A control method, wireless network module and electronic device

Abstract

The application discloses a control method, a wireless network module and an electronic device. After a target connection with an electronic device is established, attribute information of obtained network signals is determined. The working mode of the wireless network module is controlled based on the attribute information. In different attribute network signals, the working mode of the wireless network module is different. In different working modes, the path of the electronic device to obtain network flow data is different.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] This application relates to a control method, a wireless network module, and an electronic device. Background Technology

[0002] Many electronic devices can connect to the internet wirelessly by transmitting and receiving wireless network signals. In related technologies, electronic devices typically operate under a fixed mode for wireless networking. However, in practical applications, the properties of the wireless network signals received by electronic devices can change depending on the application scenario. A single operating mode cannot adapt to these changes in network signal properties, therefore, current wireless networking capabilities of electronic devices cannot meet the needs of users in different scenarios. Summary of the Invention

[0003] Therefore, this application discloses the following technical solution:

[0004] The first aspect of this application provides a control method applied to a wireless network module, the method comprising:

[0005] After establishing a target connection with an electronic device, determine the attribute information of the obtained network signal;

[0006] The operating mode of the wireless network module is controlled based on the attribute information.

[0007] The wireless network module operates in different modes under different network signal attributes; and the electronic device obtains network traffic data through different paths under different operating modes.

[0008] Optionally, controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information includes at least one of the following:

[0009] Based on the attribute information, the wireless network module is controlled to transmit the obtained network signal to the electronic device and / or radiate it to the target terminal through the target link path, wherein the target terminal is located in the target space environment where the electronic device is located;

[0010] Based on the attribute information, the target terminal is controlled to read and write the target memory of the electronic device through the wireless network module. The read and write parameters are related to the power state of the electronic device.

[0011] The operating mode of the wireless network module and the power status of the electronic device are controlled based on the attribute information.

[0012] Optionally, the attribute information of the obtained network signal includes at least one of the following:

[0013] Obtain the acquisition path of the network signal, and determine the attribute information based on the acquisition path;

[0014] Determine the signal quality of the obtained network signal;

[0015] Determine the type of network signal obtained;

[0016] Obtain the target data carried by the network signal, and determine the attribute information based on the target data.

[0017] Optionally, determining the attribute information based on the acquisition path includes at least one of the following:

[0018] If the wireless network module obtains the network signal through the link between its own WAN connection port and the wired network port of the electronic device, it determines that the network signal has first attribute information;

[0019] If the wireless network module obtains the network signal through a receiving link consisting of its own antenna and low-noise amplifier, it determines that the network signal has second attribute information.

[0020] And / or,

[0021] The attribute information is determined based on the target data, including at least one of the following:

[0022] If the target data is used to indicate access to a target storage address, it is determined that the network signal has third attribute information;

[0023] If the target data is used to switch the power state of the electronic device, it is determined that the network signal has a fourth attribute information;

[0024] If the target data is used to switch the operating mode of the wireless network module, it is determined that the network signal has fifth attribute information.

[0025] Optionally, controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information includes at least one of the following:

[0026] If the network signal has first attribute information or is a wired signal, the wireless network module is controlled to radiate the network signal to the target space environment through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and / or transmit the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own local area network port and the local area network chip of the electronic device.

[0027] If the network signal has second attribute information or is a wireless signal, the wireless network module is controlled to amplify the network signal through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and radiate it to the target space environment and / or transmit the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own local area network port and the local area network chip of the electronic device.

[0028] If the network signal is a wired signal and the bandwidth of the network signal is greater than a first threshold, the wireless network module is controlled to radiate the network signal to the target space environment through its own radio frequency front-end circuit.

[0029] If the network signal is a wireless signal and the signal strength of the network signal is not greater than the second threshold, the wireless network module is controlled to amplify the network signal through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and radiate it to the target space environment.

[0030] If the network signal is a wireless signal and the bandwidth of the network signal is not greater than the third threshold, the wireless network module is controlled to transmit the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own local area network port and the local area network chip of the electronic device.

[0031] Optionally, controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information includes at least one of the following:

[0032] If the network signal has fourth attribute information and is used to switch the electronic device to a first power state, control the electronic device to switch from the current power state to the first power state, and control the wireless network module to directly radiate the obtained network signal to the target space environment or to radiate it to the target space environment after amplification through its own radio frequency front-end circuit;

[0033] If the fourth attribute information of the network signal is used to switch the electronic device to the second power state, control the electronic device to switch from the current power state to the second power state, and control the wireless network module to transmit the network signal obtained by its own radio frequency front-end circuit to the electronic device through the connection link between its own local area network port and the local area network chip of the electronic device;

[0034] If the network signal has a fifth attribute information, the power state of the electronic device is controlled synchronously.

[0035] Optional, also includes:

[0036] The read / write parameters of the target memory of the electronic device are controlled based on the power state of the electronic device.

[0037] Optionally, controlling the read / write parameters of the target memory of the electronic device based on the power state of the electronic device includes at least one of the following:

[0038] If the electronic device is in the first power state, the wireless network module is controlled to directly transmit target data to the network interface of the target terminal through the data transmission path between the target memory and the target memory.

[0039] If the electronic device is in a second power state, the processor controlling the wireless network module and the electronic device reads and writes to the target memory in a time-division manner;

[0040] If the electronic device is in a second power state, the wireless network module is controlled to provide the target terminal with access to the target memory through the communication link between the target application and the target device.

[0041] A second aspect of this application provides a wireless network module, comprising:

[0042] antenna;

[0043] The radio frequency front-end circuit electrically connected to the antenna;

[0044] The controller chip is electrically connected to the radio frequency front-end circuit;

[0045] The wireless network module also includes a plug-in interface. After the wireless network module establishes a target connection with an electronic device through the plug-in interface, the controller chip can perform the following operations:

[0046] Determine the attribute information of the obtained network signal;

[0047] The operating mode of the wireless network module is controlled based on the attribute information.

[0048] The wireless network module operates in different modes under different network signal attributes; and the electronic device obtains network traffic data through different paths under different operating modes.

[0049] A third aspect of this application provides an electronic device, comprising:

[0050] The motherboard has at least one wired interface, a switching circuit, and a network management chip;

[0051] The wireless network module provided in the second aspect of this application;

[0052] The controller chip includes a wide area network (WAN) port and a local area network (LAN) port. The electronic device can radiate a wireless network signal to the target terminal through the wireless network module based on the communication link between the wired interface and the WAN port, and / or convert the wireless network signal received by the wireless network module into a wired network signal and send it to the electronic device through the communication link composed of the LAN port, the switching circuit and the network management chip. Attached Figure Description

[0053] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of this application or the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only embodiments of this application. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on the provided drawings without creative effort.

[0054] Figure 1 This is a flowchart of a control method provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0055] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of a target link and data transmission path provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0056] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of an electronic device provided in an embodiment of this application;

[0057] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of a wireless network module provided in an embodiment of this application. Detailed Implementation

[0058] The technical solutions of the embodiments of this application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this application, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this application, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this application.

[0059] This application provides a control method that can be applied to a wireless network module. Please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 1 The flowchart shown illustrates that the method may include the following steps.

[0060] S101, after establishing a target connection with an electronic device, determine the attribute information of the obtained network signal.

[0061] S102 controls the working mode of the wireless network module based on attribute information.

[0062] Among them, the working mode of the wireless network module is different under different network signal attributes; and the path for electronic devices to obtain network traffic data is different under different working modes.

[0063] The beneficial effect of this embodiment is that the wireless network module can switch between different working modes according to different attributes of the network signal, thereby meeting the user's needs in different scenarios through different working modes.

[0064] In step S101, the target connection can be a connection based on a high-speed serial computer expansion bus (peripheral component interconnect express, PCIE) interface or a connection based on an M.2 interface.

[0065] There can be various attribute information of network signals. The following are examples of attribute information that a wireless network module can obtain:

[0066] The attribute information can be the type of network signal, which can indicate whether the network signal is a wired network signal or a wireless network signal.

[0067] Attribute information can be the source of the network signal. The source can reflect the path through which the wireless network module obtains the network signal. For example, one possible source is that the wireless network module obtains the network signal through the path between the RJ45 interface and the WAN interface. Another possible source is that the wireless network module obtains the network signal through the path from the antenna to the LNA and then to the controller chip of the wireless network module.

[0068] LNA stands for Low Noise Amplifier.

[0069] The attribute information can be the bandwidth or signal strength of the network signal.

[0070] Attribute information can be access resource information, which indicates the resources that the network signal in the electronic device needs to access. For example, access resource information could indicate that the network signal needs to access the electronic device's solid-state drive, or access the electronic device's memory, or access the electronic device's central processing unit (CPU) or graphics processing unit (GPU).

[0071] Attribute information may also include the amount of traffic or bandwidth of the received network signals.

[0072] The attribute information may also include information for controlling the power status of electronic devices, and may include information for controlling the operating mode of wireless network modules.

[0073] The wireless network module can determine the attribute information of the network signal in at least one of the following ways:

[0074] The acquisition path of the network signal is obtained, and attribute information is determined based on the acquisition path. In this method, the wireless network module can detect which module of the electronic device it received the network signal from, and then initiate a request to the first module that directly provides the network signal to determine the second module that directly provides the network signal to the first module. It then requests the third module that directly provides the network signal to the second module, and so on, until the entire acquisition path of the network signal is obtained. In this way, the wireless network module can obtain the source information of the network signal.

[0075] The signal quality of the acquired network signal is determined. In this method, the wireless network module can process the acquired network signal using any signal quality detection algorithm from related technologies to determine the signal quality of the network signal. Through this method, the wireless network module can determine the bandwidth or signal strength of the acquired network signal.

[0076] Determine the type of network signal received. Wireless network signals and wired network signals have different transmission protocols. The wireless network module can determine the type of network signal by identifying the transmission protocol of the network signal.

[0077] The target data carried by the network signal is obtained, and attribute information is determined based on the target data. The target data carried by the network signal may include access address data, control data for switching modes of electronic devices, control data for switching modes of wireless network modules, etc. If access address data is obtained, access resource information can be determined based on the access address data.

[0078] When a wireless network module determines attribute information based on the acquisition path, the attribute information can be determined in at least one of the following ways:

[0079] If the wireless network module obtains a network signal through the link between its own WAN connection port and the wired network port of the electronic device, it determines that the network signal has first attribute information;

[0080] If the wireless network module obtains the network signal through the receiving link composed of its own antenna and low-noise amplifier, it determines that the network signal has second attribute information;

[0081] The WAN connection port can be the WAN port of the wireless network module.

[0082] A wired network port can be an RJ45 network port on an electronic device.

[0083] The first attribute information indicates that the network signal belongs to a wired network signal, and the second attribute information indicates that the network signal belongs to a wireless network signal.

[0084] When a wireless network module determines attribute information based on target data, it can do so in at least one of the following ways:

[0085] If the target data is used to indicate access to the target storage address, it is determined that the network signal has third attribute information; the third attribute information, namely the aforementioned access resource information, allows the wireless network module to determine the resource that the network signal wants to access.

[0086] If the target data is used to switch the power state of an electronic device, it is determined that the network signal has a fourth attribute information; the fourth attribute information is the information used to control the power state of the electronic device. If the fourth attribute information is determined, the electronic device can switch from the current power state to the power state specified by the fourth attribute information.

[0087] If the target data is used to switch the operating mode of the wireless network module, it is determined that the network signal has fifth attribute information. The fifth attribute information is used to control the operating mode of the wireless network module. With this information, the wireless network module can switch from the current operating mode to the operating mode specified by the fifth attribute information.

[0088] For step S102, the wireless network module may have multiple operating modes, including but not limited to Wi-Fi hotspot mode, amplifier mode, LAN mode, data access mode, etc.

[0089] In different operating modes, wireless network modules can have different operating parameters. For example, they can have different network signal transmission paths, can send network signals to different devices, and can enhance network signals or not.

[0090] In step S102, the wireless network module can control its own operating mode based on at least one of the following methods:

[0091] Based on attribute information, the wireless network module transmits the obtained network signal to the electronic device and / or radiates it to the target terminal through the target link path. The target terminal is located in the target space environment where the electronic device is located.

[0092] Based on attribute information, the target terminal controls the read and write parameters of the target memory of the electronic device through the wireless network module. The read and write parameters are related to the power state of the electronic device.

[0093] The operating mode of the wireless network module and the power status of electronic devices are controlled based on attribute information.

[0094] Please see Figure 2 This is an example diagram of some optional target links.

[0095] The wireless network module can provide network signals to the CPU of the electronic device based on the target link 1. At this time, the wireless network module connects the switch circuit 1 and switch circuit 2 on the motherboard of the electronic device, so that the network signal is given to the switch circuit 1 through the RJ45 interface, then to the switch circuit 2, and then to the wired network module of the electronic device. After being processed by the wired network module, it is given to the CPU.

[0096] The wireless network module can provide network signals to the CPU of the electronic device based on the target link 2. At this time, the network signal is transmitted from the RJ45 interface to the wireless network interface WAN of the wireless network module through the switching circuit 1. The wireless network module then provides the network signal to the wired network module through the wired network interface LAN and the switching circuit 2, and then to the CPU.

[0097] The wireless network module can provide network signals to the target terminal based on target link 3. At this time, the wireless network module operates in Wi-Fi hotspot mode. In target link 3, the network signal passes sequentially through the RJ45 interface, switch circuit 1, wireless network interface of the wireless network module, wired network interface of the wireless network module, power amplifier of the wireless network module, antenna of the wireless network module, and finally reaches the target terminal.

[0098] The wireless network module can provide network signals to the target terminal based on target link 4. At this time, the wireless network module receives the network signal from the antenna, processes it with a low-noise amplifier, and the processed signal first reaches the wireless network interface of the wireless network module. The wireless network module then processes it into a wired network signal, which is then transmitted through the wired network interface and switching circuit 2 to the wired network module of the electronic device, and finally to the CPU of the electronic device. In this state, the wireless network module operates in LAN mode, which is the wired network mode.

[0099] The wireless network module can provide network signals to the target terminal based on target link 5. In this mode, the wireless network module operates in amplifier mode. In this case, the wireless network module receives the network signal from the antenna, processes it using a low-noise amplifier, and then transmits the processed signal sequentially through the wireless network interface and the wired network interface to the power amplifier of the wireless network module. After being amplified by the power amplifier, the signal is transmitted from the antenna to the target terminal.

[0100] Optionally, in target link 5, the low-noise amplifier can also directly supply the network signal to the power amplifier, which amplifies it and then radiates it directly outward from the antenna.

[0101] When controlling read and write parameters, electronic devices can first determine their current power status based on attribute information, and then control the read and write parameters according to the power status. For example, when the power status is a high power consumption state, read and write parameters with higher power consumption can be set, such as setting a higher read and write rate. When the power status is a low power consumption state, read and write parameters with lower power consumption can be set, such as setting a lower read and write rate.

[0102] In addition, read / write parameters can also include read / write timing and read / write method.

[0103] Controlling the timing of read and write operations can be achieved by controlling the target terminal to immediately read and write to the target memory of the electronic device after obtaining a network signal, or by controlling the target terminal to perform read and write operations only when the electronic device meets specific conditions, such as when the battery power of the electronic device is greater than a certain threshold, or when the electronic device is connected to an external power source.

[0104] Controlling read / write mode refers to controlling the target memory to read and write in a time-division read / write manner when multiple target terminals need to access the target memory, so that different target terminals read and write in different time periods, or controlling the target memory to read and write in a channel-division manner, that is, each target terminal occupies one read / write channel of the target memory for reading and writing.

[0105] The target storage device can be a solid-state drive (SSD) in an electronic device, or it can be other types of storage.

[0106] The wireless network module can control read and write parameters in at least one of the following ways:

[0107] The first method of controlling read and write parameters is to control the wireless network module to directly transmit target data to the network interface of the target terminal through the data transmission path between the target memory and the target memory if the electronic device is in the first power state.

[0108] The second way to control read and write parameters is to control the wireless network module and the processor of the electronic device to read and write the target memory in a time-division manner if the electronic device is in a second power state.

[0109] The third way to control read and write parameters is to control the wireless network module to provide access to the target memory to the target terminal through the communication link between the target application and the target application if the electronic device is in the second power state.

[0110] In the first method of controlling read / write parameters, the first power state can be the power-off state of the electronic device, that is, the state where the power to the electronic device is disconnected. In this state, such as Figure 2As shown, the wireless network module can be directly connected through data transmission path 1. Thus, the wireless network module can directly read and write the target memory under the control of the network signal through data transmission path 1, and transmit the read and written data directly to the network interface of the target terminal through the antenna.

[0111] In the second method of controlling read and write parameters, the second power state can be the power-on state of the electronic device, that is, the state in which the electronic device is connected to power and the CPU of the electronic device starts running. In this state, the CPU and the wireless network module can read and write the target memory in a time-division manner, that is, the two read and write the target memory at different time periods. For example, the CPU can read and write the target memory first, and then the wireless network module reads after the CPU finishes reading and writing. Alternatively, it can be done in a first-come, first-served manner. If the CPU generates a read and write request first, then the CPU reads and writes first. If the wireless network module receives a network signal that needs to be read and written, then the wireless network module reads and writes first.

[0112] In the third method of controlling read / write parameters, the target application can be a network storage application installed on the electronic device. In this case, the wireless network module can read and write to the target memory by providing a read / write request to the CPU based on the network signal. The CPU responds to the read / write request through the target application, performs data read / write based on the request, and then feeds back the read / write result to the wireless network module. The result of the read request can include the data read by the CPU.

[0113] When controlling the operating mode and power status, the wireless network module can control one of them independently. That is, it can control only the operating mode of the wireless network module, or only the power status of the electronic device. Alternatively, it can control the operating mode of the wireless network module first, and then control the switching of the power status of the electronic device by switching the operating mode.

[0114] For example, when the wireless network module is in data access mode, the electronic device can be turned off, thus controlling the electronic device to be in a powered-off state. When the wireless network module is in Wi-Fi hotspot mode, the electronic device can be controlled to be powered on.

[0115] Optionally, a connection can be set between the wireless network module and the target memory. Figure 2 The switch circuit 3 shown is used to control the data transmission path between the wireless network module and the target memory to be turned on or off.

[0116] The wireless network module can also control its operating mode based on at least one of the following methods:

[0117] Control method one: If the network signal has first attribute information or is a wired signal, the wireless network module will radiate the network signal to the target space environment through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and / or transmit the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own local area network port and the local area network chip of the electronic device.

[0118] Control method two: If the network signal has secondary attribute information or is a wireless signal, the control wireless network module amplifies the network signal through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and radiates it to the target space environment and / or transmits the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own local area network port and the local area network chip of the electronic device.

[0119] Control method three: If the network signal is a wired signal and the bandwidth of the network signal is greater than the first threshold, control the wireless network module to radiate the network signal to the target space environment through its own radio frequency front-end circuit.

[0120] Control method four: If the network signal is a wireless signal and the signal strength of the network signal is not greater than the second threshold, the wireless network module is controlled to amplify the network signal through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and radiate it to the target space environment.

[0121] Control method five: If the network signal is a wireless signal and the bandwidth of the network signal is not greater than the third threshold, the wireless network module will transmit the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own LAN port and the LAN chip of the electronic device.

[0122] In control mode one, when the network signal is a wired signal, the wireless network module is equivalent to working in Wi-Fi hotspot mode.

[0123] The radio frequency front-end circuit may include at least one of the following circuit structures: power amplifier, antenna, and low-noise amplifier of the wireless network module.

[0124] The target spatial environment refers to the spatial environment in which the electronic device to which the wireless network module belongs is located. After the network signal is radiated into the target spatial environment, other target terminals in the environment can access the Internet by receiving the network signal. Thus, the wireless network module can use the wired network signal obtained by the electronic device to support wireless networking of other target terminals that are different from its own electronic device.

[0125] The aforementioned local area network chip can be Figure 2 The wired network module shown.

[0126] In control method one, the link through which the wireless network module provides network signals to the electronic device can be... Figure 2 Target link 1. The link through which the wireless network module radiates network signals into the target space environment can be... Figure 2 The target link 3 is shown.

[0127] In control mode two, the wireless network module operates in amplifier mode. In this mode, the amplified network signal can be received by the target terminal in the target space environment. At this point, the wireless network module is equivalent to... Figure 2 The target link 5 shown provides network signals to the target terminal.

[0128] In this control method, the link through which the wireless network module provides network signals to the electronic device can be... Figure 2 The target link is shown as 4.

[0129] In control mode three, if the network signal bandwidth is greater than the first threshold, the wireless network module will radiate the network signal to the target space environment, enabling target terminals within the environment to connect to the network based on this signal. If the network signal bandwidth is less than the first threshold, the wireless network module may not radiate the network signal to the target space environment, ensuring that the network signal only supports network access for electronic devices belonging to the wireless network module. This avoids the problem of slow network speeds for electronic devices belonging to the wireless network module due to too many connected devices in low-bandwidth conditions.

[0130] The first threshold can be configured by the user of the electronic device, or it can be set by the wireless network module based on the bandwidth requirements of the electronic device in the past.

[0131] In control mode four, the wireless network module amplifies the network signal and radiates it to the target space environment when the signal strength of the network signal is not greater than the second threshold. If the signal strength is greater than the second threshold, it does not amplify the signal and does not radiate the wireless network signal to the environment.

[0132] The second threshold here can be configured by the user of the electronic device, or it can be determined by the wireless network module based on the wireless signal strength required for each electronic device to connect to the network.

[0133] Controlling according to control mode four can amplify the signal to support network connectivity for other target terminals when the signal strength is low, while not amplifying when the signal strength is high, thereby reducing the power consumption of electronic devices.

[0134] In control method five, the third threshold can be determined based on the bandwidth requirements of electronic devices when wirelessly connected to the network.

[0135] The wireless network module can also control its operating mode based on at least one of the following methods:

[0136] Control method six: If the network signal has fourth attribute information and is used to switch the electronic device to the first power state, control the electronic device to switch from the current power state to the first power state, and control the wireless network module to directly radiate the obtained network signal to the target space environment or to radiate it to the target space environment after amplification through its own radio frequency front-end circuit.

[0137] Control method seven: If the network signal fourth attribute information is used to switch the electronic device to the second power state, control the electronic device to switch from the current power state to the second power state, and control the wireless network module to transmit the network signal obtained by its own radio frequency front-end circuit to the electronic device through the connection link between its own local area network port and the local area network chip of the electronic device.

[0138] Control method eight: If the network signal has the fifth attribute information, synchronously control the power state of the electronic device.

[0139] In control mode six, the wireless network module can switch the electronic device from a second power state to a first power state based on the network signal, such as switching from a powered-on state to a powered-off state. Afterward, the wireless network module can operate independently in Wi-Fi hotspot mode or amplifier mode.

[0140] When operating in Wi-Fi hotspot mode, the wireless network module can connect to the RJ45 interface of electronic devices, directly obtaining wired network signals from the RJ45 interface, and then radiating the network signals to the target space environment. This process can be found in [reference needed]. Figure 2 The target link 3 is shown.

[0141] If operating in amplifier mode, the wireless network module can... Figure 2 The target link 5 shown amplifies the received wireless network signal and radiates it into the target space environment.

[0142] In control mode seven, the wireless network module can switch the electronic device from a first power state to a second power state based on the network signal, for example, from a power-off state to a power-on state, and then... Figure 2 The target link 4 shown provides network signals to the processor of the electronic device so that the electronic device can use the network signals to support networking.

[0143] In control mode eight, the wireless network module can control its own working mode based on the fifth attribute information, and then control the power status of electronic devices based on the working mode.

[0144] As an example, the wireless network module can switch from Wi-Fi hotspot mode to amplifier mode based on the fifth attribute information. After switching to amplifier mode, it can control electronic devices to switch from power-on state to power-off state, or from power-on state to sleep state, in order to reduce the power consumption of electronic devices.

[0145] As another example, the wireless network module can switch from amplifier mode to other modes based on the fifth attribute information, such as switching to Wi-Fi hotspot mode or wired network mode. After switching, it can control electronic devices to switch from power-off state to power-on state, or from sleep state to power-on state, so as to use network signals to support electronic devices to connect to the Internet.

[0146] This application also provides an electronic device; please refer to [link to relevant documentation]. Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the electronic device, which may include:

[0147] The motherboard 301 has at least one wired interface 302, a switching circuit 303 and a network management chip 304, and a processor 305;

[0148] The network management chip 304 can be the aforementioned wired network module.

[0149] Wireless network module 306, the wireless network module 306 may have the following features: Figure 4 The structure shown.

[0150] The controller chip includes a wide area network (WAN) port and a local area network (LAN) port. The electronic device can radiate wireless network signals to the target terminal through the wireless network module based on the communication link between the wired interface and the WAN port, and / or convert the wireless network signals received by the wireless network module into wired network signals and send them to the electronic device through the communication link composed of the LAN port, the switching circuit and the network management chip.

[0151] The switching circuit may include at least one of the aforementioned switching circuit 1, switching circuit 2 and switching circuit 3.

[0152] The wireless network module is used to control its own operating mode according to the method provided in the foregoing embodiments, so as to utilize network signals with different attributes to support electronic devices and / or target terminals to connect to the network.

[0153] This application also provides a wireless network module; please refer to [link / reference]. Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of the wireless network module, which may include:

[0154] Antenna 401, radio frequency front-end circuit 402 electrically connected to the antenna, and controller chip 403 electrically connected to the radio frequency front-end circuit;

[0155] The radio frequency front-end circuit may include the aforementioned power amplifier and low-noise amplifier.

[0156] The wireless network module also includes a connector 404. After the wireless network module establishes a target connection with an electronic device through this connector, the controller chip can perform the following operations:

[0157] Determine the attribute information of the obtained network signal;

[0158] Controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on attribute information;

[0159] Among them, the working mode of the wireless network module is different under different network signal attributes; and the path for electronic devices to obtain network traffic data is different under different working modes.

[0160] The controller chip 403 may have a wired network interface 405 and a wireless network interface 406.

[0161] The specific working principles and beneficial effects of the aforementioned electronic devices and wireless network modules can be found in the relevant steps and beneficial effects of the control method provided in the foregoing embodiments, and will not be repeated here.

[0162] It should be noted that the various embodiments in this specification are described in a progressive manner, with each embodiment focusing on the differences from other embodiments. The same or similar parts between the various embodiments can be referred to each other.

[0163] For ease of description, the above systems or devices are described separately as various modules or units based on their functions. Of course, in implementing this application, the functions of each unit can be implemented in one or more software and / or hardware components.

[0164] As can be seen from the above description of the embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that this application can be implemented by means of software plus necessary general-purpose hardware platforms. Based on this understanding, the technical solution of this application, in essence, or the part that contributes to the prior art, can be embodied in the form of a software product. This computer software product can be stored in a storage medium, such as ROM / RAM, magnetic disk, optical disk, etc., and includes several instructions to cause a computer device (which may be a personal computer, server, or network device, etc.) to execute the methods described in various embodiments or some parts of the embodiments of this application.

[0165] Finally, it should be noted that in this document, relational terms such as first, second, third, and fourth are used only to distinguish one entity or operation from another, and do not necessarily require or imply any such actual relationship or order between these entities or operations. Furthermore, the terms "comprising," "including," or any other variations thereof are intended to cover non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements includes not only those elements but also other elements not expressly listed, or elements inherent to such a process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitations, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one..." does not exclude the presence of other identical elements in the process, method, article, or apparatus that includes said element.

[0166] The above description is only a preferred embodiment of this application. It should be noted that for those skilled in the art, several improvements and modifications can be made without departing from the principle of this application, and these improvements and modifications should also be considered within the scope of protection of this application.

Claims

1. A control method applied to a wireless network module, the method comprising: After establishing a target connection with an electronic device, determine the attribute information of the obtained network signal; Controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information includes: controlling the wireless network module to operate in at least one of Wi-Fi hotspot mode, amplifier mode, and LAN mode based on the attribute information; The wireless network module operates in different modes under different network signal attributes. In different operating modes, the wireless network module transmits the obtained network signal to the electronic device and / or radiates it to the target terminal through different target link paths, so that the electronic device can obtain network traffic data through different paths. The target link path includes at least the link path between the motherboard of the electronic device and the network interface of the wireless network module and / or the link path between the radio frequency front-end circuit of the wireless network module and the network interface. The motherboard includes at least one wired interface, a switching circuit and a network management chip.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information further includes at least one of the following: Based on the attribute information, the target terminal is controlled to read and write the target memory of the electronic device through the wireless network module. The read and write parameters are related to the power state of the electronic device. The operating mode of the wireless network module and the power status of the electronic device are controlled based on the attribute information.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, Determine the attribute information of the obtained network signal, including at least one of the following: Obtain the acquisition path of the network signal, and determine the attribute information based on the acquisition path; Determine the signal quality of the obtained network signal; Determine the type of network signal obtained; Obtain the target data carried by the network signal, and determine the attribute information based on the target data.

4. The method according to claim 3, wherein, Determining the attribute information based on the acquisition path includes at least one of the following: If the wireless network module obtains the network signal through the link between its own WAN connection port and the wired network port of the electronic device, it determines that the network signal has first attribute information; If the wireless network module obtains the network signal through a receiving link consisting of its own antenna and low-noise amplifier, it determines that the network signal has second attribute information. And / or, The attribute information is determined based on the target data, including at least one of the following: If the target data is used to indicate access to a target storage address, it is determined that the network signal has third attribute information; If the target data is used to switch the power state of the electronic device, it is determined that the network signal has a fourth attribute information; If the target data is used to switch the operating mode of the wireless network module, it is determined that the network signal has fifth attribute information.

5. The method according to claim 4, wherein controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information includes at least one of the following: If the network signal has first attribute information or is a wired signal, the wireless network module is controlled to radiate the network signal to the target space environment through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and / or transmit the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own wired network interface and the network management chip; If the network signal has second attribute information or is a wireless signal, the wireless network module is controlled to amplify the network signal through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and radiate it to the target space environment and / or transmit the network signal to the electronic device through its own wired network interface and the connection link between the network management chip; If the network signal is a wired signal and the bandwidth of the network signal is greater than a first threshold, the wireless network module is controlled to radiate the network signal to the target space environment through its own radio frequency front-end circuit. If the network signal is a wireless signal and the signal strength of the network signal is not greater than the second threshold, the wireless network module is controlled to amplify the network signal through its own radio frequency front-end circuit and radiate it to the target space environment. If the network signal is a wireless signal and the bandwidth of the network signal is not greater than the third threshold, the wireless network module is controlled to transmit the network signal to the electronic device through the connection link between its own wired network interface and the network management chip.

6. The method according to claim 4, wherein controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information includes at least one of the following: If the network signal has fourth attribute information and is used to switch the electronic device to a first power state, control the electronic device to switch from the current power state to the first power state, and control the wireless network module to directly radiate the obtained network signal to the target space environment or to radiate it to the target space environment after amplification through its own radio frequency front-end circuit; If the fourth attribute information of the network signal is used to switch the electronic device to the second power state, control the electronic device to switch from the current power state to the second power state, and control the wireless network module to transmit the network signal obtained by its own radio frequency front-end circuit to the electronic device through the connection link between its own wired network interface and the network management chip; If the network signal has a fifth attribute information, the power state of the electronic device is controlled synchronously.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: The read / write parameters of the target memory of the electronic device are controlled based on the power state of the electronic device.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein controlling the read / write parameters of the target memory of the electronic device based on the power state of the electronic device includes at least one of the following: If the electronic device is in the first power state, the wireless network module is controlled to directly transmit target data to the network interface of the target terminal through the data transmission path between the target memory and the target memory. If the electronic device is in a second power state, the processor controlling the wireless network module and the electronic device reads and writes to the target memory in a time-division manner; If the electronic device is in a second power state, the wireless network module is controlled to provide the target terminal with access to the target memory through the communication link between the target application and the target device.

9. A wireless network module, comprising: antenna; The radio frequency front-end circuit electrically connected to the antenna; The controller chip is electrically connected to the radio frequency front-end circuit; The wireless network module also includes a plug-in interface. After the wireless network module establishes a target connection with an electronic device through the plug-in interface, the controller chip can perform the following operations: Determine the attribute information of the obtained network signal; Controlling the operating mode of the wireless network module based on the attribute information includes: controlling the wireless network module to operate in at least one of Wi-Fi hotspot mode, amplifier mode, and LAN mode based on the attribute information; The wireless network module operates in different modes under different network signal attributes. In different operating modes, the wireless network module transmits the obtained network signal to the electronic device and / or radiates it to the target terminal through different target link paths, so that the electronic device can obtain network traffic data through different paths. The target link path includes at least the link path between the motherboard of the electronic device and the network interface of the wireless network module and / or the link path between the radio frequency front-end circuit of the wireless network module and the network interface. The motherboard includes at least one wired interface, a switching circuit and a network management chip.

10. An electronic device, comprising: The motherboard has at least one wired interface, a switching circuit, and a network management chip; The wireless network module as described in claim 9; The controller chip includes a wireless network interface and a wired network interface. The electronic device can radiate wireless network signals to the target terminal through the wireless network module based on the communication link between the wired interface and the wireless network interface, and / or convert the wireless network signals received by the wireless network module into wired network signals and send them to the electronic device through the communication link composed of the wired network interface, the switching circuit and the network management chip.

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