TWI530795B - Method for sharing plug and play device and electronic apparatus using the same - Google Patents

Description

Method for sharing plug-and-play device and electronic device thereof

The present invention relates to a method of sharing a device and an electronic device thereof, and more particularly to a method of sharing a plug-and-play device and an electronic device therefor.

With the development of technology and the advancement of the times, the computing power of various computer devices has become stronger, so that users can operate various programs that require a large amount of computing resources on the computer device. In order to meet certain usage requirements, the user can simultaneously operate multiple operating systems on the computer by installing a virtual machine (VM) in the computer device. That is, in addition to the host operating system (Host OS) provided in the computer device itself, the user can operate other guest operating systems (Guest OS) on the computer device.

When the computer device is configured in the sub-operation system, it is usually necessary to configure its corresponding hardware configuration, so that when the user mounts the Plug and Play device on the computer device, the user The plug-and-play device will only be accessible through the primary operating system, and the plug-and-play device will not be accessible through the child operating system. That is, after the computer device completes the configuration of the sub-operation system, the sub-operation system will not be able to obtain any information of the plug-and-play device that is later mounted on the main operating system.

In view of the above, the present invention provides a method of sharing a plug-and-play device and an electronic device thereof, which allows a sub-operation system to access a plug-and-play device mounted on a main operating system.

The present invention provides a method of sharing a plug-and-play device suitable for an electronic device having a primary operating system and a sub-operating system. The method includes the following steps. First, after configuring the child operating system, establish a service connection between the primary operating system and the child operating system. When the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is mounted on the electronic device, the network file system server is started on the main operating system, and the first notification message is sent to the child operating system through the service connection. Then, the network file system client corresponding to the network file system server is started on the child operating system, and the child operating system is controlled to connect to the network file system server according to the first notification message. Thereafter, the control sub-operation system accesses the plug-and-play device through the network file system client.

The invention provides an electronic device comprising a storage unit and a processing unit. The storage unit stores a plurality of modules. The processing unit is connected to the storage unit for configuring the sub-operation system on the main operating system and accessing the modules to perform the following steps: after configuring the sub-operation system, establishing a relationship between the main operating system and the sub-operation system Service connection; when the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is mounted on the electronic device, the network file system server is started on the main operating system and sent through the service connection a first notification message to the child operating system; starting a network file system client corresponding to the network file system server on the child operating system, and controlling the child operating system to connect to the network file system server according to the first notification message; The control sub-operation system accesses the plug-and-play device through the network file system client.

Based on the above, the method for sharing the plug-and-play device and the electronic device thereof according to the embodiments of the present invention can start the network file system server on the main operating system when the plug-and-play device is mounted on the main operating system. And through the service connection between the main operating system and the sub-operation system, the sub-operation system is notified to establish a corresponding network file system client. In this way, the sub-operating system can access the plug-and-play device mounted on the main operating system through the network file system protocol.

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

100‧‧‧Electronic devices

110‧‧‧ storage unit

120‧‧‧Processing unit

S210‧‧‧ After configuring the sub-operation system, establish the main operating system and sub-jobs Service connection between systems

S220‧‧‧ When the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is mounted on the electronic device, the network file system server is started on the main operating system, and the first notification message is sent to the sub-operation system through the service connection.

S230‧‧‧ starts the network file system client corresponding to the network file system server on the child operating system, and controls the child operating system to connect to the network file system server according to the first notification message

S240‧‧‧Control sub-operation system accesses plug-and-play device through network file system client

S310‧‧‧ When detecting that the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is uninstalled, the control main operating system sends a second notification message to the sub-operation system through the service connection

S320‧‧‧ When the second notification message is received on the child operating system, the control sub-operation system terminates the network file system client

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention.

2 is a flow chart of a method for sharing a plug-and-play device according to an embodiment of the invention.

3 is a flow chart of a method for sharing a plug-and-play device according to an embodiment of the invention.

1 is a schematic diagram of an electronic device according to an embodiment of the invention. In the embodiment, the electronic device 100 includes a storage unit 110 and a processing unit 120. The electronic device 100 is, for example, a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer (Notebook PC), a workstation, or the like. The storage unit 110 is, for example, a memory, a hard disk, or any other component that can be used to store data, and can be used to record a plurality of modules.

The processing unit 120 is coupled to the storage unit 110, which may be a central processing unit (CPU) having one or more processing cores, or other programmable general purpose or special purpose microprocessors, digital signals. Processor (Digital Signal Processor, DSP), programmable controller, Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC), Programmable Logic Device (PLD) or other similar devices or devices combination. The processing unit 120 can be used to access various modules recorded in the storage unit 110 for performing the method for sharing the plug-and-play device proposed by the present invention.

In this embodiment, after the electronic device 100 is powered on, the processing unit 120 can load the main operating system of the electronic device 100. Moreover, the processing unit 120 can further configure the sub-operation system on the electronic device 100 by running the virtual machine on the main operating system. The primary operating system and the secondary operating system may each be Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, iOS, or other similar operating system.

It should be noted that when the processing unit 120 is configuring the sub-operation system, it is necessary to determine the hardware architecture corresponding to the sub-operation system, thereby making the sub-operation system unable to A plug-and-play device that is mounted on the main operating system after access. However, the method and the electronic device provided by the embodiments of the present invention can establish a network interface system (NFS) protocol-based communication interface between the main operating system and the sub-operation system, so that the sub-operation system can also access Plug and play devices mounted on the main operating system. The details of the method proposed by the present invention are detailed below.

2 is a flow chart of a method for sharing a plug-and-play device according to an embodiment of the invention. The method proposed in this embodiment can be implemented by the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 1. The following is a description of the steps of the embodiment in conjunction with the components of FIG.

In step S210, after configuring the child operating system, the processing unit 120 may establish a service connection between the primary operating system (eg, Windows) and the child operating system (eg, Linux). Specifically, the processing unit 130 may establish a service socket on the main operating system, and establish a client socket corresponding to the service socket interface in the sub-operation system to establish the service socket. Service connection.

Next, in step S220, when the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system (for example, a flash drive or other universal serial bus (USB) device, etc.) is mounted on the electronic device 100, the processing is performed. The unit 120 can start a network file system server (NFS server) on the main operating system and send a first notification message to the child operating system through the service connection. The first notification message includes, for example, identity information of the plug-and-play device and an Internet Protocol address (IP address) and a port number associated with the NFS server.

In step S230, the processing unit 120 may activate a network file system client (NFS client) corresponding to the network file system server on the child operating system, and control the child operating system to connect to the network file according to the first notification message. System server. Specifically, the processing unit 120 can control the sub-operation system to connect to the network file system server according to the IP address (for example, 127.0.0.1) and the nickname (for example, 1000) of the network file system server. In an embodiment, the NFS server on the primary operating system and the NFS client on the child operating system may be implemented by two socket pairs corresponding to each other, but the implementation manner of the present invention is not limited to this.

In other embodiments, after the NFS client in the child operating system is connected to the NFS server in the primary operating system, the processing unit 120 can establish a folder corresponding to the Plug and Play device on the child operating system to The user can conveniently access the content in the plug-and-play device through the user interface.

Thereafter, in step S240, the processing unit 120 can control the sub-operation system to access the plug-and-play device through the network file system client. In detail, the network file system client of the child operating system can exchange data with the network file system server on the main operating system through the NFS protocol to access the plug and play. Information in the device.

Through the teachings of the above embodiments, when the user mounts the plug-and-play device on the main operating system of the electronic device 100, even if the child operating system does not take into account the plug-and-play device during configuration, the user The data in the plug-and-play device can still be normally accessed on the child operating system by a network file system agreement between the primary operating system and the child operating system.

In addition, when the user simultaneously mounts a plurality of plug-and-play devices on the main operating system of the electronic device 100, the processing unit 120 can establish corresponding to the plug-and-play devices on the main operating system and the sub-operation system respectively. Network file server and network file system client. Therefore, the user can still smoothly access the data in these plug-and-play devices in the child operating system.

In other embodiments, when the user uninstalls the plug-and-play device on the main operating system, the processing unit 120 can correspondingly perform the method shown in FIG. 3 below to prevent the user from continuing to access the sub-operating system. Unplugged plug-and-play device.

3 is a flow chart of a method for sharing a plug-and-play device according to an embodiment of the invention. The method proposed in this embodiment can be implemented by the electronic device 100 shown in FIG. 1. The following is a description of the steps of the embodiment in conjunction with the components of FIG.

In step S310, when it is detected that the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is uninstalled, the processing unit 120 may control the main operating system to send the second notification message to the sub-operation system through the service connection. The second notification message is, for example, a message that can be used to notify the child operating system of the identity information associated with the uninstalled Plug and Play device. As taught in the previous embodiment, the processing unit 120 can send the second notification message to the client socket interface in the child operating system through the service socket interface in the main operating system, but the implementation manner of the present invention is not Limited to this.

Next, in step S320, when the processing unit 120 receives the second notification message on the child operating system, the processing unit 120 may control the child operating system to terminate the network file system client. Specifically, the processing unit 120 can move up the sub-work system according to the identity information of the second notification message associated with the unloaded plug-and-play device. In addition to the corresponding network file system client. In other embodiments, the processing unit 120 may remove the folder corresponding to the unloaded plug-and-play device in the child operating system so that the user can no longer access it.

In summary, the method for sharing a plug-and-play device proposed by the embodiment of the present invention and the electronic device thereof can start the network file system servo on the main operating system when the plug-and-play device is mounted on the main operating system. And notify the child operating system to establish a corresponding network file system client through a service connection between the main operating system and the child operating system. In this way, the sub-operating system can access the plug-and-play device mounted on the main operating system through the network file system protocol.

In other words, even if the sub-operation system does not take into account the plug-and-play device that is later mounted on the main operating system, the user can still successfully save the sub-operation system through the method proposed by the embodiment of the present invention. Get the data from this plug-and-play device.

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

S210‧‧‧ After the configuration of the sub-operation system, establish the service connection between the main operating system and the sub-operation system

S220‧‧‧ When the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is mounted on the electronic device, the network file system server is started on the main operating system, and the first notification message is sent to the sub-operation system through the service connection.

S230‧‧‧ starts the network file system client corresponding to the network file system server on the child operating system, and controls the child operating system to connect to the network file system server according to the first notification message

S240‧‧‧Control sub-operation system accesses plug-and-play device through network file system client

Claims (10)

A method for sharing a plug-and-play device, suitable for an electronic device having a main operating system and a sub-operating system, the method comprising the steps of: after configuring the sub-operating system, establishing the main operating system and the a service connection between the child operating systems; when a plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is mounted on the electronic device, a network file system server is started on the main operating system, and The service connection sends a first notification message to the child operating system; a network file system client corresponding to the network file system server is started on the child operating system, and the child operating system is controlled according to the first A notification message is connected to the network file system server; and the sub-operation system is controlled to access the plug-and-play device through the network file system client. The method of claim 1, wherein the first notification message includes an identity information of the plug-and-play device and an internet protocol address associated with the network file system server and a And controlling the sub-operation system to connect to the network file system server according to the first notification message comprises: controlling the sub-operation system to connect to the network file according to the internet protocol address and the nickname System server. The method of claim 1, wherein after the sub-operating system accesses the plug-and-play device through the network file system client, the method further comprises: When detecting that the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is uninstalled, controlling the main operating system to send a second notification message to the sub-operation system through the service connection; and when in the sub-operation system When receiving the second notification message, the sub-operation system is controlled to terminate the network file system client. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of establishing, by the main operating system, the service line between the main operating system and the sub-operation system comprises: establishing a service socket interface on the main operating system And establishing a client socket interface corresponding to the service socket interface in the child operating system. The method of claim 1, wherein the sub-operation system is installed on a virtual machine of the electronic device. An electronic device comprising: a storage unit for storing a plurality of modules; a processing unit connected to the storage unit, configuring a sub-operation system on a main operation system, and accessing the modules to perform the following steps After configuring the sub-operation system, establishing a service connection between the main operation system and the sub-operation system; when the electronic device mounts a plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operation system, A network file system server is started on the main operating system, and a first notification message is sent to the child operating system through the service connection; and the server corresponding to the network file system server is started on the child operating system. a network file system client, and controlling the child operating system to connect to the network file system server according to the first notification message; and controlling the child operating system to access the plug-in through the network file system client Use the device. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the first notification message includes an identity information of the plug-and-play device and an internet protocol address associated with the network file system server and a An nickname, and the processing unit controls the sub-operating system to connect to the network file system server according to the internet protocol address and the nickname. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processing unit controls the main operating system to transmit a service connection through the service connection when the plug-and-play device corresponding to the main operating system is detected to be unloaded. The second notification message is sent to the child operating system, and when the second notification message is received on the child operating system, the processing unit controls the child operating system to terminate the network file system client. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processing unit establishes a service socket interface on the main operating system, and establishes a client socket interface corresponding to the service socket interface in the child operating system. . The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the sub-operation system is installed on a virtual machine of the electronic device.