Network connection method and user equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10841867-B2
Application number	US-201816021834-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 28, 2018
Priority date	Apr 28, 2014
Publication date	Nov 17, 2020
Grant date	Nov 17, 2020

Abstract

It is described a network connection method and a user equipment. The method includes that a two-dimensional code is scanned to obtain a character string corresponding to the two-dimensional code; when the character string does not comprise a preset character string, it is determined that the two-dimensional code is a secure two-dimensional code, and two-dimensional code information is obtained according to the character string; the two-dimensional code information is decoded, to obtain data of a target access point; a configuration description file is obtained according to the data of the target access point, the configuration description file being used to connect to the target access point; and the configuration description file is installed into the user equipment, and after detecting the target access point, the target access point is connected to according to the configuration description file.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network connection method, comprising:
scanning, by a user equipment, a two-dimensional code, to obtain a character string corresponding to the two-dimensional code;
when the character string does not comprise a preset character string, determining that the two-dimensional code is a secure two-dimensional code, and obtaining two-dimensional code information according to the character string;
decoding the two-dimensional code information, to obtain data of a target access point;
obtaining, by the user equipment, a configuration description file according to the data of the target access point, the configuration description file being used to connect to the target access point; and
installing the configuration description file into the user equipment, and after detecting the target access point, connecting, by the user equipment, to the target access point according to the configuration description file,
wherein obtaining the configuration description file according to the data of the target access point comprises:
sending the data of the target access point to a server according to a server address in the two-dimensional code information, so that after receiving the data of the target access point, the server generates the configuration description file according to the data of the target access point, and sends the configuration description file to the user equipment,
and wherein the method further comprises:
detecting a Java Script Object Notation (JSON) type identifier in the two-dimensional code information, and determining whether the two-dimensional code information comprises the data of the target access point according to the JSON type identifier; and in response to the two-dimensional code information comprises the data of the target access point, performing the step of decoding the two-dimensional code information, to obtain the data of the target access point.

2. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a signature sent by the server, wherein the signature is used to indicate that the configuration description file is a trusty configuration description file.

3. The method according to claim 2 , wherein if the signature sent by the server is not received, before the installing the configuration description file, the method further comprises:
displaying a prompt interface, and prompting that the configuration description file is an untrusted configuration description file; and
according to an installation instruction triggered by a user, continuing to perform the step of installing the configuration description file.

4. The method according to claim 3 , wherein the installing the configuration description file comprises:
opening the configuration description file by using a preset program, jumping to a system configuration interface, and installing the configuration description file by using the system configuration interface.

5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the installing the configuration description file comprises:
opening the configuration description file by using a preset program, jumping to a system configuration interface, and installing the configuration description file by using the system configuration interface.

6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the configuration description file comprises a service set identifier of the target access point, an encryption manner of the target access point, and a password of the target access point,
and after detecting the target access point, connecting to the target access point according to the configuration description file comprises:
detecting whether a service set identifier is the service set identifier of the target access point in the configuration description file; and if the service set identifier is the service set identifier of the target access point, connecting to the target access point by using the encryption manner of the target access point and the password of the target access point in the configuration description file.

7. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
when the character string comprises the preset character string, determining that the two-dimensional code is an insecure two-dimensional code;
prompting whether to continue to decode the two-dimensional code; and
according to a continuing decoding instruction triggered by a user, obtaining two-dimensional code information according to the character string, decoding the two-dimensional code information, to obtain the data of the target access point.

8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the preset character string is pre-stored on the user equipment, and the method further comprises: detecting, by the user equipment, whether the character string comprises the preset character string to determine whether the two-dimensional code is a secure two-dimensional code; or wherein the preset character string is pre-stored on a server, and the method further comprises: determining, by the server, whether the character string comprises the preset character string to determine whether the two-dimensional code is a secure two-dimensional code, and sending a determining result to the user equipment.

9. A network connection method, comprising:
scanning, by a user equipment, a two-dimensional code, to obtain data of a target access point;
obtaining, by the user equipment, a configuration description file from a server according to the data of the target access point, the configuration description file being used to connect to the target access point;
when a signature indicating that the configuration description file is a trusty configuration description file is not received from the server, displaying, by the user equipment, a prompt interface for prompting that the configuration description file is an untrusted configuration description file;
according to an installation instruction triggered by a user, installing, by the user equipment, the configuration description file; and
after detecting the target access point, connecting, by the user equipment, to the target access point according to the configuration description file,
wherein scanning the two-dimensional code, to obtain the data of the target access point comprises:
scanning the two-dimensional code, to obtain a character string corresponding to the two-dimensional code;
obtaining two-dimensional code information according to the character string; and
decoding the two-dimensional code information, to obtain the data of the target access point,
and wherein the method further comprises:
detecting a Java Script Object Notation (JSON) type identifier in the two-dimensional code information, and determining whether the two-dimensional code information comprises the data of the target access point according to the JSON type identifier; and in response to the two-dimensional code information comprises the data of the target access point, performing the step of decoding the two-dimensional code information, to obtain the data of the target access point.

10. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising: when the signature is received from the server, displaying an installation interface, so that the user installs the configuration description file according to the installation interface.

11. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the obtaining a configuration description file from a server according to the data of the target access point comprises:
sending the data of the target access point to the server according to a server address in the two-dimensional code information, so that after receiving the data of the target access point, the server generates the configuration description file acco

Assignees

• Tencent Tech Shenzhen Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ding Haifeng
• Liang Hanyun

Classifications

• H04W12/77

  Graphical identity · CPC title

• H04W12/50

  Secure pairing of devices · CPC title

• H04W48/20 Primary

  Selecting an access point · CPC title

• H04W48/16 Primary

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W36/0077

  of access information of target access point · CPC title