CN113395743A - Device connection method and system, corresponding terminal device and networking method - Google Patents

Abstract

A device connection method, system, corresponding terminal device and networking method are provided. The equipment connection method comprises the following steps: the second equipment broadcasts network access information, and the network access information is used for the first equipment to access the network; the first equipment receives the network access information; and based on the network access information, the first device accesses a network. According to the network access method and the network access device, the network access information is broadcasted to the equipment to be networked, so that the equipment can automatically complete network access based on the access information, manual networking operation is avoided, and the efficiency of a distribution network and the user friendliness are improved.

Description

Device connection method and system, corresponding terminal device and networking method

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless networks, and in particular, to a device connection method, a device connection system, a corresponding terminal device, and a networking method.

Background

In recent years, there are increasing numbers of terminal devices in scenes such as home, office, and vehicle, and networking is becoming a rigid demand. For this reason, technologies capable of accessing a wide variety of devices or items to a network (e.g., internet of things (IoT) or the internet) are receiving wide attention.

In order to Access a network, a terminal device is connected to various Access Points (APs), particularly wireless APs, to distribute a network, thereby facilitating the terminal device to Access various networks. Herein, a distribution network refers to the process of a terminal device accessing a network, which is typically implemented via a connection for the device to a wireless AP.

In the prior art, a terminal device needs to search a network and input a password and other complex operations to realize networking. For some intelligent hardware devices (e.g., internet of things devices such as smart televisions and smart air purifiers), after a user manually inputs a network password, networking can be realized only by operating a corresponding intelligent device management APP.

The above operation increases the operation complexity of the device connection, and thus a scheme for conveniently performing the device connection is required.

Disclosure of Invention

The technical problem to be solved by the present disclosure is to provide an apparatus connection scheme, which enables an apparatus to automatically complete network access based on access information by broadcasting network access information to the apparatus to be networked, thereby avoiding manual networking operation and improving network distribution efficiency and user friendliness.

According to a first aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device connection method including: the second equipment broadcasts network access information, and the network access information is used for the first equipment to access the network; the first equipment receives the network access information; and based on the network access information, the first device accesses a network.

According to a second aspect of the present disclosure, a device connection system is proposed, comprising a first device and a second device, wherein the second device is configured to: broadcasting network access information, the network access information being used for a first device to access a network, the first device being used for: receiving the network access information; and accessing a network based on the network access information.

According to a third aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device connection method including: the method comprises the steps that a wireless access device or a medium access device broadcasts network access information of the wireless access device, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and the Internet of things equipment acquires the network access information and automatically connects the network based on the network access information. The network access information may have a predetermined format for identification and operation by the internet of things device.

According to a fourth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device connection method including: starting a broadcast mode of the wireless access equipment or the medium access equipment; the wireless access equipment or the medium access equipment broadcasts network access information of the wireless access equipment, wherein the network access information is encrypted by a specific password and comprises a network name and a password; the mobile equipment receives the network access information; and based on receiving the operation associated with the particular password, the mobile device decrypts the network access information and accesses the network.

According to a fifth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a device connection method including: obtaining confirmation that a user automatically connects to a network of a specific category; receiving network access information broadcasted by a certain wireless access hotspot of the specific category of networks, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and connecting with the wireless access hotspot to access a network based on the network name and the password.

According to a sixth aspect of the present disclosure, a terminal device networking method is provided, including: receiving broadcasted network access information, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and connecting with the corresponding network based on the network name and the password.

According to a seventh aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal device comprising: the communication device is used for receiving broadcasted network access information, and the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and a processor for: and connecting with the corresponding network based on the network name and the password.

According to an eighth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal device networking method, comprising: acquiring a network name and password information; generating network access information based on the network name and password information; and broadcasting the network access information.

According to a ninth aspect of the present disclosure, there is provided a terminal device, comprising: the memorizer, is used for storing network name and password information obtained; a processor for generating network access information based on the network name and password; and a communication device for broadcasting the network access information.

Thus, the device connection scheme of the present application provides a solution for intelligent hardware auto-scanning networking in a wireless environment (e.g., WiFi) environment. The scheme can enable the device to be networked to be connected in a state that the user is unaware or low-aware by broadcasting the user name and the password of the hotspot through the smart AP, and is particularly suitable for cluster networking of batch devices. Further, misconnection and malicious connection can be avoided through a certain security mechanism.

Drawings

The above and other objects, features and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent by describing in greater detail exemplary embodiments thereof with reference to the attached drawings, in which like reference numerals generally represent like parts throughout.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of wireless networking of devices.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of wireless networking of multiple devices.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a device having been used as a node to access a WLAN.

Fig. 4 shows a schematic flow diagram of a device connection method according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 5 shows an example of an information access network in which terminal devices broadcast via a mediation device.

Fig. 6 shows an example of an intelligent network distribution performed by an intelligent device according to the present invention.

Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal device networking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 9 shows a flowchart illustrating a terminal device networking method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the invention.

Detailed Description

Preferred embodiments of the present disclosure will be described in more detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. While the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure are shown in the drawings, it should be understood that the present disclosure may be embodied in various forms and should not be limited to the embodiments set forth herein. Rather, these embodiments are provided so that this disclosure will be thorough and complete, and will fully convey the scope of the disclosure to those skilled in the art.

Terminal devices (e.g., smart IoT devices, mobile devices such as cell phones) need to access the internet through distribution network operations. Herein, a distribution network may refer to a process in which a terminal device connects with an access device (e.g., a wireless AP, a router, etc.) capable of accessing the internet to implement internet access. For this reason, the terminal device needs to be connected with the already-connected wireless access device.

Fig. 1 shows a schematic diagram of wireless networking of devices. As shown in fig. 1, a mobile device 100 (e.g., a mobile device or an internet of things device) as a first device needs to be connected with a wireless access device 200 (e.g., a wireless access point) as a second device to achieve access to a network 30. In the present invention, "first" and "second" are intended to distinguish different objects of the same kind, not to make any implication on time or spatial order or importance, etc.

The mobile device 100 may connect with the wireless access device 200 based on wireless communication technology, such as WiFi technology. In a general case, the wireless access apparatus 200 is provided with an access password. If the device 100 needs to access the network through the wireless AP200, it usually needs to start a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) function to scan available networks, click a network name corresponding to the wireless AP200 in a scanned WLAN list, input a password of the network in a password input screen, and click a connection to attempt a connection with the wireless AP200, thereby accessing the corresponding wireless local area network of the wireless AP200 and communicating with the network 30 via the wireless AP 200. The wireless AP200 may be connected to a router (not shown) and may be an access portal to the internet (or the internet in a broad sense) or other networks, such as an access portal to a particular intranet.

The connection between the first device and the second device shown in fig. 1 can be regarded as a process in which the first device connects to a wireless local area network corresponding to the second device and accesses the broader network 30 through the second device. In other embodiments, a plurality of terminal devices may be connected to the wireless AP 200.

Fig. 2 shows a schematic diagram of wireless networking of multiple devices. As shown in fig. 2, the WLAN includes a plurality of nodes that access the network 30 via the wireless AP 200. The wireless AP200 may be a special wireless router, a gateway with a wireless connection function, or other intelligent devices with a wireless AP function. In one embodiment, the wireless AP200 may be a central smart node of a home internet of things, such as a smart sound box. That is, the smart speaker has a wireless AP function, and can be used as a central device (connected via bluetooth and/or WiFi) for connecting other internet of things devices, and perform a function of edge computing or cloud communication transfer station. In the illustration of fig. 2, the wireless AP200 has connected to it a smart tv, a smart rice cooker and a smart doorbell. It should be appreciated that the smart speaker appliance requires the smart speaker to establish a connection (typically a bluetooth connection) with the smart appliances in order to control the smart devices (e.g., a user issuing a voice command to the smart speaker to turn "on the television"). In order to enable the smart television, the smart electric cooker and the smart doorbell to receive remote control of the user (for example, to make a reservation for turning on the smart electric cooker during the off duty), the devices need to be connected to a cloud server, that is, connected to the internet via WiFi. In order to connect to the internet, the prior art generally requires a user to manually input, for example, a network name and/or a password of the wireless AP200, and then implement the network name and/or the password through a complex series of operations in, for example, a device management APP installed on a mobile phone. These operations are time consuming and inefficient and can reduce user friendliness.

As shown in fig. 2, when the mobile device 100 (e.g., a smartphone) needs to join an existing WLAN, a complex series of operations for the wireless AP200 are also required. That is, the WLAN function of the device 100 is first turned on to scan an available network, the network name corresponding to the wireless AP200 is clicked on the scanned WLAN list, the network password is input in the password input screen, and the connection with the wireless AP200 is only achieved by clicking the connection, thereby accessing the illustrated WLAN and communicating with the network 30 via the wireless AP 200.

Fig. 3 shows a schematic diagram of a device having been used as a node to access a WLAN. As shown in fig. 3, the mobile device has accessed the WLAN by the distribution network process and becomes a node. It should be understood that each device (smart tv, smart rice cooker, smart doorbell, and smart phone) in the WLAN can be regarded as the terminal device 100 connected with the wireless AP 200. A plurality of devices 100 access the network 30 via the wireless AP200 and implement respective service acquisition and/or remote control functions.

Examples of device networking are given above in connection with fig. 1-3. In the prior art, a plurality of terminal devices generally need to perform scanning, clicking and password input operations one by one to perform network access, and a series of complex operations on an APP are also involved in managing when internet of things devices (e.g., smart appliances) are connected. The above operation is not only cumbersome and repetitive, but also causes unnecessary trouble when the network password is complicated or the user does not want others to know the password itself.

To this end, the present application proposes a device connection scheme, which enables a terminal device to automatically sense networking through acquired hotspot information when the terminal device has a wireless access point (e.g., a WiFi hotspot) around by letting a smart AP or an intermediary networking device poll and broadcast hotspot information (e.g., a user name and a password).

Fig. 4 shows a schematic flow diagram of a device connection method according to an embodiment of the invention. The method is applicable to terminal device networking based on wireless communication means, and is particularly applicable to a case where a mobile device as a first device accesses a WLAN via a WiFi protocol and thus a network (e.g., the internet).

At step S410, the second device (e.g., wireless AP200 in fig. 1-3) broadcasts network access information. The network access information includes information that a mobile device (e.g., a first device) can use to access a network. In step S420, a first device (e.g., the terminal device 100 in fig. 1-3) receives the network access information broadcast by a second device. The first device then accesses the network based on the network access information (i.e., information included therein that the mobile device is able to use to access the network) at step S630. Here, "network access information" may refer to information for accessing a specific Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), for example, a name and/or an access password of the WLAN, and the like. An "access network" may then refer to a state in which the mobile device accesses a particular WLAN to which the network name refers, e.g., after entering the name of the wireless local area network and/or an access password as described above. The particular WLAN may be connected to a router via a wireless AP, and the router may provide a path to access a larger network, such as the Internet (Internet), to enable the mobile device to access the Internet based on the network access information.

Therefore, through self-broadcasting of the network access information and acquisition of the network access information by the mobile equipment, the operation of manually selecting or inputting the information by a user is avoided, and the convenience of the mobile equipment for accessing the network is improved.

In one embodiment, the second device may be a wireless access device, such as wireless AP200 in fig. 1-3. Here, the wireless access device may be a special wireless router, a gateway having a wireless connection function, or other intelligent devices having a wireless AP function, for example, a smart speaker. In this case, the network access information polled and broadcasted by the second device may be information of a wireless local area network corresponding to the second device when the second device itself serves as the wireless access device. The first device having acquired the above information can then connect with the second device as a wireless access device and access the network via the second device. Here, the accessed network may include a local WLAN, as well as a larger network, such as the internet, where the wireless access devices are connected via an integral or separate routing device.

In another embodiment, the second device may not function as a wireless access device, but rather as an intermediary connection device to assist the first device in accessing the network, or a networking information relay. Here, the second device may acquire the network access information for accessing the network via the wireless access device. Fig. 5 shows an example of an information access network in which terminal devices broadcast via a mediation device. As shown in fig. 5, the wireless access device 200 is connected with a plurality of devices, including a smart television, a smart electric cooker, a smart doorbell, a smart phone, and a smart speaker. Here, the smart sound box 400 may be used as the second device in the present embodiment. Smart sound box 400 may connect to wireless AP200 by manually clicking on a network name and password entry, for example, according to conventional networking means. Smart sound box 400 may then act as an intermediary connection device to broadcast the network connection information needed to connect to wireless AP 200. The terminal device 100, such as the smart tv, the smart rice cooker, the smart doorbell, and the smart phone shown in the figure, may then receive the network connection information broadcasted by the smart sound box 400, connect with the wireless AP200 without requiring the user to manually perform network selection and/or password input, and thus access a network, such as the internet. In an extreme case, as long as the second device 400 acquires the network connection information for the wireless access device 200, the device can broadcast the network connection information without requiring the state of being in an access network at the time of broadcasting. It should be appreciated that smart sound box 400 may also be used simultaneously, for example, as a home smart center, for which smart devices, particularly smart appliances such as smart televisions, smart rice cookers, and smart doorbells, may also be connected to smart sound box 400 via bluetooth communication, as part of a home internet of things (e.g., based on a bluetooth connection), to facilitate voice control of smart sound box 400.

As previously mentioned, the network access information broadcast by the second device includes at least one of: a name of the network; and an access password for the network. Therefore, after receiving the network access information, the first device can automatically confirm the network to be connected and input the password to complete the connection.

Therefore, the invention discloses a scheme of a WIFI direct connection distribution network AP based on artificial intelligence. When the intelligent device is networked, the WIFI name and the WIFI password are not required to be input. When WIFI hotspots exist around the intelligent equipment, networking can be achieved through automatic sensing and network information broadcasting of the intelligent AP. The scheme is particularly suitable for networking areas such as families, offices and vehicles and the scene of the Internet of things with WIFI hotspots.

However, the purpose of setting a password for a network is to keep privacy and security of network access, and simply broadcasting a network name and password runs counter to the purpose of setting a network password. Therefore, the invention adopts various expressions, avoids the complicated operation of the user for equipment networking, ensures the safety and the privacy of the network and prevents the misconnection.

In order to ensure security and privacy of the network, one way is to define the format of the broadcasted network connection information itself. To this end, the method may comprise: the second device generates network connection information having a predetermined format. Meanwhile, the first device may already know the parsing manner of the format, for example, at the time of factory shipment. Thus, only the first device knowing the format receives the broadcast and parses out meaningful network connection information, thereby ensuring the security of the network connection and preventing misconnection.

In order to further promote the security of the network and prevent misconnection, the format of the broadcasted network connection information itself may be encrypted instead or in addition to ensure that the cryptographic information contained within the network connection information is not leaked. To this end, in one embodiment, step S410 may include the second device broadcasting the encrypted network access information. Accordingly, after receiving the network access information at step S420, the method further includes: the first device decrypts the encrypted network access information using the decryption information.

Here, the decryption information may be information that is acquired by the first device before shipment, and may be, for example, decryption information that has been acquired by the first device when shipment, or may be decryption information that is set before the first device is installed after shipment. For example, a mobile device generated by manufacturer a has a code for parsing a specific format broadcast packet (including network connection information), and information burned by itself (e.g., MAC address, lot number, etc.) can be used as decryption information. For another example, before the internet of things devices are installed in a building in batch, the devices may be set in batch in advance (for example, broadcast packet decryption passwords are sent via other short-range connection technologies such as bluetooth), so that the devices can obtain information included in the encrypted network access information, such as a network name and a network password, based on the decryption passwords after being installed in the field.

Alternatively or additionally, the second device may encrypt the network connection information based on the related information of the first device. In one embodiment, the method further comprises: the first device broadcasts device-related information; the second device receives the device-related information. Subsequently, the second device broadcasts network access information generated based on the device-related information at step S410. At this time, the automatic wireless networking method of the present invention may be part of an integrated connection scheme including, for example, previous bluetooth connection authentication. For example, an internet of things device as a first device may bluetooth broadcast its own related information and interact with a bluetooth connection authentication device as a second device to implement bluetooth connection. The relevant information of the bluetooth broadcast may include information of the first device itself, and the information may be used to encrypt subsequent network connection information for WiFi automatic connection, thereby further improving security.

In the bluetooth connection before the WiFi connection, the second device may acquire the device-related information of the first device in different manners. In one embodiment, the first device may issue the bluetooth network distribution request by actively broadcasting the first packet. Here, the first packet may include the connection request information. Then, the second device may receive the first packet to obtain the connection request information of the first device. And the scanning function of the second device may be turned on before the second device receives the first packet. Subsequently, based on the content included in the first data packet, the second device may acquire the related information of the first device.

Here, the first device broadcasting the first data packet may be a regular broadcast used by the first device for connection authentication, or may be a silent broadcast automatically performed by the first device based on a predetermined rule. Here, the "regular broadcast" may refer to an action of issuing a broadcast packet conforming to a prescribed format in compliance with an existing broadcast discovery rule. A mobile device, typically an internet of things device, performs a regular broadcast action when it is set to a pending state, e.g. powered on or activated for discovery. To ensure discovery, a conventional broadcast is broadcast at a high frequency of, for example, 40ms every 100ms, for a period of time (e.g., 1-10 minutes) after the device is operated. Other devices (e.g., terminal device 200) may begin a connection authentication process with the internet of things device upon receiving the broadcast. In contrast, "silent broadcasting" may refer to the act of issuing broadcast packets in addition to the regular broadcasting act. The term "silence" as used herein refers to silence for a user, that is, the internet of things device sends out a broadcast packet according to a predetermined rule without user participation. The silent broadcast may be automatically turned on by a state in which the internet of things device is not connected to any other device (or is not connected to the network) beyond the normal broadcast time. Since the silent broadcast is a broadcast actively sent by the internet of things device to wait for the discovery of the terminal device, the silent broadcast needs to be continuously broadcast, for example, the silent broadcast is always broadcast in a state that the internet of things device is in a live working state. Therefore, the interval time of the silent broadcasting is long in consideration of energy saving. For example, a regular broadcast is a broadcast packet sent out at a high frequency for a predetermined period of time (e.g., 40ms every 100ms for 10 minutes after power-on), and a silent broadcast is a broadcast packet sent out at a lower frequency continuously (e.g., 100ms every 60s for 100 minutes without connection after power-on). Since the silent broadcast is a broadcast sent by the device itself, in order to prevent a misconnection, the first device may be set to a pending state, for example, powered on or activated for discovery, after the second device acquires the connection information of the first device.

In the embodiment of the invention, the second device can directly acquire the connection information of the first device by itself to complete the bluetooth connection with the first device under the condition of acquiring the connection request of the first device. When the number of the devices that the second device supports connection is small, the connection information of all the devices available for connection may be stored locally in the second device, for example, included in an installation package of an internet of things device management App installed in the second device. Thus, the second device, after determining the model of the first device, e.g., based on the first data packet, may locally retrieve connection information for the model device and complete a bluetooth connection with the device.

In a wider application scenario, the second device may preferably obtain the connection information of the first device from the outside. In one embodiment, the second device may obtain the connection information of the first device from, for example, a router or a central node of a local area network. For example, when a network of internet of things devices is distributed for a building, a central node of the building may be preloaded with connection information of various internet of things devices to be installed, so that the second device may obtain connection information of a first device of a corresponding model from a local area network connection for subsequent connection.

Alternatively or additionally, the second device may obtain connection information of the first device from a server (e.g., a cloud service platform) via the connected network 30. For this purpose, the second device may upload the content included in the first packet to the server, and accordingly acquire connection information for connecting the first device and the second device. In order to acquire the connection information of the first device, the server needs to know the model information of the first device. In one embodiment, the identity of the first device contained in the first data packet may be sent to the server. The identifier may be a distribution network identifier, for example, an identifier used to determine which distribution network file the device is directed to. In other embodiments, the first data packet may further include a manufacturer code of the first device, so that the second device knows a server (e.g., a manufacturer server or a cloud service platform compatible with the manufacturer product) to which the second device is to connect. In other embodiments, the device information (e.g., the unique identification code) contained in the first data packet may also be sent to the server, which may return information for the device itself (rather than just the device model), e.g., the device's MAC address, etc. to this end, the server may send back the device information to the server. At this time, the server may maintain a list of devices. The list may include a unique identifier for each factory device and other relevant information, such as secret data used to authenticate between the device and the cloud and to avoid over-the-air propagation. Under the condition that the information sent to the server by the second device includes the unique identification code of the first device, the state information of the first device on the server can be updated according to the current state of the first device reported by the second device. For example, from "factory" to "connected to XXX".

Here, the connection information of the first device acquired from the outside (e.g., a server) by the second device may refer to information for enabling the first device to bluetooth-connect with the second device, for example, distribution network information required for a bluetooth distribution network. Alternatively or additionally, the connection information may also include device information of the first device itself, e.g. a picture, a model name, a unique identification code or a MAC address of the first device, etc. The distribution network information can be used by the second device for connection authentication with the first device, and the device information can be used for confirmation operation of the user. To this end, the second device connecting with the first device based on the connection information may include: based on the connection information, the second device gives a connection option with the first device; and after the connection option is selected, the second device connects with the first device. For example, the model information of the first device included in the connection information may be displayed in a display screen of the second device. Preferably, the second device may display the model information of the first device in a pop-up box, and may also display other related information of the first device, such as a picture of the first device, and a unique identifier and/or a MAC address of the first device in the pop-up box.

The device bluetooth connection is particularly suitable for the case where bluetooth connection authentication (e.g., distribution network operation) of a plurality of first devices and second devices is simultaneously started. To this end, the plurality of first devices may broadcast respective first data packets simultaneously. Subsequently, the second device may receive a first data packet from at least one of the plurality of first devices. The second device acquires connection information of at least one of the plurality of first devices based on the content included in the acquired first packet. Subsequently, the second device connects with at least one first device among the plurality of first devices based on the connection information.

Specifically, the user may set a plurality of internet of things devices (first devices) to a distribution network state in general, for example, power on or activate discovery. At the same time (and before or after this), the second device may be set to a scan discovery state, i.e. the bluetooth scan function of the second device is turned on. The second device may then screen out first data packets from the at least one first device that meet the predetermined connection criteria, for example, regular broadcast packets of three internet of things devices. Subsequently, the second device can obtain the distribution network identifiers of the three internet of things devices from the broadcast packet, pull the corresponding three distribution network files from the cloud, and perform subsequent distribution network operation accordingly.

In particular, the second device may prompt the user for connection options for the first device and connect with user confirmation. In one embodiment, the connection option may be voice announced, for example, "bluetooth device A, B and C now request connection, please confirm". Alternatively or additionally, the options may be displayed in a display screen. For example, the second device may display connection options of multiple first devices, such as connection information of bluetooth devices A, B and C, in the same page of the respective apps. After the corresponding connection option is selected, the second device can connect with the selected first device without additional operation of the user.

In one embodiment, the second device may be a smart terminal such as a smart phone, and an App for device management of the internet of things may be installed in the smart terminal. Therefore, the second device can be connected with the first device under the corresponding interface of the App, that is, the bluetooth network distribution operation of the first device is realized. Here, the first device is an internet of things device, is a device that requires access to the IoT via bluetooth connection authentication of the first device, and may include a conventional internet of things device such as a bluetooth lamp, and may also include a smart speaker device that is generally used as a central node of the internet of things. Thus, the second device (e.g., a smartphone) may send connection information to the smart speaker after completing a connection operation with the first device including the smart speaker. The smart speaker may be connected to the first device, for example, to other devices of the first device except for the smart speaker itself, based on the connection information.

In other embodiments, the second device may also be a smart speaker and may be configured to perform bluetooth connection with other internet of things devices (as the first device). For example, the user can set a plurality of internet of things devices needing to be connected to a network distribution state, and input voice ' small X ' to the smart sound box, find teammates ', at this moment, the smart sound box can start a Bluetooth scanning function, receive a broadcast packet of the internet of things devices, pull corresponding network distribution information and device information from a cloud, display and broadcast the device information, and complete connection with the internet of things devices under the permission of the user.

The device-related information obtained in the bluetooth connection authentication process as above may be used for verification of a subsequent WiFi broadcast connection. Specifically, the second device may upload the acquired device-related information of the first device to the server. The server may then return encryption information based on the first device to the second device. Then, the second device may broadcast the network access information encrypted with the encryption information at step S410. For example, an internet of things device generated by a certain manufacturer may be burned with a triplet at the time of factory shipment. The triplet comprises a PID, a MAC address and secret data, and the triplet data distributed to each Internet of things device is recorded in the cloud end. The device-related information broadcast by the first device may include, for example, a PID and a MAC address. The information can be uploaded to the cloud for searching of the secret data. The found secret data can then be used in the cloud for the above-mentioned generation of encryption information. The encryption information may be in a form from which the secret data cannot be derived, thereby ensuring that the secret data itself does not propagate over the air, being known only by the device itself and the cloud. The second device only knows the encryption data, e.g., encryption key, generated based on the secret data, and can encrypt the network connection information accordingly. Subsequently, after receiving the network connection information, the first device may decrypt the network connection information using the secret data burned by the first device itself, and obtain the network name and the network password included in the network connection information, so as to implement automatic connection.

Specifically, the networking process may include: based on the network access information, the first device sends a distribution network request to the wireless access device. Then, in step S430, the wireless access device provides network access for the first device based on the distribution network request. The network distribution request may include: networking information required to access a network via the wireless access device; and device-related information of the first device. The wireless access device may provide a predetermined network access service to the first device due to the knowledge of the device-related information of the first device. For example, the wireless access device may provide a dedicated video, music and/or information acquisition service for a certain brand of smart tv, and the above functions may be implemented by setting an access to a white list website for the MAC address of the smart tv.

In other embodiments, if the connection of the first device to the second device (or other wireless connection device) does not involve a preceding bluetooth connection procedure at all, but only a separate WiFi connection, this may take other ways to ensure the correctness of the connection.

In one embodiment, the act of the second device actively broadcasting network connection information (e.g., a WiFi password) may need to be manually turned on. To this end, the device connection method of the present invention may further include: and starting a network access information broadcasting mode of the second equipment. Due to the fact that the broadcasting time period is limited, for example, the mobile devices are turned on within a specific time period when the mobile devices are to access the network, therefore, misconnection and leakage of WiFi passwords can be avoided.

To avoid the first device misconnecting to other automatic broadcast networks, the first device may issue a notification to the user to access the network. For example, a pop-up box, sound, and vibration may be used to inform the customer after the first device receives the broadcasted network name and password. The first device may then access the network based on the notification confirmation operation of the user. Therefore, the notification of the light prompt is used for replacing the clicking and password input operation on the network, and the error connection of the notification mode of complex operation can be avoided. Further, the notification may require the user to enter a verification code.

Specifically, the present invention may be implemented as a device connection method including: starting a broadcast mode of the wireless access equipment or the medium access equipment; the wireless access equipment or the medium access equipment broadcasts network access information of the wireless access equipment, wherein the network access information is encrypted by a specific password and comprises a network name and a password; the mobile equipment receives the network access information; based on receiving the operation associated with the particular password, the mobile device decrypts the network access information and accesses the network.

For example, when user a invites multiple friends to participate in a family meeting, the multiple friends want to connect to WiFi at home with a cell phone to facilitate internet access and save mobile traffic. In the prior art, the user a needs to inform the friends of the network name and the password at home, and needs each friend to draw out the mobile phone to perform the corresponding network selection, password input and confirmation operations. The above operation is cumbersome, and also makes the WiFi password of the user a itself known to friends. In the present invention, the user a can directly start the network connection information broadcasting mode of the home wireless router or the smart speaker, for example, by voice input to the smart speaker, and set a simple encrypted password (e.g., "1234" or "abc"). At this time, the network connection information encrypted by using the simple password is broadcasted, and after receiving the broadcast, the mobile phones of the friends can start the automatic networking process of the mobile phones of the friends only by simply inputting the encrypted password announced by the user A. Therefore, networking of multiple persons is greatly facilitated, and the WiFi password of the user A is not directly known by friends.

The above connection method is particularly suitable for fast networking of multiple mobile smart devices (e.g., cell phones) in a closed environment (e.g., home or office).

The present invention may also be embodied as a device connection method including: obtaining confirmation that a user automatically connects to a network of a specific category; receiving network access information broadcasted by a certain wireless access hotspot of the specific category of networks, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and connecting with the wireless access hotspot to access a network based on the network name and the password.

For example, a city is equipped with a number of WiFi hotspots throughout the city in order to facilitate city travel. These WiFi hotspots may have similar naming criteria (e.g., city a WiFi hotspot 0001, city a WiFi hotspot 0002, … …). The user of the first device, when attempting to connect to a certain hotspot (e.g., city a WiFi hotspot 1245) for the first time, pops up a "whether or not to automatically connect to a city a WiFi hotspot" checkbox on the device. When the user selects "yes", it may be default that the first device of the user has the right to directly acquire each a city WiFi hotspot broadcast information and automatically network.

The connection method is particularly suitable for quick networking of a plurality of mobile intelligent devices (such as mobile phones) in an open environment (such as a city).

After accessing the network, the second device may acquire the networking state of the first device. The above acquisition may be directly acquired when the second device is the wireless AP itself. When the second device is an intermediary device other than the wireless connection device, the networking state of the first device may be acquired based on its protocol with the first device or the wireless connection device. Thus, the user of the second device is facilitated to grasp the broadcasted device networking status and avoid misconnections.

Also after accessing the network, the first device may send a registration request to the server via the network. And the server receives the registration request and registers the first equipment. The registration request may include at least one of: information contained in the network access information; and device-related information of the first device. Subsequently, the server may provide a corresponding service to the registered first device. For example, the server may be a cloud gateway. The cloud gateway is a cloud long-chain communication channel, can check the correctness of the WIFI account number and the password, and issues an instruction. Further, basic services, such as music, education, entertainment and the like, provided based on the intelligent device, can be provided for the registered first device through the cloud gateway.

Further, the present invention can also be realized as a device connection method, including: the method comprises the steps that a wireless access device or a medium access device broadcasts network access information of the wireless access device, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and the Internet of things equipment acquires the network access information and automatically connects the network based on the network access information. The network access information may have a predetermined format for identification and operation by the internet of things device.

The connection method is particularly suitable for intelligent distribution of the intelligent AP to the Internet of things intelligent equipment. Fig. 6 shows an example of an intelligent network distribution performed by an intelligent device according to the present invention. As shown in fig. 6, the smart AP polls and broadcasts the network connection information including the WiFi UserName and PassWord (UserName + PassWord). The smart devices 1, 2 and 3 to be connected receive the above broadcast and complete the connection with the smart AP. The smart AP may be, for example, a smart speaker in a home, and is connected to a router, so that the smart devices 1, 2, and 3 connected to the smart AP can access the network via the router, for example, access a cloud service on the network. After completing the connection, the smart devices 1, 2, and 3 may establish communication with the cloud gateway via the smart AP and the router, start the distribution network mode, and send a distribution network command to the cloud gateway to implement a distribution network (e.g., registration) for the cloud gateway. Subsequently, the smart devices 1, 2, and 3 may receive the instruction issued by the cloud gateway, and obtain basic services provided by the cloud gateway, for example, basic services such as music, education, and entertainment provided based on the respective functions of the smart devices 1, 2, and 3 and the locally received user instruction.

The present invention may also be embodied as a device connection system including a first device and a second device. The second device is to: and broadcasting network access information, wherein the network access information is used for the first equipment to access the network. The first device is to: receiving the network access information; and accessing a network based on the network access information.

In one embodiment, the second device may be the wireless access device itself, and the first device is configured to: accessing a network via the wireless access device.

In other embodiments, the second device does not function as a wireless access device. The system may therefore further comprise a dedicated wireless access device, wherein the second device is configured to: acquiring network access information of the wireless access equipment; the wireless access device is configured to: and accessing the first equipment into a network.

To avoid misconnection, the first device may be configured to: broadcasting device related information; the second device is to: receiving the device-related information; and generating the network access information based on the device-related information.

Further, the system may further include a server for querying related information of the first device and/or cloud registration. In one embodiment, the server may be configured to: acquiring the equipment related information uploaded by the second equipment; and issuing device connection information based on the device-related information, and the second device is configured to: generating the network access information based on the device connection information. In one embodiment, the server may be configured to: receiving a registration request sent by the first device via a network; receiving the registration request and registering the first device; and providing corresponding service for the registered first equipment.

The first device may include a plurality of first devices, and the second device may broadcast the network connection information to the plurality of first devices simultaneously.

The invention can also realize a terminal equipment networking method. Fig. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a terminal device networking method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device may be regarded as the action body that executes the method shown in fig. 8.

As shown in fig. 7, in step S710, broadcasted network access information is received, the network access information including a network name and a password. Subsequently, at step S720, a connection is made with the corresponding network based on the network name and password.

After receiving the network access information, the method further comprises: and analyzing the network access information with a preset format based on preset information to obtain the network name and the password. The predetermined information includes at least one of: pre-burning device information; predetermined format information; and password information acquired before networking.

To prevent misconnections, the user may also be presented with a notification of access to the network; and receiving a notification confirmation operation of the user so that the terminal equipment has the authority of automatically accessing to the corresponding network based on the network access information. Therefore, the automatic connection and the subsequent access of the similar network are facilitated.

When the intelligent service needs cloud participation, the method may further include: sending a registration request to a server via a network; receiving a registration success notification sent by the server; and receiving the corresponding service provided by the server.

Fig. 8 shows a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the invention. Wherein the terminal device can be used as the terminal 100 shown in fig. 1-3 and fig. 5, and a device for executing the method described in fig. 7.

As shown in fig. 8, the terminal device 800 may include a communication device 810 and a processor 820.

The communication device 810 is configured to receive broadcasted network access information, which includes a network name and a password. The communication device 810 may be a WiFi communication module. The processor 820 is configured to: and connecting with the corresponding network based on the network name and the password.

In particular, processor 820 may be configured to: analyzing the network access information with a predetermined format based on predetermined information to obtain the network name and the password, wherein the predetermined information comprises at least one of the following items: pre-burning device information; predetermined format information; and password information acquired before networking.

Further, the device may further include an information presentation means for presenting a notification of access to the network to the user; and an information receiving means for receiving a notification confirmation operation of the user. The information presentation device may be a display device based on visual presentation, a speaker device based on sound presentation, or the like. The information receiving device may be a button, a keyboard or other devices capable of receiving user operations. In one embodiment, the touch display screen may integrate the functionality of the information presentation device and the information receiving device. Accordingly, the processor 820 may be configured to: and based on the notification confirmation operation, starting the authority of automatically accessing the corresponding network based on the network access information.

It should be understood that the apparatus may also include other conventional means, such as memory, etc., and the invention is not limited thereto.

The invention can also realize a terminal equipment networking method. Fig. 9 shows a flowchart illustrating a terminal device networking method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The subject of performing the method of fig. 9 is an apparatus for facilitating networking of end devices, such as the wireless AP200 shown in fig. 1-3 and 5, and/or the mediation device 400 shown in fig. 5.

In step S910, a network name and password information are acquired. In step S920, network access information is generated based on the network name and the password information. The network access information is then broadcast at step S930.

Preferably, step S920 may include: and generating the network access information based on the network name and the password information according to a preset rule.

The execution subject of the method may be an intermediary device that obtains the network access information from the wireless access device, or the wireless access device itself. When the method is executed by the wireless access device, the method may further include: receiving a connection request including the network name and password information; and accessing the request equipment which sends the connection request to a network. Further, the method may further include: receiving a network distribution request of the terminal device, where the network distribution request includes device-related information of the requesting device, and accessing the terminal device that sent the connection request to a network includes: and providing the predetermined network access service for the requesting device based on the device-related information.

To ensure network security and to make misconnections, the broadcast mode needs to be specifically turned on. At this time, the method further includes turning on a network access information broadcasting mode based on the user operation.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the invention. The device is used for broadcasting network access information, and can be the wireless access device or other intermediary connection devices.

As shown in fig. 10, the apparatus 1000 may include a memory 1010, a processor 1020, and a communication device 1030.

The memory 1010 may be used for the acquired network name and password information. The processor 1020 may be configured to generate network access information based on the network name and the password. The communication device 1030 may be configured to broadcast the network access information, and may be, for example, a WiFi communication module.

In one embodiment, the device may be the wireless access device itself. The communication device 1030 may then be configured to receive a connection request including the network name and password information. The apparatus further comprises: and the routing device is used for accessing the request equipment which sends the connection request into a network.

Preferably, the apparatus may further comprise: and the operation receiving device is used for starting a network access information broadcasting mode based on user operation. The operation receiving means may be, for example, a physical button for one-touch-on of the broadcast mode, or may be a voice receiving means such as a microphone for turning on the broadcast mode based on a voice input of a user. In one embodiment, the device 1000 may be a smart speaker with wireless access.

Further, the communications device 1030 may be configured to: and receiving a distribution network request of the terminal equipment, wherein the distribution network request comprises the equipment related information of the request equipment. The routing device may then be configured to: and providing the predetermined network access service for the requesting device based on the device-related information.

The device connection scheme according to the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings. The equipment connection scheme can realize the high-efficiency network distribution of the terminal equipment through actively broadcasting the network connection information, and is particularly suitable for the cluster network of batch equipment. Further, misconnection and malicious connection can be avoided through a certain security mechanism.

Furthermore, the method according to the invention may also be implemented as a computer program or computer program product comprising computer program code instructions for carrying out the above-mentioned steps defined in the above-mentioned method of the invention.

Alternatively, the invention may also be embodied as a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium (or computer-readable storage medium, or machine-readable storage medium) having stored thereon executable code (or a computer program, or computer instruction code) which, when executed by a processor of an electronic device (or computing device, server, etc.), causes the processor to perform the steps of the above-described method according to the invention.

Those of skill would further appreciate that the various illustrative logical blocks, modules, circuits, and algorithm steps described in connection with the disclosure herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, computer software, or combinations of both.

The flowchart and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems and methods according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

Having described embodiments of the present invention, the foregoing description is intended to be exemplary, not exhaustive, and not limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein is chosen in order to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application, or improvements made to the technology in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.

Claims (47)

1. A device connection method, comprising:

the second equipment broadcasts network access information, and the network access information is used for the first equipment to access the network;

the first equipment receives the network access information; and

based on the network access information, the first device accesses a network.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device is a wireless access device and the first device accessing a network comprises:

the first device accesses a network via the wireless access device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the second device obtains the network access information for accessing a network via a wireless access device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the network access information broadcast by the second device comprises at least one of:

a name of the network; and

an access password for the network.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second device broadcasting the network access information comprises:

the second device broadcasts encrypted network access information,

wherein the method further comprises:

the first device decrypts the encrypted network access information using decryption information.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the decryption information is decryption information previously obtained by the first device, including at least one of:

decryption information which is acquired when the first device leaves a factory; and

decryption information set before the first device is installed after leaving the factory.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the first device broadcasts device-related information;

the second device receives the device-related information,

and, the second device broadcasting the network access information includes:

the second device broadcasts network access information generated based on the device-related information.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

the second equipment uploads the relevant information of the equipment to a server;

the server returns to the second device encryption information based on the first device,

and, the second device broadcasting the network access information includes:

the second device broadcasts the network access information encrypted with the encryption information.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

based on the network access information, the first device sends a distribution network request to a wireless access device,

wherein the first device accessing the network comprises:

based on the distribution network request, the wireless access device provides network access for the first device.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the distribution network request comprises:

networking information required to access a network via the wireless access device; and

device-related information of the first device.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the wireless access device providing network access for the first device comprises:

based on the device-related information, the wireless access device provides a predetermined network access service for the first device.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

and starting a network access information broadcasting mode of the second equipment.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the first equipment sends a notice of accessing the network to a user;

and, the first device accessing a network comprises:

and the first equipment accesses a network based on the notification confirmation operation of the user.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the notification requires the user to enter a verification code.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the second device obtains the networking state of the first device.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

the first device sends a registration request to a server via a network;

the server receives the registration request and registers the first device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the registration request comprises at least one of:

information contained in the network access information; and

device-related information of the first device, and

the method further comprises the following steps:

the server provides corresponding service to the registered first device.

18. A device connection system comprising a first device and a second device, wherein,

the second device is to:

broadcasting network access information for a first device to access a network,

the first device is to:

receiving the network access information; and

and accessing the network based on the network access information.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the second device is a wireless access device and the first device is to:

accessing a network via the wireless access device.

20. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

a wireless access device is provided with a wireless access unit,

wherein the second device is to:

acquiring network access information of the wireless access equipment;

the wireless access device is configured to:

and accessing the first equipment into a network.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the first device is to:

broadcasting device related information;

the second device is to:

receiving the device-related information; and

generating the network access information based on the device-related information.

22. The system of claim 21, further comprising:

a server to:

acquiring the equipment related information uploaded by the second equipment; and

issuing device connection information based on the device-related information,

and, the second device is to:

generating the network access information based on the device connection information.

23. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

a server to:

receiving a registration request sent by the first device via a network;

receiving the registration request and registering the first device;

and providing corresponding service for the registered first equipment.

24. A device connection method, comprising:

the method comprises the steps that a wireless access device or a medium access device broadcasts network access information of the wireless access device, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password;

and the Internet of things equipment acquires the network access information and automatically connects the network based on the network access information.

25. The method of claim 24, wherein the network access information has a predetermined format for the internet of things device to identify and operate on.

26. A device connection method, comprising:

starting a broadcast mode of the wireless access equipment or the medium access equipment;

the wireless access equipment or the medium access equipment broadcasts network access information of the wireless access equipment, wherein the network access information is encrypted by a specific password and comprises a network name and a password;

the mobile equipment receives the network access information; and

based on receiving the operation associated with the particular password, the mobile device decrypts the network access information and accesses the network.

27. A device connection method, comprising:

obtaining confirmation that a user automatically connects to a network of a specific category;

receiving network access information broadcasted by a certain wireless access hotspot of the specific category of networks, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and

and connecting with the wireless access hotspot to access a network based on the network name and the password.

28. A method of terminal device networking, comprising:

receiving broadcasted network access information, wherein the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and

and connecting with the corresponding network based on the network name and the password.

29. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

and analyzing the network access information with a preset format based on preset information to obtain the network name and the password.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the predetermined information comprises at least one of:

pre-burning device information;

predetermined format information; and

password information obtained before networking.

31. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

presenting a notification of access to the network to the user; and

and receiving a notification confirmation operation of the user so that the terminal equipment has the authority of automatically accessing to the corresponding network based on the network access information.

32. The method of claim 28, further comprising:

sending a registration request to a server via a network;

receiving a registration success notification sent by the server; and

and receiving the corresponding service provided by the server.

33. A terminal device, comprising:

the communication device is used for receiving broadcasted network access information, and the network access information comprises a network name and a password; and

a processor to:

and connecting with the corresponding network based on the network name and the password.

34. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein the communication device is a WiFi communication module.

35. The apparatus of claim 33, wherein,

the processor is configured to:

parsing the network access information having a predetermined format based on predetermined information to obtain the network name and password,

wherein the predetermined information includes at least one of:

pre-burning device information;

predetermined format information; and

password information obtained before networking.

36. The apparatus of claim 33, further comprising:

information presentation means for presenting a notification of access to the network to the user; and

an information receiving means for receiving a notification confirmation operation of the user,

the processor is configured to:

and based on the notification confirmation operation, starting the authority of automatically accessing the corresponding network based on the network access information.

37. A method of terminal device networking, comprising:

acquiring a network name and password information;

generating network access information based on the network name and password information; and

broadcasting the network access information.

38. The method of claim 37, wherein generating network access information based on the network name and password information comprises:

and generating the network access information based on the network name and the password information according to a preset rule.

39. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

receiving a connection request including the network name and password information;

and accessing the request equipment which sends the connection request into a network.

40. The method of claim 39, further comprising:

receiving a distribution network request of the terminal equipment, wherein the distribution network request comprises equipment related information of the request equipment,

and, accessing the terminal device which has sent the connection request to a network includes:

and providing the predetermined network access service for the requesting device based on the device-related information.

41. The method of claim 37, further comprising:

and starting a network access information broadcasting mode based on user operation.

42. A terminal device, comprising:

the memorizer, is used for storing network name and password information obtained;

a processor for generating network access information based on the network name and password; and

a communication device for broadcasting the network access information.

43. The apparatus of claim 42, wherein the communication device is a WiFi communication module.

44. The device of claim 42, wherein the terminal device is a wireless access device, wherein,

the communication device is configured to:

receiving a connection request including the network name and password information;

the terminal device further includes:

and the routing device is used for accessing the request equipment which sends the connection request into a network.

45. The apparatus of claim 44, further comprising:

and the operation receiving device is used for starting a network access information broadcasting mode based on user operation.

46. The device of claim 44, wherein the terminal device is a smart speaker with wireless access.

47. The apparatus of claim 44, wherein,

the communication device is configured to:

receiving a distribution network request of the terminal equipment, wherein the distribution network request comprises equipment related information of the request equipment,

the routing device is configured to:

and providing the predetermined network access service for the requesting device based on the device-related information.

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