AUTOMATIC UPLOADING METHOD AND PORTABLE INFORMATION CAPTURING DEVICE CAPABLE OF AUTOMATIC UPLOADING

• US 20180049127A1
• Filed: 03/10/2017
• Published: 02/15/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
• Original Assignee: Getac Technology Corporation
• Inventors: Hu, Chien-Chih, Wu, Chia-Chuan, Tsai, Chen-Shu, Chang, Ta-Wei
• Granted Patent: US 10,349,353 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/06 Selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS]; Services to user groups; One-way selective calling services
• 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 40/22 using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0229 where the received signal is a wanted signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup

Abstract

An automatic uploading method, comprising the steps of: receiving a wake-up signal by a low-power-consumption wireless transmission module of a portable information capturing device; actuating a high-power-consumption wireless transmission module of the portable information capturing device according to the wake-up signal; creating a connection between the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module and a first relay station after the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module has been actuated; shutting down the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module after the connection has been created; and transmitting, via the connection, an upload data of the portable information capturing device to a second relay station, wherein the second relay station is connected to the first relay station.

Claims

1. An automatic uploading method, comprising the steps of:

receiving a wake-up signal by a low-power-consumption wireless transmission module of a portable information capturing device;

actuating a high-power-consumption wireless transmission module of the portable information capturing device according to the wake-up signal;

creating a connection between the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module and a first relay station after the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module has been actuated;

shutting down the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module after the connection has been created; and

transmitting, via the connection, an upload data of the portable information capturing device to a second relay station, wherein the second relay station is connected to the first relay station.

2. The automatic uploading method of claim 1, further comprising, after the step of transmitting the upload data of the portable information capturing device, shutting down the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module and actuating the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module.

3. The automatic uploading method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending the wake-up signal from the first relay station by broadcast.

4. The automatic uploading method of claim 1, wherein, before the step of receiving a wake-up signal by a low-power-consumption wireless transmission module of a portable information capturing device, the automatic uploading method further comprises:

detecting whether a port of the portable information capturing device is connected to a charger; and

actuating the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module when it is detected that the port is connected to the charger.

5. The automatic uploading method of claim 4, wherein, after the step of actuating the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module when it is detected that the port is connected to the charger, the automatic uploading method further comprises:

detecting whether the port is connected to the charger; and

actuating the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module and shutting down the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module, when it is not detected that the port is connected to the charger.

6. The automatic uploading method of claim 1, wherein the wake-up signal includes a service identifier of the second relay station, and the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module creates a connection to the second relay station according to the service identifier, so as for the upload data to be transmitted to the second relay station.

7. The automatic uploading method of claim 1, wherein the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module is a Bluetooth-enabled transmission module, and the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module is a Wi-Fi-enabled transmission module.

8. The automatic uploading method of claim 1, wherein the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module creates a connection to the first relay station by a security protection mechanism.

9. A portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading, comprising:

an information capturing module for generating an upload data;

a low-power-consumption wireless transmission module for receiving a wake-up signal;

a high-power-consumption wireless transmission module for creating a connection to a first relay station; and

a processing module for actuating the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module as soon as the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module receives the wake-up signal, and shutting down the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module as soon as the connection is created, so as for the upload data to be transmitted to a second relay station via the connection, wherein the second relay station is connected to the first relay station.

10. The portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading according to claim 9, wherein, upon completion of transmission of the upload data, the processing module shuts down the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module and actuates the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module.

11. The portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading according to claim 9, wherein the wake-up signal is sent from the first relay station by broadcast.

12. The portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading according to claim 9, further comprising:

a port connected to a charger, wherein, when the port is connected to the charger, the processing module actuates the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module

13. The portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading according to claim 12, wherein, upon connection of the port and the charger and actuation of the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module, the processing module actuates the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module and shuts down the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module as soon as the port separates from the charger.

14. The portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading according to claim 9, wherein the wake-up signal comprises a service identifier of the second relay station, and the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module creates the connection to the second relay station according to the service identifier to transmit the upload data to the second relay station.

15. The portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading according to claim 9, wherein the low-power-consumption wireless transmission module is a Bluetooth-enabled transmission module, and the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module is a Wi-Fi-enabled transmission module.

16. The portable information capturing device capable of automatic uploading according to claim 9, wherein the high-power-consumption wireless transmission module creates the connection to the first relay station by a security protection mechanism.