IP Library Granted Patent US 9,307,478
Granted Patent B2
US 9,307,478 · App. 13/722,116 · Granted Apr 5, 2016

Method and system for controlling access of terminal device to wireless network

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Patent No.
US 9,307,478
App. No.
13/722,116
Granted
Apr 5, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for controlling access of a terminal device to a wireless network. The method includes: receiving, by an access point device, a first wireless network access request message sent by a first terminal device; receiving, by the access point device, feedback information of one or more directional devices within a predetermined area; judging, by the access point device according to the received feedback information, whether N directional devices within the predetermined area all find the first wireless network access request message by monitoring; and if yes, enabling the first terminal device to access the wireless network, where the N is the number of the directional devices within the predetermined area.

Claims (39)

1. A method for controlling access of a terminal device to a wireless network comprising:

receiving, by an access point device, a first wireless network access request message sent by a first terminal device, wherein the first wireless network access request message is configured to request access to the wireless network;

receiving, by the access point device, feedback information of one or more directional devices within a predetermined area, wherein the feedback information indicates whether the one or more directional devices find the first wireless network access request message;

judging, by the access point device, according to the received feedback information, whether N directional devices within the predetermined area find the first wireless network access request message, wherein N is the number of directional devices within the predetermined area, and wherein the N directional devices monitor to find the first wireless network access request message, and wherein N is an integer greater or equal to two; and

enabling the first terminal device to access the wireless network when each of the N directional devices finds the first wireless network access request message,

wherein each of the N directional devices is capable of finding the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device when the first terminal device is located within the predetermined area,

wherein before the receiving, by the access point device, feedback information of the one or more directional devices within the predetermined area, the method further comprises sending, by the access point device, a query request message to the N directional devices,

wherein the query request message carries identification information of the first terminal device such that the N directional devices judge according to the identification information of the first terminal device carried in the query request message, whether the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device to the access point device is found by monitoring and feedback judgment result information to the access point device,

wherein the receiving, by the access point device, feedback information of the one or more directional devices within the predetermined area comprises receiving the judgment result information fed back by the N directional devices,

wherein the judging, by the access point device, according to the received feedback information, whether the N directional devices within the predetermined area find the first wireless network access request message comprises judging, according to the judgment result information, whether each of the N directional devices finds the first wireless network access request message,

wherein the query request message carries signature information of the access point device such that the N directional devices judge, according to the signature information carried in the query request message, whether the access point device is an access point device within the predetermined area, and

wherein the N directional devices send the judgment result information to the access point device when the N directional devices judge that the access point device is within the predetermined area.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising rejecting access of the first terminal device to the wireless network or requiring the first terminal device to send verification information for accessing the wireless network when the access point judges that at least one directional device does not find the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device to the access point device.

3. A method for controlling access of a terminal device to a wireless network comprising:

monitoring, by a directional device, a first wireless network access request message sent by a first terminal device to an access point device, wherein the first wireless network access request message is configured to request access to the wireless network; and

sending, by the directional device, feedback information to the access point device, wherein the feedback information indicates whether the directional device finds the first wireless network access request message, and wherein the feedback information enables the access point device to control access of the first terminal device to the wireless network by judging, according to the feedback information, that N directional devices within a predetermined area find the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device, wherein the N directional devices monitor to find the first wireless network access request message, and wherein N is an integer greater or equal to two,

wherein each of the N directional devices is capable of finding the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device when the first terminal device is located within the predetermined area,

wherein sending, by the directional device, the feedback information to the access point device comprises:

receiving a query request message that carries identification information of the first terminal device and that is sent by the access point device;

judging, according to the identification information of the first terminal device carried in the query request message, whether the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device to the access point device is found; and

feeding back judgment result information as the feedback information to the access point device,

wherein the query request message carries signature information of the access point device,

wherein the method further comprises judging, by the directional device, according to the signature information of the access point device, whether the access point device is an access point device within the predetermined area before feeding back the judgment result information as the feedback information to the access point device, and

wherein feeding back the judgment result information as the feedback information to the access point device comprises feeding back the judgment result information as the feedback information to the access point device when the directional device determines, according to the signature information of the access point device, that the access point device is the access point device within the predetermined area.

4. An access point device, comprising a receiver, a storage, and a processor, the processor being configured to process data through executing a software program in the storage to perform the following:

receiving a first wireless network access request message sent by a first terminal device through the receiver, wherein the first wireless network access request message is configured to request access to the wireless network;

receiving feedback information of one or more directional devices within a predetermined area through the receiver, wherein the feedback information indicates whether the one or more directional devices find the first wireless network access request message;

judging, according to the received feedback information, whether N directional devices within the predetermined area find the first wireless network access request message,

wherein N is the number of directional devices within the predetermined area, and wherein the N directional devices monitor to find the first wireless network access request message, and wherein N is an integer greater or equal to two; and

enabling the first terminal device to access the wireless network when each of the N directional devices finds the first wireless network access request message,

wherein each of the N directional devices is capable of finding the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device when the first terminal device is located within the predetermined area,

wherein before the receiving feedback information of the one or more directional devices within the predetermined area, the processor further performs the following sending a query request message to the N directional devices,

wherein the query request message carries identification information of the first terminal device such that the N directional devices judge, according to the identification information of the first terminal device carried in the query request message, whether the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device to the access point device is found by monitoring and feedback judgment result information to the access point device,

wherein the receiving feedback information of the one or more directional devices within the predetermined area comprises receiving the judgment result information fed back by the N directional devices,

wherein the judging, according to the received feedback information, whether the N directional devices within the predetermined area find the first wireless network access request message comprises judging, according to the judgment result information, whether each of the N directional devices finds the first wireless network access request message,

wherein the query request message carries signature information of the access point device such that the N directional devices judge, according to the signature information carried in the query request message, whether the access point device is an access point device within the predetermined area, and

wherein the N directional devices send the judgment result information to the access point device when the N directional devices judge that the access point device is within the predetermined area.

5. The access point device of claim 4 , wherein the processor further performs the following:

rejecting access of the first terminal device to the wireless network or requiring the first terminal device to send verification information for accessing the wireless network when the access point judges that at least one directional device does not find the first wireless network access request message sent by the first terminal device to the access point device.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 29, 2025
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 070967/0768 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jun 12, 2018
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 046340/0590 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 22, 2013
From: DING, ZHIMING; FANG, PING; ZHU, YU
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 029671/0375 →