U.S. patent application number 14/474312 was filed with the patent office on 2015-10-29 for electronic system with connection establishment by barcode scan.
The applicant listed for this patent is Wistron Corporation. Invention is credited to Ting-Yao Cheng, Ya-Shian Huang, Yao-Wei Wang.
Application Number | 20150312954 14/474312 |
Document ID | / |
Family ID | 54336132 |
Filed Date | 2015-10-29 |
United States Patent
Application |
20150312954 |
Kind Code |
A1 |
Cheng; Ting-Yao ; et
al. |
October 29, 2015 |
ELECTRONIC SYSTEM WITH CONNECTION ESTABLISHMENT BY BARCODE SCAN
Abstract
The present invention discloses an electronic system including a
peripheral device whereon a barcode is formed, and a host device.
The peripheral device is detachably installed on the host device.
The host device includes a housing, a barcode reading module
installed on the housing and for reading the barcode on the
peripheral device as the peripheral device is installed on the
housing of the host device, and a control module installed inside
the housing and electrically connected to the barcode reading
module for establishing connection between the host device and the
peripheral device according to the barcode read by the barcode
reading module.
Inventors: |
Cheng; Ting-Yao; (New Taipei
City, TW) ; Wang; Yao-Wei; (New Taipei City, TW)
; Huang; Ya-Shian; (New Taipei City, TW) |
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Applicant: |
Name |
City |
State |
Country |
Type |
Wistron Corporation |
New Taipei City |
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TW |
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Family ID: |
54336132 |
Appl. No.: |
14/474312 |
Filed: |
September 2, 2014 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
235/375 |
Current CPC
Class: |
H04M 2250/02 20130101;
G06F 1/1632 20130101; H04M 1/7253 20130101; G06K 7/10 20130101 |
International
Class: |
H04W 76/02 20090101
H04W076/02 |
Foreign Application Data
Date |
Code |
Application Number |
Apr 28, 2014 |
TW |
103115207 |
Claims
1. An electronic system comprising: a peripheral device whereon a
barcode is formed; and a host device, the peripheral device being
detachably installed on the host device, the host device
comprising: a housing; a barcode reading module installed on the
housing and for reading the barcode on the peripheral device as the
peripheral device is installed on the housing of the host device;
and a control module installed inside the housing and electrically
connected to the barcode reading module for establishing connection
between the host device and the peripheral device according to the
barcode read by the barcode reading module.
2. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the host device
further comprises a memory module electrically connected to the
control module and for storing a barcode pairing information, and
the control module is for establishing the connection between the
host device and the peripheral device as the barcode read by the
barcode reading module corresponds to the barcode pairing
information.
3. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the host device
further comprises a first data transmission interface electrically
connected to the control module, the peripheral device comprises a
second data transmission interface, and the control module is
further for controlling data transmission between the first data
transmission interface and the second data transmission interface
after establishing the connection between the host device and the
peripheral device according to the barcode read by the barcode
reading module.
4. The electronic system of claim 3, wherein the first data
transmission interface and the second data transmission interface
are Bluetooth transmission interfaces, respectively.
5. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the host device
further comprises a first data transmission interface electrically
connected to the control module, and the control module is further
for controlling the first data transmission interface to receive
data corresponding to the peripheral device from a server after
establishing the connection between the host device and the
peripheral device according to the barcode read by the barcode
reading module.
6. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein a containing slot is
formed on the housing of the host device, the barcode reading
module is installed on a side of the containing slot, and the
barcode on the peripheral device is located in a position
corresponding to the barcode reading module as the peripheral
device slides to an installing position inside the containing
slot.
7. The electronic system of claim 6, wherein edges of the
peripheral device and the host device are aligned with each other
as the peripheral device slides to the installing position inside
the containing slot.
8. The electronic system of claim 1, wherein the peripheral device
is a cellphone device, and the host device is a tablet computer
device.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention
[0002] The present invention relates to an electronic system
capable of establishing connection between a host device and a
peripheral device, and more specifically, to an electronic system
capable of establishing the connection between the host device and
the peripheral device by barcode scan.
[0003] 2. Description of the Prior Art
[0004] Nowadays, consumer electronics products, such as tablet
computers, smart phones, speakers and earphones, are in widespread
use in daily life and progressing. Different electronic devices
need to be paired with each other to establish connection
therebetween, for example, by performing Bluetooth paring, which
conforms to short-distance wireless communication technique.
However, it requires a process of operating software to actuate
Bluetooth function, searching surrounding devices automatically,
choosing a paring object manually, and final confirmation for the
pairing, resulting in inconvenience of operation. Therefore, it is
an important issue to design a rapid pairing mechanism for
different electronic devices so as to enhance efficiency of pairing
and connection establishment.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
[0005] The present invention relates to an electronic system
capable of establishing connection between a host device and a
peripheral device by barcode scan, to solve the above mentioned
drawbacks.
[0006] According to the disclosure, an electronic system includes a
peripheral device whereon a barcode is formed, and a host device.
The peripheral device is detachably installed on the host device.
The host device includes a housing, a barcode reading module
installed on the housing and for reading the barcode on the
peripheral device as the peripheral device is installed on the
housing of the host device, and a control module installed inside
the housing and electrically connected to the barcode reading
module for establishing connection between the host device and the
peripheral device according to the barcode read by the barcode
reading module.
[0007] According to the disclosure, the host device further
includes a memory module electrically connected to the control
module and for storing a barcode pairing information, and the
control module is for establishing the connection between the host
device and the peripheral device as the barcode read by the barcode
reading module corresponds to the barcode pairing information.
[0008] According to the disclosure, the host device further
includes a first data transmission interface electrically connected
to the control module, the peripheral device includes a second data
transmission interface, and the control module is further for
controlling data transmission between the first data transmission
interface and the second data transmission interface after
establishing the connection between the host device and the
peripheral device according to the barcode read by the barcode
reading module.
[0009] According to the disclosure, the first data transmission
interface and the second data transmission interface are Bluetooth
transmission interfaces, respectively.
[0010] According to the disclosure, the host device further
includes a first data transmission interface electrically connected
to the control module, and the control module is further for
controlling the first data transmission interface to receive data
corresponding to the peripheral device from a server after
establishing the connection between the host device and the
peripheral device according to the barcode read by the barcode
reading module.
[0011] According to the disclosure, a containing slot is formed on
the housing of the host device, the barcode reading module is
installed on a side of the containing slot, and the barcode on the
peripheral device is located in a position corresponding to the
barcode reading module as the peripheral device slides to an
installing position inside the containing slot.
[0012] According to the disclosure, edges of the peripheral device
and the host device are aligned with each other as the peripheral
device slides to the installing position inside the containing
slot.
[0013] According to the disclosure, the peripheral device is a
cellphone device, and the host device is a tablet computer
device.
[0014] The electronic system of the present invention can establish
the connection between the host device and the peripheral device by
barcode scan. For example, it can utilize the sliding mechanism of
the barcode on the peripheral device relative to the barcode
reading module of the host device to achieve the pairing, the
connection establishment and the structural combination
simultaneously. The pairing and the connection establishment can be
processed rapidly by barcode scan. It can improve inconvenience of
the conventional process of operating software to actuate Bluetooth
function, searching surrounding devices automatically, choosing a
paring object manually, and final confirmation for the pairing.
Therefore, the present invention can enhance efficiency of pairing
and connection establishment of different electronic devices.
[0015] These and other objectives of the present invention will no
doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after
reading the following detailed description of the preferred
embodiment that is illustrated in the various figures and
drawings.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0016] FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an electronic system
according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0017] FIG. 2 is a diagram of the electronic system according to
the embodiment of the present invention.
[0018] FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 are diagrams of a host device and a
peripheral device located in different relative positions according
to the embodiment of the present invention.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0019] Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2. FIG. 1 is a functional
block diagram of an electronic system 50 according to an embodiment
of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a diagram of the electronic
system 50 according to the embodiment of the present invention. The
electronic system 50 includes a peripheral device 52 and a host
device 54. The peripheral device 52 can be a cellphone device, and
the host device 54 can be a tablet computer device. A barcode 521
is formed the peripheral device 52. The peripheral device 52
includes a second data transmission interface 523. The peripheral
device 52 is adapted to be detachably installed on the host device
54. The host device 54 includes a housing 541, a barcode reading
module 543, a first data transmission interface 545, a memory
module 547 and a control module 549. The barcode reading module 543
is installed on the housing 541 and can be a barcode scanner. The
barcode reading module 543 is for reading the barcode 521 on the
peripheral device 52 as the peripheral device 52 is installed on
the housing 541 of the host device 541. The first data transmission
interface 545 and the second data transmission interface 523 can
transmit data to each other, such as by wire or wireless
transmission technology. For example, the first data transmission
interface 545 and the second data transmission interface 523 can be
Bluetooth transmission interfaces, respectively. The memory module
547 can store a barcode pairing information 5471.
[0020] Besides, the control module 549 is installed inside the
housing 541 and electrically connected to the barcode reading
module 543, the first data transmission interface 545 and the
memory device 547. The control module 549 is for establishing
connection between the host device 54 and the peripheral device 52
according to the barcode 521 read by the barcode reading module
543. Specifically, the control module 549 can establish the
connection between the host device 54 and the peripheral device 52
as the barcode 521 on the peripheral device 52 read by the barcode
reading module 543 corresponds to the barcode pairing information
5471. Furthermore, the control module 549 can further control data
transmission between the first data transmission interface 545 and
the second data transmission interface 523 after establishing the
connection between the host device 54 and the peripheral device 52
according to the barcode 521 read by the barcode reading module
543. After the pairing and the connection establishment of the host
device 54 and the peripheral device 52 have been accomplished, data
can be transmitted between the host device 54 and the peripheral
device 52 by the first data transmission interface 545 and the
second data transmission interface 523. For example, the host
device 54 can receive image data from the peripheral device 52 to
display corresponding images on a screen thereof, or the host
device 54 can write setting values onto the peripheral device
52.
[0021] According to another embodiment, it can be designed that the
control module 549 controls the first data transmission interface
545 to receive data corresponding to the peripheral device 52 from
a server 56 after establishing the connection between the host
device 54 and the peripheral device 52 according to the barcode 521
read by the barcode reading module 543, instead of data
transmission between the first data transmission interface 545 and
the second data transmission interface 523, that is, the second
data transmission interface 523 can be omitted in this embodiment.
After the pairing and the connection establishment of the host
device 54 and the peripheral device 52 have been accomplished, the
host device 54 can download data corresponding to the peripheral
device 52 from the server 56, such as a cloud server, via the first
data transmission interface 545. For example, the host device 54
can download setting values of the peripheral device 52, drivers of
the peripheral device 52, backup data previously uploaded by the
peripheral device 52 and related information corresponding to the
peripheral device 52, so as to achieve synchronization between the
host device 54 and the peripheral device 52.
[0022] Please refer to FIG. 2 to FIG. 5. FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 are
diagrams of the host device 54 and the peripheral device 52 located
in different relative positions according to the embodiment of the
present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the peripheral device 52 can
be detached from the host device 54 for easy carry. In this
situation, the host device 54 and the peripheral device 52 are
independent and not paired. For pairing and establishing connection
between the host device 54 and the peripheral device 52, the
peripheral device 52 is adapted to be installed on the housing 541
of the host device 54. For example, a containing slot 5411 can be
formed on the housing 541 of the host device 54, and the barcode
reading module 543 is installed on a side of the containing slot
5411. When the peripheral device 52 slides from a position shown in
FIG. 4 to an installing position shown in FIG. 5, the barcode 521
on the peripheral device 52 is located in a position corresponding
to the barcode reading module 543, so that the barcode reading
module 543 can read the barcode 521 on the peripheral device 52
precisely. The host device 54 and the peripheral device 52 can be
paired to establish connection automatically by the design of the
sliding mechanism of the barcode 521 on the peripheral device 52
relative to the barcode reading module 543 of the host device 54.
As for the design of the outward appearance, it can be designed
that edges of the peripheral device 52 and the host device 54 are
aligned with each other as the peripheral device 52 slides to the
installing position inside the containing slot 5411, so as to
maintain consistency of the outward appearance of the assembly of
the peripheral device 52 and the host device 54. It can utilize the
sliding mechanism of the barcode 521 on the peripheral device 52
relative to the barcode reading module 543 of the host device 54 to
achieve the pairing, the connection establishment and the
structural combination simultaneously. Besides, the peripheral
device 52 can be fixed on the host device 54 by any fixing
mechanism, such as a magnetic mechanism, and it depends on actual
design demand.
[0023] In contrast to prior art, the electronic system of the
present invention can establish the connection between the host
device and the peripheral device by barcode scan. For example, it
can utilize the sliding mechanism of the barcode on the peripheral
device relative to the barcode reading module of the host device to
achieve the pairing, the connection establishment and the
structural combination simultaneously. The pairing and the
connection establishment can be processed rapidly by barcode scan.
It can improve inconvenience of the conventional process of
operating software to actuate Bluetooth function, searching
surrounding devices automatically, choosing a paring object
manually, and final confirmation for the pairing. Therefore, the
present invention can enhance efficiency of pairing and connection
establishment of different electronic devices.
[0024] Those skilled in the art will readily observe that numerous
modifications and alterations of the device and method may be made
while retaining the teachings of the invention. Accordingly, the
above disclosure should be construed as limited only by the metes
and bounds of the appended claims.
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