Standby agent apparatus for keeping account of client system on-line in application server when client system is operating in standby mode and related connection handling method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9674299-B2
Application number	US-201213481873-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2012
Priority date	May 28, 2012
Publication date	Jun 6, 2017
Grant date	Jun 6, 2017

Abstract

A standby agent apparatus includes an interface and a standby agent controller. The interface is arranged for receiving at least first account information of a first system. The standby agent controller is coupled to the interface. When the first system is operating in a standby mode, the standby agent controller is arranged for keeping an account of the first system on-line in a first application server according to the received first account information of the first system. A connection handling method includes the following steps: receiving first account information of a first system; and when the first system is operating in a standby mode, keeping an account of the first system on-line in a first application server according to the received first account information of the first system.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A standby agent apparatus, comprising:
an interface circuit that is configured to receive at least first account information associated with an account of a first electronic device from the first electronic device; and
a standby agent control circuit that is coupled to the interface and configured to access the received first account information, wherein when the first electronic device is operating in a standby mode where the first electronic device is communicatively disconnected from a first application server after the first electronic device logs in the first application server with the account of the first electronic device, the standby agent control circuit is further configured to keep the account of the first electronic device on-line in the first application server according to the received first account information.

2. The standby agent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the standby agent control circuit does not keep the account of the first electronic device on-line in the first application server when the first electronic device is operating in a normal mode where the first electronic device is communicatively connected to the first application server.

3. The standby agent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein when the standby agent control circuit receives a request under a condition where the first electronic device is operating in the standby mode, the standby agent control circuit is further configured to:
wake up the first electronic device to enter a normal mode where the first electronic device is communicatively connected to the first application server; and
forward the request to the first electronic device.

4. The standby agent apparatus of claim 3 , wherein
the interface is further configured to receive identification information of the first electronic device; and
the standby agent control circuit is configured to wake up the first electronic device according to the identification information of the first electronic device.

5. The standby agent apparatus of claim 4 , wherein the identification information of the first electronic device includes a media access control (MAC) address of the first electronic device.

6. The standby agent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the interface is further configured to receive second account information associated with an account of a second electronic device; and
when the second electronic device is operating in a standby mode where the second electronic device is communicatively disconnected from the first application server after the second electronic device logs in the first application server with the account of the second electronic device, the standby agent control circuit is further configured to keep the account of the second electronic device on-line in the first application server according to the received second account information.

7. The standby agent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein
the interface is further configured to receive second account information of the first electronic device; and
when the first electronic device is operating in the standby mode, the standby agent control circuit is further configured to keep another account of the first electronic device on-line in a second application server according to the received second account information.

8. The standby agent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the standby agent apparatus is disposed outside of the first electronic device.

9. The standby agent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the standby agent apparatus is disposed in the first electronic device.

10. The standby agent apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the standby agent control circuit is configured to keep the account of the first electronic device on-line in the first application server which manages a real-time communication service.

11. A connection handling method, comprising:
receiving first account information associated with an account of a first electronic device from the first electronic device; and
when the first electronic device is operating in a standby mode where the first electronic device is communicatively disconnected from a first application server after the first electronic device logs in the first application server with the account of the first electronic device, keeping, by a standby agent control circuit, the account of the first electronic device on-line in the first application server according to the received first account information.

12. The connection handling method of claim 11 , wherein keeping the account of the first electronic device on-line in the first application server is not executed when the first electronic device is operating in a normal mode where the first electronic device is communicatively connected to the first application server.

13. The connection handling method of claim 11 , further comprising:
when receiving a request under a condition where the first electronic device is operating in the standby mode,
waking up the first electronic device to enter a normal mode where the first electronic device is communicatively connected to the first application server, and
forwarding the request to the first electronic device.

14. The connection handling method of claim 13 , further comprising:
receiving identification information of the first electronic device;
wherein waking up the first electronic device comprises:
waking up the first electronic device according to the identification information of the first electronic device.

15. The connection handling method of claim 14 , wherein the identification information of the first electronic device includes a media access control (MAC) address of the first electronic device.

16. The connection handling method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving second account information associated with an account of a second electronic device; and
when the second electronic device is operating in a standby mode where the second electronic device is communicatively disconnected from the first application server after the second electronic device logs in the first application server with the account of the second electronic device, keeping the account of the second electronic device on-line in the first application server according to the received second account information.

17. The connection handling method of claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving second account information of the first electronic device; and
when the first electronic device is operating in the standby mode, keeping another account of the first electronic device on-line in a second application server according to the received second account information.

18. The connection handling method of claim 11 , wherein keeping the account of the first electronic device on-line in the first application server is executed by the standby agent control circuit of a standby agent apparatus that is disposed outside of the first electronic device.

19. The connection handling method of claim 11 , wherein keeping the account of the first electronic device on-line in the first application server is executed by the standby agent control circuit of a standby agent apparatus that is disposed in the first electronic device.

20. The connection handling method of claim 11 , wherein the first application server is arranged for managing a real-time communication service.

Assignees

• Wu Hua
• Liu Tzu-Shiun
• Wang Ching-Chieh
• Liu Jung-Chih
• Mediatek Inc

Inventors

• Wu Hua
• Liu Tzu-Shiun
• Wang Ching-Chieh
• Liu Jung-Chih

Classifications

• H04N21/4788

  communicating with other users, e.g. chatting {(arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104)} · CPC title

• H04N21/4436 Primary

  Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver (power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418) · CPC title

• H04L67/14

  Session management (for real-time applications in data packet communications networks H04L65/1066) · CPC title

• H04L67/2861 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04L67/59 Primary

  Providing operational support to end devices by off-loading in the network or by emulation, e.g. when they are unavailable · CPC title