This application claims the benefit of Taiwan application Serial No. 94134999, filed Oct. 6, 2005 , the subject matter of which is incorporated herein by conference.
1. Field of the Invention
The invention relates in general to a wireless base station, and more particularly to a wireless base station with identification function.
2. Description of the Related Art
Wireless network is a mainstream network at present. Users need not to use a lot of long network lines but a wireless network card for receiving or broadcasting signals on a wireless base station, such as a wireless access point (AP), a router, and so on.
However, due to popularity and convenience of the wireless base station, users can receive signals broadcasted by different wireless base stations via an on-line operation.
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It is therefore an object of the invention to provide a wireless base station. When users use the wireless network, they can easily identify each of the wireless base stations and thus perform system settings for broadcast and reception of wireless signals conveniently.
The invention achieves the above-identified object by providing a wireless base station wirelessly connecting to an electronic apparatus and maintaining a connection via a first packet. The wireless base station includes a main body, a receiver, a micro-processor and a transmitter. The receiver is disposed in the main body for receiving a first signal. The micro-processor is for modifying a state of at least a reserved bit of the first packet to form a second packet according to the received first signal. The transmitter is for transmitting the second packet to replace the first packet.
The invention achieves the above-identified object by providing a method for identifying a wireless base station, applied to a wireless base station and an electronic apparatus. In the method, first, transmit a first packet from the wireless base station to the electronic apparatus to maintain a connection. Next, trigger the wireless base station and modify a state of at least one reserved bit to form a second packet. Then, transmit the second packet to replace the first packet. Finally, identify the wireless base station according to the second packet.
The invention achieves the above-identified object by providing a wireless network communication system including at least one wireless base station and an electronic apparatus. The wireless base station includes a main body, an access-point identification receiver, a first micro-processor and a first wireless network transmitter. The receiver is disposed in the main body for receiving a first signal. The micro-processor is for modifying a state of a reserved bit of the first packet to form a second packet according to the received first signal. The electronic apparatus receives the second packet, analyzes the second packet, and then identifies the at least one wireless base station according to the second packet.
The invention achieves the above-identified object by providing a method for operating a wireless communication system. The method includes triggering an event for providing a first signal via a user; receiving the first signal via a receiver of the wireless base station; adjusting a state of at least a reserved bit of the first packet via a micro-processor of the wireless base station; broadcasting the adjusted first packet via the wireless base station; receiving the first packet broadcasted by the wireless base station via the computer; decoding the analyzing the first packet via the computer; determining whether a reserved-bit state of the first packet is adjusted via the computer; marking a name of the wireless base station on the computer; and waiting for receiving a next packet by setting the computer in a standby mode.
Other objects, features, and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the preferred but non-limiting embodiments. The following description is made with conference to the accompanying drawings.
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A notebook computer 205 is used to receive signals from the three wireless base stations 203a˜203c. The notebook computer 205 acquires the user which wireless base station is used as a main source of signals. If the user does not know how the three wireless base stations displayed on the computer 205 correspond to the practical three wireless base stations 203a˜203c, the problem can be solved by using the following method.
For example, when the user would like to use the wireless base station 203c, he/she can press a key of the wireless base station 203c or send out a first signal S1 toward the wireless base station 203c by using a remote controller 220. After the key-pressing operation is performed on the wireless base station 203c or the first signal S1 of the remote controller 220 is received by the wireless base station 203c, a second signal S2 is sent back to the notebook computer 205 for notifying the user that the broadcast signal is received by the wireless base station 203c.
In the following description, a mechanism for broadcasting signals from the wireless base station 203c to the notebook computer 205 is illustrated. Referring to
In the step 301, an event is triggered means that the key of the wireless base station is pressed or a signal is sent to the wireless base station from a control device, such as a remote controller, via a user. In addition, in step 305, the packet is a unit for broadcast communication. The packet includes ten layers, such as a first layer of timestamp, a second layer of beacon interval, a third layer of compatibility information, a fourth layer of SSID. The third layer of compatibility information includes reserved bits (as shown in Table 1) wherein the compatibility information B0˜B15 is for describing compatibility of packet units and mechanism of network security. Some bits of the information B5˜B15 can be adjusted to meet users' different requirements. That is, the state of a reserved bit can be adjusted by changing the address of the reserved bit to trigger a corresponding event.
The above-mentioned steps are performed for broadcasting signals from the wireless base station. In the following description, a process of receiving wireless base station broadcast signals by a notebook computer is
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In step 407, the name of the corresponding wireless base station can be displayed on a screen of the notebook computer 205 in a reverse-video way, marked with a circle, or selected by a cursor to achieve the purpose of identifying the various wireless base stations communicating with the notebook computer 205.
The wireless base station disclosed by the above-mentioned embodiment of the invention is equipped with a wireless base station identification receiver for users to display the name of the wireless base station to be used on a computer by a key-pressing or remote controlling way. Therefore, the users can accordingly determine the name of each wireless base station so as to decide which wireless base station to select as a medium for broadcasting and receiving signals, thereby improving product convenience.
While the invention has been described by way of example and in terms of a preferred embodiment, it is to be understood that the invention is not limited thereto. On the contrary, it is intended to cover various modifications and similar arrangements and procedures, and the scope of the appended claims therefore should be accorded the broadest interpretation so as to encompass all such modifications and similar arrangements and procedures.
Number | Date | Country | Kind |
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94134999 | Oct 2005 | TW | national |