Methods and systems for transmitting signals between electronic devices

• US 9,848,449 B2
• Filed: 01/05/2016
• Issued: 12/19/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Noodoe Corporation
• Original Assignee: Noodoe Corporation
• Inventors: Wang, John C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Phan, Man
• Application Number:
  US14/987,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20160205708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• Field of Search: 370216-254, 370312-328, 370338-342, 455434-501
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Methods and systems for transmitting signals between electronic devices are provided. First, a first electronic device receives an instruction, and continuously generates a specific signal according to the instruction. In some embodiments, at least one motion sensor can detect the motion of the first electronic device to generate the instruction. The first electronic device broadcasts the specific signal via a wireless network. Then, at least one secondary electronic device receives the specific signal via a wireless network. The secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device via a wireless network, and instructs the first electronic device to stop generating the specific signal.

Claims

1. A method for transmitting signals between electronic devices, comprising:

receiving an instruction, and continuously generating a specific signal according to the instruction by a first electronic device;

broadcasting the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit by the first electronic device;

receiving the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit by at least one secondary electronic device; and

connecting to the first electronic device via a wireless network, and instructing the first electronic device to stop generating the specific signal by the secondary electronic device,

wherein the first electronic device records the time when the specific signal is generated, the time when the specific signal is stopped generating in response to the connection of the secondary electronic device, or identification data corresponding to the secondary electronic device, and the first electronic device receives a connection of a third electronic device via a wireless network, and transmits the time when the specific signal is generated, the time when the specific signal is stopped generating in response to the connection of the secondary electronic device, or the identification data corresponding to the secondary electronic device to the third electronic device via the wireless network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first electronic device comprises at least one motion sensor for detecting the motion of the first electronic device to generate the instruction.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the wireless connecting unit of the first electronic device and the wireless connecting unit of the secondary electronic device respectively have a peripheral mode and a central mode, the first electronic device broadcasts the specific signal in the peripheral mode, and the secondary electronic device receives the specific signal in the central mode.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the secondary electronic device further records the time when the specific signal is received, the time when the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device, or identification data corresponding to the first electronic device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the secondary electronic device further receives a connection of a third electronic device via a wireless network, and transmits the time when the specific signal is received, the time when the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device, or the identification data corresponding to the first electronic device to the third electronic device via the wireless network.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific signal comprises identification data corresponding to the first electronic device, and the secondary electronic device further displays the identification data via a display unit, and the secondary electronic device automatically connects to the first electronic device via a wireless network according to the identification data when a selection corresponding to the identification data is received by the secondary electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device via a wireless network in a predefined period after the specific signal is received by the secondary electronic device, and generating a prompt via the secondary electronic device when the secondary electronic device does not connect to the first electronic device via a wireless network in the predefined period.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising determining whether the secondary electronic device continuously receives the specific signal via the wireless network, and deleting or noting the specific signal in the secondary electronic device when the secondary electronic device does not continuously receive the specific signal via the wireless network.

9. A system for transmitting signals between electronic devices, comprising:

a first electronic device receiving an instruction, continuously generating a specific signal according to the instruction by a first electronic device, and broadcasting the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit; and

at least one secondary electronic device receiving the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit, connecting to the first electronic device via a wireless network, and instructing the first electronic device to stop generating the specific signal,

wherein the first electronic device records the time when the specific signal is generated, the time when the specific signal is stopped generating in response to the connection of the secondary electronic device, or identification data corresponding to the secondary electronic device, and the first electronic device receives a connection of a third electronic device via a wireless network, and transmits the time when the specific signal is generated, the time when the specific signal is stopped generating in response to the connection of the secondary electronic device, or the identification data corresponding to the secondary electronic device to the third electronic device via the wireless network.

10. A method for transmitting signals between electronic devices, comprising:

receiving an instruction, and continuously generating a specific signal according to the instruction by a first electronic device;

broadcasting the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit by the first electronic device;

receiving the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit by at least one secondary electronic device; and

connecting to the first electronic device via a wireless network, and instructing the first electronic device to stop generating the specific signal by the secondary electronic device,

wherein the secondary electronic device records the time when the specific signal is received, the time when the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device, or identification data corresponding to the first electronic device, and the secondary electronic device receives a connection of a third electronic device via a wireless network, and transmits the time when the specific signal is received, the time when the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device, or the identification data corresponding to the first electronic device to the third electronic device via the wireless network.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the specific signal comprises identification data corresponding to the first electronic device, and the secondary electronic device further displays the identification data via a display unit, and the secondary electronic device automatically connects to the first electronic device via a wireless network according to the identification data when a selection corresponding to the identification data is received by the secondary electronic device.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining whether the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device via a wireless network in a predefined period after the specific signal is received by the secondary electronic device, and generating a prompt via the secondary electronic device when the secondary electronic device does not connect to the first electronic device via a wireless network in the predefined period.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising determining whether the secondary electronic device continuously receives the specific signal via the wireless network, and deleting or noting the specific signal in the secondary electronic device when the secondary electronic device does not continuously receive the specific signal via the wireless network.

14. A system for transmitting signals between electronic devices, comprising:

a first electronic device receiving an instruction, continuously generating a specific signal according to the instruction by a first electronic device, and broadcasting the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit; and

at least one secondary electronic device receiving the specific signal via a wireless network using a wireless connecting unit, connecting to the first electronic device via a wireless network, and instructing the first electronic device to stop generating the specific signal,

wherein the secondary electronic device records the time when the specific signal is received, the time when the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device, or identification data corresponding to the first electronic device, and the secondary electronic device receives a connection of a third electronic device via a wireless network, and transmits the time when the specific signal is received, the time when the secondary electronic device connects to the first electronic device, or the identification data corresponding to the first electronic device to the third electronic device via the wireless network.