IP Library Granted Patent US 8,542,020
Granted Patent B2
US 8,542,020 · App. 12/948,895 · Granted Sep 24, 2013

Electronic device and apparatus for identifying electronic product

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Patent No.
US 8,542,020
App. No.
12/948,895
Granted
Sep 24, 2013
Kind
B2
Abstract

An apparatus for identifying an electronic product and an electronic device are disclosed. The apparatus includes: a detection voltage outputting unit, configured to receive a reference voltage and output a detection voltage; a detection voltage obtaining unit, connected to the detection voltage outputting unit and configured to obtain the value of the detection voltage; a mapping storing unit, configured to store a mapping between the value of the detection voltage and a product identifier; and a product identifier obtaining unit, configured to obtain the product identifier corresponding to the value of the detection voltage from the mapping storing unit according to the value of the detection voltage obtained by the detection voltage obtaining unit. With the apparatus for identifying an electronic product, the number of occupied chip detection ports is reduced, and the use area of a printed circuit board (PCB) is reduced.

Claims (38)

1. An apparatus for identifying an electronic product, comprising:

a detection voltage outputting unit, configured to receive a reference voltage and output a detection voltage;

a detection voltage obtaining unit, connected to the detection voltage outputting unit and configured to obtain the value of the detection voltage;

a mapping storing unit, configured to store a mapping between the value of the detection voltage and a product identifier; and

a product identifier obtaining unit, connected to the detection voltage obtaining unit and the mapping storing unit and configured to obtain the product identifier corresponding to the value of the detection voltage from the mapping storing unit according to the value of the detection voltage obtained by the detection voltage obtaining unit.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detection voltage outputting unit is a voltage-dividing circuit.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the detection voltage outputting unit comprises a first resistor and a second resistor, wherein:

one end of the first resistor is connected to the reference voltage, the other end of the first resistor is connected to one end of the second resistor and the detection voltage obtaining unit, and the other end of the second resistor is grounded.

4. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 3 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

5. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 2 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

6. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detection voltage obtaining unit is an analog-digital converting (ADC) module.

7. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 6 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the detection voltage obtaining unit is located in a main chip of the electronic product.

9. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 8 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reference voltage is directly provided by a power supply of the electronic product.

11. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 10 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the reference voltage is provided by a programmable port of a main chip on the electronic product.

13. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 12 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

14. The apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a product identifier outputting unit, connected to the product identifier obtaining unit and configured to output the obtained product identifier.

15. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 14 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

16. An electronic device, comprising a functional module and the apparatus for identifying the electronic product identifier of claim 1 , wherein:

the apparatus is configured to generate an electronic product identifier for the electronic device; and

the functional module is configured to implement various functions of the electronic device.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 19, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 047603/0039 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046340/0590 →