WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20120122501A1
• Filed: 06/23/2011
• Published: 05/17/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/11/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gemtek Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Gemtek Technology Company Limited
• Inventors: Lai, Chung-Chiu
• Application Number:
  US13/166,833
• Publication Number:
  US 20120122501A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/500
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 41/0846 based on copy from other elements
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

A wireless communication system and a wireless communication device thereof are proposed. The system is adapted for synchronizing wireless setting of at least a wireless communication device in the system. The at least a wireless communication device synchronizes a first wireless setting thereof or synchronizes a second wireless setting of another wireless communication device in the system by just wireless network signal. Moreover, the at least a wireless communication device determines whether the first wireless setting thereof is the latest by checking a sequence number in the wireless network signal.

Claims

1. A wireless communication system, adapted for synchronizing wireless network settings of at least a wireless communication device in the wireless communication system, the wireless communication system comprising:

the at least a wireless communication device, configured for synchronizing first wireless network setting thereof by merely at least wireless network signal, or synchronizing second wireless network setting of another wireless communication device by the at least wireless network signal, wherein,

the at least a wireless communication device determines whether the first wireless network setting is the latest by checking a sequence number in the at least wireless network signal from other wireless communication devices.

2. The wireless communication system according to claim 1, wherein the at least a wireless communication device activates auto channel selection functionality, so as to switch to each one of available channels in the wireless communication system.

3. The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein the at least a wireless network signal comprises a wireless network beacon, which comprises a sequence number, a feature value, and wireless network settings, wherein the wireless network settings is encrypted.

4. The wireless communication system according to claim 2, wherein the at least a wireless network signal comprises a wireless network beacon and a wireless action frame, wherein the wireless network beacon comprises a sequence number, and the wireless action frame comprises a feature value and a portion of wireless network settings, wherein the wireless network settings is encrypted.

5. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein the at least a wireless communication device increments a first sequence number thereof after the first wireless network setting is updated, and encapsulates the first wireless network setting and the first sequence number in the wireless network beacon, and broadcast the wireless network beacon in each one of the available channels.

6. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein the wireless network beacon is transmitted in a lowest transmission rate.

7. The wireless communication system according to claim 3, wherein the at least a wireless communication device determines whether there is new wireless network settings by scanning each one of the available channels within a fixed time interval, and checking at least a wireless network beacon received.

8. The wireless communication system according to claim 7, wherein, the at least a wireless communication device determines whether there is new wireless network settings by comparing a first sequence number stored thereon, and a second sequence number of the at least a received wireless network beacon, wherein there is new wireless network settings when the sequence number is greater than the first sequence number.

9. The wireless communication system according to claim 8, wherein, when the at least a wireless communication device discovers new wireless network settings, the at least a wireless communication device updates the first wireless network setting by using another wireless network settings in the at least received wireless network beacon.

10. The wireless communication system according to claim 4, wherein the at least a wireless communication device successively delivers a portion of the first wireless network setting by one wireless action frame or a plurality of wireless action frames, until all of the first wireless network setting is transmitted.

11. The wireless communication system according to claim 4, wherein the wireless action frame is not transmitted in a lowest transmission rate.

12. The wireless communication system according to claim 4, wherein the at least a wireless communication device switches to each one of the available channels, and listens to at least a wireless network beacon from other wireless communication devices in the wireless communication system.

13. The wireless communication system according to claim 12, wherein the at least a wireless communication device determines whether there is any wireless communication device whose wireless network settings is not updated by comparing a first sequence number stored thereon and a second sequence number in the at least a received wireless network beacon, wherein another wireless communication device is determined to be without updated wireless network settings when the second sequence number corresponding to the another wireless communication device is less than the first sequence number.

14. The wireless communication system according to claim 13, wherein the at least a wireless communication device transmits a first wireless action frame to update the another wireless communication device when the another wireless communication device is determined to be without updated wireless network settings.

15. The wireless communication system according to claim 8, wherein, when the at least a wireless communication device determines that the second sequence number is greater than the first sequence number, the at least a wireless communication device transmits request signal to the another wireless communication device corresponding to the second sequence number, so as to request the another wireless communication device to transmit a second wireless action frame to update the at least a wireless communication device.

16. A wireless communication device, adapted for synchronizing wireless network settings thereof, the wireless communication device comprising:

a wireless communication protocol stack module, configured for synchronizing first wireless network setting thereof by merely at least wireless network signal, or synchronizing second wireless network setting of another wireless communication device by the at least wireless network signal; and

a determination module, coupled to the wireless communication protocol stack module, configured for determining whether the first wireless network setting is the latest by checking a sequence number in the at least wireless network signal from other wireless communication devices.

17. The wireless communication device according to claim 16, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module activates auto channel selection functionality, so as to switch to each one of available channels.

18. The wireless communication device according to claim 17, wherein the wireless communication device further comprising:

an encryption module, coupled to the wireless communication protocol stack module and the determination module, configured for encrypting wireless network settings, wherein the at least wireless network signal comprises a wireless network beacon, which comprises a sequence number, a feature value and the encrypted wireless network settings.

19. The wireless communication device according to claim 17, wherein the wireless communication device further comprising:

an encryption module, coupled to the wireless communication protocol stack module and the determination module, configured for encrypting wireless network settings, wherein the at least wireless network signal comprises a wireless network beacon and a wireless action frame, wherein the wireless network beacon comprises a sequence number, and the wireless action frame comprises a feature value and a portion of the encrypted wireless network settings.

20. The wireless communication device according to claim 18, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module increments a first sequence number after the first sequence number thereof is updated, encapsulates the first wireless network setting and the first sequence number into the wireless network beacon, and broadcasts the wireless network beacon in each one of the available channels.

21. The wireless communication device according to claim 18, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module transmits the wireless network beacon in a lowest transmission rate.

22. The wireless communication device according to claim 18, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module scans each one of the available channels within a fixed time interval, and the determination module determines whether there is new wireless network settings by checking at least a wireless network beacon received by the wireless communication protocol stack module.

23. The wireless communication device according to claim 22, wherein the determination module determines whether there is new wireless network settings by comparing a first sequence number stored thereon, and a second sequence number of the at least a received wireless network beacon, wherein the determination module determines that there is new wireless network settings when the sequence number is greater than the first sequence number.

24. The wireless communication device according to claim 23, wherein, when the determination module discovers new wireless network settings, the wireless communication protocol stack module updates the first wireless network setting by using another wireless network settings in the at least received wireless network beacon.

25. The wireless communication device according to claim 19, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module successively delivers a portion of the first wireless network setting by one wireless action frame or a plurality of wireless action frames, until all of the first wireless network setting is transmitted.

26. The wireless communication device according to claim 19, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module does not transmit the wireless action frame in a lowest transmission rate.

27. The wireless communication device according to claim 19, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module switches to each one of the available channels, and listens to at least a wireless network beacon from other wireless communication devices in the wireless communication system.

28. The wireless communication device according to claim 27, wherein the determination module determines whether there is any wireless communication device whose wireless network settings is not updated by comparing a first sequence number stored thereon and a second sequence number in the at least a received wireless network beacon, wherein another wireless communication device is determined to be without updated wireless network settings when the second sequence number corresponding to the another wireless communication device is less than the first sequence number.

29. The wireless communication device according to claim 27, wherein the wireless communication protocol stack module transmits a first wireless action frame to update another wireless communication device when the determination module determines that the wireless network settings of the another wireless communication device is not updated.

30. The wireless communication device according to claim 28, wherein, when the determination module determines that the second sequence number is greater than the first sequence number, the wireless communication protocol stack module transmits request signal to the another wireless communication device corresponding to the second sequence number, so as to request the another wireless communication device to transmit a second wireless action frame to update the first wireless setting.