Network configuration method of Internet of Things devices and related devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11271806-B2
Application number	US-202117241766-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 27, 2021
Priority date	Jun 18, 2020
Publication date	Mar 8, 2022
Grant date	Mar 8, 2022

Abstract

A network configuration method for an IoT device is implemented by a terminal device. The method includes receiving attribute information broadcasted by N IoT devices, N being an integer greater than 1; determining a target IoT device from the N IoT devices based on at least one of: whether the attribute information broadcasted by the N IoT devices includes a selected identifier, or a first selection instruction input by a user; establishing a first communication connection with the target IoT device; sending a query request to the target IoT device to have the target IoT device return a network list corresponding to the target IoT device; determining a target network from the network list; and sending configuration information of the target network to the target IoT device so that the target IoT device performs network configuration based on the configuration information of the target network.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A network configuration method for an Internet of Things (IoT) device, implemented by a terminal device, comprising:
receiving attribute information broadcasted by N IoT devices, N being an integer greater than 1, the attribute information broadcasted by the N IoT devices including a network configuration state, the network configuration state of each of the N IoT devices being a network to-be-configured state, the network to-be-configured state indicating that each of the N IoT devices is waiting to be configured and connected to a network;
determining whether the attribute information broadcasted by the N IoT devices includes a selected identifier, wherein the selected identifier is included in attribute information broadcasted by an IoT device prioritized by a user over the N IoT devices;
in response to determining that the attribute information broadcast by the N IoT devices includes the selected identifier, determining an IoT device whose attribute information includes the selected identifier as a target IoT device;
in response to determining that the attribute information broadcast by the N IoT devices does not include the selected identifier, displaying the N IoT devices to the user and determining the target IoT device based on a first selection instruction input by the user;
establishing a first communication connection with the target IoT device, wherein the target device is either the IoT device whose attribute information includes the selected identifier or selected based on the first selection instruction;
sending a query request to the target IoT device to have the target IoT device return a network list corresponding to the target IoT device, the network list including one or more wireless networks available to the target IoT device;
determining a target network from the network list based on network signal strength on the target IoT device or user selection; and
sending configuration information of the target network to the target IoT device and instructing the target IoT device to perform network configuration based on the configuration information of the target network.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
showing the N IoT devices to the user when the terminal device determines that the attribute information of the N IoT devices does not include the target attribute information; and
when the terminal device does not receive the first selection instruction within a predetermined period of time and two or more devices of a same device type exist in the N IoT devices, outputting a prompt message for prompting the user to perform a selection on a prioritized IoT device to be configured, and determining the IoT device prioritized by the user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the attribute information of each of the N IoT devices includes a device type and a device identifier.

4. A network configuration method implemented by an IoT device, comprising:
broadcasting attribute information of the IoT device, the attribute information including a network configuration state, the network configuration state of the IoT device being a network to-be-configured state, the network to-be-configured state indicating that each of the N IoT devices is waiting to be configured and connected to a network;
establishing a first communication connection with a terminal device, wherein either the broadcasted attribute information of the IoT device includes a selected identifier or the IoT device is selected based on a first selection instruction on the terminal device;
receiving a query request sent by the terminal device;
sending a network list corresponding to the IoT device to the terminal device based on the query request to initiate the terminal device to determine a target network from the network list based on network signal strength on the IoT device or user selection, the network list including one or more wireless networks available to the IoT device; and
receiving configuration information of the target network returned by the terminal device, and performing network configuration based on the configuration information of the target network.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving a first operation instruction;
adding the selected identifier to the attribute information based on the first operation instruction to obtain target attribute information, an IoT device corresponding to the target attribute information being the IoT device prioritized by a user; and
broadcasting the target attribute information.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein before broadcasting the attribute information, further comprising:
receiving a second operation instruction when the network configuration state of the IoT device is a network-configured state, the second operation instruction being used to adjust the network configuration state of the IoT device; and
responding to the second operation instruction and adjusting the network configuration state of the IoT device to the network to-be-configured state.

7. A terminal device comprising:
one or more processors; and
a memory storing program instructions that, when being executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
receive attribute information broadcasted by N IoT devices, N being an integer greater than one, the attribute information broadcasted by the N IoT devices including a network configuration state, the network configuration state of each of the N IoT devices being a network to-be-configured state, the network to-be-configured state indicating that each of the N IoT devices is waiting to be configured and connected to a network;
determine whether the attribute information broadcasted by the N IoT devices includes a selected identifier, wherein the selected identifier is included in attribute information broadcasted by an IoT device prioritized by a user over the N IoT devices;
in response to determining that the attribute information broadcast by the N IoT devices includes the selected identifier, determine an IoT device whose attribute information includes the selected identifier as a target IoT device;
in response to determining that the attribute information broadcast by the N IoT devices does not include the selected identifier, display the N IoT devices to the user and determining the target IoT device based on a first selection instruction input by the user;
establish a first communication connection with the target IoT device, wherein the target device is either the IoT device whose attribute information includes the selected identifier or selected based on the first selection instruction;
send a query request to the target IoT device to have the target IoT device return a network list corresponding to the target IoT device, the network list including one or more wireless networks available to the target IoT device;
determine a target network from the network list based on network signal strength on the target IoT device or user selection; and
send configuration information of the target network to the target IoT device and instructing the target IoT device to perform network configuration based on the configuration information of the target network.

8. The terminal device of claim 7 , wherein the program instructions further cause the one or more processors to:
show the N IoT devices to the user when the terminal device determines that the attribute information of the N IoT devices does not include the target attribute information; and
output a prompt message for prompting the user to perform a selection on a prioritized IoT device to be configured, and determining the IoT device prioritized by the user when the first selection instruction is not received within a predetermined period of time

Assignees

• Shenzhen Chenbei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Luo Lei

Classifications

• H04L12/2807

  Exchanging configuration information on appliance services in a home automation network (arrangements for maintenance or administration involving network analysis for automatically determining the actual topology of a network H04L41/12; hardware or software tools for network management using graphical user interfaces H04L41/22; address allocation H04L61/50) · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W48/08 Primary

  Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery (signalling during connection H04W76/00) · CPC title

• H04L41/0806

  for initial configuration or provisioning, e.g. plug-and-play · CPC title

• H04L41/0889 Primary

  Techniques to speed-up the configuration process · CPC title