SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESOURCE SHARING AND PLAYING DEVICE THEREOF

• US 20130172077A1
• Filed: 04/11/2012
• Published: 07/04/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: AmTRAN Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Yu, Wen-Ping, Liang, Jia-Haur, Tsai, Yuan-Hsi
• Application Number:
  US13/443,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20130172077A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 463/29
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43615 Interfacing a Home Network, e.g. for connecting the client to a plurality of peripherals home Audio Video Interoperability [HAVI] data switching networks H04L12/2805
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8106 involving special audio data, e.g. different tracks for different languages

Abstract

A system and a method for resource sharing and a playing device thereof are provided. The system for resource sharing includes a playing device and a first electronic device. Wherein, the playing device has a wireless connecting function, the communication unit of the first electronic device searches a valid wireless access point (AP) in a specific area, the first electronic device is connected to the first wireless AP found for obtaining the first ID data from the first wireless AP, the first ID data is then transmitted to the playing device. The first ID data is then provided from the playing device to the first wireless AP for an authorization and establishing a connection. After an electronic device is connected to the first wireless AP, the electronic device accesses the playing resource of the playing device via the connection between the first wireless AP and the playing device.

Claims

1. A system for resource sharing, adapted for use in an area with a first wireless access point and to provide a connection to an electronic device for resource sharing, wherein the electronic device has a wireless network communication interface, and a first ID data is stored in the first wireless access point, the system comprising:

a playing device, having a wireless connecting function;

a first electronic device, having a communication unit for searching a valid wireless access point in the area, connecting the first electronic device to the first wireless access point found, obtaining the first ID data from the first wireless access point, and transmitting the first ID data to the playing device; and

wherein the playing device provides the first ID data to the first wireless access point for authorization and establishes a connection between the playing device and the first wireless access point, wherein the electronic device connects to the first wireless access point and uses playing resource of the playing device via the connection between the first wireless access point and the playing device.

2. The system for resource sharing of claim 1, wherein:

the playing device further performs a comparing process with the first ID data, if a result of the comparing process is matched, the playing device starts the connection with the first wireless access point.

3. The system for resource sharing of claim 2, wherein:

a second ID data is stored in the playing device;

the first ID data comprises a first SSID, a first WPA, and a first encoding rule, existed between the first SSID and the first WPA;

the second ID data comprises a second SSID, a second WPA and a second encoding rule, existed between the second SSID and the second WPA;

the playing device in the comparing process determines whether the first encoding rule and the second encoding rule is matched.

4. The system for resource sharing of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device has a display unit for displaying an operating interface, the first electronic device transmits the first ID data to the playing device after a specific command is executed by a user via the operating interface.

5. The system for resource sharing of claim 1, wherein the playing device is a sound bar, for receiving and playing desired audio signals from the electronic device.

6. The system for resource sharing of claim 3, wherein the first SSID is a MAC address of the first wireless access point, and the second SSID is a MAC address of the playing device.

7. The system for resource sharing of claim 4, wherein the first electronic device comprises a television device, and the display unit is the screen of the television device.

8. A playing device, adapted for use in an area with a first wireless access point and to provide a connection to an electronic device for playing resource sharing, wherein a first ID data is stored in the first wireless access point, the first ID data is received by a first electronic device after the first electronic device is connected to the first wireless access point, the playing device comprising:

a receiving unit, having a wireless network communication interface, for receiving the first ID data transmitted from the first electronic device; and

a control unit, coupled with the receiving unit, the first ID data is transmitted from the receiving unit to the first wireless access point for an authorization, wherein the control unit establishes a connection between the playing device and the first wireless access point, and the electronic device connects to the first wireless access point and uses playing resource of the playing device via the connection between the first wireless access point and the playing device.

9. The playing device of claim 8, wherein:

the control unit further performs a comparing process with the first ID data, if a result of the comparing process is matched, the playing device starts the connection with the first wireless access point.

10. The playing device of claim 9, wherein:

a second ID data is stored in the playing device;

the first ID data comprises a first SSID, a first WPA, and a first encoding rule, existed between the first SSID and the first WPA;

the second ID data comprises a second SSID, a second WPA and a second encoding rule, existed between the second SSID and the second WPA;

the control unit of the playing device in the comparing process determines whether the first encoding rule and the second encoding rule is matched.

11. The playing device of claim 8, wherein the playing device is a sound bar, for receiving and playing desired audio signals from the electronic device.

12. A method for resource sharing, adapted for use in an area with a first wireless access point and to provide a connection between an electronic device and a playing device for playing resource sharing of the playing device, wherein the electronic device has a wireless network communication interface, and a first ID data is stored in the first wireless access point, the method comprising:

searching a valid wireless access point in the area by a communication unit of a first electronic device, and obtaining the first wireless access point;

connecting the first electronic device to the first wireless access point, and obtaining the first ID data;

transmitting the first ID data from the first electronic device to the playing device;

providing the first ID data from the playing device to the first wireless access point for an authorization and establishing a connection; and

connecting the electronic device to the first wireless access point, wherein the electronic device uses playing resource of the playing device via the connection between the first wireless access point and the playing device.

13. The method for resource sharing of claim 12, further comprising:

performing a comparing process by the playing device with the first ID data; and

starting a connection between the playing device and the first wireless access point if a result of the comparison process is matched.

14. The method for resource sharing of claim 13, wherein:

a second ID data is stored in the playing device;

the first ID data comprises a first SSID, a first WPA, and a first encoding rule, existed between the first SSID and the first WPA;

the second ID data comprises a second SSID, a second WPA and a second encoding rule, existed between the second SSID and the second WPA;

the playing device in the comparing process determines whether the first encoding rule and the second encoding rule is matched.

15. The resource sharing method of claim 12, wherein the first electronic device has a display unit for displaying an operating interface, the first ID data is transmitted from the first electronic device to the playing device after a specific command is executed by a user via the operating interface.

16. The method for resource sharing of claim 12, wherein the playing device is a sound bar, for receiving and playing desired audio signals from the electronic device.

17. The method for resource sharing of claim 14, wherein the first SSID is a MAC address of the first wireless access point, and the second SSID is a MAC address of the playing device.

18. The method for resource sharing of claim 15, wherein the first electronic device comprises a television device, and the display unit is the screen of the television device.