Method, apparatus and system for network connection, and server and medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12593208-B2
Application number	US-202218290358-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 24, 2022
Priority date	Jul 15, 2021
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

Disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure are a method, apparatus and system for a network connection, and a server and a medium. The method may include: determining whether a preset network credential update condition is met, wherein a network credential indicated by the preset network credential update condition is used for establishing a connection of a target network; in response to determining that the preset network credential update condition is met, sending an updated network credential to at least one mobile terminal by using a preset backup connection method; receiving a connection request for the target network that is sent by a target mobile terminal; and in response to determining that the connection request for the target network matches the updated network credential, establishing the connection of the target network to the target mobile terminal.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for transmitting updated network connection credentials via a preset backup communication channel, the method being performed by a server, the method comprising:
sending, in response to determining that there is a first target mobile terminal arriving at a preset network alternating area, an updated network credential of a first target network to the first target mobile terminal using a preset spare connection mode, wherein the first target mobile terminal comprises a mobile robot, wherein the preset network alternating area comprises a junction area between two areas within coverage ranges of different networks, the different networks respectively require different network credentials for access, the different networks comprise the first target network and a second network, wherein the first target network comprises a network area to which the first target mobile terminal connects after crossing the preset network alternating area, and the preset spare connection mode refers to a wireless communication technique other than that provided by a connection to the first target network and other than that provided by a connection to the second network, wherein the preset spare connection mode comprises using a long range radio (LoRa) for sending the updated network credential; receiving a connection request for connecting to the first target network that is sent by the first target mobile terminal; and establishing the connection of the first target network with the first target mobile terminal, in response to verifying that the connection request for the first target network matches the updated network credential of the first target network.

2 . A non-transitory computer readable medium, storing a computer program, wherein the program, when executed by a processor, implements the method according to claim 1 .

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the determining that the first target mobile terminal is arriving at the preset network alternating area comprises:
determining based on a motion path of the first target mobile terminal provided by a backend server; and/or determining based on location data received from the first target mobile terminal via the second network.

4 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the sending in response to determining that there is a first target mobile terminal arriving at a preset network alternating area, an updated network credential of a first target network to the first target mobile terminal using a preset spare connection mode further comprises:
transmitting the network credential of the first target network to the first target mobile terminal using the preset spare connection mode prior to the first target mobile terminal disconnecting from the second network; or
based on the predicted motion path of the first target mobile terminal, transmitting the network credential of the first target network to the first target mobile terminal using the preset spare connection mode in advance of the first target mobile terminal arriving at the location of the preset network alternating area.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the first target mobile network and the second network comprise Wi-Fi wireless networks.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
instructing the mobile terminal to stop traveling, in response to detecting using a first long range radio (LoRa) transmission terminal on the mobile terminal that a distance from a second long range radio (LoRa) transmission terminal is less than a preset distance; and instructing the mobile terminal to resume traveling, in response to detecting using the first long range radio (LoRa) transmission terminal on the mobile terminal that the distance from the second LoRa transmission terminal is not less than the preset distance.

7 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the method further comprises:
determining whether a preset network credential update condition is met, wherein a network credential indicated by the preset network credential update condition is used for establishing a connection to a second target network; sending an updated network credential of the second target network to at least one mobile terminal using the preset spare connection mode in response to determining that the preset network credential update condition is met; receiving a connection request for the second target network that is sent by a second target mobile terminal among the at least one mobile terminal; and establishing the connection of the second target network with the second target mobile terminal, in response to determining that the connection request for the second target network matches the updated network credential of the second target network.

8 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein determining whether the preset network credential update condition is met comprises:
determining that the preset network credential update condition is met, in response to determining that a current moment reaches preset network credential change time.

9 . The method according to claim 7 , wherein determining whether the preset network credential update condition is met comprises:
determining whether the network credential changes; and determining that the preset network credential update condition is met, in response to determining that the network credential changes.

10 . The method according to claim 9 , wherein determining whether the network credential changes comprises:
determining that the network credential changes, in response to receiving a network credential change instruction.

11 . A server for providing updated network connection credentials via a preset backup communication channel to a mobile robot, the server comprising:
one or more processors; and a memory, storing one or more programs, wherein the one or more programs, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising: sending, in response to determining that there is a first target mobile terminal arriving at a preset network alternating area, an updated network credential of a first target network to the first target mobile terminal using a preset spare connection mode, wherein the first target mobile terminal comprises the mobile robot, wherein the preset network alternating area comprises a junction area between two areas within coverage ranges of different networks, the different networks respectively require different network credentials for access, the different networks comprise the first target network and a second network, wherein the first target network comprises a network area to which the first target mobile terminal connects after crossing the preset network alternating area, and the preset spare connection mode refers to a wireless communication technique other than that provided by a connection to the first target network and other than that provided by a connection to the second network, wherein the preset spare connection mode comprises using a long range radio (LoRa) for sending the updated network credential; receiving a connection request for connecting to the first target network that is sent by the first target mobile terminal; and establishing the connection of the first target network with the first target mobile terminal, in response to verifying that the connection request for the first target network matches the updated network credential of the first target network.

12 . The server according to claim 11 , wherein the operations further comprise:
determining whether a preset network credential update condition is met, wh

Assignees

• Beijing Jingdong Qianshi Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhang Lei

Classifications

• H04L63/20

  for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227) · CPC title

• H04W76/15

  Setup of multiple wireless link connections · CPC title

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04L63/08 Primary

  for authentication of entities (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32) · CPC title

• H04W76/10

  Connection setup · CPC title