WO2014194587A1

WO2014194587A1 - Wireless network card and working method

Info

Publication number: WO2014194587A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/083824
Authority: WO
Inventors: 乔小曼
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2013-06-04
Filing date: 2013-09-18
Publication date: 2014-12-11
Also published as: CN104219793A

Abstract

The present invention provides a wireless network card and a working method and relates to the wireless communication field. The wireless network card comprises: a self-installation program module being configured to save an executive program that can be applied on a terminal and corresponds to the wireless network card, detect whether the executive program has been installed on the terminal after the wireless network card is inserted into the terminal, and install the executive program on the terminal if the executive program has not been installed; a self-starting module being configured to detect whether a Remote Network Driver Interface Specification (RNDIS) port exists on the terminal and start the executive program on the terminal if the RNDIS port exists; and a main program module being configured to match an Access Point Name (APN) for the terminal and automatically connect the terminal to a network through the executive program. After the wireless network card of the present invention is inserted into the terminal, the terminal can be automatically connected to a network in a simple and convenient way, reducing a user's operations.

Description

Wireless network card and working method

The present invention relates to the field of wireless communications, and provides a wireless network card and a working method. Background technique

With the continuous development and progress of the economy and society, wireless communication technology has become more and more important in people's lives. According to statistics, about 150,000 people become new wireless users every day, and the number of wireless users worldwide has exceeded 2 now. Billion. They use wireless technology in the same way that they do their own work. The application of wireless communication technology has penetrated into all aspects of people's life and work, including daily use of mobile phones, wireless phones, etc., among which third-generation mobile communication technology (3G, 3rd-generation), wireless local area network (WLAN, Wireless Local Area) Networks), ultra-wideband (UWB), Bluetooth, broadband satellite systems and other technologies are the most popular wireless communication technologies in the 21st century, especially the research and application of broadband wireless communication technologies.

The 3G wireless network card is a widely used Internet medium for wireless wide area communication networks. At present, wireless network cards are mainly used in notebooks and PADs (PDAs), and some applications are on desktop computers, which is equivalent to modems. It can use the customer identification module of the mobile phone anywhere (with SIM). , Subscriber Identity Module ) card to connect to the Internet, can provide convenient Internet access for people, easy to carry out online office work, send and receive mail, browse the web and other operations anywhere the phone signal is covered.

At present, the network card usage is relatively fixed. After connecting to the computer through the USB port, run the installation program, complete the software installation step by step under the condition confirmed by the user, and then install the driver. The user manually sets the corresponding networking parameters, and the network is connected. The card can complete its most basic networking function, which is not only difficult to use, but also often causes inconvenience to the user experience and post-maintenance because of the integration of software or driver problems. From From the user's point of view, networking should be completed in the simplest and quickest way possible, and functional services should be provided to users. Summary of the invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a wireless network card and a working method, which can automatically connect the terminal to the network in a simple and quick manner, thereby reducing the operation of the user.

In order to solve the above technical problem, an embodiment of the present invention provides a wireless network card, including: a program, and after the network card is inserted into a terminal, detecting whether the terminal has installed the execution program, if not installed, The terminal installs the execution program;

a self-starting module, configured to detect whether the terminal has a remote network driver interface specification

An RNDIS port, if present, initiating the execution procedure on the terminal;

And a main program module, configured to match the access point APN for the terminal, and enable the terminal to automatically connect to the network by using the execution program.

The self-installer module is configured to:

Detecting that the terminal has installed the version of the execution program, and if the version is earlier than the version of the execution program saved in the wireless network card, updating the execution program on the terminal.

The main program module includes:

The network detecting unit is configured to detect a networked state of the terminal, and if the terminal is disconnected from the network, the terminal is reconnected to the network.

The wireless network card further includes:

The extension module is configured to provide one or more services in the short message, the phone book, the voice service, and the SIM card setting for the terminal.

The main program module further includes:

And a data processing unit, configured to save data generated by the terminal through the network and the expansion module to the terminal. An embodiment of the present invention further provides a wireless network card working method, including:

Detecting whether the terminal has an execution program installed, and if not, installing the execution program for the terminal; wherein the execution program is saved in the wireless network card;

Detecting whether the terminal has a remote network driver interface specification RNDIS port, if yes, starting the execution program on the terminal;

The access point APN is matched to the terminal, and the terminal is automatically connected to the network through the execution program.

Detecting whether the terminal has an execution program installed. If not, the step of installing the execution program for the terminal further includes:

The working method further includes:

Detecting the networked state of the terminal, and if the terminal is disconnected from the network, the terminal is reconnected to the network.

The working method further includes:

Providing one or more services in the short message, phone book, voice service, and SIM card settings for the terminal.

The working method further includes:

And storing data generated by the terminal through the network and one or more services for providing the terminal with a short message, a phone book, a voice service, and a SIM card setting to the terminal.

The above aspect of the invention has the following beneficial effects:

The solution of the invention provides an automatic installation execution program, an automatic startup execution program, an automatic matching APN, and an automatic connection of the terminal through the execution program networking when the wireless network card is inserted into the terminal. The entire networking process is simple and fast, and the user operation complexity is reduced. DRAWINGS

1 is a schematic structural diagram of a wireless network card in the present invention;

2 is a schematic diagram showing the steps of a method for operating a wireless network card in the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing the specific implementation of the wireless network card working method in the present invention. detailed description

The technical problems, the technical solutions, and the advantages of the present invention will become more apparent from the following detailed description.

As shown in FIG. 1, a wireless network card includes: a self-installing program module, a self-starting module, and a main program module; wherein

The self-installing program module is configured to save an execution program corresponding to the network card applicable to the terminal, and after the network card is inserted into the terminal, detecting whether the terminal has installed the execution program, if not installed, The terminal installs the execution program;

The self-starting module is configured to detect whether the terminal has a remote network driver interface specification RNDIS port, and if yes, start the execution program on the terminal;

The main program module is configured to match the access point APN for the terminal, and enable the terminal to automatically connect to the network through the execution program.

When the wireless network card of the above embodiment is inserted into the terminal, it can provide an automatic installation execution program, automatically start the execution program, automatically match the APN, and automatically cause the terminal to perform networking through the execution program. The entire networking process is simple and fast, and the complexity of the user operation is reduced.

In addition, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the self-installation program module is configured to detect that the terminal has installed the version of the execution program, if the version is earlier than the execution program saved in the self-installation program. The version updates the executable on the terminal.

In addition, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the main program module includes: a network detecting unit configured to detect a networked state of the terminal, and if the terminal is disconnected from the network, the terminal is reconnected to the network. In addition, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the wireless network card further includes: an expansion module, configured to provide the terminal with one or more services of a short message, a phone book, a voice service, and a SIM card setting.

In addition, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the main program module further includes:

And a data processing unit configured to save the data generated by the terminal through the network and the expansion module to the terminal.

The following is an example of connecting the computer with the above wireless network card as an example:

Step A: After the wireless network card is connected to the computer, the automatic installation module detects whether the same version of the wireless network card execution program is installed on the computer.

Step B: If it is detected that the version of the execution program has been installed, it is determined according to the version information. If the version in the wireless network card is newer, the automatic installation module is started to replace the saved execution program with the existing one in the computer. If the program is not installed on the computer, the automatic installation module is started, and the execution program on the computer side is installed. During the installation process, the wireless network card enters the installation mode, and the user is prompted to operate accordingly;

Step C: After the installation program of the computer is completed, the wireless network card is switched from the optical disk mode to the network card mode, and then the self-starting module detects whether the RNDIS port of the computer exists, and if so, starts the execution program on the computer side;

Step D: The main program module queries whether the status of the SIM card inside the wireless network card is ready, and waits until the data and the SIM card status are ready, and performs APN matching according to the global APN list integrated by the execution program, and then performs automatic networking operation;

Step E: If the networking fails, the network detection unit in the main program module prompts the user to switch to the web page mode for manual setting, re-networking, and other operations other than networking.

Step F: The network is successful, the user starts the wireless Internet service, or uses the extension function to use the service functions such as SMS, phone book, voice service, and SIM card setting. Step G: The user generates data through the network operation (such as networked record data), and the data generated by the user through the extension module for additional functions (such as saving the contact, receiving a new short message), is sent through the data processing unit of the main program module. To the execution program on the computer side, the execution program saves the data to the local database, and the wireless network card and the computer cooperate to complete the update of the data.

In summary, the wireless network card of the present invention has the following advantages:

The wireless network card provides automatic networking operation for the user, so it is simple and quick; further, it provides functions (such as phone book, voice service, and SIM card setting) that are not available in the computer program, and solves the problem of saving data generated by the computer through these functions.

In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, an embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for working a wireless network card, including:

Step 1, detecting whether the terminal has installed an execution program, and if not, installing the execution program for the terminal;

Step 2: Detect whether the terminal has a remote network driver interface specification RNDIS port, if yes, start the execution procedure on the terminal;

Step 3: Match the access point APN to the terminal, and enable the terminal to automatically connect to the network through the executing program.

The wireless network card working method in the above embodiment can provide an automatic installation execution program, an automatic startup execution program, an automatic matching APN, and an automatic connection of the terminal through the execution program. The entire networking process is simple and fast, and the complexity of the user operation is reduced.

In addition, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, step 1 further includes:

In addition, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the working method further includes:

Step 4: Detecting a networked state of the terminal, and if the terminal is disconnected from the network, the terminal is reconnected to the network. In addition, in the foregoing embodiment of the present invention, the working method further includes: Step 5, providing the terminal with one or more services of a short message, a phone book, a voice service, and a SIM card setting.

In addition, the working method further includes:

Step 6. Save the data generated by the terminal through the network and the extension module to the terminal.

As shown in Figure 3, the wireless network card working method in the above embodiment is described in detail: Step 301: The detection is whether the PC (computer) is installed with an execution program, and if so, step 302 is performed; otherwise, step 304 is performed;

Step 302: Verify that the version of the executing program in the PC is earlier than the execution program in the wireless network card; if yes, proceed to step 303; otherwise, proceed to step 305;

Step 303: Update the execution program on the PC side, and perform step 305;

Step 304: Install the PC side to execute the program;

Step 305: Match the APN (Access Point) to the PC;

Step 306: The PC automatically connects to the network by executing a program;

Step 307: After the user is connected to the network, perform corresponding operations; in this process, the data of the user's Internet access should also be saved in real time (for example, COOKIE for distinguishing the user's online identity), and the saved address is local to the PC;

Step 308: providing the user with a function that is not available on the PC side; since the existing wireless network card has a corresponding SIM card inside, the SIM card can be provided with services such as a short message, a phone book, a voice service, and a SIM card setting; Save the data generated by the user using these functions to the PC side.

Obviously, the foregoing embodiment is an embodiment of a method for corresponding to a wireless network card in the present invention, and the working method of the wireless network card can also be achieved by the working method of the wireless network card.

The above is a preferred embodiment of the present invention, it should be noted that Many modifications and refinements can be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the principles of the invention, and such modifications and refinements are also considered to be within the scope of the invention.

Claims

Claim

A wireless network card, comprising: a self-installing program module, a self-starting module, and a main program module; wherein, the line program, and after the wireless network card is inserted into the terminal, detecting whether the terminal has installed the executing program, if not Installation, installing the execution program for the terminal;

The self-starting module is configured to detect whether the terminal has a remote network driver interface specification

An RNDIS port, if present, initiating the execution procedure on the terminal;

The wireless network card according to claim 1, wherein the self-installation program module is configured to detect that the terminal has installed a version of the execution program, if the version is earlier than the self-installation program Executing the version of the program updates the execution program on the terminal.

The wireless network card according to claim 1, wherein the main program module comprises: a network detecting unit configured to detect a networked state of the terminal, and if the terminal is disconnected from the network, reconnect the terminal The internet.

The wireless network card according to claim 1, wherein the wireless network card further comprises: an expansion module configured to provide one or more services of the short message, the phone book, the voice service, and the SIM card setting for the terminal .

The wireless network card according to claim 4, wherein the main program module further comprises: a data processing unit configured to save data generated by the terminal through the network and the expansion module to the terminal.

6. A wireless network card working method, comprising:

Detecting whether the terminal has installed an execution program, if not installed, installing the execution program for the terminal; wherein the execution program is saved in a wireless network card; Detecting whether the terminal has a remote network driver interface specification RNDIS port, and if so, starting the execution program on the terminal;

The method for operating a wireless network card according to claim 6, wherein the detecting whether the terminal has installed an execution program, and if not, installing the execution program for the terminal, the working method further includes:

If it is installed, detecting that the terminal has installed the version of the execution program, and if the version is earlier than the version of the execution program saved in the wireless network card, updating the execution program on the terminal.

The wireless network card working method according to claim 6, wherein the working method further comprises:

The method for operating a wireless network card according to claim 6, wherein the working method further comprises:

The method for operating a wireless network card according to claim 9, wherein the working method further comprises: