TW201446065A - Communication system and mobile device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A communication system and a mobile device thereof are provided. The communication system includes a server, a first mobile device and a second mobile device. The first mobile device enables a hot spot mode that continuously broadcasting a beacon, wherein the beacon includes an unique identification code. When the second mobile device receives the beacon in a search mode, the second mobile device extracts the unique identification code from the beacon and transmits a searching request including the unique identification code to the server. When receiving the searching request, the server transmits an association information back to the second mobile device, wherein the association information includes a plurality of data corresponding to the unique identification code. When receiving the association information, the second mobile device establishes a connection with the first mobile device according to the association information.

Description

Communication system and its mobile device

The present invention relates to a communication system, and more particularly to a communication system and a mobile device thereof.

With the current rapid changes in technology, wireless communication technology has become an indispensable part of people's daily lives. In the dense use of people, the interaction with neighboring mobile electronic devices is also very close. Generally, in the prior art, when two adjacent mobile electronic devices want to exchange files and other actions, the existing files must be uploaded to a cloud server in advance, and another mobile electronic device is connected to the cloud server to download. Or the file transfer must be implemented through a specific program. Before performing these actions, the mobile electronic device must first recognize the identity of another mobile device, such as adding an address book to perform subsequent file transmission. The above-mentioned direct connection or other application must be completed by the user's complicated setting or operation, and the user can complete the interaction with the neighboring mobile electronic device in a very intuitive manner.

The invention provides a communication system and a mobile device thereof, which can quickly identify adjacent mobile devices through the cloud connection and perform connection and other information exchange.

The communication system provided by the invention comprises a server, a first mobile device and a second mobile device. The first mobile device is connected to the server to enable a hotspot mode to continuously broadcast a beacon, wherein the beacon includes a first unique identification code of the first mobile device. The second mobile device is connected to the server to enable a scan mode. The second mobile device receives the first unique identifier in the beacon and transmits a search request to the server, wherein the search request includes the first unique identifier. Wherein, when the server receives the search request, the database of the search server has a first system identification code corresponding to the first unique identifier in the search request, and the server obtains the first corresponding to the first When the first system identification code of the unique identifier is used, the server returns an associated message to the second mobile device, wherein the associated message includes a plurality of information corresponding to the first system identification code. Wherein, when the second mobile device receives the associated message, a connection is established with the first mobile device according to the associated message.

The mobile device provided by the present invention is applicable to a communication system, including a processing unit and a communication unit. The communication unit is coupled to the processing unit. When the processing unit enables a scan mode of the communication unit, the communication unit scans whether to receive a first beacon including a first unique identifier, and when the communication unit receives the first beacon, the communication unit transmits the first unique A search for the identification code is required to a server. Processing unit when the communication unit receives an associated message corresponding to the search request from the server Parsing the associated message and connecting to the external mobile device having the first unique identifier through the communication unit according to the associated message, wherein the associated message includes a plurality of information corresponding to the first unique identifier.

Based on the above, the present invention provides a communication system and a mobile device, which can identify the mobile device through a remote server by using a unique identification code provided in a beacon broadcast by a mobile device, and further utilize information provided by the server. This mobile device is connected.

The above described features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following description.

10‧‧‧Communication system

110‧‧‧Server

120, 130, 30‧‧‧ mobile devices

310‧‧‧Communication unit

320‧‧‧Processing unit

BC‧‧ beacon

SR‧‧ Search requirements

AI‧‧‧ related information

CN‧‧‧Connect

S201~S213, S221~S223‧‧‧ steps

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is a timing chart showing a communication system according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a communication system according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 1, the communication system 10 includes a server 110, a mobile device 120, and a mobile device 130. The mobile device 120 is connected to the server 110, enables the hotspot mode, and continuously broadcasts the beacon BC. The beacon BC includes a first unique identification code of the mobile device 120. The mobile device 130 is connected to the server 110, resulting in Can scan mode. Wherein, when the mobile device 130 receives the beacon BC of the mobile device 120, the first unique identification code in the beacon BC is retrieved, and the search request SR is transmitted to the server 110, wherein the search request SR includes the first unique identification code.

When the server 110 receives the search request SR, the server 110 searches the database of the server 110 for a first system identification code corresponding to the first unique identifier in the search request SR, when the server 110 searches for When the first system identification code corresponding to the first unique identifier is obtained, the server 110 returns the associated message AI to the mobile device 130, wherein the associated message AI includes a plurality of information corresponding to the first system identification code. Wherein, when the second mobile device receives the associated message, a connection is established with the first mobile device according to the associated message.

In the present invention, the server 110 may be a server that provides cloud services. The embodiment shown in FIG. 1 exemplifies that the mobile devices 120 and 130 are smart phones, but may be electronic devices such as tablet computers and notebook computers. The mobile devices 120 and 130 can be connected to the server 110 via a network or the like through a wired or wireless connection. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, a user (such as an electronic device such as a mobile device) can log in to the service provided by the server through a specific account. While the user controls the mobile device to log in to the server 110, the server 110 also records the media access control (MAC) address of the mobile device and the user account in the server database. in. The system identification code (for example, the first system identification code) may be a specific sequence corresponding to the account used by the user for login, or a login account directly for the user. Since the media access addresses of the mobile devices (eg, mobile devices 120, 130) are unique addresses, they can be directly used in the present invention. The media access address of the mobile device is used as a unique identifier. That is, the first unique identification code described above is the media access address of the mobile device 120, but the present invention is not limited thereto. Hereinafter, the step flow and efficacy of the present invention will be described in detail based on the above settings.

2 is a timing chart showing a communication system according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 2, first, in steps S201 and S202, the mobile devices 120 and 130 respectively transmit the first login message and the second login message to the server 110. The first login message includes information such as an account of the user using the mobile device 120, an IP address of the mobile device 120, a MAC address, and a device type or device model of the mobile device 120. The account of the user of the mobile device 120 and the first system identification code. The MAC address of the mobile device 120 may also have different MAC addresses at the same time depending on the type of communication standard. For example, the mobile device 120 has a communication unit that transmits and receives signals conforming to the Bluetooth standard and a communication unit that transmits and receives signals conforming to the Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) standard, the above two. In such a case, the server 110 corresponds to the MAC address of the mobile device 120 and its corresponding communication standard.

Similar to the first login message, the second login message includes an account number corresponding to the second system identification code, an IP address corresponding to all communication standards in the mobile device 130, a MAC address, and a device type or device model of the mobile device 120. And other information. In step S203, the server 110 stores all the information in the first login message and the second login message (such as the above) corresponding to the first system identification code and the second system identification code in the database of the server (not drawn). Show). It is worth noting that the above steps The operations of steps S201 and S202 do not need to be repeatedly performed, and only when there is information change, such as an IP address change, the login message is retransmitted to update the data of the database in the server 110.

At the same time, the server 110 also has other data or files corresponding to the first system identification code and the second system identification code, for example, the user of the mobile device 120 backs up the previously uploaded file, or a data or file such as a memo. In the following, the WiFi standard is used as an example for both mobile devices 120 and 130.

At step S204, the mobile device 120 enables the hotspot mode. In terms of the hotspot mode of the mobile device 120 being compatible with the WiFi standard, in the normal hotspot mode, the mobile device 120 converts itself into a function with a wireless access point (AP), and becomes connected to other devices. The intermediary point of the Internet. When the mobile device 120 enables the hotspot mode, the mobile device 120 continues to broadcast the beacon (step S205). The beacon includes connection information such as the MAC address of the mobile device 120 (corresponding to the WiFi standard), and when other electronic devices receive the beacon of the mobile device 120, the connection information provided in the beacon can be used. Connect to the mobile device 120.

In the present case, instead of directly using the beacon of the mobile device 120 to connect with it, the MAC address included in the beacon is used as the first unique identification code for identity confirmation. For example, at step S206, the mobile device 130 enables the scan mode, and in the scan mode, receives the beacon around the mobile device 130 and retrieves the unique identification code in the beacon, which in this embodiment means the beacon. The MAC address included in (in step S207).

Next, at step S208, the mobile device 130 transmits the search request to the servo. The device 110, wherein the search request includes the MAC address in the beacon captured in step S207. After the server 110 receives the search request from the mobile device 130, the server 110 searches the database of the server 110 according to the search request, that is, searches for the relevant system identification by using the MAC address in the search request as a key. code.

When the server 110 searches for the MAC address, it has relevant information in the database, such as the corresponding IP address and the like. The server 110 merges the information into associated information and transmits it back to the mobile device 130 (step S210). In this embodiment, the server 110 obtains the MAC address corresponding to the first system identification code by searching for the MAC address in the request, that is, the mobile device 120 logs in to the account of the server 110. The associated information includes information such as the current IP address of the mobile device 120 and user data.

When the mobile device 130 receives the associated information, it analyzes the associated information, and obtains the current IP address of the mobile device 120 and the user-related information of the mobile device 120 (step S211). After the mobile device 130 has the IP address of the mobile device 120 and the MAC address, the mobile device 130 can establish a connection with the mobile device 120, such as a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connection (step S212). ). Further, the mobile device 130 and the mobile device 120 can transmit the file through the connection (for example, transferring the file from the mobile device 130 to the mobile device 120, and vice versa).

In this way, the mobile device 130 and the mobile device 120 can accomplish many applications through the above-mentioned connection and the ability to transmit files. For example, the user of the mobile device 130 and the user of the mobile device 120 can quickly connect through the above connection. Share multimedia files such as videos or videos. Alternatively, the mobile device 130 can use the above-mentioned connection broadcast notification, for example, the mobile device 130 communicates an announcement message through a connection, such as an important announcement in the company, or a group purchase item.

In addition, when the server 110 searches for the database and generates the associated information (steps S209, S210), the server 110 can simultaneously search for the first system identification code (the mobile device 120) simultaneously (or after performing the steps S209 and S210 described above). And whether the second system identification code (the mobile device 130) stores any intersection information in other data in the database, for example, a calendar reminder shared by the user of the mobile device 120 and the user of the mobile device 130, or a reference The other party's to-do list, for example, a meeting that must be attended together, or a matter that must be discussed together (step S221). The server 110 generates a notification message according to the intersection information described above, and transmits the notification message to the mobile device 120, 130 respectively (steps S222, S223). When the mobile device 120, 130 receives the notification message, the notification message can be sent. The intersection information in the display is displayed on the display unit (not shown) of the mobile device to notify the user.

In an embodiment of the invention, the mobile devices 120, 130 are used by the same user user, for example, the mobile device 120 is the smart phone of the user, and the mobile device 130 is the notebook computer of the user. Here, the mobile devices 120 and 130 can also establish a connection through the above steps S201 to S213. Applications that can be completed here can, for example, transfer photos taken by a smart phone to a notebook for easy editing, or use a keyboard of a notebook to input text messages to be sent from the mobile phone. However, the flow of steps S221 to S223 is not applicable to this embodiment.

The invention also provides a mobile device suitable for use in a communication system. FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram of a mobile device according to an embodiment of the invention. Referring to FIG. 3, the mobile device 30 includes a communication unit 310 and a processing unit 320. The communication unit 310 is coupled to the processing unit 320. When the processing unit 320 enables the scan mode of the communication unit 310, the communication unit 310 scans whether to receive a first beacon BC including the first unique identifier, and when the communication unit 310 receives the first beacon BC, the communication unit transmits The search for the first unique identification code requires SR to a server (not shown). When the communication unit 310 receives the associated message AI corresponding to the search request SR from the server, the processing unit 310 parses the associated message AI and transmits the communication device 310 and the external mobile device having the first unique identifier according to the associated message AI (not The connection is shown, wherein the associated message includes a plurality of information corresponding to the first unique identifier.

When the processing unit 320 enables the hotspot mode of the communication unit 310, the communication unit 310 continuously broadcasts the second beacon, wherein the second beacon includes the second unique identification code of the mobile device 30. For detailed descriptions and functions of the mobile device 30, reference may be made to the embodiments shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 2, and details are not described herein.

It is worth noting, however, that in some implementations, the mobile device 30 can simultaneously enable the hotspot mode and the scan mode, that is, to simultaneously find other mobile devices in the vicinity, while waiting for the connection of the surrounding mobile devices. In addition, in another embodiment of the present invention, the states of the hotspot mode and the scan mode are simultaneously enabled using different communication standards. For example, the Bluetooth standard enables the hotspot mode, while the WiFi standard enables the scanning mode. Or, use the Bluetooth standard to scan the beacon of another mobile device, but use the IP address returned by the server and the MAC address of the corresponding WiFi standard. The P2P connection is established at the address, and the present invention is not limited to the above.

In summary, the present invention provides a communication system and a mobile device thereof, which can use a unique identification code, such as a MAC address of a mobile device, to quickly identify a neighboring mobile device through a server and establish a connection. When the connection is established, the file exchange can be realized, or various applications such as notifications and common to-do items can be pushed according to the calendar and other related information in the server. The user can interact with the neighboring mobile electronic device without any complicated operation, pairing, etc., whether it is a mobile electronic device belonging to himself or belonging to others.

10‧‧‧Communication system

110, 130‧‧‧ mobile devices

120‧‧‧Server

BC‧‧ beacon

SR‧‧ Search requirements

AI‧‧‧Related information

CN‧‧‧Connect

Claims (11)

A communication system includes: a server; a first mobile device, connected to the server, enabling a hotspot mode, continuously broadcasting a beacon, wherein the beacon includes the first mobile device a first unique identification code; and a second mobile device connected to the server to enable a scan mode, wherein when the second mobile device receives the beacon of the first mobile device, the The first unique identifier in the beacon transmits a search request to the server, wherein the search request includes the first unique identifier; wherein when the server receives the search request, searching for one of the servers Whether there is a first system identification code corresponding to the first unique identification code in the search request in the database, when the server obtains the first system identification code corresponding to the first unique identification code by searching The server returns an associated message to the second mobile device, wherein the associated message includes a plurality of information corresponding to the first system identification code; and wherein the second mobile device receives the associated message When establishing a connection with the first mobile devices based on the association message. The communication system of claim 1, wherein the first mobile device transmits a first login message to the server before the hotspot mode is enabled, wherein the first login message includes the first system An identification code, the first unique identification code, and an IP address of the first mobile device; The second mobile device transmits a second login message to the server before transmitting the search request, wherein the second login message includes a second system identification code, a second unique identification code, and the second mobile device An IP address. The communication system of claim 2, wherein: after the second mobile device establishes the connection with the first mobile device, the server searches the database and generates the first mobile device An intersection information of the system identification code and the second system identification code, and transmitting a notification message including the intersection information to the first mobile device and the second mobile device. The communication system of claim 1, wherein: the information includes an IP address of the first mobile device; and the second mobile device is based on the IP bit of the first mobile device in the associated information The connection is established with the first mobile device. The communication system of claim 1, wherein: after the second mobile device establishes the connection with the first mobile device, the second mobile device transmits a file to the first mobile device, or The first mobile device transmits the file to the second mobile device. A mobile device, comprising: a processing unit; and a communication unit coupled to the processing unit, wherein when the processing unit enables a scanning mode of the communication unit, the communication unit scans whether to receive a first beacon of the first unique identification code, when the communication unit receives the first beacon, the communication unit transmits the first unique identifier a search request of the code to a server; and when the communication unit receives an associated message corresponding to the search request from the server, the processing unit parses the associated message and transmits the communication unit according to the associated message An external mobile device having the first unique identifier is connected, wherein the associated message includes a plurality of information corresponding to the first unique identifier. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein: when the processing unit enables a hotspot mode of the communication unit, the communication unit continuously broadcasts a second beacon, wherein the second beacon A second unique identification code of the mobile device is included. The mobile device of claim 7, wherein the processing unit transmits a login message to the server through the communication unit before the processing unit enables the hotspot mode of the communication unit, wherein the login message A system identification code, the second unique identification code, and an IP address of the mobile device are included. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein the mobile device further comprises: a display unit coupled to the processing unit; and after the communication unit establishes the connection with the external mobile device, the communication unit The server receives a notification message and transmits an intersection information in the notification message to the processing unit, and the processing unit transmits the intersection information to the display unit to display the intersection information. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein: the information in the associated information includes an IP bit of the external mobile device And the processing unit establishes a connection with the external mobile device through the communication unit according to the IP address of the external mobile device. The mobile device of claim 6, wherein: after the communication unit establishes the connection with the external mobile device, the processing unit transmits a file to the external mobile device through the communication unit.