TW201520777A - System for providing using communication service with external device and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A system for providing using communication service with an external device and a method thereof are provided. By adding a service module to a communication software executed in a portable device, and transmitting a first target data sent by a client from a communication module included in the communication software to a third party after the client connects with the portable device, the system and the method can achieve the effect of using hardware resource outer portable device for operating communication software.

Description

System and method for providing external device using communication service

A communication system and method thereof, in particular, a system and method for providing communication services using an external device.

With the advancement of technology and the Internet, the hardware level of portable devices is getting higher and higher. Therefore, software that can only be executed on a personal computer can be gradually implemented on a portable device. In this way, the convenience of the portable device can be carried around, so that the user of the portable device can go out, but as long as the portable device can be taken out, the same work as on the personal computer can be performed. Even some development teams develop software that is more suitable for use on portable devices, such as communication software, for the convenience of portable devices.

Because it is convenient to carry, the size of the portable device is usually small, and at the same time, in order to avoid the user from being able to clearly view the displayed content, the portable device will increase the area of the display as much as possible. Most of the current solutions are to discard the input keyboard and replace it with a touch screen to maximize the area of the display.

However, instead of using a touch screen to input a physical keyboard, it is obvious that there is no physical keyboard for text input, and at the same time, in order to display a virtual keyboard for text input on the touch screen, the touch screen actually performs The area displayed on the screen will also become smaller. This is a problem for the communication software that mainly provides text display and text input, which is likely to cause problems for the user.

In summary, it can be seen that the hardware environment of the portable device has not been convenient for the use of the communication software for a long time in the prior art, and therefore it is necessary to propose an improved technical means to solve this problem.

In view of the prior art, the hardware environment of the portable device is not convenient for the use of the communication software, the present invention discloses a system for providing an external device using a communication service and a method thereof, wherein the present invention provides an external device for use. The communication service system is applied to the portable device, and at least comprises: a servo module, configured to provide a connection between the client and the portable device, and receive the first target data, wherein the first target data is received on the client After being generated, it is transmitted by the client; the communication module is configured to send the first target data to the third party.

The method for providing an external device using a communication service disclosed by the present invention comprises the steps of: at least the portable device executing the communication software, the communication software comprising the servo module; and the portable device connecting to the client through the servo module; When the target data is generated on the client, the client transmits the first target data to the communication software through the servo module; the portable device transmits the first target data to the third party through the communication software.

The system and method disclosed in the present invention are as above, and the difference from the prior art is that the present invention adds a servo module to a communication software executed by the portable device, and the communication software is connected after the client and the portable device are connected. The communication module transmits the first target data transmitted by the client to the servo module to a third party, so as to solve the problems existing in the prior art, and can realize the operation of the communication software by using the external hardware resources of the portable device. Technical efficiency.

100‧‧‧ portable device

110‧‧‧Servo Module

130‧‧‧Communication Module

170‧‧‧ Login Module

300‧‧‧Client

400‧‧‧Communication services

401‧‧‧ Third party

Step 202‧‧‧ Portable device executes communication software, communication software includes servo module

Step 230‧‧‧ Portable device connected to the client through the servo module

Step 251‧‧‧ The client provides input identification information

Step 255‧‧‧ The client transmits the identity identification data to the communication software

Step 260‧‧‧Communication software uses identity identification data to log in communication software and communication services used by third parties

Step 270‧‧‧ When the first target data is generated on the client, the client transmits the first target data to the communication software through the servo module

Step 280‧‧‧ Portable device sends the first target data to a third party via the communication software

Step 290‧‧‧ When the communication software receives the second target data from the third party, the communication software transmits the second target data to the client through the servo module

FIG. 1 is a system architecture diagram of a communication service provided by an external device according to the present invention.

2A is a flow chart of a method for providing an external device using a communication service according to the present invention.

2B is a flow chart of an additional method of the login communication service proposed by the present invention.

The features and implementation of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings and embodiments. The manner and content are sufficient for any skilled person to readily understand the technical means to which the present invention solves the technical problem and to implement it, thereby achieving the achievable effects of the present invention.

The invention is applied to the communication software executed by the portable device, and after the servo module included in the communication software is connected with the client, the first target data transmitted by the communication module to the servo module by the communication module is transmitted to the first The three parties can even allow the servo module to transmit the second target data transmitted by the third party to the communication module to the client, so that the client and the third party can exchange data through the invention.

The target data (the first target data and the second target data) mentioned in the present invention may be a text message, a picture, a file, or a multimedia stream, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and any conventional instant messaging software can be used. The transmitted data can be used as the target data for the present invention.

Hereinafter, the system operation of the present invention will be described with reference to a system architecture diagram for providing an external device using a communication service according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the system of the present invention includes a servo module 110 and a communication module 130.

The servo module 110 is responsible for providing the client 300 to connect with the portable device 100. Generally, the servo module 110 and the client 300 are wireless network connections using a wired network or a non-cellular network, and the server module 110 is in the same regional network as the client 300 (local Within the network, the present invention is not limited thereto. For example, when the servo module 110 and the client 300 are not in the same local area network, the servo module 110 and the client 300 can access the Internet. connection.

In some embodiments, the servo module 110 can be paired with the client 300 through the Bluetooth technology and connected to the client 300 after the pairing is completed.

In another embodiment, the servo module 110 can display the connection parameters on the portable device 100, so that the client 300 is connected to the portable device 100 according to the connection parameters displayed by the servo module 110. The connection parameter displayed by the server module 110 includes at least an IP address, a domain name, or other network identification data currently used by the portable device 100. The connection parameters may also include a port number, a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), a connection identification string, or any combination of the above. However, the connection parameters proposed by the present invention are not limited to the above, The information necessary to connect the client 300 to the servo module 110 can be included in the connection parameters of the present invention. For example, the server module 110 can provide a webpage service. In this case, the connection parameter displayed by the server module 110 is a web address that can provide a webpage service, and the client 300 is a browsing software, but the invention is not limited thereto. For example, the server module 110 can only provide a data transfer service. In this case, the client 300 will be an application compatible with the present invention. The connection parameters displayed by the server module 110 may include the portable device 100. Network address or domain name, and connection nickname.

In addition, the servo module 110 is also responsible for receiving the first target data transmitted by the client 300, and forwarding the received first target data to the communication module 130, wherein the first target data is received on the client 300. Generated (eg, entered or selected), transmitted by client 300. The servo module 110 is also responsible for receiving the second target data transmitted by the communication module 130, and forwarding the received second target data to the client 300, wherein the second target data is external to the portable device 100. The third party 401 transmits to the portable device 100.

The communication module 130 is responsible for receiving the first target data transmitted by the servo module 110 and transmitting the first target data to the third party 401. The communication module 130 is also responsible for receiving the second target data transmitted by the third party 401, and transmitting the received second target data to the client 300 through the servo module 110, so that the client 300 can display the communication module 130. The first target material received from the third party 401 is received.

In some embodiments, the communication module 130 transmits the first target data to the third party 401 using the specific communication service 400 and receives the second target data transmitted by the third party 401. The communication service corresponding to the communication module 130 is, for example, an instant messaging service, but the invention is not limited thereto.

It is worth mentioning that the communication module 130 includes the functions of the conventional communication software to receive messages and files. That is, the communication module 130 generally receives the first target data transmitted by the third party 401 by using a conventional communication technology. And transmitting the second target data to the third party 401, but the invention is not limited thereto.

In addition, the communication module 130 can obtain the control right of the portable device 100 after receiving the second target data transferred by the servo module 110. For example, the portable device 100 is controlled to switch the currently executed application to the communication software or the like that executes the present invention.

In addition, the present invention may further include a login module 170. The login module 170 is configured to receive the identity identification data transmitted by the client 300 through the servo module 110, and log in to the communication service 400 used by the portable device 100 and the third party 401 according to the received identity identification data, so that the communication module is enabled. Group 130 can exchange data with third party 401 using communication service 400. The identity identification data received by the login module 170 is, for example, the account number and password of the user of the portable device 100, but the invention is not limited thereto.

Next, an operational system and method of the present invention will be described with reference to an embodiment. Referring to FIG. 2A, a flowchart of a method for providing an external device using a communication service according to the present invention is provided. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the portable device 100 is a smart phone, the client 300 is a browser executed in a personal computer, and the communication service is an instant message (IM), but the present invention does not limit.

When the user wants to use the communication software executed on the smart phone (portable device 100) on the personal computer, the user first needs to operate the portable device 100, so that the portable device 100 executes the communication including the present invention. Software (step 202). Thereafter, the portable device 100 can be connected to the client 300 via the servo module 110 in the communication software (step 230). In this embodiment, it is assumed that after the communication software including the present invention is executed by the portable device 100, the servo module 110 in the communication software can display connection parameters on the portable device 100 (step 210), wherein the servo The connection parameters displayed by the module 110 include, for example, a network address and a URL of the unified resource identification data "http://192.168.2.8/imservice/". After that, the user can operate the personal computer to open the web browsing software (client 300). And inputting the web address (connection parameter) displayed by the servo module 110 in the web address column of the webpage browsing software, so that the webpage browsing software can be connected to the servo module 110 according to the connection parameter.

In this embodiment, after the portable device 100 and the third party 401 use the communication service 400 to transmit a message to the other party, if the portable device 100 is connected to the client 300, the communication performed by the portable device 100 is performed. The software has not been logged into the instant messaging service (communication service 400), and the present invention can be as shown in the flow of "FIG. 2B". The login module 170 in the communication software can transmit the webpage of the input identification data to the client 300, so that the client The terminal 300 can display a webpage for inputting the identity identification data to provide the user for inputting the identity identification data (step 251), wherein the identity identification data input by the user is, for example, an account for logging in to the instant messaging service. The number and password are the same as the account password entered by the user on the portable device 100 using the communication software to log in to the instant messaging service.

After the client 300 provides the user input identity identification data (step 251), the client 300 can transmit the identity identification data input by the user to the communication software (step 255), and the login module 170 of the communication software receives the client. After the 300 identity identification data is transmitted, the received identity identification data can be used to log in to the communication service 400 (step 260). In this embodiment, the instant messaging service is logged in.

Then, returning to "FIG. 2A", after the client 300 is connected to the servo module 110 in the communication software, the portable device 100 and the third party 401 can exchange data through the network. In this embodiment, after the client 300 is connected to the servo module 110, the servo module 110 transmits a webpage to the client 300 that provides operations such as input or selection by the user to generate the first target data. When the user wants to transmit the first target data such as a message or a file to the third party 401, the user can input the text message in the webpage displayed by the client 300, or select and store it in the personal computer in the webpage displayed by the client 300. Pictures, files.

After the user completes the input of the message and the selection of the file to generate the first target data, the client 300 may transmit the first target data generated by the user to the portable device 100 (step 270). After receiving the first target data transmitted by the client 300, the servo module 110 in the communication software executed by the portable device 100 can transmit the received first target data to the communication module in the communication software. After receiving the first target data transferred by the servo module 110, the communication module 130 may transmit the received first target data to the third party 401 (step 280).

In this embodiment, since the portable device 100 and the third party 401 need to exchange data using the communication service 400, the communication software has been logged into the communication service 400, or is transmitted by the client 300 using the login module 170 of the communication software. After the identity identification data is entered into the communication service 400, the communication module 130 transmits the first target data such as text messages, pictures, files, etc. to the third party 401 by using the instant messaging service (the communication service 400).

In addition, when the third party 401 transmits the second target data to the portable device 100, the communication module 130 in the communication software executed by the portable device 100 can receive the second target data transmitted by the third party 401. And can provide the received second target data to The servo module 110 in the communication software can transmit the second target data received by the communication module 130 to the client 300 (step 270). In this embodiment, it is assumed that the webpage displayed on the client 300 is continuously connected to the servo module 110 to confirm whether the servo module 110 receives the second target data received by the communication module 130. After receiving the second target data received by the communication module 130, the servo module 110 can transmit the second target data received by the communication module 130 to the client 300. In addition, in practice, the servo module 110 can also actively transmit the second target data received by the communication module 130 to the client 300.

The client 300 may output the received second target data after receiving the second target data transferred by the servo module 110. If the second target data is a text message, a picture, or a multimedia stream, after the client 300 receives the second target data transmitted by the server module 110, the client 300 may display the received webpage in the displayed webpage. The second target data; and if the second target data is a file, the client 300 can store the received file.

In practice, in order to facilitate the user to use the communication software, after the communication module 130 of the communication software receives the first target data or the second target data, the communication software can acquire the control right of the portable device 100.

Thus, with the present invention, the user can use the hardware resources of the personal computer to conveniently use the communication software executed in the portable device 100 on the personal computer, for example, using the keyboard to quickly input the first target data, or Use the larger display screen to view the first target data, etc.

In summary, it can be seen that the difference between the present invention and the prior art is that the servo module is added in the communication software, and after the portable device is connected to the client through the servo module, the communication module transmits the client. The technical means for transmitting the first target data of the servo module to the third party, and transmitting the second target data transmitted by the third party to the communication module by the servo module to the client, by using a technical means, the prior art can be solved The hardware environment of the portable device is not convenient for the use of the communication software, and the technical effect of operating the communication software using the external hardware resources of the portable device is achieved.

Furthermore, the method for providing an external device using the communication service of the present invention can be implemented in a combination of hardware, software, or a combination of hardware and software, or can be implemented in a centralized manner in a computer system. Or in a decentralized manner in which different components are interspersed among several interconnected computer systems.

While the embodiments of the present invention have been described above, the above description is not intended to limit the scope of the invention. Any modification of the form and details of the practice of the present invention, which is a matter of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains, is a patent protection of the present invention. range. The scope of the invention is to be determined by the scope of the appended claims.

Step 202‧‧‧ Portable device executes communication software, communication software includes servo module

Step 230‧‧‧ Portable device connected to the client through the servo module

Step 270‧‧‧ When the first target data is generated on the client, the client transmits the first target data to the communication software through the servo module

Step 280‧‧‧ Portable device sends the first target data to a third party via the communication software

Step 290‧‧‧ When the communication software receives the second target data from the third party, the communication software transmits the second target data to the client through the servo module

Claims (10)

A communication method of a portable device, the portable device having a communication software, the communication method comprising at least the following steps: the portable device executes the communication software, the communication software comprises a servo module; the portable device The device is connected to a client through the server module; when a first target data is generated on the client, the client transmits the first target data to the communication software through the servo module; and the portable device The device transmits the first target data to a third party through the communication software. The communication method of the portable device according to the above item 1, wherein the method further comprises: when the communication software receives a second target data from the third party, the communication software transmits the second through the servo module Target data to the client. The communication method of the portable device according to claim 1, wherein the step of connecting the portable device to a client by the servo module further comprises the client according to a connection parameter and the servo module The steps to establish a connection. The communication method of the portable device according to claim 1, wherein the portable device transmits the identity identification data to the client after the step of connecting the client module to the client The communication software, whereby the communication software uses the identity identification data to log in to the communication software and the communication service used by the third party. A communication system for a portable device, the system comprising: a servo module for providing a client to connect with the portable device and receiving a first target data, wherein the first target data system And being sent by the client after being generated on the client; and a communication module, configured to send the first target data to a third party. The communication system of the portable device of claim 5, wherein the communication module is further configured to receive a second target data from the third party, and the servo module is further configured to transmit the second target data. To the client. The communication system of the portable device according to claim 5, wherein the servo module is further configured to provide a connection parameter, so that the client establishes a connection with the servo module according to the connection parameter. The communication system of the portable device of claim 5, wherein the system further comprises a login module for logging in to the portable device according to the identity identification data transmitted by the client through the servo module. And the communication services used by the third party. The communication system of the portable device of claim 5, wherein the client is connected to the portable device using a non-cellular network. The communication system of the portable device according to claim 5, wherein the first target data is a text message, a picture, a file, or a multimedia stream.