KR102514324B1 - Method for Providing WiFi Sharing Service - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service, which is executed in a server. In the method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service, N capable of connecting to a smartphone of a user requesting sharing of sharable Wi-Fi registered with sharing information from one or more users. (N ≥ 1) Wi-Fis are identified, and among the identified N Wi-Fis, n (1≤n≤N) Wi-Fis that are subscribed to the Wi-Fi sharing service and are capable of sharing connection with the user's smartphone are selected and selected. Wi-Fi information including each speed information for n Wi-Fi is output to the user's smartphone, but n Wi-Fi is output sequentially according to the Wi-Fi speed, and among the output n Wi-Fi information, a specific Wi-Fi requested for connection It is executed in a server that processes the sharing connection of the smart phone and processes billing for the sharing connection process.

Description

Method for Providing WiFi Sharing Service}

The present invention is a method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service executed in a server, wherein N (N≥1) Wi-Fis that can be connected to a smartphone of a user requesting sharing of sharable Wi-Fi registered with sharing information from one or more users are identified. and among the confirmed N Wi-Fi networks, select n (1≤n≤N) Wi-Fi networks that are subscribed to the Wi-Fi sharing service and can share a connection with the user's smartphone, and provide speed information for each of the selected n Wi-Fi networks. Outputs Wi-Fi information including Wi-Fi to the user's smartphone, outputs n Wi-Fi sequentially according to the Wi-Fi speed, and among the output n Wi-Fi information, processes a shared connection between a specific Wi-Fi requested for connection and the smartphone. The present invention relates to a method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service executed in a server that processes charging for sharing connection processing.

With the rapid development and popularization of the Internet and mobile technology, all recently released wireless devices such as smart phones, tablets, and laptops basically include Wi-Fi as a wireless communication means.

As is well known, Wi-Fi is a wireless computer networking technology called Ethernet or wired LAN, and enables data communication at the same speed and quality as wired LAN in a wireless environment.

However, Wi-Fi in public places has areas where it can be connected, and certain affiliates provide Wi-Fi on their own, but it is for visiting guests and a password to access Wi-Fi is set, so it is not easy to use it from outside .

Republic of Korea Patent Publication No. 10-2013-0053341 (published on May 23, 2013) relates to an apparatus and method for automatically selecting a router in a Wi-Fi system, and signals in the process of searching for or accessing a router in a Wi-Fi (WIFI) system. It includes a configuration that allows the user to select the optimal router by considering the strength.

However, the above configuration simply efficiently selects several searched Wi-Fis. After all, it is only the Wi-Fi of the Internet service provider to which the user subscribes, the Wi-Fi of which the user knows the access password, or the public Wi-Fi, which is actually another user's Wi-Fi. Sharing the wifi was not.

Therefore, it is necessary to seek a new concept service that shares another user's Wi-Fi.

An object of the present invention to solve the above problems is, in a method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service executed on a server, connection to a smartphone of a user requesting sharing of sharable Wi-Fi registered with sharing information from one or more users A first step in which N (N ≥ 1) possible Wi-Fis are identified, and among the identified N Wi-Fis, n (1≤n≤N) Wi-Fis that are subscribed to the Wi-Fi sharing service and are capable of sharing connection with the user's smartphone The second step of sorting them, the third step of outputting Wi-Fi information including speed information for each of the selected n Wi-Fi to the user's smartphone, and sequentially outputting n Wi-Fi according to the Wi-Fi speed, and the output Among the n pieces of Wi-Fi information, a method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service executed on a server including a fourth step of processing a shared connection between a specific Wi-Fi requested for connection and the smartphone and processing charging for the shared connection process is provided. .

In the Wi-Fi sharing service providing method executed in a server according to the present invention, in the method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service executed in a server, the connection is made to a smartphone of a user requesting sharing of sharable Wi-Fi registered with sharing information from one or more users. In the first step in which N (N ≥ 1) possible Wi-Fis are identified and among the identified N Wi-Fis, n (1≤n≤N) Wi-Fi sharing services are subscribed to and sharing connection with the user's smartphone is possible. The second step of selecting Wi-Fi and the third step of outputting Wi-Fi information including speed information for each of the selected n Wi-Fi to the user's smartphone, and sequentially outputting n Wi-Fi according to the Wi-Fi speed. It is characterized in that it includes a fourth step of processing a shared connection between the specific Wi-Fi requested for connection and the smart phone among the n pieces of Wi-Fi information obtained, and processing billing for the shared connection process.

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According to the present invention, the first step may further include checking a Wi-Fi sharing request from the user's smartphone and determining whether the user subscribes to a Wi-Fi sharing service.

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According to the present invention, the billing is characterized in that it includes any one or more of prepaid flat rate, real-time payment, and point payment.

According to the present invention, when Wi-Fi information is registered from a plurality of users who own Wi-Fi, and users subscribed to a Wi-Fi sharing service request Wi-Fi sharing, Wi-Fi that can be shared at the location of the user is searched for. However, by providing including Wi-Fi speed information, the user can conveniently use Wi-Fi regardless of time and place, and intuitively recognize Wi-Fi speed information to select and use faster Wi-Fi There is an advantage to

1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a Wi-Fi sharing service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering shared information for a Wi-Fi sharing service according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a Wi-Fi sharing service to a user's smart phone according to the implementation method of the present invention.

Hereinafter, the operating principle of the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and description. However, the drawings shown below and the description below relate to preferred implementation methods among various methods for effectively explaining the features of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to only the drawings and description below.

In addition, in the following description of the present invention, if it is determined that a detailed description of a related known function or configuration may unnecessarily obscure the subject matter of the present invention, the detailed description will be omitted. In addition, terms to be described later are terms defined in consideration of functions in the present invention, which may vary according to the intention or custom of a user or operator. Therefore, the definition should be made based on the contents throughout the present invention.

As a result, the technical spirit of the present invention is determined by the claims, and the following embodiments are a means for efficiently explaining the technical spirit of the present invention to those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs. only

Figure 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a Wi-Fi sharing service providing system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, this drawing 1 shows Wi-Fi information to be shared from the information registration terminal 150 operated by a plurality of users who own Wi-Fi that can be shared in the server 100 communicating with the user's smartphone. When a Wi-Fi sharing request is confirmed from the user's smartphone 155 that has subscribed to the sharing service, a Wi-Fi that can be shared at the user's location is searched and provided along with speed information, but the fastest Wi-Fi can be shared with the user's smartphone. It shows a simple configuration of a Wi-Fi sharing service providing system that allows those skilled in the art to refer to and/or modify this Figure 1 to configure the Wi-Fi sharing service providing system. Although various implementation methods may be inferred, the present invention includes all the implementation methods inferred above, and its technical characteristics are not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG. 1.

Referring to Figure 1, the Wi-Fi sharing service providing system receives registration of shared information on one or more sharing target Wi-Fi from an information registration terminal 150 operated by a Wi-Fi information registrant registering Wi-Fi information, and subscribes to the Wi-Fi sharing service. Upon a user's request, one or more Wi-Fi information that can be shared by the user's smartphone 155 is checked, provided to the smartphone 155 together with speed information of each Wi-Fi, and specific information selected or determined according to the user's request A server 100 for sharing and connecting Wi-Fi to the smartphone 155, and an information registration terminal operated by a Wi-Fi information registrant registering shared information for Wi-Fi sharing for the Wi-Fi sharing service provided by the server 100 (150) and a smartphone (155) operated by a user who registers as a member to receive the Wi-Fi sharing service provided by the server (100) and requests Wi-Fi sharing from the server (100) when a Wi-Fi connection is required. It can be configured including.

The information registration terminal 150 is a wired or wireless terminal operated by a Wi-Fi information registrant that has one or more shared information of accessible Wi-Fi, and the shared information is SSID (Service Set Identifier) of the Wi-Fi used by the Wi-Fi information registrant. and a password (or encryption key).

In addition, the sharing information may include information on a location accessible to the Wi-Fi (eg, an address where a Wi-Fi router is installed).

In order to register shared information for Wi-Fi sharing, the Wi-Fi information registrant preferably subscribes to a predetermined Wi-Fi sharing service as a member, and in this process, an ID for member identification can be set.

In addition, the Wi-Fi information registrant may register sharing information for sharing the Wi-Fi, and receive a predetermined reward in consideration of the Wi-Fi sharing time, data usage, etc. according to the registered sharing information.

The reward may be points, mileage points, coupons, electronic money, gift certificates, gift certificates, and the like, and the rewards may be used when the Wi-Fi information registrant shares another user's Wi-Fi.

The smart phone 155 is a terminal operated by a user who wants to use the Wi-Fi sharing service provided by the server 100, and it is preferable that a predetermined application for the Wi-Fi sharing service is installed.

The user may install and run an application installed on the smart phone 155 and perform predetermined information registration to join a Wi-Fi sharing service as a member.

Here, the user may be a Wi-Fi information registrant who has registered sharing information for sharing the Wi-Fi.

Thereafter, the user can request a Wi-Fi sharing service by executing an application installed on the smartphone 155, and the server 100 determines whether the user has signed up as a member, and transmits shareable Wi-Fi information at the user's location to a speed It can be output on the smart phone 155 together with the information.

The user can select (or automatically select) a specific Wi-Fi (eg, Wi-Fi with the fastest speed) among available Wi-Fi output on the smartphone 155, and the specific Wi-Fi through the selected server 100 is the user's A shared connection may be made to the smartphone 155 .

According to this drawing 1, the illustrated server 100 includes a shared information registration unit 105 that receives shared information capable of Wi-Fi connection from a Wi-Fi information registrant, and a member who processes membership registration for a user who wants to use the Wi-Fi sharing service. A subscription processor 110, a sharing request checker 115 that checks a Wi-Fi sharing request from a smartphone of a user who has subscribed to the Wi-Fi sharing service, and a shared Wi-Fi selector 120 that selects Wi-Fi that the user can share ), a Wi-Fi information output unit 125 that outputs the selected Wi-Fi information to the user's smartphone 155, and a Wi-Fi sharing connection unit that shares and connects any one of the output Wi-Fi to the user's smartphone 155. 130, a billing processing unit 135 that processes billing according to the user's Wi-Fi sharing, and a reward providing unit 140 that provides a predetermined reward to the corresponding Wi-Fi information registrant according to the user's Wi-Fi sharing. can

The shared information registration unit 105 may register shared information from one or more Wi-Fi information registrants (or users) having shared information of shareable Wi-Fi.

The shared information may include SSID (Service Set Identifier) and password (or encryption key) of the Wi-Fi used by the Wi-Fi information registrant, and information on a location accessible to the Wi-Fi (eg, the address where the Wi-Fi router is installed) is further provided. can include

According to the implementation method of the present invention, the Wi-Fi information registrant (or user) can set the time zone, day, date, number of people who can share, etc. that can use Wi-Fi to register the shared information, which can be included in the shared information. there is.

A Wi-Fi information registrant (or user) who wants to register the Wi-Fi shared information may be able to register the shared information after performing a predetermined member sign-up procedure through the membership registration processing unit 110 described below.

The membership registration processing unit 110 provides different membership registration interfaces for each Wi-Fi information registrant who wants to register Wi-Fi sharing information, a user who wants to use Wi-Fi sharing service, and a user who wants to register shared information and use shared service, or integrates It is possible to provide a member subscription interface.

In particular, it is preferable that a user who wants to use the Wi-Fi sharing service installs a predetermined application for the Wi-Fi sharing service on his or her smartphone 155, and the membership sign-up procedure is performed through the application, or Wi-Fi sharing This can be done through the service website.

The sharing request confirmation unit 115 may check a Wi-Fi sharing request from the smartphone 155 of a user who has signed up as a member through the membership registration processing unit 110 in order to use the Wi-Fi sharing service.

Confirmation of the Wi-Fi sharing request can be confirmed by detecting the execution of an application installed on the smartphone 155, or by selecting a predetermined Wi-Fi sharing request menu after the application is executed.

The shared Wi-Fi selection unit 120 confirms a Wi-Fi sharing request from the smartphone 155 of a user who has subscribed to the Wi-Fi sharing service as a member through the sharing request confirmation unit 115, to the smartphone 155 of the user. N (N≧1) Wi-Fi detected at the location of the smart phone 155 can be identified through the installed application.

In addition, the shared Wi-Fi selector 120 is configured to share n (1 ≤n≤N) Wi-Fi can be selected.

Here, the shared Wi-Fi selection unit 120 is capable of selecting n Wi-Fi networks capable of sharing connection using the location information of the user's smartphone 155, location information registered as shared information, SSID, and password. do.

The Wi-Fi information output unit 125 checks the speed of each selected Wi-Fi when n Wi-Fi capable of sharing connection with the user's smartphone 155 is selected through the shared Wi-Fi selector 120, and determines the speed of each Wi-Fi. It is possible to output the information on the user's smart phone 155 together with the speed information.

According to the implementation method of the present invention, the Wi-Fi information output unit 125 may sequentially output information on n Wi-Fi networks available for sharing connection in order of highest speed.

In addition, the Wi-Fi information output unit 125 may output information on the Wi-Fi speed on the user's smartphone 155 in the form of one or more of colors, graphs, and numerical values.

Therefore, the user can intuitively check which Wi-Fi has the fastest speed among the n Wi-Fi networks available for sharing connection at present, and can request a shared connection by selecting it.

After the Wi-Fi sharing connection unit 130 outputs n Wi-Fi that can be shared and connected to the user's smartphone 155 through the Wi-Fi information output unit 125 on the smartphone 155, the user's The user's smart phone 155 may be shared and connected with a specific Wi-Fi (eg, the fastest Wi-Fi) selected by selection or automatic selection.

The billing processing unit 135 may charge the user using the Wi-Fi sharing service according to a predetermined billing policy in consideration of the Wi-Fi sharing time and the amount of data used.

According to the implementation method of the present invention, the billing may include any one or more of prepaid flat rate, real-time payment, and point payment.

The reward providing unit 140 provides a predetermined reward to the Wi-Fi information registrant (or user) who has registered the Wi-Fi sharing information according to the reward policy set in advance according to the Wi-Fi sharing time or data usage of other users through the registered sharing information. can provide

Here, the reward may be points, mileage points, coupons, electronic money, gift certificates, gift certificates, and the like, and may also be used when the Wi-Fi information registrant shares another user's Wi-Fi.

Figure 2 is a diagram illustrating a process of registering shared information for a Wi-Fi sharing service according to an embodiment of the present invention.

In more detail, this Figure 2 shows a process of receiving shared information for WiFi sharing from the information registration terminal 150 in the server 100 on the WiFi sharing service providing system shown in Figure 1, to which the present invention belongs. Those of ordinary skill in the art will be able to infer various implementation methods for the process of registering shared information for Wi-Fi sharing by referring to and/or modifying this Figure 2, but the present invention It is made including an implementation method, and its technical characteristics are not limited only to the implementation method shown in FIG. 2.

Referring to Figure 2, the process of registering shared information for Wi-Fi sharing shown in this figure is to confirm the connection of the information registration terminal 150 of the Wi-Fi information registrant who wants to register Wi-Fi sharing information in the server 100. It may be initiated from process (200).

When the server 100 confirms a shared information registration request of a Wi-Fi information registrant from the connected information registration terminal 150 (205), it checks whether the Wi-Fi information registrant subscribes to a Wi-Fi sharing service membership (210).

If the member is registered, the server 100 provides an interface for registering shared information to the information registration terminal 150 (215), and if the member is not registered, after a predetermined membership registration process is performed ( 220), an interface for registering shared information may be provided to the information registration terminal 150.

Here, the sharing information may include SSID (Service Set Identifier) and password (or encryption key) of the Wi-Fi used by the Wi-Fi information registrant, and information on a location accessible to the Wi-Fi (eg, an address where the Wi-Fi router is installed) may further include.

When input or selected sharing information is confirmed through the interface provided to the information registration terminal 150 (225), the server 100 maps and registers the sharing information provided for Wi-Fi sharing with member information of the Wi-Fi information registrant ( 230).

Thereafter, when another user's Wi-Fi sharing connection using the shared information registered by the Wi-Fi information registrant is confirmed (235), the server 100 provides information on the use of shared information to the information registration terminal 150 of the Wi-Fi information registrant You can (240).

In addition, the server 100 may check usage details of shared information for the Wi-Fi sharing connection of other users to calculate a predetermined reward (245), and the information on the calculated reward is the Wi-Fi information registrant's information. It may be provided to the information registration terminal 150 (250).

Figure 3 is a diagram illustrating a process of providing a Wi-Fi sharing service to a user's smart phone according to the implementation method of the present invention.

In more detail, FIG. 3 shows a user who requests a Wi-Fi sharing service after sharing information about Wi-Fi that can be shared through the process of FIG. 2 is registered in the server 100 in the Wi-Fi sharing service providing system shown in FIG. 1. It shows a process of providing a Wi-Fi sharing service to a smartphone 155 of, and those skilled in the art to which the present invention belongs, refer to and / or modify this figure 3 to the user's smartphone Various implementation methods for the process of providing Wi-Fi sharing service may be inferred, but the present invention includes all implementation methods inferred above, and its technical characteristics are not limited to the implementation method shown in FIG. 3. .

Referring to Figure 3, the process of providing the Wi-Fi sharing service to the user's smartphone shown in this figure is to install a predetermined application for the Wi-Fi sharing service on the smartphone 155 of the user who wants to use the Wi-Fi sharing service. It may be initiated from process (300).

When the server 100 confirms the execution and connection of the application installed on the user's smartphone 155 (305), and the user's Wi-Fi sharing service request from the smartphone 155 is confirmed (310), the server Step 100 may check whether the user has signed up as a member capable of providing a Wi-Fi sharing service (315).

If the Wi-Fi sharing service is registered as a member, the server 100 may check N (N≥1) Wi-Fi networks connectable to the user's smartphone 155 (320).

On the other hand, if the user is not a member of the Wi-Fi sharing service, after a predetermined membership registration process is performed (325), the Wi-Fi sharing service may be provided.

When N (N≥1) Wi-Fis connectable to the user's smartphone 155 are identified, the server 100 determines n (1≤n≤ N) Wi-Fi is selected (330).

Then, the server 100 checks the speed of each of the selected n Wi-Fi (335), and creates a list of the n Wi-Fi information listed according to the checked speed (340).

The server 100 provides the generated n Wi-Fi information list to the user's smart phone 155 to output (345).

When a Wi-Fi to be shared is selected through the output list of n Wi-Fi information (350), the server 100 shares and connects the selected Wi-Fi and the user's smartphone 155 (355).

Thereafter, the server 100 processes the billing for the user's Wi-Fi sharing connection and notifies the user's smart phone 155 (360).

100: server 105: shared information register
110: Member registration processing unit 115: Sharing request confirmation unit
120: shared Wi-Fi selection unit 125: Wi-Fi information output unit
130: Wi-Fi sharing connection unit 135: billing processing unit
140: Reward providing unit 145: Storage medium
150: information registration terminal 155: smartphone

Claims (6)

A method for providing a Wi-Fi sharing service executed in a server,
A first step of confirming N (N≥1) Wi-Fi connections that can be connected to a user's smartphone requesting sharing of shareable Wi-Fi registered with sharing information from one or more users;
A second step of selecting n (1≤n≤N) Wi-Fis that are subscribed to a Wi-Fi sharing service and are capable of sharing connection with the user's smartphone among the identified N Wi-Fi networks;
A third step of outputting Wi-Fi information including speed information for each of the selected n Wi-Fi to the user's smartphone, sequentially outputting the n Wi-Fi according to the Wi-Fi speed; and
A fourth step of processing a shared connection between a specific Wi-Fi requested for connection and the smart phone among the output n pieces of Wi-Fi information, and processing charging for the shared connection process; Wi-Fi sharing service providing method comprising a.
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Confirming a Wi-Fi sharing request from a user's smartphone;
The Wi-Fi sharing service providing method further comprising: determining whether or not the user subscribes to the Wi-Fi sharing service.
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The charge is
A method of providing a Wi-Fi sharing service comprising at least one of prepaid flat-rate, real-time payment, and point payment.

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