Wireless local area network connection method, mobile terminal, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10356707-B2
Application number	US-201816013785-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 20, 2018
Priority date	Jul 29, 2016
Publication date	Jul 16, 2019
Grant date	Jul 16, 2019

Abstract

The various embodiments described herein include methods, devices, and systems for connecting to a wireless local area network. In one aspect, a method is performed at a mobile terminal. The terminal detects wireless local area networks near a geographic location where the terminal is located, each of the wireless local area networks includes an identifier. The terminal then matches the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and a prestored geographic location of the terminal with an identifier and a geographic location of a wireless local area network, and determines an accessible wireless local area network that includes a corresponding access key. The terminal sets the corresponding access key. The terminal presents a list of the wireless local area networks on a network connection interface, and a connection identifier for the accessible wireless local area network. The terminal detects an operation on the connection identifier, and connects to the accessible wireless local area network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of connecting to a wireless local area network performed at a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
detecting, by the mobile terminal, wireless local area networks covering the mobile terminal, wherein each of the wireless local area networks includes an identifier;
correspondingly matching, by the mobile terminal, the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and a current geographic location of the mobile terminal with an identifier and a geographic location of a wireless local area network storing a network access key;
when the matching succeeds, determining, by the mobile terminal, an accessible wireless local area network in the wireless local area networks covering the mobile terminal that is successfully matched, the accessible wireless local area network having a corresponding access key;
when the matching fails, correspondingly matching, by the mobile terminal, the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and the current geographic location of the mobile terminal with an identifier and a geographic location of a wireless local area network storing a network access key in a cloud;
determining the accessible wireless local area network that is successfully matched;
storing the network access key of the accessible wireless local area network into the mobile terminal;
setting, by the mobile terminal, the corresponding access key for the accessible wireless local area network on the mobile terminal;
presenting, by the mobile terminal in an application, a list of the wireless local area networks covering the mobile terminal on a network connection interface, and presenting a connection identifier for the accessible wireless local area network; and
detecting, by the mobile terminal, an operation on the connection identifier of the accessible wireless local area network, and connecting to the accessible wireless local area network based on the access key of the accessible wireless local area network.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein correspondingly matching the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and the prestored geographic location of the mobile terminal with the identifier and the geographic location of the wireless local area network storing the network access key, and determining the accessible wireless local area network in the wireless local area networks covering the mobile terminal, the accessible wireless local area network having a corresponding access key comprises:
matching the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and the prestored geographic location of the mobile terminal with an identifier and a geographic location of a wireless local area network storing a corresponding access key in a cloud; and
determining the accessible wireless local area network that is successfully matched.

3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the accessible wireless local area network is a first one of a plurality of accessible wireless local area networks, the method further comprising:
screening and identifying from the plurality of accessible wireless local area networks a second accessible wireless local area network that satisfies a preset condition; and
updating the second accessible wireless local area network as the accessible wireless local area network, wherein the preset condition comprises at least one of the following:
a security coefficient is lower than a security coefficient threshold;
an update frequency of an access key exceeds a frequency threshold;
signal strength is lower than a signal strength threshold; and
the wireless local area network is a private network.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
positioning the mobile terminal; and
updating the prestored geographic location of the mobile terminal by using a geographic location obtained through the positioning when an update condition of the prestored geographic location of the mobile terminal is satisfied, wherein the update condition comprises at least one of the following:
an update interval time of the geographic location of the mobile terminal is reached;
a change of the geographic location of the mobile terminal exceeds a distance threshold; and
a particular event of a wireless local area network that is being used by the mobile terminal is detected.

5. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
updating the prestored access key of the corresponding wireless local area network when an update condition of the prestored access key of the wireless local area network is satisfied, wherein the update condition comprises at least one of the following:
an update time of the access key of the wireless local area network is reached; and
a distance between the geographic location of the wireless local area network and the prestored geographic location of the mobile terminal exceeds a distance threshold.

6. The method according to claim 5 , further comprising:
superposing a bonus of at least one dimension of the wireless local area network and a reference update time to obtain the update time of the access key of the wireless local area network, wherein the bonus comprises: a weight bonus, a location bonus, and a merchant identifier bonus.

7. A mobile terminal for connecting to a wireless local area network, the mobile terminal comprising:
one or more processors;
memory; and
a plurality of program modules stored in the memory and configured for execution by the one or more processors, wherein the plurality of program modules, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the mobile terminals to perform a plurality of operations including:
detecting, by the mobile terminal, wireless local area networks covering the mobile terminal, wherein each of the wireless local area networks includes an identifier;
correspondingly matching, by the mobile terminal, the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and a current geographic location of the mobile terminal with an identifier and a geographic location of a wireless local area network storing a network access key;
when the matching succeeds, determining, by the mobile terminal, an accessible wireless local area network in the wireless local area networks covering the mobile terminal that is successfully matched, the accessible wireless local area network having a corresponding access key;
when the matching fails, correspondingly matching, by the mobile terminal, the identifiers of the wireless local area networks and the current geographic location of the mobile terminal with an identifier and a geographic location of a wireless local area network storing a network access key in a cloud;
determining the accessible wireless local area network that is successfully matched;
storing the network access key of the accessible wireless local area network into the mobile terminal;
setting, by the mobile terminal, the corresponding access key for the accessible wireless local area network on the mobile terminal;
presenting, by the mobile terminal in an application, a list of the wireless local area networks covering the mobile terminal on a network connection interface, and presenting a connection identifier for the accessible wireless local area network; and
detecting, by the mobile terminal, an operation on the connection identifier of the accessible wireless local area network, and connecting to the accessible wireless local area network based on the access key of the accessible wireless local area network.

8. The mobile terminal according to claim 7 , wherein the plurality of operations further comprise:
screening and identifying from the plurality of accessible wireless local area networks a second accessible wireless local area network that satisfies a preset condition; and
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Assignees

• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Liang Hanyun
• Ding Haifeng

Classifications

• H04L63/083

  using passwords (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226) · CPC title

• H04W12/06 Primary

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04W64/00

  Locating users or terminals {or network equipment} for network management purposes, e.g. mobility management · CPC title

• H04L63/107

  wherein the security policies are location-dependent, e.g. entities privileges depend on current location or allowing specific operations only from locally connected terminals · CPC title

• H04W48/18 Primary

  Selecting a network or a communication service · CPC title