IP Library Granted Patent US 9,712,952
Granted Patent B2
US 9,712,952 · App. 14/851,321 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Network access method, device, and system

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Patent No.
US 9,712,952
App. No.
14/851,321
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention disclose a network access method and device. The method includes: establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal; receiving, by using the Bluetooth connection, a network access request sent by the Bluetooth terminal; and if the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, activating a Bluetooth network sharing function automatically and forwarding the network access request to a wide area network. In the network access method and device provided in the present invention, a simple process and low time consumption are achieved for network access.

Claims (55)

1. A network access method, comprising:

establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal;

receiving, by using the Bluetooth connection, a network access request sent by the Bluetooth terminal; and

if the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, activating a Bluetooth network sharing function automatically and forwarding the network access request to a wide area network by using an access control list of Bluetooth.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal, the method further comprises:

performing Bluetooth pairing with the Bluetooth terminal, and during a process of the Bluetooth pairing, receiving an authorization request sent by the Bluetooth terminal; and

accepting the authorization request, and identifying the Bluetooth terminal as an authorized device.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein after the establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal and before the determining whether the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, the method further comprises:

prompting a user to input an authorization confirmation instruction of the Bluetooth terminal by using a human-computer interaction manner; and

after the authorization confirmation instruction is received, identifying the Bluetooth terminal as an authorized device.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

after the network access request is forwarded to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turning off the Bluetooth network sharing function.

5. The method according to claim 2 , further comprising:

after the network access request is forwarded to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turning off the Bluetooth network sharing function.

6. The method according to claim 3 , further comprising:

after the network access request is forwarded to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turning off the Bluetooth network sharing function.

7. At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions that control at least one hardware processor when executed to perform a method comprising:

establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal;

receiving, by using the Bluetooth connection, a network access request sent by the Bluetooth terminal; and

if the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, activating a Bluetooth network sharing function automatically and forwarding the network access request to a wide area network by using an access control list of Bluetooth.

8. A network access device, comprising:

a connection module, configured to establish a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal;

a receiving module, configured to receive a network access request sent by the Bluetooth terminal connected to the connection module;

an activating module, configured to activate a Bluetooth network sharing module automatically when the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device; and

the Bluetooth network sharing module, configured to forward the network access request received by the receiving module to a wide area network by using an access control list of Bluetooth.

9. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising a pairing module and a first authorization module, wherein,

the pairing module is configured to perform Bluetooth pairing with the Bluetooth terminal, and during a process of the Bluetooth pairing, receive an authorization request sent by the Bluetooth terminal; and

the first authorization module is configured to accept the authorization request received by the pairing module and identify the Bluetooth terminal as an authorized device.

10. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising a human-computer interaction module and a second authorization module, wherein,

the human-computer interaction module is configured to prompt a user to input an authorization confirmation instruction of the Bluetooth terminal by using a human-computer interaction manner; and

the second authorization module is configured to identify the Bluetooth terminal as an authorized device according to the authorization confirmation instruction received by the human-computer interaction module.

11. The device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a turn-off module, configured to: after the Bluetooth network sharing module forwards the network access request to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turn off a Bluetooth network sharing function.

12. The device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a turn-off module, configured to: after the Bluetooth network sharing module forwards the network access request to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turn off a Bluetooth network sharing function.

13. The device according to claim 10 , further comprising:

a turn-off module, configured to: after the Bluetooth network sharing module forwards the network access request to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turn off a Bluetooth network sharing function.

14. A network access device, comprising a memory and a processor, wherein,

the memory is configured to store a set of program code; and

the processor is configured to call the program code stored in the memory and execute:

establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal;

receiving, by using the Bluetooth connection, a network access request sent by the Bluetooth terminal; and

if the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, activating a Bluetooth network sharing function automatically and forwarding the network access request to a wide area network by using an access control list of Bluetooth.

15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein before the establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal, the processor is further configured to execute:

performing Bluetooth pairing with the Bluetooth terminal, and during a process of the Bluetooth pairing, receiving an authorization request sent by the Bluetooth terminal; and

accepting the authorization request, and identifying the Bluetooth terminal as an authorized device.

16. The device according to claim 14 , wherein after the establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal and before the determining whether the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, the processor is further configured to execute:

prompting a user to input an authorization confirmation instruction of the Bluetooth terminal by using a human-computer interaction manner; and

after the authorization confirmation instruction is received, identifying the Bluetooth terminal as an authorized device.

17. The device according to claim 14 , wherein, the processor is further configured to execute:

after the network access request is forwarded to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turning off the Bluetooth network sharing function.

18. The device according to claim 15 , wherein, the processor is further configured to execute:

after the network access request is forwarded to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turning off the Bluetooth network sharing function.

19. The device according to claim 16 , wherein, the processor is further configured to execute:

after the network access request is forwarded to the wide area network, if a new network access request is not received within a preset time, turning off the Bluetooth network sharing function.

Assignments (3)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048555/0951 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2017
From: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 043750/0393 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ASSIGNEE ADDRESS PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 036542 FRAME: 0185. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Oct 26, 2015
From: HUANG, XI; WU, HUANGWEI
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036947/0497 →