CN111818609A

CN111818609A - Method and device for connecting wireless network, communication equipment and storage medium

Info

Publication number: CN111818609A
Application number: CN202010343679.XA
Authority: CN
Inventors: 刘洋
Original assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Current assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co Ltd
Priority date: 2020-04-27
Filing date: 2020-04-27
Publication date: 2020-10-23
Anticipated expiration: 2040-04-27
Also published as: CN111818609B

Abstract

The disclosure is a method for connecting a wireless network, wherein the method is applied to an access point, and the method comprises the following steps: receiving a networking signal transmitted by a first station and receiving a transmission signal of a second station connected with the access point; sending a distribution network request of the first station to a server according to the networking signal; sending signal receiving state information to the server; wherein the signal reception state information includes: difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal; receiving distribution network prompt information sent by the server according to the difference information; sending the distribution network prompt information to the second station; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

Description

Method and device for connecting wireless network, communication equipment and storage medium

Technical Field

The present disclosure relates to the field of wireless communications technologies, but not limited to the field of wireless communications technologies, and in particular, to a method and an apparatus for connecting a wireless network, a communication device, and a storage medium.

Background

The communication of the home intelligent device is realized based on a communication protocol between the router and the device. Before connecting to the network, the home smart device may send a signal to a Wireless Fidelity (Wifi) technology based Access Point (AP) or a bluetooth technology based Access Point (AP). After receiving the signal, the Access Point (AP) determines that the home intelligent devices needing to be connected to the network exist around, and sends a request to the server to request the home intelligent devices to join the network. The server will push a prompt message to the application on the home smart device through the Access Point (AP) requesting user confirmation. And after the user confirms the authorization, the Access Point (AP) sends the user name and the password to the household intelligent equipment to complete the wireless connection between the household intelligent equipment and the Access Point (AP). If the household intelligent equipment is disconnected in the long-term use process, the household intelligent equipment can initiate reconnection, the connection process is similar to the wireless connection process, and reconnection is completed under the condition that the household intelligent equipment is authorized or even not authorized.

However, in the above wireless connection method, when an Access Point (AP) is installed in a home a, if a neighbor home B also has an Access Point (AP) based on the same protocol, the server may send a prompt message to a cell phone a connected to the access point of the home a to confirm whether the home smart device is authorized to access the wireless network, and then send the prompt message to a cell phone B connected to the Access Point (AP) in the home B, where the cell phone B in the home B can obtain the control right of the home smart device in the home a, and thus, network security and user complaint are caused.

Disclosure of Invention

According to a first aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for connecting a wireless network, where the method is applied in an access point, and the method includes:

receiving a networking signal transmitted by a first station and receiving a transmission signal of a second station connected with the access point;

sending a distribution network request of the first station to a server according to the networking signal;

sending signal receiving state information to the server; wherein the signal reception state information includes: difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal;

receiving distribution network prompt information sent by the server according to the difference information;

sending the distribution network prompt information to the second station; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

In an embodiment, the distribution network prompting message is an automatic distribution network prompting message, where the automatic distribution network prompting message is used to trigger the second station to send the authentication information connected to the access point to the first station.

In one embodiment, when the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is within a threshold range, the distribution network prompting message is the automatic distribution network prompting message.

In an embodiment, the distribution network prompt message is a manual distribution network prompt message, wherein the manual distribution network prompt message is used for triggering the second station to output a prompt for manual distribution.

In one embodiment, when the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is outside a threshold range, the distribution network prompting message is the manual distribution network prompting message.

In one embodiment, the sending the distribution network request of the first site to the server according to the networking signal further includes:

and responding to the first signal strength larger than a signal threshold value, and sending a distribution network request of the first station to the server.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

receiving an information acquisition request;

the sending signal reception state information to the server includes:

and sending the signal receiving state information to the server based on the information acquisition request.

According to a second aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a method for connecting a wireless network, wherein the method is applied in a server, and the method includes:

receiving a distribution network request of a first station sent by an access point;

receiving signal receiving state information sent by the access point; wherein the signal reception state information includes: information of a difference between a first signal strength of a networking signal transmitted by the first station and a second signal strength of a signal transmitted by a second station connected to the access point;

sending distribution network prompt information to the access point according to the difference information; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

In an embodiment, the sending, to the access point, distribution network notification information according to the difference information includes:

in response to a difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being within a threshold range, sending the automatic distribution network prompting message to the access point.

in response to a difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being outside a threshold range, sending the manual distribution network prompting message to the access point.

In one embodiment, the distribution network request is: the access point transmits when a first signal strength of a networking signal received by the first station is greater than a signal threshold.

In one embodiment, the method further comprises:

and sending an information acquisition request for acquiring the signal receiving state information to the access point.

According to a third aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for connecting to a wireless network, wherein the apparatus is applied in an access point, the apparatus includes a first receiving module and a first transmitting module, wherein,

the first receiving module is configured to: receiving a networking signal transmitted by a first station and receiving a transmission signal of a second station connected with the access point;

the first sending module is configured to: sending a network distribution request of the first station to a server according to the networking signal;

the first sending module is further configured to send signal receiving status information to the server; wherein the signal reception state information includes: difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal;

the first receiving module is further configured to receive distribution network prompt information sent by the server according to the difference information;

the first sending module is further configured to send the distribution network prompting information to the second station; and the network distribution prompt information is used for prompting a network distribution for connecting the first site to the access point.

According to a fourth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided an apparatus for connecting to a wireless network, wherein the apparatus is applied to a server, the apparatus includes a second receiving module and a second sending module, wherein,

the second receiving module is configured to receive a distribution network request of the first station sent by the access point; the access point is also used for receiving signal receiving state information sent by the access point; wherein the signal reception state information includes: information of a difference between a first signal strength of a networking signal transmitted by the first station and a second signal strength of a signal transmitted by a second station connected to the access point;

the second sending module is used for sending distribution network prompt information to the access point according to the difference information; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

According to a fifth aspect of the embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a mobile terminal including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to carry out the executable instructions to carry out the method steps of any of the above.

According to a sixth aspect of embodiments of the present disclosure, there is provided a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program for execution by a processor to perform the method steps of any one of the above.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the networking signal transmitted by the first station is received, and the transmission signal of the second station connected to the access point is received, so that when the access point receives the networking signal and the transmission signal, the signal strength of the networking signal and the transmission signal can be known. And sending a distribution network request of the first station to the server, so that when the access point receives the networking signal, the first station can be determined to have the requirement of a distribution network, and the distribution network request can be sent to the server in time. Sending signal receiving state information to the server; wherein the signal reception state information includes: and a difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal, so that the server can determine the distance between the first station and the second station according to the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength after receiving the signal reception state information, thereby determining whether the second station is a station in the same area as the first station. And receiving distribution network prompt information sent by the server according to the difference information, so that the access point can receive the distribution network prompt information for prompting the first station to be connected to the access point. And sending the distribution network prompting information to the second station, so that the second station can determine how to distribute the network to connect the first station to the access point according to the distribution network prompting information. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the distribution network prompting information is generated according to the difference information of the signal strength between the second station and the first station, which are already connected to the access point, and compared with the distribution network prompting information generated based on the signal strength information of the networking signal sent by the single first station, it is possible to reduce the possibility that other devices adjacent to the first station automatically control the first station to access the access point, and improve the security of the distribution network for the first station. Compared with single manual distribution network operation, the operation process of the distribution network is simplified, and good experience can be brought to users.

Drawings

The accompanying drawings, which are incorporated in and constitute a part of this specification, illustrate embodiments consistent with the invention and together with the description, serve to explain the principles of the invention.

Fig. 1a is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 1b is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 4 is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 5a is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 5b is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for acquiring augmented reality AR information or virtual reality VR information according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for acquiring augmented reality AR information or virtual reality VR information according to an example embodiment.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a mobile terminal according to an example embodiment.

Detailed Description

Reference will now be made in detail to the exemplary embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. When the following description refers to the accompanying drawings, like numbers in different drawings represent the same or similar elements unless otherwise indicated. The embodiments described in the following exemplary embodiments do not represent all embodiments consistent with the present invention. Rather, they are merely examples of apparatus and methods consistent with certain aspects of the invention, as detailed in the appended claims.

In order to more clearly understand the technical solution of any embodiment of the present disclosure, an application scenario of a method for connecting a wireless network is first described.

Fig. 1a is a schematic diagram illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network according to an example embodiment. The wireless network comprises a server, a home network of family A and a home network of family A, a neighbor of family B. In one embodiment, the geographic location distance of family a and family B is less than the set distance threshold. In another embodiment, the family a is located on the floor of the family B, and it should be noted that in this application, the family a refers to the family a, and the family B refers to the family B. The home network of family a includes router 1, home smart device and cell phone 1, and the home network of family B includes router 2 and cell phone 2. When the home intelligent device of family A needs to be connected to the network of family A, the following steps need to be executed:

step 1, the household intelligent equipment sends a pilot signal to a router 1;

step 2, the router 1 sends a network distribution request of the household intelligent equipment to the server after receiving the pilot signal;

step 3, the server sends the prompt information of the distribution network to the router 1;

step 4, the router 1 sends the prompt message to the mobile phone 1;

and 5, after receiving the prompt message, the mobile phone 1 confirms the distribution network authorization, and sends the password information of the home intelligent device connected to the router 1 to the home intelligent device.

However, in the above method, the mobile phone 2 of the B family may receive the prompt message sent by the server through the router 2, and after receiving the prompt message, the mobile phone 2 confirms the authorization of the distribution network, and sends the password information that the home smart device is connected to the router 2 to the home smart device, so that the home smart device is connected to the router 2, and the home smart device is controlled to obtain the control right for the home smart device, thereby bringing a potential safety hazard to the operation of the home smart device.

Fig. 1b is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network, as shown in fig. 1b, for use in an access point, according to an example embodiment, the method comprising the steps of:

step 11, receiving a networking signal sent by a first station, and receiving a sending signal of a second station connected with an access point;

in one embodiment, the access point may be a router that communicates based on a Wireless Fidelity (Wifi) Wireless communication technology or a Bluetooth (Bluetooth) Wireless communication technology.

In one embodiment, the first site may be, but is not limited to, a home smart device, a smart office device, a cell phone, and the like. The home smart devices may include smart home devices or Internet of Things devices (IoT, Internet of Things). In one embodiment, the smart home devices may include a floor sweeping robot, a smart door lock, a smart electric cooker, a smart monitoring camera, and the like.

In one embodiment, the second site may be, but is not limited to, a portable mobile communication device, an intelligent office device, a home intelligent device, etc. that the user may carry with him. Such as cell phones, tablets, smart wearable devices, and the like.

In one embodiment, the first station, the second station, and the access point may be in wireless communication with the access point based on a private protocol.

In one embodiment, the networking signal may be a pilot signal transmitted by the first station on a pilot carrier.

In one embodiment, the pilot carrier may be one of: a carrier of 46.6MHz, a carrier of 109.9MHz, a carrier of 229.5 MHz.

In one embodiment, an access point is capable of receiving networking signals transmitted by a first station in response to the first station entering a signal coverage area of the access point.

In one embodiment, the access point is capable of receiving a networking signal transmitted by the first station in response to the first station powering up.

In one embodiment, the access point is capable of receiving a networking signal transmitted by the first station in response to expiration of a timing time set by the first station.

In one embodiment, the access point is capable of receiving the transmission signal of the second station in response to the access point transmitting the test signal to the second station.

Step 12, sending a distribution network request of a first site to a server according to the networking signal;

in one embodiment, the sending of the distribution network request of the first station to the server may be a request for the server to perform distribution network, connecting the first station to the access point.

In one embodiment, the network distribution request of the first site is sent to the server only if the signal strength value of the networking signal is greater than the signal threshold. Therefore, the distribution network request of the first station sent to the server by the access point frequently can be reduced. For example, an access point a and an access point B are deployed in different areas, a signal coverage area of the access point a is an area a, a signal coverage area of the access point B is an area B, and a sweeping robot is located in the area B. Here, only when the signal strength value of the networking signal is greater than the signal threshold value, the networking request is sent to the server, so that the situation that the access point frequently sends the distribution network request of the sweeping robot to the server can be reduced.

Step 13, sending signal receiving state information to a server; wherein the signal reception state information includes: difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal;

in one embodiment, the access point receives the networking signals and the transmission signals and may detect signal strength values of the networking signals and the transmission signals.

In one embodiment, an access point measures a first signal strength value of a networking signal a plurality of times, determines an average value of the first signal strengths of the networking signals measured a plurality of times as the first signal strength value of the networking signal; the access point measures a second signal strength value of the transmission signal a plurality of times, and determines the second signal strength value of the transmission signal measured a plurality of times as the second signal strength value of the transmission signal. In this way, the measured signal strength values of the networking signal and the transmission signal are more accurate.

In one embodiment, the smaller the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength, the smaller the distance between the first station and the second station. Here, the smaller the distance between the first station and the second station is, the closer the relationship between the first station and the second station can be confirmed. Here, the close relationship between the first site and the second site may be, but is not limited to: the first site and the second site are both mobile communication devices used by family members in the same home network or intelligent household devices in a home, or the first site and the second site are both devices located in the same office place, or the first site and the second site are both devices located in the same public area.

In one embodiment, the first site may be in close relationship with the second site in that the second site has control over the first site. Here, the controlling of the first station includes controlling the first station to connect to the access point.

In one embodiment, the greater the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength, the greater the distance between the first site and the second site. Here, the larger the distance between the first station and the second station is, the farther the relationship between the first station and the second station is confirmed. The second station is likely to have no control over the first station.

For example, in home network a, router a1, first site a2, and second site A3 are included. The home network B includes a router B1, a first site B2, and a second site B3. Here, the home network a and the home network B belong to different geographical areas, respectively. The first site a2 is close to the second site A3, and has close relationship with the second site A3, and belongs to the home network a. The first site B2 is close to the second site B3, and has close relation with the home network B. The first site A2 is far away from the second site B3, does not belong to the same home network, and has no close relationship.

In one embodiment, authentication information for accessing the home network can be shared among the stations with close relations.

In one embodiment, the authentication information may be a login password for the first station to connect to the access point. Here, the first station may access the wireless network through the access point after performing identity authentication based on the login password.

Step 14, receiving distribution network prompt information sent by the server according to the difference information;

in an embodiment, the distribution network prompting message may prompt the second station what way to distribute the network to the first station.

In one embodiment, different types of distribution network prompting information can be sent according to different difference information.

In one embodiment, when the difference is greater than the signal threshold, a prompt for a manual distribution network may be sent. Here, the prompt message of the manual distribution network may include: information prompting the second station to connect the first station to the access point by scanning the two-dimensional code located on the first station. After receiving the prompt message of the manual distribution network, the second station needs to be close to the first station and scans the two-dimensional code of the first station to complete the distribution network. Therefore, the situation that a second station (possibly without the control right for controlling the first station) far away from the first station connects the first station to the access point where the second station is located under the condition that the two-dimensional code of the first station is not scanned can be reduced, and the hidden trouble of the network security of the first station controlled by the second station is reduced.

In one embodiment, only a second station having a control authority over the first station can connect the first station to the access point by scanning the two-dimensional code.

In an embodiment, when the difference is smaller than the signal threshold, a prompt message of the automatic distribution network may be sent, and the second station may directly send the authentication information connected to the access point where the second station is located to the first station, so as to control the first station to connect to the access point where the second station is located, thereby completing the distribution network. Because the first station and the second station are close to each other and have close relation, the potential safety hazard of the network can not be brought. Here, having an affinity may be that the second station has control over the first station. Here, the control right includes a control right controlling the first station to connect to the access point.

Step 15, sending the distribution network prompt information to a second station; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

In one embodiment, the distribution network prompting message may be an authentication message prompting the second station to connect the first station to the access point to send to the first station.

In another embodiment, the distribution network prompting message may prompt the second station to connect the first station to the access point by scanning the two-dimensional code. Here, the two-dimensional code is set on the first station.

In the embodiment of the present disclosure, the networking signal transmitted by the first station is received, and the transmission signal of the second station connected to the access point is received, so that when the access point receives the networking signal and the transmission signal, the signal strength of the networking signal and the transmission signal can be known. And sending a distribution network request of the first station to the server, so that when the access point receives the networking signal, the first station can be determined to have the requirement of a distribution network, and the distribution network request can be sent to the server in time. Sending signal receiving state information to the server; wherein the signal reception state information includes: and a difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal, so that the server can determine the distance between the first station and the second station according to the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength after receiving the signal reception state information, thereby determining whether the second station is a station in the same area as the first station. And receiving distribution network prompt information sent by the server according to the difference information, so that the access point can receive the distribution network prompt information for prompting the first station to be connected to the access point. And sending the distribution network prompting information to the second station, so that the second station can determine how to distribute the network to connect the first station to the access point according to the distribution network prompting information. In the embodiment of the disclosure, the distribution network prompting information is generated according to the difference information of the signal strength between the second station and the first station, which are already connected to the access point, and compared with the distribution network prompting information generated based on the signal strength information of the networking signal sent by the single first station, it is possible to reduce the possibility that other devices adjacent to the first station automatically control the first station to access the access point, improve the security of the distribution network for the first station, and compared with a single manual distribution network operation, simplify the operation flow of the distribution network, and bring good experience to a user.

In one embodiment, the distribution network prompting message is an automatic distribution network prompting message, wherein the automatic distribution network prompting message is used for triggering the second station to send the authentication information connected to the access point to the first station.

In one embodiment, the authentication information may be a login password for the first station to connect to the access point.

In an embodiment, after receiving the automatic distribution network prompting message, the second station does not display the automatic prompting message on a screen, and the second station directly sends the authentication information to the first station according to the received automatic distribution network prompting message, so that the first station can connect to the access point. Therefore, the network distribution can be carried out under the condition that the user does not sense, and the user experience is improved.

In one embodiment, the automatic distribution network prompting message can be used for triggering the second station to display information of distribution network authorization permission and distribution network authorization prohibition on a screen, and determining that the distribution network is permitted to be authorized or the distribution network authorization prohibition is determined based on the received user operation for the automatic distribution network prompting message. Here, the authorization of the distribution network may be to allow the second station to send authentication information to the first station. The network configuration forbidden to be authorized can be that the second site is forbidden to send authentication information to the first site.

In one embodiment, the automatic distribution network prompt message is displayed on a screen of the second station through a prompt window, authorized and unauthorized touch keys are displayed on the prompt window, and the authentication information is sent to the first station in response to the touch keys receiving the operation authorized by the user. And responding to the touch key to receive the unauthorized operation of the user, and not sending the authentication information to the first station.

In one embodiment, the distribution network prompting message is an automatic distribution network prompting message when the difference value between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is within a threshold range.

In one embodiment, if the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is within a threshold range, it may be determined that the first station and the second station have close relationship, and the second station has the right to control the first station. At this time, automatic distribution network prompting information can be sent to the second station to prompt the second station to connect the first station to the distribution network of the access point.

In one embodiment, the distribution network prompt message is a manual distribution network prompt message, wherein the manual distribution network prompt message is used for triggering the second station to output a prompt for manual distribution.

In one embodiment, the manual distribution network prompt message is displayed on the screen of the second station through a prompt window, and the prompt window displays "please configure the first station as an access point in a two-dimensional code scanning manner". When the user sees the information displayed on the prompt window, if the second station has the right to control the first station, the user can enable the first station to be connected to the access point in a mode that the second station scans the two-dimensional code of the first station.

In one embodiment, the distribution network prompting message is a manual distribution network prompting message when the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is outside a threshold range.

In one embodiment, if the difference between the second signal strength and the second signal strength is outside the threshold range, it may be determined that the first station is further away from the second station, and the first station may not have an affinity with the second station, and the second station may not have the right to control the first station. At this time, a manual distribution network prompting message may be sent to the second station, so as to prompt the second station to enable the first station to access the access point in a manual distribution network mode. If the second station has no control authority over the first station, the first station cannot be connected to the access point in a manual network distribution mode (for example, a two-dimensional code of the first station is scanned). Therefore, the distribution network control of the first station is safer, and the risk that the first station is controlled by illegal equipment is reduced. Here, it should be noted that the first site and the second site not having an affinity may be, but are not limited to: the first site and the second site are not mobile communication devices used by family members in the same home network or intelligent household devices in a home, or the first site and the second site are not devices located in the same office place, or the first site and the second site are not devices located in the same public area, or the second site does not have a control right for controlling the first site.

Fig. 2 is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a wireless network according to an exemplary embodiment, where as shown in fig. 2, in step 12, a distribution network request of a first station is sent to a server according to a networking signal, and the method further includes:

and step 21, responding to the first signal strength being larger than the signal threshold, and sending a distribution network request of the first station to the server.

In one embodiment, the signal threshold may be set less than the second threshold when the signal coverage of the access point is greater than the first threshold. The signal threshold may be set greater than a third threshold when the signal coverage of the access point is less than the first threshold. Here, the second threshold value is smaller than the third threshold value. Here, the larger the signal coverage of the access point, the smaller the first signal strength may be when the first station is located at the edge of the signal coverage. The signal threshold value is set to be smaller than the second threshold value, so that the first station can trigger the access point to send the distribution network request of the first station to the server, and the situation that the server cannot be triggered to send the distribution network request due to the fact that the first station is located at the edge position of the signal coverage area and the networking signal is too weak is reduced.

In one embodiment, the network distribution request of the first site is sent to the server only if the signal strength value of the networking signal is greater than the signal threshold. Therefore, the distribution network request of the first station sent to the server by the access point frequently can be reduced. For example, an access point a and an access point B are deployed, a signal coverage area of the access point a is an area a, a signal coverage area of the access point B is an area B, and a sweeping robot is located in the area B. Here, only when the signal strength value of the networking signal is greater than the signal threshold, the networking request is sent to the server, so that the situation that the access point frequently sends the distribution network request of the sweeping robot to the server can be reduced.

Fig. 3 is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network according to an example embodiment, as shown in fig. 3, the method further comprising:

step 31, receiving an information acquisition request;

in one embodiment, the information acquisition request may be a request for the access point to send signal reception state information to the server. Wherein the signal reception state information includes: difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal.

In one embodiment, after the access point sends the distribution network request, the access point receives an information acquisition request sent by the server based on the distribution network request.

In one embodiment, the server sends an information acquisition request to the access point that sent the distribution network request to the server.

In step 13, sending signal reception status information to the server, including:

and step 32, sending the signal receiving state information to the server based on the information acquisition request.

In one embodiment, it may be that the access point detects a received first signal strength of a networking signal transmitted by the first station after receiving the information acquisition request.

In one embodiment, the access point may send a test signal to the second station after receiving the information acquisition request, the second station may send a signal to the access point after receiving the test signal, and the access point may detect a second signal strength of the received signal sent by the second station.

Fig. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network, as shown in fig. 4, applied to a server, according to an exemplary embodiment, the method including the steps of:

step 41, receiving a distribution network request of a first station sent by an access point;

in one embodiment, the distribution network request of the first station may be a request for a server to perform distribution network, and connect the first station to the access point.

In one embodiment, the access point sends a distribution network request for the first station to the server only if the signal strength value of the networking signal is greater than the signal threshold. Therefore, the distribution network request of the first station sent to the server by the access point frequently can be reduced. For example, an access point a and an access point B are deployed, a signal coverage area of the access point a is an area a, a signal coverage area of the access point B is an area B, and a sweeping robot is located in the area B. Here, only when the signal strength value of the networking signal is greater than the signal threshold value, the networking request is sent to the server, so that the situation that the access point frequently sends the distribution network request of the sweeping robot to the server can be reduced.

Step 42, receiving signal receiving state information sent by the access point; wherein the signal reception state information includes: information of a difference between a first signal strength of a networking signal transmitted by a first station and a second signal strength of a signal transmitted by a second station connected to the access point;

In one embodiment, the access point measures signal strength values of the networking signals a plurality of times, and takes an average value of the signal strengths of the networking signals measured a plurality of times as the signal strength value of the networking signal; the access point measures the signal strength value of the transmission signal a plurality of times, and takes the signal strength value of the transmission signal measured a plurality of times as the signal strength value of the transmission signal. In this way, the measured signal strength values of the networking signal and the transmission signal are more accurate.

In one embodiment, the smaller the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength, the smaller the distance between the first station and the second station. Here, the smaller the distance between the first station and the second station is, the closer the relationship between the first station and the second station can be confirmed. The affinity of the first site with the second site may be, but is not limited to: the first site and the second site are both mobile communication devices used by family members in the same home network or intelligent household devices in a home, or the first site and the second site are both devices located in the same office place, or the first site and the second site are both devices located in the same public area.

In one embodiment, the greater the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength, the greater the distance between the first site and the second site. Here, the larger the distance between the first station and the second station is, the farther the relationship between the first station and the second station is confirmed.

For example, in home network a, router a1, first site a2, and second site A3 are included. The home network B includes a router B1, a first site B2, and a second site B3. Here, the home network a and the home network B belong to different geographical areas, respectively. The first site a2 is close to the second site A3, and has close relationship with the second site A3, and belongs to the home network a. The first site B2 is close to the second site B3, and has close relation with the home network B. The first site a2 is a relatively distant, not closely related, site B3. In one embodiment, the stations with affinity can share the authentication information for accessing the home network.

Step 43, sending distribution network prompt information to the access point according to the difference information; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

In one embodiment, different types of distribution network prompting information can be sent by different difference information.

In one embodiment, when the difference is greater than the signal threshold, a notification message of the manual distribution network may be sent, where the notification message of the manual distribution network may include: information prompting the second station to connect the first station to the access point by scanning the two-dimensional code located on the first station. After receiving the prompt message of the manual distribution network, the second station needs to scan the two-dimensional code of the first station to complete the distribution network. Therefore, the situation that a second station far away from the first station connects the first station to the access point where the second station is located under the condition that the two-dimensional code of the first station is not scanned can be reduced, and the potential safety hazard of the first station controlled by the second station is reduced.

In an embodiment, when the difference is smaller than the signal threshold, a prompt message of the automatic distribution network may be sent, and the second station may directly send the authentication information connected to the access point where the second station is located to the first station, so as to control the first station to connect to the access point where the second station is located, thereby completing the distribution network. Because the first station and the second station are close to each other and have close relation, the potential safety hazard of the network can not be brought.

Fig. 5a is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a wireless network according to an exemplary embodiment, where as shown in fig. 5a, in step 43, sending a distribution network notification message to an access point according to difference information, the method includes:

and step 51, responding to the difference value between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being within the threshold range, and sending automatic distribution network prompting information to the access point.

In one embodiment, the manual distribution network prompt message is displayed on the screen of the second station through a prompt window, the prompt window displays "please configure the first station as an access point in a two-dimensional code scanning manner", when the user sees the message that the first station is tied on the prompt window, if the second station has the authority to control the first station, the user can enable the first station to be connected to the access point in a manner that the second station scans the two-dimensional code of the first station.

Fig. 5b is a flowchart illustrating a method for connecting a wireless network according to an exemplary embodiment, where as shown in fig. 5b, in step 43, the sending a distribution network prompting message to the access point according to the difference information includes:

and step 52, responding to the difference value between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being out of the threshold range, and sending manual distribution network prompting information to the access point.

In one embodiment, if the difference between the second signal strength and the second signal strength is outside the threshold range, it may be determined that the first station is further away from the second station, and the first station may not have an affinity with the second station, and the second station may not have the right to control the first station. At this time, a manual distribution network prompting message may be sent to the second station, so as to prompt the second station to enable the first station to be connected to the access point in a manual distribution network mode. If the second station has no control authority over the first station, the first station cannot be connected to the access point in a manual network distribution mode (for example, a two-dimensional code of the first station is scanned). The distribution network control of the first station is safer. Here, it should be noted that the first site and the second site not having an affinity may be, but are not limited to: the first site and the second site are not mobile communication devices used by family members in the same home network or intelligent household devices in a home, or the first site and the second site are not devices located in the same office place, or the first site and the second site are not devices located in the same public area, or the second site does not have a control right for controlling the first site.

In one embodiment, the signal threshold may be set less than the second threshold when the signal coverage of the access point is greater than the first threshold. The signal threshold may be set greater than a third threshold when the signal coverage of the access point is less than the first threshold. Here, the second threshold value is smaller than the third threshold value. Here, the larger the signal coverage of the access point, the smaller the first signal strength may be when the first station is located at the edge of the signal coverage. The signal threshold is set to be smaller than the second threshold, so that the first station can trigger the access point to send the distribution network request of the first station to the server, and the situation that the server cannot be triggered to send the distribution network request because the first station is located at the edge of the signal coverage is reduced.

Fig. 6 is a flow chart illustrating a method of connecting to a wireless network according to an example embodiment, as shown in fig. 6, the method further comprising:

step 61, sending an information acquisition request for acquiring the signal receiving state information to the access point.

In one embodiment, the server sends the information acquisition request based on the received distribution network request.

Fig. 7 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment. Referring to fig. 7, applied to an access point, an apparatus includes a first receiving module 71 and a first transmitting module 72, wherein,

a first receiving module 71, configured to: receiving a networking signal transmitted by a first station, and receiving a transmission signal of a second station connected with an access point;

a first sending module 72 configured to: sending a distribution network request of a first station to a server according to the networking signal;

a first sending module 72, configured to send signal receiving status information to the server; wherein the signal reception state information includes: difference information between a first signal strength of the networking signal and a second signal strength of the transmission signal;

the first receiving module 71 is further configured to receive distribution network prompting information sent by the server according to the difference information;

the first sending module 72 is further configured to send the distribution network prompting information to the second station; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

In one embodiment, the first receiving module 71 is further configured to:

the distribution network prompt information is automatic distribution network prompt information, wherein the automatic distribution network prompt information is used for triggering the second station to send the authentication information connected to the access point to the first station.

In one embodiment, the first receiving module 71 is further configured to:

and when the difference value between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is within the threshold range, the distribution network prompt message is the automatic distribution network prompt message.

In one embodiment, the first receiving module 71 is further configured to:

the distribution network prompt information is manual distribution network prompt information, wherein the manual distribution network prompt information is used for triggering the second station to output prompt for manually distributing the network.

In one embodiment, the first receiving module 71 is further configured to:

and when the difference value between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is out of the threshold range, the distribution network prompt message is a manual distribution network prompt message.

In one embodiment, the first sending module 72 is further configured to: and responding to the first signal strength being larger than the signal threshold value, and sending a distribution network request of the first station to the server.

In one embodiment of the present invention,

a first receiving module 71, configured to receive an information obtaining request;

the first sending module 72 is further configured to: and sending the signal receiving state information to the server based on the information acquisition request.

Fig. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an apparatus for connecting to a wireless network in accordance with an example embodiment. Referring to fig. 8, applied to the server, the apparatus includes a second receiving module 81 and a second sending module 82, wherein,

the second receiving module 81 is configured to receive a distribution network request of the first station sent by the access point; the access point is also used for receiving signal receiving state information sent by the access point; wherein the signal reception state information includes: information of a difference between a first signal strength of a networking signal transmitted by a first station and a second signal strength of a signal transmitted by a second station connected to the access point;

a second sending module 82, configured to send distribution network prompting information to the access point according to the difference information; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

In one embodiment, the second sending module 82 is further configured to:

and sending an automatic network allocation prompt message to the access point in response to the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being within the threshold range.

In one embodiment, the second sending module 82 is further configured to:

in response to a difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being outside of a threshold range, sending a manual network provisioning prompt to the access point.

In an embodiment, the second receiving module 81 is further configured to: the network distribution request is as follows: the access point transmits when a first signal strength of a networking signal received by the first station is greater than a signal threshold.

In an embodiment, the second sending module 82 is further configured to send an information obtaining request for obtaining the signal reception state information to the access point.

An embodiment of the present disclosure further provides a mobile terminal, including:

a processor;

a memory for storing processor-executable instructions;

wherein the processor is configured to execute the executable instructions to implement the method steps of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

The embodiments of the present disclosure also provide a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, on which a computer program is stored, the program being executed by a processor to perform the method steps of any of the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Fig. 9 is a block diagram illustrating a test mobile terminal 600 according to an example embodiment. For example, the testing mobile terminal 600 may be a mobile phone, a computer, a digital broadcast mobile terminal, a messaging device, a game console, a tablet device, a medical device, an exercise device, a personal digital assistant, and the like.

Referring to fig. 9, the test mobile terminal 600 may include one or more of the following components: a processing component 602, a memory 604, a power component 606, a multimedia component 608, an audio component 610, an interface to input/output (I/O) 612, a sensor component 614, and a communication component 616.

The processing component 602 generally controls the overall operation of the test mobile terminal 600, such as operations associated with display, telephone calls, data communications, camera operations, and recording operations. The processing component 602 may include one or more processors 620 to execute instructions to perform all or a portion of the steps of the methods described above. Further, the processing component 602 can include one or more modules that facilitate interaction between the processing component 602 and other components. For example, the processing component 602 can include a multimedia module to facilitate interaction between the multimedia component 608 and the processing component 602.

The memory 604 is configured to store various types of data to support operation of the mobile terminal 600 under test. Examples of such data include instructions for any application or method operating on the test mobile terminal 600, contact data, phonebook data, messages, pictures, videos, and the like. The memory 804 may be implemented by any type or combination of volatile or non-volatile memory devices, such as Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), programmable read-only memory (PROM), read-only memory (ROM), magnetic memory, flash memory, magnetic or optical disks.

The power component 606 provides power for testing various components of the mobile terminal 600. The power components 606 may include a power management system, one or more power sources, and other components associated with generating, managing, and distributing power for the testing mobile terminal 600.

The multimedia component 608 comprises a screen providing an output interface between the mobile terminal 600 and a user. In some embodiments, the screen may include a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) and a Touch Panel (TP). If the screen includes a touch panel, the screen may be implemented as a touch screen to receive an input signal from a user. The touch panel includes one or more touch sensors to sense touch, slide, and gestures on the touch panel. The touch sensor may not only sense the boundary of a touch or slide action, but also detect the duration and pressure associated with the touch or slide operation. In some embodiments, the multimedia component 608 includes a front facing camera and/or a rear facing camera. The front camera and/or the rear camera may receive external multimedia data when the test mobile terminal 600 is in an operation mode, such as a photographing mode or a video mode. Each of the front camera and the rear camera may be a fixed optical lens system or have a focal length and optical zoom capability.

The audio component 610 is configured to output and/or input audio signals. For example, the audio component 610 includes a Microphone (MIC) configured to receive external audio signals when the test mobile terminal 600 is in an operational mode, such as a call mode, a recording mode, and a voice recognition mode. The received audio signal may further be stored in the memory 804 or transmitted via the communication component 616. In some embodiments, audio component 610 further includes a speaker for outputting audio signals.

The I/O interface 612 provides an interface between the processing component 602 and peripheral interface modules, which may be keyboards, click wheels, buttons, etc. These buttons may include, but are not limited to: a home button, a volume button, a start button, and a lock button.

The sensor component 614 includes one or more sensors for providing status assessment of various aspects of the mobile terminal 600. For example, the sensor component 614 may detect an open/closed state of the mobile terminal 600, the relative positioning of components, such as a display and keypad of the mobile terminal 600, the sensor component 614 may also detect a change in the position of the mobile terminal 600 or a component of the mobile terminal 600, the presence or absence of user contact with the mobile terminal 600, orientation or acceleration/deceleration of the mobile terminal 600, and a change in the temperature of the mobile terminal 600. The sensor assembly 614 may include a proximity sensor configured to detect the presence of a nearby object without any physical contact. The sensor assembly 814 may also include a light sensor, such as a CMOS or CCD image sensor, for use in imaging applications. In some embodiments, the sensor assembly 614 may also include an acceleration sensor, a gyroscope sensor, a magnetic sensor, a pressure sensor, or a temperature sensor.

The communication component 616 is configured to facilitate communications between the mobile terminal 600 and other devices in a wired or wireless manner. The mobile terminal 600 may access a wireless network based on a communication standard, such as WiFi, 2G or 3G, or a combination thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 receives broadcast signals or broadcast related information from an external broadcast management system via a broadcast channel. In an exemplary embodiment, the communication component 616 further includes a Near Field Communication (NFC) module to facilitate short-range communications. For example, the NFC module may be implemented based on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, infrared data association (IrDA) technology, Ultra Wideband (UWB) technology, Bluetooth (BT) technology, and other technologies.

In an exemplary embodiment, the mobile terminal 600 may be implemented by one or more Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICs), Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), Digital Signal Processing Devices (DSPDs), Programmable Logic Devices (PLDs), Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGAs), controllers, micro-controllers, microprocessors or other electronic components for performing the above-described methods.

In an exemplary embodiment, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising instructions, such as the memory 604 comprising instructions, executable by the processor 620 of the mobile terminal 600 to perform the above-described method is also provided. For example, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium may be a ROM, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical data storage device, and the like.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which when executed by a processor of a mobile terminal, enables the mobile terminal to perform the information processing method described in the above embodiments.

Other embodiments of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art from consideration of the specification and practice of the invention disclosed herein. This application is intended to cover any variations, uses, or adaptations of the invention following, in general, the principles of the invention and including such departures from the present disclosure as come within known or customary practice within the art to which the invention pertains. It is intended that the specification and examples be considered as exemplary only, with a true scope and spirit of the invention being indicated by the following claims.

It will be understood that the invention is not limited to the precise arrangements described above and shown in the drawings and that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the scope thereof. The scope of the invention is limited only by the appended claims.

Claims

1. A method for connecting a wireless network, wherein the method is applied to an access point, and the method comprises the following steps:

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the distribution network prompting message is an automatic distribution network prompting message, and wherein the automatic distribution network prompting message is used to trigger the second station to send authentication information for connecting to the access point to the first station.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein,

and when the difference value between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is within a threshold range, the distribution network prompt message is the automatic distribution network prompt message.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the distribution network prompting message is a manual distribution network prompting message, wherein the manual distribution network prompting message is used for triggering the second station to output a prompt for a manual distribution network.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein,

and when the difference value between the first signal strength and the second signal strength is out of the threshold range, the distribution network prompt message is the manual distribution network prompt message.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said sending a distribution network request for the first site to the server in accordance with the networking signal further comprises:

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving an information acquisition request;

the sending signal reception state information to the server includes:

8. A method for connecting a wireless network, wherein the method is applied to a server, and the method comprises the following steps:

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the distribution network prompting message is an automatic distribution network prompting message, wherein the automatic distribution network prompting message is used for triggering the second station to send the authentication information for connecting to the access point to the first station.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the sending distribution network prompting information to the access point according to the difference information comprises:

sending the automatic distribution network prompting message to the access point in response to the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being within a threshold range.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the distribution network prompting message is a manual distribution network prompting message, wherein the manual distribution network prompting message is used for triggering the second station to output a prompt for a manual distribution network.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the sending distribution network prompting information to the access point according to the difference information comprises:

sending the manual distribution network prompting message to the access point in response to the difference between the first signal strength and the second signal strength being outside a threshold range.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the distribution network request is: the access point transmits when a first signal strength of a networking signal received by the first station is greater than a signal threshold.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the method further comprises:

15. An apparatus for connecting to a wireless network, wherein the apparatus is applied to an access point, the apparatus comprises a first receiving module and a first transmitting module, wherein,

the first sending module is configured to: sending a distribution network request of the first station to a server according to the networking signal;

the first sending module is further configured to send the distribution network prompting information to the second station; and the distribution network prompt information is used for prompting a distribution network for connecting the first station to the access point.

16. An apparatus for connecting to a wireless network, wherein the apparatus is applied to a server, the apparatus comprises a second receiving module and a second sending module, wherein,

17. A communication device, comprising:

an antenna;

a memory;

a processor, coupled to the antenna and the memory, respectively, configured to control transceiving of the antenna by executing computer-executable instructions stored on the memory, and to implement the method provided by any one of claims 1 to 5 or 6 to 10.

18. A computer storage medium storing computer-executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, are capable of implementing the method as provided by any one of claims 1 to 5 or 6 to 10.