Mobile terminal having a switching function
View Patent ↗The present invention provides an interface device using a function of switch that can execute various applications in a mobile terminal by multi-switching USB_D+ and USB_D−, or RS232C data line to an external interface; and, particularly, that can make the mobile terminal used as a PC camera. A universal serial bus (USB) interface device using function of switch includes a dual interface unit for multi-switching data according to a microcontroller unit (MCU) selection signal and a digital signal processor (DSP) selection signal; an image processing unit for digitalizing the image data; a signal processing unit for activating the MCU selection signal or the DSP selection signal, and processing the data; and a memory unit for saving the data according to control of the image processing unit or the signal processing unit.
1. A mobile terminal having a switching function, comprising: a dual interface means connected to an external device through a communication line, configured to multi-switch data according to a microcontroller unit (MCU) selection signal and a digital signal processor (DSP) selection signal;
an image processing means configured to obtain external image data, digitalize the image data and output the digitalized data to the dual interface means;
a signal processing means configured to activate the MCU selection signal or the DSP selection signal, send the data to the external device through the dual interface means, receive the data from the external device through the dual interface means and processing the data; and
a memory means configured to store or output the data according to control of the image processing means or the signal processing means,
wherein the dual interface means includes:
a connector connected to the external device through the communication line, configured to provide an interface:
a first dual single pole single throw (SPST) connected to a first USB line of the communication line through the connector, configured to provide a data oath to the signal processing means when the MCU selection signal is activated and provide a data path to the image processing means when the DSP selection signal is activated,
a second dual SPST connected to a second USB line of the communication line through the connector, configured to provide a data path to the signal processing means when the MCU selection signal is activated and provide a data path to the image processing means when the DSP selection signal is activated.
2. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the communication line is a USB line.
3. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the communication line is a RS232C data line.
4. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the image processing means includes:
a camera module for obtaining external image data and outputting the image data; and
an image processor for receiving the image data, processing the image data, receiving the audio data, processing the audio data and outputting the processed data to the dual interface means.
5. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the signal processing includes:
a USB transceiver for receiving the data from the dual interface means, transforming the received data into a logic level signal, transferring the data to an MCU and transferring the data from the MCU to the dual interface means; and
the MCU for receiving the data from the USB transceiver, transforming the data into the adequate format to a mobile terminal, receiving the data from the mobile terminal, transforming the data into the adequate format to the USB transceiver and activating the DSP selection signal and MCU selection signal.
6. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the external device is a personal computer.
7. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the external device is a printer.
8. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the external device is an external USB memory.
9. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the external device is a keyboard.
10. The mobile terminal as recited in claim 1 , wherein the external device is an audio component.