METHOD FOR UPDATING NETWORK CONNECTION PARAMETERS

• US 20150065038A1
• Filed: 01/09/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/30/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Arcadyan Technology Corporation (Compal Electronics Incorporated)
• Original Assignee: Arcadyan Technology Corporation (Compal Electronics Incorporated)
• Inventors: LEE, CHIH-FANG, LIOU, GUAN-DE, LEE, HONG-YUH
• Application Number:
  US14/150,979
• Publication Number:
  US 20150065038A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/41.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/43 wireless channels
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/24 Transfer of terminal data

Abstract

A method for updating network connection parameters is disclosed, which comprises the steps of: providing a first device having a first NFC module while enabling the first NFC module to have network connection parameters stored therein; providing a handheld mobile device with a built-in NFC module; enabling the handheld mobile device to execute an application program (APP) so as to activate the built NFC module while enabling the NFC module to operate in an read/write mode; and moving the handheld mobile device near to the first device for allowing the network connection parameters stored in the first device to be transferred to the handheld mobile device via the first NFC module and thus stored into the built-in NFC module of the handheld mobile device.

Claims

1. A method for updating network connection parameters, comprising the steps of:

providing a first device having a first NFC module while enabling the first NFC module to have network connection parameters stored therein;

providing a handheld mobile device with a built-in NFC module;

enabling the handheld mobile device to execute an application program (APP) so as to activate the built NFC module while enabling the built-in NFC module to operate in a read/write mode; and

moving the handheld mobile device near to the first device for allowing the network connection parameters stored in the first device to be transferred to the handheld mobile device and thus stored into the built-in NFC module of the handheld mobile device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device further comprises:

a first wireless communication module.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first NFC module is substantially a Type-1 NFC module, which is configured with a reader/writer, an RFID tag/card, an antenna and a memory and is capable of operating in the following operation modes:

a read/write mode, a peer-to-peer mode and a tag/card emulation mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first NFC module is substantially a Type-2 NFC module, which is configured with a reader/writer, an RFID tag/card, an antenna and a memory and is capable of operating in the following operation modes:

a read/write mode, a peer-to-peer mode and a tag/card emulation mode.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first NFC module is substantially a Type-3 NFC module, which is configured with an RFID tag/card, an antenna and a memory and is capable of operating in a tag/card emulation mode.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the built-in NFC module of the handheld mobile device is a device selected from the group consisting of:

a Type-1 NFC module and a Type-2 NFC module.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the built-in NFC module of the handheld mobile device is a device selected from the group consisting of:

a Type-1 NFC module and a Type-2 NFC module.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein there are at least two sets of network connection parameters being stored in the first NFC module.

9. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

providing a second device;

enabling the handheld mobile device to execute the APP while further enabling the built-in NFC module to operate in a write mode; and

moving the handheld mobile device near to the second device for allowing the network connection parameters stored in the handheld mobile device to be transferred to and stored in the second device.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the second device is configured with a second NFC module and a second wireless communication module.

11. The method of claim 6, further comprising the steps of:

providing a second device;

enabling the handheld mobile device to execute the APP while further enabling the built-in NFC module to operate in a peer-to-peer mode; and

moving the handheld mobile device near to the second device for allowing the network connection parameters stored in the handheld mobile device to be transferred to and stored in the second device.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the second NFC module of the second device is a device selected from the group consisting of:

a Type-1 NFC module and a Type-2 NFC module.