CN101000595B - Cable and information getting method - Google Patents
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A method for obtaining information from cable includes arranging not only two physical ports at two ends of cable on cable but also arranging storage unit stored with personal data and/or external device software as well as concentrator connected to said storage unit on cable, and connecting concentrator separately to two physical ports through physical channels.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to the communications field, relate in particular to information stores and technology for information acquisition based on cable.
Background technology
Along with rapid development of science and technology, mobile data exchange and memory technology become the focus of IT industry in recent years.Nowadays, movable storage device miscellaneous has appearance like the mushrooms after rain.Only can store userspersonal information's the little key of USB from capacity the earliest, the USB disk cartridge that can match in excellence or beauty with the PC hard disk to capacity, again to the USB flash memory disk and the flash disk that get up as really can " moving " of storage medium with Flash, a large amount of data-carrier stores that use in a large amount of personal computer today (Personal Computer is called for short " PC ") peripheral hardware and multimedia household electrical appliances.This shows that the mobility of exchanges data and convenience are the foundation of whole digital times mansion.Mobile data exchange has stimulated the development of IT industry, convenient people's life.
Mobile data exchanges the maturation that is accompanied by USB and rises.USB is the abbreviation of Universal SeriesBus (versabus), is a kind of information products string type standard interface of global general-use, is mainly used in being connected between computing machine and its interfacing equipment at present.USB removes the slow data transmission of supporting such as mouse, keyboard, joystick, also supports digital compression audio and video information transmission fast.The USB cable has two pairs of lines (4 line), is used for transmission of data signals and offer the required power supply of peripherals respectively, is generally+the 5V power supply.In the heart yearn of USB cable, red and black be power lead, white is signal wire with green, wherein signal wire is a pair of twisted-pair feeder.The USB cable is used for the master-slave equipment of physical connection based on usb communication for usb communication equipment provides physical transmission channel.
Since the issue of USB standard, obtained great development in short several years, USB interface-based mass-memory unit (USB Mass Storage) arises at the historic moment, as: USB portable hard drive, the external CD-ROM drive of USB, USB external floppy drive, USB flash drive etc.These equipment can be referred to as the USB memory device, and the USB memory device is the physical equipment with data storage function that USB interface is provided, and the visit of this memory device is achieved by its USB physical interface and USB drive software.
USB is the media of exchanges data, is again its core.Do not have USB, just do not have mobile data services and develop so rapidly.At present, USB is applied on the multiple peripheral hardware of PC, comprises scanner, digital camera, Digital Video, audio system, display, input equipment or the like.
Along with peripherals that people had increases gradually, the user not only may have a plurality of laptop computers, mobile phone etc. simultaneously, also may on the PC of oneself, connect peripherals such as printer, scanner, modulator-demodular unit, sometimes may also to pass through USB interface, with the photo in digital camera transmission and store in the hard disk and go.These external equipments when for the first time being linked on the PC by the USB cable, often need be on PC install driver.
But, because present USB cable only is used to usb communication equipment that physical transmission channel is provided, the related software information that does not possess external equipment, therefore, producer has to when its user provides this USB device, is provided for USB cable that this USB device communicates to connect and this USB device communicate by letter with PC devices needed related software such as driver or application program etc. simultaneously.Contents such as above-mentioned driver or application program adopt storage medium issues such as CD usually, so require the user to keep properly described CD etc.If store that the CD of contents such as driver or application program is lost or damage to some extent, driver that then can't this USB device of normal mounting that is to say, can't normally use this USB device, for the user has brought unnecessary trouble.
Summary of the invention
The technical problem underlying that each embodiment of the present invention will solve provides a kind of cable and information getting method, makes the user can obtain information needed from cable.
For solving the problems of the technologies described above, embodiments of the present invention provide a kind of cable, comprise two physical ports that are positioned at these cable two ends, also comprise:
Be used to store the memory device of data; With
Be used to connect the hub of memory device, this hub is connected with two physical ports respectively by the physical channel;
Store the related software that to install automatically of external equipment in the described memory device, judge by whether receiving " SET FEATRUE " message whether personal computer PC has installed the related software of external equipment, if do not install, then described memory device is the described related software of operation automatically.
Embodiments of the present invention also provide a kind of information getting method, comprise following steps:
By being used to store the memory device of data in the cable, obtain data message, this memory device is connected with two physical ports of this cable respectively by hub;
Wherein, store the related software that to install automatically of external equipment in the described memory device, memory device in the described cable has AutoPlay function, and, before this related software is installed automatically, earlier judge by whether receiving " SET FEATRUE " message whether personal computer PC has installed this related software,, then carry out described automatic installation again if do not have.
Each embodiment of the present invention compared with prior art, the key distinction and effect thereof are:
Cable not only comprises two physical ports that are positioned at these cable two ends, also comprises the memory device that is used to store data, is used to connect the hub of this memory device, and this hub is connected with two physical ports respectively by the physical channel.Make this cable have memory function, the user can obtain information needed from this cable.That is to say that the common cable that makes cable both can be used as standard uses, the memory device that can be used as standard simultaneously again uses.
The data of storing in the memory device are user's personal data; And/or the related software of external equipment.Wherein, related software is this external equipment relevant driver and/or application program.Make the producer of external equipment when its user provides this equipment, need not storage medium issues such as contents such as driver or application program employing CDs, and require the user to keep properly this CD etc., bring unnecessary trouble to the user, can be directly provide external equipment relevant driver or application program, more convenient user's use by the cable among the present invention program.
The related software that is stored in the memory device can be the related software that can install automatically, but or is the related software of manual installation.If be the related software that to install automatically, then the memory device in the cable should have AutoPlay function, CDROM subclass as " Mass Storage " class, make this memory device have automatic operation characteristic, thereby the equipment related software when realizing inserting for the first time such as the autoinstall procedure of driver or application program, avoid user's manual installation, simplify user's equipment use.
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Fig. 1 is the USB cable structure synoptic diagram according to first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 2 is the information getting method according to second embodiment of the invention.
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For making the purpose, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention is described in further detail below in conjunction with accompanying drawing.
In an embodiment of the present invention, the two ends of cable are the physical port of standard, and are identical with at present general cable, and different is integrated memory device between two physical ports of this cable.This memory device both can be used for depositing user data, also can be used for storage equipment related software such as driver or application program etc.When this cable with memory device was connected with PC, the user can visit the memory device of cable and carry out the accessing operation of user data.If store the external equipment related software in the memory device of this cable, when then this cable is connected with PC, the memory device that the user not only can visit cable carries out the accessing operation of user data, and be stored in equipment related software in the memory device of cable such as driver or application program and can also installed automatically or carry out, be convenient to user's use.
Below first embodiment of the present invention is elaborated, the cable in the present embodiment is the USB cable, specifically as shown in Figure 1.
A is the USB physical port among the figure, defers to the USB standard of standard; B is the USB physical port among the figure, defers to the USB standard of standard; The USB memory device is used to store data among the figure, and this USB memory device is deferred to the USB standard of standard equally; USB HUB is a usb hub among the figure, defers to the USB standard of standard, is used to connect this USB memory device, and this usb hub is crossed the physical channel and is connected with two USB physical ports respectively.Dotted line is depicted as the outer boundary of the USB cable of present embodiment among the figure, that is to say, USB memory device and usb hub are comprised in USB cable inside.Therefore, this USB cable can be used for usb communication equipment on the one hand and connect, and can also pass through the port access of this USB cable on the other hand as the USB memory device.
In fact, because the progress of science and technology, USB memory device cost under the ever-increasing situation of capacity constantly reduces, and very small and exquisite that also can do of USB memory device volume simultaneously makes being combined into for possible of USB cable and USB memory device.Therefore, by present embodiment USB cable and USB memory device are united two into one, the USB cable that makes the USB cable both can be used as standard uses, and the USB memory device that can be used as standard simultaneously again uses.USB memory device in the USB cable both can have been stored user's personal data, also can store the related software of circumscribed USB equipment, as driver or application program etc., made the user can obtain information needed from the USB cable, for the user has brought facility.
USB cable in the present embodiment is because portion is integrated usb hub and USB memory device within it, so when this USB cable connects PC, be equivalent to a USB memory device is connected on the PC by usb hub, that is to say that the user can be equal to the USB memory device of building in the visit common USB storage device access in the USB cable.If what store in this USB memory device is personal data, so, the user both can read personal data, also can revise or delete personal data.Certainly, what also can store in this USB memory device is the related software of circumscribed USB equipment, make the user that the related software of circumscribed USB equipment can be installed by this USB cable, thereby removed forms issue USB device related softwares such as the CD that generally adopts at present or disk from, avoided the unnecessary trouble of bringing because preserving storage medium such as maintenance disc or disk.
Specifically, the related software of circumscribed USB equipment can be the related software that can install automatically, but also can be the related software of manual installation.If but the related software of circumscribed USB equipment is the related software of manual installation, so, when the USB cable that possesses the USB memory device is used for USB device and is connected with PC, the user is equivalent to connect USB memory device in this USB device and the USB cable simultaneously by a usb hub, when this USB memory device contained the related software of this USB device such as driver or application program, the user just can this USB memory device be visited and manual installation USB device related software by visiting easily.
If the related software of circumscribed USB equipment is the related software that can install automatically, so, when containing related software such as the driver or the application program of USB device and have AutoPlay function, (enumerates to having the CDROM type of AutoPlay function) by the USB of USB cable memory device as this USB memory device, when the user connects USB device and PC with this USB cable, just can move installation procedure automatically the USB device related software is installed automatically, need not user's manual installation, simplify the USB device use.The related software of by this USB cable USB device being installed automatically with the user is that example describes below.
At first, after the USB cable that possesses the USB memory device powers on, in this USB device enumeration process, this USB memory device enumerated subclass into Mass Storage class CDROM.A CD-ROM sign will occur at PC end this moment, and the user can visit content in this USB memory device by the form of visit CD-ROM, as equipment related software such as driver or application program etc.
Then, judge whether the driver of USB device has been installed among the PC.Such as, by judging whether that receiving " SET FEATRUE " message judges whether PC has installed the USB device driving.If the driver of USB device has been installed, then ignore USB device and drive autoinstall procedure, otherwise analog rom is put into the CDROM drive process, causes the automatic operation of automatic running program " AUTORUN.INF ".In " AUTORUN.INF " file, increase the content and the associated description information of the USB device driver installation procedure that need automatically perform, realize that the driver or the application program that are stored in the USB device on this virtual CD-ROM (being USB memory device in the USB cable) are moved automatically and installed.After above-mentioned driver or application program installation, just can normally use USB device.
Because USB interface has been widely used in the communication interface between various USB device and the PC, USB device producer is when its user provides its USB device, is provided for USB cable that this USB device communicates to connect and this USB device communicate by letter with PC devices needed related software such as driver or application program etc. simultaneously.Contents such as above-mentioned driver or application program adopt storage medium issues such as CD usually, so require the user to keep properly this CD etc., have brought unnecessary trouble to the user.Therefore, by adopting the USB cable in the present embodiment with the storage of equipment related software and installation function, above-mentioned driver or application program etc. can be stored in the USB memory device of USB cable, thereby avoid the keeping of user CD, and user-friendly.USB memory device in the USB cable can also be as the common USB memory device simultaneously, and the user can store personal data information, convenient user's daily use.
And, when the USB memory device has automatic operation characteristic, when being CDROM, can also realize equipment related software when equipment inserts for the first time such as the autoinstall procedure of driver or application program as the USB memory device, avoid user's manual installation, simplify user's equipment use.
Need to prove, present embodiment is that example describes with the USB cable, in actual applications, cable can also be pci interface cable, PCIE interface cable, PCIMCIA interface cable, IEEE-1394 interface cable, plug-in card bus (Card-Bus) interface cable, compact flash (Compact Flash) interface cable, enciphered digital (Secure Digit) interface cable or memory stick (Memory Stick) interface cable or the like, specific implementation and present embodiment are identical, do not repeat them here.
Second embodiment of the present invention relates to information getting method, and specifically, the user can obtain data message by being used to store the memory device of data in the cable, and this memory device is connected with two physical ports of this cable respectively by hub.That is to say that the user can be by the memory device in this cable of port access of cable.The cable that makes cable both can be used as standard uses, and the memory device that can be used as standard simultaneously again uses.Cable in the present embodiment can be USB cable, pci interface cable, PCIE interface cable, PCIMCIA interface cable, IEEE-1394 interface cable, plug-in card bus (Card-Bus) interface cable, compact flash (Compact Flash) interface cable, enciphered digital (Secure Digit) interface cable or memory stick (Memory Stick) interface cable or the like.
As shown in Figure 2, in step 210, the user visits the memory device that is used to store data in this cable by the physical port of cable.Such as this cable is the USB cable, and the physical port at these USB cable two ends is USB port, and so, the user can visit memory device in this USB cable by this USB port.
Then, enter step 220, the user obtains data message from this memory device.
Wherein, the data message of memory device, stores is user's personal data; And/or the related software of external equipment, the related software of external equipment makes the user can obtain information needed from cable for this external equipment relevant driver and/or application program, thereby has brought facility for the user.
The related software of external equipment can be the related software that can install automatically, but also can be the related software of manual installation.If the related software of related software for installing automatically, then the memory device in this cable should have AutoPlay function, CDROM subclass as " Mass Storage " class, and, before this related software is installed automatically, judge whether personal computer has installed this related software earlier, if do not have, then carry out the automatic installation of related software again, avoided user's manual installation, simplified user's equipment use.
In sum, in the embodiments of the present invention, cable not only comprises two physical ports that are positioned at these cable two ends, also comprises the memory device that is used to store data, be used to connect the hub of this memory device, this hub is connected with two physical ports respectively by the physical channel.Make cable have memory function, the user can obtain information needed from cable.That is to say that the cable that makes cable both can be used as standard uses, the memory device that can be used as standard simultaneously again uses.
The data of storing in the memory device can be user's personal data, and/or the related software of external equipment.Wherein, related software is this external equipment relevant driver and/or application program.Make the producer of external equipment when its user provides this equipment, need not storage medium issues such as contents such as driver or application program employing CDs, and require the user to keep properly this CD etc., bring unnecessary trouble to the user, can directly provide relevant driver or application program, more convenient user's use by the cable among the present invention program.
The related software that is stored in the memory device can be the related software that can install automatically, but or is the related software of manual installation.If be the related software that to install automatically, then the memory device in the cable should have AutoPlay function, CDROM subclass as " Mass Storage " class, make this memory device have automatic operation characteristic, thereby the equipment related software when realizing inserting for the first time such as the autoinstall procedure of driver or application program, avoid user's manual installation, simplify user's equipment use.
Though pass through with reference to some of the preferred embodiment of the invention, the present invention is illustrated and describes, but those of ordinary skill in the art should be understood that and can do various changes to it in the form and details, and without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.
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1. a cable comprises two physical ports that are positioned at these cable two ends, it is characterized in that, also comprises:
Be used to store the memory device of data; With
Be used to connect the hub of described memory device, this hub is connected with described two physical ports respectively by the physical channel;
Store the related software that to install automatically of external equipment in the described memory device, judge by whether receiving " SET FEATRUE " message whether personal computer PC has installed the related software of external equipment, if do not install, then described memory device is the described related software of operation automatically.
2. cable according to claim 1 is characterized in that, the data of storing in the described memory device are user's the personal data and the related software of external equipment.
3. cable according to claim 2 is characterized in that, the related software of described external equipment is this external equipment relevant driver and/or application program.
4. according to each described cable in the claim 1 to 3, it is characterized in that, described cable is USB interface cable, pci interface cable, PCIE interface cable, PCIMCIA interface cable, IEEE-1394 interface cable, plug-in card bus " Card-Bus " interface cable, compact flash " CompactFlash " interface cable, enciphered digital " Secure Digit " interface cable or memory stick " Memory Stick " interface cable.
5. an information getting method is characterized in that, comprises following steps:
By being used to store the memory device of data in the cable, obtain data message, this memory device is connected with two physical ports of this cable respectively by hub;
Wherein, store the related software that to install automatically of external equipment in the described memory device, memory device in the described cable has AutoPlay function, and, before this related software is installed automatically, earlier judge by whether receiving " SET FEATRUE " message whether personal computer PC has installed this related software,, then carry out described automatic installation again if do not have.
6. information getting method according to claim 5 is characterized in that, described data message is user's the personal data and the related software of external equipment;
The related software of described external equipment is this external equipment relevant driver and/or application program.
7. according to each described information getting method in claim 5 or 6, it is characterized in that,
Described cable is USB interface cable, pci interface cable, PCIE interface cable, PCIMCIA interface cable, IEEE-1394 interface cable, plug-in card bus " Card-Bus " interface cable, compact flash " Compact Flash " interface cable, enciphered digital " Secure Digit " interface cable or memory stick " Memory Stick " interface cable.
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