TWI702877B - Network connection method, network system and mobile device - Google Patents

Abstract

A network connection method is implemented by a mobile device suitable for communicating with at least one wireless access point. The method includes: (A) generating and storing a network certificate and a list by installing an application, the list including at least one identification data. (B) Receive an identification code from the at least one wireless access point. (C) Determine whether the identification code meets a predetermined condition, and the predetermined condition represents that the identification code is the same as the at least one identification data in the list. (D) When it is determined that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, a connection request including the networking certificate is sent to the at least one wireless access point to connect to a communication network via the at least one wireless access point .

Description

Network connection method, network system and mobile device

The present invention relates to a connection method, in particular to a network connection method involving network communication. The invention also relates to a network system applying the connection method and a mobile device.

In recent years, various smart devices such as smart phones and tablet computers have become the mainstream of the market. Due to the use of open operating systems (such as Android or IOS systems), smart devices appear to be more diversified in function, making the adoption of Traditional mobile phones with closed systems have been gradually eliminated.

However, the operational complexity of smart devices is significantly higher than that of traditional mobile phones. Therefore, it is not easy for some older users to get used to the operation of smart devices. For example, when you want to connect to a WIFI hotspot, it is a big challenge to find the switch option of the WIFI function in the dazzling menu of the open system, and if the WIFI hotspot you want to connect also needs to enter a password, it is more likely It discourages users who are not familiar with the operation of smart devices or wireless network-related settings, and misses the convenience of the network. For wireless network service providers, it is also necessary to screen approved service users.

Based on the above, if the industry wants to provide customers with exclusive WIFI services, how to minimize the use threshold caused by the customers' unfamiliar operation becomes an important issue.

Therefore, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a network connection method that can reduce the operation complexity.

Therefore, the connection method of the present invention is implemented by a mobile device suitable for communicating with at least one wireless access point, and the method includes:

(A) Generate and store a network certificate and a list by installing an application, the list containing at least one identification data.

(B) Receive an identification code from the at least one wireless access point.

(C) Determine whether the identification code meets a predetermined condition, and the predetermined condition represents that the identification code is the same as the at least one identification data in the list.

(D) When it is determined that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, a connection request including the networking certificate is sent to the at least one wireless access point to connect to a communication network via the at least one wireless access point .

In some embodiments of the connection method of the present invention, in step (D), the communication network is a private local area network.

In some embodiments of the connection method of the present invention, the mobile device package It includes a processing unit, an input/output unit and a communication unit, and step (D) includes the following sub-steps:

(D1) When the mobile device determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, the processing unit generates an inquiry message and outputs the inquiry message through the I/O unit.

(D2) When the processing unit receives a connection confirmation command corresponding to the inquiry message via the input/output unit, the processing unit transmits the connection request to the at least one wireless access point via the communication unit.

In some implementation aspects of the connection method of the present invention, when the mobile device executes the application, the application keeps the mobile device in a state where a WIFI hotspot detection function is always on.

The invention also provides a network system applying the network connection method.

The network system of the present invention includes a mobile device and at least one wireless access point. The mobile device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit electrically connected to the communication unit and the storage unit. The at least one wireless access point communicates with the mobile device. Wherein, the processing unit of the mobile device installs an application to generate a network certificate and a list, and stores the network certificate and the list in the storage unit. The list includes at least one identification data. Then, the processing The unit receives an identification code from the at least one wireless access point via the communication unit, and determines whether the identification code meets a predetermined condition, and the predetermined condition represents the identification code and the at least one in the list. When the identification data is the same, when the processing unit determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, it transmits a connection request including the networking certificate to the at least one wireless access point through the communication unit, so as to pass through the at least one wireless access point. The access point is connected to a communication network.

In some embodiments of the network system of the present invention, the communication network is a non-public local area network.

In some embodiments of the network system of the present invention, the mobile device further includes an I/O unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and when the processing unit determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, the processing unit first Generate an inquiry message and output the inquiry message through the I/O unit, and when the processing unit receives a confirmation connection command corresponding to the inquiry message through the I/O unit, the processing unit transmits the connection via the communication unit Request to the at least one wireless access point.

In some implementation aspects of the network system of the present invention, the processing unit controls the communication unit to maintain a WIFI hotspot detection function in a constant on state by executing the application program.

The invention also provides a mobile device.

The mobile device of the present invention is suitable for communicating with at least one wireless access point. The mobile device includes a communication unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit. The processing unit is electrically connected to the communication unit and the storage unit, generates a network certificate and a list by installing an application program, and stores the network certificate and the list in the storage unit, and the list includes at least one identification data , Then, the processing unit receives via the communication unit An identification code from the at least one wireless access point, and determine whether the identification code meets a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition represents that the identification code is the same as the at least one identification data in the list, when the processing unit determines the When the identification code meets the predetermined condition, a connection request including the networking certificate is sent to the at least one wireless access point through the communication unit, so as to connect to a communication network through the at least one wireless access point.

In some embodiments of the mobile device of the present invention, the mobile device further includes an I/O unit electrically connected to the processing unit. When the processing unit determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, the processing unit first generates An inquiry message and output the inquiry message through the I/O unit, and when the processing unit receives a confirmation connection instruction corresponding to the inquiry message through the I/O unit, the processing unit transmits the connection request through the communication unit To the at least one wireless access point.

The effect of the present invention is that by installing the application, when the mobile device receives the identification code that meets the predetermined condition, it can operatively transmit the connection request containing the network certificate to the at least one wireless storage device. Take points without manually entering the password, so for the user, the operation is more simple and convenient. For wireless network service providers, it can also ensure that the network services provided can be used by the designated users to ensure the security of the connection to the communication network, while avoiding network bandwidth Improper use.

1: mobile device

11: Communication unit

12: storage unit

13: I/O unit

14: Processing unit

2: wireless access point

500: Communication network

S1~S8: steps

Other features and effects of the present invention will be clearly presented in the embodiments with reference to the drawings, in which: FIG. 1 is a block diagram of an embodiment of the network system of the present invention; and FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating A connection method executed by a mobile device of this embodiment.

Referring to FIG. 1, an embodiment of the network system of the present invention includes a mobile device 1 and a wireless access point 2. However, in other embodiments, the number of the wireless access points 2 can also be multiple, which is not limited to this embodiment.

The mobile device 1 includes a communication unit 11, a storage unit 12, an I/O unit 13, and a processing unit 14 electrically connected to the communication unit 11, the storage unit 12 and the I/O unit 13. The I/O unit 13 is a touch screen unit in this embodiment, but it is not limited to this. The mobile device 1 can be, for example, a smart phone or a tablet computer, but it is not limited thereto.

The wireless access point 2 (Access Point or Wireless Access Point, abbreviated as AP or WAP) provides a WIFI hotspot for the smart phone or tablet to connect to a communication network 500 via itself. In this embodiment, the communication network 500 is a non-public local area network, that is to say, ordinary smart phones or tablet computers need to be authenticated by a password to connect to the communication via the wireless access point 2 Network 500.

With reference to FIG. 2, a network connection method executed by the mobile device 1 will be described in detail below.

First, step S1 is executed.

In step S1, the processing unit 14 installs an application program. By installing the application program, the processing unit 14 generates a network certificate and a list containing an identification data. In this embodiment, the identification data is a Service Set Identifier (SSID), but it is not limited to this. The processing unit 14 stores the network certificate and the list in the storage unit 12. Then, step S2 is executed.

In step S2, the processing unit 14 executes the application program. By executing the application program, the processing unit 14 controls the communication unit 11 to maintain a WIFI hotspot detection function in a constant on state, so as to prevent the WIFI hotspot detection function from being turned off due to human error. Then, step S3 is executed.

In step S3, using the WIFI hotspot detection function, the processing unit 14 determines whether any WIFI hotspot signals are detected. If the judgment result of the processing unit 14 is yes, step S4 is executed, otherwise, step S3 is executed again. In this embodiment, it is assumed that only the wireless access point 2 exists within a detectable range of the WIFI hotspot detection function of the mobile device 1.

In step S4, when the processing unit 14 determines that the corresponding wireless When the signal of the WIFI hotspot of the access point 2, the processing unit 14 receives an identification code from the wireless access point 2 via the communication unit 11. In this embodiment, the identification code is the wireless access point 2 The service sets the identifier, but it is not limited to this. Then, step S5 is executed.

In step S5, the processing unit 14 determines whether the identification code meets a predetermined condition. In this embodiment, the predetermined condition represents that the identification code is the same as the at least one identification data in the list. When the processing unit 14 determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, step S6 is executed; otherwise, step S3 is executed again.

In step S6, the processing unit 14 generates an inquiry message, and outputs the inquiry message through the I/O unit 13. The inquiry message can be, for example, "A WIFI hotspot (SSID=12345) has been detected, do you want to connect?". Then, step S7 is executed.

In step S7, the processing unit 14 determines whether it has received a connection confirmation command generated by the user of the mobile device 1 through the input/output unit 13 and corresponding to the inquiry message. When the judgment result of the processing unit 14 is yes, step S8 is executed. Otherwise, step S7 is executed again.

In step S8, the processing unit 14 generates a connection request including the networking certificate, and transmits the connection request to the wireless access point 2 via the communication unit 11 to connect via the wireless access point 2 Wire to the communication network 500. In particular, the network certificate contains, for example, the password preset for the wireless access point 2. Therefore, when the wireless access point 2 receives the networking certificate, it will allow the mobile device 1 to connect to the communication network 500 via itself. In other words, the user does not need to enter a password specially, and therefore can connect to the communication network 500 through the wireless access point 2 with a simpler operation.

It is supplemented that, in other implementation aspects, when the processing unit 14 determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition in step S5, it can also directly execute step S8 without specifically generating and outputting the query message. In this way, the effect of fully automatic networking can be achieved without the need for additional operations by the user.

In summary, after the mobile device 1 of the network system of the present invention installs the application, the WIFI hotspot detection function can always be turned on, and the WIFI hotspot detection function can be prevented from being turned off by human error. At the same time, when the mobile device 1 detects WIFI hotspots provided by multiple wireless access points 2, as long as the service setting identification code of any one of the wireless access points 2 is pre-stored in the list, the action The device 1 will actively ask the user whether to connect, and automatically send the corresponding networking certificate to the wireless access point 2 after receiving the connection confirmation command, and then connect to the corresponding communication network 500. Sending the networking certificate instead of manually entering the password allows the user of the mobile device 1 to connect to the communication network 500 more easily, and effectively lowers the threshold for using non-public WIFI hotspots. Moreover, with the update of the application, the identification data and certificates stored in the mobile device 1 can be continuously expanded, so that more and more wireless access points 2 can be used with the mobile device 1 to apply the network connection method. , Therefore, even Users who are less familiar with smartphones can also enjoy convenient wireless network services. In addition, for wireless network service providers, it can also ensure that the provided network services can be used by the designated users to ensure the connection security of the connected communication network and avoid network frequency. Improper use of wide, so it can indeed achieve the purpose of the invention.

However, the above are only examples of the present invention. When the scope of implementation of the present invention cannot be limited by this, all simple equivalent changes and modifications made in accordance with the scope of the patent application of the present invention and the content of the patent specification still belong to This invention patent covers the scope.

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Claims (6)

A network connection method implemented by a mobile device suitable for communicating with at least one wireless access point, the method comprising: (A) generating and storing a network certificate by installing an application program and a A list is in the mobile device, where the connection certificate includes a password corresponding to at least one wireless access point, the list includes at least one identification data, and the application program keeps the mobile device a WIFI hotspot detection function constant In an open state, it is used to detect whether the at least one wireless access point exists in a detectable range; (B) receive an identification code from the at least one wireless access point; (C) determine the identification code Whether it meets a predetermined condition, the predetermined condition represents that the identification code is the same as the at least one identification data in the list; and (D) when it is determined that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, a connection containing the network certificate is sent Line request to the at least one wireless access point, so that the at least one wireless access point grants the mobile device to connect to a communication network via the at least one wireless access point according to the password included in the networking certificate, the The communication network is a private local area network. The network connection method of claim 1, wherein the mobile device includes a processing unit, an input/output unit, and a communication unit, and step (D) includes the following sub-steps: (D1) when the mobile device determines When the identification code meets the predetermined condition, the processing unit generates an inquiry message and outputs the inquiry message through the input/output unit for the user's reference; and (D2) When the processing unit receives a connection confirmation command corresponding to the inquiry message via the input/output unit, the processing unit transmits the connection request to the at least one wireless access point via the communication unit. A network system includes: a mobile device including a communication unit, a storage unit, and a processing unit electrically connected to the communication unit and the storage unit; and at least one wireless access point for communicating with the mobile device; wherein , The processing unit of the mobile device installs an application to generate a connection certificate and a list, and stores the connection certificate and the list in the storage unit, and the application keeps the mobile device in a WIFI hotspot The detection function is always on to detect whether the at least one wireless access point exists in a detectable range. The networking certificate contains a password corresponding to the at least one wireless access point. The list includes at least one identification data. Then, the processing unit receives an identification code from the at least one wireless access point via the communication unit, and determines whether the identification code meets a predetermined condition, and the predetermined condition represents the identification code and the The at least one identification data in the list is the same. When the processing unit determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, it sends a connection request including the networking certificate to the at least one wireless access point via the communication unit, so as to The at least one wireless access point permits the mobile device to connect to a communication network via the at least one wireless access point according to the password contained in the networking certificate, and the communication network is a non-public local area network. The network system according to claim 3, wherein the mobile device further includes an I/O unit electrically connected to the processing unit, and when the processing unit determines When the identification code meets the predetermined condition, the processing unit first generates an inquiry message and outputs the inquiry message through the I/O unit for user reference, and when the processing unit receives a corresponding inquiry message through the I/O unit When confirming the network connection command, the processing unit transmits the connection request to the at least one wireless access point via the communication unit. A mobile device is suitable for communicating with at least one wireless access point. The mobile device comprises: a communication unit; a storage unit; and a processing unit, electrically connected to the communication unit and the storage unit, by installing an application program Generate a connection certificate and a list, and store the connection certificate and the list in the storage unit, and the application program keeps the mobile device in a state where a Wi-Fi hotspot detection function is always on to detect the Whether at least one wireless access point exists in a detectable range, wherein the networking certificate includes a password corresponding to at least one wireless access point, the list includes at least one identification data, and then the processing unit passes through the The communication unit receives an identification code from the at least one wireless access point, and determines whether the identification code meets a predetermined condition, and the predetermined condition represents that the identification code is the same as the at least one identification data in the list. When the processing unit When it is determined that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, a connection request including the networking certificate is sent to the at least one wireless access point via the communication unit, so that the at least one wireless access point is based on the networking certificate. The included password allows the mobile device to connect to a communication network via the at least one wireless access point, and the communication network is a non-public local area network. The mobile device described in claim 5 further includes an input/output unit electrically connected to the processing unit. When the processing unit determines that the identification code meets the predetermined condition, the processing unit first generates an inquiry message and passes The I/O unit outputs the inquiry message for the user’s reference, and when the processing unit receives a network confirmation instruction corresponding to the inquiry message through the I/O unit, the processing unit transmits the connection request to the communication unit via the communication unit. The at least one wireless access point.

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