Granted Patent B2

US 12,302,415 · App. 17/794,455 · Granted May 13, 2025

Inventors: Zhimin Lu (Nanjing, CN); Puchao Zhang (Dublin, IE)

Assignee: PETAL CLOUD TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

H04W76/10H04L12/2809H04L12/2825H04L12/2834H04W48/16H04W48/10H04W84/12

Abstract

Claims (73)

1. A method for guiding a smart device to couple to a wireless network, wherein the method comprises:

sending, by the smart device, a device identifier (ID) and a cloud service address that are of the smart device to a control terminal;

receiving, by the control terminal, the device ID and the cloud service address from the smart device;

sending, by the control terminal based on the device ID, a network configuration information obtaining request to a cloud server corresponding to the cloud service address, wherein the information obtaining request requests network configuration information for the smart device to couple to the wireless network;

sending, by the cloud server in response to the network configuration information obtaining request, the network configuration information to the control terminal;

receiving, by the control terminal, the network configuration information;

determining, by the control terminal based on the network configuration information, a management application of the smart device; and

sending, by the control terminal, the network configuration information to the management application to guide the smart device to couple to the wireless network.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein before sending the device ID and the cloud service address, the method further comprises:

sending, by the control terminal, a Wi-Fi broadcast signal; and

sending, by the smart device based on the Wi-Fi broadcast signal, a probe request signal to the control terminal, wherein the probe request signal comprises the device ID and the cloud service address.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein before sending the device ID and the cloud service address, the method further comprises:

sending, by the smart device, a Wi-Fi broadcast signal;

sending, by the control terminal based on the Wi-Fi broadcast signal, a probe request signal to the smart device; and

sending, by the smart device based on the probe request signal, a probe response signal to the control terminal, wherein the probe response signal comprises the device ID and the cloud service address.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein before sending the network configuration information to the management application, the method further comprises:

downloading, by the control terminal, the management application from the cloud server; and

installing, by the control terminal, the management application.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein before sending the network configuration information, the method further comprises:

determining, by the control terminal, that the management application is installed on the control terminal; and

guiding, by the control terminal in response to determining that the management application is installed on the control terminal, a user to open the management application.

6. A method for guiding a smart device to couple to a wireless network, wherein the method is implemented by a control terminal, and wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, from the smart device, a device identifier (ID) and a cloud service address that are of the smart device;

obtaining, based on the device ID and from a cloud server corresponding to the cloud service address, network configuration information for the smart device to couple to the wireless network;

determining a management application of the smart device; and

sending the network configuration information to the management application to guide the smart device to couple to the wireless network.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein before sending the network configuration information, the method further comprises:

downloading the management application from the cloud server; and

installing the management application.

8. The method of claim 6 , wherein before sending the network configuration information, the method further comprises:

determining that the management application is installed on the control terminal; and

guiding, in response to determining that the management application is installed on the control terminal, a user to open the management application.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein before sending the network configuration information, the method further comprises:

obtaining network information of a second wireless network that is selected by a user and to which the smart device is to couple;

performing a verification of an identity of the user;

identifying that the verification has succeeded; and

sending the network information to the management application to couple the smart device to the second wireless network.

10. The method of claim 6 , wherein before receiving the device ID and the cloud service address, the method further comprises:

sending a Wi-Fi broadcast signal; and

receiving, from the smart device and in response to the Wi-Fi broadcast signal, a probe request signal comprising the device ID and the cloud service address.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the Wi-Fi broadcast signal comprises information indicating that a coupling of the smart device to the wireless network is supported.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving, from the management application, a message indicating that the smart device is coupled to the wireless network;

displaying information indicating that network configuration of the smart device has succeeded; and

disabling the Wi-Fi broadcast signal.

13. The method of claim 6 , wherein before receiving the device ID and the cloud service address, the method further comprises:

receiving, from the smart device, a Wi-Fi broadcast signal

sending, to the smart device, a probe request signal; and

receiving, from the smart device and in response to the probe request signal, a response signal comprising the device ID and the cloud service.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein before sending the network configuration information, the method further comprises:

downloading, from the cloud server, the management application; and

establishing a Wi-Fi coupling to the smart device after downloading the management application.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

receiving, from the management application, a message indicating that the smart device is coupled to the wireless network;

displaying information indicating that network configuration of the smart device has succeeded; and

decoupling the Wi-Fi coupling to the smart device.

16. The method of claim 10 , wherein before sending the Wi-Fi broadcast signal, the method further comprises:

displaying a user interface comprising a first mode and a second mode; and

determining that the first mode has been selected.

17. The method of claim 13 , wherein before receiving the Wi-Fi broadcast signal, the method further comprises:

displaying a user interface comprising a first mode and a second mode; and

determining that the second mode has been selected.

18. The method of claim 16 , wherein after determining the management application, the user interface further comprises a plurality of the network configuration information and corresponding information related to the management application and an interaction option guiding a user to download or open the management application.

19. A control terminal comprising:

a memory configured to store instructions; and

a processor coupled to the memory and configured to execute the instructions to cause the control terminal to:

receive, from a smart device, a device identifier (ID) and a cloud service address that are of the smart device;

obtain, based on the device ID and from a cloud server corresponding to the cloud service address, network configuration information for the smart device to couple to a wireless network;

determine a management application of the smart device; and

send the network configuration information to the management application to guide the smart device to couple to the wireless network.

20. The control terminal of claim 19 , wherein before sending the network configuration information, the processor is further configured to execute the instructions to cause the control terminal to:

download the management application from the cloud server; and

install the management application.

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