Method for Connecting to Wi-Fi Hotspot Device, Wi-Fi Hotspot Device, and User Equipment

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016269394-A1
Application number	US-201615159101-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 19, 2016
Priority date	Nov 19, 2013
Publication date	Sep 15, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot device, the Wi-Fi hotspot device, and a user equipment (UE), where the method includes generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, a two-dimensional barcode according to Wi-Fi authentication information, where the two-dimensional barcode includes the Wi-Fi authentication information, and the Wi-Fi authentication information is used for authentication prior to connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot device, and presenting, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode to the UE using a display screen of the Wi-Fi hotspot device such that the UE may connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot device according to the two-dimensional barcode, and a user does not need to memorize or record the Wi-Fi authentication information, thereby improving user experience.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot device, comprising:
generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, a two-dimensional barcode according to Wi-Fi authentication information, wherein the two-dimensional barcode comprises the Wi-Fi authentication information, and wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information is used for authentication prior to connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot device; and presenting, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode to a user equipment (UE) using a display screen of the Wi-Fi hotspot device.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising dynamically updating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the Wi-Fi authentication information, wherein generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode according to the Wi-Fi authentication information comprises dynamically generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode according to the dynamically updated Wi-Fi authentication information.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information comprises at least one of a service set identifier (SSID), an authentication mode, and an authentication password.

4 . A method for connecting to a Wi-Fi hotspot device, comprising:
generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, a two-dimensional barcode according to Wi-Fi authentication information, wherein the two-dimensional barcode comprises the Wi-Fi authentication information, and wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information is used for authentication prior to connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot device; and setting, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode in a management application program that corresponds to the Wi-Fi hotspot device, wherein the management application program is used to provide the two-dimensional barcode for a first user equipment (UE), and wherein the first UE is used to present, using a display screen of the first UE, the two-dimensional barcode to a second UE that needs to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot device.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the management application program runs in the first UE.

6 . The method according to claim 4 , further comprising dynamically updating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the Wi-Fi authentication information, wherein generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode according to the Wi-Fi authentication information comprises dynamically generating, by the Wi-Fi hotspot device, the two-dimensional barcode according to the dynamically updated Wi-Fi authentication information.

7 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information comprises at least one of a service set identifier (SSID), an authentication mode, and an authentication password.

8 . A Wi-Fi hotspot device, comprising:
a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
generate a two-dimensional barcode according to Wi-Fi authentication information, wherein the two-dimensional barcode comprises the Wi-Fi authentication information, and wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information is used for authentication prior to connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot device; and
present the two-dimensional barcode to a user equipment (UE) using a display screen of the Wi-Fi hotspot device.

9 . The Wi-Fi hotspot device according to claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
dynamically update the Wi-Fi authentication information; and generate the two-dimensional barcode according to the dynamically updated Wi-Fi authentication information.

10 . The Wi-Fi hotspot device according to claim 8 , wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information comprises at least one of a service set identifier (SSID), an authentication mode, and an authentication password.

11 . A Wi-Fi hotspot device, comprising:
a memory; and a processor coupled to the memory and configured to:
generate a two-dimensional barcode according to Wi-Fi authentication information, wherein the two-dimensional barcode comprises the Wi-Fi authentication information, and wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information is used for authentication prior to connection to the Wi-Fi hotspot device; and
set the two-dimensional barcode in a management application program that corresponds to the Wi-Fi hotspot device, wherein the management application program is used to provide the two-dimensional barcode for a first user equipment (UE), and wherein the first UE is used to present, using a display screen of the first UE, the two-dimensional barcode to a second UE that needs to connect to the Wi-Fi hotspot device.

12 . The Wi-Fi hotspot device according to claim 11 , wherein the management application program runs in the first UE.

13 . The Wi-Fi hotspot device according to claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
dynamically update the Wi-Fi authentication information; and dynamically generate the two-dimensional barcode according to the dynamically updated Wi-Fi authentication information.

14 . The Wi-Fi hotspot device according to claim 11 , wherein the Wi-Fi authentication information comprises at least one of a service set identifier (SSID), an authentication mode, and an authentication password.

Assignees

• Huawei Device Co Ltd

Inventors

• Zhong Zhen

Classifications

• H04W12/08

  Access security · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04L63/083 Primary

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

• H04W48/14

  using user query {or user detection} · CPC title

• H04W12/06 Primary

  Authentication · CPC title