IP Library Granted Patent US 10,492,236
Granted Patent B2
US 10,492,236 · App. 15/965,850 · Granted Nov 26, 2019

Method and device for establishing wireless connection

Inventors: Haiyang Li (Shanghai, CN); Huajia Zhang (Shanghai, CN)
H04W76/10G06K7/1417H04W48/16
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Patent No.
US 10,492,236
App. No.
15/965,850
Granted
Nov 26, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method and device for establishing a wireless connection is provided. The method includes parsing target two-dimensional code information associated with a target wireless access point to acquire access-related information of the target wireless access point, and establishing a wireless connection between first user equipment and the target wireless access point on the basis of the access-related information. A wireless connection with a wireless access point on the basis of access-related information of a target wireless access point acquired by parsing target two-dimensional code information of the target wireless access point. A user of first user equipment can acquire high-quality access-related information of a target wireless access point even in a situation in which the access-related information of the target wireless access point is unknown to the user.

Claims (50)

1. A method for establishing a wireless connection at a first user equipment, comprising:

broadcasting a wireless access point connection request to one or more second user equipments within a predetermined distance threshold;

receiving and parsing QR code information regarding one or more wireless access points returned by the one or more second user equipments to obtain access related information and access points associated information about the one or more wireless access points;

selecting a wireless access point from the one or more wireless access points as a target wireless access point based on the access point associated information about the one or more wireless access points; and

establishing a wireless connection between a first user equipment and the target wireless access point based on the access related information of the target wireless access point.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving and parsing QR code information regarding the one or more wireless access points returned by the one or more second user equipments to obtain access related information and access points associated information about the one or more wireless access points comprises:

acquiring, by scanning QR code information presented on a second user equipment, the access related information about a wireless access point corresponding to the QR code information.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of receiving and parsing QR code information regarding the one or more wireless access points returned by the one or more second user equipments to obtain access related information and access points associated information about the one or more wireless access points comprises:

acquiring one or more pieces of QR code information regarding the one or more wireless access points;

determining, from the one or more pieces of QR code information, QR code information regarding the one or more wireless access points; and

parsing the QR code information to obtain access related information and access points associated information about the one or more wireless access points.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein

the wireless access point connection request comprises location information about the first user equipment, and

the one or more wireless access points corresponding to the QR code information returned by the one or more second user equipments or the one or more second user equipments returning the QR code information match the location information.

5. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the QR code information is attached to corresponding picture information,

wherein the step of determining, from the one or more pieces of QR code information, QR code information regarding the one or more wireless access points comprises:

presenting, on a display interface of the first user equipment, corresponding picture information to which the one or more pieces of QR code information are attached; and

determining, from the one or more pieces of QR code information based on the picture information, the QR code information regarding the one or more wireless access points.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the step of receiving and parsing the QR code information regarding the one or more wireless access points returned by the one or more second user equipments to obtain access related information and access points associated information about the one or more wireless access points comprises:

parsing the QR code information based on a gesture operation performed by a corresponding user on the picture information, so as to obtain the access related information and access points associated information about the one or more wireless access points.

7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the access related information comprises any one of the following:

identification information and access verification information of the one or more wireless access point;

access address information for acquiring the identification information and the access verification information;

description file information comprising the identification information and the access verification information; and

access address information for acquiring the description file information.

8. The method according to claim 7 , wherein if the access related information comprises the identification information and the access verification information of the one or more wireless access points,

the step of establishing the wireless connection between the first user equipment and the target wireless access point based on the access related information of the target wireless access point comprises:

establishing, by using the identification information and the access verification information to invoke a system wireless connection module in the first user equipment, the wireless connection between the first user equipment and the target wireless access point.

9. The method according to claim 8 , wherein the step of establishing the wireless connection between the first user equipment and the target wireless access point based on the access related information of the target wireless access point comprises:

generating corresponding description file information based on the identification information and the access verification information when invocation of the system wireless connection module is limited; and

establishing the wireless connection between the first user equipment and the target wireless access point by executing the description file information.

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

detecting whether the first user equipment is within a coverage area of the target wireless access point,

wherein the step of establishing a wireless connection between the first user equipment and the target wireless access point based on the access related information of the target wireless access point comprises:

when the first user equipment is within the coverage area of the target wireless access point, establishing the wireless connection between the first user equipment and the target wireless access point based on the access related information of the target wireless access point.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the step of detecting whether the first user equipment is within the coverage area of the target wireless access point comprises:

detecting, according to a predetermined detection condition, whether the first user equipment is within the coverage area of the target wireless access point,

wherein the detection condition comprises at least one of the following:

if wireless access points scanned by the first user equipment comprise the target access point, the first user equipment being within the coverage area of the target wireless access point;

if a distance between the first user equipment and the target access point is less than or equal to a first distance threshold, the first user equipment being within the coverage area of the target wireless access point; and

if the distance between the first user equipment and the second user equipment providing the target QR code information is less than or equal to a second distance threshold, the first user equipment being within the coverage area of the target wireless access point.

12. A system for establishing a wireless connection, comprising

a first user equipment, comprising:

a first means for

broadcasting a wireless access point connection request to one or more second user equipments within a predetermined distance threshold,

receiving and parsing QR code information regarding one or more wireless access points returned by the one or more second user equipments to obtain access related information and access point associated information about the one or more wireless access points, and

selecting a wireless access point from the one or more wireless access points as a target wireless access point based on the access point associated information about the one or more wireless access points, and,

a second means for establishing a wireless connection between the first user equipment and the target wireless access point based on the access related information of the target wireless access point; and

one or more second user equipments, comprising:

a fourth means for generating QR code information about a wireless access point based on access related information and access point associated information about the wireless access point.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 31, 2021
From: SHANGHAI LIANSHANG NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
To: SHANGHAI SHANGWANG NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 055790/0357 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2018
From: LI, HAIYANG; ZHANG, HUAJIA
To: SHANGHAI LIANSHANG NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 045662/0662 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0724349 · Oct 29, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTCN2016070684 · Jan 12, 2016
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