WO2013178103A1

WO2013178103A1 - Processing method for wireless hotspot information and automatic access method for wireless hotspot

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Publication number: WO2013178103A1
Application number: PCT/CN2013/077139
Authority: WO
Inventors: 姚均营; 刘扬
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2012-09-14
Filing date: 2013-06-13
Publication date: 2013-12-05
Also published as: CN102869073A

Abstract

Disclosed is a processing method for wireless hotspot information. The method comprises: a cloud computing server receiving the current location information reported by a current terminal; and the cloud computing server retrieving hotspot information from a hotspot list of the current terminal, and if a hotspot within a first distance range from the current location of the current terminal is retrieved, issuing a wireless local area network (WLAN) opening instruction and the retrieved hotspot information to the current terminal, wherein the hotspot list comprises a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list which is shared by each terminal. Also disclosed is an automatic access method for a wireless hotspot.

Description

Method for processing wireless hotspot information and automatic access method for wireless hotspot

The present invention relates to a hotspot access technology, and in particular, to a method for processing wireless hotspot information, an automatic access method for a wireless hotspot, a cloud computing server, and a terminal.

Background technique

Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication technology is widely used in portable terminals such as tablets and smartphones. With the development of wireless network technology, the use of various wireless local area network hotspots has become more and more popular, including mobile 3G network hotspots, home Internet broadband hotspots, and the like. In general, home Internet broadband hotspots have the characteristics of fast network speed and unlimited traffic. End users prefer to use these hotspots to access the Internet instead of using 3G networks with high network speed and high traffic costs.

In the actual use of WLAN during daily use, end users often encounter the following problems:

1) The user uses the 3G cellular network to access the Internet in an environment where there is no hot spot outdoors. In order to save power, the user often puts the WLAN in a closed state. When the user enters a hot spot, such as a home or office, the user tends to Forget to manually turn on the WLAN and not go online through the hotspot, continue to use the 3G cellular network for traffic payment. When the user discovers, it may have paid more for the communication traffic.

2) The user accesses the network through the hotspot at home or in the office. When the user moves outside the hotspot coverage area, the power of the WLAN module is often forgotten, and the power consumption of the terminal is large and the standby time is shortened.

In order to solve the above problems, the user often chooses to install the current mainstream control WLAN function software on the terminal, and the software can automatically turn on and off the WLAN function through the timing mode or the location information of the terminal.

However, this will bring new problems:

1) When the terminal moves outside the coverage area of the current access hotspot, the terminal software will put the WLAN in the off state, and then, if the user enters a new area covered by the unused hotspot, In particular, when accessing an unused open WLAN hotspot coverage area, the software does not automatically open the WLAN module because the location information record of the new hotspot does not exist in the terminal WLAN control software, and the terminal cannot automatically detect the location. And use this new hotspot. How to determine whether there is a hot spot around the WLAN is a problem faced by the user when the WLAN is turned off.

2) In the terminal, the WLAN function is automatically turned on and off through the timing mode or the location information of the terminal, and the terminal needs to additionally store and calculate some data, such as: hot spot location information data that has been connected, current terminal physical location information data, user The set timing information data, the program to determine whether the current location needs to open and close the WLAN, etc., these data storage and program operation need to consume additional storage space and power of the terminal, and also have an impact on the running speed of the terminal.

In addition, the WLAN control software can only control the opening and closing of the WLAN, and the automatic switching of the hotspot cannot be realized. If the terminal has already turned on the WLAN module and connected to a hotspot with a slow or slow network speed, when moving to a free hotspot or a hotspot coverage area, a method is needed to automatically switch the access hotspot to a new priority. High-level hotspots. Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing wireless hotspot information, an automatic access method for a wireless hotspot, a cloud computing server and a terminal, so as to overcome the defect that the existing mobile terminal cannot search for a new hot spot when the WLAN is turned off. .

An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for processing wireless hotspot information, where the method includes: receiving, by a cloud computing server, location information reported by a terminal;

The cloud computing server retrieves the hotspot information from the hotspot list of the terminal, and if the hotspot within the first distance of the location of the terminal is retrieved, the wireless local area network (WLAN) command is issued to the terminal and The hotspot information retrieved, wherein the hotspot list includes a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list shared by each terminal.

Preferably, the hotspot list further includes a global hotspot list that needs to be authenticated.

Preferably, the hotspot information includes a name of the hotspot and a priority thereof, where the priority of the hotspot is determined by the cloud computing server according to whether the hotspot needs authentication, the hotspot and the terminal The distance between the hotspot and the hotspot history usage frequency information is determined.

Preferably, the hot spot information includes a username and a password of the hotspot.

Preferably, before the cloud computing server receives the location information reported by the terminal, the method further includes:

Receiving, by the cloud computing server, network information reported by the terminal, and obtaining latitude and longitude location information of the terminal according to the network information;

The cloud computing server retrieves the hotspot information from the hotspot list, and if the hotspot is located in the second distance range, the location is sent to the terminal, where the first distance is Less than the second distance.

Preferably, the method further includes: the cloud computing server receiving the hotspot search result reported by the terminal and the hotspot result of the final access, and updating the hotspot search result according to the hotspot search result and the final access hotspot result Hotspot list.

Preferably, the method further includes: if the hotspot search result is that the hotspot is not searched, the cloud computing server recalculates the central location of the hotspot according to the location of the terminal and the location of the historical hotspot, and adjusts the first a distance and/or a size of the second distance.

Preferably, the method further includes: after receiving the hotspot result of the final access reported by the terminal, the cloud computing server periodically acquires location information of the terminal, and if the terminal and the final accessed hotspot are determined If the distance between the two is greater than the second distance, the WLAN command is sent to the terminal.

Preferably, the cloud computing server determines that the distance between the terminal and the finally accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, and then sends a shutdown WLAN command to the terminal, including:

The cloud computing server starts timing when determining that the distance between the terminal and the finally accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, and if the terminal is after the predetermined time, the terminal and the finally accessed hotspot The distance between the two is still greater than the second distance, and the closing WLAN command is sent to the terminal.

The embodiment of the present invention further provides a method for automatically accessing a wireless hotspot, the method comprising: receiving, by the terminal, a wireless local area network (WLAN) command and a retrieved hotspot information delivered by a cloud computing server, where the hotspot information includes a hotspot Name and its priority; The terminal starts the WLAN function, searches for hotspots, and attempts to access the hotspot according to the hotspot information according to the order of priority from high to low.

Preferably, the terminal starts the WLAN function, searches for the hotspot, and attempts to access the hotspot according to the hotspot information in descending order of priority, including:

When the terminal only searches for the quasi-active hotspot according to the hotspot information, the terminal automatically accesses the quasi-active hotspot; when searching for multiple hotspots according to the hotspot information, the user is prompted to manually select the hotspot to be accessed, and then connect Enter the hotspot selected by the user.

Preferably, the quasi-active hotspot refers to a hotspot in the hotspot information list that is within a first distance range from the current location of the terminal and has the highest historical connection frequency.

Preferably, before receiving the WLAN command and hotspot information sent by the cloud computing server, the terminal further includes:

The terminal reports current network information to the cloud computing server;

The terminal receives the open location command sent by the cloud computing server, starts the location function according to the open location command, and periodically reports the current location information to the cloud computing server.

Preferably, the opening the WLAN function of the terminal comprises:

If the WLAN function is off, the WLAN function is enabled. If the WLAN function is enabled, the WLAN function is enabled.

Preferably, if the WLAN function is in the on state, the hotspot has been accessed, and the method further includes: after receiving the hotspot information sent by the cloud computing server, the terminal automatically switches to the hotspot with the highest priority.

Preferably, the method further includes: the terminal reporting the hotspot search result and the hotspot result of the final access to the cloud computing server.

Preferably, the method further includes: receiving, by the terminal, a shutdown WLAN command sent by the cloud computing server, and turning off the WLAN function according to the closing WLAN command.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a cloud computing server, where the cloud computing server includes an information transmission module, an information processing module, and a storage module, where:

An information transmission module, configured to receive location information reported by the terminal, and transmit the information to the information processing module And transmitting, to the terminal, an open wireless local area network (WLAN) command and the retrieved hotspot information;

The information processing module is configured to parse the received location information and then deliver the location information to the storage module; obtain the hotspot list from the storage module, and retrieve hotspot information from the hotspot list, if the Sending the WLAN command and the retrieved hotspot information to the information transmission module, where the current location of the terminal is in a hot spot within the first distance range;

The storage module is configured to store a hotspot list of the terminal, where the hotspot list includes a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list shared by each terminal.

Preferably, the information transmission module is further configured to receive network information reported by the terminal, and transmit the information to the information processing module;

The information processing module is further configured to obtain current latitude and longitude position information of the current terminal according to the network information; retrieve hotspot information from the hotspot list, and if the current location of the current terminal is retrieved in a second distance range The hot spot is sent to the information transmission module to send an open positioning instruction, where the first distance is smaller than the second distance;

The information transmission module is further configured to send the open positioning instruction to the terminal.

Preferably, the information transmission module is further configured to receive the hotspot search result reported by the terminal and the hotspot result of the final access, and transmit the result to the information processing module;

The information processing module is further configured to periodically acquire current location information of the terminal, and if it is determined that a distance between the current terminal and the finally accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, transmit the information to the information The module sends a WLAN command to turn off;

The information transmission module is further configured to send the close WLAN command to the terminal. Preferably, the information processing module is configured to: start timing when determining that a distance between the terminal and the finally accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, if after a predetermined time, the terminal and And the distance between the finally accessed hotspots is still greater than the second distance, and the closing WLAN command is sent to the terminal.

An embodiment of the present invention further provides a terminal, where the terminal includes a positioning module, an information processing module, an information transmission module, and a WLAN module, where: a positioning module, configured to locate location information of the terminal, and send the location information to the information processing module;

The information processing module is configured to process the location information acquired by the positioning module, and send the information to the information transmission module; and parse the WLAN command and the retrieved hotspot information sent by the information transmission module, according to the parsed Turning on the WLAN command to enable the WLAN module, and sending the parsed hotspot information to the WLAN module;

The information transmission module is configured to send the location information to the cloud computing server; and receive the WLAN command and the retrieved hotspot information sent by the cloud computing server, and send the information to the information processing module, where the hotspot Information includes the name of the hotspot and its priority;

The WLAN module is configured to search for hotspots, and try to access hotspots according to the hotspot information in descending order of priority.

Preferably, the information transmission module is further configured to report the current network information to the cloud computing server, receive an open positioning instruction sent by the cloud computing server, and send the open positioning instruction to the information processing module. ;

The information processing module is further configured to: after processing the open positioning instruction, open the positioning module.

Preferably, the information processing module is configured to: if the WLAN module is in the off state, turn on the WLAN module, and if the WLAN module is in the on state, keep the WLAN module in an on state.

Preferably, the WLAN module is further configured to automatically switch to the hotspot with the highest priority after receiving the hotspot information sent by the information processing module, if the hotspot information is sent to the hotspot.

Preferably, the information transmission module is further configured to report the hotspot search result and the final access hotspot result to the cloud computing server.

Preferably, the information transmission module is further configured to receive a shutdown WLAN command sent by the cloud computing server, and send the information to the information processing module;

The information processing module is further configured to close the WLAN module according to the shutdown WLAN command. In the embodiment of the present invention, the cloud computing server provides hotspot information for the terminal, and the current solution is solved.

In the WLAN control scheme, the problem that the hotspot is not detected, the terminal locally stores and controls the additional energy consumption, and the management of the terminal WLAN is more intelligent through the cloud computing server, and the user experience of the terminal is enhanced. BRIEF abstract

1 is a flowchart of an embodiment of an automatic access method for a wireless hotspot according to the present invention;

2 is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal embodiment of the present invention;

3 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a cloud computing server according to the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a wireless hotspot access system according to the present invention. Preferred embodiment of the invention

Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, in the case of no conflict, the features in the embodiments and the embodiments in the present application may be arbitrarily combined with each other.

The embodiment of the invention provides a method for processing wireless hotspot information, which is described from the cloud computing server side, and includes:

Step 101: The cloud computing server receives the location information reported by the terminal.

Step 102: The cloud computing server retrieves the hotspot information from the hotspot list of the terminal, and if the hotspot within the first distance from the current terminal is retrieved, the wireless local area network (WLAN) is sent to the terminal. The command and the retrieved hotspot information, wherein the hotspot list includes a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list shared by each terminal.

The hotspot list further includes a global hotspot list that needs to be authenticated. The hotspot information includes a name of the hotspot and a priority thereof, where the priority of the hotspot is determined by the cloud computing server according to whether the hotspot needs authentication, the distance between the hotspot and the current terminal, and the hotspot history. Determined using frequency information. The hotspot information may also include a username and password of the hotspot.

The embodiment of the invention further provides an automatic access method for a wireless hotspot, the method is from the terminal side Describe, including:

Step 201: The terminal receives a wireless local area network (WLAN) command sent by the cloud computing server and the retrieved hotspot information, where the hotspot information includes a name of the hotspot and a priority thereof;

Step 202: The terminal starts the WLAN function, searches for hotspots, and attempts to access the hotspot according to the hotspot information according to the order of priority from high to low.

The technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is described in detail below from the perspective of the interaction between the cloud computing server side and the terminal side:

As shown in FIG. 1 , it is a flowchart of an embodiment of an automatic access method for a wireless hotspot according to the present invention. The access process includes:

Step 301: The cloud computing server obtains the current latitude and longitude position of the terminal according to the network information reported by the terminal at a certain time;

Step 302: The cloud computing server retrieves hotspot information from the hotspot list of the terminal, and determines whether the current location of the terminal is within a range of L2 from a hotspot; if in the range of L2, then proceeds to step 303; otherwise, the server continues to track the location of the terminal periodically;

The hotspot list includes a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list shared by each terminal. The hotspot information list content may include a latitude and longitude location, a hotspot name, a hotspot center location, and a frequency at which the terminal uses the hotspot when the terminal accesses the hotspot. Information such as degree, optional, may include information such as the username and password of the hotspot;

The value of L2 can be adjusted according to the accuracy of the base station positioning system. The typical value can be

90~110 meters;

Step 303: The cloud computing server sends a positioning instruction to the terminal.

Step 304: After receiving the open positioning instruction sent by the cloud computing server, the terminal automatically starts the positioning function, and periodically reports the accurate latitude and longitude position information to the cloud computing server;

Step 305: After receiving the accurate latitude and longitude location information (current location information), the cloud computing server searches for hotspot information from the historical hotspot list of the terminal and the free hotspot list shared by each terminal, and determines whether the current location of the terminal is located at a hot spot in L1. Within the distance, if it is in the range of L1, then go to step 306; if it is not in the range of L1, the server continues to wait for the latitude and longitude position reported by the receiving terminal. Information

The value of LI can be adjusted according to the radiation range of the WLAN hotspot, and the typical value can be 30-40 meters;

Step 306: The cloud computing server sends the WLAN command and the hotspot information to the terminal. Specifically, the hotspot information includes the information of the quasi-active hotspot, and the quasi-active hotspot refers to the hotspot center of the hotspot information list in the L1 range and the historical connection. The hottest hotspot, in particular, the hotspots in the list of free hotspots are preferred as quasi-activity hotspots;

Step 307: After receiving the command sent by the server, if the WLAN function of the terminal is in the off state, the terminal automatically turns on the WLAN and searches for the hotspot; when only the quasi-active hotspot is searched, the automatic access is performed; In the case of a hotspot, the user is prompted to manually select the hotspot to be accessed; when receiving the server command, if the terminal has turned on the WLAN and accesses some other non-exclusive hotspot, the terminal automatically switches the hotspot to the quasi-active hotspot. Or the hotspot with the highest priority, thus achieving automatic switching of hotspots;

After the terminal successfully accesses the hotspot, the terminal automatically closes the location function, and reports the searched hotspot and the final access hotspot result to the server;

Step 308: The server updates the hot content of the hotspot information list according to the hotspot search result reported by the terminal. Specifically, when the terminal does not search for the hotspot, the server recalculates the central location of the quasi-active hotspot according to the current location and history of the terminal. And adjusting the values of the effective distances L1 and L2, repeating step 305; when the terminal only searches for the quasi-active hotspot and successfully accesses, the server records the latitude and longitude position of the terminal at this time, for later calculation of the hotspot center position; when the terminal searches When multiple users select one of the hotspots, the server records the terminal location at this time and updates the frequency information of the activity hot used by the user at the location;

At this point, the wireless hotspot access system completes the automatic opening, automatic access, and automatic switching of the hotspot function of the WLAN terminal;

Step 309: After the terminal accesses the hotspot, the server periodically acquires the latitude and longitude information of the terminal, and tracks the location of the terminal.

Step 310: The server determines the distance between the terminal and the active hotspot center according to the tracked terminal position. When the distance is greater than L2, the process goes to step 311; otherwise, the process goes to step 309, and continues. Track the location of the terminal.

Step 311: When the terminal is away from the hotspot center and the distance is greater than L2, the server sends a command to close the WLAN module to the terminal. Optionally, the server starts to count when the terminal is far away from the hotspot. After the time T is reached, if the terminal is still outside the effective distance L2, the server sends an instruction to turn off the WLAN module. Typically, the time T can be set to 5 minutes. This can prevent the user from leaving the hotspot area for a short time, which causes the WLAN to be frequently turned on and off.

Step 312: After receiving the WLAN command sent by the server, the terminal automatically turns off the WLAN function.

At this point, the wireless hotspot access system completes the automatic shutdown function of the WLAN terminal.

It should be noted that the cloud computing server stores a historical hotspot list of multiple terminals, and the cloud computing server maintains the hotspot information that is not required for authentication in each terminal hotspot list as a free hotspot list. When the WLAN of a terminal is in the closed state and the location is within a certain range from a free hotspot, the cloud computing server can set the hotspot information in the free hotspot list regardless of whether the free hotspot information exists in the historical hotspot list of the terminal. The command to open the WLAN is sent to the terminal, and the terminal can automatically open the WLAN to access the open hotspot. In this way, the free hotspot information of each terminal can be shared, and the terminal can automatically determine whether there is a new free hotspot nearby and automatically access when the WLAN is turned off.

Optionally, the cloud computing server may store a global list of hotspot information to be authenticated, where the list includes hotspot information that needs to be authenticated by all the terminal history. When the WLAN of a terminal is in the closed state, the location distance is somewhere. When the hotspot needs to be within a certain range, the server sends a prompt to open the WLAN command to the terminal. After receiving the command, the terminal prompts the user to have a hot spot nearby, and the user decides whether to open the WLAN. In this way, the terminal can automatically perform a new hotspot prompt when the WLAN is in the off state.

In the access method of the wireless hotspot, the cloud computing server on the network maintains a hotspot list of each terminal, in particular, a list of free hotspot information shared by each terminal, and tracks the terminal location according to the base station positioning system and the global positioning system, at an appropriate timing. The WLAN command is sent to the terminal to implement automatic opening and closing of the terminal WLAN, automatic hotspot access and switching, and hotspot search access in the WLAN off state. As shown in FIG. 2, it is a schematic structural diagram of a terminal embodiment of the present invention. The terminal includes: a WLAN module 10, a positioning module 11, an information processing module 12, and an information transmission module 13, wherein:

a positioning module, configured to locate location information of the terminal, and send the location information to the information processing module;

An information processing module is configured to process the location information acquired by the positioning module, and send the information to the information transmission module; and parse the open wireless local area network (WLAN) command and the retrieved hotspot information sent by the information transmission module, according to the parsed Transmitting the WLAN command to enable the WLAN module, and sending the parsed hotspot information to the WLAN module;

An information transmission module, configured to send the location information to a cloud computing server; and receive an open wireless local area network (WLAN) command and the retrieved hotspot information sent by the cloud computing server, and send the information to the information processing module, where The hotspot information includes the name of the hotspot and its priority;

The WLAN module is configured to search for hotspots, and attempts to access the hotspots according to the hotspot information in descending order of priority.

In addition, the information transmission module is further configured to report the current network information to the cloud computing server, receive an open positioning instruction sent by the cloud computing server, and send the open positioning instruction to the information processing module. The information processing module is further configured to: after processing the open positioning instruction, open the positioning module, so that the positioning module locates the location where the terminal is located.

The information processing module is configured to: if the WLAN module is in the off state, the WLAN module is enabled, and if the WLAN module is in the on state, the WLAN module is kept in an open state. The WLAN module is further configured to automatically switch to the hotspot with the highest priority after receiving the hotspot information sent by the information processing module, if the hotspot information is received.

Preferably, the information transmission module is further configured to report the hotspot search result and the hot spot result of the final access to the cloud computing server. The information transmission module is further configured to receive a shutdown WLAN command sent by the cloud computing server, and send the information to the information processing module, where the information processing module is further configured to: close the WLAN module according to the shutdown WLAN command, To save energy.

The terminal receives the WLAN command and hotspot information provided by the cloud computing server, and solves the problem. In the current WLAN control scheme, the hotspot cannot be detected in the WLAN off state, and the terminal locally stores and controls the additional energy consumption, and the management of the terminal WLAN is more intelligent through the cloud computing server, thereby enhancing the user experience of the terminal.

As shown in FIG. 3, it is a schematic structural diagram of an embodiment of a cloud computing server according to the present invention. The cloud computing server includes an information transmission module 20, an information processing module 21, and a storage module 22, where:

The information transmission module is configured to receive the location information reported by the terminal, and transmit the information to the information processing module, and send the wireless local area network (WLAN) command and the retrieved hotspot information to the terminal;

The information processing module is configured to parse the received location information and then deliver the location information to the storage module; obtain the hotspot list from the storage module, and retrieve hotspot information from the hotspot list, if the terminal is retrieved Sending the WLAN command and the retrieved hotspot information to the information transmission module, where the current location is a hotspot within the first distance range;

The storage module is configured to store the hotspot list of the terminal, where the hotspot list includes a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list shared by each terminal.

Optionally, the hotspot list may further include a global hotspot list that needs to be authenticated.

In addition, the information transmission module is further configured to receive network information reported by the terminal, and transmit the information to the information processing module. The information processing module is further configured to obtain a current latitude and longitude position of the current terminal according to the network information. Retrieving the hotspot information from the hotspot list, and if the hotspot is located in the second distance range from the current location of the current terminal, sending an open positioning instruction to the information transmission module, where the first distance is The information transmission module is further configured to send the open positioning instruction to the terminal. Preferably, the information transmission module is further configured to receive the hotspot search result reported by the terminal and the hotspot result of the final access, and transmit the result to the information processing module; the information processing module is further configured to periodically acquire the The current location information of the terminal, if it is determined that the distance between the current terminal and the finally accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, sending a WLAN command to the information transmission module; the information transmission module further And the sending the WLAN off command to the terminal. Preferably, the information processing module is configured to: start timing when determining that a distance between the terminal and the finally accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, if after a predetermined time, the terminal and If the distance between the hotspots of the final access is still greater than the second distance, the WLAN command is sent to the terminal, so that the terminal side WLAN is frequently turned on and off.

The cloud computing server sends the WLAN command and the hotspot information to the terminal, and solves the problem that the WLAN control scheme cannot detect the hotspot in the WLAN off state, and the terminal locally stores and controls the additional energy consumption, and the terminal is enabled by the cloud computing server. The management of WLAN is more intelligent and enhances the user experience of the terminal.

In addition, an embodiment of the present invention further provides an automatic access system for a wireless hotspot. As shown in FIG. 4, the system includes a terminal 1 as shown in FIG. 2 and a cloud computing server 2 as shown in FIG. 1 includes a WLAN module 10, a positioning module 11, an information processing module 12, and an information transmission module 13; the cloud computing server 2 includes an information transmission module 20, an information processing module 21, and a storage module 22.

The structure and function of the terminal and the cloud computing server are the same as those of the corresponding embodiment, and are not described here.

One of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that all or a portion of the above steps may be accomplished by a program that instructs the associated hardware to be stored in a computer readable storage medium, such as a read only memory, a magnetic disk, or an optical disk. Alternatively, all or part of the steps of the above embodiments may also be implemented using one or more integrated circuits. Correspondingly, each module/unit in the above embodiment may be implemented in the form of hardware or in the form of a software function module. The invention is not limited to any specific form of combination of hardware and software.

The above embodiments are only intended to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention. A person skilled in the art should understand that the technical solutions of the present invention may be modified or equivalent, without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention, and should be included in the scope of the claims of the present invention. Industrial Applicability According to an embodiment of the present invention, a cloud computing server provides hotspot information for a terminal, and the current solution is solved.

In the WLAN control scheme, the problem that the hotspot is not detected, the terminal locally stores and controls the additional energy consumption, and the management of the terminal WLAN is more intelligent through the cloud computing server, and the user experience of the terminal is enhanced.

Claims

claims

1. A method for processing wireless hotspot information. The method includes: The cloud computing server receives the location information reported by the terminal;

The cloud computing server retrieves hotspot information from the hotspot list of the terminal. If a hotspot within a first distance range from the terminal's location is retrieved, it issues an instruction to turn on a wireless local area network (WLAN) to the terminal. The retrieved hotspot information, wherein the hotspot list includes a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list shared by each terminal.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

The hotspot list also includes a global hotspot list that requires authentication.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein:

The hotspot information also includes the name of the hotspot and its priority, where the priority of the hotspot is determined by the cloud computing server based on whether the hotspot requires authentication, the distance between the hotspot and the terminal, and the history of the hotspot. Use frequency information to determine.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein:

The hotspot information also includes the username and password of the hotspot.

5. The method according to any one of claims 1-4,

Before the cloud computing server receives the location information reported by the terminal, the method further includes: the cloud computing server receives the network information reported by the terminal, and obtains the longitude and latitude location information of the terminal according to the network information;

The cloud computing server retrieves hotspot information from the hotspot list, and if a hotspot within a second distance range from the terminal location is retrieved, then issues an enable positioning instruction to the terminal, where, the first distance is less than the second distance.

6. The method according to claim 5, further comprising:

The cloud computing server receives the hotspot search results reported by the terminal and the hotspot results that are finally accessed, and updates the hotspot list according to the hotspot search results and the hotspot results that are finally accessed.

7. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

If the hotspot search result is that no hotspot is found, the cloud computing server recalculates the center position of the hotspot based on the location of the terminal and the location of the historical hotspot, and adjusts the first distance and/or the second The size of the distance.

8. The method according to claim 6, further comprising:

After receiving the final accessed hotspot result reported by the terminal, the cloud computing server periodically obtains the location information of the terminal. If it is determined that the distance between the terminal and the final accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, then a WLAN shutdown instruction is issued to the terminal.

9. The method according to claim 8, wherein:

The cloud computing server determines that the distance between the terminal and the final accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, and then issues a WLAN shutdown instruction to the terminal, including:

The cloud computing server starts timing when it determines that the distance between the terminal and the final accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance. If after a predetermined time, the distance between the terminal and the final accessed hotspot is The distance between the terminals is still greater than the second distance, then the WLAN shutdown instruction is issued to the current terminal.

10. An automatic access method to a wireless hotspot, the method includes:

The terminal receives the instruction to turn on the wireless local area network (WLAN) issued by the cloud computing server and the retrieved hotspot information. The hotspot information includes the name of the hotspot and its priority;

The terminal turns on the WLAN function, searches for hotspots, and attempts to access the hotspots in order from high to low according to the hotspot information.

11. The method according to claim 10, wherein:

The terminal turns on the WLAN function, searches for hotspots, and attempts to access the hotspots in order from high to low according to the hotspot information, including:

When the terminal searches for only quasi-active hotspots based on the hotspot information, it automatically accesses the quasi-active hotspots; when multiple hotspots are searched for based on the hotspot information, the user is prompted to manually select the hotspot that needs to be accessed, and then accesses the hotspot. Enter the hotspot selected by the user.

12. The method according to claim 11, wherein: The quasi-active hotspot refers to a hotspot in the hotspot information list that is within a first distance range from the current location of the terminal and has the highest historical connection frequency.

13. The method according to claim 10,

Before the terminal receives the WLAN enable command and hotspot information issued by the cloud computing server, the method further includes:

The terminal reports network information to the cloud computing server;

The terminal receives the positioning enable instruction issued by the cloud computing server, turns on the positioning function according to the positioning enable instruction, and regularly reports the current location information to the cloud computing server.

14. The method according to claim 10, wherein:

The WLAN functions enabled by the terminal include:

If the WLAN function is turned off, turn on the WLAN function. If the WLAN function is turned on, keep the WLAN function turned on.

15. The method according to claim 14, if the WLAN function is turned on and the hotspot is accessed, the method further includes:

After receiving the hotspot information issued by the cloud computing server, the terminal automatically switches to the hotspot with the highest priority.

16. The method according to any one of claims 10 to 15, further comprising: the terminal reporting hotspot search results and final accessed hotspot results to the cloud computing server.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising:

The terminal receives the WLAN shutdown instruction issued by the cloud computing server, and turns off the WLAN function according to the WLAN shutdown instruction.

18. A cloud computing server, the cloud computing server includes an information transmission module, an information processing module and a storage module, wherein:

The information transmission module is configured to: receive the location information reported by the terminal and transmit it to the information processing module, and send an instruction to turn on a wireless local area network (WLAN) and the retrieved hotspot information to the terminal; The information processing module is configured to: parse the received location information and then pass it to the storage module; obtain the hotspot list from the storage module, retrieve hotspot information from the hotspot list, and if the hotspot information is retrieved, If the current location of the terminal is a hotspot within the first distance range, send the WLAN enable command and the retrieved hotspot information to the information transmission module; and

The storage module is configured to: store a hotspot list of the terminal, where the hotspot list includes a historical hotspot list and a free hotspot list shared by each terminal.

19. The cloud computing server according to claim 18, wherein:

20. The cloud computing server according to claim 18 or 19, wherein:

The information transmission module is also configured to: receive network information reported by the terminal and transmit it to the information processing module;

The information processing module is further configured to: obtain the current longitude and latitude location information of the current terminal according to the network information; retrieve hotspot information from the hotspot list, if the retrieved hotspot information is within a second distance from the current location of the current terminal If the hotspot is within the range, then send an enable positioning instruction to the information transmission module, wherein the first distance is smaller than the second distance;

The information transmission module is further configured to: send the positioning start instruction to the terminal.

21. The cloud computing server according to claim 20, wherein:

The information transmission module is also configured to: receive the hotspot search results and final accessed hotspot results reported by the terminal, and transmit them to the information processing module;

The information processing module is further configured to: regularly obtain the current location information of the terminal, and if it is determined that the distance between the current terminal and the final accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance, then provide the information to the The transmission module sends a command to close the WLAN;

The information transmission module is further configured to: send the WLAN shutdown instruction to the terminal.

22. The cloud computing server according to claim 21, wherein:

The information processing module is configured to: start timing when it is determined that the distance between the terminal and the final accessed hotspot is greater than the second distance; if after a predetermined time, the terminal and the final accessed hotspot are The distance between the incoming hotspots is still greater than the second distance, then the relationship is sent to the terminal. Turn off WLAN command.

23. A terminal, which includes a positioning module, an information processing module, an information transmission module and a wireless local area network (WLAN) module, wherein:

The positioning module is configured to: locate the location information of the terminal, and send the location information to the information processing module;

The information processing module is configured to: process the location information obtained by the positioning module and then send it to the information transmission module; parse the WLAN enable command and the retrieved hotspot information sent by the information transmission module, and based on the parsed The enable WLAN command enables the WLAN module and sends the parsed hotspot information to the WLAN module; and

The information transmission module is configured to: send the location information to the cloud computing server; and receive the WLAN enable command and the retrieved hotspot information sent by the cloud computing server, and send them to the information processing module, the hotspot Information includes the name of the hotspot and its priority;

The WLAN module is configured to: search for hotspots, and try to access the hotspots in order from high to low according to the hotspot information.

24. The terminal according to claim 23, wherein:

The information transmission module is also configured to: report the current network information to the cloud computing server, receive the opening positioning instruction issued by the cloud computing server, and send the opening positioning instruction to the information processing module;

The information processing module is further configured to: process the positioning start instruction and then turn on the positioning module.

25. The terminal according to claim 23, wherein:

The information processing module is set as follows: If the WLAN module is in a closed state, the WLAN module is turned on; if the WLAN module is in an on state, the WLAN module is kept in an on state.

26. The terminal according to claim 25, wherein:

The WLAN module is also set to: if it is connected to a hotspot when it is in the on state, after receiving the hotspot information sent by the information processing module, it will automatically switch to the hotspot with the highest priority.

27. The terminal according to any one of claims 23 to 26, wherein: the information transmission module is further configured to: report hotspot search results and final accessed hotspot results to the cloud computing server.

28. The terminal according to claim 27, wherein:

The information transmission module is also configured to: receive a WLAN shutdown instruction sent by the cloud computing server, and send it to the information processing module;

The information processing module is also configured to close the WLAN module according to the WLAN shutdown instruction.