METHOD FOR EQUIPMENT NETWORKING AND OUTPUTTING BY EQUIPMENT, AND EQUIPMENT

• US 20180255436A1
• Filed: 03/02/2018
• Published: 09/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LittleBits, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Beijing Xiaoniao Tingting Technology Co., LTD.
• Inventors: Lou, Xiaolei, Xing, Jian, Li, Weijie
• Granted Patent: US 10,433,121 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1061 using node-based peer discovery mechanisms static access to replicated servers H04L67/1006; service discovery H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 5/02 Spatial or constructional arrangements of loudspeakers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/08 User group management
• 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 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

Disclosed are methods for equipment networking and outputting by equipment, and equipment. Equipment acquires at least one of first information indicating a state of the equipment or second information indicating a state of peer equipment. The equipment determines whether a pre-set condition is met by at least one of the first information or the second information. When the pre-set condition is met by at least one of the first information or the second information, the equipment forms a group with the peer equipment.

Claims

1. A method for equipment networking, comprising:

acquiring, by equipment, at least one of first information indicating a state of the equipment or second information indicating a state of peer equipment;

determining, by the equipment, whether a pre-set condition is met by at least one of the first information or the second information; and

in response to determining that the pre-set condition is met by at least one of the first information or the second information, forming, by the equipment, a group with the peer equipment.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the state of the peer equipment comprises data characterizing a signal transmitted by the peer equipment,

wherein the determining, by the equipment, whether a pre-set condition is met by at least one of the first information or the second information comprises:

determining, by the equipment, whether a first pre-set condition is met by the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment, and in response to determining that the first pre-set condition is met by the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment, determining that the pre-set condition is met by the second information.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the forming, by the equipment, a group with the peer equipment comprises at least one of:

sending, by the equipment, a grouping request to the peer equipment, the grouping request comprising information on the peer equipment;

having received a response sent by the peer equipment, forming the group with the peer equipment;

or

broadcasting/multicasting, by the equipment, data;

having received responding data returned by the peer equipment, forming the group with the peer equipment, the responding data comprising the information on the peer equipment.

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

after the forming, by the equipment, a group with the peer equipment,

monitoring, by the equipment, the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment;

in response to determining that the first pre-set condition is not met by the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment, quitting the group formed with the peer equipment.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring, by the equipment, the first information indicating the state of the equipment comprises:

acquiring, by the equipment, the first information triggered by a first physical operation,

wherein the acquiring, by the equipment, the second information indicating the state of the peer equipment comprises;

acquiring, by the equipment, the second information sent by the peer equipment according to a second physical operation on the peer equipment.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the determining, by the equipment, whether the pre-set condition is met by the first information and the second information comprises:

determining, by the equipment, whether the second information sent by the peer equipment is acquired upon acquiring the first information;

having acquired both the second information sent by the peer equipment and the first information simultaneously, determining, by the equipment, that the pre-set condition is met by the first information and the second information.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the forming, by the equipment, a group with the peer equipment comprises:

forming, by the equipment, the group with the peer equipment by generating and sending third information according to the second information.

8. The method according to claim 7, further comprising:

after the forming, by the equipment, a group with the peer equipment,

quitting, by the equipment, the group formed with the peer equipment upon once again acquiring the first information triggered by the first physical operation, or

quitting, by the equipment, the group formed with the peer equipment upon acquiring fourth information sent by the peer equipment according to the second physical operation, the fourth information indicating that the peer equipment is no longer a member of the group.

9. The method according to claim 3, wherein the sending, by the equipment, a grouping request to the peer equipment comprises at least one of:

triggering sending, by the equipment, the grouping request to the peer equipment; and

triggering sending, by third-party control equipment, the grouping request to the peer equipment,

wherein the triggering sending, by the equipment, the grouping request to the peer equipment comprises;

triggering sending, by the equipment, the grouping request to the peer equipment according to at least one of a trigger of a functional key on the equipment and a voice instruction received by the equipment.

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

detecting, by equipment, first data characterizing a signal transmitted by nearby wireless equipment;

determining, by the equipment, whether a second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal; and

in response to determining that the second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal, generating, by the equipment, an output instruction, and outputting data according to the output instruction.

11. A method for outputting by equipment, comprising:

detecting, by equipment, first data characterizing a signal transmitted by nearby wireless equipment;

determining, by the equipment, whether a second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal; and

in response to determining that the second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal, generating, by the equipment, an output instruction, and outputting data according to the output instruction.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

detecting second data characterizing the signal transmitted by the nearby wireless equipment, and determining whether a third pre-set condition is met by the second data characterizing the signal; and

in response to determining that the third pre-set condition is not met by the second data characterizing the signal, generating an end instruction, and stopping outputting the data according to the end instruction.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein data characterizing the signal indicates a strength of the signal,

wherein the determining that the second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal comprises:

determining a first distance to the wireless equipment according to a first strength of the signal; and

determining that the second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal in response to determining that the first distance is no greater than a first threshold,

wherein the determining that the third pre-set condition is not met by the second data characterizing the signal comprises;

determining a second distance to the wireless equipment according to a second strength of the signal; and

determining that the third pre-set condition is not met by the second data characterizing the signal in response to determining that the second distance is greater than a second threshold.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein data characterizing the signal indicates a frequency of the signal,

wherein the determining that the second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal comprises:

determining that the second pre-set condition is met by the first data characterizing the signal in response to determining that a first frequency of the signal meets a pre-set frequency condition,

wherein the determining that the third pre-set condition is not met by the second data characterizing the signal comprises;

determining that the third pre-set condition is not met by the second data characterizing the signal in response to determining that a second frequency of the signal does not meet the pre-set frequency condition.

15. An equipment, comprising:

a processor; and

memory storing instructions executable by the processor,

wherein the processor is arranged for;

acquiring at least one of first information indicating a state of the equipment or second information indicating a state of peer equipment;

determining whether a pre-set condition is met by at least one of the first information or the second information; and

in response to determining that the pre-set condition is met by at least one of the first information or the second information, forming a group with the peer equipment.

16. The equipment according to claim 15, wherein the processor is arranged for:

acquiring the second information indicating data characterizing a signal transmitted by the peer equipment;

determining whether a first pre-set condition is met by the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment, and in response to determining that the first pre-set condition is met by the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment, determining that the pre-set condition is met by the second information.

17. The equipment according to claim 16, wherein the processor is arranged for:

sending a grouping request to the peer equipment, the grouping request comprising information on the peer equipment;

having received a response sent by the peer equipment, forming the group with the peer equipment; and

/or,

broadcasting/multicasting data;

having received responding data returned by the peer equipment, forming the group with the peer equipment, the responding data comprising the information on the peer equipment.

18. The equipment according to claim 17, wherein the processor is arranged for:

after forming the group with the peer equipment, monitoring the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment;

in response to determining that the first pre-set condition is not met by the data characterizing the signal transmitted by the peer equipment, quitting the group formed with the peer equipment.

19. The equipment according to claim 15, wherein the processor is arranged for:

acquiring the first information triggered by a first physical operation;

acquiring the second information sent by the peer equipment according to a second physical operation on the peer equipment.

20. The equipment according to claim 15, wherein the processor is arranged for:

detecting data characterizing a signal transmitted by nearby wireless equipment, and determining a distance to the wireless equipment according to the data characterizing the signal;

in response to determining that the distance is no greater than a first threshold, generating an output instruction, and outputting data according to the output instruction.