System and method for automatic wireless connection between a portable terminal and a digital device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10505908-B2
Application number	US-201715654304-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 19, 2017
Priority date	Feb 13, 2009
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for automatic wireless connection to a digital device in a portable terminal. A phone number and an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) of the portable terminal are obtained. A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is set to an Ad-hoc mode. A Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN is automatically generated using the phone number and the ESN of the portable terminal. A security key of the WLAN is automatically generated using the phone number and the ESN of the portable terminal. An Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN is automatically generated using the phone number and the ESN of the portable terminal. The digital device is wirelessly connected to using the IP address for the WLAN.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for automatic wireless connection to a digital device in a portable terminal, comprising:
in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), obtaining at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;
setting the WLAN;
automatically providing a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically providing a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically providing an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and
wirelessly connecting to the digital device using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising checking and activating a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal are obtained.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the SSID comprises providing a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
connecting the portable terminal to the digital device via a dedicated connector; and
delivering at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal to the digital device via the dedicated connector.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the IP address for the WLAN comprise:
automatically providing a plurality of IP addresses for the WLAN using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
selecting one of the plurality of IP addresses; and
wirelessly connecting to the digital device using the selected IP address.

6. A portable terminal for automatic wireless connection to a digital device, the portable terminal comprising:
a hardware processor configured to:
obtain at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;
in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), set the WLAN;
automatically provide a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically provide a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically provide an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and
wirelessly connect to the digital device using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

7. The portable terminal of claim 6 , wherein the hardware processor further configured to check and activate a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal are obtained.

8. The portable terminal of claim 6 , wherein the hardware processor configured to provide a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

9. The portable terminal of claim 6 , wherein the hardware processor configured to provide a 13-byte text-type Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) key by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

10. The portable terminal of claim 6 , wherein the hardware processor configured to:
connect the portable terminal to the digital device via a dedicated connector; and
deliver at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal to the digital device via the dedicated connector.

11. A digital device for automatic wireless connection to a portable terminal, the digital device comprising:
a hardware processor configured to:
obtain at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;
in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), set the WLAN;
automatically provide a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically provide a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically provide an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and
wirelessly connect to the portable terminal using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

12. The digital device of claim 11 , wherein the -hardware processor further configured to check and activate a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal is obtained.

13. The digital device of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor further configured to receive at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal, as input from a user.

14. The digital device of claim 11 , wherein the -hardware processor configured to provide a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

15. The digital device of claim 11 , wherein the hardware processor configured to:
connect the digital device to the portable terminal via a dedicated connector; and
automatically obtain at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal from the portable terminal via the dedicated connector.

16. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions configured to cause, when executed by at least one processor of a portable terminal, the at least one processor to perform at least one operation, the at least one operation comprising:
in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), obtaining at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;
setting the WLAN;
automatically providing a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically providing a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;
automatically providing an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and
wirelessly connecting to a digital device using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

17. The storage medium of claim 16 , further comprising checking and activating a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal are obtained.

18. The storage medium of claim 16 , wherein providing the SSID comprises providing a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

19. The storage medium of claim 16 , further comprising:
connecting the

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Park Woo-Jin
• Kim Jin-Hyoung
• Lee Jin-Wook
• Ryu Je-Hyok
• Lim Hun
• Kang Shin-Il
• Lee Gene-Moo

Classifications

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W8/26

  Network addressing or numbering for mobility support · CPC title

• H04L63/06 Primary

  for supporting key management in a packet data network (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08) · CPC title

• H04W84/18

  Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks · CPC title

• H04W92/18

  between terminal devices · CPC title