Device, method, and system for starting mobile hotspot

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10149241-B2
Application number	US-201314896119-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 4, 2013
Priority date	Jun 6, 2013
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

Disclosed is a device for starting a mobile hotspot, including: a password sending module, configured to send a Bluetooth pairing password and a preset start password to a mobile terminal that previously accessed a mobile hotspot via WIFI; a working state detecting module, configured to: detect the working state of mobile hotspot; a sleep triggering module, configured to trigger the mobile hotspot to enter into a sleeping state when detecting that the mobile hotspot has no user access and/or no data service; a Bluetooth module, configured to establish a Bluetooth connection with the mobile terminal and receive a password sent by the mobile terminal when the mobile hotspot is in the sleeping state; a start controlling module, configured to compare the password with a locally stored start password and control the mobile hotspot to enter into the working state when the comparison result is that they are consistent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for starting a mobile hotspot, comprising a hardware Bluetooth module, a processor and a storage device, wherein the storage device stores processor-executable programs, and the programs cause the processor to perform the following:
sending a Bluetooth pairing password and a preset start password to a mobile terminal which previously accessed a mobile hotspot via WIFI;
detecting a working state of the mobile hotspot;
triggering the mobile hotspot to enter into a sleeping state when detecting that the mobile hotspot has no user access and/or no data service;
establishing a Bluetooth connection with the mobile terminal by the hardware Bluetooth module when the mobile hotspot is in the sleeping state, and receiving a current start password sent by the mobile terminal via a hardware Bluetooth device in the mobile terminal to start the mobile hotspot;
comparing the current start password sent by the mobile terminal with a locally stored start password, and controlling the mobile hotspot to enter into the working state and the WIFI will be started when a comparison result is that the current start password sent by the mobile terminal and the locally stored start password match,
detecting whether there is other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot or not according to a time cycle;
when there is the other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot, controlling the hardware Bluetooth module to enter into the working state; and when there is no other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot, control the hardware Bluetooth module to enter into a standby state.

2. The device for starting a mobile hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the programs further cause the processor to perform the following: detecting whether there is another mobile terminal trying to access the mobile hotspot via the WIFI or not according to a preset time interval, and if no, control all power-consuming modules but the hardware Bluetooth module of the mobile hotspot to enter into the sleeping state.

3. The device for starting a mobile hotspot of claim 2 , wherein the programs further cause the processor to perform the following:
collecting a power-on signal of the mobile hotspot and send the power-on signal to the mobile terminal.

4. The device for starting the mobile hotspot of claim 2 , wherein the device for starting the mobile hotspot is located in the mobile hotspot.

5. The device for starting a mobile hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the programs further cause the processor to perform the following:
collecting a power-on signal of the mobile hotspot and send the power-on signal to the mobile terminal.

6. The device for starting the mobile hotspot of claim 5 , wherein the device for starting the mobile hotspot is located in the mobile hotspot.

7. The device for starting the mobile hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the device for starting the mobile hotspot is located in the mobile hotspot.

8. The device for starting a mobile hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the programs further cause the processor to perform the following:
collecting a power-on signal of the mobile hotspot and send the power-on signal to the mobile terminal.

9. The device for starting the mobile hotspot of claim 1 , wherein the device for starting the mobile hotspot is located in the mobile hotspot.

10. A method for starting a mobile hotspot, comprising:
sending a Bluetooth pairing password and a preset start password to a mobile terminal which previously accessed a mobile hotspot via WIFI;
detecting a working state of the mobile hotspot;
triggering the mobile hotspot to enter into a sleeping state when detecting that the mobile hotspot has no user access and/or no data service;
establishing a Bluetooth connection with the mobile terminal by a hardware Bluetooth module of the mobile hotspot when the mobile hotspot is in the sleeping state, and receiving a current start password sent by the mobile terminal via a hardware Bluetooth device in the mobile terminal to start the mobile hotspot;
comparing the current start password sent by the mobile terminal with a locally stored start password, and controlling the mobile hotspot to enter into the working state and the WIFI will be started when a comparison result is that the current start password sent by the mobile terminal and the locally stored start password match,
wherein said establishing a Bluetooth connection with the mobile terminal when the mobile hotspot is in the sleeping state comprises:
detecting whether there is other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot or not according to a time cycle;
when there is the other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot, controlling the hardware Bluetooth module to enter into the working state; and
where there is no other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot, controlling the hardware Bluetooth module to enter into a standby state.

11. The method for starting a mobile hotspot of claim 10 , wherein said triggering the mobile hotspot to enter into the sleeping state comprises:
detecting whether there is another mobile terminal trying to access the mobile hotspot via WIFI according to a preset time interval, and if no, controlling all power-consuming modules but the hardware Bluetooth module of the mobile hotspot to enter into the sleeping state.

12. The method for starting a mobile hotspot of claim 10 , wherein after controlling the mobile hotspot to enter into the working state, the method further comprises:
collecting a power-on signal of the mobile hotspot and sending the power-on signal to the mobile terminal.

13. A system for starting a mobile hotspot, comprising a mobile terminal and a mobile hotspot, wherein the mobile hotspot comprises a device for starting the mobile hotspot, the device for starting a mobile hotspot comprising a hardware Bluetooth module, a first processor and a first storage device, wherein the first storage device stores processor-executable programs, and the programs cause the processor to perform the following:
sending a Bluetooth pairing password and a preset start password to a mobile terminal which previously accessed a mobile hotspot via WIFI;
detecting a working state of the mobile hotspot;
triggering the mobile hotspot to enter into a sleeping state when detecting that the mobile hotspot has no user access and/or no data service;
establishing a Bluetooth connection with the mobile terminal by the hardware Bluetooth module when the mobile hotspot is in the sleeping state, and receive a current start password sent by the mobile terminal via a hardware Bluetooth device in the mobile terminal to start the mobile hotspot;
comparing the current start password sent by the mobile terminal with a locally stored start password, and control the mobile hotspot to enter into the working state and the WIFI will be started when a comparison result is that the current start password sent by the mobile terminal and the locally stored start password match;
detecting whether there is other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot or not according to a time cycle;
when there is the other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot, controlling the Bluetooth module to enter into the working state; and when there is no other hardware Bluetooth equipment requesting to access the mobile hotspot, control the Bluetooth module to enter into a standby state;
the mobile terminal comprising a second processor and a second storage device, wherein the second stora

Assignees

• Zte Corp
• Xian Zhongxing New Software Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Xiaoliang
• Han Jin

Classifications

• H04W52/0235

  where the received signal is a power saving command · CPC title

• H04W52/0206

  in access points, e.g. base stations · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title

• H04W4/80

  Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication · CPC title