askey tv box/dongle

ASKEY Computer Corporation

Askey TV Box/Dongle

Askey TV Box/Dongle

ASKEY Computer Corporation

http://www.askey.com.tw

ASKEY Computer Corporation

Askey TV Box/Dongle

Askey TV Box/Dongle: What Is It?

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• It is a mini Android PC!• It is a smartphone companion!• It is a Skype Phone!• It is a smartphone video player!• It is a game machine!

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Askey TV Box/Dongle

TV Box/DongleProduct Specification

• Rockchip ARM A9 Cortex 1.4-1.6 GHz Dual Core CPU• 1GB DDR, 8GB NAND flash• Android 4.1• WiFi + Bluetooth• Remote WiFi soft keyboard + mouse APK on Android

phone• Remote WiFi game motion sensor game controller on

phone• DLNA media share support• Apple Airplay media share – no mirroring

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Askey Special Software Features

• 1. BT Soft keyboard mouse APK• 2. Automatic one key setup software• 3. Simple P2P smartphone file transfer• 4. Unattended remote SKYPE answering• 5. Remote music player• 6. Airprint and Google WiFi print support (tiafu)

• 7. NAS support (TianFu)

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USB DC in

Earphone jack

Askey TV Dongle

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Askey Dongle Special Features

• Integrated single chip WiFi + BT• BT soft keyboard/mouse on

phone/tab.• Patented silicon antenna design• Earphone Mic for SKYPE, gTalk• File Transfer: phone to U disk on

box

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IR indicator Tack switch *3

LED

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HDMI

USB1USB3

LAN

USB2

USB4

Earphone Jack

MIC Jack

SD slot

Power

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Askey TV Box/Dongle

Askey Box Special Features• All above special features in Dongle plus:• 3 programmable buttons with LEDs for

SKYPE, customized programming• Internal MIC, Speaker for voice app.• Infra red IR transmitter to control TV,

DVR..etc• Power ON/OFF button and LED.

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Askey Box Special Features: Why 3 Programmable Buttons &LEDs

• 3 buttons are programmable by Apps (APK)• Buttons and LEDs used without TV on.• Software tools, SDK and sample codes for user• Customized function examples:• 1. If email arrives, lit up left LED.• 2. email can be converted to voice email by Google voice• 3.To listen to voice email, press left button below lit LED.• 4. Press middle and right button for next or previous email.• 5. To reply voice email, press and hold middle button and

speak• 6. Voice prompt e.g. “press F1 to read” for each step.

• Other examples: WeChat, gTalk, SKYPE10

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Askey Box Special Features: Why int & ext MIC/Speaker

• Both External and Internal MIC/Speaker for voice Apps like Skype, WeChat

• TV may be off, but still get voice call.• Perfect for WeChat, Skype, gTalk.• No external wires, MIC/Speaker need• External MIC/Speaker for privacy, extra flexibility.• Internal for quick convenience

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Askey Box Special Features: Why IR transmitter

• IR transmitter works as remote control for TV, DVR, STB

• IR transmitter cable plug into IR TX jack,• Long IR cable can be placed in front of TV, DVR etc.• User programmable IR receiver to learn control

code.• Software App to set up to send control code to TV,

DVR.• E.g. turn on TV, switch to HDMI2 for Askey box• OR schedule Askey TV to turn on DVR at 3 am.

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Bluetooth (BT) Soft Keyboard (KBD) MouseWhy we need it?

• For travelers, you bring dongle and smartphone, NO mouse.• All other vendors need physical USB mouse to set up WiFi

password.• Without USB mouse, you cannot setup WiFi, dongle is dead.• Solution: BT Soft KBD/mouse as a downloadable APK for

Android phones• Download/install BT KBD-mouse APK on Android phone/tab• and use it as keyboard mouse.• TV box/dongle will auto start, set up to receive BT keyboard

mouse• TV box/dongle can also accept physical BT mouse/keyboard.

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Why Bluetooth is important in TV box/dongle?

• WiFi needs set up, password, BT can auto detect like

iMac PC.

• BT earphones, speakers are common.

• BT earphone is ideal for voice SKYPE.

• BT implementation is low cost and driver is common

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BT soft keyboard mouse what does it look like on smartphone?

• Status• Connected • To TV box?

Hide keyboardMouse only

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Example of wifi setup picture

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File TransferSmartphone to/from TV box-dongle

A simple way to back up video, photo from phone to USB Drive.

• TV box/dongle can support large USB drive; even 2T disk.• User’s smartphone has lots of files, Docs, videos, photos or music to

transfer.• User installed our Android App on Android phone/tab.• Simple tap and drag to transfer

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Files are transferred directly to USB disk attached to TV box/dongle

TV dongle

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wifi

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File Transfer vs NAS support• NAS – Network Attached Storage• NAS is for multiple network attached storage devices• NAS implemented in TV box• Allows multiple storages to be access from iOS/Android

devices

TV box with NAS connected

to LAN

iOS (iPhone) or Android.

NAS is for file access/management among multiple storages in a network.Askey file transfer is phone to TV 1 to 1 transfer

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Unattended Remote Skype Answering• You are far from home, No one’s home. but• Want to see what is going on at home?

Your home with TV box +video cam

Now you are here.

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• Install and use SKYPE on your Android phone to call home• Home TV box Skype will auto answer and let you see video of home.

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Use Skype from outside to TV box at home

TV BOX

Home TVRemote phone

3G

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TV Box: Game MachineSmartphone as Game Controller

• This is standard feature from Rockchip.• Other chipset solution may not have this• Runs game on TV, Smartphone as controller• Use phone as game controller

TV box iOS

(iPhone) or Android.

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You can play like this

• Play game on Phone– Battery power limited– Computing power limited

• Small screen– Inaccurate control to the game role– Bad for eyes when played a long

period time

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Phone

GOOD GAME, MOTION GAME!

BUT SCREEN IS TOO SMALL!

NOT COOL!

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You can play like this …

• Watch movie /TV shows only

• Play simple and uninteresting game

• Can it run wonderful motion games ? NO…Askey TV

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TVBOX

Phone

I'M MOVED...

BUT ONLY MOVIES?BORING!!

I WANNA PLAY MOTION GAME ON TV!

YOU JUMP.I JUMP!

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Can you play like this?• TVBOX connect TV with physical line

– Is that convenient? Of course , NO !!!• No sensors on TVBOX

– SO ~~~CANNOT play motion game.

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TVBOX

Phone

WORKING OR NOT?

THIS A QUESTION!

LEAVE ME ALONE!!

I HAVE NO SENSOR.

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This is what you really want?

Or spend lots of money (> $200) to buy a XBOX/WII ?

Wait a second …

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YES! This is what you exactly want!

• Games run on TVBOX; app RemoteControl run on your phone

• Phone connect TVBOX through wireless

• Phone send SENSOR data to TVBOX,

TVBOX get the data and regard them as local data ,use the data to control game.

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TVBOX

Phone

WIRELESS CONNECTED

SO COOL!

I LOVE THIS GAME!!

SENSOR DATA

GAME RUNNING IN IT

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Remote control demo

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Air print How to print files such as doc, PPT, XLS, photos from phone to a printer?

iphone usb cable

One way is using USB cable to connect phone to PC, then connect Printer to PC via USB.

usb cable

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Air print Another way is using WiFi printer- this kind of printer is expensive

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Our solution

Printer

TV dongle(wifi, cups included)

1. No need to install App on iOS phone2. Print on regular USB printer (not WiFi printer);3. Printer connected to dongle by USB cable；4. Android phones use Google Print.

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Remote Music Player

speaker

router

Ethernet cable

USB disk with songs

Songs output to speakerControlled by phone

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THANKS FOR WATCHING!