Background technology
Computer has become an indispensable instrument in the modern life, no matter be to be used for work or leisure, this equipment of computer is all being played the part of very important role to meet user's demand.And the best sharp weapon that computer stores data especially, it can be put many data using control programs into different categories, makes tradition need a large amount of manpowers of cost to converge whole data, can utilize the help of computer and the consumption of saving manpower, and increases work efficiency.Computer also can make the data check, and the person utilizes the help of program, promptly inquires needed data content, with the required consumed time of saving inquiry data, and meets the efficient that present industrial and commercial society is paid attention to.
Along with user's demand, portable main frame such as notebook computer (notebook) and palmtop computer (Personal Digital Assistant; PDA) use widely gradually.But for volume that will dwindle the portable main frame and the weight that alleviates the portable main frame, often all can reduce the element that some users seldom use on the portable main frame, and the element of these minimizings is installed on the base, so that the user can use these a little elements when situation needs.
The portable main frame of various multi-form, models and label, all inequality because of the element that it reduced, therefore the base that is cooperated is also all inequality, such as the employed connectivity port of notebook computer (dock).But be to use the main target of base all identical, it all is the function that is used for expanding the portable main frame, make that the portable main frame can be because of not the dwindling and alleviating of weight and completely lose the due function of part desktop main frame of volume, cause inconvenience that the user uses and the work efficiency that influences the user.
General base all has regional bus (Peripheral Component Interconnect; PCI) device, integration drive electrical interface (Integrated Drive Electronics; IDE) device and network equipment, in order to be connected with equipment such as printer, scanning machine, disk drive and the modulator-demodular unit etc. of outside so that carry-along main frame with after base combines, can be given full play to its due function.The user with the portable main frame with after base combines, can utilize the periphery of portable host computer control main frame to be equipped with, and reach the due function of desktop main frame, so the interface that combines of portable main frame and its base is very important.
The juncture of tradition portable main frame and base all is to utilize a connecting line or a joint so that portable main frame and base link mutually.The portable main frame transfers to the signal on the main frame on the bridge on the base by connecting line or joint, and bridge sends signal to regional bus unit, integration driving electrical interface devices or network equipment behind the kind of distinguishing signal and address, with the peripheral equipment of driving host, finish the user on the portable main frame under instruction.
Though traditional portable main frame has dwindled volume and alleviated weight, its function is compared the function of also having lacked part with the desktop main frame.If desire to make the portable main frame to reach the function of desktop main frame, then the portable main frame must mutually combine with base.And present technical, traditional base must just can reach the target that mutually combines with the portable main frame by a connecting line or a joint, suitable for the user inconvenience, and relatively reduced the convenience and the maneuverability of portable main frame.Therefore, use traditional base and portable main frame and can't increase user's work efficiency, can increase user's trouble on the contrary.
And the joint that conventional base and portable main frame are mutually combined has many stitch (pin) usually, if mistake is inserted in the stitch position, not only portable main frame and can't be successfully linking with the base of tradition is damaged but also cause easily on portable main frame or the base hardware.If the situation that stitch takes place to rupture then must spend higher cost and go to repair, can increase the cost that the user uses.If this usefulness connecting line in conjunction with traditional base and portable main frame, then can get loose because of the joint of connecting line even the fracture of connecting line internal wiring, the traditional base of portable main frame can't successfully be linked, cause user's puzzlement.
Summary of the invention
In above-mentioned background of invention, that utilizes that the system of traditional wiring and joint links that portable main frame and base cause easily that the user uses just and easily causes damage on the hardware, a system provided by the invention, utilize Wireless transmission mode to link portable main frame and its base, comparatively be convenient to use interface so that user one to be provided.
Second purpose of the present invention links portable main frame and its base for utilizing Wireless transmission mode, to improve the result of use of portable main frame and its base.
The 3rd purpose of the present invention links portable main frame and its base for utilizing Wireless transmission mode, to prolong the serviceable life of portable main frame and its base.
The 4th purpose of the present invention links portable main frame and its base for utilizing Wireless transmission mode, with minimizing because of the infringement of portable main frame or its base to loss that the user was caused.
A further object of the present invention links portable main frame and its base for utilizing Wireless transmission mode, to improve user's service efficiency.
According to above-described purpose, the invention provides a system, utilization is at installing one radio network interface on the portable main frame and install a radio network interface, a microprocessor and a bridge on its base, make the transmission mode of data between portable main frame and its base reach a Wireless transmission mode, to provide user one comparatively to be convenient to use interface and to improve user's service efficiency.The present invention also can improve the result of use of portable main frame and its base and prolong the serviceable life of portable main frame and its base.The present invention more can reduce because of the infringement of portable main frame or its base to loss that the user caused.
Embodiment
Some embodiments of the present invention can be described in detail as follows.Yet except describing in detail, the present invention can also be widely implements at other embodiment, and scope of the present invention do not limited, its with after claim be as the criterion.
Along with the prosperity of science and technology, the user is also more and more higher to the demand of main frame, but the volume of traditional desktop is big and weight is heavier, only is fit to be placed on the place, fixed position and uses.Along with the speed of information transmission is more and more faster, the portable main frame is accepted by the user gradually, with convenient and obtain information apace.For weight that alleviates the portable main frame and the volume that dwindles the portable main frame, so the portable main frame tends to reduce the function of part desktop main frame, to reduce the required element of portable main frame, successfully reaches the fundamental purpose of its volume-diminished and weight saving.Yet for the user, portable main frame institute abridged partial function, some the time still must use, so the portable main frame all is furnished with a base, to expand the usable range of portable main frame.
Yet difference along with portable main frame label, form, model, the base that various portable main frames all have it to arrange in pairs or groups mutually, but at present no matter the base of any label, form, model, it be if will link mutually with the portable main frame, the function that must expand the portable main frame by joint or connecting line could link portable main frame and base mutually.But this traditional mode of connection will reduce the convenience of portable main frame, and causes the damage on the base generation hardware that portable main frame and its arrange in pairs or groups mutually easily.Therefore must utilize system of the present invention, by the pattern of a wireless transmission, in conjunction with portable main frame and its base.But when if portable main frame desire is replenished electric power, the portable main frame still must interosculate by a connecting line or joint and base, to obtain required electric power.
The present invention at first must install a radio network interface on the portable main frame, so that the portable main frame can send and receive wireless signal.In the present embodiment, the form that is installed in the wireless communication signal of the radio network interface on the portable main frame is IEEE802.11, but does not limit the scope of the invention.Next a radio network interface, a microprocessor and a bridge must be installed on base.In the present embodiment, the signal of communication form of the radio network interface of being installed on the base is IEEE802.11, but does not limit the present invention's scope.The wireless telecommunications form that is installed in the radio network interface on the portable main frame must be identical with the wireless telecommunications form of radio network interface on being installed in base, just can make portable main frame and base thereof can transmit and receive the radio signal that the other side sends mutually.When inequality as if wireless telecommunications form that is installed in the radio network interface on the portable main frame and the wireless telecommunications form that is installed in the radio network interface on the base, then portable main frame and base just can't transmit and receive the radio signal that the other side sends, the phenomenon that causes portable main frame and base to link mutually.And the operating system on the portable main frame also must be installed the driver of radio network interface, so that the portable main frame can receive and send wireless signal smoothly.
If there is data must utilize system of the present invention to be sent to base to handle by the portable main frame, then signal at first is converted to a wireless signal earlier by device in the little place on the portable main frame, and next this wireless signal can send via the radio network interface that is disposed on the portable main frame.When within certain distance, after being installed in radio network interface on the base and receiving the wireless signal that is sent by the portable main frame, with the step of carrying out conversion of signals in the microprocessor that is about to serve at the data transmission end of to.The groundwork that is installed in the microprocessor on the base is switching signal, radio network interface is transmitted and a signal that element that the conversion of signals of coming is on the base institute and installs and connect can receive.Usually wireless signal is a signal arranged side by side, and the signal that the element of installing and connecting on the base can receive is the signal of a sequence.Therefore must come the pattern of switching signal by a microprocessor, so that the portable main frame can link smoothly with base.
After wireless signal was converted to the signal of a sequence via microprocessor, this signal promptly reached in the bridge.Its main function of bridge on the base is for being converted to the host computer system output/input interface in the device of other output/input interfaces.Therefore the content that is installed in the signal that the bridge of base can be sent by the portable main frame is judged will be sent to this signal a certain output/input interface.
Usually the portable main frame base of being arranged in pairs or groups all can link other periphery of main frame and is equipped with, such as printer, scanner and disk drive etc., so that the portable main frame is given full play to its due usefulness.After peripheral equipment receives the signal that is spread out of by the portable main frame by output/input interface, come into operation immediately and return a signal.This signal is converted to position and the data that signal sends the host computer system output/input interface and reaches the action that microprocessor carries out conversion of signals via bridge.Microprocessor with this signal thus a sequence signal mode switch be in the lump the column signal pattern wireless signal, and send via the radio network interface on the base.Immediately can be after the radio network interface on the portable main frame receives this radio signal of being sent on by base via in the device place in the locating on the portable main frame, and show to the display of portable main frame, inform that periphery that the user is connected in base is equipped with or base on element to the user under the situation responded of instruction.
The device that one battery saving mode is arranged on the base, when the radio network interface of base there is no the signal that radio network interface sent that receives on the portable main frame within a period of time, the power supply of base can enter the state of a battery saving mode, and this is park mode.The power supply temporary close of base, and radio network interface can send a radio signal in the regular hour, this radio signal is the signal at place, a position.When the user carries compatible portable main frame and enters the scope that this position radio signal of base sent, as long as the portable main frame presents a state of opening, radio network interface on the portable main frame can detect the position radio signal that base sends, and be presented on the display on the portable main frame, inform its employed portable main frame of user and near the base the position obtain binding.When user's desire is used the function that base provided,, send out wireless signal via the radio network interface on the portable main frame as long as on the portable main frame, assign the instruction that institute's desire is carried out.In case the radio network interface on the base receives this wireless signal, then the battery saving mode on the base is closed automatically, and the base power supply is opened automatically, and begins to carry out the performed instruction of user.Element on peripheral outfit of the main frame that the user can utilize base to connect on demand or the base, the action of being desired to finish to finish the user rapidly and easily.This electricity saver can be saved the consumption of base power supply, and reduces the cost of the required cost of user.
Every base that utilizes system of the present invention, no matter whether it all can regularly send the wireless signal of a position under battery saving mode, and the wireless signal of the position that base sent of difference will can the phase mutual interference.The portable main frame is after installing the driver of radio network interface under its operating system, and the radio network interface on the portable main frame can remove to search the position signalling that base sends.During the wireless signal of the position that is spread out of on the radio network interface on the portable main frame is found or received by base, driver can show on the display of portable main frame that the portable main frame have near having detected the base can be for utilizing automatically.If the portable main frame detects many bases, then the portable main frame can be numbered and be shown on the display of portable main frame many bases, selects and utilization for the user.
Radio signal itself promptly has the scope of certain transmission, increase along with the difference of signal kinds or reduce, so the user can select various portable main frame and the bases that utilize system of the present invention to produce with different demands.General present so-called wireless transmission, major part all need be done the transmission of straight line, in case the centre has restraining mass to exist, then wireless signal is easy to be interrupted.And system of the present invention its function of employed radio signal is comparatively powerful, penetrable general excessively furniture makes the user as long as within scope, all can send or receive radio signals, not the place that can be limited user's use portable main frame by the position at base place.And wireless transmitting system of the present invention more can be avoided the user because carelessness infringement connecting line or joint for the moment, and the loss and inconvenience that make the hardware of portable main frame be damaged and cause the user, to prolong the serviceable life of portable main frame and its base.
With reference to shown in Figure 1, this is the synoptic diagram of system of the present invention.When the user behind input instruction on the portable main frame 10, this instruction will transfer a wireless signal to and send out via the radio network interface on the portable main frame 10 12, after receiving this signal, the radio network interface on the base 20 21 behind the wireless signal, this wireless signal is converted to the receptible signal mode of element that is connected on the base 20 via a microprocessor 22 immediately.This conversion signal is later imported in the bridge 23, and bridge 23 is passed to the device that user institute desire is used in the position that basis signal sets, such as: regional bus unit 24, integration drive electrical interface devices 25 and network equipment 26.These a little devices also can return a signal to inform the situation in the user after receiving this signal that is transmitted from bridge 23.This signal reaches via bridge 23 and is converted in the microprocessor 22 after the wireless signal, launch via the radio network interface on the base 20 21 again, after the radio network interface on the portable main frame 10 12 receives this signal, can this signal be shown on the display on the portable main frame 10 via the processing of processor immediately.Therefore the invention provides the good user's interface of user one and improve user's service efficiency, make portable main frame 10 really reach the convenience that it is carried.
With reference to shown in Figure 2, this is the running synoptic diagram of system of the present invention on the portable host side.The driver of radio network interface at first must be installed on the portable main frame.After the portable host power supply is unlocked 30, basic input/output (basic input/output system) comes into operation immediately, radio network interface begins to detect whether can receive the wireless signal 31 of the position that radio network interface sent on the base, in case detect then can set up a flag 32 and begin executive operating system 33 in basic input/output.The wireless signal that detects by the position that radio network interface sent on the base as nothing then begins executive operating system 33.When the operating system on the portable main frame comes into operation, whether operating system can automatically detect to have on the basic input/output and store this expression and be connected to flag 34 on the base, if have, then on the display of portable main frame, can demonstrate a symbol 35, to inform that user's portable main frame links with smooth and base, if operating system detects on basic input/output less than this flag, then promptly can this symbol 36 on the display, do not link to inform its employed portable main frame of user with base.
Comprehensively above-mentioned, the invention provides a system, utilization is at installing one radio network interface on the portable main frame and install a radio network interface, a microprocessor and a bridge on its base, make the transmission mode of data between portable main frame and its base reach a Wireless transmission mode, the comparatively convenient use interface of user one to be provided and to improve user's service efficiency.The present invention also can improve the result of use of portable main frame and its base and prolong the portable main frame and the serviceable life of its base.The present invention more can reduce because of the infringement of portable main frame or its base to loss that the user caused.
The above only is preferred embodiment of the present invention, this embodiment only be used for the explanation but not in order to limit claim of the present invention.Still can be changed in the category that does not break away from flesh and blood of the present invention and implemented, these variations should still belong to scope of the present invention.Therefore, category of the present invention is defined by appended claim.