CN111629421A

CN111629421A - Method and equipment for managing wireless access point

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Publication number: CN111629421A
Application number: CN202010431273.7A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 魏念
Original assignee: Shanghai Lianshang Network Technology Co Ltd
Current assignee: Shanghai Lianshang Network Technology Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-05-20
Filing date: 2020-05-20
Publication date: 2020-09-04
Anticipated expiration: 2040-05-20
Also published as: CN111629421B

Abstract

The application aims to provide a method and equipment for managing a wireless access point, wherein the method comprises the following steps: receiving a second name setting request about a first wireless access point uploaded by a master device, wherein the second name setting request comprises second name information of the first wireless access point; responding to the second name setting request, and updating a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, wherein the updated first access point record comprises the connection information and the first name information of the first wireless access point and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point; and providing second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to a networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, wherein the networking device establishes wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing connection with the first wireless access point.

Description

Method and equipment for managing wireless access point

Technical Field

The present application relates to the field of communications, and more particularly, to a technique for managing wireless access points.

Background

At present, most people access the internet through a wireless access point, and the name of the connected wireless access point can be displayed on terminal equipment of the people. If the manager of the wireless access point modifies the name information of the wireless access point, the name information of the wireless access point on the terminal equipment connected with the wireless access point is changed, and the terminal equipment connected with the wireless access point or storing the connection password of the wireless access point can be connected with the wireless access point only by inputting the connection password again.

Disclosure of Invention

An object of the present application is to provide a method and apparatus for managing wireless access points.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for managing a wireless access point at a network device side, the method comprising:

receiving a second name setting request about a first wireless access point uploaded by a master device, wherein the second name setting request comprises second name information of the first wireless access point;

responding to the second name setting request, and updating a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, wherein the updated first access point record comprises the connection information and the first name information of the first wireless access point and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point;

and providing second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to a networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, wherein the networking device establishes wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing connection with the first wireless access point.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for managing a wireless access point at a user equipment, the method comprising:

responding to an inquiry triggering operation of user equipment about available wireless access points, sending a corresponding inquiry request to corresponding network equipment, and receiving access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the inquiry request;

the name information of a second wireless access point in the at least one second wireless access point is presented in the user equipment, wherein if the second wireless access point has corresponding second name information, only the second name information of the second wireless access point is presented, otherwise, the first name information of the second wireless access point is presented;

and in response to a connection triggering operation of a target wireless access point in the at least one second wireless access point, sending a connection request to the target wireless access point, wherein the connection request comprises first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for managing a wireless access point, the method comprising:

the network equipment receives a second name setting request which is uploaded by the master equipment and relates to a first wireless access point, wherein the second name setting request comprises second name information of the first wireless access point; responding to the second name setting request, and updating a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, wherein the updated first access point record comprises the connection information and the first name information of the first wireless access point and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point; and providing second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to a networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, wherein the networking device establishes wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing connection with the first wireless access point.

The user equipment responds to the inquiry triggering operation about the available wireless access points in the user equipment and sends a corresponding inquiry request to the network equipment;

the network equipment receives a query request about available wireless access points sent by the user equipment; responding to the query request, querying the wireless access point information base to obtain one or more corresponding second wireless access points, and sending access point related information of at least one second wireless access point in the one or more second wireless access points to the user equipment;

the user equipment receives access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the query request; presenting name information of a second wireless access point in the at least one second wireless access point, wherein if the second wireless access point has corresponding second name information, only the second name information of the second wireless access point is presented, otherwise, the first name information of the second wireless access point is presented; and in response to a connection triggering operation of a target wireless access point in the at least one second wireless access point, sending a connection request to the target wireless access point, wherein the connection request comprises first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point.

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided an apparatus for managing a wireless access point, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory arranged to store computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to:

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided an apparatus for managing a wireless access point, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

responding to an inquiry triggering operation about available wireless access points in user equipment, sending a corresponding inquiry request to corresponding network equipment, and receiving access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the inquiry request;

According to one aspect of the application, there is provided a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

According to another aspect of the application, there is provided a computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed, cause a system to:

According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a network device for managing a wireless access point, wherein the network device includes:

a module, configured to receive a second name setting request about a first wireless access point, wherein the second name setting request includes second name information of the first wireless access point, and the second name setting request is uploaded by a master device;

a second module, configured to update a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base in response to the second name setting request, where the updated first access point record includes connection information and first name information of the first wireless access point, and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point;

and a third module, configured to provide second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to a networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, where the networking device has already established a wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing a connection with the first wireless access point.

According to another aspect of the present application, there is provided a user equipment for managing a wireless access point, wherein the user equipment comprises:

a first module, configured to send a corresponding query request to a corresponding network device in response to a query trigger operation on an available wireless access point in user equipment, and receive access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network device based on the query request;

a second module, configured to present, in the user equipment, name information of a second wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, where if the second wireless access point has corresponding second name information, only the second name information of the second wireless access point is presented, and otherwise, the first name information of the second wireless access point is presented;

and a module two and three, configured to send a connection request to a target wireless access point in the at least one second wireless access point in response to a connection triggering operation on the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point.

Compared with the prior art, the method and the device have the advantages that the second name information is introduced, the existing condition that the SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the wireless access point is displayed is changed in the networking application or the networking equipment system, the second name information of the wireless access point is displayed, and the SSID of the wireless access point is used as the first name information of the wireless access point to be stored. By receiving a second name setting request about a first wireless access point uploaded by a master device, updating a corresponding wireless access point record in a wireless access point information base according to the second name setting request, and providing newly-added second name information of the first wireless access point to a networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, the method not only facilitates the name management of a wireless access point by a wireless access point manager, but also maintains the wireless connection between the networking device connected with the first wireless access point and the first wireless access point in the process of modifying the second name information, and avoids the situation that the networking device requesting to establish wireless connection with the first wireless access point fails to connect due to the modification of the second name information of the first wireless access point, and also avoids the situation that the networking device already having the connection information of the first wireless access point can connect to the first wireless access point without inputting the connection information again due to the modification of the display name, the wireless network connection efficiency is improved, and the user experience is improved.

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Other features, objects and advantages of the present application will become more apparent upon reading of the following detailed description of non-limiting embodiments thereof, made with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:

FIG. 1 illustrates a system topology in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present application;

fig. 2 shows a flowchart of a method for managing wireless access points at a network device in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present application;

fig. 3 shows a flowchart of a method for managing a wireless access point at a user equipment side according to one or more embodiments of the present application;

fig. 4 illustrates a flow diagram of a system method for managing wireless access points in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 5 illustrates a network device architecture diagram for managing wireless access points in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present application;

fig. 6 illustrates a user equipment structure diagram for managing a wireless access point in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present application;

FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary system that can be used to implement the various embodiments described in this application.

The same or similar reference numbers in the drawings identify the same or similar elements.

Detailed Description

The present application is described in further detail below with reference to the attached figures.

In a typical configuration of the present application, the terminal, the device serving the network, and the trusted party each include one or more processors (e.g., Central Processing Units (CPUs)), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.

The Memory may include volatile Memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM), and/or nonvolatile Memory such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or Flash Memory. Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.

Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, Phase-Change Memory (PCM), Programmable Random Access Memory (PRAM), Static Random-Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM), flash Memory or other Memory technology, Compact Disc Read-Only Memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium, which can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device.

The device referred to in this application includes, but is not limited to, a user device, a network device, or a device formed by integrating a user device and a network device through a network. The user equipment includes, but is not limited to, any mobile electronic product, such as a smart phone, a tablet computer, etc., capable of performing human-computer interaction with a user (e.g., human-computer interaction through a touch panel), and the mobile electronic product may employ any operating system, such as an Android operating system, an iOS operating system, etc. The network Device includes an electronic Device capable of automatically performing numerical calculation and information processing according to a preset or stored instruction, and the hardware includes, but is not limited to, a microprocessor, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), a Programmable Logic Device (PLD), a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), a Digital Signal Processor (DSP), an embedded Device, and the like. The network device includes but is not limited to a computer, a network host, a single network server, a plurality of network server sets or a cloud of a plurality of servers; here, the Cloud is composed of a large number of computers or web servers based on Cloud Computing (Cloud Computing), which is a kind of distributed Computing, one virtual supercomputer consisting of a collection of loosely coupled computers. Including, but not limited to, the internet, a wide area network, a metropolitan area network, a local area network, a VPN network, a wireless Ad Hoc network (Ad Hoc network), etc. Preferably, the device may also be a program running on the user device, the network device, or a device formed by integrating the user device and the network device, the touch terminal, or the network device and the touch terminal through a network.

Of course, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the foregoing is by way of example only, and that other existing or future devices, which may be suitable for use in the present application, are also encompassed within the scope of the present application and are hereby incorporated by reference.

In the description of the present application, "a plurality" means two or more unless specifically limited otherwise.

The method for managing the wireless access point can be applied to networking application in the user equipment and can also be applied to a system of the user equipment. For the sake of brevity, only the embodiments related to the present application are illustrated as being implemented in a networking application, and those skilled in the art will understand that the embodiments of the present application are implemented in the system of the user equipment itself in the same or similar way as the embodiments in the networking application; moreover, the application scenarios of the present method are merely examples, and other application scenarios applicable to the solution described in the present application, which may occur in the prior art or in the future, shall also belong to the scope of the present application, and are therefore incorporated herein by reference.

Fig. 1 illustrates a system topology for managing wireless access points according to one embodiment of the present application. The system topology map comprises a master device, a networking device and a network device. The master device may send a second name setting request of the wireless access point to the network device. The network equipment can update the access point record of the corresponding wireless access point in the wireless access point information base according to the second name setting request; and providing second name information of the newly-added first wireless access point to a networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, wherein the networking device establishes wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing connection with the first wireless access point. The method and the system facilitate the name management of a wireless access point manager on the wireless access point, maintain the wireless connection between the networking equipment connected with the first wireless access point and the first wireless access point in the process of modifying the second name information, avoid the connection failure of the networking equipment requesting to establish the wireless connection with the first wireless access point due to the modification of the second name information of the first wireless access point, and avoid the condition that the networking equipment connected with the connection information of the first wireless access point can be connected with the first wireless access point only by inputting the connection information again due to the modification of the display name, thereby improving the wireless network connection efficiency and improving the user experience. In some embodiments, the host device and the networked devices include, but are not limited to, computing devices such as cell phones, tablets, and the like. The network device includes, but is not limited to, the host device and an application server corresponding to a networking application installed in the networking device.

Referring to the system shown in fig. 1, fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for managing wireless access points at a network device according to an embodiment of the present application, where the method includes steps S11, S12, and S13. In step S11, the network device receives a second name setting request about the first wireless access point uploaded by the host device, wherein the second name setting request includes second name information of the first wireless access point; in step S12, the network device updates a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base in response to the second name setting request, where the updated first access point record includes connection information and first name information of the first wireless access point, and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point; in step S13, the network device provides the second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to the networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, where the networking device has already established a wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing a connection with the first wireless access point.

In step S11, the network device receives a second name setting request about the first wireless access point uploaded by the host device, wherein the second name setting request includes second name information of the first wireless access point. In some embodiments, the master device is held by a user sharing a wireless access point in a networking application. In some embodiments, the first name of the first wireless access point is an actual name of the wireless access point, such as an SSID (Service set identifier) of the wireless access point, for example, a name of the wireless access point scanned by the mobile terminal through its system wireless function; the second name of the first wireless access point is another name information newly set for the first wireless access point, and can be shown in networking application or other system functions; the first name and the second name are both different from MAC address information of the first wireless access point. For example, user a shares a wireless access point with SSID "jia 123" in the networking application, that is, the first name of the wireless access point is "jia 123", user a sets "hotspot" of user a as the second name of the wireless access point, and user b connects the wireless access point in the networking application, and then displays that the wireless access point which user is connecting to is "hotspot of user a" in the networking application of user b, and displays that the wireless access point which user b is connecting to is "jia 123" in the system wireless interface of user b.

In step S12, in response to the second name setting request, the network device updates a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, where the updated first access point record includes connection information and first name information of the first wireless access point, and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point. In some embodiments, the wireless access point information base has access point records of a plurality of wireless access points, each access point record includes several fields, for example, a first name information, a second name information, a connection information field, and a location information field of a wireless access point, wherein the connection information field is used for storing information such as a connection password or a connection configuration of the wireless access point, and the location information field is used for storing location information of the wireless access point. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the above-mentioned contents of the access point record are merely examples, and other existing or subsequent related information that may be included in the access point record, such as applicable to this embodiment, should be included within the scope of the present embodiment, and is hereby incorporated by reference.

In some embodiments, the step S12 includes: in response to the second name setting request, the network device queries a wireless access point information base to obtain a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point, wherein the first access point record comprises connection information and first name information of the first wireless access point; if the first access point record has a second name field or has an assignment in the second name field, the network device updates the assignment of the second name field to the newly added second name information of the first wireless access point; otherwise, the network device creates the second name field in the first access point record and assigns it as the second name information of the newly added first wireless access point. In some embodiments, if the first wireless access point record already has the second name field, but the field has no assignment or an assignment already exists in the second name field, the network device updates the second name of the first wireless access point to the second name set in the second name setting request by updating the assignment of the field in the first wireless access point record. In some embodiments, if the first wireless access point record does not have the second name field, that is, the first wireless access point does not have the second name, the network device adds the second name field to the first wireless access point record and assigns the second name field to the second name in the second name setting request, so that the first wireless access point has both the first name and the second name.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above-mentioned manner of updating the first access point record is merely an example, and other existing or subsequent possible manners for updating the first access point record may be applicable to this embodiment, and are included in the scope of the present embodiment and are incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: the network equipment receives a first name setting request uploaded by the master equipment and related to the first wireless access point, wherein the first name setting request comprises first name information of the new configuration of the first wireless access point; updating the first name information of the first wireless access point in the first access point record to the newly configured first name information in response to the first name setting request. In some embodiments, the first name of the first wireless access point is an SSID of the wireless access point, e.g., a name of the wireless access point that the mobile terminal scans for through its system wireless functionality; the second name of the first wireless access point is another name information newly set for the first wireless access point, and can be shown in networking application or other system functions; the first name and the second name are both different from MAC address information of the first wireless access point. For example, the user a shares the wireless access point with the SSID "jia 123" in the networking application, that is, the first name of the wireless access point is "jia 123", the hotspot with the second name of the wireless access point is set, the user b connects the wireless access point according to "jia 123" and the corresponding connection information, the wireless hotspot where the user b is connecting is displayed in the networking application of the user b as the hotspot of the user a, and the wireless access point where the user b is connecting is displayed in the system wireless interface of the user b as "jia 123". The first name of the wireless access point is updated to be 'jia 456' by the user A in the networking application, the user B connects the wireless access point again according to 'jia 456' and the corresponding connection information, the wireless hotspot connected with the user B is displayed to be 'A' in the networking application of the user B, and the wireless access point connected with the user B is displayed to be 'jia 456' in the system wireless interface of the user B.

In step S13, the network device provides the second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to the networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, where the networking device has already established a wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing a connection with the first wireless access point. For example, user a shares a wireless access point with SSID "jia 123" in the networking application, that is, the first name of the wireless access point is "jia 123", and sets a hotspot with its second name "a", user b connects the wireless access point through the networking application, and the wireless hotspot that user b is connecting to is displayed as "a hotspot" in the networking application; if the user A continues to modify the second name of the wireless access point in the networking application, namely 'jia 456', the network device updates the wireless access point record of the wireless access point in the wireless access point information base and sends the new second name 'jia 456' to the device of the user B which is connected with the wireless access point for updating and displaying, the networking application of the device of the user B displays that the wireless hotspot which is connected with the device of the user B is 'jia 456', but the device of the user B keeps wireless connection with the wireless access point in the second name modification process, and the wireless connection cannot be interrupted because the user A changes the second name of the wireless access point. If during the process that the user a modifies the second name of the wireless access point, the device of the user c obtains the access point related information of the wireless access point through the query of the networking application and sends a connection request to the wireless access point, the network device also sends a new second name "jia 456" to the device of the user c for the update display of the device, and the user c does not fail to connect because the user a modifies the second name of the wireless access point. The device of the user D saves the connection information of the wireless access point before the user A modifies the second name of the wireless access point, and if the user D needs to connect the wireless access point after the user A modifies the second name of the wireless access point, the user D can not face the situation that the user D can connect the wireless access point only by inputting the connection information again. The requirement that a wireless access point manager modifies the display name of the wireless access point is met, wireless connection of networking equipment connected with the wireless access point cannot be affected due to the change of the display name, and the networking equipment needing to store the connection information of the wireless access point cannot be wirelessly connected with the wireless access point only by inputting the connection information again due to the change of the display name.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: step S14 (not shown), the network device receives the query request about the available wireless access point sent by the user equipment; and responding to the query request, querying the wireless access point information base to obtain one or more corresponding second wireless access points, and sending access point related information of at least one second wireless access point in the one or more second wireless access points to the user equipment. In some embodiments, a networking application is installed in the user equipment, so that a user holding the user equipment establishes a wireless connection with a certain wireless access point through the networking application to support the user equipment to communicate with other equipment. In some embodiments, the query request includes current location information of the user equipment, or information of one or more wireless access points currently scanned by the user equipment. For example, the network device queries the corresponding wireless access point in the wireless access point information base according to the location information or the one or more wireless access point information in the query request. For example, the user a sends a wireless access point query request in the networking application, where the request includes a location a where the user a is located at this time, the network device queries, according to the location a, a wireless access point within a certain range from the location a (e.g., a wireless access point whose distance from the location a is less than 10 meters) in a wireless access point information base, and returns access point-related information of the queried wireless access point to the user a. Or, the user a sends a wireless access point query request in the networking application, where the request includes information of one or more wireless access points currently scanned by the device of the user a, such as scanned one or more wireless access points SSID "aaa", "bbb", "ccc", and the network device queries whether there is a wireless access point with a first name matching in the wireless access point information base according to the name information, and if only the wireless access points "aaa", "bbb" are queried, returns the access point-related information of the wireless access points "aaa", "bbb" to the user a. In some embodiments, the wireless access point information base has a plurality of wireless access point records shared by the user, and the network device queries one or more second wireless access points in the wireless access point information base according to the query request, where the access point record of each second wireless access point matches the query request, for example, a distance between the location information of the second wireless access point in the access point record of the second wireless access point and the current location information of the user device is less than a certain threshold, or first name information of the second wireless access point in the access point record of the second wireless access point is the same as name information of one wireless access point scanned by the user device. In some embodiments, after querying and obtaining a plurality of second wireless access points, the network device sends access point related information of all the second wireless access points to the user equipment; or sending the access point related information of the partially preferred second wireless access point to the user equipment.

Here, the access point-related information of each second wireless access point transmitted to the user equipment includes, but is not limited to, first name information, second name information, connection information of the wireless access point, or other contents of the wireless access point in a corresponding access point record of the wireless access point information base. It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the contents of the above query method and the access point related information are merely examples, and other existing or subsequent related information that may be included in the query method or the access point related information may be included in the scope of the present embodiment, and are included herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: step S15 (not shown), the network device receives a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, wherein the connection information request includes first name information and/or second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point includes the first name information and the second name information of the target wireless access point; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the first name information and/or the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the connection information of the target wireless access point; and sending the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. In some embodiments, the access point related information of at least one of the one or more second wireless access points, which is sent by the network device, includes the first name information and the second name information corresponding to the second wireless access point, but does not include the connection information corresponding to the second wireless access point. And displaying the inquired second name information of the wireless access point in a networking application of the user equipment. If the user equipment selects the wireless access point to connect, a connection information request of the wireless access point needs to be sent to the network equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises first name information or second name information or the first name information and the second name information of the wireless access point. And the network equipment inquires the connection information of the corresponding wireless access point according to at least one item of the first name information and the second name information and sends the connection information to the user equipment so as to help the user equipment to carry out wireless access point connection.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: step S16 (not shown), the network device receives a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, wherein the connection information request includes second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point includes the second name information and connection information of the target wireless access point; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information of the target wireless access point; and sending the first name information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. In some embodiments, the access point related information of at least one of the one or more second wireless access points, which is sent by the network device, includes the second name information and the connection information corresponding to the second wireless access point, but does not include the first name information corresponding to the second wireless access point. And displaying the inquired second name information of the wireless access point in a networking application of the user equipment. If the user equipment selects the wireless access point to connect, a connection information request of the wireless access point needs to be sent to the network equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises second name information of the wireless access point. And the network equipment inquires corresponding first name information of the wireless access point according to the second name information and sends the first name information to the user equipment so as to help the user equipment to carry out wireless access point connection.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: step S17 (not shown), the network device receives a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, wherein the connection information request includes second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point includes the second name information of the target wireless access point; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point; and sending the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. In some embodiments, the access point related information of at least one of the one or more second wireless access points, which is sent by the network device, includes the second name information corresponding to the second wireless access point, and does not include the first name information and the connection information corresponding to the second wireless access point. And displaying the inquired second name information of the wireless access point in a networking application of the user equipment. If the user equipment selects the wireless access point to connect, a connection information request of the wireless access point needs to be sent to the network equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises second name information of the wireless access point. And the network equipment inquires corresponding first name information and connection information of the wireless access point according to the second name information and sends the first name information and the connection information to the user equipment so as to help the user equipment to carry out wireless access point connection.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises: step S18 (not shown), the network device receives a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, wherein the connection information request includes the first name information of the target wireless access point, and the second name information does not exist in the target wireless access point; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the first name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the connection information of the target wireless access point; and sending the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. In some embodiments, the network device sends the first name information of the wireless access point to the user device if there is a wireless access point in the one or more wireless access points queried according to the user device query request, where the wireless access point does not have a corresponding second name field in the wireless access point information base or the corresponding second name field is not assigned. The first name information of the wireless access point is displayed in a networking application of the user equipment. And if the user equipment selects the wireless access point to connect, sending a connection information request containing the first name information of the wireless access point to the network equipment. And the network equipment inquires and obtains corresponding connection information according to the first name information and sends the connection information to the user equipment so as to help the user equipment to carry out wireless access point connection. For example, if the network device queries the corresponding wireless access point A, B, C according to the query request of the user a, wherein the wireless access point a has no corresponding second name field in the wireless access point information base or has no assigned value in the corresponding second name field, the network device sends the access point related information including the first name information "aaa" of the wireless access point a and the second name information of the wireless access point B, C to the user a. And displaying the inquired first name information of the wireless access point A and the second name information of the wireless access point B, C in the networking application of the user A equipment. If the user A selects the wireless access point A to connect, a connection information request is sent to the network equipment, and the connection information request comprises the first name information 'aaa' of the wireless access point A. The network equipment inquires the connection information of the corresponding wireless access point A in the wireless access point information base according to the first name information 'aaa', and sends the connection information to the user A.

In some embodiments, if there is a third wireless access point in the at least one second wireless access point, and the third wireless access point has the same second name information as other wireless access points in the wireless access point information base, the access point related information of the third wireless access point includes the first name information, the second name information, and the connection information of the third wireless access point. In some embodiments, the network device queries one or more second wireless access points according to the query request, and provides access point related information of some of the second wireless access points to the user device; if a second name exists in a certain second wireless access point, and the second name of the certain second wireless access point is the same as the second names of other second wireless access points in the wireless access point information base, the network equipment sends the first name information, the second name information and the connection information of the certain second wireless access point to the user equipment as the access point related information of the certain second wireless access point. If the user equipment selects the second wireless access point to connect, the user equipment can directly connect according to the first name information and the connection information in the access point related information of the second wireless access point. Thus, multiple interactions can be avoided; otherwise, if the network device only provides the second name of the second wireless access point, and the user device sends a connection information request to the network device according to the second name information, the network device may obtain a plurality of second wireless access points with associated second names, which not only increases the computing resource overhead, but also may affect the success of wireless connection of the user device. For example, the network device queries the wireless access point information base according to the query request of the user a to obtain the wireless access point A, B, C, where the second name information of the wireless access point a is the same as the second name information of the wireless access point D, E in the wireless access point information base, and the access point related information of the wireless access point A, B, C sent by the network device to the user a includes the first name information, the second name information, and the connection information of the wireless access point a. If the user A selects the wireless access point A to connect, the user A can directly connect with the wireless access point A according to the first name information and the connection information in the access point related information of the wireless access point A. Therefore, the situation that when the user A requests the connection information according to the second name information of the wireless access point A, the network device queries the access point related information of the wireless access point A, D, E in the wireless access point information base, and the network device or the user A needs to make further judgment can be avoided.

In some embodiments, the network device obtains one or more access point records corresponding to the at least one second wireless access point from the wireless access point information base; and inquiring in the one or more access point records according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point. In some embodiments, the network device queries the first name information and/or the connection information of the wireless access point, which matches with the second name information of the target wireless access point, in one or more wireless access point records queried according to the query request, so that the query efficiency can be improved, and the waste of query resources can be reduced. For example, the network device queries the matching wireless access point A, B, C in the wireless access point information base according to the query request of the user a, and the corresponding second name information is "aaa", "bbb", "ccc", respectively, and the wireless access point D, E existing in the wireless access point information base is the same as the second name information "aaa" of the wireless access point a. The network equipment sends the access point related information including the second name information to the first user equipment, and the first user equipment selects the wireless access point A to connect, so that the first user equipment sends a connection information request including the second name information 'aaa' to the network equipment. The network device queries the previously queried wireless access point A, B, C for the second name information "aaa", and sends the first name information and/or connection information of wireless access point a to the device of user a. Therefore, the situation that the network device or the user A needs to further judge when the network device directly queries the access point related information of the wireless access point A, D, E in the wireless access point information base according to the connection information request can be avoided.

In some embodiments, if the query request and the connection information request are successively and respectively sent from the user equipment, and the receiving time interval is smaller than a predetermined interval threshold, the network device obtains one or more access point records corresponding to the at least one second wireless access point from the wireless access point information base. In some embodiments, if the time interval between the network device receiving the query request and the connection information request sent by the same user equipment is smaller than the predetermined interval threshold (e.g., 3 minutes), the network device may perform the query in one or more wireless access point records queried by the previous query request, so as to avoid that the network device cannot obtain valid information from the one or more wireless access point records because the user leaves the home location due to the long interval. For example, the network device queries the matching wireless access point A, B, C in the wireless access point information base according to the query request of the user a, and the corresponding second name information is "aaa", "bbb", "ccc", respectively. The network equipment sends the access point related information including the second name information to the first user equipment, and the first user equipment selects the wireless access point A to connect, so that the first user equipment sends a connection information request containing the second name information 'aaa' to the network equipment. If the network device determines that the time interval between the reception of the query request and the connection information request is smaller than a predetermined interval threshold (e.g., 3 minutes), it may be considered that the information related to the wireless access point queried according to the query request of the user a is still valid and available for the device of the user a to perform wireless connection. The network device queries the previously queried wireless access point A, B, C for the second name "aaa" and sends the first name information and/or connection information for wireless access point a to the user a's device. Otherwise, it may be considered that the current location of the user a may not be within the signal coverage of the wireless access point queried according to the query request, and even if the network device sends the first name information and/or the connection information of the wireless access point to the user a, the user a may not be able to successfully connect to the wireless access point. The network device can send prompt information to the user A, for example, the user A is prompted to inquire the wireless access point again when the connection information request is overtime and the user is asked to inquire again.

In some embodiments, a network device obtains, from the wireless access point information base, one or more access point records corresponding to one or more pieces of wireless access point information according to the one or more pieces of wireless access point information scanned by the user device or current location information of the user device; and the network equipment inquires the one or more access point records according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point. In some embodiments, the network device queries, according to the scanned one or more wireless access points or current location information included in the user equipment connection information request or the scanned one or more wireless access points or current location information included in the query request, the corresponding one or more wireless access point records from the wireless access point information base, so as to improve the query efficiency and avoid interference of other duplicate name wireless access point information. For example, the network device receives a connection information request sent by the user a, where the connection information request includes the second name "aaa" of the target wireless access point a, and the network device queries the wireless access point information base according to the currently scanned one or more wireless access points A, B, C or the current location information included in the query request of the user a, or the currently scanned one or more wireless access points A, B, C or the current location information included in the connection information request of the user a to obtain a corresponding wireless access point A, B, C record, and then queries the first name information and the connection information of the corresponding target wireless access point a in the wireless access point A, B, C record according to the second name "aaa".

In some embodiments, the one or more wireless access point information scanned by the user equipment is from the connection information request or the query request; or the current position information of the user equipment comes from the connection information request or the query request. In some embodiments, if a time interval between the network device receiving the query request and the connection information request sent by the same user equipment is smaller than a predetermined interval threshold (e.g., 3 minutes), the network device may obtain one or more corresponding access point records from the wireless access point information base according to the information about one or more wireless access points scanned by the user equipment or the current location information, and then obtain the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point by querying in the one or more access point records according to the second name information of the target wireless access point, so as to avoid that the network device cannot obtain valid information from the one or more wireless access point records because the interval time is longer and the user leaves the home position. For example, if the network device determines that the time interval between receiving the query request and the connection information request sent by the user a is smaller than a predetermined interval threshold (e.g., 3 minutes), then based on the current scanned wireless access point or points A, B, C or current location information LocationA contained in the user a's query request, or one or more currently scanned wireless access points A, B, D contained in the connection information request of the user a or the current location information LocationA' queries the wireless access point information base to obtain the corresponding wireless access point record A, B, C or A, B, D, and then queries the first name information and/or the connection information of the wireless access point a in the wireless access point record according to the second name information "aaa". Otherwise, it may be considered that the current location of the user a may not be within the coverage of the wireless access point a, even if the network device queries the wireless access point information base according to the currently scanned one or more wireless access points A, B, C or the current location information included in the query request of the user a to obtain the corresponding wireless access point record, and then queries the first name information and/or the connection information of the wireless access point a in the wireless access point record according to the second name "aaa", the user a may not be able to connect to the wireless access point a. Or, the currently scanned one or more wireless access points included in the connection information request of the user a do not have the wireless access point a or the current location information included in the connection information request of the user a is not within the coverage of the wireless access point a, even if the network device queries to obtain the corresponding one or more wireless access point records according to the currently scanned one or more wireless access points or the current location information, the wireless access point a named as "aaa" in the record cannot be successfully queried. The network device can send prompt information to the user A, for example, the user A is prompted to inquire the wireless access point again when the connection information request is overtime and the user is asked to inquire again.

Fig. 3 shows a flowchart of a method for managing wireless access points at a user equipment according to an embodiment of the present application, the method including steps S21, S22, and S23. In step S21, in response to an inquiry triggering operation on an available wireless access point in the user equipment, the user equipment sends a corresponding inquiry request to a corresponding network equipment, and receives access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the inquiry request; in step S22, the user equipment presents, in the user equipment, name information of a second wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, where if the second wireless access point has corresponding second name information, only the second name information of the second wireless access point is presented, and otherwise, the first name information of the second wireless access point is presented; in step S23, in response to a connection triggering operation on a target wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, the user equipment sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point.

In step S21, in response to the query triggering operation on the available wireless access points in the user equipment, the user equipment sends a corresponding query request to the corresponding network equipment, and receives access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the query request. In some embodiments, the query trigger operation includes, but is not limited to, the user device requesting a wireless access point query in the networking application or the user device detecting that the user device is not connected to a wireless access point at the time the networking application is launched. In some embodiments, the query request includes current location information of the user equipment, or information of one or more wireless access points currently scanned by the user equipment. In some embodiments, the access point related information includes first name information or second name information of the second wireless access point, and may further include connection information of the second wireless access point. For example, if the user a clicks a wireless access point query button in the networking application of the user a to send a query request to the network device, or if the user a starts the networking application and the device is not connected with the wireless access point, the device of the user a sends the query request to the network device. The query request from the user a includes the user a's own input or the current location of the user a as determined from the user a's device GPS or the wireless access point A, B, C currently scanned by the user a's device. The network device queries the corresponding wireless access point A, B, C in the wireless access point information base according to the query request. The access point related information received by user a includes the first name or the second name information of the wireless access point A, B, C and may also include corresponding connection information.

It should be understood by those skilled in the art that the above-mentioned triggering operation of the query request, the content included in the information related to the access point, and the determination of the current location of the ue are only examples, and other existing or subsequent triggering operations that may be included in the triggering operation of the query request, the related information that may be included in the information related to the access point, and the manner that may be included in the determination of the current location of the ue may be applicable to this embodiment, and are also included in the scope of the present invention and are incorporated herein by reference.

In step S22, the user equipment presents, in the user equipment, name information of a second wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, where if the second wireless access point has corresponding second name information, only the second name information of the second wireless access point is presented, and otherwise, the first name information of the second wireless access point is presented. In some embodiments, the user device receives the access point related information sent by the network device, and presents the wireless access point name information to the networking application for the user to select the wireless access point to which the user wants to connect. And if the access point related information of the wireless access point does not have the second name information, presenting the first name information of the wireless access point in the networking application. For example, the first user receives the access point related information of the wireless access point a, and if the access point related information includes the first name information "APaaa" and the second name information "aaa" of the wireless access point, the name information "aaa" of the wireless access point a is displayed in the networking application of the first user device; if the access point related information only includes the first name information "APaaa" of the wireless access point, the name information "APaaa" of the wireless access point a is displayed in the networking application of the user a device. In both cases, the name information of the wireless access point to which the user a is connecting is "APaaa" displayed in the system wireless interface of the user a.

In step S23, in response to a connection triggering operation on a target wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, the user equipment sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point. In some embodiments, the connection trigger operation includes the user selecting a target wireless access point in the list of wireless access points in the user device screen by clicking on the target wireless access point. And the user equipment sends a connection request to the target wireless access point according to the obtained first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point. For example, user A has selected a wireless access point with the second name "aaa" in a list of wireless access points displayed in the networking application. The user's first device sends a connection request to the wireless access point based on the first name "APaaa" of the wireless access point and the corresponding password information "123456".

It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the above-described connection triggering operation is merely exemplary, and other existing or subsequent triggering operations that may be included in the connection triggering operation, as applicable to this embodiment, are also included within the scope of the present embodiment and are hereby incorporated by reference.

In some embodiments, the second name information of the target wireless access point is shown, and the step S23 includes: step S231 (not shown), in response to a connection triggering operation on the target wireless access point, the user equipment acquires first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point; step S232 (not shown), the user equipment sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point. In some embodiments, the user equipment only presents the second name information of the target wireless access point to the user in the networking application, and needs to locally query or request the network equipment to query the corresponding first name information and connection information according to the second name information. For example, second name information of a plurality of wireless access points is shown in networking application of user A equipment, the user A selects a wireless access point A with second name information of 'aaa' for connection, and if access point related information sent by the network equipment comprises first name information and/or connection information of the wireless access point A, the first name information and/or the connection information of the wireless access point A can be directly inquired locally on the user A equipment; otherwise, the user a device sends a connection information request to the network device according to the second name information "aaa" to obtain the corresponding first name information and/or connection information.

In some embodiments, the step S231 includes: responding to a connection triggering operation of the target wireless access point, and if the access point related information of the target wireless access point already contains the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point, the user equipment extracts the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point from the access point related information of the target wireless access point; otherwise, the user equipment sends a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises the first name information and/or the second name information of the target wireless access point; and receiving the first name information and/or the connection information of the target wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the connection information request. For example, second name information of the wireless access point, which is sent by the network device and is queried according to the query request of the user A, is shown in the networking application of the user A device, the user A selects the wireless access point A with the second name information being 'aaa' to connect, and if the access point related information of the wireless access point A already contains the first name information and the connection information of the wireless access point A, the first name information and the connection information of the wireless access point A can be directly queried and obtained in the access point related information according to the second name information 'aaa'; otherwise, the user A equipment sends a connection information request to the network equipment according to the second name information 'aaa' and/or the first name information to obtain the corresponding first name information and/or the connection information.

In some embodiments, the access point related information of the target wireless access point comprises first name information and second name information of the target wireless access point; the sending a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network device includes: the user equipment extracts the first name information of the target wireless access point from the access point related information of the target wireless access point according to the second name information of the target wireless access point; and sending a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network device, wherein the connection information request includes first name information of the target wireless access point. For example, second name information of the wireless access point, which is sent by the network device and is queried according to the query request of the user a, is shown in the networking application of the user a device, the user a selects the wireless access point a with the second name information being "aaa" to connect, and if the access point related information of the wireless access point a also contains the first name information of the wireless access point a, the first name information of the wireless access point a can be queried and obtained in the access point related information according to the second name information "aaa", and a connection information request is sent to the network device to obtain corresponding connection information, where the connection information request includes the first name information of the wireless access point a.

In some embodiments, the first name information of the target wireless access point is presented, the second name information being absent from the target wireless access point; the step S23 includes: step S233 (not shown), in response to a connection triggering operation on the target wireless access point, the user equipment acquires connection information of the target wireless access point; step S234 (not shown), the user equipment sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point. In some embodiments, the second name information does not exist in the target wireless access point, and the user equipment only displays the first name information of the target wireless access point to the user in the networking application, and needs to locally query or request the network equipment to query the corresponding connection information according to the first name information. For example, first name information of a plurality of wireless access points is shown in networking application of user A equipment, the user A selects the wireless access point A with the first name information of 'aaa' for connection, and if the access point related information sent by the network equipment comprises the connection information of the wireless access point A, the connection information of the wireless access point A can be directly inquired locally on the user A equipment; otherwise, the user A equipment sends a connection information request to the network equipment according to the first name information 'aaa' to obtain corresponding connection information.

In some embodiments, the step S233 includes: responding to a connection triggering operation of the target wireless access point, and if the access point related information of the target wireless access point already contains the connection information of the target wireless access point, the user equipment extracts the connection information of the target wireless access point from the access point related information of the target wireless access point; otherwise, the user equipment sends a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises the first name information of the target wireless access point; and receiving the connection information of the target wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the connection information request. For example, first name information of a wireless access point, which is sent by a network device and is queried according to a query request of a user A, is shown in a networking application of user A equipment, second name information does not exist in the wireless access point, the user A selects a wireless access point A with first name information of 'aaa' to connect, and if access point related information of the wireless access point A already contains the connection information of the wireless access point A, the connection information of the wireless access point A can be directly queried and obtained in the access point related information according to the first name information of 'aaa'; otherwise, the user A equipment sends a connection information request to the network equipment according to the first name information 'aaa' to obtain corresponding connection information.

Fig. 4 shows a flow diagram of a system method for managing wireless access points, according to one embodiment of the present application, the method comprising: step S11', the network device receiving a second name setting request uploaded by the host device and related to the first wireless access point, wherein the second name setting request includes second name information of the first wireless access point; step S12', in response to the second name setting request, the network device updates a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, where the first access point record includes connection information and first name information of the first wireless access point, and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point; step S13', the network device providing the second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to the networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, where the networking device has already established a wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing a connection with the first wireless access point; step S21', in response to the query triggering operation of the user equipment with respect to the available wireless access points, the user equipment sends a corresponding query request to the corresponding network equipment; step S14', the network device receiving the query request about available wireless access points in the user equipment; responding to the query request, querying the wireless access point information base to obtain one or more corresponding second wireless access points, and sending access point related information of at least one second wireless access point in the one or more second wireless access points to the user equipment; step S21', the ue receives the access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network device based on the query request; step S22', the user equipment presents name information of a second wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point in the user equipment, wherein if the second wireless access point has corresponding second name information, only the second name information of the second wireless access point is presented, otherwise, the first name information of the second wireless access point is presented; step S23', in response to a connection triggering operation on a target wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, the user equipment sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point.

Here, the specific implementation manners of the steps S11 ', S12 ', S13 ', S14 ', S21 ', S22 ' and S23 ' are respectively the same as or substantially the same as the steps S11, S12, S13, S14, S21, S22 and S23 in the foregoing embodiments, and therefore, the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted, and the steps are incorporated herein by reference.

Fig. 5 is a block diagram of a network device for managing wireless access points according to an embodiment of the present application, where the network device includes a module 11, a module 12, and a module 13. A module 11 receives a second name setting request about a first wireless access point uploaded by a master device, wherein the second name setting request comprises second name information of the first wireless access point; in response to the second name setting request, a secondary module 12 updates a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, wherein the updated first access point record includes connection information and first name information of the first wireless access point, and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point; a third module 13 provides the second name information of the newly added first wireless access point to the networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, where the networking device has already established a wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing a connection with the first wireless access point. Here, the specific embodiments of the one-to-one module 11, the two-to-two module 12, and the one-to-three module 13 shown in fig. 5 are the same as or similar to the specific embodiments of the step S11, the step S12, and the step S13, respectively, and therefore are not repeated herein and are included by reference.

In some embodiments, the network device also includes a quad module 14 (not shown). The four modules 14 receive the inquiry request about the available wireless access point sent by the user equipment; and responding to the query request, querying the wireless access point information base to obtain one or more corresponding second wireless access points, and sending access point related information of at least one second wireless access point in the one or more second wireless access points to the user equipment. . Here, the specific implementation of the four modules 14 is the same as or similar to the step S14, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted, and the detailed implementation is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the network device further comprises a five module 15 (not shown). The first-fifth module 15 receives a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, where the connection information request includes first name information and/or second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point includes the first name information and the second name information of the target wireless access point; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the first name information and/or the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the connection information of the target wireless access point; and sending the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. Here, the specific implementation manner of the one-five module 15 is the same as or similar to that of the step S15, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted, and the detailed description is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the network device also includes a six-module 16 (not shown). The sixth module 16 receives a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, where the connection information request includes second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point includes the second name information and connection information of the target wireless access point; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information of the target wireless access point; and sending the first name information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. Here, the specific implementation of the sixth module 16 is the same as or similar to the foregoing step S16, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted, and the detailed description is incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the network device further comprises a seven module 17 (not shown). The seventeenth module 17 receives a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, where the connection information request includes second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point includes the second name information of the target wireless access point; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point; and sending the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. Here, the specific implementation manners of the seventh module 17 are the same as or similar to those of the step S17, and therefore, the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted and are incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the network device also includes an eight module 18 (not shown). The eight module 18 receives a connection information request sent by the user equipment about a target wireless access point, wherein the connection information request includes first name information of the target wireless access point, and the target wireless access point does not have second name information; inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the first name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the connection information of the target wireless access point; and sending the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment. Here, the specific implementation manner of the eight module 18 is the same as or similar to that of the step S18, and therefore, the detailed description thereof is omitted and is incorporated herein by reference.

Fig. 6 shows a structure of a user equipment for managing a wireless access point according to an embodiment of the present application, the user equipment including two-in-one module 21, two-in-two module 22, and two-in-three module 23. In response to an inquiry triggering operation about available wireless access points in user equipment, the two-in-one module 21 sends a corresponding inquiry request to corresponding network equipment, and receives access point related information of at least one second wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the inquiry request; a second module 22, configured to present, in the user equipment, name information of a second wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, where if the second wireless access point has corresponding second name information, only the second name information of the second wireless access point is presented, and otherwise, the first name information of the second wireless access point is presented; in response to a connection triggering operation on a target wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point, the twenty-three module 23 sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point. Here, the corresponding embodiments of the two-in-one module 21, the two-in-two module 22, and the two-in-three module 23 shown in fig. 6 are the same as or similar to the embodiments of the step S21, the step S22, and the step S23, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted and is included herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the second name information of the target wireless access point is exposed in the networking application; the two-three module 23 includes two-three-one unit 231 (not shown) and two-three-two unit 232 (not shown). Specifically, in response to a connection triggering operation on the target wireless access point, the two-in-three-in-one unit 231 acquires first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point; the two-three-two unit 232 sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, where the connection request includes the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point. Here, the specific implementation manners of the two-three-one unit 231 and the two-three-two unit 232 are the same as or similar to the foregoing steps S231 and S232, respectively, and therefore, the detailed description is omitted, and the detailed implementation manners are included herein by reference.

In some embodiments, the first name information of the target wireless access point is exposed in the networking application, the second name information being absent from the target wireless access point; the two-three module 23 includes two-three-unit 233 (not shown) and two-three-four-unit 234 (not shown). Specifically, in response to a connection triggering operation on the target wireless access point, the two-three unit 233 acquires connection information of the target wireless access point; the two-three-four unit 234 sends a connection request to the target wireless access point, wherein the connection request includes first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point. Here, the specific implementation manners of the two-three-unit 233 and the two-three-four-unit 234 are the same as or similar to those of the foregoing steps S233 and S234, and therefore, the detailed descriptions thereof are omitted and are incorporated herein by reference.

In some embodiments, as shown in FIG. 7, the system 300 can be implemented as any of the devices in the various embodiments described. In some embodiments, system 300 may include one or more computer-readable media (e.g., system memory or NVM/storage 320) having instructions and one or more processors (e.g., processor(s) 305) coupled with the one or more computer-readable media and configured to execute the instructions to implement modules to perform the actions described herein.

For one embodiment, system control module 310 may include any suitable interface controllers to provide any suitable interface to at least one of processor(s) 305 and/or any suitable device or component in communication with system control module 310.

The system control module 310 may include a memory controller module 330 to provide an interface to the system memory 315. Memory controller module 330 may be a hardware module, a software module, and/or a firmware module.

System memory 315 may be used, for example, to load and store data and/or instructions for system 300. For one embodiment, system memory 315 may include any suitable volatile memory, such as suitable DRAM. In some embodiments, the system memory 315 may include a double data rate type four synchronous dynamic random access memory (DDR4 SDRAM).

For one embodiment, system control module 310 may include one or more input/output (I/O) controllers to provide an interface to NVM/storage 320 and communication interface(s) 325.

For example, NVM/storage 320 may be used to store data and/or instructions. NVM/storage 320 may include any suitable non-volatile memory (e.g., flash memory) and/or may include any suitable non-volatile storage device(s) (e.g., one or more Hard Disk Drives (HDDs), one or more Compact Disc (CD) drives, and/or one or more Digital Versatile Disc (DVD) drives).

NVM/storage 320 may include storage resources that are physically part of the device on which system 300 is installed or may be accessed by the device and not necessarily part of the device. For example, NVM/storage 320 may be accessible over a network via communication interface(s) 325.

Communication interface(s) 325 may provide an interface for system 300 to communicate over one or more networks and/or with any other suitable device. System 300 may wirelessly communicate with one or more components of a wireless network according to any of one or more wireless network standards and/or protocols.

For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be packaged together with logic for one or more controller(s) (e.g., memory controller module 330) of the system control module 310. For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be packaged together with logic for one or more controller(s) of the system control module 310 to form a System In Package (SiP). For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be integrated on the same die with logic for one or more controller(s) of the system control module 310. For one embodiment, at least one of the processor(s) 305 may be integrated on the same die with logic for one or more controller(s) of the system control module 310 to form a system on a chip (SoC).

In various embodiments, system 300 may be, but is not limited to being: a server, a workstation, a desktop computing device, or a mobile computing device (e.g., a laptop computing device, a handheld computing device, a tablet, a netbook, etc.). In various embodiments, system 300 may have more or fewer components and/or different architectures. For example, in some embodiments, system 300 includes one or more cameras, a keyboard, a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) screen (including a touch screen display), a non-volatile memory port, multiple antennas, a graphics chip, an Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC), and speakers.

In addition to the methods and apparatus described in the embodiments above, the present application also provides a computer readable storage medium storing computer code that, when executed, performs the method as described in any of the preceding claims.

The present application also provides a computer program product, which when executed by a computer device, performs the method of any of the preceding claims.

The present application further provides a computer device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory for storing one or more computer programs;

the one or more computer programs, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to implement the method of any preceding claim.

It should be noted that the present application may be implemented in software and/or a combination of software and hardware, for example, implemented using Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), general purpose computers or any other similar hardware devices. In one embodiment, the software programs of the present application may be executed by a processor to implement the steps or functions described above. Likewise, the software programs (including associated data structures) of the present application may be stored in a computer readable recording medium, such as RAM memory, magnetic or optical drive or diskette and the like. Additionally, some of the steps or functions of the present application may be implemented in hardware, for example, as circuitry that cooperates with the processor to perform various steps or functions.

In addition, some of the present application may be implemented as a computer program product, such as computer program instructions, which when executed by a computer, may invoke or provide methods and/or techniques in accordance with the present application through the operation of the computer. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that the form in which the computer program instructions reside on a computer-readable medium includes, but is not limited to, source files, executable files, installation package files, and the like, and that the manner in which the computer program instructions are executed by a computer includes, but is not limited to: the computer directly executes the instruction, or the computer compiles the instruction and then executes the corresponding compiled program, or the computer reads and executes the instruction, or the computer reads and installs the instruction and then executes the corresponding installed program. Computer-readable media herein can be any available computer-readable storage media or communication media that can be accessed by a computer.

Communication media includes media by which communication signals, including, for example, computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data, are transmitted from one system to another. Communication media may include conductive transmission media such as cables and wires (e.g., fiber optics, coaxial, etc.) and wireless (non-conductive transmission) media capable of propagating energy waves such as acoustic, electromagnetic, RF, microwave, and infrared. Computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules, or other data may be embodied in a modulated data signal, for example, in a wireless medium such as a carrier wave or similar mechanism such as is embodied as part of spread spectrum techniques. The term "modulated data signal" means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal. The modulation may be analog, digital or hybrid modulation techniques.

By way of example, and not limitation, computer-readable storage media may include volatile and nonvolatile, removable and non-removable media implemented in any method or technology for storage of information such as computer-readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data. For example, computer-readable storage media include, but are not limited to, volatile memory such as random access memory (RAM, DRAM, SRAM); and non-volatile memory such as flash memory, various read-only memories (ROM, PROM, EPROM, EEPROM), magnetic and ferromagnetic/ferroelectric memories (MRAM, FeRAM); and magnetic and optical storage devices (hard disk, tape, CD, DVD); or other now known media or later developed that can store computer-readable information/data for use by a computer system.

An embodiment according to the present application comprises an apparatus comprising a memory for storing computer program instructions and a processor for executing the program instructions, wherein the computer program instructions, when executed by the processor, trigger the apparatus to perform a method and/or a solution according to the aforementioned embodiments of the present application.

It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present application may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned. Furthermore, it is obvious that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. A plurality of units or means recited in the apparatus claims may also be implemented by one unit or means in software or hardware. The terms first, second, etc. are used to denote names, but not any particular order.

Claims

1. A method at a network device for managing wireless access points, wherein the method comprises:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the updating the first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base in response to the second name setting request comprises:

responding to the second name setting request, and inquiring and obtaining a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, wherein the first access point record comprises the connection information and the first name information of the first wireless access point;

if the first access point record has a second name field or has an assignment in the second name field, updating the assignment of the second name field into newly added second name information of the first wireless access point; otherwise, the second name field is created in the first access point record and is assigned as the second name information of the newly added first wireless access point.

3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a query request about available wireless access points sent by user equipment;

and responding to the query request, querying the wireless access point information base to obtain one or more corresponding second wireless access points, and sending access point related information of at least one second wireless access point in the one or more second wireless access points to the user equipment.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a connection information request about a target wireless access point, wherein the connection information request comprises first name information and/or second name information of the target wireless access point, and access point related information of the target wireless access point comprises the first name information and the second name information of the target wireless access point;

inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the first name information and/or the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the connection information of the target wireless access point;

and sending the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point comprises the second name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point;

inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information of the target wireless access point;

and sending the first name information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment.

6. The method of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises second name information of the target wireless access point, and the access point related information of the target wireless access point comprises the second name information of the target wireless access point;

inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the second name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point;

and sending the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point to the user equipment.

7. The method of claim 3, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving a connection information request about a target wireless access point sent by the user equipment, wherein the connection information request comprises first name information of the target wireless access point, and second name information does not exist in the target wireless access point;

inquiring in the wireless access point information base according to the first name information of the target wireless access point to obtain the connection information of the target wireless access point;

8. The method of claim 3, wherein a third wireless access point exists in the at least one second wireless access point, and the third wireless access point has the same second name information as other wireless access points in the wireless access point information base, so that the access point related information of the third wireless access point includes the first name information, the second name information and the connection information of the third wireless access point.

9. A method at a user equipment for managing a wireless access point, wherein the method comprises:

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second name information of the target wireless access point is presented;

wherein the sending a connection request to a target wireless access point of the at least one second wireless access point in response to a connection triggering operation for the target wireless access point comprises:

responding to a connection triggering operation of the target wireless access point, and acquiring first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point;

sending a connection request to the target wireless access point, wherein the connection request comprises first name information and connection information of the target wireless access point.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the obtaining the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point in response to the connection triggering operation of the target wireless access point comprises:

responding to a connection triggering operation of the target wireless access point, and if the access point related information of the target wireless access point already contains the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point, extracting the first name information and the connection information of the target wireless access point from the access point related information of the target wireless access point; otherwise, sending a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network device, wherein the connection information request comprises the first name information and/or the second name information of the target wireless access point; and receiving the first name information and/or the connection information of the target wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the connection information request.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the access point-related information of the target wireless access point comprises first name information and second name information of the target wireless access point;

the sending a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network device includes:

extracting first name information of the target wireless access point from access point related information of the target wireless access point according to second name information of the target wireless access point; and sending a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network device, wherein the connection information request includes first name information of the target wireless access point.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein first name information of the target wireless access point is presented, the target wireless access point being absent second name information;

responding to a connection triggering operation of the target wireless access point, and acquiring connection information of the target wireless access point;

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the obtaining the connection information of the target wireless access point in response to the connection triggering operation on the target wireless access point comprises:

responding to a connection triggering operation of the target wireless access point, and if the access point related information of the target wireless access point already contains the connection information of the target wireless access point, extracting the connection information of the target wireless access point from the access point related information of the target wireless access point; otherwise, sending a connection information request about the target wireless access point to the network device, wherein the connection information request comprises first name information of the target wireless access point; and receiving the connection information of the target wireless access point returned by the network equipment based on the connection information request.

15. A method for managing a wireless access point, wherein the method comprises:

the network equipment receives a second name setting request which is uploaded by the master equipment and relates to a first wireless access point, wherein the second name setting request comprises second name information of the first wireless access point; responding to the second name setting request, and updating a first access point record corresponding to the first wireless access point in a wireless access point information base, wherein the updated first access point record comprises the connection information and the first name information of the first wireless access point and second name information of the newly added first wireless access point; providing second name information of the newly-added first wireless access point to a networking device corresponding to the first wireless access point, wherein the networking device establishes wireless connection with the first wireless access point or is establishing connection with the first wireless access point;

16. An apparatus for managing a wireless access point, the apparatus comprising:

a processor; and

a memory arranged to store computer executable instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform the method of any of claims 1 to 14.

17. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations of any of the methods of claims 1-14.