COMBINATORIAL MOBILE HOTSPOT DEVICE AND NETWORK SERVICE PROVISION METHOD THEREOF, NETWORK ACCESS DEVICE AND WIRELESS SERVICE POWER SUPPLY DEVICE

• US 20130094485A1
• Filed: 03/09/2012
• Published: 04/18/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 10/18/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Original Assignee: Quanta Computer
• Inventors: JIANG, Jung-Kuei, CHENG, Chien-Chang, CHIU, Tai-Kaung
• Granted Patent: US 8,824,439 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/338
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0206 in access points, e.g. base stations access point devices per se H04W88/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

This invention discloses a combinatorial mobile hotspot device, a network service provision method thereof, a network access device and a wireless service power supply device. The network access device has a mobile internet access ability to provide an external host machine connecting to a wide area network through the network access device when the network access device is selectively and electrically coupled to the external host machine. A mobile hotspot device is formed while the network access device is electrically coupled to the wireless service power supply device. The wireless service power supply device supplies the power to the network access device. Further, by a wireless local network transceiver, a plurality of electronic devices in the hotspot covering region are able to connect to wide area network through the wireless access point service provided by the network access device.

Claims

1. A combinatorial mobile hotspot device, comprising:

a wireless service power supply device, comprising;

a battery unit, supplying power; and

a wireless local area network transceiver, having a wireless local area network access ability; and

a network access device, selectively and electrically coupled to an external host machine or the wireless service power supply device, and having a mobile Internet access ability, connecting to a wide area network, and a wireless access point service, operating and controlling the wireless local area network transceiver;

wherein, if the network access device and the external host machine are electrically coupled to each other, the external host machine is connected to the wide area network through the network access device;

wherein, if the network access device and the wireless service power supply device are electrically coupled to each other, the network access device receives the power supplied by the battery unit and turns on the wireless access point service to operate and control the local area network transceiver to establish a mobile hotspot network, and the mobile hotspot network provides a plurality of electronic devices to exchange data and access to wide area network data.

2. The combinatorial mobile hotspot device of claim 1, wherein the network access device includes a wireless wide area network transceiver connecting to the wide area network.

3. The combinatorial mobile hotspot device of claim 2, wherein the wireless access point service is a software control program coupling with and controlling the wireless local area network transceiver to establish the mobile hotspot network.

4. The combinatorial mobile hotspot device of claim 1, wherein the network access device includes a power management unit receiving the power supplied by the external host machine or the wireless service power supply device.

5. The combinatorial mobile hotspot device of claim 1, wherein the wireless service power supply device further includes a power recharging unit coupled to the battery unit receiving the power supplied by a power supply device and then storing the power into the battery unit.

6. The combinatorial mobile hotspot device of claim 1, wherein the network access device further includes a connection interface unit and a central processing unit, and the network access device is electrically coupled to the external host machine or the wireless service power supply device through the connection interface unit, and the central processing unit is provided for determining the connection interface unit to be operated in a host mode or a device mode of a dual working mode;

wherein, the network access device is operated in the device mode when the network access device is electrically coupled to the external host machine; and

the network access device is operated in the host mode when the network access device is electrically coupled to the wireless service power supply device.

7. The combinatorial mobile hotspot device of claim 6, wherein the connection interface unit includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital input/output (SDIO) interface or a high speed inter-chip (HSIC) interface.

8. The combinatorial mobile hotspot device of claim 1, wherein the wireless local area network transceiver includes a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) protocol.

9. A network service provision method of a mobile hotspot device, applied in a network access device and a wireless service power supply device, and the network access device having a mobile Internet access ability for connecting to a wide area network, and the wireless service power supply device having a wireless local area network access ability, and the method comprising steps of:

selectively and electrically coupling the network access device to the wireless service power supply device or an external host machine;

operating the network access device in a host mode of a dual working mode if the network access device is electrically coupled to the wireless service power supply device;

supplying power to the network access device by the wireless service power supply device; and

enabling a wireless access point service by a central processing unit of the network access device, and coupling with and operating a wireless local area network transceiver of the wireless service power supply device by the wireless access point service to establish a mobile hotspot network, and providing a plurality of electronic devices to exchange data and access to wide area network data by the mobile hotspot network.

10. The network service provision method of a mobile hotspot device of claim 9, further comprising steps of:

operating the network access device in a device mode of the dual working mode if the network access device is electrically coupled to the external host machine;

supplying the power to the network access device by the external host machine; and

coupling the external host machine to the wide area network through the network access device.

11. A network access device, comprising:

a connection interface unit, electrically coupling to an external device;

a central processing unit, operating and controlling the network access device, and determining the connection interface unit to be operated in a host mode or a device mode of a dual working mode;

a wireless wide area network transceiver, having a mobile Internet access ability for connecting to a wide area network; and

a wireless access point service, being a software control program, operated together with a wireless service power supply device to selectively enable a software control function;

wherein, if the external device is the wireless service power supply device, the connection interface unit is operated in the host mode, and the wireless access point service is enabled to operate with the wireless service power supply device to establish a mobile hotspot network, and the mobile hotspot network provides a plurality of electronic devices to exchange data and connect to a wide area network;

wherein, when the connection interface unit is operated in the device mode, the external device connects to the wide area network through the wireless wide area network transceiver.

12. The network access device of claim 11, further comprising a power management unit for receiving the power supplied by the external device.

13. The network access device of claim 11, wherein the connection interface unit includes a universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital input/output (SDIO) interface or a high speed inter-chip (HSIC) interface.

14. A wireless service power supply device, comprising:

a battery unit, supplying power to an external device, or storing the power supplied by the external power supply; and

a wireless local area network transceiver, having a wireless local area network access ability, for providing a wireless local area network connection service to the external device, such that the external device has a wireless local area network access ability;

wherein, if the external device has a mobile Internet access ability and provides a wireless access point service, the wireless service power supply device and the external device are coupled to establish a mobile hotspot network, and the mobile hotspot network provides a plurality of electronic device exchange data and connects to a wide area network.

15. The wireless service power supply device of claim 14, further comprising a power recharging unit receiving the power supplied by a power supply device, and then storing the power into the battery unit.

16. The wireless service power supply device of claim 14, further comprising a connection interface unit, electrically coupling with the external device, and the battery unit outputting the power to the external device through the connection interface unit, or the connection interface unit receives the power supplied by the external device.

17. The wireless service power supply device of claim 16, wherein the connection interface unit includes a Universal serial bus (USB) interface, a secure digital input/output (SDIO) interface or a high speed inter-chip (HSIC) interface.

18. The wireless service power supply device of claim 14, wherein the wireless local area network transceiver includes a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) protocol.