WO2017190472A1

WO2017190472A1 - Wifi hotspot-based network sharing method and apparatus

Info

Publication number: WO2017190472A1
Application number: PCT/CN2016/101797
Authority: WO
Inventors: 陈利华
Original assignee: 中兴通讯股份有限公司
Priority date: 2016-05-03
Filing date: 2016-10-11
Publication date: 2017-11-09
Also published as: CN107343305A

Abstract

Disclosed in the present invention are a WiFi hotspot-based network sharing method and apparatus. The method comprises the steps of: imposing a usage restriction condition on an access device; and if an access device accessing a WiFi hotspot meets the usage restriction condition, disconnecting the connection of the access device to the WiFi hotspot. Thus, by imposing a usage restriction condition for each access device, the present invention achieves independent management and control on respective access devices during network sharing, and improves controllability of network sharing for the devices, thereby facilitating reasonable and efficient use of the shared network, increasing network utilization efficiency, and improving user experience.

Description

Network sharing method and device based on wireless hotspot

Technical field

The present invention relates to the field of communications technologies, and in particular, to a network hotspot-based network sharing method and apparatus.

Background technique

The existing mobile terminal has a network sharing function. When the user has more network traffic remaining, the wifi hotspot can be turned on, allowing other terminals to access the wifi hotspot and share the remaining network traffic. However, if the user forgets to turn off after turning on the wifi hotspot, it will cause a large flow loss, which will bring huge traffic cost loss to the user.

In order to solve the above problem, the prior art proposes a solution, when the wifi hotspot is turned on, the maximum shared traffic is set, and once the shared traffic reaches the maximum shared traffic, the wifi hotspot is turned off, thereby controlling the traffic overall. It avoids the traffic consumption beyond the user's expectations and effectively controls the traffic charges.

However, in the network sharing process, the access devices accessing the wifi hotspots are different in use. Some users may use the access device to download large-capacity files or watch large-traffic videos, resulting in the quickly exhausted sharing traffic. The normal use of other users. Therefore, the existing mobile terminal has poor controllability for network sharing, so that the shared network cannot be used reasonably and effectively.

Summary of the invention

The main purpose of the embodiments of the present invention is to provide a network sharing method and device based on a wireless hotspot, which aims to improve the controllability of the device for network sharing, so that the shared network can be used reasonably and effectively.

To achieve the above objectives, on the one hand, a wireless hotspot-based network sharing method is proposed, including steps:

Set usage restrictions for access devices;

When the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition, disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot.

Optionally, the use restriction condition includes a maximum usage traffic, and when the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition, disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot, including:

Monitoring the usage traffic of the access device that accesses the wireless hotspot, and disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot when the usage traffic reaches the maximum usage traffic.

Optionally, the use restriction condition includes a maximum usage duration, and when the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition, disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot, including:

Monitoring the usage time of the access device accessing the wireless hotspot, and disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot when the usage time reaches the maximum usage duration.

Optionally, the setting the use restriction condition for the access device includes: setting a use restriction condition for each access device separately, or uniformly setting a use restriction condition for each access device.

Optionally, the method further includes:

Setting a sharing restriction condition for the wireless hotspot;

When the sharing restriction condition is reached, the wireless hotspot is turned off.

On the other hand, a network sharing device based on a wireless hotspot is proposed, which includes:

Setting a module, set to set a usage restriction condition for the access device;

The monitoring module is configured to disconnect the access device from the wireless hotspot when the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition.

Optionally, the usage restriction condition includes a maximum usage traffic, and the monitoring module is configured to: monitor usage traffic of an access device that accesses the wireless hotspot, and when the usage traffic reaches the maximum usage traffic, disconnect the The connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot.

Optionally, the use restriction condition includes a maximum usage duration, and the monitoring module is configured to: monitor an access time of the access device accessing the wireless hotspot, when the use time reaches the maximum When the duration is used, the connection of the access device to the wireless hotspot is disconnected.

Optionally, the setting module is configured to: separately set a use restriction condition for each access device, or uniformly set a use restriction condition for each access device.

Optionally, the setting module is further configured to: set a sharing restriction condition for the wireless hotspot; and the monitoring module is further configured to: when the sharing restriction condition is reached, turn off the wireless hotspot.

Another embodiment of the present invention provides a computer storage medium storing execution instructions for performing the method in the above embodiments.

A method for sharing a network based on a wireless hotspot according to an embodiment of the present invention provides a separate management and control of each access device in a network sharing process by setting a use restriction condition for each access device, thereby improving device pairing. The controllability of network sharing is beneficial to the reasonable and effective use of the shared network, improving the efficiency of the network and improving the user experience.

DRAWINGS

1 is a flowchart of a first embodiment of a method for sharing a network based on a wireless hotspot according to the present invention;

2 is a flowchart of a second embodiment of a method for sharing a network based on a wireless hotspot according to the present invention;

3 is a flowchart of a third embodiment of a method for sharing a network based on a wireless hotspot according to the present invention;

4 is a block diagram of an embodiment of a network sharing device based on a wireless hotspot according to the present invention.

The implementation, functional features, and advantages of the present invention will be further described in conjunction with the embodiments.

detailed description

It is understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not intended to limit the invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, a first embodiment of a method for sharing a network based on a wireless hotspot according to the present invention is provided. The method includes the following steps:

S11. Set a usage restriction condition for the access device.

The access device may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet, or may be a fixed terminal such as a personal computer. You can set usage restrictions for each access device, or you can set usage restrictions for each access device.

Preferably, after the wireless hotspot is turned on, when the access device is connected to the wireless hotspot or after the wireless hotspot is connected, the use restriction condition may be separately set for each access device, and the use restriction conditions of each access device may be the same or different. Or, before the wireless hotspot is turned on, the access device is uniformly set with the use restriction condition; or after the wireless hotspot is turned on, before the access device is connected to the wireless hotspot or connected to the wireless hotspot, the access device is uniformly set with the use restriction condition. All access devices have the same usage restrictions.

When you set the usage limit, you can set the maximum usage traffic of the access device, set the maximum usage time of the access device, and set the access device's website access blacklist (that is, prohibit access to certain websites), and so on.

The wireless hotspot may be a hotspot capable of wirelessly sharing a network such as a wifi hotspot or a Bluetooth hotspot.

The device that opens the wireless hotspot sharing network may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet, or a fixed terminal such as a personal computer. The shared network may be a mobile communication network such as 2G, 3G, 4G of the mobile terminal, such as a General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) network, and an Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution (Enhanced Data Rate for GSM Evolution). , referred to as EDGE) network, Time Division-Synchronous Code Division Multiple Access (TD-SCDMA) network, High Speed Downlink Packet Access (HSDPA) network, long-term The Long Term Evolution (LTE) network can also be a wired network of a personal computer.

S12. Determine whether the access device accessing the wireless hotspot meets the use restriction condition. When the use restriction condition is reached, step S13 is performed.

During the network sharing process, the usage of each access device is monitored in real time or periodically, and it is determined whether each access device meets its usage restriction condition.

S13. Disconnect the access device from the wireless hotspot.

When an access device reaches its usage restriction condition, the connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot is disconnected, and the access device is prohibited from continuing to share the network.

Preferably, when the usage restriction condition is the maximum usage traffic, the usage traffic of the access device is monitored, and when the usage traffic of the access device reaches the maximum usage traffic, the connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot is disconnected. When the usage limit is the maximum usage duration, the usage time of the access device is monitored, and when the usage time of the access device reaches the maximum usage duration, the connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot is disconnected. When the use of the restriction condition is that the website accesses the blacklist, the website accessed by the access device is monitored, and when the access device accesses the website on the blacklist, the connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot is disconnected.

Optionally, a sharing restriction condition may be set for the wireless hotspot before or after the wireless hotspot is turned on. During the network sharing process, the network sharing situation is monitored. When the sharing restriction condition is reached, the wireless hotspot is turned off and the network is no longer shared.

The sharing restrictions include maximum sharing traffic, maximum sharing duration, and more. When the network sharing traffic reaches the maximum shared traffic, the wireless hotspot is turned off; when the network sharing time reaches the maximum sharing duration, the wireless hotspot is turned off. Therefore, the network sharing is managed and controlled as a whole to prevent the sharing of excess and bring losses to the user.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network sharing method based on the wireless hotspot, by setting the use restriction condition for each access device, implements separate management and control of each access device in the network sharing process, and improves the controllability of the device for network sharing. Sex, the network that is conducive to sharing is used reasonably and effectively, which improves the efficiency of the network and improves the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 2, a second embodiment of a wireless hotspot-based network sharing method according to the present invention is provided. In this embodiment, a maximum usage traffic is set as a usage restriction condition, and the method includes the following steps:

S21. Set a maximum usage traffic for the access device.

S22. Monitor usage traffic of the access device that accesses the wireless hotspot. It is determined whether the usage traffic of the access device reaches the maximum usage traffic. When the maximum usage traffic is reached, step S23 is performed.

S23. Disconnect the access device from the wireless hotspot.

For example, terminal A turns on a wireless hotspot, and when terminals B, C, and D connect to a wireless hotspot, or even After receiving the wireless hotspot, terminal A sets the maximum usage traffic for terminals B, C, and D to 30M, 35M, and 50M, respectively. During the network sharing process, terminal A monitors the usage traffic of terminals B, C, and D. When the usage traffic of terminal B reaches 30M, terminal A disconnects the connection between terminal B and the wireless hotspot, and prohibits terminal B from continuing to share. Network; if the usage traffic of terminals C and D does not reach their maximum usage traffic, they will not be affected and continue to share the network.

For example, terminal A turns on the wireless hotspot. When the terminals B, C, and D are connected to the wireless hotspot or connected to the wireless hotspot, the terminal A allocates the traffic to the terminals B, C, and D, and uniformly sets the maximum used traffic to 50M. In the network sharing process, terminal A monitors the usage traffic of terminals B, C, and D respectively. When the usage traffic of terminal C reaches 50M, terminal A disconnects the connection between terminal C and the wireless hotspot, and prohibits terminal C from continuing to share. Network; if the usage traffic of terminals B and D does not reach 50M, it will not be affected and continue to share the network.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network sharing method based on the wireless hotspots, by setting the maximum usage traffic for each access device, implements separate management and control of the usage traffic of each access device in the network sharing process, and improves device-to-network sharing. The controllability helps the shared network to be used reasonably and effectively, improving the efficiency of the network and improving the user experience.

Referring to FIG. 3, a third embodiment of a network sharing method based on a wireless hotspot according to the present invention is provided. In this embodiment, a maximum usage duration is set as a usage restriction condition, and the method includes the following steps:

S31. Set a maximum usage duration for the access device.

S32. Monitor the usage time of the access device that accesses the wireless hotspot. Judge the access device Whether the usage time reaches the maximum usage duration, when the maximum usage duration is reached, step S33 is performed.

S33. Disconnect the access device from the wireless hotspot.

For example, the terminal A turns on the wireless hotspot. When the terminal B, C, and D are connected to the wireless hotspot or the wireless hotspot is connected, the terminal A sets the maximum use duration of the terminals B, C, and D to 30 minutes, 35 minutes, and 50 minutes, respectively. During the network sharing process, terminal A monitors the usage time of terminals B, C, and D respectively. When the usage time of terminal B reaches 30 minutes, terminal A disconnects the connection between terminal B and the wireless hotspot, and prohibits terminal B from continuing. Sharing the network; the usage time of terminals C and D does not reach their maximum usage time, then it is not affected and continue to share the network.

For example, before the terminal A turns on the wireless hotspot, the maximum time for the access device is set to 50 minutes. After the terminal A turns on the wireless hotspot, the terminals B, C, and D access the wireless hotspot. During the network sharing process, terminal A monitors the usage time. When the usage time reaches 50 minutes, terminal A disconnects the terminals B, C, and D from the wireless hotspot, and prohibits terminals B, C, and D from continuing to share the network.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network sharing method based on the wireless hotspot, by setting the maximum usage duration of each access device, implements separate management and control of the usage duration of each access device in the network sharing process, and improves the device to network segmentation. The controllability helps the shared network to be used reasonably and effectively, improving the efficiency of the network and improving the user experience.

In some embodiments, security information, such as an access key, may also be separately set for each access device.

Referring to FIG. 4, an embodiment of a wireless hotspot-based network sharing device according to the present invention is provided. The device includes a setting module 10 and a monitoring module 20, wherein:

Setting module 10: Set to set usage restrictions for the access device.

The access device may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet, or may be a fixed terminal such as a personal computer. The setting module 10 may separately set a use restriction condition for each access device, or may uniformly set a use restriction condition for each access device.

Preferably, after the wireless hotspot is turned on, when the access device is connected to the wireless hotspot or the wireless hotspot is connected, the setting module 10 may separately set the use restriction condition for each access device, and the use restriction conditions of each access device may be the same. May be different. Or, before the wireless hotspot is turned on, the setting module 10 uniformly sets the use restriction condition for the access device; or after the wireless hotspot is turned on, before the access device connects to the wireless hotspot or connects to the wireless hotspot, the setting module 10 unifies the access device. Set usage restrictions, and all access devices have the same usage restrictions.

When the setting module 10 sets the usage restriction condition, the maximum usage traffic of the access device may be set, the maximum usage duration of the access device may be set, and the blacklist of the access device's website access (ie, access to certain websites) may be set. and many more.

The device that opens the wireless hotspot sharing network may be a mobile terminal such as a mobile phone or a tablet, or a fixed terminal such as a personal computer. The shared network may be a mobile communication network such as 2G, 3G, 4G of the mobile terminal, such as a GPRS network, an EDGE network, a TD-SCDMA network, an HSDPA network, an LTE network, etc., or may be a wired network of a personal computer.

The monitoring module 20 is configured to disconnect the access device from the wireless hotspot when the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition.

During the network sharing process, the monitoring module 20 monitors the usage of each access device in real time or periodically, and determines whether each access device meets its usage restriction condition. When an access device reaches its usage restriction condition, the monitoring module 20 disconnects the access device from the wireless hotspot, and prohibits the access device from continuing to share the network.

For example, when the usage limit condition is the maximum usage traffic, the monitoring module 20 monitors the usage traffic of the access device by using the traffic monitor, and when the usage traffic of the access device reaches the maximum usage traffic. When disconnected from the access device and the wireless hotspot. When the usage restriction condition is the maximum usage duration, the monitoring module 20 monitors the usage time of the access device by using the time monitor, and disconnects the access device from the wireless hotspot when the usage time of the access device reaches the maximum usage duration. When the restriction condition is used for the website to access the blacklist, the monitoring module 20 monitors the website accessed by the access device, and disconnects the access device from the wireless hotspot when the access device accesses the website on the blacklist.

Optionally, the setting module 10 may further set a sharing restriction condition for the wireless hotspot before or after the wireless hotspot is turned on. During the network sharing process, the monitoring module 20 monitors the network sharing situation. When the sharing restriction condition is reached, the wireless hotspot is turned off and the network is no longer shared.

The sharing restrictions include maximum sharing traffic, maximum sharing duration, and more. When the network sharing traffic reaches the maximum shared traffic, the monitoring module 20 turns off the wireless hotspot; when the network sharing duration reaches the maximum sharing duration, the monitoring module 20 turns off the wireless hotspot. Therefore, the network sharing is managed and controlled as a whole to prevent the sharing of excess and bring losses to the user.

In some embodiments, the setting module 10 can also separately set security information, such as an access key, for each access device.

In the embodiment of the present invention, the network sharing device based on the wireless hotspot realizes separate management and control of each access device in the network sharing process by setting a use restriction condition for each access device, thereby improving controllability of the device for network sharing. Sex, the network that is conducive to sharing is used reasonably and effectively, which improves the efficiency of the network and improves the user experience.

It should be noted that the wireless hotspot-based network sharing device and the wireless hotspot-based network sharing method embodiment are provided in the same concept, and the specific implementation process is described in the method embodiment, and the technical features in the method embodiment are Applicable in the device embodiments, and details are not described herein again.

Through the description of the above embodiments, those skilled in the art can clearly understand that the foregoing embodiment method can be implemented by means of software plus a necessary general hardware platform, and of course, can also be through hardware, but in many cases, the former is better. Implementation. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the present invention, which is essential or contributes to the prior art, may be embodied in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium (eg, ROM/RAM, disk, CD-ROM includes a number of instructions for causing a terminal device (which may be a cell phone, a computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform the methods described in various embodiments of the present invention.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention have been described above with reference to the drawings, and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. A person skilled in the art can implement the invention in various variants without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. For example, the features of one embodiment can be used in another embodiment to obtain a further embodiment. Any modifications, equivalent substitutions and improvements made within the technical concept of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention.

Industrial applicability

As described above, the network hotspot-based network sharing method and apparatus provided by the embodiments of the present invention have the following beneficial effects: by setting a use restriction condition for each access device, the access device is implemented in the network sharing process. Separate management and control improves the controllability of the device for network sharing, facilitates the reasonable and effective use of the shared network, improves the efficiency of the network, and enhances the user experience.

Claims

A network sharing method based on wireless hotspot, comprising the steps of:

Set usage restrictions for access devices;

When the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition, disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the usage restriction condition includes a maximum usage traffic, and when the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition, disconnecting the The connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot includes:

Monitoring the usage traffic of the access device that accesses the wireless hotspot, and disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot when the usage traffic reaches the maximum usage traffic.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the use restriction condition includes a maximum use duration, and when the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition, disconnecting the The connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot includes:

Monitoring the usage time of the access device accessing the wireless hotspot, and disconnecting the access device from the wireless hotspot when the usage time reaches the maximum usage duration.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing method according to claim 1, wherein the setting the use restriction condition for the access device comprises: setting a use restriction condition for each access device, or uniformly setting a use restriction for each access device. condition.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing method according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the method further comprises:

Setting a sharing restriction condition for the wireless hotspot;

When the sharing restriction condition is reached, the wireless hotspot is turned off.
A network sharing device based on a wireless hotspot, comprising:

Setting a module, set to set a usage restriction condition for the access device;

The monitoring module is configured to disconnect the access device from the wireless hotspot when the access device accessing the wireless hotspot reaches the use restriction condition.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing device according to claim 6, wherein the usage restriction condition includes a maximum usage traffic, and the monitoring module is configured to: monitor usage traffic of an access device accessing the wireless hotspot, when When the usage traffic reaches the maximum usage traffic, the connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot is disconnected.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing device according to claim 6, wherein the usage restriction condition includes a maximum usage duration, and the monitoring module is configured to: monitor an access time of an access device accessing the wireless hotspot, when When the usage time reaches the maximum usage duration, the connection between the access device and the wireless hotspot is disconnected.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing device according to claim 6, wherein the setting module is configured to: respectively set a use restriction condition for each access device, or uniformly set a use restriction condition for each access device.
The wireless hotspot-based network sharing device according to any one of claims 6-9, wherein the setting module is further configured to: set a sharing restriction condition for the wireless hotspot; and the monitoring module is further configured to: when When the restriction condition is shared, the wireless hotspot is turned off.