IP Library Granted Patent US 9,832,636
Granted Patent B2
US 9,832,636 · App. 14/430,966 · Granted Nov 28, 2017

Method, device and system for determining working mode of data card type terminal

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Patent No.
US 9,832,636
App. No.
14/430,966
Granted
Nov 28, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided are a method, device and system for determining a working mode of a data card type terminal. In the method, when a data card type terminal is connected to a wireless AP/CPE or PC, the data card type terminal determines whether a working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received; if so, sets a working mode of the data card type terminal to a wireless AP/CPE working mode; otherwise, sets the working mode of the data card type terminal to a PC working mode. In the solution, when the data card type terminal is connected to the wireless AP/CPE or PC, the data card type terminal determines whether a working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE exists, if so, sets a working mode of the data card type terminal to an AP/CPE working mode, while if not, sets the working mode of the data card type terminal to a PC working mode, so that the data card type terminal can automatically adjust, through interaction with the PC or wireless AP/CPE device, the working mode according to different working environments without manual interference of a user.

Claims (49)

1. A method for determining a working mode of a data card type terminal, comprising:

when a data card type terminal is connected to a wireless access point (AP)/customer premise equipment (CPE) or a personal computer (PC), judging, by the data card type terminal, whether a working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received;

if the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received, setting the working mode of the data card type terminal to be a wireless AP/CPE working mode; and

if the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is not received, setting the working mode of the data card type terminal to be a PC working mode;

wherein after setting the working mode of the data card type terminal to be the wireless AP/CPE working mode, the method further comprises: reporting, by the data card type terminal, to the wireless AP/CPE a combination of ports used during cooperative work with the wireless AP/CPE; and receiving, by the data card type terminal, a configuration management command from the wireless AP/CPE, and executing, by the data card type terminal, an operation corresponding to the configuration management command.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before receiving, by the data card type terminal, the configuration management command from the wireless AP/CPE, the method further comprises:

identifying, by the wireless AP/CPE, the received combination of ports; and

sending, by the wireless AP/CPE, the configuration management command to the data card type terminal.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein before judging, by the data card type terminal, whether the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received, the method further comprises:

detecting, by the wireless AP/CPE, connection with the data card type terminal; and

sending, by the wireless AP/CPE, the working mode request to the data card type terminal.

4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the combination of ports used during cooperative work with the wireless AP/CPE comprises: an Ethernet control model (EMC) interface, a Qualcomm modem interface (QMI), an ECM+AT.

5. The method according to claim 4 , wherein before judging, by the data card type terminal, whether the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received, the method further comprises:

detecting, by the wireless AP/CPE, connection with the data card type terminal; and

sending, by the wireless AP/CPE, the working mode request to the data card type terminal.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after setting the working mode of the data card type terminal to be the PC working mode, the method further comprises:

reporting, by the data card type terminal, to the PC a combination of ports used during cooperative work with the PC; and

receiving, by the data card type terminal, a configuration management command from the PC, and executing, by the data card type terminal, an operation corresponding to the configuration management command.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein before receiving, by the data card type terminal, the configuration management command from the PC, the method further comprises:

identifying, by the PC, the received combination of ports; and

sending, by the PC, the configuration management command to the data card type terminal.

8. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the combination of ports used during cooperative work with the PC comprises: a remote network driver interface specification (RNDIS), a network drive interface specification (NDIS)+AT+Diagnostic.

9. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the configuration management command comprises: current network state query, access point name (APN) setting, short message, connection, disconnection.

10. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration management command comprises: current network state query, access point name (APN) setting, short message, connection, disconnection.

11. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before judging, by the data card type terminal, whether the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received, the method further comprises:

detecting, by the wireless AP/CPE, connection with the data card type terminal; and

sending, by the wireless AP/CPE, the working mode request to the data card type terminal.

12. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the working mode request is a universal serial bus (USB) request.

13. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before judging, by the data card type terminal, whether the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received, the method further comprises:

detecting, by the wireless AP/CPE, connection with the data card type terminal; and

sending, by the wireless AP/CPE, the working mode request to the data card type terminal.

14. A device for determining a working mode of a data card type terminal, which is applied to a data card type terminal, wherein the device for determining the working mode of the data card type terminal comprises:

a judgement component configured to judge, when a data card type terminal is connected to a wireless access point (AP)/customer premise equipment (CPE) or a personal computer (PC), whether a working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received;

a first setting component configured to set, in a condition that a judgement result is that the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is received, the working mode of the data card type terminal to be a wireless AP/CPE working mode; and

a second setting component configured to set, in a condition that the judgement result is that the working mode request from the wireless AP/CPE is not received, the working mode of the data card type terminal to be a PC working mode;

a report component configured to report, in a condition that the working mode of the data card type terminal is the wireless AP/CPE working mode, a combination of ports used during cooperative work with the wireless AP/CPE to the wireless AP/CPE, or to report, in a condition that the working mode of the data card type terminal is the PC working mode, a combination of ports used during cooperative work with the PC to the PC;

a receiving component configured to receive a configuration management command from the wireless AP/CPE or the PC; and

an execution component configured to execute an operation corresponding to the configuration management command.

15. A system for determining a working mode of a data card type terminal, comprising: a data card type terminal, a wireless access point (AP)/customer premise equipment (CPE) or a personal computer (PC), wherein

the data card type terminal comprises the device for determining the working mode of the data card type terminal as claimed in claim 14 ;

the wireless AP/CPE comprises:

a first identification component configured to identify received combination of ports; and

a first sending component configured to send a configuration management command to the data card type terminal; and

the PC comprises:

a second identification component configured to identify received combination of ports; and

a second sending component configured to send a configuration management command to the data card type terminal.

16. The system according to claim 15 , wherein the wireless AP/CPE further comprises:

a detection component configured to detect connection with the data card type terminal; and

a third sending component configured to send a working mode request to the data card type terminal.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 4, 2019
From: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 051172/0658 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 25, 2017
From: ZTE CORPORATION
To: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO. LTD.
Reel/Frame 043675/0837 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 25, 2015
From: MENG, XIANGYU
To: ZTE CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035249/0573 →