WO2019028785A1

WO2019028785A1 - Automatic wifi network switching method and terminal

Info

Publication number: WO2019028785A1
Application number: PCT/CN2017/096923
Authority: WO
Inventors: 魏晓洁
Original assignee: 深圳益创信息科技有限公司
Priority date: 2017-08-10
Filing date: 2017-08-10
Publication date: 2019-02-14

Abstract

A terminal WiFi network switching method, comprising: a terminal detects the signal strength of a 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of a 5G WiFi network; the terminal determines whether the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network satisfy a preset switching condition; if the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network satisfy the preset switching condition, the terminal switches between the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network. The method enables a terminal to automatically switch between a 2.4G WiFi network and a 5G WiFi network.

Description

Method and terminal for automatically switching WiFi network

Technical field

The present invention relates to electronic communication, and in particular to a terminal WiFi network switching method and terminal.

Background technique

With the rapid development of smart terminals and tablets, more and more users will use smart terminals and tablets to get information, play games and even work, while traditional PCs such as laptops and desktops are used less frequently. It is.

A very important advantage of smart terminals and tablets is that they can be moved to any location (the desktop is difficult to move, the laptop is generally not as light as the smart terminal and tablet), which further facilitates the user. usage of.

Another factor that supports the popularity of tablets and smart terminals is the wireless network, which, thanks to wireless network support, ensures that users can still access the Internet while moving their tablets and smart terminals. Among them, the wireless network has a cellular network and a wireless fidelity (WiFi) network. Among them, since the cellular network is provided by the mobile operator, it is basically based on the flow rate, and the use cost is relatively high. So unless necessary, more users may use the WiFi network to access the Internet. Only one wireless router is needed, and users can extend a WiFi network based on the wired network. The cost of using the wired network is much lower than that of the cellular. Network, so many users will use the WiFi network where there is coverage of the WiFi network, thus reducing the cost of the network.

WiFi networks use the 802.11 series of protocols, including 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n and 802.11ac, etc. Relatively speaking, the newer versions support higher rates. The current mainstream WiFi usage is 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz, also known as 2.4G WiFi and 5G WiFi. Among them, 5G WiFi mainly refers to 802.11n and 802.11ac. It should be noted that although 802.11a can also work in 5Ghz, since the maximum rate supported by 802.11a is small, the so-called 5G WiFi does not include 802.11a.

Nowadays, many smart terminals and tablets support both 5G WiFi and 2.4G WiFi, and more and more wireless routers supporting 5G WiFi and 2.4G WiFi, so many users will set up two WiFi networks on the router. That is a 2.4G WiFi and a 5G WiFi. Among them, the bandwidth supported by 2.4G WiFi is relatively narrow, but since the 2.4G frequency is relatively small, the attenuation is relatively small. Small, coverage is wider; and 5G WiFi supports a wider bandwidth, in other words, faster, but because of the relatively high frequency, the attenuation is larger, and the coverage is relatively small.

Although many existing smart terminals and tablets support both 5G WiFi and 2.4G WiFi, they generally only use one of the access networks, and cannot take advantage of 5G WiFi and 2.4G WiFi.

Summary of the invention

The embodiment of the invention provides a terminal WiFi switching method, which can enable the terminal to automatically switch between 2.4G WiFi and 5G WiFi, so that the terminal can always access a more suitable network to access the Internet.

The purpose of the embodiment of the present invention is achieved by the following technical solutions:

A first aspect of the present invention provides a terminal WiFi switching method, including:

The terminal detects the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network;

Determining, by the terminal, whether a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset handover condition;

If the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset handover condition, the terminal switches between the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network.

Optionally, when the current access network of the terminal is a 2.4G WiFi network, or the terminal is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network, the preset switching condition includes: the 5G The signal strength of the WiFi network is greater than the first threshold.

Optionally, the first threshold is 50%.

Optionally, when the current access network of the terminal is a 5G WiFi network, or the terminal is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network, the preset switching condition includes: the 5G WiFi The signal strength of the network is less than a second threshold, and the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than the first threshold.

Optionally, the first threshold is 50%, and the second threshold is 20%.

Another aspect of the present invention provides a terminal, including:

2.4G WiFi module for detecting the signal strength of a 2.4G WiFi network;

5G WiFi module for detecting the signal strength of a 5G WiFi network;

a determining module, configured to determine whether a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset switching condition;

a switching module, configured to determine, by the determining module, that a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset switching condition, where the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network Switch between.

Optionally, the first threshold is 50%.

Optionally, the first threshold is 50%, and the second threshold is 20%.

It can be seen from the foregoing technical solutions provided by the embodiments of the present invention that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal can detect the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi and the 5G WiFi, so that when the 2.4G WiFi and the 5G WiFi satisfy the preset switching condition, Switching between 2.4G WiFi and 5G WiFi, taking into account the wide coverage of 2.4G WiFi and the fast speed of 5G WiFi, improving the user experience of using the terminal to access the network.

DRAWINGS

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below. It is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, Those skilled in the art can also obtain other drawings based on these drawings without paying for creative labor.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for switching a WiFi of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is an application scenario diagram of a method for switching a WiFi of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, but not all embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention.

The video call method provided by the embodiment of the present invention is described first. FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a terminal WiFi switching method according to an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment describes a process flow of the terminal, where the terminal may be a smart terminal or a tablet. Etc., the terminal has both 5G WiFi network access capability and 2.4G WiFi network access capability. As shown in FIG. 1, this embodiment includes:

101. The terminal detects the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network.

The terminal includes both a 2.4G WiFi module and a 5G WiFi module, wherein the 2.4G WiFi module is used to detect the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network, and the 5G WiFi module is used to detect the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network. It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present invention, the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network refer to the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network where the terminal is located and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network.

The signal strength may be any value of a parameter capable of representing the signal strength, and may be, for example, a signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), a signal power value, a signal attenuation value, and the like. The embodiment of the present invention does not limit the value of which parameter is specifically used as the signal strength, because the value of which parameter is used as the signal strength does not affect the implementation of the embodiment of the present invention.

The foregoing detection may be periodic. For example, the terminal automatically detects the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network every time interval. Certainly, the foregoing detection may also be event-triggered. For example, when the signal strength of the currently accessed WiFi network is lower than a certain threshold, the embodiment of the present invention does not limit the specific detection timing.

102. The terminal determines whether the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet the preset switching condition. If yes, go to step 103, if no, go to step 104.

The preset switching condition is different according to whether the terminal currently accesses the 2.4G WiFi network or the 5G WiFi network, or does not access the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network.

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal currently accesses the 2.4G WiFi network. At this time, if the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is detected to be greater than the first threshold, the network access may be from 2.4G. The WiFi network switches to a 5G WiFi network. In an optional embodiment, the first threshold has a value of 50%. That is, when the terminal currently accesses the 2.4G WiFi network, if the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is greater than 50%, the network access is switched from the 2.4G WiFi network to the 5G WiFi network. It can be understood that the value of the first threshold in this embodiment is 50%. In practical applications, other values may also be taken, for example, 40%, 30%, or 60%, and the like. For example, in some scenarios, even if the 5G WiFi network has only 20% signal strength, its access speed will be faster than the 2.4G WiFi network with 90% signal strength, so the value of the first threshold is even in some scenarios. Can be set to 20%.

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal currently accesses the 5G WiFi network. At this time, if the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is detected to be less than the second threshold, and the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than the first threshold. ; then you can switch network access from 5G WiFi network to 2.4G WiFi network. In an optional implementation manner, the first threshold value is 50%, and the second threshold value is 20%. That is, when the terminal currently accesses the 5G WiFi network, if the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is less than 20%, and the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than 50%, the network access is switched from the 5G WiFi network to 2.4. G WiFi network. The value of the first threshold is 20%. The value of the second threshold in this embodiment is only an exemplary example. In practical applications, other values, such as 15%, 30%, etc., may also be set. Wait.

In an optional implementation manner, the terminal is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network. If the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is greater than the first threshold, the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is not considered directly. Access to a 5G WiFi network. For example, if the first threshold is 50%, that is, only the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is greater than 50%, the 5G WiFi network is directly connected.

In an optional implementation manner, the terminal is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network, if the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is less than the second threshold, and the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than the first The threshold is then connected to the 2.4G WiFi network. For example, if the first threshold is 50% and the second threshold is 20%, then the 2.4G WiFi network is accessed as long as the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than 50% and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is less than 20%.

In an optional implementation manner, the specific values of the foregoing first threshold and the second threshold may be built in the terminal, that is, the user may not be set, and determined by the terminal manufacturer according to the experimental data or the big data, and then solidified in the terminal setting file. . In other embodiments, the specific values of the foregoing first threshold and the second threshold may also be set by the user according to their own network environment. In other embodiments, the terminal is also a calculation algorithm that has a built-in first threshold and a second threshold, and the calculation algorithm may calculate a first threshold and a second threshold that match an environment in which the user is currently located according to an environmental factor of the environment in which the user is located, wherein the environmental factor may be Including the signal attenuation rate, the transmit power of the router, the processing power of the WiFi module of the terminal, and so on. Among them, the attenuation rate of the signal is related to the distance between the terminal and the router, the number of obstacles between the terminal and the router, and the degree of interference of the WiFi channel.

103. The terminal switches between the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network.

104. The terminal does not perform handover of the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network.

As can be seen from the above, in the embodiment of the present invention, the terminal can detect the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi and the 5G WiFi, so that the 2.4G WiFi and the 5G WiFi can be switched between the 2.4G WiFi and the 5G WiFi when the 2.4G WiFi and the 5G WiFi satisfy the preset switching condition. Therefore, taking into account the advantages of wide coverage of 2.4G WiFi and fast speed of 5G WiFi, the user experience of using the terminal to access the network is improved. When the terminal switches from the 2.4G WiFi network to the 5G WiFi network, the network access speed of the terminal can be higher, and the network access experience of the user using the terminal is improved; when the terminal switches from the 5G WiFi network to the 2.4G WiFi network, the terminal can be made The terminal accesses the network more stably, and can also heighten the network access experience of the user using the terminal.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario of a method for switching a WiFi network of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 2, the wireless router 201 provides a 2.4G WiFi network and a 5G WiFi network.

The terminal 202 is currently accessing a 2.4G WiFi network, but the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network where the terminal 202 is currently located is greater than 50%, and the terminal 202 switches from the 2.4G WiFi network to the 5G WiFi network, thereby enjoying 5G WiFi. The high speed of the network.

The terminal 203 is currently accessing a 5G WiFi network, but the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network where the terminal 203 is currently located is less than 20%, and the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than 50%, and the terminal switches from the 5G WiFi network. To 2.4G WiFi network, you can access the Internet through 2.4G network and enjoy high coverage of 2.4G WiFi network.

The terminal 204 is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network. The signal strength of the 5G WiFi network where the terminal 204 is currently located is greater than 50%, and the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than 80%, due to 50 The signal strength of % does not affect the network access of the terminal, so the terminal 204 accesses the 5G network, thereby enjoying the high speed of the 5G network.

FIG. 3 is a structural diagram of a terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, the terminal includes:

2.4G WiFi module 301, configured to detect the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network;

The 5G WiFi module 302 is configured to detect a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network;

The signal strength may be any value of a parameter capable of representing the signal strength, and may be, for example, a signal to noise ratio (SNR), a signal power value, a signal attenuation value, and the like. The embodiment of the present invention does not limit the value of which parameter is specifically used as the signal strength, because the value of which parameter is used as the signal strength does not affect the implementation of the embodiment of the present invention.

The determining module 303 is configured to determine whether the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset switching condition;

In a possible implementation manner, the terminal currently accesses the 2.4G WiFi network. At this time, if the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is detected to be greater than the first threshold, the network access can be switched from the 2.4G WiFi network. To 5G WiFi network. In an optional embodiment, the first threshold has a value of 50%. That is, when the terminal currently accesses the 2.4G WiFi network, if the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is greater than 50%, the network access is switched from the 2.4G WiFi network to the 5G WiFi network. Can It is understood that the value of the first threshold in this embodiment is 50%. In practical applications, other values may also be taken, for example, 40%, 30%, or 60%, and the like. For example, in some scenarios, even if the 5G WiFi network has only 20% signal strength, its access speed will be faster than the 2.4G WiFi network with 90% signal strength, so the value of the first threshold is even in some scenarios. Can be set to 20%.

In an optional implementation manner, the specific values of the foregoing first threshold and the second threshold may be built in the terminal, that is, the user may not be set, and determined by the terminal manufacturer according to the experimental data or the big data, and then solidified in the terminal setting file. . In other embodiments, the specific values of the foregoing first threshold and the second threshold may also be set by the user according to their own network environment. In other embodiments, the terminal may also include a first threshold and a second threshold calculation algorithm, and the calculation algorithm may calculate a first threshold that matches the environment in which the user is currently located according to an environmental factor of the environment in which the user is located. a second threshold, wherein the environmental factor may include a signal attenuation rate, a transmit power of the router, and a processing of the WiFi module of the terminal Ability and so on. Among them, the attenuation rate of the signal is related to the distance between the terminal and the router, the number of obstacles between the terminal and the router, and the degree of interference of the WiFi channel.

The switching module 304 is configured to determine, in the determining module 303, that the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset switching condition, where the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network are Switch between.

When the switching module 304 determines to switch from the 2.4G WiFi network to the 5G WiFi network, the switching module 304 instructs the 2.4G WiFi module 301 to access the 2.4G WiFi network, and instructs the 5G WiFi module to disconnect from the 5G WiFi network; When the handover module 304 determines to switch from the 5G WiFi network to the 2.4G WiFi network, the handover module 304 instructs the 5G WiFi module to access the 5G WiFi network while instructing the 2.4G WiFi module to disconnect from the 2.4G WiFi network.

It can be understood that, when the determining module 303 determines that the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network does not meet the preset switching condition, the switching between the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network is not performed. .

For the information exchange, the execution process, and the like between the above-mentioned devices and the modules in the system, the content is based on the same concept as the method embodiment of the present invention. For details, refer to the description in the method embodiment of the present invention, and details are not described herein again.

A person skilled in the art can understand that all or part of the process of implementing the above embodiment method can be completed by a computer program to instruct related hardware, and the above program can be stored in a computer readable storage medium. When executed, the flow of an embodiment of the methods as described above may be included. The storage medium may be a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a read-only memory (ROM), or a random access memory (RAM).

The principle and implementation of the present invention are described in the following by applying specific examples. The description of the examples is only for helping to understand the method and the idea of the present invention; at the same time, for those skilled in the art, according to the idea of the present invention, there will be changes in the specific embodiments and application scopes. The description is not to be construed as limiting the invention.

Claims

A method for switching a WiFi network of a terminal, comprising:

The terminal detects the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network;

Determining, by the terminal, whether a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset handover condition;

If the signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset handover condition, the terminal switches between the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network.
The method according to claim 1, wherein when the terminal currently accesses the network is a 2.4G WiFi network, or the terminal is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network, The preset switching condition includes: the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is greater than a first threshold.
The method of claim 2 wherein said first threshold is 50%.
The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the terminal currently accesses the network is a 5G WiFi network, or the terminal is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network, The preset switching condition includes: a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is less than a second threshold, and a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than a first threshold.
The method of claim 4 wherein said first threshold is 50% and said second threshold is 20%.
A terminal, comprising:

2.4G WiFi module for detecting the signal strength of a 2.4G WiFi network;

5G WiFi module for detecting the signal strength of a 5G WiFi network;

a determining module, configured to determine whether a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset switching condition;

a switching module, configured to determine, by the determining module, that a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network and a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network meet a preset switching condition, where the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network Switch between.
The terminal according to claim 6, wherein the terminal currently accesses the network When the terminal is not connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and the 5G WiFi network is not connected to the terminal, the preset switching condition includes: the signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is greater than the first threshold.
The terminal of claim 7, wherein the first threshold is 50%.
The terminal according to any one of claims 6 to 8, wherein when the terminal currently accesses the network is a 5G WiFi network, or the terminal is not currently connected to the 2.4G WiFi network and is not connected to the 5G WiFi network, The preset switching condition includes: a signal strength of the 5G WiFi network is less than a second threshold, and a signal strength of the 2.4G WiFi network is greater than a first threshold.
The terminal of claim 9, wherein the first threshold is 50% and the second threshold is 20%.