative to the position of the equipment.
7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to find a power dock closest to the electronic device based on the distance.
8. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the communication signal further includes status information, and wherein the processor of the electronic device further determines whether the powered dock is idle based on the status information.
9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the status information comprises: an indication that the power dock is providing power to other devices, and/or a fault condition of the power dock.
10. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the indication that the power dock is providing power to the other device comprises at least one of:
the power dock is providing power to other devices;
a charge level of other devices being charged by the power dock;
a power output condition of the power dock.
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