TWI629594B - Notification method for multimedia device media source hot plugging instant notification system - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a method for notifying a media source hot plug instant notification system of a multimedia device, wherein a multimedia device media source hot plug instant notification system includes a plurality of playback devices and at least one controller, and the playback device and the controller pass through a storage Taking a point connection, first assigning the playback device and the controller to the wireless network including one of the access points; the playback device respectively detects whether at least one media source device is inserted or removed; and if the media source device is found Inserted or removed from the playback device, the hot wireless network sends a hot plug message to notify the controller that has joined the wireless network.

Description

Notification method for multimedia device media source hot plugging instant notification system

The present invention relates to a remotely controllable playback system, and more particularly to a notification method of a multimedia device media source hot plug instant notification system.

Press, multimedia playback devices such as audio, computer, etc. are the necessary electronic products for every family. When there are multiple playback devices, multiple controllers are required to remotely control one playback device, occupying space and easily confusing each controller. Corresponding playback device. Therefore, an existing application can be installed in the controller to select which one of the playback devices to be remotely controlled. If the application is installed in many controllers, each controller can control all the playback devices. .

Many multimedia playback devices provide more than one media playback mode, and more than one media source is provided for users to select, such as network streaming data, data stored by itself, data of an external hard disk, and the like. If there are multiple controllers and playback devices, and they can communicate with each other to transmit data, the immediacy of the data is very important. When the available media source of any playback device changes, if all users are not immediately known, the instantness of data communication between the respective playback devices is lost, so that the user cannot immediately know the available media source of the multimedia playback device. Has changed.

Therefore, the present invention proposes a notification method for a multimedia device media source hot plug instant notification system, and the specific architecture and implementation manner thereof will be described in detail below:

The main purpose of the present invention is to provide a notification method for a media source hot plug instant notification system of a multimedia device, wherein each playback device can detect whether a media source device is inserted or removed, and if the media source device changes. Immediately notify each remote control via the wireless network The device allows the user to instantly grasp the relevant information through the controller and then perform corresponding operations.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a notification method for a multimedia device media source hot plug instant notification system, which is to connect a plurality of playback devices to at least one controller through a designated wireless network, and if the playback device detects When any media source device is inserted or removed, each controller is notified through the wireless network; the user's mobile phone has an application for controlling the playback device, and the controller displays the media source status of the playback device on the manipulation interface.

To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides a notification method for a multimedia device media source hot plug instant notification system, wherein a multimedia device media source hot plug instant notification system includes a plurality of playback devices and at least one controller, a playback device and a control The device and the controller are first designated to join the wireless network including one of the access points through an access point connection; the playback device respectively detects whether at least one media source device is inserted or removed; If the media source device is inserted or removed from the playback device, the playback device actively sends a hot plug message through the wireless network to notify the controller that has joined the wireless network, so that the user can view from the controller. Media source information to the playback device.

The purpose, technical content, features and effects achieved by the present invention will be more readily understood by the detailed description of the embodiments.

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102‧‧‧ Receiver

104‧‧‧Detection module

106‧‧‧ Processor

108‧‧‧Communication module

12‧‧‧ Controller

122‧‧‧Communication Module

124‧‧‧ Processor

126‧‧‧display screen

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16‧‧‧Wireless network

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182‧‧‧Detection components

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a media source hot plug instant notification system for a multimedia device according to the present invention.

Figure 2 is a block diagram of a single playback device corresponding to a controller in the present invention.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the notification method in the present invention.

The invention provides a notification method for a media source hot plug instant notification system of a multimedia device, wherein the architecture of the multimedia device media source hot plug instant notification system is as shown in FIG. 1 The display device includes a plurality of playback devices 10 and at least one controller 12. The playback device 10 is connected to the controller 12 via an access point 14 in a wireless network 16. The playback device 10 is an audio device, a wireless speaker, a broadcast device, a music player, a computer, etc., and the controller 12 can be a smart phone, a tablet computer, a personal computer, etc., and a control program is installed in the controller 12, which is controllable. The application of the playback device 10 remotely controls the playback device 10 via the access point 14 of the wireless network 16.

2 is a block diagram of a single playback device corresponding to a controller in the present invention. The playback device 10 includes a plurality of receivers 102, a detection module 104, a processor 106, and a communication module 108. The receiver 102 can For a wired USB, mimi-USB or other specification jack, or a wireless multimedia receiver, a media source device 18 can be separately received; the detection module 104 is configured to detect changes of the receivers 102, such as whether The device is inserted into the receiver 102, or is there a device removed from the receiver 102; the processor 106 is configured to read the multimedia material in the playback media source device 18 and execute the instructions issued by the controller 12 when the receiver 102 When it is inserted or removed, a hot plug message is sent; the communication module 108 communicates with the plurality of controllers 12 simultaneously through the wireless network, transmits the hot plug message to the controller 12, and receives the controller. 12 instructions issued.

The controller 12 includes a communication module 122, a processor 124, and a display screen 126. The display screen 126 is a touch screen. Therefore, the operation of the user on the display screen 126 becomes an instruction, and the communication module 124 is used by the communication module. Group 122 is transmitted to playback device 10. If the playback device 10 sends the hot plug message, the communication module 122 displays the hot plug message and displays it on the display screen 126.

Each of the media source devices 18 has a detecting component 182 that can detect whether the media source device 18 itself is inserted into or removed from the playback device 10, and detects an insertion or When the action is removed, the playback device 10 is actively notified, and after receiving the notification from the media source device 18, the playback device 10 actively notifies the controller 12 that has joined the wireless network 16 via the wireless network 16. Therefore, not only the detection module 104 of the playback device 10 detects the state of the receiver 102, but also the media source device 18 actively detects the insertion status and notifies the playback device 10.

Figure 3 is a flow chart showing an embodiment of the notification method in the present invention. Step S10: booting the playback device and the controller, and adding to the designated wireless network including the access point, each of the playback devices can support more than two media source devices; and the playback device performs the user's During control, each playback device detects whether a media source device is inserted into or removed from the playback device. For example, as described in step S12, for example, when the playback device plays music of a certain optical disc, Detecting whether the portable device is inserted into the connection port; if the media source device is inserted or removed from the playback device in step S14, the playback device actively sends a hot plug message to the wireless network through the wireless network. In step S16, after receiving the hot plug message, the controller will display it to the user from the display screen, so that the user can see the media source information of the player from the controller, and the user Further, according to the hot plug message operation controller, a control command is issued to the playback device, as described in step S18. In this way, the user can control the playback device through the control interface of the control program installed in the controller.

For example, three users A, B, and C each hold a smart phone and have a control program installed. The three smart phones become three controllers I, J, and K, and three other playback devices. X, Y, Z, each of the playback devices X, Y, Z has three receivers, and the external media source devices O, P, and Q can be selected. User A adds the media source device O to the playback device X. At this time, the three controllers I, J, and K simultaneously receive the audio source of the playback device X, and the media source device O is added, and the users A, B, and C are both The playback device X can be operated by the controllers I, J, K to switch the audio source to the media source device O. Assume that at this time, the playback device Y is playing the media source P, the user B operates the controller J, and the media source device P of the playback device Y is removed, so that the controllers I, J, and K can all be received on the playback device Y. The media source device P is notified of the removal. At this time, the users A, B, and C can control the playback device Y to switch the media source to other media sources, such as the media source device Q, through the respective controllers I, J, and K.

In summary, the notification method of the media source hot-plugging instant notification system of the multimedia device provided by the present invention is to install a detection module in the playback device to detect whether a media source device is inserted. In or out, and whenever there is a change in the media source device, a hot plug message is sent to notify the controller. After each controller receives the hot plug message, it can pass the control program installed in the controller. The playback device is operated to select the audio source of the playback device, so that the user can immediately obtain relevant information of the playback device when any of the playback devices has a change of the media source device, and then can immediately perform corresponding operations, such as playing, selecting songs, and Select actions such as media sources.

The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, any changes or modifications of the features and spirits of the present invention should be included in the scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

A method for notifying a media source hot-plugging instant notification system of a multimedia device, wherein a multimedia device media source hot-plug instant notification system includes a plurality of playback devices and at least one controller, and the playback device and the controller pass through the storage Taking a connection, the notification method includes the steps of: adding the playback device and the controller to a wireless network including the access point; and the playback devices respectively detecting whether there is at least one media source device Inserting or removing; and if the media source device is found to be inserted or removed from the playback device, actively sending a hot plug message through the wireless network and notifying all the controls that have joined the wireless network And displaying on the display screen of one of the controllers, so that at least one user can see at least one media source information of the playback devices from the controller. The notification method of claim 1, wherein at least two media source devices are supported in the playback devices. The method of claim 2, wherein the media source device is a data storage medium such as a flash drive, a hard drive, or a compact disc. The notification method of claim 1, wherein the media source devices each have a detecting component that can detect whether the media source device itself is inserted into or removed from the playback device. And actively notify the playback devices when an insertion or removal action is detected. The notification method of claim 4, wherein the receiving device, after receiving the notification from the media source device, actively informs the controller that has joined the wireless network through the wireless network. The notification method of claim 1, wherein after the controller joins the wireless network, the controller displays the hot plug message to the controller whenever the playback device transmits the hot plug message to the controller. A user looks at the user for manipulation based on the hot plug message. The notification method of claim 1, wherein the playback device is an audio, a wireless speaker, a broadcast device, a music player, a computer, or the like. The notification method of claim 1, wherein the controller is a smart phone, a tablet, a personal computer, or the like. The notification method of claim 1, wherein the controller comprises a display screen, a processor and a communication module, wherein the processor is provided with a control program for issuing commands for controlling the playback devices, the communication module The group is connected to the playback device through the wireless network, and the display screen displays the hot plug message and the control interface of the control program. The notification method of claim 9, wherein the playback device is provided with a plurality of receivers, a detection module, a processor and a communication module, wherein the receivers are used to connect the media source devices, the Detector The test module detects connection or removal of the media source devices, and the communication module is connected to the controller through the wireless network, and the processor is configured to read and play multimedia materials in the media source devices and execute The command issued by the controller.