Method and Device For Networking Between Devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019182663-A1
Application number	US-201616327227-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 30, 2016
Priority date	Aug 21, 2016
Publication date	Jun 13, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for networking between devices, including: connecting to, by a user mobile phone C, a primary router A, and detecting a nearby device B that can be networked; tapping, by a user on the user mobile phone C, a button for adding the device B, to send information about the to-be-added device B to the primary router A; after receiving a message sent by the mobile phone C, obtaining, by the primary router A, the SSID of the to-be-added device B, and sending a notification message to the SSID (the message needs to include an SSID and a password of the router A that need to be encrypted) to instruct B to connect to the primary router A; and after receiving the SSID and the password of the primary router A, connecting to, by the device B, the primary router A, so that the device is added.

First claim

1 . A method for networking between devices, comprising:
establishing, by a router A, a WiFi connection to a device C to constitute a WiFi network; sending, by the router A, information about a detected nearby device B to the device C, wherein the information about the device B comprises a service set identifier (SSID) of the device B; receiving, by the router, a first message sent by the device C, wherein the first message carries the information about the device B, and wherein the first message is used to instruct the router A to add the device B to the WiFi network; and sending, by the router A, a second message to the SSID of the device B after receiving the first message sent by the device C, wherein the second message carries an SSID and a password of the router A, and wherein the second message is used to instruct the device B to use the SSID and the password of the router A to connect to the router A to join the WiFi network.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the password carried in the second message is encrypted.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , wherein the method further comprises obtaining, by the router A, a public key of the device B before sending the second message, wherein the password carried in the second message is encrypted by using the public key of the device B.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the obtaining, by the router A, a public key of the device B comprises:
receiving, by the router A, a beacon frame that is broadcast by the device B, wherein the beacon frame carries the public key of the device B; or sending, by the router A, a probe request frame to the device B to request to obtain the public key of the device B, and receiving, by the router A, a probe response frame returned by the device B after the device B receives the probe request frame, wherein the probe response frame carries the public key of the device B.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , wherein that the beacon frame carries the public key of the device B comprises that a Vendor Specific field of the beacon frame carries the public key of the device B; and
that the probe response frame carries the public key of the device B comprises that a Requested information elements field of the probe response frame carries the public key of the device B.

6 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second message is a data frame.

7 . (canceled)

8 . A method for networking between devices, comprising:
establishing, by a device C, a WiFi connection to a router A to constitute a WiFi network; obtaining, by the device C from the router A, information about a nearby device B detected by the router A, wherein the information about the device B comprises a service set identifier (SSID) of the device B; and after receiving a user-entered instruction for adding the device B, sending, by the device C, a first message carrying the information about the device B to the router A, wherein the first message is used to instruct the router A to add the device B to the WiFi network, wherein: router A sends a second message to the device B after receiving the first message sent by the device C, wherein the second message carries an SSID and a password of the router A, and wherein the second message is used to instruct the device B to use the SSID and the password of the router A to connect to the router A to join the WiFi network.

9 . (canceled)

10 . A router, wherein the router is a router A, and wherein the router A comprises a memory, at least one processor, and a transceiver, wherein:
the memory is configured to store an instruction; and the at least one processor is configured to invoke the instruction stored in the memory to control the transceiver to perform the following operations:
establishing a WiFi connection to a device C to constitute a WiFi network;
sending information about a detected nearby device B to the device C, wherein the information about the device B comprises a service set identifier (SSID) of the device B;
receiving a first message sent by the device C, wherein the first message carries the information about the device B, and wherein the first message is used to instruct the router A to add the device B to the WiFi network; and
sending a second message to the device B after receiving the first message sent by the device C, wherein the second message carries an SSID and a password of the router A, and wherein the second message is used to instruct the device B to use the SSID and the password of the router A to connect to the router A to join the WiFi network.

11 . The router according to claim 10 , wherein the password carried in the second message is encrypted.

12 . The router according to claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to control the transceiver to obtain a public key of the device B before sending the second message, wherein the password carried in the second message is encrypted by using the public key of the device B.

13 . The router according to claim 12 , wherein obtaining, by the transceiver, the public key of the device B comprises:
receiving, by the transceiver, a beacon frame that is broadcast by the device B, wherein the beacon frame carries the public key of the device B; or sending, by the transceiver, a probe request frame to the device B to request to obtain the public key of the device B, and receiving, by the transceiver, a probe response frame returned by the device B after the device B receives the probe request frame, wherein the probe response frame carries the public key of the device B.

14 . The router according to claim 13 , wherein that the beacon frame carries the public key of the device B comprises that a Vendor Specific field of the beacon frame carries the public key of the device B; and
wherein that the probe response frame carries the public key of the device B comprises that a Requested information elements field of the probe response frame carries the public key of the device B.

15 . The router according to claim 10 , wherein the second message is a data frame.

16 . (canceled)

17 . A device, wherein the device is a device C, and wherein the device C comprises a memory, at least one processor, a touch display screen, and a transceiver, wherein:
the memory is configured to store an instruction; and the at least one processor is configured to invoke the instruction stored in the memory to control the transceiver to perform the following operations:
establishing a WiFi connection to a router A to constitute a WiFi network;
obtaining, from the router A, information about a nearby device B detected by the router A, wherein the information about the device B comprises a service set identifier (SSID) of the device B; and
after receiving an instruction for adding the device B, sending a first message carrying the information about the device B to the router A, wherein the instruction is entered by a user by using the touch display screen, and wherein the first message is used to instruct the router A to add the device B to the WiFi network,
wherein the router A sends a second message to the device B after receiving the first message sent by the device C, wherein the second message carries an SSID and a password of the router A, and wherein the second message is used to instruct the device B to use the SSID and the password of the router A to connect to the router A to join the WiFi network.

18 . The device according to claim 17 , wherein the password carried in the second message is encrypted.

19 .

Assignees

• Huawei Tech Co Ltd

Inventors

• Wang Tuo

Classifications

• H04W48/14

  using user query {or user detection} · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title

• H04W48/10

  using broadcasted information · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title