IP Library Granted Patent US 11,317,340
Granted Patent B2
US 11,317,340 · App. 16/945,182 · Granted Apr 26, 2022

Method and device for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device

Inventors: Yuezhen Xiao (Shanghai, CN); Chen Chen (Hangzhou, CN)
Assignee: Alibaba Group Holding Limited
H04W48/08H04L63/0435H04W12/06H04W12/08H04W48/16
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Patent No.
US 11,317,340
App. No.
16/945,182
Granted
Apr 26, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods and devices for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device. The network hotspot device creates a first hotspot and a second hotspot. The method can include: in response to first access information of the first hotspot having been updated, disabling, by the network hotspot device, a connection between the first hotspot of the network hotspot device and the unconfigured device that has accessed the network hotspot device through the first hotspot; and in response to the unconfigured device accessing the second hotspot, sending, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot, wherein the unconfigured device is configured to access the first hotspot using the updated first access information.

Claims (53)

1. A method for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device, wherein the network hotspot device creates a first hotspot and a second hotspot, comprising:

in response to first access information of the first hotspot having been updated, disabling, by the network hotspot device, a connection between the first hotspot of the network hotspot device and the unconfigured device that has accessed the network hotspot device through the first hotspot; and

in response to the unconfigured device accessing the second hotspot, sending, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot, wherein the unconfigured device is configured to access the first hotspot using the updated first access information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein sending, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot comprises:

receiving, by the network hotspot device, device information of the unconfigured device sent by the unconfigured device through the second hotspot;

encrypting, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information with the device information; and

sending, by the network hotspot device, the encrypted first access information to the unconfigured device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein

the encrypted first access information is configured to be decrypted with the device information by the unconfigured device, and the decrypted first access information is used to access the first hotspot by the unconfigured device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein receiving, by the network hotspot device, the device information of the unconfigured device sent by the unconfigured device through the second hotspot comprises:

determining, by the network hotspot device, whether the unconfigured device is in a white list; and

in response to the unconfigured device being in the white list, accepting, by the network hotspot device, the device information sent by the unconfigured device.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

in response to the unconfigured device not being in the white list, disabling, by the network hotspot device, a connection between the unconfigured device and the second hotspot.

6. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

receiving, by the network hotspot device, the white list from a server.

7. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:

in response to the unconfigured device having accessed to the first hotspot at the first time, adding, by the network hotspot device, the unconfigured device to the white list.

8. The method of claim 2 , wherein encrypting, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information with the device information comprises:

generating, by the network hotspot device, an encryption key using the device information; and

encrypting, by the network hotspot device, the updated first access information using the encryption key according to a symmetric encryption algorithm.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein

a decryption key is generated by the unconfigured device using the device information, the decryption key is used to decrypt the encrypted first access information according to an inverse algorithm corresponding to the symmetric encryption algorithm.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein

second access information of the second hotspot is used to access the second hotspot by the unconfigured device.

11. An apparatus for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device, comprising:

a memory storing a set of instructions; and

one or more processors configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the apparatus to perform:

in response to first access information of the first hotspot having been updated, disabling a connection between the first hotspot of the network hotspot device and the unconfigured device that has accessed the network hotspot device through the first hotspot; and

in response to the unconfigured device accessing the second hotspot, sending the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot, wherein the unconfigured device is configured to access the first hotspot using the updated first access information.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium that stores a set of instructions that is executable by at least one processor of a computer to cause the computer to perform a method for enabling access of an unconfigured device to a network hotspot device, the method comprising:

in response to first access information of the first hotspot having been updated, disabling a connection between the first hotspot of the network hotspot device and the unconfigured device that has accessed the network hotspot device through the first hotspot; and

in response to the unconfigured device accessing the second hotspot, sending the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot, wherein the unconfigured device is configured to access the first hotspot using the updated first access information.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein sending the updated first access information to the unconfigured device through the second hotspot comprises:

receiving device information of the unconfigured device sent by the unconfigured device through the second hotspot;

encrypting the updated first access information with the device information; and

sending the encrypted first access information to the unconfigured device.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein

the encrypted first access information is configured to be decrypted with the device information, and the decrypted first access information is used to access the first hotspot.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein receiving the device information of the unconfigured device sent by the unconfigured device through the second hotspot comprises:

determining whether the unconfigured device is in a white list; and

in response to the unconfigured device being in the white list, accepting the device information sent by the unconfigured device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the computer to further perform:

in response to the unconfigured device not being in the white list, disabling a connection between the unconfigured device and the second hotspot.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the computer to further perform:

receiving the white list from a server.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the at least one processor configured to execute the set of instructions to cause the computer to further perform:

in response to the unconfigured device having accessed to the first hotspot at the first time, adding the unconfigured device to the white list.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 13 , wherein encrypting the updated first access information with the device information comprises:

generating an encryption key using the device information; and

encrypting the updated first access information using the encryption key according to a symmetric encryption algorithm.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein

a decryption key is generated using the device information, the decryption key is used to decrypt the encrypted first access information according to an inverse algorithm corresponding to the symmetric encryption algorithm.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2026
From: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
To: CLOUD INTELLIGENCE ASSETS HOLDING (SINGAPORE) PRIVATE LIMITED
Reel/Frame 075478/0225 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2020
From: XIAO, YUEZHEN; CHEN, CHEN
To: ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING LIMITED
Reel/Frame 053461/0651 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 201810098029.6 · Jan 31, 2018 · national
Continuity (2)
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