CN117082584A - Method, equipment and system for accessing wireless network - Google Patents

Abstract

The application provides a method, equipment and a system for accessing a wireless network. The system comprises a first device and at least one second device, wherein the first device is used for broadcasting messages, and the messages comprise: the access information of the wireless network is the access information of the shared wireless network; at least one second device, configured to parse the message in response to receiving the message, to obtain access information; the at least one second device is further configured to automatically access the wireless network according to the access information. In this way, at least one second device can automatically access the shared free wireless network provided by the public place, which is helpful for improving the user experience.

Description

Method, equipment and system for accessing wireless network

Technical Field

The embodiment of the application relates to the field of terminals, and more particularly relates to a method, equipment and a system for accessing a wireless network.

Background

With the continued maturation and development of internet services, network usage has become indispensable in life. For example, some public places, such as cafes, restaurants, KTV, hotels, fast food restaurants, etc., provide a shared free wireless fidelity (wireless fidelity, wi-Fi) network for users to use.

However, users often need to manually input the password of the Wi-Fi network provided in the public place to access the shared free Wi-Fi network, which is very inconvenient for users.

Disclosure of Invention

The application provides a method, equipment and a system for accessing a wireless network, by the method for accessing the wireless network, the equipment can automatically access a shared free wireless network provided in a public place, thereby being beneficial to improving user experience.

In a first aspect, a system is provided, the system including a first device and at least one second device, wherein the first device is configured to broadcast a message, the message including: the access information of the wireless network is the access information of the shared wireless network; the at least one second device is configured to parse the packet in response to receiving the packet, to obtain the access information; the at least one second device is further configured to automatically access the wireless network according to the access information.

In this system, the first device is typically a device provided in a public place and the second device is typically a device carried by a user. Thus, after the user carries the second device into the public place, the second device can receive the message broadcast by the first device arranged in the public place and analyze the received message to obtain the access information of the wireless network provided by the public place. And furthermore, the second equipment can automatically access the wireless network according to the access information, and can automatically access the shared free wireless network provided by the public place, so that the operation is simple and convenient, and the user experience is improved.

In addition, when the public place has large people flow, the plurality of second devices can avoid dense automatic access to the shared free wireless network provided by the public place, so that the user experience is further improved.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first device and the at least one second device are equipped with systems of the same type; or the first equipment and the at least one second equipment are provided with different types of systems, and the system provided with the at least one second equipment has the capability of analyzing the message; or the first device and the at least one second device are provided with different types of systems, the system carried by the at least one second device does not have the capability of analyzing the message, the at least one second device comprises a third party plug-in or a third party application program, and the at least one second device is further specifically configured to analyze the message through the third party plug-in or the third party application program.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the first device and the at least one second device communicate based on a short-range wireless communication protocol.

The first device and the at least one second device can communicate with each other based on the short-range wireless communication protocol without establishing communication connection, and signaling overhead can be reduced.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the short-range wireless communication technology is bluetooth technology or bluetooth low energy technology.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the at least one second device is further specifically configured to: displaying reminding information according to the access information, wherein the reminding information is used for reminding a user whether to access the wireless network or not; detecting an operation of a user for accessing the wireless network; in response to detecting the operation, automatically accessing the wireless network.

At least one second device reminds the user of the accessible wireless network by displaying reminding information, and automatically accesses the wireless network after detecting the operation of accessing the wireless network by the user. And the second device can determine whether to automatically access the wireless network according to the actual requirement of the user, so that the potential risk that the privacy information of the user is possibly revealed due to the fact that the device accesses the strange wireless network under the condition that the user does not feel the situation can be avoided.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementations of the first aspect, the at least one second device is further configured to open a switch of the wireless network of the at least one second device.

With reference to the first aspect, in certain implementation manners of the first aspect, the wireless network is a wireless network provided by a third device, where the third device is the first device or a device connected to the first device.

In a second aspect, there is provided a method of accessing a wireless network, the method being applied to a second device, the method comprising: receiving a message broadcast by a first device, wherein the message comprises: the access information of the wireless network is the access information of the shared wireless network; analyzing the message to obtain the access information; and automatically accessing the wireless network according to the access information.

In the embodiment of the application, the first device is generally a device arranged in a public place, and the second device is generally a device carried by a user. Thus, after the user carries the second device into the public place, the second device can receive the message broadcast by the first device arranged in the public place and analyze the received message to obtain the access information of the wireless network provided by the public place. And furthermore, the second equipment can automatically access the wireless network according to the access information, and can automatically access the shared free wireless network provided by the public place, so that the operation is simple and convenient, and the user experience is improved.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the second device and the first device are equipped with the same type of system; or the second device and the first device are loaded with different types of systems, and the system loaded with the second device has the capability of analyzing the message; or the second device and the first device are loaded with different types of systems, the system loaded with the second device does not have the capability of analyzing the message, the second device includes a third party plug-in or a third party application program, and the analyzing the message to obtain the access information includes: and analyzing the message through the third party plug-in or the third party application program to obtain the access information.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the second device and the first device communicate based on a short-range wireless communication protocol.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the short-range wireless communication technology is bluetooth technology or bluetooth low energy technology.

With reference to the second aspect, in some implementations of the second aspect, the automatically accessing the wireless network according to the access information includes: displaying reminding information according to the access information, wherein the reminding information is used for reminding a user whether to access the wireless network or not; detecting an operation of a user for accessing the wireless network; in response to detecting the operation, automatically accessing the wireless network.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementation manners of the second aspect, after the automatically accessing the wireless network according to the access information, the method further includes: opening a switch of the wireless network of the second device.

With reference to the second aspect, in certain implementations of the second aspect, the wireless network is a wireless network provided by a third device, where the third device is the first device or a device connected to the first device.

In a third aspect, there is provided an apparatus comprising: one or more processors; a memory; and one or more computer programs. Wherein one or more computer programs are stored in the memory, the one or more computer programs comprising instructions. The instructions, when executed by the second device, cause the second device to perform the method of the second aspect or any of the possible implementations of the second aspect.

In a fourth aspect, there is provided a computer program product comprising instructions which, when run on a second device, cause the second device to perform the method of the second aspect or the second aspect described above.

In a fifth aspect, a computer readable storage medium is provided, which may be non-volatile. The storage medium includes instructions that, when executed on a second device, cause the second device to perform the second aspect or the method of the second aspect described above.

In a sixth aspect, a chip is provided, comprising at least one processor and interface circuitry for providing program instructions or data to the at least one processor, the at least one processor being configured to execute the program instructions to implement the method of the second aspect or the second aspect.

Drawings

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of an exemplary communication system suitable for use in embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of another exemplary communication system suitable for use in embodiments of the present application.

Fig. 3 is a schematic diagram of an application scenario provided in an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 4 is a set of graphical user interfaces provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

FIG. 5 is another set of graphical user interfaces provided in accordance with an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flowchart of a method for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an example of a message according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 8 is a schematic flow chart of another method for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of an example apparatus provided in an embodiment of the present application.

Fig. 10 is a schematic structural view of another example apparatus provided by an embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application. Wherein, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, unless otherwise indicated, "/" means or, for example, a/B may represent a or B; "and/or" herein is merely an association relationship describing an association object, and means that three relationships may exist, for example, a and/or B may mean: a exists alone, A and B exist together, and B exists alone. In addition, in the description of the embodiments of the present application, "plural" or "plurality" means two or more than two.

The terms "first" and "second" are used below for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance or implicitly indicating the number of technical features indicated. Thus, a feature defining "a first" or "a second" may explicitly or implicitly include one or more such feature. In the description of the present embodiment, unless otherwise specified, the meaning of "plurality" is two or more.

A communication system according to the technical solution provided by the embodiments of the present application will be described with reference to fig. 1 and fig. 2.

Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system 100 suitable for use in embodiments of the present application.

For example, as shown in fig. 1, the communication system 100 includes a third device, a second device, and a first device.

Wherein the third device comprises a network interface and a Wi-Fi communication module. The third device accesses a network provided by the internet (internet) through a network interface, and the third device may provide a Wi-Fi network to other devices (for example, the first device and the second device) through a Wi-Fi communication module, where the Wi-Fi communication module of the third device may be equivalent to a wireless access point (Wi-Fi AP).

The second device includes a Wi-Fi communication module and a short-range communication module. The second device may access a Wi-Fi network provided by another device (such as a third device) through a Wi-Fi communication module, where the Wi-Fi communication module of the second device may be equivalent to a Wi-Fi station (Wi-Fi STA). The short-range communication module may provide a solution for short-range communication including Bluetooth (BT), bluetooth low energy (bluetooth low energy, BLE), zigbee, etc. applied on a second device that may communicate with other devices, such as the first device, through the short-range communication module.

The first device includes a Wi-Fi communication module and a short-range communication module. The first device may access a Wi-Fi network provided by another device (such as a third device) through the Wi-Fi communication module, where the Wi-Fi communication module of the first device may be equivalent to a Wi-Fi STA. The short-range communication module may provide a solution for short-range communication including BT, BLE, zigbee, etc. applied on a first device that may communicate with other devices, such as a second device, through the short-range communication module.

Fig. 2 is a schematic diagram of an architecture of a communication system 200 suitable for use in embodiments of the present application.

For example, as shown in fig. 2, the communication system 100 includes a first device and a second device.

The first device comprises a network interface, a Wi-Fi communication module and a short-distance communication module. The first device accesses a network provided by the internet (internet) through a network interface, and the first device can provide a Wi-Fi network to other devices (for example, the first device and the second device) through a Wi-Fi communication module, where the Wi-Fi communication module of the first device is equivalent to a Wi-Fi AP. The short-range communication module may provide a solution for short-range communication including BT, BLE, zigbee, etc. applied on a first device that may communicate with other devices, such as a second device, through the short-range communication module.

The second device includes a Wi-Fi communication module and a short-range communication module. The second device may access a Wi-Fi network provided by another device (such as the first device) through the Wi-Fi communication module, where the Wi-Fi communication module of the second device may be equivalent to a Wi-Fi STA. The short-range communication module may provide a solution for short-range communication including BT, BLE, zigbee, etc. applied on a second device that may communicate with other devices, such as the first device, through the short-range communication module.

As can be seen from the communication system described in fig. 1 and 2, the first device described in fig. 2 integrates the functions of the third device and the functions of the first device described in fig. 1. In a specific implementation process, the short-range communication module in the first device described in fig. 1 is integrated on the third device, so that the first device described in fig. 2 can be formed.

It should be noted that the communication systems shown in fig. 1 and 2 are only examples, and should not limit the present application. Fewer or more devices may also be included in the communication system, for example. For another example, the modules included in the device in the communication system may be integrated together or may be separately provided. As another example, a device in the communication system may also include more modules.

The embodiment of the present application is not limited to the type of the third device described in fig. 1 and/or the first device described in fig. 2. For example, the third device described in fig. 1 and/or the first device described in fig. 2 may be a router.

The embodiment of the application is not limited to the first device and/or the second device described in fig. 1, and the type of the second device described in fig. 2. For example, the first device and/or the second device described in fig. 1, the second device described in fig. 2 may be a terminal device.

Illustratively, the terminal device may include, but is not limited to: a cell phone, tablet, wearable device, augmented Reality (AR)/Virtual Reality (VR) device, notebook, ultra-mobile personal computer (UMPC), netbook, personal digital assistant (personal digital assistant, PDA), etc.

In some public places, such as coffee shops, restaurants, KTVs, hotels, fast food restaurants and the like, a shared free Wi-Fi network can be provided for users to use.

Some merchants may provide a router in a store that is provided with a near field communication (near field communication, NFC) module that stores the name and password of the Wi-Fi network that the router was set to leave the factory. When a customer approaches the electronic device to the router, the electronic device can automatically acquire the name and the password of the Wi-Fi network provided by the router through NFC and automatically access the Wi-Fi network.

However, since NFC requires a relatively strict distance between two devices, the distance between the two devices is usually controlled to be within 3 to 5 cm. When the public place has a large flow of people, it is difficult for customers to access the shared free Wi-Fi network provided by the public place.

In addition, the name and the password of the Wi-Fi network set when the router leaves the factory are stored in the NFC module, if the name and the password of the Wi-Fi network provided by the router are changed by a merchant, the changed name and password of the Wi-Fi network cannot be synchronized to the NFC module of the router, and then, a customer cannot avoid being closely connected to the router.

To reduce the cost of merchants, typically, merchants typically provide routers in the store that have Wi-Fi only capabilities and post names and passwords of shared free Wi-Fi networks in the store so that customers can enjoy the shared free Wi-Fi networks after entering the store. However, a customer wants to share a free Wi-Fi network to use, needs to manually open a Wi-Fi setup interface of the electronic device, searches for a name of the corresponding Wi-Fi network and manually inputs a password of the Wi-Fi network, and the password is generally at least 8 characters. Thus, the operation is complicated and inconvenient for customers. In addition, when the public place has a large amount of people, it may take too long for the customer to access the shared free Wi-Fi network. And thus the user experience is poor.

In view of this, the embodiment of the application provides a method for accessing a wireless network. By the method for accessing the wireless network, customers can avoid dense automatic access to the shared free Wi-Fi network provided by the public place after entering the public place, and the operation is simple and convenient. In addition, when the public place has large people flow, a plurality of customers can also avoid dense automatic access to the shared free Wi-Fi network provided by the public place, and the user experience is good.

The application scenario provided by the embodiment of the application is described first with reference to the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 3 is an exemplary diagram of an application scenario 200 provided in an embodiment of the present application.

It should be noted that the scenario shown in fig. 3 is only an example, and should not limit the present application. For example, fewer or more devices or customers may also be included in the scene.

For example, as shown in fig. 3, the application scenario 200 is a scenario of a "XX cafe" public place.

The store is provided with a router 310 in the "XX cafe".

In one example, the router 310 includes a network interface and a Wi-Fi communication module.

The router 310 accesses the internet through a network interface.

The router 310 may provide at least one Wi-Fi network through a Wi-Fi communication module. For example, router 310 may provide two Wi-Fi networks, one for employees in the "XX cafe" and one for customers in the "XX cafe". Of course, the router 310 may also provide only one Wi-Fi network for use by the store owner.

In this example, the store also needs to provide auxiliary equipment 360 in the "XX coffee shop". The auxiliary device 360 includes a Wi-Fi communication module and a short-range communication module. The auxiliary device 360 may access the router 310 through the Wi-Fi communication module and request access information of at least one Wi-Fi network that the router 310 can provide. It should be appreciated that the access information of the at least one Wi-Fi network that the router 310 is capable of providing may include Wi-Fi networks that the auxiliary device 360 is currently accessing, or may include Wi-Fi networks that the auxiliary device 370 is not currently accessing.

In this example, the router 310 corresponds to the third device shown in fig. 1, and the auxiliary device 360 corresponds to the first device described in fig. 1.

In another example, the router 310 includes a network interface, a Wi-Fi communication module, and a short-range communication module.

The router 310 accesses the internet through a network interface.

The router 310 may provide at least one Wi-Fi network through a Wi-Fi communication module. For example, router 310 may provide two Wi-Fi networks, one for employees in the "XX cafe" and one for customers in the "XX cafe". Of course, the router 310 may also provide only one Wi-Fi network for use by the store owner.

The router 310 may perform short-range communication with other devices through a short-range communication module. In addition, the short-distance communication module of the router 310 stores at least one Wi-Fi network access information provided by the Wi-Fi communication module, and periodically broadcasts a message, where the message includes Wi-Fi network access information and the access information is Wi-Fi network access information that is a shared network. For example, the access information may be used to indicate: the access information is a shared free Wi-Fi network, an identification (or name) of the Wi-Fi network, and a password of the Wi-Fi network.

It should be noted that, the access information of at least one Wi-Fi network stored in the short-distance communication module may be obtained by interaction between the short-distance communication module and the Wi-Fi communication module.

The short-range communication according to the embodiment of the application can comprise Bluetooth, bluetooth low energy, zigbee and the like.

In this example, the router 310 corresponds to the first device shown in fig. 2.

In addition, there are two customers in the "XX cafe", customer 320 and customer 330, and customer 320 carries a cell phone 340 and customer 330 carries a notebook computer 350. At this time, the mobile phone 340 and the notebook 350 may receive a message broadcast by the router 310 (the application scenario does not include an example of the auxiliary device 360) or the short-range communication module of the auxiliary device 360 (the application scenario includes an example of the auxiliary device 360) based on the short-range communication protocol, and may automatically access the Wi-Fi network after parsing the message.

It should be noted that, the mobile phone 340 and the notebook computer 350 have the capability of parsing the message broadcast by the router 310 or the auxiliary device 360. For the case where the mobile phone 340 and the notebook computer 350 have the capability of parsing the message broadcast by the router 310 or the auxiliary device 360, see the following S630, and the case where the second device has the capability of parsing the message broadcast by the first device will not be described in detail.

Alternatively, before the mobile phone 340 and the notebook computer 350 automatically access the Wi-Fi network, the mobile phone 340 and the notebook computer 350 may determine whether to automatically access the Wi-Fi network according to the user's operation.

Next, with reference to fig. 4, a detailed description will be given of a change of the graphical user interface (graphical user interface, GUI) of the mobile phone 340 before the mobile phone 340 automatically accesses the Wi-Fi network. With reference to fig. 5, a change in the GUI of the notebook computer 350 before the notebook computer 350 automatically accesses the Wi-Fi network will be described in detail.

Fig. 4 illustrates a GUI of the mobile phone 340 illustrated in fig. 4 according to an embodiment of the present application.

For example, as shown in fig. 4 (a), the mobile phone 340 displays a desktop of the mobile phone 340, and icons of a plurality of applications including a clock, a calendar, a gallery, a memo, an application mall, and the like are included on the desktop of the mobile phone 340.

The bluetooth function of the handset 340 is in an on mode. At this time, as shown in (a) of fig. 4, the mobile phone 340 may alert the user that the mobile phone 340 has turned on the bluetooth function by displaying a bluetooth indicator 3411 in the status bar 341 of the mobile phone 340. Of course, the bluetooth indicator 3411 may not be displayed on the mobile phone 340, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present application.

In addition, the Wi-Fi function of the handset 340 is in unopened mode. At this time, as shown in fig. 4 (a), the mobile phone 340 does not display the Wi-Fi indicator in the status bar 341 of the mobile phone 340.

When the customer 320 enters the "XX cafe" shown in fig. 3 with the mobile phone 340, the mobile phone 340 can receive, through bluetooth function, access information of the shared free Wi-Fi network (Wi-Fi network provided by the router 310) broadcasted by the router 310 (the application scenario does not include an example of the auxiliary device 360) or the auxiliary device 360 (the application scenario includes an example of the auxiliary device 360), and after parsing the access information, the mobile phone 340 considers that there is a connectable shared free Wi-Fi network. At this point, the handset 340 alerts the user to the shared free Wi-Fi network.

The manner in which the embodiments of the present application alert the mobile phone 340 of the shared free Wi-Fi network is not limited. For example, the cell phone 340 may alert the user to a shared free Wi-Fi network by vibrating, voice playing, or displaying information on a display screen.

For example, as shown in fig. 4 (b), the mobile phone 340 may display a pop-up window 342 on the mobile phone 340, and alert the user to the shared free Wi-Fi network through the pop-up window 342.

Illustratively, the popup 342 may display text information of "find shared Wi-Fi network" and a connection control 3421 for connecting to a wireless network. Optionally, in some embodiments, the popup 342 further includes a cancel control 3422 for rejecting the connection to the wireless network.

In some embodiments, the name of the shared free Wi-Fi network may also be displayed in the bullet window 342. For example, as shown in fig. 4 (b), the name of the shared free Wi-Fi network is "XX cafe".

It should be noted that, the location of the pop-up window 342 displayed on the mobile phone 340 is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. And, when the mobile phone 340 displays the popup window 342, the mobile phone 340 may display the desktop of the mobile phone 340 or may not display the desktop of the mobile phone 340, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In some embodiments, after the mobile phone 340 alerts the user of the shared free Wi-Fi network, the mobile phone 340 may determine whether to access the shared free Wi-Fi network according to the user's operation.

The embodiment of the application does not limit the operation mode of the user. For example, the user may operate in a display screen input operation or a voice input operation.

For example, as shown in fig. 4 (b), if the handset 340 detects that the user clicks the connect control 3421, the handset will automatically connect to the shared free Wi-Fi network. If the handset 340 does not detect any operation by the user for a certain period of time or if the handset 340 detects that the user clicks the cancel control 3422, the handset will not connect to the shared free Wi-Fi network.

In other embodiments, the mobile phone 340 may also default to automatically access the shared free Wi-Fi network after the mobile phone 340 alerts the user to the shared free Wi-Fi network.

The mobile phone 340 may automatically turn on the Wi-Fi switch in the mobile phone 340 during the process of automatically accessing the shared free Wi-Fi network.

In addition, after the mobile phone 340 automatically accesses the shared free Wi-Fi network, the mobile phone 340 may alert the user that the shared free Wi-Fi network has been connected.

The manner in which the embodiments of the present application alert the mobile phone 340 that the user has connected to the shared free Wi-Fi network is not limited.

For example, as shown in fig. 4 (c), the handset 340 may display a Wi-Fi indicator 3412 in the status bar 341 of the handset 340 to alert the user that the handset 340 has connected to the shared free Wi-Fi network.

At this time, the user can view the name of the shared free Wi-Fi network to which the mobile phone 340 is connected by viewing the control bar of the mobile phone 340.

The embodiment of the present application is not limited to the operation of the user to view the control bar of the mobile phone 340. For example, as shown in (c) of fig. 4, the operation of the user viewing the control bar may be an operation of sliding down the right side of the cellular phone 340.

It should be noted that, in the embodiment of the present application, the operation area of the status bar of the electronic device is divided into a left side and a right side, and the left side of the status bar and the right side of the status bar are opposite to each other.

When the mobile phone detects an operation of the user viewing the control bar, the mobile phone may display a GUI as shown in (d) of fig. 4.

As shown in fig. 4 (d), the GUI is an interface displaying a control bar 343. The control field 343 can include one or more controls for controlling the handset 340. For example, as shown in fig. 4 (d), the control field 343 may include a Wi-Fi control for turning on or off a Wi-Fi signal connection function, a mobile data control for turning on or off a mobile data connection function, a bluetooth control for turning on or off bluetooth, a control for turning on or off mute, and an auto-rotate control for a user to turn on or off an auto-rotate function. At this time, since the mobile phone 340 has turned on the Wi-Fi switch, the Wi-Fi control is in an on state, and the name of the shared free Wi-Fi network that the mobile phone 340 is currently connected to is "XX cafe".

Fig. 5 illustrates a GUI of the notebook computer 350 illustrated in fig. 3 according to an embodiment of the present application.

For example, as shown in fig. 5 (a), the notebook computer 350 displays a desktop of the notebook computer 350 including a plurality of folders thereon. The plurality of folders include my computers and recycle bins, etc.

The bluetooth function of the notebook computer 350 is in an on mode. At this time, as shown in (a) of fig. 5, the notebook computer 350 may alert the user that the notebook computer 350 has turned on the bluetooth function by displaying a bluetooth indicator 3511 on the taskbar 351 of the notebook computer 350. Of course, the notebook computer 350 may not display the bluetooth indicator 3511, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

In addition, the Wi-Fi function of the notebook computer 350 is in an unconnected state. At this time, as shown in (a) of fig. 5, the notebook computer 350 may alert the user that the notebook computer 350 is in the unconnected Wi-Fi state by displaying the unconnected Wi-Fi indicator 3512 in the taskbar 351 of the notebook computer 350. Of course, the notebook computer 350 may not display the bluetooth indicator 3511, which is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

When the customer 330 carries the notebook computer 350 into the "XX cafe" shown in fig. 3, the notebook computer 350 can receive, through bluetooth function, access information of the shared free Wi-Fi network (Wi-Fi network provided by the router 310) broadcasted by the router 310 (the application scenario does not include an example of the auxiliary device 360) or the auxiliary device 360 (the application scenario includes an example of the auxiliary device 360), and after parsing the access information, the notebook computer 350 considers that there is a connectable shared free Wi-Fi network.

At this point, in one example, the notebook computer 350 may automatically access the shared free Wi-Fi network directly.

In another example, the notebook computer 350 may alert the user to the shared free Wi-Fi network and then determine whether to access the shared free Wi-Fi network based on the user's operation. For the description in this example, reference may be made to the related description in fig. 4 above, and a detailed description is omitted here.

In addition, after the notebook computer 350 automatically accesses the shared free Wi-Fi network, the notebook computer 350 may alert the user that the shared free Wi-Fi network has been connected.

The embodiment of the present application is not limited to the manner in which the notebook computer 350 reminds the user that the shared free Wi-Fi network has been connected.

For example, as shown in fig. 5 (b), the notebook computer 350 may display a Wi-Fi indicator 3513 on the taskbar 351 of the notebook computer 350 to alert the user that the notebook computer 350 has connected to the shared free Wi-Fi network.

According to fig. 3 to 5, after the user enters the public place, the terminal device carried by the user can automatically access the shared free Wi-Fi network without establishing connection with other devices, which is helpful for improving user experience.

Several sets of GUIs in the embodiments of the present application are described above in connection with fig. 3 to 5, and the internal implementation of the embodiments of the present application is described below in connection with the accompanying drawings.

Fig. 6 is a schematic flow chart of a method 600 for accessing a wireless network according to an embodiment of the present application.

For example, as shown in fig. 6, the method 600 includes S610 to S640. S610 to S640 are described in detail below.

S610, the first device broadcasts the message. The message comprises: the access information of the wireless network is the access information of the shared wireless network.

The access information of the wireless network is used for indicating an identification of the wireless network and a password of the wireless network, for example.

The embodiment of the application does not limit the form of the identification of the wireless network. For example, the identification of the wireless network may be a service set identification (service set identifier, SSID), i.e. the name of the wireless network we commonly say.

For example, the first device may periodically broadcast the message. The embodiment of the application does not limit the specific value of the period of the first equipment broadcast message, and can be determined according to actual conditions.

Fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an example message 601 according to an embodiment of the present application.

For example, as shown in fig. 7, the message 601 includes a header and broadcast data (AD) content. Wherein the header is used to indicate the type of the message. For example, if the message is a bluetooth broadcast message, the header may be Adv a. The broadcast data content includes one or more ADs, each AD including a type of broadcast data, a length of the broadcast data, and an SSID and password of the wireless network. Wherein the type of broadcast data is that the wireless network is a shared wireless network type.

The number of ADs corresponds to the number of wireless networks indicated in the access information of the wireless networks. For example, if two wireless networks (account number+password) are indicated in the access information of the wireless networks, the AD is two.

In one example, if the first device in the method 600 is the first device in fig. 1, the wireless network in S610 is a wireless network of a third device connected to the first device. That is, the wireless network described in S610 is a wireless network that can be provided by the third device.

In this example, for example, as shown in fig. 3, the first device is an auxiliary device 360, the second device is a cell phone 340 or a notebook 350, and the third device is a router 310 (in this case, the router 310 includes a network interface and a Wi-Fi communication module).

In this example, before S610, the first device also needs to interact with the third device to obtain access information of the wireless network that can be provided by the third device. The specific process is described in connection with fig. 8.

For example, as shown in fig. 8, the method 600 further includes S601 to S603. S601 to S603 are described in detail below.

S601, the first device and the third device establish communication connection.

The method for establishing communication connection between the first device and the third device is not limited in the embodiment of the present application. In one example, the first device and the third device may be connected through a wired network. In another example, the first device and the third device may be connected through a wireless network. For example, the first device and the third device may be connected through a Wi-Fi network.

After the first device and the third device establish a communication connection, the first device performs S602.

S602, the first device sends a request message to the third device. Accordingly, the third device receives the request message sent by the first device. The request message is used for requesting the first device to broadcast the access information of the wireless network provided by the third device.

If the third device refuses the content requested by the request message, the third device may not perform any operation or the third device may feed back a refusal message to the first device, where the refusal message is used to instruct the third device to refuse the first device to broadcast the access information of the wireless network provided by the third device.

If the third device agrees to the content requested by the request message, the third device may perform S603.

In one example, the third device may determine whether to reject or approve the content requested by the request message based on the user's settings. For example, if the user binds the first device and the third device, the third device discovers that the first device is included in the devices bound by the third device, and the third device agrees to request the content requested by the message.

S603, the third device sends a response message to the first device. Accordingly, the first device receives the response message sent by the third device.

The response message is used for indicating that the first device can broadcast the access information of the wireless network provided by the third device and the access information of the wireless network provided by the third device.

The number of wireless networks provided by the third device is not limited in the embodiment of the present application.

If the first device and the third device are also connected through the wireless network of this type, the wireless network provided by the third device may or may not be the wireless network accessed by the first device. The embodiment of the present application is not limited thereto.

The first device may obtain the access information of the wireless network provided by the third device according to the response message.

Further, after the first device obtains the access information of the wireless network provided by the third device, the first device needs to assemble the message according to the access information. An example of the assembled message may be referred to above in connection with fig. 7, and will not be described here.

In another example, if the first device described in the method 600 is the first device described in fig. 2, the wireless network described in S610 is a wireless network with the first device. That is, the wireless network described in S610 is a wireless network that can be provided by the first device. At this time, if the first device includes a Wi-Fi communication module and a short-range communication module. In this way, the third device does not need to be deployed, so that the cost can be reduced and the cost can be reduced.

In this example, for example, as shown in fig. 3, the first device is a router 310 (in this case, the router 310 includes a network interface, a Wi-Fi communication module, and a short-range communication module), and the second device is a cell phone 340 or a notebook computer 350.

In this example, if the Wi-Fi communication module and the short-range communication module of the first device are separately provided, the Wi-Fi communication module of the first device needs to indicate that the short-range communication module can broadcast the access information of the wireless network provided by the Wi-Fi communication module and the access information of the wireless network provided by the Wi-Fi communication module.

After the short-distance communication module of the first device obtains the access information of the wireless network provided by the Wi-Fi communication module of the first device, the short-distance communication module also needs to assemble the message according to the access information. An example of the assembled message may be referred to above in connection with fig. 7, and will not be described here.

It should be noted that, for the access information of the wireless network described in the method 600, reference may be made to the related description in fig. 3, which is not repeated here.

S620, the second device receives the message broadcast by the first device.

It should be noted that, S610 is performed before S620, or S610 and S620 are performed simultaneously, which is not limited by the embodiment of the present application.

It should be noted that, in the method 600, no connection is established between the first device and the second device, and the message is transmitted between the first device and the second device by a short-distance wireless communication method. That is, the first device and the second device both support the over-short-range wireless communication protocol.

Illustratively, the short-range wireless communication is Bluetooth, bluetooth Low energy, or zigbee.

S630, the second device analyzes the message to obtain access information.

In one example, the second device may parse the type of broadcast data in the packet first, and then parse the packet to obtain the access information if the type of broadcast data is determined to be the shared wireless network type.

It should be understood that the second device is capable of parsing the message broadcast by the first device, i.e. the second device has the capability of parsing the message broadcast by the first device.

The embodiment of the application does not limit the capability of analyzing the broadcast message of the first device under any condition of the second device.

In one example, the second device and the first device are piggybacked with the same type of system. At this time, since the message is assembled and broadcast by the first device, the system of the first device has the capability of parsing the message. Thus, a second device, which is equipped with the same type of system as the first device, is also provided with the capability to parse messages broadcast by the first device.

In another example, the first device and the second device are equipped with different types of systems, but the second device-equipped system has the capability to parse messages broadcast by the first device.

In yet another example, the first device and the second device are equipped with different types of systems, the second device is equipped with a system that does not have the capability to parse the first device's broadcast message, but the second device is equipped with a third party plug-in or a third party application. The second device can parse the message broadcast by the first device through the third party plug-in or the third party application program.

And S640, the second equipment automatically accesses the wireless network according to the access information.

In one example, the second device may automatically access the wireless network directly from the access information.

In another example, the second device may also alert the user to a shared free Wi-Fi network before automatically accessing the wireless network.

The method for reminding the second equipment of the shared free Wi-Fi network is not limited. For example, the second device may alert the user to a shared free Wi-Fi network by vibrating, voice playing, or displaying a reminder message on a display screen.

The embodiment of the application does not limit the specific presentation mode of the reminding information. For example, as shown in fig. 4 (b), the mobile phone 340 is an example of the second device, at this time, the mobile phone 340 may display a popup window 342 on the mobile phone 340, and remind the user of the shared free Wi-Fi network through the text information of "finding the shared Wi-Fi network" in the popup window 342.

Optionally, in this example, after the second device reminds the user of the shared free Wi-Fi network, the second device may further determine whether to access the shared free Wi-Fi network according to the operation of the user. And the second device can determine whether to automatically access the wireless network according to the actual requirement of the user, so that the potential risk that the privacy information of the user is possibly revealed due to the fact that the device accesses the strange wireless network under the condition that the user does not feel the situation can be avoided.

The embodiment of the application does not limit the operation mode of the user. For example, the user may operate in a display screen input operation or a voice input operation.

Alternatively, in the case where the operation mode of the user is the display screen input operation, the second device may display a connection control for connecting to the wireless network (for example, a connection control 3421 as shown in (b) in fig. 4) in addition to the reminder information. And after detecting the operation of clicking the connection control by the user, the second device automatically accesses the shared free Wi-Fi network.

Further optionally, the second device may also display a cancel control for rejecting connection to the wireless network (e.g., cancel control 3422 as shown in (b) of fig. 4). And after detecting the operation of clicking the cancel control by the user, the second device refuses to automatically access the shared free Wi-Fi network. Or the second device does not detect any operation of the user within the preset time, and the second device also refuses to automatically access the shared free Wi-Fi network. The embodiment of the application does not limit the specific value of the preset time, and can be set according to actual conditions.

Optionally, in the process of automatically accessing the shared free Wi-Fi network, if the Wi-Fi switch of the second device is in an unopened state, the second device may also automatically open the Wi-Fi switch of the second device.

By the method 600, the first device may be a device disposed in a public place. The second device may be a device carried by the user. Therefore, after a customer carries the second equipment into a public place capable of providing the shared wireless network, the second equipment does not need to be connected with equipment in the public place, and only needs to analyze a received message broadcast by the first equipment arranged in the public place, so that access information of the wireless network provided by the public place can be obtained. Furthermore, the second device can automatically access the shared free Wi-Fi network provided by the public place (the first device or the third device connected with the first device) without secret according to the access information, and the operation is simple and convenient. In addition, when the public place has large people flow, a plurality of second devices can be almost simultaneously and automatically accessed to the shared free wireless network provided by the public place, so that the user experience is better.

The following describes in detail the apparatus provided in the embodiment of the present application with reference to fig. 9 and 10.

Fig. 9 is a schematic block diagram of an exemplary apparatus 700 according to an embodiment of the present application.

The apparatus 700 may be provided in the first device, the second device, or the third device described in the above embodiments, for example.

For example, as shown in fig. 9, the apparatus 700 includes a transceiving unit 710 and a processing unit 720. The transceiver unit 710 may communicate with the outside, and the processing unit 720 is used for data processing. The transceiver unit 710 may also be referred to as a communication interface or a communication unit.

Optionally, the apparatus 700 may further include a storage unit, where the storage unit may be used to store instructions and/or data, and the processing unit 720 may read the instructions and/or data in the storage unit.

In an implementation manner, the apparatus 700 may be configured to perform the action performed by the first device in the above method embodiment, where the apparatus 700 may be the first device or may be configured to a component of the first device, the transceiver unit 710 is configured to perform the operation related to the transceiver on the first device side in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 720 is configured to perform the operation related to the processing on the first device side in the above method embodiment.

In another implementation manner, the apparatus 700 may be configured to perform the action performed by the second device in the above method embodiment, where the apparatus 700 may be the second device or may be configured to a component of the second device, the transceiver unit 710 is configured to perform the operation related to the transceiver on the second device side in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 720 is configured to perform the operation related to the processing on the second device side in the above method embodiment.

In yet another implementation manner, the apparatus 700 may be configured to perform the action performed by the third device in the above method embodiment, where the apparatus 700 may be the third device or may be configured to a component of the third device, the transceiver unit 710 is configured to perform the operation related to the transceiver on the third device side in the above method embodiment, and the processing unit 720 is configured to perform the operation related to the process on the third device side in the above method embodiment.

Fig. 10 shows a schematic block diagram of an apparatus 800 provided by an embodiment of the present application.

The apparatus 800 may be provided in the first device, the second device, or the third device described in the above embodiments, for example.

As shown in fig. 10, the apparatus 800 includes: one or more processors 810, one or more memories 820, the one or more memories 820 storing one or more computer programs, the one or more computer programs comprising instructions. The instructions, when executed by the one or more processors 810, cause the apparatus 800 to perform the techniques described in the embodiments above.

The embodiment of the application provides a communication system, which comprises a first device and a second device, wherein the system is used for executing the technical scheme in the embodiment. The implementation principle and technical effects are similar to those of the related embodiments of the method, and are not repeated here.

Optionally, in some embodiments, the communication system may further comprise a third device. The third device is configured to execute the technical solution executed by the third device in the foregoing embodiment. The implementation principle and technical effects are similar to those of the related embodiments of the method, and are not repeated here.

An embodiment of the present application provides a computer program product, which when run on a device, causes the device to perform the technical solutions in the above embodiments. The implementation principle and technical effects are similar to those of the related embodiments of the method, and are not repeated here. Wherein the device may comprise the first device, the second device or the third device described in the above embodiments.

An embodiment of the present application provides a readable storage medium, where the readable storage medium contains instructions, and when the instructions are executed on a device, cause the device to execute the technical solution of the foregoing embodiment. The implementation principle and technical effect are similar, and are not repeated here. Wherein the device may comprise the first device, the second device or the third device described in the above embodiments.

The embodiment of the application provides a chip for executing instructions, and when the chip runs, the technical scheme in the embodiment is executed. The implementation principle and technical effect are similar, and are not repeated here.

Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the various illustrative elements and algorithm steps described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented as electronic hardware, or combinations of computer software and electronic hardware. Whether such functionality is implemented as hardware or software depends upon the particular application and design constraints imposed on the solution. Skilled artisans may implement the described functionality in varying ways for each particular application, but such implementation decisions should not be interpreted as causing a departure from the scope of the embodiments of the present application.

It will be clear to those skilled in the art that, for convenience and brevity of description, specific working procedures of the above-described systems, apparatuses and units may refer to corresponding procedures in the foregoing method embodiments, and are not repeated herein.

In the several embodiments provided by the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed systems, devices, and methods may be implemented in other manners. For example, the apparatus embodiments described above are merely illustrative, e.g., the division of the units is merely a logical function division, and there may be additional divisions when actually implemented, e.g., multiple units or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted or not performed. Alternatively, the coupling or direct coupling or communication connection shown or discussed with each other may be an indirect coupling or communication connection via some interfaces, devices or units, which may be in electrical, mechanical or other form.

The units described as separate units may or may not be physically separate, and units shown as units may or may not be physical units, may be located in one place, or may be distributed on a plurality of network units. Some or all of the units may be selected according to actual needs to achieve the purpose of the solution of this embodiment.

In addition, each functional unit in the embodiments of the present application may be integrated in one processing unit, or each unit may exist alone physically, or two or more units may be integrated in one unit.

The functions, if implemented in the form of software functional units and sold or used as a stand-alone product, may be stored in a computer-readable storage medium. Based on such understanding, the technical solution of the embodiments of the present application may be embodied in essence or a part contributing to the prior art or a part of the technical solution, in the form of a software product stored in a storage medium, including several instructions for causing a computer device (which may be a personal computer, a server, or a network device, etc.) to perform all or part of the steps of the method described in the embodiments of the present application. And the aforementioned storage medium includes: a U-disk, a removable hard disk, a read-only memory (ROM), a random access memory (random access memory, RAM), a magnetic disk, or an optical disk, or other various media capable of storing program codes.

The foregoing is merely illustrative of the present application, and the present application is not limited thereto, and any person skilled in the art will readily recognize that variations or substitutions are within the scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application shall be subject to the protection scope of the claims.

Claims (17)

1. A system comprising a first device and at least one second device, wherein,

the first device is configured to broadcast a message, where the message includes: the access information of the wireless network is the access information of the shared wireless network;

the at least one second device is configured to parse the packet in response to receiving the packet, to obtain the access information;

the at least one second device is further configured to automatically access the wireless network according to the access information.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first device and the at least one second device are onboard the same type of system; or,

the first equipment and the at least one second equipment are provided with different types of systems, and the systems provided with the at least one second equipment have the capability of analyzing the message; or,

The first device and the at least one second device are provided with different types of systems, the system carried by the at least one second device does not have the capability of analyzing the message, the at least one second device comprises a third party plug-in or a third party application program, and the at least one second device is further specifically configured to analyze the message through the third party plug-in or the third party application program.

3. The system of claim 1 or 2, wherein the first device and the at least one second device communicate based on a short-range wireless communication protocol.

4. A system according to claim 3, wherein the short range wireless communication technology is bluetooth technology or bluetooth low energy technology.

5. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that said at least one second device is further specifically adapted to:

displaying reminding information according to the access information, wherein the reminding information is used for reminding a user whether to access the wireless network or not;

detecting an operation of a user for accessing the wireless network;

in response to detecting the operation, automatically accessing the wireless network.

6. The system according to any of claims 1 to 5, wherein the at least one second device is further adapted to open a switch of the wireless network of the at least one second device.

7. The system according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the wireless network is a wireless network provided by a third device, wherein the third device is the first device or a device connected to the first device.

8. A method of accessing a wireless network, the method being applied to a second device, the method comprising:

receiving a message broadcast by a first device, wherein the message comprises: the access information of the wireless network is the access information of the shared wireless network;

analyzing the message to obtain the access information;

and automatically accessing the wireless network according to the access information.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the second device and the first device are onboard the same type of system; or,

the second equipment and the first equipment are loaded with different types of systems, and the system loaded with the second equipment has the capability of analyzing the message; or,

The second device and the first device are loaded with different types of systems, the system loaded with the second device does not have the capability of analyzing the message, the second device comprises a third party plug-in or a third party application program, the message is analyzed to obtain the access information, and the method comprises the following steps:

and analyzing the message through the third party plug-in or the third party application program to obtain the access information.

10. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein the second device and the first device communicate based on a short-range wireless communication protocol.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the short-range wireless communication technology is bluetooth technology or bluetooth low energy technology.

12. The method according to any of claims 8 to 11, wherein said automatically accessing the wireless network according to the access information comprises:

displaying reminding information according to the access information, wherein the reminding information is used for reminding a user whether to access the wireless network or not;

detecting an operation of a user for accessing the wireless network;

in response to detecting the operation, automatically accessing the wireless network.

13. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 12, characterized in that after said automatically accessing the wireless network according to the access information, the method further comprises:

opening a switch of the wireless network of the second device.

14. The method according to any one of claims 8 to 13, wherein the wireless network is a wireless network provided by a third device, wherein the third device is the first device or a device connected to the first device.

15. An apparatus, comprising:

one or more processors;

one or more memories;

and one or more computer programs, wherein the one or more computer programs are stored in the one or more memories, the one or more computer programs comprising instructions, which when executed by the one or more processors, cause the apparatus to perform the method of any of claims 8-14.

16. A computer storage medium comprising computer instructions which, when run on a second device, cause the second device to perform the method of any of claims 8 to 14.

17. A chip comprising at least one processor and interface circuitry for providing program instructions or data to the at least one processor, the at least one processor for executing the program instructions to implement the method of any one of claims 8 to 14.