Patent ID: 6750851
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A multi-purpose radio transmission/reception (T/R) system, essentially including multi-purpose transmission/reception (T/R) device (H100) comprised of an infrared or RF or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) incorporated with wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits to receive signals from radio peripheral (PH200) via infrared or RF, or super sonic one-way transmission, or executes basic function of having two-way T/R interaction with radio peripheral; said multi-purpose T/R device (H100) is equipped with radio peripheral (PH200) containing a radio keyboard, hand-held track ball, hand-held operator, radio mouse, or radio scanner, radio camera, radio audio-visual (AV) display, radio TV game operator, radio remote control (RC) or any other radio peripheral, and is essentially comprised of:a mainframe (M100) containing a computer host, a monitor or notebook, or information electric home appliance or other electric appliance, provided with one or more than one interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0) to be coupled to one or more than one interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0â€²) corresponding to a transmission wire (W100) from a multi-purpose T/R device (H100) for transmission of electric energy and signals; and said interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0 or P0â€²) is comprised of SERIAL, PS2, USB, IEEE1394 or any other connector or plug-socket unit of selected specification; a multi-purpose transmission/reception (T/R) device (H100) comprised of a manually operated wired mouse, track ball or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits, an infrared or RF or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) to execute one-way radio reception or two-way radio transmission/reception, an option switch (SW100) depending on the nature of the transmission interface to switch said multi-purpose T/R device (H100) to wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel related mechanisms and circuits to connect the transmission wire (W100), or to switch said multi-purpose T/R device (H100) to infrared, RF or ultrasonic transmission circuits (RT100) of one-way radio reception or two-way transmission/reception to connect the mainframe (M100) through the transmission wire (W100); said transmission wire (W100) can be comprised of conductive transmission wire or transmission wire blended with optical fiber for one or more than one interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0â€²) to be coupled to one or more than one corresponding interface connector or plug-socket unit (P0) from the mainframe (M100); said infrared, RF or ultrasonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) of one-way radio reception or two-way transmission/reception is to execute message transmission to the radio peripheral (PH200) via infrared, RF or ultrasonic, so to receive signals transmitted from one or more than one radio peripheral (PH200) of one type or more than one type, or to execute one-way or two-way transmission/reception to or from one or more than one radio peripheral (PH200) of one type or more than one type; a charging control circuit (REG100) comprised of charging related electro-mechanical electronic device, provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) comprised of a radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) and related apparatus of the wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel, so to execute operation and control of charging voltage and amperage to a chargeable battery (ESD100) provided in multi-purpose T/R device (H100) directly or indirectly via battery holder: and optionally provide a charging saturation detection circuit as required; the chargeable battery (ESD100) is comprised of a chargeable secondary battery or super capacitor, provided in the multi-purpose T/R device (H100) directly or indirectly via battery holder, said multi-purpose radio T/R device (H100) comprised of radio transmission/reception circuit (RT100) and related apparatus of the wired mouse, track ball, or touch panel; said charging control circuit (REG100) or chargeable battery (ESD100) can be optionally provided in said multi-purpose T/R device (H100); A radio peripheral (PH200) comprised of a radio peripheral to execute infrared RF or ultrasonic transmission; wherein power source being selectively provided by the chargeable battery (ESD100) besides using primary battery, the radio peripheral (PH200) containing interface circuit, one-way radio transmission or two-way radio transmission/reception infrared, RF or supersonic radio transmission/reception circuit (RT200); in addition to providing one-way radio transmission or two-way radio transmission/reception interaction, an additional optional interface connector (P10â€²) may be provided to the radio peripheral (PH200) for connection to the interface connector (P10) of multi-purpose T/R device (H100) by a transmission wire to execute wired signal output or input/output, or electric energy transmission.