DIGITAL MEDIA DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SHARING DATA USING THE DIGITAL MEDIA DEVICE

• US 20120030328A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: JIANG, WEI-WEI
• Granted Patent: US 8,549,128 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/223
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1069 Session establishment or de-establishment

Abstract

A digital media device and a method for sharing data include a source device sending a search request to search digital media devices under a power-on status, and sending a control command to a middle device from the found digital media devices, to control the middle device to search at least one target device under a power-off status. The data sharing method further includes sending a power-on command to the middle device to power on the target device. The data sharing method further includes sharing data with the target device when the target device powering on successfully and supporting DLNA network.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for sharing data in a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) network, the DLNA network comprising a plurality of digital media devices in electronic communication, the method comprising:

confirming a digital media device under a power-on status from the plurality of digital media devices as being a source device, sending a search request from the source device to search for one or more digital media devices under the power-on status;

in response to receiving one or more responses from the found digital media devices, selecting one of the found digital devices under the power-on status as being a middle device;

sending a control command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to search at least one target device, the target device being the digital media device under a power-off status;

in response to receiving a search result from the middle device, sending a power-on command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to power on the target device;

sending a communication request from the source device to the target device under the condition that the target device has been powered on successfully; and

in response to receive a communication response from the target device, sharing data of the source device with the target device.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein under the condition that the target device sends a successful power-on message to the middle device, the middle device sends a successful notification to the source device, to notify that the target device has been powered on successfully.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein under the condition that the target device sends an unsuccessful power-on message to the middle device, the middle device sends a failed notification to the source device to notify that the target device has been powered on unsuccessfully.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

sending a power-off command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to power off the target device.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the middle device and the target device both support a consumer electronic control (CEC) function, and the middle device controls the target device to power on or power off by using the CEC function.

6. A storage medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions capable of executed by a processor to perform a method for sharing data in a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA network), the DLNA network comprising a plurality of digital media devices in electronic communication, the method comprising:

confirming a digital media device under a power-on status from the plurality of digital media devices as being a source device, sending a search request from the source device to search for one or more digital media devices under the power-on status;

in response to receiving one or more responses from the found digital media devices, selecting one of the found digital devices under the power-on status as being a middle device;

sending a control command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to search at least one target device, the target device being the digital media device under a power-off status;

in response to receiving a search result from the middle device, sending a power-on command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to power on the target device; and

sending a communication request from the source device to the target device under the condition that the target device has been powered on successfully; and

in response to receive a communication response from the target device, sharing data of the source device with the target device.

7. The storage medium as claimed in claim 6, wherein under the condition that the target device sends a successful power-on message to the middle device, the middle device sends the successful notification to the source device, to notify that the target device has been powered on successfully.

8. The storage medium as claimed in claim 7, wherein under the condition that the target device sends an unsuccessful power-on message to the middle device, the middle device sends the failed notification to the source device, to notify that the target device has been powered on unsuccessfully.

9. The storage medium as claimed in claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

sending a power-off command from the source device to the middle device, to control the middle device to power off the target device.

10. The storage medium as claimed in claim 6, wherein the middle device and the target device both support a consumer electronic control (CEC) function, and the middle device controls the target device to power on or power off by using the CEC function.

11. A digital media device (DMC) in a Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA network) and under a power-on status, the DLNA network further comprising a plurality of digital media devices in electronic communication, comprising:

a storage system;

at least one processor; and

one or more programs stored in the storage system, executable by the at least one processor, the one or more programs comprising;

a sending module operable to sending a search request to search for one or more digital media devices under the power-on status;

a reading module operable to receive one or more responses from the found digital media devices;

a selection module operable to selecting one of the found digital device under the power-on status as being a middle device, in response to receiving one or more responses from the found digital media devices;

the sending module further operable to send a control command to the middle device, to control the middle device to search at least one target device, the target device being the digital media device under a power-off status;

the sending module further operable to send a power-on command to the middle device, to control the middle device to power on the target device, in response to receiving a search result from the middle device,

the sending module further operable to send a communication request to the target device, under the condition that the target device has been powered on successfully; and

a reading module operable to sharing data of the source device with the target device, in response to receive a communication response from the target device.

12. The digital media device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the one or more programs further comprising:

a determination module operable to determine whether the target device is powered on successfully or unsuccessfully, according to whether receiving a successful notification or a failed notification from the middle device.

13. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein under the condition that the target device sends a successful power-on message to the middle device, the reading module further operable to receive the successful notification from the middle device.

14. The device as claimed in claim 12, wherein under the condition that the target device sends an unsuccessful power-on message to the middle device, the reading module operable to receive the failed notification from the middle device.

15. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the sending module further operable to sending a power-off command to the middle device, to control the middle device to power off the target device.

16. The device as claimed in claim 11, wherein the middle device and the target device both support a consumer electronic control (CEC) function, and the middle device controls the target device to power on or power off by using the CEC function.