SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IDENTIFYING NETWORKED DEVICE FOR ESTABLISHING A P2P CONNECTION

• US 20140310420A1
• Filed: 07/25/2013
• Published: 10/16/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ThroughTEK Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ThroughTEK Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kuo, Chi-Ming
• Granted Patent: US 9,787,498 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/227
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/16 Use of wireless transmission of display information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/4625 Single bridge functionality, e.g. connection of two networks over a single bridge
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25858 involving client software characteristics, e.g. OS identifier
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4108 characterised by an identification number or address, e.g. local network address protecting specific internal or external computer components using identification number G06F21/73; network arrangements, protocols or services for addressing or naming H04L61/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4222 Remote control device emulator integrated into a non-television apparatus, e.g. a PDA, media center or smart toy remote control device for a television receiver integrated into a mobile phone H04M1/72415
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup

Abstract

A system and method to identify a networked device for establishing a P2P connection is disclosed, wherein the system comprises a network server, a plurality of networked devices and terminal devices; and the method comprises: connecting at least one networked device to a network server through the Internet; registering the identification code of the networked device to the list of networked devices of the server and dispose a barcode corresponding to the identification code on the networked device; capturing the barcode of the networked device by an image capture unit of the terminal device to intercept the barcode to produce a connection request signal corresponding to the barcode; and obtaining, by the network server, the networked device from the list of networked devices and establish a P2P connection between the terminal device and the networked device.

Claims

1. A system to identify a networked device for establishing a P2P connection, the system comprising:

a network server having a list of networked devices;

a networked device, wherein the networked device has an identification code, wherein the networked device registers the identification code into the list of networked devices by connecting to the network server through the Internet;

an image pattern comprising information of the identification code; and

a terminal device, wherein the terminal device generates a connection request signal when the image pattern is captured to the terminal device; and

the terminal device transmits the connection request signal to the network server through the Internet, wherein the network server identifies the networked device in the list of the networked devices according to the connection request signal so as to establish a P2P connection between the terminal device and the networked device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the image pattern is a barcode image and is attached to the networked device.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the terminal device includes a barcode image interpretation unit to convert the captured barcode image into the identification code, wherein the connection request signal comprises the identification code.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the connection request signal comprises the captured barcode image and the network server includes a barcode image interpretation unit to convert the captured barcode image into the identification code.

5. The system according to claim 1, wherein the network server establishes a communication channel between the terminal device and the networked device through a hole-punching technique, for establishing the P2P connection.

6. The system according to claim 2, wherein the networked device includes a default security password and the terminal device enters the default security password to log on the networked devices.

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein the captured barcode image comprises the default security password, wherein the image capture unit captures the connection barcode to generate a connection barcode image;

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal device includes a barcode image interpretation unit to convert the captured barcode image into the identification code and the default security password, wherein the connection request signal comprises the identification code and the default security password.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the connection request signal comprises the captured barcode image, wherein the network server includes a barcode image interpretation unit to convert the connection barcode image into the identification code and the default security password.

10. The system according to claim 2, wherein the barcode image is a quick response code (QR code).

11. The system according to claim 2, wherein the barcode image is a one dimensional barcode.

12. A method to identify networked device for establishing a P2P connection, the method comprising the steps of:

(a) connecting a networked device to a network server through the Internet;

(b) registering the identification code of the networked device into the list of networked devices of the server;

(c) providing an image pattern comprising information of the identification code;

(d) generating a connection request signal by a terminal device when the image pattern is captured to the terminal device and transmitting the connection request signal to the network server by the terminal device through the Internet; and

(e) identifying the networked device in the list of the networked devices of the network server according to the connection request signal so as to establish a P2P connection between the terminal device and the networked device.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the image pattern is a barcode image and is attached to the networked device.

14. The method according to the claim 13, wherein the step (d) further comprises the sub-steps of:

(d1) interpret the captured barcode image to an identification code;

(d2) embed the identification code in the connection request signal.

15. The method according to the claim 13, wherein the step (d) further comprises (d1) embedding the captured barcode image in the connection request signal;

(d2) transmitting the connection request signal to the network server through the Internet.

16. The method according to the claim 15, wherein the step (e) further comprises the sub-steps:

(e1) receiving the connection request signal;

(e2) interpreting the captured barcode image to an identification code by an image interpreting unit of the server.

17. The method according to the claim 13, wherein the step (e) comprises the steps of:

(f) inputting a security code through the terminal device;

(g) determining whether the security password is the same as a default security password in the networked device, if not, then back to step (f), and if so, allow the terminal device to log on the networked device.

18. The method according to the claim 13, wherein the communication channel is established between the networked device and the terminal device by using hole-punching technique, for establishing the P2P connection.

19. The method according to claim 13, wherein the barcode image is a quick response code (QR code).

20. The method according to claim 13, wherein the barcode image is a one dimensional barcode.