TWI486005B - Data tranfer architecture - Google Patents

Description

Data transmission architecture

The present invention relates to a data transmission architecture.

In recent years, in order to increase the application level of consumer electronic products, some operators have begun to add the function of near field communication (or short-range wireless communication) in electronic device products. Near field communication can provide a transmission path for transmitting signals such as commands, music, pictures, business cards, materials or files from one electronic device to another without actual circuit connection. In addition to making the electronic device convenient for transmission, it can also improve its application level, for example, it can be applied to, for example, access control, ticket, ticket or credit card payment, or the like, instead of using a large number of IC cards. In the case of advertising messages, for example, the display screen of the store receives the offer through the Bluetooth communication to the smart phone, and then transmits the order information of the consumer to the ordering system of the store through the smart phone. Therefore, electronic device products with near field communication functions are becoming a hot trend.

In these applications, unlike conventional long-distance communication, what is needed is a method of transmitting data over a short distance, even within the range that the user's hand can operate. Therefore, how to provide a new data transmission architecture, which can have the function of near-field communication and achieve wireless transmission, to expand the application level of electronic devices, is also an active solution for the industry.

In view of the above problems, the object of the present invention is to provide a new data transmission architecture, which can receive the transmission data transmitted by the system, and can couple the response data of the corresponding transmission data to the system through the display surface. The system generates further interactions, so that the wireless transmission function can be achieved and the application level of the electronic device can be expanded.

To achieve the above object, a data transmission architecture includes a system and a visual interface display device. The system has a host, a receiving unit and at least one transmission module, and the host is coupled to the receiving unit and the transmission module respectively. The visual interface display device has a receiving module and a display module. The display module has a display panel. When the receiving module receives one of the transmission data transmitted by the transmission module, the display panel responds to the data corresponding to one of the transmission data. At least one electrode of the display panel is coupled to the system and received by the receiving unit.

In one embodiment, the transmission module includes another display panel, a wired or wireless area network module, a telecommunications network module, or a Bluetooth module to transmit the transmission data.

In one embodiment, when the transmission module is another display panel, the transmission data is coupled to the receiving module by the electrodes of the other display panel.

In an embodiment, the system further includes at least one transmission device coupled to the host.

In an embodiment, the transmission device includes a transmission module.

In one embodiment, the transmission device includes a identity recognition module, an image capture module, a display module, or a touch module.

In an embodiment, the transmission device comprises a receiving unit.

In one embodiment, when a user contacts one of the receiving end of the visual interface display device and the transmitting end of the transmission module, the transmission data is coupled to the receiving module by the user.

In an embodiment, the visual interface display device further has a computing module, and the computing module processes the transmitted data to generate response data.

In one embodiment, at least one of the transmission data or the response data includes an identity identification information for identifying the identity of the user or owner of the visual interface display device or the visual interface display device.

In an embodiment, the identity identification information includes personal identity data, password data, an identification code of the visual interface display device, answer data for a particular question, image data, or personal signature data.

In one embodiment, the system discriminates the content of the transmitted data received by the visual interface display device by the response data.

In one embodiment, the visual interface display device generates the response data after processing the transmission data according to an algorithm.

In one embodiment, the system processes the received response data in another algorithm corresponding to the algorithm.

In one embodiment, the input algorithm information includes transmitting data and at least one local data from the visual interface display device, and the local data includes an image, a password, or a file.

As described above, the data transmission architecture of the present invention includes a system and a visual interface display device. The system has a host, a receiving unit and at least one transmission module, and the visual interface display device has a receiving module and a Display module. After the receiving module receives the transmission data transmitted by the transmission module of the host, the display panel of the display module can respond to the data of one of the corresponding transmission data, and is coupled to the system by at least one electrode of the display panel, and is received by the receiving unit. . In this way, the visual interface display device can receive the transmission data transmitted by the system, and can couple the corresponding response data to the system through the display panel to further interact with the system, so that the transmission function of the wireless connection can be expanded. The application level of the visual interface display device.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION A data transmission architecture in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein the same elements will be described with the same reference numerals.

Please refer to FIG. 1 , which is a functional block diagram of a data transmission architecture according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

The data transmission architecture of the present invention includes a system 2 and a visual interface display device 3. The system 2 and the visual interface display device 3 can respectively have functional sub-devices or sub-modules such as an operation mechanism, a control mechanism, a storage mechanism, a receiving mechanism, or a transmission mechanism. In addition, the "device" or "module" may be constructed by hardware, software, or firmware, or a combination thereof.

The system 2 has a host 21, a receiving unit 24 and at least one transmission module 22, and the host 21 is coupled to the receiving unit 24 and the transmission module 22, respectively. Here, the system 2 has a transmission module 22 as an example. The system 2 can be an electronic system, and can be, for example, an interactive advertising system, a store discount ordering system, an access control identification system, an information query system, and a A withdrawal system, a portable mobile device, or other system involving data transmission. The coupling of the host 21 to the receiving unit 24 and the transmission module 22 can be a wired physical wire connection or a wireless signal coupling. The wireless signal coupling is taken as an example. The host 21 may include a core control component of the system 2 and may include, for example, a central processing unit (CPU), a memory, or other hardware, software, or firmware. In addition, the host 21 may also include a display device, a transmission device, a storage device or other control device, and the like. In addition, the transmission module 22 can be, for example, a display panel, a wired or wireless area network module (a wireless network module such as WI-FI, or WLAN, etc.), a wired or wireless telecommunication network module. Or a Bluetooth module, etc.

In addition, the visual interface display device 3 can be, for example, a smart phone, a PDA or a tablet PC, or other portable display devices. The visual interface display device 3 has a receiving module 31 and a display module 32. The display module 32 can have a display panel 321 and the display panel 321 has at least one electrode. The display panel 321 can have an active matrix or a passive matrix. For example, the active matrix is taken as an example, and may be, for example, a liquid crystal display panel, an organic light emitting diode panel, a light emitting diode panel, an electrophoretic display panel, a touch display panel, or a MEMS display panel. In addition, the electrode may be a separate electrode outside the display area of the display panel 321, or may be one of a plurality of row electrodes or a plurality of column electrodes in the display region, and may be transmitted by coupling a signal by a capacitor or an inductor.

Referring to FIG. 1 again, the host 21 of the system 2 can transmit a transmission data TD to the visual interface display device 3 through the transmission module 22. The transmission data TD can be a digital data, a digital data stream or a digital file stream. For its purposes, it can be touch information, command information, identification information, transaction information, advertising information, preferential information, file information (such as a text file). , a picture file, a music file, or an audiovisual file, etc.) or other information. Depending on its source, the transmission data TD may be generated by system 2 or may be obtained by system 2 from other external devices. There are no restrictions on this.

The receiving module 31 corresponds to the transmission module 22 and uses a protocol to exchange data. If the transmission module 22 is a regional network module, a telecommunication network module or a Bluetooth module, the receiving module 31 of the visual interface display device 3 can receive the transmission module 22 by wire or wirelessly. Transfer data TD. In addition, if the transmission module 22 is a display panel (not shown), the transmission data TD can be coupled to the receiving module 31 of the visual interface display device 3 through the display panel. Here, the transmission data TD may be coupled to the receiving module 31 by at least one electrode of the display panel (transmission module 22). For example, in addition to being able to couple the transmission data TD by the receiving module 31 and the transmission module 22, the human body can also be used as a transmission medium, and when the user simultaneously contacts one of the receiving modules 31 in the visual interface display device 3, When the transmitting end of the transmitting module 22 (display panel) is transmitted, the transmission data TD can be transmitted through the transmitting end and coupled to the receiving end by the capacitive signal of the human body to be received by the receiving module 31.

After the receiving module 31 receives the transmission data TD transmitted by the transmission module 22, the display panel 321 can respond to the data corresponding to one of the transmission data TD. The RD is coupled to the system 2 by at least one electrode of the display panel 321, and is received by the receiving unit 24. Herein, the electrode may be a separate electrode outside the display area of the display panel 321, or may be at least one of a plurality of row electrodes or a plurality of column electrodes in the display area, and the coupling system wirelessly digitizes the information (ie, 0 or 1) is transmitted from the visual interface display device 3 to the system 2. In addition, in order to ensure the correctness of the response data RD transmission, the response data RD of the same content can be repeatedly transmitted at different times, so that if an abnormality is found, the response data RD of the same content can be transmitted and confirmed again. To ensure the correctness of the data received by System 2.

Specifically, for example, when the system 2 is an access control system, an information transmission data TD for access control (for example, a static employee number or an employee number via a dynamically encoded identity information; or a default question) ) can be transmitted to the visual interface display device 3 (for example, a mobile phone) via the transmission module 22 of the system 2, and can be displayed by the user through the visual interface display device 3 (for example, a mobile phone) when the user needs to pass the access control. The display surface, near or in contact, transmits a response data RD back to a receiving unit 24 of system 2. The system 2 determines the user's identity by responding to the data RD to determine whether or not to pass. The response data RD is obtained by the visual interface display device 3 based on the transmission data TD (eg, decryption, encryption, etc.). In addition to transmitting the data TD, the algorithm of this operation can also add other user information to allow the system 2 to confirm the identity. Compared with other identification methods, the identity identification method using this data transmission architecture has the following characteristics: the transmission data TD can be added to the dynamic mechanism such as updating at any time or at the request of the user; the system 2 can also be transmitted through regulation. Transmission data TD and reception The time difference between the response data RD is used to determine the validity period of the identity identification; the response data RD needs to be returned to or contacted by a receiving unit belonging to the system 2 by the visual interface display device 3 to return the data, and the receiving unit can join the photographing and photographing. , image recognition and other functions, so it has a higher security. The same architecture can also be applied to shopping, payment and other trading occasions that require strict control of identity certification. In addition, this data transmission architecture can also be applied to other occasions where there is no need to strictly control the identity. For example, System 2 is a company's e-commerce system, which can send an electronic coupon of a certain store to a personal mobile phone (visual interface display device 3) through a telecommunication network, and the user can use the voucher when the store consumes. It is transmitted back to the system 2 via a mobile phone (visual interface display device 3) to obtain a discount offer.

The foregoing is a working mode in which the system 2 actively transmits a message transmission data TD, and the transmission data TD can also be transmitted by responding to the user request. Hereinafter, please refer to FIG. 2, which is another functional block diagram of the data transmission architecture of the present invention. The system 2a is exemplified by an advertisement system, and the visual interface display device 3a is described by taking a smart phone as an example, but is not limited thereto. The system 2a can also be a store sales checkout system, an access control identification system, a bank withdrawal system, an information inquiry system or other data transmission system, etc., and the visual interface display device 3a can also be other portable Display device, such as a tablet or a notebook.

The advertising system (system 2a) can, for example, provide hotel or restaurant information near the airport or station. In this case, a public display (transport device 23) for advertising can be used as a transmission medium. When the user queries the target, Portable by mobile phone, tablet or other personal use Electronic device (visual interface display device 3), which can also transmit data TD (for example, address, by bringing the receiving module 31 of the visual interface display device 3 into contact with or contacting the public billboard (transmission module 22 of the transmission device 23) The coupon, QR code (Quick Response code), picture, movie, animation, caption, etc. are downloaded to the visual interface display device 3, and when the destination is reached, a response data RD is displayed by the visual interface display device. At least one electrode of the display panel 321 of 3 is returned to obtain a discount or the like. In addition, in the case of a large-scale merchandise checkout system, the user can receive the required merchandise information by using the receiving module 31 of the visual interface display device 3 to approach or contact the transmission module of a transmission device of the system 2a. Transfer the data TD), and then return the order information (response data RD) to the system 2a at the checkout counter to complete the order. That is, the information such as advertisement information, preferential information, geographic information, and the like can be transmitted to the mobile phone or tablet by bringing the receiving module 31 of the visual interface display device 3 close to or in contact with the transmission module of a transmission device of the system 2a. Or portable electronic devices used by other individuals. Thereafter, the user can then couple the corresponding response information RD (eg, ordering information) to a receiving unit 24 of the system 2 by the visual interface display device 3. Additionally, the ad ordering system (system 2a) may notify the consumer that the ordering transaction has been completed after the order is completed.

In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 2, the system 2a includes a host 21 and a transmission module 22, and may further include at least one transmission device 23. The transmission device 23 may include a transmission module 22 and is coupled to the host 21. Pick up. However, in other embodiments, the transmission device 23 can also be included in the host 21. Here, the transmission device 23 is a display device, and can be, for example, a liquid crystal display. The display device, the organic light emitting diode display device, the light emitting diode display device, the electrophoretic display device, or the MEMS display device are not limited herein. In other words, the advertising system (system 2a) of the present embodiment has a transmission device 23, and the transmission device 23 is a display device and includes a transmission module 22. In addition, the transmission device 23 can also include a identity recognition module (a job that can perform the identity management), a display module, an image capture module, or a touch module (not shown). The identity recognition module, the display module, the image capture module, or the touch module are not limited to hardware, and may be composed of a hardware, a soft body, or a firmware, or a combination thereof.

The receiving unit 24 can receive the response data RD coupled by the display panel 321 and can be transmitted to the host 21. Here, the transmission device 23 includes a receiving unit 24. However, in other embodiments, host 21 may also include receiving unit 24. In addition, system 2a may further include an input device 25 coupled to host 21. The input device 25 can be, for example, a mouse, a keyboard, a flash drive, or a combination thereof, or other electronic device that can input information. Therefore, the product and service information can be input to the system 2a using the input device 25, and the product information can be transmitted to the visual interface display device 3a via the transmission module 22.

In addition, the visual interface display device 3a includes a receiving module 31 and a display module 32, and further includes a computing module 33. The computing module 33 can process the transmitted data TD to generate response data RD. The processing may include, for example, adding, encrypting, decrypting, adding identification information or other response information, and the like. Here, after receiving the transmission data TD, the operation module 33 can process the transmission data TD according to an algorithm. The information input to the algorithm may include transmitting the data TD and at least one of the local devices from the visual interface display device 3a. data. Herein, the local data may be the internal information of the visual interface display device 3a, and may be, for example, an identification code, a user identity, a password, etc., and may include, for example, an image (eg, a user's photo), a password ( For example, the password set by the user or a file (for example, the identification code of the visual interface display device 3a or the identity data of the user), and the algorithm can be used to encrypt, decrypt, or otherwise process the transmission data TD and the local data.

Therefore, the computing module 33 can add the identification information of the visual interface display device 3a, or the identity of the user or owner of the visual interface display device 3a in the response data RD, so that at least one of the transmission data TD or the response data RD The identity identification information may be included, and the identity identification information may be used to identify the user or owner of the visual interface display device 3a or the visual interface display device 3a. Here, the identity identification information may include, for example, personal identity data, password data, an identification code of the visual interface display device 3a, answer information for a specific question, image data, or personal signature data, or other information. In addition, the computing module 33 can transmit the response data RD to the display module 32 to couple the response data RD to the system 2a via the electrodes of the display panel 321 .

After the system 2a receives the response data RD through the receiving unit 24, the system 2a can determine the content of the transmission data TD received by the visual interface display device 3a by the response data RD. Here, after the receiving unit 24 receives the response data RD, the host 21 can process the received response data RD using another algorithm corresponding to the algorithm of the computing module 33 of the visual interface display device 3a, and can transmit the device 23 The included identity recognition module performs identification of the identity. Thereby, the system 2a can be made to discriminate that the consumer wants to order The visual interface of a product or service, the label and the serial number displays the information ordered by the device 3a, and even the goods or services ordered by the consumer. After the system 2a confirms the order of the goods or services, it transmits the confirmation information to the consumer.

In summary, the data transmission architecture of the present invention includes a system and a visual interface display device. The system has a host, a receiving unit and at least one transmission module, and the visual interface display device has a receiving module and a display. Module. After the receiving module receives the transmission data transmitted by the transmission module of the host, the display panel of the display module can respond to the data of one of the corresponding transmission data, and is coupled to the system by at least one electrode of the display panel, and is received by the receiving unit. . In this way, the visual interface display device can receive the transmission data transmitted by the system, and can couple the corresponding response data to the system through the display panel to further interact with the system, so that the transmission function of the wireless connection can be expanded. The application level of the visual interface display device.

The above is intended to be illustrative only and not limiting. Any equivalent modifications or alterations to the spirit and scope of the invention are intended to be included in the scope of the appended claims.

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1 is a functional block diagram of a data transmission architecture according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is another functional block diagram of a data transmission architecture according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (15)

A data transmission architecture includes: a system having a host, a receiving unit, and at least one transmitting module, the host being coupled to the receiving unit and the transmitting module respectively; and a visual interface display device having a receiving mode And a display module, wherein the display module has a display panel, wherein when the receiving module receives one of the transmission data transmitted by the transmission module, the display panel responds to the data corresponding to one of the transmission data, by At least one electrode of the display panel is coupled to the system and received by the receiving unit. The data transmission architecture of claim 1, wherein the transmission module comprises another display panel, a wired or wireless area network module, a telecommunications network module or a Bluetooth module for transmission The transmission of the data. The data transmission architecture of claim 1, wherein when the transmission module is another display panel, the transmission data is coupled to the receiving module by electrodes of the other display panel. The data transmission architecture of claim 1, wherein the system further comprises at least one transmission device coupled to the host. The data transmission architecture of claim 4, wherein the transmission device comprises the transmission module. The data transmission architecture of claim 4, wherein the transmission device comprises a identity recognition module, a display module, and an image Capture a module or a touch module. The data transmission architecture of claim 4, wherein the transmission device comprises the receiving unit. The data transmission architecture of claim 3, wherein when a user contacts a receiving end of the visual interface display device and a transmitting end of the transmission module, the transmission data is used by the user Coupled to the receiving module. The data transmission architecture of claim 1, wherein the visual interface display device further comprises a computing module, and the computing module generates the response data after processing the transmitted data. The data transmission architecture of claim 1, wherein at least one of the transmission data or the response data includes an identity identification information for using a visual interface display device or a visual interface display The identity of the user or owner of the device. The data transmission structure described in claim 10, wherein the identity identification information includes personal identity data, password data, an identifier of a visual interface display device, an answer to a specific question, an image data, or a personal signature data. . The data transmission architecture of claim 1, wherein the system determines the content of the transmission data received by the visual interface display device by using the response data. The data transmission architecture of claim 1, wherein the visual interface display device generates the response data after processing the transmission data according to an algorithm. The data transmission architecture of claim 13, wherein the system processes the received response data in another algorithm corresponding to the algorithm. The data transmission architecture of claim 13, wherein the information input to the algorithm comprises the transmission data and at least one local data from the visual interface display device, and the local data includes an image, a password or a file.