IP Library Patent Application 17921514
Patent Application
App. No. 17/921,514

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

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17/921,514
Abstract

This application relates to the field of communications technologies, and provides a system and method for providing wireless network access, and an electronic device. The system includes a first electronic device and a second electronic device. The first electronic device receives a first operation of a user, where the first operation is used to share or project first data in the first electronic device to the second electronic device. The first electronic device establish a Wi-Fi direct connection to the second electronic device in response to the first operation; and receive a second operation of the user, where the second operation is used to enable a network sharing function of the first electronic device. The second electronic device receives the first data from the first electronic device; and performs data receiving and sending with a network side by using the network sharing function of the first electronic device.

Claims (57)

1 .- 20 . (canceled)

21 . A system for providing wireless network access, wherein the system comprises:

a first electronic device; and

a second electronic device; wherein:

the first electronic device is configured to:

receive a first operation of a user, wherein the first operation instructs the first electronic device to share or project first data in the first electronic device to the second electronic device;

establish a Wi-Fi direct connection to the second electronic device in response to the first operation; and

receive a second operation of the user, wherein the second operation instructs the first electronic device to enable a network sharing function of the first electronic device; and

the second electronic device is configured to:

receive the first data from the first electronic device; and

perform data receiving and sending with a network side by using the network sharing function of the first electronic device.

22 . The system according to claim 21 , wherein the first operation comprises an operation of selecting the first data, an operation of enabling a sharing control, and an operation of selecting the second electronic device as a receiving device.

23 . The system according to claim 21 , wherein the second operation comprises an operation of enabling a network sharing control.

24 . The system according to claim 23 , wherein the second operation further comprises an operation of entering a correct password.

25 . The system according to claim 21 , wherein the first electronic device comprises a Wi-Fi module and a routing control module, the Wi-Fi module comprises a wide area network (WAN) interface and a local area network (LAN) interface, the LAN interface is a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) interface, and the first electronic device establishes the Wi-Fi direct connection to the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface;

the first electronic device accesses a cellular mobile network or a wireless local area network (WLAN) through the WAN interface;

the second operation is used to enable a routing control function of the routing control module; and

the routing control function comprises:

in response to that a destination address of second data on the network side that is received from the WAN interface is the second electronic device, forwarding the second data to the Wi-Fi P2P interface, and sending the second data to the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface; or

in response to that a destination address of third data that is received from the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface is the network side, forwarding the third data to the WAN interface, and sending the third data to the network side through the WAN interface.

26 . The system according to claim 25 , wherein the first electronic device is further configured to prompt the user a network sharing status, wherein the network sharing status comprises that cellular mobile network sharing is enabled or WLAN sharing is enabled.

27 . A method for providing wireless network access, comprising:

receiving, by a first electronic device, a first operation of a user, wherein the first operation instructs the first electronic device to share or project first data in the first electronic device to a second electronic device; and

establishing, by the first electronic device, a Wi-Fi direct connection to the second electronic device in response to the first operation,

receiving, by the second electronic device, the first data from the first electronic device;

receiving, by the first electronic device, a second operation of the user, wherein the second operation instructs the first electronic device to enable the network sharing function of the first electronic device;

enabling, by the first electronic device, a network sharing function in response to the second operation; and

performing, by the second electronic device, data receiving and sending with a network side by using the network sharing function of the first electronic device.

28 . The method according to claim 27 , wherein the first operation comprises an operation of selecting the first data, an operation of enabling a sharing control, and an operation of selecting the second electronic device as a receiving device.

29 . The method according to claim 27 , wherein the second operation comprises an operation of enabling a network sharing control.

30 . The method according to claim 29 , wherein the second operation further comprises an operation of entering a correct password.

31 . The method according to claim 27 , wherein the first electronic device comprises a Wi-Fi module, the Wi-Fi module comprises a wide area network (WAN) interface and a local area network (LAN) interface, and the LAN interface is a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) interface; and the first electronic device accesses a cellular mobile network or a wireless local area network (WLAN) through the WAN interface;

the establishing a Wi-Fi direct connection to a second electronic device in response to the first operation comprises:

establishing the Wi-Fi direct connection to the second electronic device in response to the first operation through the Wi-Fi P2P interface; and

the performing, by the second electronic device, data receiving and sending with a network side by using the network sharing function of the first electronic device comprises:

in response to that a destination address of second data on the network side that is received from the WAN interface is the second electronic device, forwarding the second data to the Wi-Fi P2P interface, and sending the second data to the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface; and

in response to that a destination address of third data that is received from the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface is the network side, forwarding the third data to the WAN interface, and sending the third data to the network side through the WAN interface.

32 . The method according to claim 31 , wherein the method further comprises:

prompting, by the first electronic device, the user a network sharing status, wherein the network sharing status comprises that cellular mobile network sharing is enabled or WLAN sharing is enabled.

33 . A first electronic device providing wireless network access, comprising:

at least one processor; and

one or more memories coupled to the at least one processor and storing programming instructions for execution by the at least one processor to: :

receive a first operation of a user, wherein the first operation is used to share or project first data in the first electronic device to a second electronic device;

establish a Wi-Fi direct connection to the second electronic device in response to the first operation;

send the first data to the second electronic device;

receive a second operation of the user, wherein the second operation is used to enable the network sharing function of the first electronic device, and

enable a network sharing function in response to the second operation, wherein the network sharing function of the first electronic device is used to implement data receiving and sending between the second electronic device and a network side.

34 . The first electronic device according to claim 33 , wherein the first operation comprises an operation of selecting the first data, an operation of enabling a sharing control, and an operation of selecting the second electronic device as a receiving device.

35 . The first electronic device according to claim 33 , wherein the second operation comprises an operation of enabling a network sharing control.

36 . The first electronic device according to claim 35 , wherein the second operation further comprises an operation of entering a correct password.

37 . The first electronic device according to claim 33 , wherein the first electronic device comprises a Wi-Fi module and a routing control module, the Wi-Fi module comprises a wide area network (WAN) interface and a local area network (LAN) interface, the LAN interface is a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) interface, and the first electronic device establishes the Wi-Fi direct connection to the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface;

the first electronic device accesses a cellular mobile network or a wireless local area network (WLAN) through the WAN interface;

the second operation is used to enable a routing control function of the routing control module; and

the routing control function comprises:

in response to that a destination address of second data on the network side that is received from the WAN interface is the second electronic device, forwarding the second data to the Wi-Fi P2P interface, and sending the second data to the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface; and

in response to that a destination address of third data that is received from the second electronic device through the Wi-Fi P2P interface is the network side, forwarding the third data to the WAN interface, and sending the third data to the network side through the WAN interface.

38 . The first electronic device according to claim 35 , wherein the programming instructions are for execution by the at least one processor to: prompt the user of a network sharing status, wherein the network sharing status comprises that cellular mobile network sharing is enabled or WLAN sharing is enabled.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Feb 5, 2026
From: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
To: NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
Reel/Frame 074707/0221 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 10, 2024
From: WANG, TONGBO; DING, JI; WANG, LIPING; DING, GUOZHI; SHI, TIAN
To: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 067953/0547 →