System and method of identifying networked device for establishing a P2P connection

• US 9,787,498 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2013
• Issued: 10/10/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 04/16/2013
• Status: Expired

• Current Assignee: ThroughTEK Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: ThroughTEK Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: Kuo, Chi-Ming
• Primary Examiner(s): Joo, Joshua
• Application Number:
  US13/950,281
• Publication Number:
  US 20140310420A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,538 Days
• Field of Search: None
• 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 barcode corresponding to an identification of the networked device is attached on a networked device, and the identification is associated with an IP address of the networked device in a server, wherein a terminal device captures the barcode for transmitting a connection request to the server; and the server obtains the identification code of the networked device according to the connection request, wherein the IP address of the networked device is obtained according to identification code for establishing a point to point (P2P) connection between the terminal device and the networked device.

Claims

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

a network server having a list of networked devices that are pre-registered in the network server, wherein the network server associates a corresponding identification of each networked device with a corresponding IP address of the networked device for enabling terminal devices to establish P2P connections with the plurality of networked devices;

a first networked monitoring device, having a first identification embedded in the first networked monitoring device, wherein the first networked monitoring device registers the embedded first identification into the list of networked devices to associate a corresponding IP address of the first networked monitoring device with the first identification by connecting to the network server through the Internet;

an image pattern, being attached on the first networked monitoring device and comprising the first identification for establishing a P2P connection with the first networked monitoring device; 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 obtains the first identification according to the connection request signal and obtains the corresponding IP address of the first networked monitoring device according to the obtained first identification for establishing a P2P connection between the terminal device and the first networked monitoring device, wherein the network server respectively transmits hole-punching messages to the terminal device and the first networked monitoring device via the Internet to establish the P2P connection, and wherein the first networked monitoring device does not capture any image pattern associated with the terminal device for establishing the P2P connection between the terminal device and the first networked monitoring device.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the image pattern is a barcode, wherein a barcode image is generated in the terminal device.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein the terminal device converts the barcode image into the first identification, wherein the connection request signal comprises the first identification.

4. The system according to claim 2, wherein the connection request signal comprises the barcode image and the network server converts the barcode image into the first identification.

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

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

7. The system according to claim 6, wherein an image capture unit of the terminal device captures the barcode to generate the barcode image, wherein the barcode image comprises the default security password.

8. The system according to claim 7, wherein the terminal device converts the barcode image into the first identification and the default security password, wherein the connection request signal comprises the first identification and the default security password.

9. The system according to claim 7, wherein the connection request signal comprises the barcode image, wherein the network server converts the barcode image into the first identification and the default security password.

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

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

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

(a) connecting a first networked monitoring device to a network server through the Internet, wherein the network server has a list of networked devices that are pre-registered in the network server, wherein the network server associates a corresponding identification of each networked device with a corresponding IP address of the networked device for enabling terminal devices to establish P2P connections with the plurality of networked devices;

(b) registering a first identification of the first networked monitoring device into the list of networked devices of the server;

(c) providing an image pattern comprising the first identification, wherein the image pattern is attached on the first networked monitoring device for establishing a P2P connection with the first networked monitoring device;

(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 first networked monitoring device in the list of the networked devices of the network server to obtain the first identification according to the connection request signal and obtain the corresponding IP address of the first networked monitoring device according to the obtained first identification for establishing a P2P connection between the terminal device and the first networked monitoring device, wherein the network server respectively transmits hole-punching messages to the terminal device and the first networked monitoring device via the Internet to establish the P2P connection, and wherein the first networked monitoring device does not capture any image pattern associated with the terminal device for establishing the P2P connection between the terminal device and the first networked monitoring device.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein the image pattern is a barcode, wherein an image capture unit of the terminal device captures the barcode to generate a barcode image.

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

(d1) interpret the barcode image to the first identification by an image interpreting unit of the terminal device;

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

15. The method according to claim 13, wherein the step (d) further comprises (d1) embedding the 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 claim 15, wherein the step (e) further comprises the sub-steps:

(e1) receiving the connection request signal;

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

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

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

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

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

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