CN102780729B - Method for providing remote access and communication device thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

A method for providing remote access and a communication device thereof. The communication device receives a remote access request transmitted by a remote electronic device, and according to the remote access request, uses files in a storage unit to establish a file index corresponding to these files, and transmits the file index to the remote electronic device. Then, the communication device receives a file selection request transmitted by the remote electronic device, and according to the file selection request, the communication device obtains the corresponding file from the storage unit and transmits the corresponding file to the remote electronic device.

Description

Method for providing remote access and communication device thereof

technical field

The present invention relates to a remote access method and its communication device, in particular to a remote access method and its communication device for a local storage device provided by a remote electronic device.

Background technique

In the existing technology, if the user is in other places, if he wants to control the local computer (such as a home computer or a company computer), for example, if the user wants to access the file data of the storage device of the local computer, he can use the existing A communication device with a communication function, such as a smart phone or a tablet computer, is connected to a local computer through a network connection to obtain file data. Such a remote connection mechanism can achieve the functions of remote login and remote access to data, but this remote connection mechanism, in order to allow users to remotely log in from other places at any time, the local computer must be kept on for a long time. It will continue to consume electricity. Under the current world trend of emphasizing environmental protection and energy saving and carbon reduction, this remote connection mechanism does have room for improvement.

In addition, with the existing remote connection mechanism, the local computer needs to be turned on for a long time. If the local computer is located in a public space, someone may use the local computer to store data on the device at any time while the local computer is turned on. , Therefore, under the consideration of privacy, it is also a hidden worry.

Contents of the invention

In view of this, the present invention provides a method for providing remote access and its communication device, which can provide direct access to the local storage unit by the remote electronic device without requiring the computer system at the local end to be turned on, thereby reducing power consumption. able.

The present invention proposes a method for providing remote access, which is suitable for a communication device coupled to a storage unit. The method for providing remote access includes receiving a remote access request sent by a remote electronic device, wherein the remote The terminal electronic device is connected to the communication device via the network interface. According to the remote access request, the communication device utilizes the files in the storage unit to establish a file index corresponding to these files and transmits the file index to the remote electronic device, and then receives the file selection request sent by the remote electronic device, and the communication device according to A file selection request, obtaining corresponding files corresponding to the file selection request from the storage unit and sending the corresponding files to the remote electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for providing remote access further includes receiving an added file sent by the remote electronic device, and storing the added file in a storage unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the method for providing remote access further includes the communication device receiving a download instruction sent by the remote electronic device, and downloading the shared file from the network sharing space to the storage unit for storage according to the download instruction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the remote electronic device sends the remote access request to the communication device, it needs to pass an authentication mechanism, and the authentication mechanism includes account confirmation and password confirmation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the file index includes a file name and a file path.

The invention provides a communication device, which includes a transceiver unit and a processing unit. The transceiver unit receives a remote access request sent by a remote electronic device, wherein the remote electronic device is connected to the communication device via a network interface. The processing unit is coupled to the transceiver unit, and the processing unit utilizes the files in the storage unit to establish a file index corresponding to the files according to the remote access request, wherein the storage unit is coupled to the communication device. The transceiver unit transmits the file index to the remote electronic device, and then the transceiver unit receives the file selection request sent by the remote electronic device, and the processing unit obtains the corresponding file corresponding to the file selection request from the storage unit according to the file selection request, and transmits it by the transceiver unit The corresponding file is sent to the remote electronic device.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication device further includes a transceiver unit that receives the added file sent by the remote electronic device, and the processing unit stores the added file in the storage unit.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the communication device further includes a transceiver unit for receiving a download instruction sent by the remote electronic device, and the processing unit downloads the shared file from the network sharing space to the storage unit for storage according to the download instruction.

In an embodiment of the present invention, when the remote electronic device transmits the remote access request to the communication device, it needs to pass an authentication mechanism, and the authentication mechanism includes account confirmation and password confirmation.

In an embodiment of the present invention, the file index includes a file name and a file path.

Based on the above, the present invention provides a method for providing remote access and its communication device. This communication device provides a remote electronic device that can access the file data of the storage unit of the local computer at any time without requiring the computer system at the local end. The time stays on, so energy saving can be achieved.

In order to make the above-mentioned features and advantages of the present invention more comprehensible, the following specific embodiments are described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Description of drawings

1A and 1B are functional block diagrams of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for providing remote access according to an embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for providing remote access according to another embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for providing remote access according to another embodiment of the present invention.

Reference signs:

120: communication device

122: transceiver unit

124: processing unit

130: storage unit

140: remote electronic device

S210～S260, S310～S320, S410～S420: process steps

Detailed ways

1A and 1B are functional block diagrams of a communication device according to an embodiment of the present invention. The storage unit 130 is coupled to the communication device 120, and the storage unit 130 may be a device with storage space such as a hard disk, a CD, a floppy disk, a Universal Serial Bus (Universal Serial Bus, USB) flash drive or a memory card, and is not limited to the above. The communication device 120 includes a transceiver unit 122 and a processing unit 124 . Wherein, the transceiver unit 122 has the function of a general network interface card, and can transmit and receive network packets. The processing unit 124 is coupled to the transceiver unit 122. The processing unit 124 can be a system chip with the function of reading the storage unit 130. The processing unit 124 can connect the communication device 120 to the storage unit without opening the computer operating system. Unit 130 communicates information. Based on the above, the communication device 120 is a hardware or firmware device having functions of both the transceiver unit 122 and the processing unit 124 .

In addition, the remote electronic device 140 is, for example, a mobile electronic device such as a mobile phone, a smart phone, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) or a tablet computer, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In other embodiments, the remote electronic device 140 may also be any electronic device with a central processing unit function, such as a desktop computer, a notebook computer, and a mainframe. Both the communication device 120 and the remote electronic device 140 have a network interface, which can be a wired network interface and/or a wireless network interface. The communication device 120 can have an Internet address. When the remote electronic device 140 wants to obtain the storage unit 130 For file data, the Internet address representing the communication device 120 can be connected, and the communication device 120 and the remote electronic device 140 communicate with each other through the network interface.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart of a method for providing remote access according to an embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B and FIG. 2 at the same time. The transceiver unit 122 of the communication device 120 receives the remote access request sent by the remote electronic device 140 (step S210). When getting the request to the communication device 120, it needs to go through the authentication mechanism provided by the communication device 120. This authentication mechanism includes account confirmation and/or password confirmation, or other verification methods that can guarantee network security, to confirm that the remote electronic device 140 Whether there is permission to access the file data of the storage unit 130. Next, the processing unit 124 utilizes the files in the storage unit 130 to establish a file index corresponding to the file in the storage unit 130 according to the remote access request (step S220), wherein the file index includes a file name and a file path, and the transceiver unit 122 Send the file index to the remote electronic device 140 (step S230 ), and the file index is sent back to the remote electronic device 140 in the form of a graph or a web page.

Next, the transceiver unit 122 receives the file selection request sent by the remote electronic device 140 (step S240), and the processing unit 124 obtains the corresponding file corresponding to the file selection request from the storage unit 130 according to the file selection request (step S250), and Use the transceiver unit 122 to transmit the corresponding file to the remote electronic device 140 (step S260).

FIG. 3 is a flowchart of a method for providing remote access according to another embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B and FIG. 3 at the same time. The transceiver unit 122 receives the added file sent by the remote electronic device 140 (step S310), and the processing unit 124 stores the added file in the storage unit 130 (step S320). In other words, the communication device 120 not only provides remote access to the storage unit 130 by the remote electronic device 140 , but also allows the remote electronic device 140 to write new files into the storage unit 130 through the communication device 120 .

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of a method for providing remote access according to another embodiment of the present invention. Please refer to FIG. 1A , FIG. 1B and FIG. 4 at the same time. The transceiver unit 122 receives the download instruction sent by the remote electronic device 140 (step S410), and the processing unit 124 downloads the shared file from the network shared space to the storage unit 130 according to the download instruction (step S420), wherein the network shared space can be a general A network hard disk or a network server generally available for file sharing is not limited to the above.

Since the communication device provided by the present invention can be used without starting the computer system, the communication device can not only be embedded or externally connected to a desktop computer or notebook computer with a storage unit, but can also be directly coupled without being connected to the computer. To any storage unit, it only needs to provide a small amount of power resources of the communication device, and the remote electronic device can communicate with the storage unit through the communication device, which is widely used.

To sum up, the present invention provides a method for providing remote access and its communication device. The communication device provides that the remote electronic device can directly access the file data of the storage unit of the local computer without the need for a local computer. Keep the system powered on for a long time. That is to say, the user only needs to provide a small amount of power source for the communication device to maintain the communication between the communication device and the remote electronic device and between the communication device and the storage unit. Even if the user is away from home, he can still use the mobile device (That is, the remote electronic device), connected to the communication device through the Internet, can access the file data in the storage unit of the local computer. In such a communication process, the local computer does not need to be turned on. The remote access method and its communication device can achieve energy-saving effect because it reduces the large power consumption of the local computer to keep the operating system open for a long time.

On the issue of privacy protection, due to this remote access method, the local computer does not need to be turned on, thereby preventing others from using the local computer to store data on the device at any time when the local computer is kept powered on. In addition, because the remote access method also has an authentication mechanism, the user can confirm the access authority by confirming the account password. Prevent other people from remotely accessing the file data on the local storage unit.

Although the present invention has been disclosed above with the embodiments, it is not intended to limit the present invention, and any person skilled in the art may make some changes and modifications without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Claims (8)

1. A method for providing remote access, suitable for a communication device that is directly coupled to a storage unit and does not have a computer operating system, comprising: receiving a remote access request sent by a remote electronic device, wherein the remote electronic device is connected to the communication device through a network interface; according to the remote access request, using at least one file in the storage unit to establish a file index corresponding to the files; transmit the document index to the remote electronic device; receiving a file selection request sent by the remote electronic device; Acquiring a corresponding file corresponding to the file selection request from the storage unit according to the file selection request; transmitting the corresponding file to the remote electronic device; receiving a download command sent by the remote electronic device; and According to the download instruction, a shared file is downloaded from a network shared space to the storage unit for storage. 2. The method for providing remote access according to claim 1, further comprising: receiving a new file sent by the remote electronic device; and storing the added file in the storage unit. 3. The remote access method according to claim 1, wherein when the remote electronic device transmits the remote access request to the communication device, it needs to pass an authentication mechanism, and the authentication mechanism includes an account confirmation and a Password Confirmation. 4. The remote access method according to claim 1, wherein the file index includes a file name and a file path. 5. A communication device, wherein the communication device does not have a computer operating system, comprising: a transceiver unit for receiving a remote access request sent by a remote electronic device, wherein the remote electronic device is connected to the communication device via a network interface; a processing unit coupled to the transceiver unit, according to the remote access request, using at least one file in a storage unit to establish a file index corresponding to the files, wherein the storage unit is directly coupled to the communication device; and The transceiver unit transmits the file index to the remote electronic device, and then the transceiver unit receives a file selection request sent by the remote electronic device, and the processing unit obtains the file corresponding to the file from the storage unit according to the file selection request. select a corresponding file required, and use the transceiver unit to transmit the corresponding file to the remote electronic device, Wherein the transceiver unit receives a download command sent by the remote electronic device, and the processing unit downloads a shared file from a network sharing space to the storage unit for storage according to the download command. 6. The communication device according to claim 5, further comprising: The transceiver unit receives a new file sent by the remote electronic device; and The processing unit stores the added file in the storage unit. 7. The communication device according to claim 5, wherein when the remote electronic device sends the remote access request to the communication device, it needs to pass an authentication mechanism, and the authentication mechanism includes an account confirmation and a password confirmation. 8. The communication device according to claim 5, wherein the file index comprises a file name and a file path.