1. Method for controlling an electronic device (10),
wherein during operation of said electronic device (10) said electronic device (10) is controllably switched or switchable between at least one active step and at least one standby state,
wherein in said standby state no operation power is consumed at least with respect to processes of terminating or monitoring said standby state,
wherein said standby state is terminated and said active state is entered at most upon receipt of a remote wakeup radio signal (WS), and
wherein the operation power terminating said standby state is extracted from said received remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
2. Method according to claim 1,
wherein during said standby state no operation power at all is consumed.
3. Method according to any one of the preceding claims,
wherein during said standby state said electronic device (10) is switched off.
4. Method according to any one of the preceding claims,
wherein during or after receipt of said remote wakeup radio signal (WS) said remote wakeup radio signal (WS) is analyzed.
5. Method according to claim 4,
wherein said standby state is resumed or a locked state is entered if said remote wakeup radio signal (WS) does not contain a certain identification code (ID) assigned to said electronic device (10).
6. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 4 or 5,
wherein said active state is entered if said remote wakeup radio signal (WS) contains a certain identification code (ID) assigned to said electronic device (10).
7. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 4 to 6,
wherein an identification code (ID) is used which is unique for said electronic device (10).
8. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 4,
wherein said remote wakeup signal (WS) is generated at a first site in order to comprise a first identification code (ID1).
9. Method according to claim 8,
wherein said remote wakeup radio signal (WS) is analyzed at a second site, in particular remote from said first site.
10. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 8 or 9,
wherein said standby state is resumed or a locked state is entered if said first identification code (ID1) does not contain and is not identical to a certain identification code (ID) assigned to said electronic device (10).
11. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 8 to 10, wherein\u2014if said first identification code (ID1) contains or is identical to a certain identification code (ID), in particular assigned to said electronic device (10)\u2014a re-dentification process with respect to said first site or with respect to said electronic device (10) is performed.
12. Method according to claim 11,
wherein in said re-identification process a second identification code (ID2) is generated at and transmitted by said second site, said second identification code (ID2) re-identifying said second site or said electronic device (10).
13. Method according to claim 12,
wherein said second identification code (ID2) is received at and analyzed by the second site and
wherein\u2014if said second identification code (ID2) unambiguously identifies said second site or said electronic device (10)\u2014a third identification code (ID3) assigned to said electronic device (10) and to a certain process to be initiated in said electronic device (10) is generated at and transmitted by said first site.
14. Method according to claim 13,
wherein said third identification code (ID3) is taken from a list of potential third identification codes assigned to said electronic device (10) and then cancelled from said list of potential third identification codes, thereby updating said list of potential third identification codes.
15. Method according to any one of the preceding claims 13 or 14,
wherein said third identification code (ID3) is received at and analyzed by said second site and
wherein said standby state is resumed or a locked state is entered if said third identification code (ID3) is not and does not contain a certain identification code assigned to said electronic device (10).
16. Method according to claim 15,
wherein said active state is entered if said third identification code (ID3) is or contains a certain identification code assigned to said electronic device (10), in particular taken from a list of potential third identification codes, in which case the received third identification code (ID3) is cancelled from said list of potential third identification codes, thereby updating said list of potential third identification codes.
17. Method according to any one of the preceding claims,
wherein after receipt of said remote wakeup radio signal (WS) and an initial operation power extraction an internal power source (15, 18) is switched on to further provide operation power for further processing.
18. Electronic device (10),
which is adapted and which comprises means in order to be controlled by a method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 17.
19. Electronic device (10) according to claim 18,
which is during operation controllably switchable between at least one active state and at least one standby state.
20. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 and 19,
which is adapted in order to consume in said standby state no operation power at least with respect to processes of terminating or monitoring said standby state.
21. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 20,
which is adapted in order to terminate said standby state and to enter said active state at most upon receipt of a remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
22. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 21,
which is adapted in order to extract operation power for terminating said standby state from said received remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
23. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 22,
which comprises an antenna (11) for receiving said remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
24. Electronic device (10) according to claim 23,
which comprises an power extraction means (12) connected to said antenna (11) and adapted and comprising means for extracting operation power from said received remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
25. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 24,
which comprises a wakeup power source (15) which can be activated as an internal power source upon receipt of said remote wakeup radio signal (WS) and upon initial operation power extraction for providing further operation power for further processing.
26. Electronic device (10) according to claim 25,
wherein said wakeup power source (15) is one of the group consisting of a battery, an accumulator, a capacitor, and a gold capacitor.
27. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 26,
comprising first switching means (14) which is connected to said energy extraction means (12) and to said wakeup power source (15) in order to controllably switch on and connect said wakeup power source (15) for further providing operational power for further processing.
28. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 27,
comprising code detection means (13) which is connected with said antenna (11) and which is adapted and comprises means for detecting within said received remote wakeup radio signal (WS) a contained code.
29. Electronic device (10) according to claim 28,
wherein said code detection means (13) comprises:
a received code storing means for receiving and storing a code detected and extracted from said received remote wakeup radio signal (WS),
an assigned identification code storing means which contains an identification code (ID) which is assigned to said electronic device (10), and
a comparison means for comparing said received code and said assigned identification code (ID) and for providing a control signal which is generated and designed depending on identity or non-identity of said received code with respect to said assigned identification code (ID).
30. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 28 or 29,
wherein said code detection means (13) comprises a control line for providing said control signal of said code detection means (13).
31. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 30,
which comprises a main circuit (17), a main power supply (18) and second switching means (16),
wherein said second switching means (16) is provided between and connected to said main circuit (17) and said main power source (18) and is controllable, in particular via said control line of said code detection means (13), by said code detection means (13).
32. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 31,
wherein said code detection means (13) is adapted in order to switch on said second switching means (16) by appropriately generating a control signal for the case that the received code and the assigned identification code (ID) coincide in order to connect the main power source (18) with the main circuit (17) to thereby switch said electronic device (10) to said active state.
33. Electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 32,
wherein said code detection means (13) is adapted in order to keep off said second switching means (16) by appropriately generating a respective control signal for the case that said received code does not coincide with said assigned identification code (ID) in order to have disconnected said main circuit (17) and said main power source (18) to keep said electronic device (10) in said standby state or switched off.
34. Electronic assembly (100),
comprising:
an electronic device (10) according to any one of the preceding claims 18 to 33 and
a remote control means (20) which is adapted and which comprises means for providing said remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
35. Electronic assembly (100) according to claim 34,
wherein said remote control means (20) comprises an antenna (21) for transmitting said remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
36. Electronic assembly (100) according to any one of the preceding claims 34 and 35,
wherein said remote control means (20) comprises a radio signal generating means (22) which is connected to said antenna (21) and which is adapted and which comprises means for appropriately generating said remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
37. Electronic assembly (100) according to any one of the preceding claims 34 to 36,
wherein said remote control means (20) comprises a code generating means (23) in order to generate and provide a code to be included in and transmitted within said remote wakeup radio signal (WS).
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A stacked card connector for receiving cards, comprising:
a first electrical card connector comprising a first insulating housing and a plurality of first terminals received in the insulating housing, the first terminal comprising a vertical portion extending vertically;
a second electrical card connector positioned under the first electrical card connector and comprising a second insulating housing received a plurality of second terminals, the second terminal comprising a tail portion extending vertically;
the vertical portions of the first terminals and the tail portions of the second terminals being arranged in a line in a lateral direction perpendicular to a front-to-back direction;
a retaining member provided on the second insulating housing and comprising a receiving cavity, the vertical portions of the first terminals and the tail portions of the second terminals extending into and bearing against an inside surface of the receiving cavity; and
a converting plate received in the receiving cavity and defining a lateral surface exposed outside, said converting plate comprising a plurality of third terminals electrically connecting with the vertical portions of the first terminals and the tail portions of the second terminals, each third terminal comprising a contacting part partially extending beyond the lateral surface of the converting plate.
2. The stacked card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first insulating housing comprises a base and a base seat extending from the base.
3. The stacked card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the retaining member defines a plurality of vertical slot communicating with the receiving cavity and arranged in a line in the lateral direction.
4. The stacked card connector as claimed in claim 3, wherein said vertical portions of the first terminals and said tail portions of the second terminals pass through corresponding vertical slots.
5. The stacked card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the converting plate comprises a body receiving said plurality of third terminals, the body having a main portion and a receiving portion extending from the body, the receiving portion being received in said receiving cavity of the retaining member.
6. The stacked card connector as claimed in claim 5, wherein the third terminal comprises a retaining part retained in the receiving portion and a soldering part extending from one end of the retaining part, said contacting part extending from an opposite end of the retaining part.
7. The stacked card connector as claimed in claim 1, wherein the first card connector comprises a first shell covering on the first insulating housing, the first shell defining a first receiving space.
8. The stacked card connector as claimed in claim 7, wherein the first insulating housing forms a triangular guiding block in the first receiving space.
9. An electrical connector assembly comprising:
an upper connector defining an upper housing equipped with a plurality of upper contacts;
a lower connector stacked with the upper connector and defining a lower housing equipped with a plurality of lower contacts;
tail sections of both said upper contacts and said lower contacts being arranged in only one line in a lateral direction perpendicular to a front-to-back direction;
an auxiliary connector embedded within a rear portion of the lower housing and equipped with a plurality of third contacts in one row simultaneously electrically and mechanically engaged with the tail sections of said upper and lower contacts.
10. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 9, wherein the rear portion of the lower housing defines a plurality of passageways extending through in a vertical direction to allow the tail sections of the upper contacts to pass therethrough.
11. The electrical connector assembly as claimed in claim 10, wherein said passageways further allow the tail sections of the lower contacts to pass therethrough.