IP Library Granted Patent US 10,356,588
Granted Patent B2
US 10,356,588 · App. 16/006,212 · Granted Jul 16, 2019

Network access method, device, and system

Inventors: Xi Huang (Shenzhen, CN); Huangwei Wu (Shenzhen, CN)
Assignee: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.
H04W4/80H04L12/4625H04L12/6418H04W12/06H04W12/08H04W48/16H04W76/14H04W76/38H04W48/02H04W84/18H04W88/04
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,356,588
App. No.
16/006,212
Granted
Jul 16, 2019
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 (30)

1. A network access method, comprising:

establishing, by a wide area network terminal, a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal;

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

when the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, automatically using a Bluetooth network sharing function to forward the network access request to a wide area network.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein before the establishing of the Bluetooth connection to the 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 the authorized device.

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

prompting a user to input an authorization confirmation instruction of the Bluetooth terminal by using a user interface; and

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

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

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

5. At least one non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer readable instructions which when executed control at least one processor to implement a network access method, comprising:

establishing, by a wide area network terminal, a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal;

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

when the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, automatically using a Bluetooth network sharing function to forward the network access request to a wide area network.

6. A wide area network terminal, comprising:

at least one memory configured to store computer readable instructions; and

at least one hardware processor configured to access the computer readable instructions stored in the at least one memory and to execute the computer readable instructions to implement:

establishing a Bluetooth connection to a Bluetooth terminal;

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

when the Bluetooth terminal is an authorized device, automatically using a Bluetooth network sharing function to forward the network access request to a wide area network.

7. The terminal according to claim 6 , wherein before the establishing of the Bluetooth connection to the Bluetooth terminal, the at least one processor is further configured to execute computer readable instructions to implement:

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 the authorized device.

8. The terminal according to claim 7 , wherein after the establishing of the Bluetooth connection to the Bluetooth terminal and before the determining of whether the Bluetooth terminal is the authorized device, the at least one processor is further configured to execute computer readable instructions to implement:

prompting a user to input an authorization confirmation instruction of the Bluetooth terminal by using a user interface; and

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

9. The terminal according to claim 8 , wherein, the at least one processor is further configured to execute the computer readable instructions to implement:

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

Assignments (1)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Mar 11, 2019
From: HUAWEI DEVICE (DONGGUAN) CO.,LTD.
To: HUAWEI DEVICE CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 048555/0951 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2013 1 0079398 · Mar 13, 2013 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15634353 · Jun 27, 2017
Continuation 14851321 · Sep 11, 2015
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