CN104012043A - Wireless network configuration system and method - Google Patents
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A wireless network configuration system 100 comprising a receiving device 200 and a sending device 300, the receiving device comprising an audio input device 210 for receiving an audio signal from the sending device, a data extractor 220 configured to extract network configuration data from the received audio signal, and a first wireless network device 240 configured to connect to a wireless network using the extracted network configuration data, and the sending device comprising, a data embedder 320 for embedding the network configuration data in the audio signal, and an audio output device 310 for sending the audio signal to the receiving device.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to radio network configuration system, it comprises having and is configured to use network configuration data to be connected to the receiving equipment of the Wireless Communication Equipment of wireless network.
The present invention also relates to method and corresponding software for configuring wireless network system.
Background technology
The current Wireless Communication Equipment that comprises of many housed devices, for connect devices to wireless network and by wireless network by equipment and Internet connection.Such Wireless Communication Equipment for scope contain upgrade receiving equipment firmware, to receive for the many different purposes of content such as video and/or audio content, order program service etc. be easily.
With there is the problem that Wireless Communication Equipment is associated and be: it needs this locality to be configured.During manufacture, unknown: in the place that uses this equipment, what Local wireless network may be available.Therefore, configuration must be undertaken by the user of this equipment.The process of configuring wireless network is not non-common family close friend's.Especially,, if housed device does not have keyboard and/or display, configuration may be dull.
For example, this situation occurs along with being arranged to the Wireless Communication Equipment of Wi-Fi.In this case, network configuration data comprises network identifier and optionally comprises cryptographic key (cryptographic key).Wireless Communication Equipment is obtained the physical address via needed this network of this network service with network identifier.Cryptographic key is for checking and the encrypt/decrypt of the grouping of sending/receiving.
Summary of the invention
Make a kind of option that network configuration data arrives equipment to be equipment transmission network configuration data from being arranged in the past wireless network.For example, mobile phone, flat computer that is arranged to wireless network etc. can send to its network configuration data by the equipment being configured.Problem is: have the eurypalynous equipment of being permitted, wherein not every equipment all has the output port of same type.Some equipment may have USB port, and some equipment may not have USB port.In addition, some ports may need connector licence (for example, Apple connector) and/or need authentication procedure.If possible, people have hope the option of the port of avoiding such.
Inventor has such experience, that is, nearly all mobile communication equipment has audio output port, for example, to earphone is connected to this audio output port.This audio output port can be used in delivery network configuration data.
Favourable radio network configuration system comprises receiving equipment and transmitting apparatus.Receiving equipment comprises for the audio input device from transmitting apparatus received audio signal, is configured to extract the data extractor of network configuration data and be configured to use the network configuration data of extracting to be connected to the first Wireless Communication Equipment of wireless network from the audio signal of reception.Transmitting apparatus comprises for by the network data embedded device of network configuration data embedded audio signal and for sending audio signal to the audio output apparatus of receiving equipment.
Transmitting apparatus is play it by network configuration data embedded audio signal and by for example audio output line of audio output apparatus.The first equipment is configured to receive this audio signal and extracts network configuration data.If there is network configuration data, can utilize receiving equipment to configure wireless device, and set up the connection to this network.Thereby, use well known port to send network configuration data to receiving equipment.
Due to the propagation of the license port of port dissimilar on mobile device and increased popularity, for example, so very advantageously can use free and conventional port, audio port.
For example, receiving equipment can be TV, blue light (Blu-Ray) player, media player, wireless speaker, baby monitor, home automation device, Set Top Box, computer, game machine etc.For example, transmitting apparatus can be mobile phone, smart phone, flat computer, laptop computer, computer, net book etc.The first and second Wireless Communication Equipment can be Wi-Fi adapters.
Data embedded device can use itself be well known in the art various given data embedding grammars and use these methods by network configuration data embedded audio signal.For example, data embedded device can be expressed as bit sequence by configuration data.Each bit of this sequence be can embed, thereby optionally Modification Frequency and/or amplitude come according to the bit of this sequence.Amendment can occur in supposition to be had on the carrier wave of single frequency.Amendment also can be by revising existing voice signal such as by embedding and occur signal as watermark.By the existence that is sound by bits of encoded or do not exist, also can embedding data, even can use Morse code.
In one embodiment, audio input device is configured to audio reception cable, and audio output apparatus is configured to audio reception cable, transmitting apparatus is configured to send audio signal to receiving equipment by voice-frequency cable, and receiving equipment is configured to by voice-frequency cable from transmitting apparatus received audio signal.
The optimal way that transmits audio signal is preferably to transmit as simulated audio signal by voice-frequency cable.Alternatively, can carry out playing audio signal by loud speaker.In this case, transmitting apparatus comprises the loud speaker for playing audio signal, and receiving equipment comprises the microphone for received audio signal.
Analogue audio frequency port is available on nearly all mobile communication equipment.This means: it can be used as general configuration mechanism.Can avoid current loaded down with trivial details collocation method, this be cost effectively and user-friendly.
In one embodiment, data embedded device comprises processor, for example digital signal processor, and for network configuration data being embedded to the digital document that represents audio signal, and wherein transmitting apparatus is configured to play digital document by audio output apparatus.
Use digital audio processing that configuration data embedded audio signal is had advantages of to lower cost.In fact, digital signal processor can utilize software to realize.This means: do not need hardware modifications in transmitting apparatus one side.After the software upgrading of supposing " app " and so on is mounted and is performed on transmitting apparatus, can digitally configuration data be embedded in the digital audio file of supposition " wav " file and so on, and play subsequently this file.Utilize the text that software shows on screen indicating user transmitting apparatus to be connected to receiving equipment.After connecting, for example, after user's instruction, or by this signal is repeated to some times, play this digital audio file with conventional broadcasting API.By this way, send configuration data by voice-frequency cable.
In one embodiment, in audio input device function, be connected to the audio tweeter of receiving equipment.
Receiving equipment can have conventional audio frequency input and connect, and it is not only connected to audio tweeter but also be connected to data extractor.Being connected between audio input device and audio tweeter can be through the intermediate equipment of (go through) supposition amplifier and so on.Alternatively, audio input device may not have to be connected in function the audio tweeter of receiving equipment.Audio input device can be present in receiving equipment individually, for receiving the object of configuration data.In fact, in one embodiment, audio input device is not connected to audio tweeter; In fact, receiving equipment not necessarily comprises audio tweeter.
In one embodiment, data embedded device further embeds instruction by the notification signal of embedded network configuration data in audio signal, and data extractor is configured to detection notice signal and on audio tweeter, suppresses the broadcasting of the audio signal receiving of the network configuration data with embedding.
Receiving equipment can be configured to supposition and play and import audio signal into or be forwarded to loud speaker on loud speaker.But, allow people's unhappiness if there is the audio signal distortion or sound in other respects of the configuration data of embedding, can suppress audio frequency and play.For example, notification signal can be to have predetermined duration and the signal of frequency.For example, notification signal can be the watermark of the non-bearing data that embed in audio signal, to signal: be about to play configuration data.
Audio signal can be that the audio frequency of configuration data presents.Audio signal can be also the existing audio signal with the mankind's the information content.
For example, configuration data can adopt the form of the watermark of carrying data to be embedded into together with conventional audio frequency.For example, audio frequency can be music or the message for user.For example, audio frequency can connect voice-frequency cable by indicating user.
In one embodiment, audio output apparatus is to be configured to be connected to headphone cable and to send the headset plug (head-pone jack) of audio signal to earphone.In one embodiment, audio input device may be receptacle connector, and audio output apparatus may be headset plug.
In one embodiment, data extractor comprises demodulator, and data embedded device comprises modulator.A kind of favourable mode that embeds configuration data in audio signal is modulated carrier.Demodulator extracts configuration data from the carrier wave of modulation.For example, modulator and demodulator may be two parts of modulator-demodulator.Data embedded device can be modulated analog carrier signal and carry out coded digital configuration data.Carrier signal has the frequency in the scope of supporting at audio frequency input, output and cable.
In one embodiment, transmitting apparatus comprises and is configured to use network configuration data to be connected to the second wireless network equipment of wireless network.
After receiving equipment has been configured to be connected to wireless network, it may be favourable between transmitting apparatus and receiving equipment, setting up that network is connected.
For example, in one embodiment, transmitting apparatus is configured to by wireless network streaming transmission (stream) digital audio and/or video content to receiving equipment, and receiving equipment is configured to received digital audio and/or video content stream and play digital audio and/or video content stream from receiving equipment by wireless network.For example, the user of transmitting apparatus can carry out content of consumption item with transmitting apparatus, for example watches video and/or listening to audio.By transmitting apparatus is connected to receiving equipment, allow receiving equipment to be connected to wireless network.So, send content to receiving equipment with number format by wireless network.For example, user can continue on receiving equipment, still for example on larger screen and/or with higher resolution, watch and film identical on transmitting apparatus.
There are the some modes that wherein can set up such connection.
In one embodiment, transmitting apparatus is configured to carry out discovering network agreement on wireless network, to obtain the network address of receiving equipment, the digital network that transmitting apparatus is configured to send by wireless network the network address that is addressed to receiving equipment is grouped into receiving equipment.For example, discovering network agreement can be SSDP agreement, the SSDP agreement for example using in uPnP and DLNA.
In one embodiment, transmitting apparatus is configured to send multicast network grouping as a part for discovering network agreement, wherein multicast network grouping is configured to be received by the multiple equipment that are connected to wireless network, receiving equipment is configured to answer transmitting apparatus, receives multicast network grouping to respond.Answer can comprise the timestamp of time or the particular state of instruction receiving equipment (for example, not yet pairing) that time that indicative audio signal is sent out or voice-frequency cable are inserted into.
Transmitting configuration parameter after equipment, suppose that the transmitting apparatus of mobile phone/flat computer and so on can attempt finding this equipment on network.The response that sends to transmitting apparatus from receiving equipment can comprise identifier, for example Self defined time stamp: voice-frequency cable is inserted into before how long, to help identifying described equipment on network.This multiple equipment connections to local network and may appear at find process during in the situation that be useful especially.
In one embodiment, answer and comprise the character string of identifying receiving equipment, such as its making and/or model; This allows user to select this equipment from all answers that receive from equipment, to respond discovery agreement.In one embodiment, answer and comprise that the character string of identifying receiving equipment, software can be configured to distinguish this character string, to select to come from the response of receiving equipment from multiple responses that receive.
In alternative embodiment, do not use discovery agreement, on the contrary yet embedded network address in audio signal.For example, in one embodiment, data embedded device is configured to further in audio signal, embed the network address of transmitting apparatus, data extractor is configured to extract the network address of transmitting apparatus in audio signal, and the network packet that receiving equipment is configured to send the network address that comprises receiving equipment is to transmitting apparatus.
In one embodiment, network configuration data comprises network identifier, for example network title, receiving equipment obtains the physical address of network with network identifier, and/or network configuration data comprises cryptographic key, the first and second Wireless Communication Equipment key that is configured to access to your password before sending network packet by wireless network is encrypted this network packet.Cryptographic key also can be for receiving checking and the deciphering of grouping.
Preferably electronic equipment of transmitting apparatus and receiving equipment.
Further aspect of the present invention relates to receiving equipment, and it comprises: for the audio input device from transmitting apparatus received audio signal; Be configured to extract the audio signal from receiving the data extractor of network configuration data; And be configured to use the network configuration data of extracting to be connected to the first Wireless Communication Equipment of wireless network.Receiving equipment can advantageously have at this for the described any favourable feature of receiving equipment.
Further aspect of the present invention is transmitting apparatus, and it comprises: for by the data extractor of network configuration data embedded audio signal; For sending the audio output apparatus of audio signal to receiving equipment.Transmitting apparatus can advantageously have at this for the described any favourable feature of transmitting apparatus.
Further aspect of the present invention is for the method for configuring wireless network system, comprising: on transmitting apparatus by network configuration data embedded audio signal; Audio signal is sent to receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus; On receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus received audio signal; From the audio signal receiving, extract network configuration data; And use the network configuration data of extracting, be connected to wireless network.
Further aspect of the present invention is for the method for transmitting apparatus configuring wireless network system, comprising: on transmitting apparatus by network configuration data embedded audio signal; Audio signal is sent to receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus.The embodiment that is used for the method for transmitting apparatus configuring wireless network system can comprise the step of transmitting apparatus as described in this.
Further aspect of the present invention is computer program, and it comprises computer program code means, is adapted to and in the time moving computer program on computers, carries out following steps: on transmitting apparatus by network configuration data embedded audio signal; Audio signal is sent to receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus.In one embodiment, computer program comprises and is adapted to the computer program code means of carrying out for the step of the method for transmitting apparatus.
Further aspect of the present invention is for the method for receiving equipment configuring wireless network system, comprising: on receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus received audio signal; From the audio signal receiving, extract network configuration data; And use the network configuration data of extracting, be connected to wireless network.
Any method according to the present invention can be used as computer implemented method and realizes on computers or in specialized hardware or in the combination of the two.Executable code for the method according to this invention can be stored in computer program.The example of computer program comprises memory device, light storage device, integrated circuit, server, online software etc.Preferably, computer program comprises the nonvolatile program code devices being stored on computer-readable medium, for carry out the method according to this invention in the time carrying out described program product on computers.
In a preferred embodiment, computer program comprises computer program code means, its be adapted in the time moving computer program on computers, carry out the method according to this invention institute in steps.Preferably, computer program is comprised on computer-readable medium.
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Be further explained in detail the present invention by example and with reference to accompanying drawing, wherein:
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of explanation radio network configuration system,
Fig. 2 is the flow chart of explanation for the method for configuring wireless network,
Fig. 3 is the schematic diagram of the possible embodiment of radio network configuration system.
In whole accompanying drawing, the reference number that similar or corresponding characteristic use is identical is indicated.
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100 radio network configuration systems
110 voice-frequency cables
200 receiving equipments
210 audio frequency input connectors
220 data extractor
230 network configuration data holders
240 Wireless Communication Equipment
250 audio processing equipments
300 transmitting apparatus
310 audio frequency out connectors
320 data embedded devices
330 network configuration data holders
340 Wireless Communication Equipment
350 audio processing equipments
360 controllers
500 radio network configuration systems
510 smart phones or flat computer
520 Blu-ray players
530 voice-frequency cables.
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Although allowing, this invention adopts many multi-form embodiment, show in the accompanying drawings and will describe one or more specific embodiments in detail at this, but understanding: the disclosure will be regarded as the illustration of principle of the present invention and do not intend to limit the invention to shown and described specific embodiment.
Fig. 1 illustrates radio network configuration system 100.
Configuration-system 100 comprises receiving equipment 200.For example, receiving equipment can be TV.Configuration-system 100 comprises the audio frequency input connector 210 for receiving simulated audio signal.For example, audio input device 210 can be the receptacle connector for audio reception cable.Receiving equipment 200 comprises data extractor 220, for extracting network configuration data from the audio signal receiving.For example, data extractor 220 can be demodulator, for the carrier signal retrieving information from modulation.For example, data extractor 220 can be watermark detector, for extract the watermark of carrying data from audio signal.Fig. 1 shows voice-frequency cable 110.
Receiving equipment 200 comprises Wireless Communication Equipment 240, and for example wireless network adapter is supposed Wi-Fi adapter, and it may be arranged to WPA.In order to be connected to wireless network, Wireless Communication Equipment 240 needs configuration data, i.e. configuration parameter.For example, Wireless Communication Equipment 240 may need network title and/or password netkey (possibly, adopt the form of pass code (passphrase), or adopt the form of data value sequence) etc.Attention: the present invention is suitable for other configuration datas except network configuration to be transferred to receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus.If configuration data is not radio network configuration data, do not need Wireless Communication Equipment.
Receiving equipment 200 comprises network configuration data holder 230.Wireless Communication Equipment 240 is connected to configuration data holder 230.In operation, Wireless Communication Equipment 240 obtains network configuration data and is also connected to wireless network by these data from configuration data holder 230.Receiving equipment 200 comprises the audio frequency input connector 210 for received audio signal.Receiving equipment 200 also can comprise audio processing equipment 250.For example, in the normal operation period, audio processing equipment 250 can be play the audio frequency receiving on audio input device 210.For example, audio processing equipment 250 comprises amplifier and loud speaker.Another kind of possibility is that audio processing equipment 250 comprises A/D converter and encoder, for the audio signal receiving of encoding with the digital audio format of supposition mp3 and so on.Such A/D converter also can be for extracting configuration data from audio signal.Audio processing equipment 250 is unwanted for receiving configuration data, but may need for other uses of audio connector 210.
Configuration-system 100 further comprises transmitting apparatus 300.Transmitting apparatus 300 comprises for by the data embedded device 320 of network configuration data embedded audio signal.For example, data embedded device 320 can be modulator.Transmitting apparatus 300 further comprises for sending the audio output apparatus 310 of audio signal to receiving equipment.For example, audio output apparatus 310 can be that earphone connects.Transmitting apparatus 300 comprises the network configuration data holder 330 that is connected to the required network configuration data of wireless network for storing.Transmitting apparatus 300 also comprises for by the data embedded device 320 of network configuration data embedded audio signal.For example, data embedded device 320 can be modulator, for carrying out modulated carrier according to network configuration data.If necessary, transmitting apparatus 300 can oneself be connected to wireless network, and if so, transmitting apparatus 300 comprises Wireless Communication Equipment 340.The network equipment 340 is connected to configuration data holder 330, so as in the time that needs to be connected to network retrieve configuration data.Transmitting apparatus 300 can comprise the audio processing equipment 350 for audio plays.Audio processing equipment 350 can be connected to audio output apparatus 310, so that inserting when voice-frequency cable, by audio output apparatus 310 instead of carry out audio plays by loud speaker.Transmitting apparatus 300 also can comprise the controller 360 for carrying out the control software of controlling configuration.
Transmitting apparatus may the wireless network adapter of the type not different from receiving equipment, and for example, transmitting apparatus may have 3G adapter, and receiving equipment may have wi-fi adapter, and these equipment will be set up communication channel by internet.
Configuration data holder 230 and 330 can comprise nonvolatile memory or hard disk etc.Wireless Communication Equipment 240 can be communicated by letter with Wi-Fi access point, router etc. (not shown) with 340.
Data embedded device can be configured to before embedding configuration data in notification signal embedded audio signal.Notification signal instruction next will be in audio signal embedded network configuration data.In this case, data extractor is configured to detection notice signal and on audio tweeter, suppresses the broadcasting of the audio signal of the received network configuration data with embedding.For example, notification signal can be specific sound or " bleep " or predetermined duration, frequency or watermark.Sound and allow people's unhappiness if having the audio signal of the configuration data of embedding, as being this situation in the time using modulator/demodulator, the broadcasting that suppresses so audio signal is particularly advantageous.
During operation, wherein can use a kind of ad hoc base of configuration-system 100 as follows.
The user of configuration-system 100 downloads software program (not shown), such as " app ", and it is arranged on transmitting apparatus 300.Possibly, can download software by the network equipment 340.Can provide software from receiving equipment 200 by manufacturer.Controller 360 is carried out this software.This software indicating user is 310 and insert voice-frequency cable in audio input device 210.This software also can be connected receiving equipment 200 by indicating user.This software obtains network configuration data or points out user for it from configuration data holder 330.Next, the wherein digital audio file of embedded network configuration data of this software construction.For example, this software modulated carrier acoustic pattern (pattern) that also calculating produces in digital form.The audio file producing represents the wherein audio signal of embedded network configuration data.Embed and also can use analog machine, such as analog modulator.Next, this software displaying audio file.Conventionally, the conventional API of instruction is play this software by this software, and this generally hears this audio file by causing by the earphone of transmitting apparatus 300.But, owing to inserting this fact of cable, so pass through audio output apparatus 310 conventionally with analog form audio plays.Once receive signal in receiving equipment 200, data extractor 220 will for example be extracted network configuration by demodulated audio signal.Next, by data extractor 220, extracted network configuration is stored in configuration data holder 230, and Wireless Communication Equipment 240 is configured.
Now, receiving equipment 200 can pass through Wireless Communication Equipment 240 sending and receiving network packet.Wireless Communication Equipment 240 can be included in network title in network packet during so-called active scan, to determine and SSID(network title) corresponding MAC Address.For most grouping, MAC Address will be used.
Receiving equipment 200 can be connected to internet by wireless network.For this purpose, wireless network can comprise gateway.Receiving equipment 200 can receive firmware by Wireless Communication Equipment 240 and upgrade.
Owing to may there is multiple equipment on wireless network, so may wish for transmitting apparatus to find that wherein which is receiving equipment.After sending audio signal, for example, under the control of software, transmitting apparatus can divide into groups to start discovery agreement, for example SSDP by sending with wireless device 340 multicast network that is configured to be received by the multiple equipment that are connected to wireless network.Receiving equipment 200 receives multicast network and divides into groups and respond it.In response, receiving equipment 200 can comprise that identification data comes to transmitting apparatus 300 identification it oneself.For example, receiving equipment 200 can comprise timestamp, and its instruction receives the time of audio signal; Or the time of inserting voice-frequency cable.Time can utilize the time quantum having passed to indicate.Receiving equipment 200 can comprise for example comprising in identification data to be made and the character string of model or the particular state (for example, configuration mode) of magic number (magic number) or indicating equipment.Attention: transmitting apparatus 300 also can receive and answer from the distinct device except receiving equipment 200.Once receive the answer of receiving equipment 200 and receive possibly the answer of other equipment on identical wireless network, which transmitting apparatus 300 can select answer from receiving equipment 200.For example, time that the timestamp that transmitting apparatus 300 can be examined reception records for this event (sending audio signal/insertion cable) with transmitting apparatus is corresponding or at least in certain accuracy rating.Transmitting apparatus 300 can be examined magic number or character string as expection.Transmitting apparatus 300 can show this character string to user, and asks its confirmation corresponding to receiving equipment 200.
Do not use discovery agreement, transmitting apparatus 300 can be in audio signal embedded network address, for example IP address or URL, to make receiving equipment can answer this audio signal.
Transmitting apparatus 300 and receiving equipment 200 can be set up by wireless network communication channel between them.Otherwise transmitting apparatus 300 can streaming transmits for example audio frequency of content and/or video content to receiving equipment 200(or, from receiving equipment to transmitting apparatus).Transmitting apparatus 300 can be for for example carrying out Long-distance Control receiving equipment 200 by sending remote control command.Remote control command can Control the content broadcasting.Remote control command can for example comprise play, time-out, F.F. etc.
For example, receiving equipment can receive digital audio and/or video content (for example as stream) from receiving equipment by wireless network, and plays digital audio and/or video content.For example, receiving equipment can be by the loud speaker audio plays comprising at receiving equipment or be connected to receiving equipment.For example, displaying video on receiving equipment display that can comprise at receiving equipment or that be connected to receiving equipment.
If necessary, by the audio frequency input on transmitting apparatus 300 is connected and uses the present invention in the case of the effect of reversion send and receive equipment with the audio frequency output on receiving equipment 200, can between receiving equipment 200 and transmitting apparatus 300, make two-way channel.For example, the channel from receiving equipment 200 to transmitting apparatus 300 can be for response, thereby confirms the correct reception of configuration data.
Fig. 3 illustrates the possible embodiment of configuration-system 500.Smart phone 510(or flat computer) serve as transmitting apparatus.Blu-ray player 520 serves as receiving equipment.In this shown embodiment, the analogue audio frequency output headset connector of smart phone or flat computer 510 is connected to the audio frequency input connector of player 520 by simulation headphone cable.
In one embodiment, transmitting apparatus is phone or flat computer.For example, for phone or flat computer and receiving equipment communicate with one another (, for transmitting audio frequency to equipment from phone streaming) via Wi-Fi, these two need to be connected to identical wireless network.Wireless network is (for example, the using WPA password) of safety normally.Described receiving equipment does not have display or full keyboard often, therefore has no idea to key in password or selects to be connected to which Wi-Fi network.
Mobile phone or flat computer may be connected to Wi-Fi access point or router, and therefore it can transmit these configuration parameters to this equipment via voice-frequency cable.Utilize the application (app) on mobile phone/flat computer can guides user by set handling.Except voice-frequency cable cheaply, on transmitting apparatus, do not need other additional firmware or expensive connector.Also can avoid connector licence and authentication procedure.
For example, can be the title of SSID(wireless network for being connected to the network configuration data of local network) and safety certificate.If it can obtain these parameters with programming mode, the software (app) on mobile phone or flat computer can directly be sent to this equipment by the SSID of local network and safety certificate so.If not, first it can point out user for these parameters.
After transmission configuration parameter arrives this equipment, mobile phone/flat computer can attempt finding this equipment on network.Discovery grouping/the response that sends to mobile phone/flat computer from this equipment can comprise identifier (for example, Self defined time stamp: inserted voice-frequency cable before how long?), to help identifying described equipment on network.This is useful especially in following situation:
-multiple equipment connections are to local network, and may during finding to process, occur,
-use standardized discovery agreement (the SSDP agreement for example, using) in uPnP and DLNA.
Attention: so-called on receiving equipment " audio frequency input " can be exclusively used in reception configuration data, and not necessarily for receiving conventional audio frequency.Audio input device 210 will serve as " network configuration port ", there is no analog to digital converter after it, but have the simple low cost circuit of the demodulate/decode of being designed to, and whatsoever agreement is used for the audio signal of utilizing transmitting apparatus to generate.
On smart phone or flat computer, people can use the microphone pin on Minitype pin connector to input as audio frequency.
Fig. 2 is the method for configuring wireless network with flowchart text.Step 410 is included on transmitting apparatus network configuration data embedded audio signal.Step 420 comprises audio signal is sent to receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus.Step 430 is included on receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus received audio signal.Step 440 comprises the audio signal from receiving extracts network configuration data.Step 450 comprises that the network configuration data that use is extracted is connected to wireless network.
The many different mode of carrying out the method is possible, and this will be obvious to those skilled in the art.For example, the order of these steps can change, or some steps can executed in parallel.In addition, between step, can insert additive method step.The step of inserting can represent the improvement of all methods as described in this or can have nothing to do with the method.For example, executed in parallel step 420 and 430 at least in part.In addition,, before starting next step, given step may also not complete completely.
The method according to this invention can be carried out with software, and wherein software comprises the instruction for causing processor system manner of execution 400.Software can only include those steps of being taked by the specific fructification in system.Software can be stored in suitable storage medium such as hard disk, floppy disk, memory etc.Software can be used as signal along circuit or along with wireless or use the data network of for example internet and so on to send.Software can be used for download and/or for the long-range use on server.
To recognize: the present invention also extends to and is suitable for putting into practice computer program of the present invention, especially the computer program on carrier or in carrier.Other any forms that this program can adopt form or the employing of form such as the part compiling of source code, object code, code intermediate source and object code to be suitable for using in the realization of the method according to this invention.Also will recognize: such program can have many different structural designs.For example, the program code of realizing the function of the method according to this invention or system can be subdivided into one or more subroutines.For technical staff, many different modes for distributed function among these subroutines will be apparent.These subroutines can be stored in an executable file together, self-contained to form (self-contained) program.Such executable file can comprise computer executable instructions, for example processor instruction and/or interpreter instruction (for example, Java interpreter instruction).Alternatively, the one or more or all subroutines in these subroutines can be stored at least one external libraries file and dynamically or statically and for example in the time of operation, link with main program.Main program comprise at least one subroutine among these subroutines at least one call.These subroutines also can comprise the function call for each other.The embodiment relevant to computer program comprise with set forth method among the corresponding computer executable instructions of each treatment step of at least one method.These instructions can be subdivided into subroutine and/or be stored in can static state or one or more files of dynamic link in.Another embodiment that relates to computer program comprises with at least one each of set forth system and/or products and installs corresponding computer executable instructions.These instructions can be subdivided into subroutine and/or be stored in can static state or one or more files of dynamic link in.
The carrier of computer program can be any entity or the equipment of the program of can carrying.For example, carrier can comprise for example CD ROM of storage medium such as ROM or semiconductor ROM or for example floppy disk of magnetic recording media or hard disk.In addition, carrier can be can via cable or optical cable or by radio or the transport of other means can transport vehicle, such as the signal of telecommunication or light signal.In the time that program is comprised in such signal, carrier can utilize such cable or other equipment or device to form.Alternatively, carrier can be the integrated circuit that wherein embeds program, and wherein integrated circuit is adapted to and carries out correlation technique or the execution for correlation technique.
Should note: the above embodiments explanations and unrestricted the present invention, and those skilled in the art can design many alternative embodiment and not depart from the category of appending claims.In claims, any reference symbol being placed between bracket should not be interpreted as limiting claim.Verb " comprises " and other elements those elements or the step of stating in claim or the existence of step are not got rid of in paradigmatic use.Article " one " before element or " one " do not get rid of the existence of multiple such elements.The present invention can be by means of comprising the hardware of some different elements and realizing by means of the computer of suitably programming.In the equipment claim of enumerating some devices, the some devices among these devices can utilize same hardware to embody.The simple fact that some measure is described in mutually different dependent claims is not indicated combination that can not favourable these measures of use.
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1. one kind comprises the radio network configuration system (100) of receiving equipment (200) and transmitting apparatus (300),
Receiving equipment comprises:
Audio input device (210), for from transmitting apparatus received audio signal,
Data extractor (220), is configured to extract network configuration data the audio signal from receiving, and
The first Wireless Communication Equipment (240), is configured to use the network configuration data of extracting to be connected to wireless network, and
Transmitting apparatus comprises:
Data embedded device (320), is configured to network configuration data embedded audio signal, and
Audio output apparatus (310), for sending audio signal to receiving equipment.
2. radio network configuration system as claimed in claim 1, wherein audio input device is configured to audio reception cable (110), and audio output apparatus is configured to audio reception cable, transmitting apparatus is configured to send audio signal to receiving equipment by voice-frequency cable, and receiving equipment is configured to by voice-frequency cable from transmitting apparatus received audio signal.
3. radio network configuration system as claimed in claim 1, wherein data embedded device comprises and is configured to network configuration data to embed the processor representing in the digital audio file of audio signal, and wherein transmitting apparatus is configured to play digital audio file by audio output apparatus with analog form.
4. radio network configuration system as claimed in claim 1, is wherein connected to the audio tweeter (250) of receiving equipment in audio input device function.
5. radio network configuration system as claimed in claim 4, wherein
Data embedded device further embeds notification signal, its instruction: network configuration data will be embedded in audio signal,
Data extractor is configured to detection notice signal and on audio tweeter, suppresses the broadcasting of the audio signal of the received network configuration data with embedding.
6. radio network configuration system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
Audio output apparatus is to be configured to be connected to headphone cable and to send the headset plug of audio signal to earphone.
7. radio network configuration system as claimed in claim 1, wherein data embedded device comprises modulator, and data extractor comprises demodulator.
8. radio network configuration system as claimed in claim 1, wherein
Transmitting apparatus comprises and is configured to use network configuration data to be connected to the second wireless network equipment (340) of wireless network,
Transmitting apparatus is configured to: by wireless network, streaming transmits digital audio and/or video content to receiving equipment, and
Receiving equipment is configured to: receive digital audio and/or video content stream by wireless network from transmitting apparatus, and play digital audio and/or video content stream.
9. the radio network configuration system as described in claim 1 or 8, wherein
Transmitting apparatus comprises and is configured to use network configuration data to be connected to the second wireless network equipment of wireless network,
And wherein
Transmitting apparatus is configured to carry out discovering network agreement on wireless network, to obtain the network address of receiving equipment,
The digital network that transmitting apparatus is configured to send by wireless network the network address that is addressed to receiving equipment is grouped into receiving equipment.
10. the radio network configuration system as described in claim 1,8 or 9, wherein
Transmitting apparatus comprises second wireless network equipment (340), and it is configured to use network configuration data to be connected to wireless network,
Transmitting apparatus is configured to: via sending remote control command, carry out Long-distance Control receiving equipment by wireless network, and
Receiving equipment is configured to: by wireless network from transmitting apparatus receiving remote control command, and carry out remote control command.
11. radio network configuration systems as claimed in claim 1, wherein transmitting apparatus is mobile communication equipment.
12. 1 kinds of receiving equipments, comprising:
Audio input device, for from transmitting apparatus received audio signal,
Data extractor, is configured to extract network configuration data the audio signal from receiving,
The first Wireless Communication Equipment, is configured to use the network configuration data of extracting to be connected to wireless network.
13. 1 kinds of transmitting apparatus, comprising:
Data embedded device, is configured to network configuration data embedded audio signal,
Audio output apparatus, for sending audio signal to receiving equipment.
14. 1 kinds of methods for configuring wireless network system, comprising:
On transmitting apparatus by network configuration data embedded audio signal,
Send audio signal to receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus,
On receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus received audio signal,
From the audio signal receiving, extract network configuration data,
Use the network configuration data of extracting, be connected to wireless network.
15. 1 kinds of computer programs, comprise computer program code means, and it is adapted to and in the time that computer program moves on computers, carries out following steps:
On transmitting apparatus by network configuration data embedded audio signal,
Send audio signal to receiving equipment from transmitting apparatus.
16. computer programs as claimed in claim 15, it is comprised on computer-readable medium.
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