TERMINAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO SAME

• US 20160078206A1
• Filed: 08/13/2015
• Published: 03/17/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/16/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: CHIEN, How-Wen, CHUEH, CHUANG-WEI
• Application Number:
  US14/825,319
• Publication Number:
  US 20160078206A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards

Abstract

A method for controlling access to a terminal device includes collecting light signals emitted by a lighting device of an electronic device. The light signals is converted to digital signals. Once the digital signals match a preset password of the electronic lock, the electronic lock is controlled to unlock the terminal device.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for controlling access to a terminal device executable by a processor of the terminal device, the terminal device comprising an electronic lock, the method comprising:

collecting light signals emitted by a lighting device of an electronic device;

converting the light signals to digital signals; and

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match a preset password of the electronic lock.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

presetting the password of the electronic lock;

converting the password of the electronic lock to a two-dimensional barcode image;

receiving an input of an identification code of the electronic device; and

sending the two-dimensional barcode image to the electronic device to authorize the electronic device to access the terminal device.

3. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match both of the identification code of the electronic device and the password of the electronic lock.

4. The method according to claim 2, further comprising:

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match both of the identification code of the electronic device and the password of the electronic lock, the electronic device has accessed the terminal device for no more than a preset number of times, and a current date is before a preset expiration date.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the light signals comprises at least one bright signal whose brightness value is greater than a preset value and at least one dark signal whose brightness value is less than or equal to the preset value, each of the at least one bright signal is corresponding to a numeral “

1”

in the digital signals, and each of the at least one dark signal is corresponding to a numeral “

0”

in the digital signals.

6. A terminal device, comprising:

an electronic lock;

a processor; and

a storage device that stores one or more programs, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to execute a method comprising;

collecting light signals emitted by a lighting device of an electronic device;

converting the light signals to digital signals; and

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match a preset password of the electronic lock.

7. The terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

presetting the password of the electronic lock;

converting the password of the electronic lock to a two-dimensional barcode image;

receiving an input of an identification code of the electronic device; and

sending the two-dimensional barcode image to the electronic device to authorize the electronic device to access the terminal device.

8. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match both of the identification code of the electronic device and the password of the electronic lock.

9. The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the method further comprises:

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match both of the identification code of the electronic device and the password of the electronic lock, the electronic device has accessed the terminal device for no more than a preset number of times, and a current date is before a preset expiration date.

10. The terminal device according to claim 6, wherein the light signals comprises at least one bright signal whose brightness value is greater than a preset value and at least one dark signal whose brightness value is less than or equal to the preset value, each of the at least one bright signal is corresponding to a numeral “

1”

in the digital signals, and each of the at least one dark signal is corresponding to a numeral “

0”

in the digital signals.

11. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by a processor of a terminal device, causes the processor to perform a method for unlocking the terminal device, the terminal device comprising an electronic lock, wherein the method comprises:

collecting light signals emitted by a lighting device of an electronic device;

converting the light signals to digital signals; and

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match a preset password of the electronic lock.

12. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, the method further comprising:

presetting the password of the electronic lock;

converting the password of the electronic lock to a two-dimensional barcode image;

receiving an input of an identification code of the electronic device; and

sending the two-dimensional barcode image to the electronic device to authorize the electronic device to access the terminal device.

13. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 12, the method further comprising:

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match both of the identification code of the electronic device and the password of the electronic lock.

14. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 12, the method further comprising:

controlling the electronic lock to unlock the terminal device when the digital signals match both of the identification code of the electronic device and the password of the electronic lock, the electronic device has accessed the terminal device for no more than a preset number of times, and a current date is before a preset expiration date.

15. The non-transitory storage medium according to claim 11, wherein the light signals comprises at least one bright signal whose brightness value is greater than a preset value and at least one dark signal whose brightness value is less than or equal to the preset value, each of the at least one bright signal is corresponding to a numeral “

1”

in the digital signals, and each of the at least one dark signal is corresponding to a numeral “

0”

in the digital signals.