CN102455777B - Peripheral device with wireless connection function and operation method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A peripheral device with a wireless connection function comprises a transmission interface, a wireless communication unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The transmission interface is used for connecting a computer system. The computer system has a display device. The wireless communication unit wirelessly communicates with an internet. The storage unit has at least one connection information. When the transmission interface is connected with the computer system, the processing unit automatically loads the connection information and presents a list in the display device. The list has at least one option. When the option is selected, the display device presents a webpage corresponding to the network disk.

Description

Peripheral device with wireless connection function and operation method thereof

technical field

The invention relates to a peripheral device of a computer system, in particular to a peripheral device with a wireless connection function.

Background technique

With the advancement of technology, there are more and more types of storage media. Generally speaking, the types of storage media can be divided into hard disk type, flash disk type and optical disc type. Generally speaking, users usually carry only one storage medium. However, no matter which type of storage medium it is, it has a certain storage capacity. When the data stored in the storage medium reaches the upper limit of the storage capacity, no more data can be stored.

In addition, if a user wants to use specific data in a computer system, the user must first store the specific data in a storage medium, and then connect the storage medium to a certain computer system before using the specific data. data. However, if the user forgets to carry the storage medium with specific data, or the storage medium fails suddenly, the user will not be able to perform any access actions.

Contents of the invention

The invention provides a peripheral device with wireless connection function, which includes a transmission interface, a wireless communication unit, a storage unit and a processing unit. The transmission interface is used to connect a computer system. The computer system has a display device. The wireless communication unit performs data transmission with an Internet in a wireless manner. The storage unit has at least one connection information. When the transmission interface is connected with the computer system, the processing unit presents a list in the display device according to the connection information. A list has at least one option. When an option is selected, the display device presents a webpage of a specific website.

The present invention further provides an operation method applicable to a peripheral device, comprising connecting the peripheral device to a computer system; presenting a list according to a connection information of the peripheral device, the list has at least one option; and when the option is selected, entering The option corresponds to a page of a specific website.

In order to make the features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the preferred embodiments are listed below, together with the accompanying drawings, and are described in detail as follows:

Description of drawings

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the processing system of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a possible schematic diagram of the manifest of the present invention.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of the operation flow of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The terminology used herein is for describing particular embodiments only and not for limiting the invention. Accordingly, singular nouns "a" and "the" include plural forms unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In addition, when "comprising" is used in the specification, it only refers to the stated features, integers, steps, operations, components, and/or components, and is not used to exclude or add one or more other features, integers, steps, operations, components, and/or groups thereof.

Unless otherwise defined, all terms (including technical and scientific terms) used herein are to be commonly understood by those skilled in the art to which this invention belongs. In addition, unless expressly stated, the definition of a word in a general dictionary should be interpreted as consistent with the meaning in the article in its related technical field, and should not be interpreted as an ideal state or an overly formal voice.

Figure 1 is a schematic diagram of the processing system of the present invention. As shown, the processing system 100 includes a computer system 110 , a peripheral device 130 and an Internet (Internet) 150 . The peripheral device 130 is coupled between the computer system 110 and the Internet 150 . The present invention does not limit the connection method between the computer system 110 , the peripheral device 130 and the Internet 150 . In a possible embodiment, the peripheral device 130 is connected to the computer system 110 and the Internet 150 in a wired or wireless manner.

The computer system 110 has a display device 111 and a host computer 113 . The present invention does not limit the type of the computer system 110 . In a possible embodiment, the computer system 110 is a desktop computer. In another possible embodiment, the computer system 110 is a notebook computer. Since the computer system 110 is well known to those skilled in the art, details are not repeated here.

The peripheral device 130 has a wireless connection function and includes a transmission interface 131 , a wireless communication unit 133 , a storage unit 135 and a processing unit 137 . The transmission interface 131 is connected with the computer system 110 for data transmission. The present invention does not limit the type of the transmission interface 131 . In a possible embodiment, the transmission interface 131 is to carry out data transmission with the computer system 110 in a wired manner, such as a universal serial bus (USB) or a high-speed interconnection of peripheral device components (Peripheral Component Interconnect Express; PCI-E) . In another possible embodiment, the transmission interface 131 performs data transmission with the computer system 110 in a wireless manner, such as bluetooth.

The wireless communication unit 133 performs data transmission with the Internet 150 in a wireless manner. The present invention does not limit the type of the wireless communication unit 133 . In a possible embodiment, the wireless communication unit 133 is a 3G communication system. In other possible embodiments, the wireless communication unit 133 is a 3.5G communication system, a 4G communication system or Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMAX).

The storage unit 135 has at least one piece of connection information. The invention does not limit the type of the storage unit 135 . In a possible embodiment, the storage unit 135 is a flash memory or a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory (Double Data Rate Synchronous Dynamic Random Access Memory; DDR SDRAM). In this embodiment, the connection information stored in the storage unit 135 includes a URL of a specific website, an account number, a password or other information for entering the specific website.

When the transmission interface 131 is connected to the computer system 110 , the processing unit 137 makes the display device 111 present a list according to the connection information stored in the storage unit 135 . In this embodiment, the list presented by the display device 111 has at least one option, and when the option is selected, the display device 111 presents a webpage of a specific website corresponding to the option.

Figure 2 is a possible schematic diagram of the manifest of the present invention. As shown, the list 200 includes options ICON ₁ -ICON _n . The present invention does not limit the types of options ICON ₁ -ICON _n . In a possible embodiment, the options ICON ₁ -ICON _n are presented in text (as shown in FIG. 2 ). In other embodiments, the options ICON ₁ -ICON _n are presented graphically.

The options ICON ₁ -ICON _n each correspond to a web page of a specific website. When the user selects a certain option, a corresponding webpage may be presented on the display device 111 . For example, assume that the options ICON ₁ -ICON _n represent network disk 1 - network disk N respectively. If the user selects the option ICON ₁ , the display device 111 will present the webpage where the web disk 1 is located (such as the web disk of Google). If the user selects the option ICON ₂ , the display device 111 presents the webpage where the web disk 2 is located (such as the web disk of Microsoft).

Therefore, the user only needs to store the URLs, user accounts and corresponding passwords of all network disks in the storage unit 135, and the processing unit 137 can control the wireless communication unit 133 to automatically link to relevant websites and automatically load the corresponding accounts. and password, without the need for the user to input the URL, account number and password of the network disk. In addition to improving user convenience, users can also access data with unlimited capacity. In addition, since the data are all stored in the network disk, the protection and consistency of the data is better managed than the traditional external flash drive.

The present invention does not limit the web pages corresponding to the options ICON ₁ -ICON _n . In this embodiment, the options ICON ₁ -ICON _n respectively correspond to web pages of different network disk drives. In other embodiments, the options ICON ₁ -ICON _n respectively correspond to different remote services.

In a possible embodiment, no matter whether the user selects an option or not, as long as the peripheral device 130 is connected to the computer system 110, the wireless communication unit 133 will link to the web pages corresponding to all the options in the list. After an option is selected, the display device 111 will present the corresponding webpage. In this example, the wireless communication unit 133 remains online with the webpages corresponding to other unselected options.

In another possible embodiment, the wireless communication unit 133 will only link to the webpage corresponding to the selected option. In this example, after the user selects an option, the wireless communication unit 133 will link to the corresponding webpage according to the selected option, and will not link to the webpage corresponding to other unselected options.

In other embodiments, the storage unit 135 further has authentication information for increasing the security of data access. When the transmission interface 131 is connected to the computer system 110 , the processing unit 137 compares an input information from the computer system 110 with the authentication information stored in the storage unit 135 to improve security. The processing unit 137 determines whether to make the display device 111 present a list according to the comparison result of the input information and the authentication information.

For example, when the input information matches the authentication information, the display device 111 presents the list. On the contrary, when the input information does not match the authentication information, the display device 111 does not present the list. The present invention does not limit the type of authentication information. In a possible embodiment, the authentication information is fingerprint information or face information. Compared with the traditional external flash drive, the security of data access can be increased by comparing the authentication information.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a possible flow chart of the operation method of the present invention. The operating method of the present invention is applicable to a peripheral device. First, connect the peripheral device to a computer system (step S310). The invention does not limit the method of connecting the peripheral device to the computer system. In a possible embodiment, the peripheral device is connected to the computer system in a wired or wireless manner. In addition, the present invention does not limit the type of computer system. In a possible embodiment, the computer system can be a desktop or a notebook computer.

Next, a verification operation is performed (step S330). In other embodiments, step S330 may be omitted. If step S330 is omitted, step S350 is performed after step S310 is completed. A verification method will be described below, but it is not intended to limit the present invention.

First, it is judged whether an input information provided by the computer system matches a verification information (step S331). The present invention does not limit the type of verification information. In a possible embodiment, the verification information may be a fingerprint or a human face. If the verification fails, re-input is required (step S333), until verification is met. If the verification is met, start the Internet access function (step S332).

In step S332, the Internet can be automatically connected according to a connection information stored in the peripheral device. In a possible embodiment, after connecting to the Internet, the peripheral device automatically connects to at least one specific website according to the connection information. In another possible embodiment, the peripheral device does not connect to the specific website temporarily, and only connects to the specific website after the user selects it. In addition, the present invention does not limit the number of linked websites. In a possible embodiment, the peripheral device can connect to multiple specific websites at the same time.

Next, according to the connection information stored in the peripheral device, a list is presented for the user to select (step S350). In a possible embodiment, the list has at least one option. Each option corresponds to a specific website. The present invention does not limit the type of specific website. In a possible embodiment, different options represent different network disks. In other embodiments, step S350 not only provides a list for the user to choose, but also has the function of connecting to the Internet.

After the user selects, the webpage corresponding to the option selected by the user can be entered (step S360). Taking FIG. 2 as an example, if the user selects the option ICON ₁ , the webpage corresponding to the option ICON ₁ can be entered. If the user selects the option ICON ₂ , the user can enter the webpage corresponding to the option ICON ₂ . By means of the connection information stored in the peripheral device, it can automatically connect with multiple specific websites, and can automatically input the account number and password. Therefore, convenience is greatly improved.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with preferred embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention. Any person skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, the scope of protection of the present invention should be defined by the appended claims.

Claims (13)

1. A peripheral device with a wireless connection function, characterized in that it comprises: A transmission interface for connecting a computer system, the computer system has a display device; A wireless communication unit, which transmits data with an Internet in a wireless manner; A storage unit having at least one connection information, the connection information includes a URL of a specific website, an account number and a password for entering the specific website; and A processing unit, when the transmission interface is connected with the computer system, the processing unit automatically loads the connection information, and controls the wireless communication unit to automatically connect to the specific website, and in the display device, presents A list, the list has at least one network disk, and when the network disk is selected, the display device presents a webpage corresponding to the network disk. 2. according to the described peripheral device with wireless connection function of claim 1, it is characterized in that described transmission interface and a Universal Serial Bus (USB), a Bluetooth (bluetooth) or a high-speed interconnection of a peripheral device component ( Peripheral Component Interconnect Express; PCI-E) related. 3. The peripheral device with wireless connection function according to claim 1, characterized in that said wireless communication unit is a 3G communication system, a 3.5G communication system, a 4G communication system or a microwave access global interoperability (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access; WiMAX). 4. The peripheral device with wireless connection function according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit further has authentication information, and when the transmission interface is connected to the computer system, the processing unit will input an The information is compared with the authentication information, and when the input information conforms to the authentication information, the display device presents the list. 5. The peripheral device with wireless connection function according to claim 4, wherein the input information is a fingerprint or a human face. 6. The peripheral device with wireless connection function according to claim 1, wherein when the network disk is selected, the wireless communication unit connects to the specific website, and when the network disk is not selected , the wireless communication unit does not connect to the specific website. 7. The peripheral device with wireless connection function according to claim 1, characterized in that when the transmission interface is connected to the computer system, the processing unit makes the wireless communication unit connect to the computer system according to the connection information Describe a specific website. 8. The peripheral device with wireless connection function according to claim 1, wherein when the storage unit has multiple connection information, the list has several network disks, and when a certain network disk is selected, Then the display device can present the webpage of the specific website corresponding to the web disk. 9. An operation method, suitable for a peripheral device with a wireless connection function, said operation method is characterized in that it comprises the following steps: connecting the peripheral device with wireless connection function to a computer system; Automatically load a connection information of the peripheral device with wireless connection function, the connection information includes a website address of a specific website, an account number and a password to enter a specific website, present a list, and the list has at least one network disk; and When the network disk is selected, the webpage corresponding to the corresponding network disk is entered. 10. According to the operation method described in claim 9, it is characterized in that further comprising: receiving an input message; comparing the input information with an authentication information; presenting the manifest when the input information matches the authentication information; and When the input information does not match the authentication information, the list is not presented. 11. According to the operation method described in claim 9, it is characterized in that further comprising: According to the connection information, connect to the webpage corresponding to the network disk. 12. According to the described operating method of claim 9, it is characterized in that the connection between the peripheral device with wireless connection function and the computer system is connected with a universal serial bus (USB), a bluetooth (bluetooth) or It is related to Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-E). 13. The operation method according to claim 9, characterized in that the connection to the web page corresponding to the network disk uses a 3G communication system, a 3.5G communication system, a 4G communication system or a microwave access global Interoperability (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access; WiMAX).