Method and device for establishing connection

• US 10,419,424 B2
• Filed: 11/30/2015
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Pang, Gaokun, Ding, Zhiming
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu, Jeffrey C
• Assistant Examiner(s): Tran, Baotram
• Application Number:
  US14/953,828
• Publication Number:
  US 20160087967A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,387 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/065 for group communications cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management involving conference or group key H04L9/0833
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/10 Connection setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/11 Allocation or use of connection identifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/005 Discovery of network devices, e.g. terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/186 Processing of subscriber group data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

A method and a device for establishing a connection. The method includes the steps of: obtaining, by a group member device of a wireless device group, information about a to-be-connected device and then sending the information to a group owner device of the wireless device group, and/or transmitting, by the group member device, information about the group owner device to the to-be-connected device, where the information about the to-be-connected device and/or the information about the group owner device is used by the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to discover each other; and enabling, by the group member device, the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to share a first password, wherein the first password is used by the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to establish a connection after the to-be-connected device and the group owner device discover each other.

Claims

1. A method for establishing a connection, comprising:

establishing, by a group member device of a wireless device group, a wireless connection with a group owner device of the wireless device group;

obtaining, by the group member device of the wireless device group via a communication connection to a to-be-connected device, information about the to-be-connected device after establishing the wireless connection with the group owner device;

sending, by the group member device, the information about the to-be-connected device to the group owner device after obtaining the information about the to-be-connected device;

transmitting, by the group member device, a pre-generated dynamic two-dimensional (2D) code to the to-be-connected device, wherein the pre-generated dynamic 2D code comprises information about the group owner device, and wherein the dynamic 2D code is configured to be scanned by the to-be-connected device; and

enabling, by the group member device, the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to share a first password comprising;

obtaining, by the group member device, a password from the dynamic 2D code, wherein the password is shared by the group member device and the group owner device as the first password based on the communication connection;

executing, by the group member device, a process of authentication configuration on the to-be-connected device based on the communication connection;

after the authentication configuration succeeds, sending, by the group member device, the first password to the to-be-connected device, wherein the first password is used by the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to establish a communication connection with each other after the to-be-connected device and the group owner device discover each other; and

sending the first password to the group owner device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises establishing, by the group member device in a short-distance communication manner, the communication connection to the to-be-connected device, wherein the group owner device is a central node device of the wireless device group.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the group member device of the wireless device group, the information about the to-be-connected device by scanning the dynamic 2D code of the to-be-connected device;

or

collecting, by the group member device, a personal identification number (PIN) code of the to-be-connected device, scanning for and discovering, according to information about the PIN code of the to-be-connected device, and then obtaining the information about the to-be-connected device;

or

obtaining, by the group member device, the information about the to-be-connected device after the to-be-connected device obtains the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device or a PIN code of the group member device, and after the group member device is scanned for and discovered based on the dynamic 2D code or the PIN code.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

extracting, by the group member device, a password from the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device or the PIN code of the group member device, and sending the password as the first password to the group owner device;

or

extracting, by the group member device, the password from the dynamic 2D code or the PIN code of the to-be-connected device or the group member device, and after the authentication configuration is successful, sending credential information to the to-be-connected device, wherein the credential information comprises the first password, and sending the first password to the group owner device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, by the to-be-connected device, a static 2D code of the group member device or a PIN code of the group member device, to permit the to-be-connected device to scan for and discover the group member device based on the static 2D code of the group member device or the PIN code of the group member device; and

transmitting, by the group member device, the information about the group owner device to the to-be-connected device after permitting the to-be-connected device to scan for and discover the group member device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device further comprises a dynamic password, wherein enabling the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to share a first password comprises:

sending, by the group member device, the dynamic password as the first password to the group owner device when the dynamic password is a dynamic key generated by the group member device;

or

executing, based on the dynamic password, by the group member device, a process of authentication configuration on the to-be-connected device when the dynamic password is the dynamic key generated by the group member device, and after the authentication configuration is successful, sending, by the group member device, credential information to the to-be-connected device, wherein the credential information comprises the first password, and sending the first password to the group owner device;

or

using the dynamic password as the first password when the dynamic password is a password generated by the group owner device;

or

performing, by the to-be-connected device and the group owner device, the authentication configuration based on the dynamic password, to obtain a shared key as the first password when the dynamic password is the password generated by the group owner device.

7. A method for establishing a connection, comprising:

sending, by a to-be-connected device, information about the to-be-connected device to a group owner device of a wireless device group based on a communication connection by using a group member device of the wireless device group;

obtaining, by the to-be-connected device, information about the group owner device from the group member device, comprising;

establishing, by the to-be-connected device in a short-distance communication manner, a communication connection to the group member device;

receiving, by the to-be-connected device, a pre-generated dynamic two-dimensional (2D) code comprising the information about the group owner device from the group member device;

scanning, by the to-be-connected device, the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device after receiving the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device; and

sharing, by the to-be-connected device, a first password with the group owner device by using the group member device, wherein the first password is either based on a password that is shared between the group owner device and the group member device according to the communication connection or based on credential information that is received from the group member device after a process of authentication configuration between the to-be-connected device and the group member device is successful, and wherein the first password is used by the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to establish a connection with the group owner device after the to-be-connected device and the group owner device discover each other.

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

sending, by the to-be-connected device, the information about the to-be-connected device to the group owner device by using the group member device based on the communication connection; and

obtaining, by the to-be-connected device, the information about the group owner device by using the group member device.

9. A group member device for establishing a connection, comprising:

a memory comprising instructions;

a communications interface coupled to the memory; and

a computer processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions cause the computer processor to be configured to;

establish a communication connection with a group owner device of a wireless device group;

obtain information about a to-be-connected device after establishing the communication connection with the group owner device;

send the information about the to-be-connected device to the group owner device of the wireless device group after obtaining the information about the to-be-connected device;

transmit a pre-generated dynamic two-dimensional (2D) code to the to-be-connected device, wherein the dynamic 2D code comprises information about the group owner device, and wherein the dynamic 2D code is configured to be scanned by the to-be-connected device;

enable the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to share a first password comprising;

obtain a password from the dynamic 2D code, wherein the password is shared between the group member device and the group owner device as the first password based on the communication connection;

execute a process of authentication configuration on the to-be-connected device based on the communication connection;

after the authentication configuration succeeds, send the first password to the to-be-connected device, wherein the first password is used by the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to establish a communication connection after the to-be-connected device and the group owner device discover each other; and

send the first password to the group owner device.

10. The group member device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

establish, in a short-distance communication manner, a wireless connection to the to-be-connected device, based on the communication connection;

obtain the information about the to-be-connected device; and

send the information about the to-be-connected device to the group owner device.

11. The group member device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

obtain the information about the to-be-connected device by scanning a dynamic 2D code of the to-be-connected device and then send the information about the to-be-connected device to the group owner device of the wireless device group;

or

collect a personal identification number (PIN) code of the to-be-connected device, scan for and discover the to-be-connected device according to information about the PIN code, obtain the information about the to-be-connected device, and send the information about the to-be-connected device to the group owner device of the wireless device group.

12. The group member device of claim 11, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

extract the password from the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device or the PIN code of the group member device, and send the password as the first password to the group owner device;

or

extract the password from the 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device or the PIN code of the group member device,

execute, based on the password, a process of authentication configuration on the to-be-connected device,

after the authentication configuration is successful, send credential information to the to-be-connected device, the credential information comprising the first password, and

send the first password to the group owner device.

13. The group member device of claim 9, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

transmit a static 2D code of the group member device or a PIN code of the group member device, and permit the to-be-connected device to scan for and discover, based on the static 2D code or the PIN code, the group member device; and

after discovering the group member device, transmit the information about the group owner device to the to-be-connected device.

14. The group member device according to claim 13, wherein the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device further comprises a dynamic password, and wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

send the dynamic password as the first password to the group owner device, wherein the dynamic password is a dynamic key generated by the group member device;

or

execute, based on the dynamic password, a process of authentication configuration on the to-be-connected device, after the authentication configuration is successful, send credential information to the to-be-connected device, wherein the credential information comprises the first password, and send the first password to the group owner device, wherein the dynamic password is a dynamic key generated by the group member device;

or

use the dynamic password as the first password when the dynamic password is a password generated by the group owner device;

or

enable the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to perform the authentication configuration based on the dynamic password, to obtain a shared key as the first password when the dynamic password is the password generated by the group owner device.

15. A to-be-connected device for establishing a connection, comprising:

a memory comprising instructions;

a communications interface coupled to the memory; and

a computer processor coupled to the memory, wherein the instructions cause the computer processor to be configured to;

send information about the to-be-connected device to a group owner device of a wireless device group by using a group member device of the wireless device group;

obtain information about the group owner device by using the group member device, comprising;

establish in a short-distance communication manner a communication connection to the group member device;

receive a pre-generated dynamic two-dimensional (2D) code comprising the information about the group owner device from the group member device; and

scan the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device after receiving the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device; and

share a first password from the group member device by using the group member device, wherein the first password is either based on a password that is shared between the group owner device and the group member device based on a communication connection or is based on credential information that is received from the group member device after a process of authentication configuration by the to-be-connected device on the group member device is successful, and wherein the first password is used by the to-be-connected device to establish a communication connection with the group owner device after the to-be-connected device and the group owner device discover each other.

16. The to-be-connected device of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

send information about the computer processor to the group owner device by using the group member device; and

obtain the information about the group owner device by using the group member device.

17. The to-be-connected device of claim 15, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

provide a dynamic 2D code of the to-be-connected device that is configured to be used the group member device of the wireless device group to obtain the information about the to-be-connected device;

or

provide a personal identification number (PIN) code of the to-be-connected device that is configured to be used the group member device to obtain the information about the to-be-connected device after scanning for and discovering the to-be-connected device according to information about the PIN code;

or

receive a second dynamic 2D code of the group member device or a second PIN code of the group member device, scan for and discover the group member device based on the second dynamic 2D code of the group member device or the second PIN code of the group member device.

18. The to-be-connected device of claim 17, wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

extract the password from the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device or the PIN code of the to-be-connected device by using the group member device, and send the password as the first password to the group owner device by using the group member device;

or

extract a password from the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device or the PIN code of the to-be-connected device by using the group member device, execute, based on the password, a process of authentication configuration on the to-be-connected device by using the group member device, after the authentication configuration is successful, receive credential information from the group member device, wherein the credential information comprises the first password, and send the first password to the group owner device by using the group member device.

19. The to-be-connected device of claim 15, wherein the dynamic 2D code comprising the information about the group owner device further comprises a dynamic password, and wherein the instructions further cause the computer processor to be configured to:

send the dynamic password as the first password to the group owner device by using the group member device when the dynamic password is a dynamic key generated by the group member device;

or

execute, based on the dynamic password, a process of authentication configuration on the to-be-connected device by using the group member device when the dynamic password is the dynamic key generated by the group member device, after the authentication configuration is successful, receive credential information from the group member device, wherein the credential information comprises the first password, and send the first password to the group owner device by using the group member device;

or

use the dynamic password as the first password when the dynamic password is a password generated by the group owner device;

or

enable the to-be-connected device and the group owner device to perform the authentication configuration based on the dynamic password, to obtain a shared key as the first password when the dynamic password is the password generated by the group owner device.