Method and apparatus for registering wireless device in wireless communication system

• US 10,278,152 B2
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Issued: 04/30/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Dae-Dong, Kim, Hee-Dong, Park, Yun-Ho, Song, Kwan-Woo, Eom, Chung-Yong, Lee, Dong-Ik, Chun, Ja-Iick, Hawng, Dong-Yun
• Primary Examiner(s): Krueger, Kent K
• Application Number:
  US14/299,416
• Publication Number:
  US 20140369232A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,786 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/08 Access restriction or access information delivery, e.g. discovery data delivery signalling during connection H04W76/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 60/00 Affiliation to network, e.g. registration; Terminating affiliation with the network, e.g. de-registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals

Abstract

A method for registering a wireless device by a terminal in a wireless communication system is provided. The method includes obtaining connection information for the wireless device by scanning a recognition code of the wireless device in a first mode, transitioning to a second mode based on the connection information and receiving a connection request from the wireless device, performing a connection operation to the wireless device to transmit network access information to the wireless device, and transitioning to the first mode, and registering the wireless device upon detecting connection of the wireless device to a network in the first mode.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a connection for a first electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying, by a second electronic device, connection information of the first electronic device obtained by scanning a quick response (QR) code of the first electronic device, the connection information including identification information to be used by the first electronic device to identify the second electronic device for a connection operation;

performing, by the second electronic device, the connection operation to establish a connection with the first electronic device based on the identified connection information; and

transmitting, by the second electronic device, to the first electronic device access information of an access point which is used for the first electronic device to connect to the access point, over the established connection.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection information further includes at least one of information about a connectivity type between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, a medium access control (MAC) address information of the first electronic device, or uniform resource identifier (URI) information related to an application to be used for establishing the connection.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a password.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the MAC address information of the first electronic device is used for detecting the first electronic device among a plurality of electronic devices if the plurality of electronic devices are connected to the second electronic device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

registering, by the second electronic device, the first electronic device if the first electronic device connected to the access point is detected.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification information is used by the second electronic device for performing a tethering operation to establish the connection with the first electronic device.

7. A second electronic device for establishing a connection for a first electronic device, the second electronic device comprising:

a transceiver; and

at least one processor configured to;

identify connection information of the first electronic device obtained by scanning a quick response (QR) code of the first electronic device, the connection information including identification information to be used by the first electronic device to identify the second electronic device for a connection operation,

perform the connection operation to establish a connection with the first electronic device based on the identified connection information, and

control the transceiver to transmit, to the first electronic device, access information of an access point which is used for the first electronic device to connect to the access point, over the established connection.

8. The second electronic device of claim 7, wherein the connection information further includes at least one of information about a connectivity type between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, a medium access control (MAC) address information of the first electronic device, or uniform resource identifier (URI) information related to an application to be used for establishing the connection.

9. The second electronic device of claim 7, wherein the identification information includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a password.

10. The second electronic device of claim 8, wherein the MAC address information of the first electronic device is used for detecting the first electronic device among a plurality of electronic devices if the plurality of electronic devices are connected to the second electronic device.

11. The second electronic device of claim 7, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to register the first electronic device to the second electronic device if the first electronic device connected to the access point is detected.

12. The second electronic device of claim 7, wherein the identification information is used by the second electronic device for performing a tethering operation to establish the connection with the first electronic device.