TWI493907B - File sharing system and method of near field communication device - Google Patents

Description

File sharing system of near field communication device and method thereof

The present invention relates to a file sharing system and method thereof, and more particularly to a file sharing system and method thereof suitable for use between Near-Field Communication devices.

Generally, moving files from a mobile device (such as a mobile phone or a tablet) or an external storage device (for example, an external hard disk or a USB flash drive) to the host computer , maybe by wired or wireless connection. Among them, the wired method includes using a USB cable or a physical network route to perform data transmission between devices, and the wireless method includes converting the file data into a network packet transmission through various types of wireless network protocols. That is to say, in terms of wired mode, the data transmission between devices must have the setting of a cable such as a USB cable or a physical network route, and the wireless mode also needs to set an account, password or various security data in accordance with the wireless network protocol. However, for users who only want to share files from the mobile device to the host computer, they need to prepare the wires or set a lot of wireless transmission data, which may be inconvenient for the user. Therefore, how to share data from mobile devices to the host computer more efficiently and conveniently will be an important issue in future wireless communication technologies.

The invention provides a file sharing system and method for a near field communication device, which enables a mobile device with a Near-Field Communication tag and an electronic device to utilize the near field communication technology to point-to-point The (Peer-to-Peer, P2P) mode senses and easily establishes a connection to share files.

The invention provides a file sharing system for a near field communication device, the system comprising: a first mobile device and a first electronic device. The first mobile device has a first near field communication tag, and the first electronic device has a second near field communication tag. When the first mobile device approaches the first electronic device, the second near field communication tag and the first near field communication tag sense each other by using a near field communication point-to-point mode, triggering a first match between the first mobile device and the first electronic device a first network connection specified by the wireless communication protocol, and then the first electronic device selects a first data transmission protocol, and according to the first data transmission agreement, establishes a first between the first mobile device and the first electronic device A data transmission path. When the first mobile device receives the first file transfer request transmitted by the first electronic device, the first mobile device transmits the at least one first shared file according to the first file transfer request.

In an embodiment of the invention, the file sharing system of the near field communication device further includes a plurality of mobile devices. Each of the plurality of mobile devices has a near field communication tag. When each mobile device approaches the first electronic device, the second near field communication tag and each near field communication tag sense each other by using a near field communication point-to-point mode, and each triggers each action. The network connection between the device and the first electronic device conforms to a wireless communication protocol. The first electronic device selects a data transmission protocol, each establishes a data transmission path between each mobile device and the first electronic device, and the first electronic device sends a file transmission request to some or all of the mobile devices, and receives the file transmission. Requested action The device transmits at least one shared file to the first electronic device according to the file transfer request.

In an embodiment of the invention, the first electronic device includes a first display unit, and the first display unit displays a disk option corresponding to the first mobile device.

The invention provides a file sharing method for a near field communication device, which is suitable for file sharing between a first mobile device and a first electronic device. Wherein the first mobile device has a first near field communication tag, and the first electronic device has a second near field communication tag, the method comprising the steps of: when the first mobile device approaches the first electronic device, the second near field communication The tag and the first near field communication tag sense each other by using a near field communication point-to-point mode, and thereby inducing a first network connection between the first mobile device and the first electronic device that conforms to a first wireless communication protocol. Establishing a first data transmission path between the first mobile device and the first electronic device according to the first data transmission protocol selected by the first electronic device. Next, the first mobile device determines whether the first file transfer request sent by the first electronic device is received. If the determination is yes, the first mobile device transmits the at least one first shared file according to the first file transfer request.

Based on the above, the present invention provides a file sharing system and method for a near field communication device, which utilizes a point-to-point mode of near field communication technology to enable a mobile device having a near field communication tag and an electronic device to sense each other and trigger between the two. By connecting, and then establishing a data transmission path through wireless network protocols and data transmission protocols, mobile devices and electronic devices can easily share files.

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

1A is a schematic diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. In the embodiment depicted in FIG. 1A, the first mobile device 110 is a smart phone, and the first electronic device 120 is a note. Computer. In this embodiment, the first mobile device 110 and the first electronic device 120 use a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) transmission mode of Near-Field Communication (NFC) technology, and then use the wireless network. The agreement and the data transfer protocol are used to set the link so that the files existing in the first mobile device 110 can be easily shared to the first electronic device 120. In other embodiments, the first mobile device 110 can be a mobile phone, a smart phone, a tablet, or a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA). The first electronic device 120 can be a computer, a notebook computer, a mobile phone, or a smart device. Mobile phone, tablet or personal digital assistant.

1B is a functional block diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention. 2A is a flowchart of a file sharing method of a near field communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1B and FIG. 2A simultaneously. When the first mobile device 110 approaches the first electronic device 120, the first near field communication tag 112 of the first mobile device 110 and the second near field communication tag 122 of the second mobile device 120 sense each other using a near field communication point-to-point mode. (Step S210), the sensing triggers the first network connection between the first mobile device 110 and the first electronic device 120 according to a first wireless communication protocol (step S220), wherein the first The triggering terminal of the network connection is the first mobile device 110 or the first electronic device 120, depending on which of the current processing speeds is faster or the power is higher. In addition, in this embodiment, the first wireless communication protocol may be a near field communication protocol, a direct wireless compatibility (WiFi-Direct) protocol, or a Bluetooth protocol.

Next, a first data transmission path between the first mobile device 110 and the first electronic device 120 is established according to the first data transmission protocol selected by the first electronic device 120 (step 230). The first data transmission protocol may be a File Transfer Protocol, a Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) or a Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning (Web-based Distributed Authoring and Versioning). )agreement. In addition, the manner of selecting the first data transmission protocol may be that the user manually sets the first electronic device 120, or may be the operating system preset of the first electronic device 120.

However, in other embodiments of the present invention, as shown in FIG. 1C, after the first data transmission path is set in step S230, the first display unit 124 of the first electronic device 120 displays the magnetic corresponding to the first mobile device 110. Dish options. The first display unit 124 may be a screen of the first electronic device 120, as shown in FIG. 1D. In this embodiment, the disk option corresponding to the first mobile device 110 is “external disk E”.

Next, the first mobile device 110 determines whether the first file transfer request sent by the first electronic device 120 is received (step S240). When the determination is yes, the first mobile device 110 transmits at least one first shared file to the first electronic device 120 according to the first file transfer request (step S050).

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the inter-device communication flow of the file sharing method of a near field communication device according to the embodiment of FIG. 2A of the present invention. 2B is a simplified schematic diagram of the flow method of FIG. 2A. Steps A~C are equivalent to steps S210-S230, and the file sharing process between the first mobile device 110 and the first electronic device in the present invention is disclosed. First, the near-field communication point-to-point sensing and the first network connection must be transmitted through the two parties. The triggering and the establishment of the first data transmission path, and then, in steps D and E, the first electronic device 120 sends the first file transmission request to the first mobile device 110, and then the first mobile device 110 sends the first shared file to The first electronic device 120. At this time, the file originally existing in the first mobile device 110 has been shared to the first electronic device 120.

2C is a flow chart of another file sharing method of a near field communication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1B and FIG. 2C at the same time. The steps of FIG. 2C are substantially the same as those of FIG. 2A, and only the differences will be described herein, and the same steps will not be described again. After the step S250, the first electronic device 120 detects whether the first mobile device 110 is away from the wireless sensing range specified by the first wireless communication protocol (step S260). If the determination is yes, the first electronic device is disabled. The first network connection (step S270). If the determination is no, the process returns to step S240.

3A is a schematic diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The sharing system disclosed in FIG. 3A includes a first electronic device 120, a mobile device 132, a mobile device 134, and a mobile device 136, wherein The mobile device 132 and the mobile device 134 are smart phones, and the mobile device 136 is a tablet computer. The second embodiment mainly discloses a plurality of mobile devices (132, 134, 136) and the first electronic device 120, and utilizes the near field pass. Point-to-point mode sensing between devices, each establishing a connection. 3B is a functional block diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3C is a flow chart of a file sharing method for a near field communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention. The main difference between the second embodiment and the foregoing first embodiment is that the second embodiment illustrates an example of one-to-many (one electronic device, multiple mobile devices).

Please refer to Figures 3B to 3C at the same time. When each mobile device (132, 134, 136) approaches the first electronic device 120, the second near field communication tag 122 and each near field communication tag (133, 135, corresponding to each mobile device (132, 134, 136) 137), using the near field communication point-to-point mode mutual induction (step S310), respectively triggering each network connection between each mobile device (132, 134, 136) and the first electronic device 120 in accordance with the wireless communication protocol (steps) S320), wherein the wireless communication protocol may be a near field communication protocol, a direct wireless compatibility agreement, or a Bluetooth protocol.

Next, according to the data transfer protocol selected by the first electronic device 120, a data transmission path between each mobile device (132, 134, 136) and the first electronic device 120 is established (step S330). The data transfer protocol may be a file transfer protocol, a media transfer protocol, or a network distributed authoring and version processing protocol. In addition, the manner of selecting the data transmission protocol may be that the user manually sets the first electronic device 120, or may be the operating system preset of the first electronic device 120.

Next, the first electronic device 120 sends a file transfer request to some or all of the mobile devices (132, 134, 136), and each mobile device (132, 134, 136) determines whether the file transfer sent by the first electronic device 120 is received. The request (step S340), the mobile device receiving the file transfer request, transmits at least one share file to the first electronic device 120 according to the file transfer request (step S350).

In summary, the present invention provides a file sharing system and method for a near field communication device, which allows files stored in a mobile device to be more easily shared into other electronic devices. The invention utilizes the point-to-point mode of near field communication technology, so that the mobile device and the electronic device with the near field communication tag can mutually sense and trigger the connection between the two, and then establish the data transmission through the wireless network protocol and the data transmission protocol. Paths, mobile devices and electronic devices make it easy to share files. In other words, by using the near-field communication point-to-point mode sensing between the mobile device and the electronic device, the user only needs to bring the mobile device close to the electronic device, and the near field communication tag of the mobile device and the electronic device can sense and trigger the connection, and the user does not need to By using any physical wire or setting a cumbersome wireless network account and password, it is convenient to share the files stored in the mobile device to other electronic devices.

Although the present invention has been disclosed in the above embodiments, it is not intended to limit the invention, and any one of ordinary skill in the art can make some modifications and refinements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The scope of the invention is defined by the scope of the appended claims.

110‧‧‧First mobile device

112‧‧‧ First Near Field Communication Label

120‧‧‧First electronic device

122‧‧‧ Second Near Field Communication Label

124‧‧‧Display unit

132, 134, 136‧‧‧ mobile devices

133, 135, 137‧‧‧ Near Field Communication Labels

A~E: communication process steps between the first mobile device and the first electronic device

S210~S270: Process steps of the file sharing method of the near field communication device

S310~S350: Process steps of the file sharing method of the near field communication device

1A is a schematic diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

1B is a functional block diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

1C is a functional block diagram of a file sharing system of another near field communication device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

1D is a schematic diagram of a file sharing system of another near field communication device in accordance with a first embodiment of the present invention.

2A is a flow chart of a file sharing method of a near field communication device according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2B is a schematic diagram of the inter-device communication flow of the file sharing method of a near field communication device according to the embodiment of FIG. 2A of the present invention.

2C is a flow chart of a file sharing method of another near field communication device according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3A is a schematic diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

3B is a functional block diagram of a file sharing system of a near field communication device in accordance with a second embodiment of the present invention.

3C is a flow chart of a file sharing method of a near field communication device according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

S210~S250‧‧‧Procedures for the file sharing method of the near field communication device

Claims (8)

A file sharing system for a near field communication device, comprising: a first mobile device having a first near field communication tag; a first electronic device having a second near field communication tag; wherein when the first mobile device is in proximity In the first electronic device, the second near field communication tag and the first near field communication tag are mutually sensed by using a near field communication point-to-point mode, and triggering a first match between the first mobile device and the first electronic device a first network connection defined by the wireless communication protocol, the first electronic device selects a first data transmission protocol, and establishes between the first mobile device and the first electronic device according to the first data transmission protocol a first data transmission path, when the first mobile device receives a first file transfer request transmitted by the first electronic device, the first mobile device transmits at least one first shared file according to the first file transfer request The triggering master of the first network connection is the first mobile device or the first electronic device, depending on which current processing speed is faster or the power is higher The file sharing system of claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of mobile devices each having a near field communication tag, wherein the second near field communication is when each of the mobile devices approaches the first electronic device The label and each of the near field communication tags are mutually inductively sensed by the near field communication point-to-point mode, and each of the mobile devices and the first electronic device are triggered to conform to a network connection specified by a wireless communication protocol, the first electronic Device selection Selecting a data transfer protocol, each establishing a data transmission path between each of the mobile devices and the first electronic device, the first electronic device sending a file transfer request to some or all of the mobile devices, and receiving the file And transmitting, by the mobile device, the at least one shared file to the first electronic device according to the file transfer request. The file sharing system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device comprises a first display unit, and the first display unit displays a disk option corresponding to the first mobile device. The file sharing system of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device detects whether the first mobile device is away from a wireless sensing range specified by the first wireless communication protocol, and if so, the first electronic device The device disables the first network connection. A file sharing method for a near field communication device is applicable to file sharing between a first mobile device and a first electronic device, wherein the first mobile device has a first near field communication tag, and the first electronic device has a a second near field communication tag, the method comprising: when the first mobile device is in proximity to the first electronic device, the second near field communication tag and the first near field communication tag are mutually inductive using a near field communication point-to-point mode; Triggering a first network connection between the first mobile device and the first electronic device according to a first wireless communication protocol; establishing the first data transmission protocol according to the first electronic device selected a first data transmission path between the first mobile device and the first electronic device; The first mobile device determines whether a first file transfer request sent by the first electronic device is received; and if the determination is yes, the first mobile device transmits at least one first shared file according to the first file transfer request. The triggering master of the first network connection is the first mobile device or the first electronic device, depending on which of the current processing speeds is faster or the power is higher. The method of claim 5, wherein, when a plurality of mobile devices each having a near field communication tag are to perform file sharing with the first electronic device, the method further comprises: when each of the mobile devices When approaching the first electronic device, the second near field communication tag and each of the near field communication tags are mutually sensed by using the near field communication point-to-point mode; each triggering a wireless communication between each of the mobile devices and the first electronic device Each of the network connections specified by the agreement; each of the data transmission protocols selected by the first electronic device establishes a data transmission path between each of the mobile devices and the first electronic device; each of the mobile devices determines whether to receive Receiving a file transfer request sent by the first electronic device; and the mobile device receiving the file transfer request, transmitting at least one share file to the first electronic device according to the file transfer request. The method of claim 5, wherein the first electronic device provides a first display unit, the method further comprising: The first display unit displays a disk option corresponding to the first mobile device. The method of claim 5, further comprising: detecting, by the first electronic device, whether the first mobile device is away from a wireless sensing range specified by the first wireless communication protocol; and if the detecting is yes, The first electronic device disables the first network connection.