System and method for automatic wireless connection between a portable terminal and a digital device

• US 10,505,908 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2017
• Issued: 12/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2009
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Park, Woo-Jin, Kim, Jin-Hyoung, Lee, Jin-Wook, Ryu, Je-Hyok, Lim, Hun, Kang, Shin-Il, Lee, Gene-Moo
• Primary Examiner(s): Leung, Robert B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Ho, Thomas
• Application Number:
  US15/654,304
• Publication Number:
  US 20170317995A1
• Time in Patent Office: 874 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/5092 by self-assignment, e.g. picking addresses at random and testing if they are already in use
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/06 for supporting key management in a packet data network cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key management H04L9/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/041 Key generation or derivation
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/18 Self-organising networks, e.g. ad-hoc networks or sensor networks

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided for automatic wireless connection to a digital device in a portable terminal. A phone number and an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) of the portable terminal are obtained. A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) is set to an Ad-hoc mode. A Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN is automatically generated using the phone number and the ESN of the portable terminal. A security key of the WLAN is automatically generated using the phone number and the ESN of the portable terminal. An Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN is automatically generated using the phone number and the ESN of the portable terminal. The digital device is wirelessly connected to using the IP address for the WLAN.

Claims

1. A method for automatic wireless connection to a digital device in a portable terminal, comprising:

in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), obtaining at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;

setting the WLAN;

automatically providing a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically providing a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically providing an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and

wirelessly connecting to the digital device using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising checking and activating a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal are obtained.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the SSID comprises providing a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

connecting the portable terminal to the digital device via a dedicated connector; and

delivering at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal to the digital device via the dedicated connector.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein providing the IP address for the WLAN comprise:

automatically providing a plurality of IP addresses for the WLAN using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

selecting one of the plurality of IP addresses; and

wirelessly connecting to the digital device using the selected IP address.

6. A portable terminal for automatic wireless connection to a digital device, the portable terminal comprising:

a hardware processor configured to;

obtain at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;

in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), set the WLAN;

automatically provide a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically provide a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically provide an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and

wirelessly connect to the digital device using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

7. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein the hardware processor further configured to check and activate a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal are obtained.

8. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein the hardware processor configured to provide a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

9. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein the hardware processor configured to provide a 13-byte text-type Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) key by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

10. The portable terminal of claim 6, wherein the hardware processor configured to:

connect the portable terminal to the digital device via a dedicated connector; and

deliver at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal to the digital device via the dedicated connector.

11. A digital device for automatic wireless connection to a portable terminal, the digital device comprising:

a hardware processor configured to;

obtain at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;

in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), set the WLAN;

automatically provide a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically provide a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically provide an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and

wirelessly connect to the portable terminal using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

12. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the -hardware processor further configured to check and activate a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal is obtained.

13. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the hardware processor further configured to receive at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal, as input from a user.

14. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the -hardware processor configured to provide a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

15. The digital device of claim 11, wherein the hardware processor configured to:

connect the digital device to the portable terminal via a dedicated connector; and

automatically obtain at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal from the portable terminal via the dedicated connector.

16. A non-transitory storage medium storing instructions configured to cause, when executed by at least one processor of a portable terminal, the at least one processor to perform at least one operation, the at least one operation comprising:

in response to an input for turning on a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN), obtaining at least one of a phone number, an Electronic Serial Number (ESN) or a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the portable terminal;

setting the WLAN;

automatically providing a Service Set Identifier (SSID) of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically providing a security key of the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

automatically providing an Internet Protocol (IP) address for the WLAN by using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal; and

wirelessly connecting to a digital device using the SSID, the security key and the IP address for the WLAN.

17. The storage medium of claim 16, further comprising checking and activating a state of the WLAN, after at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal are obtained.

18. The storage medium of claim 16, wherein providing the SSID comprises providing a 32-byte SSID by a hash function by combining at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal.

19. The storage medium of claim 16, further comprising:

connecting the portable terminal to the digital device via a dedicated connector; and

delivering at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal to the digital device via the dedicated connector.

20. The storage medium of claim 16, wherein providing the IP address for the WLAN comprises:

automatically providing a plurality of IP addresses for the WLAN using at least one of the phone number, the ESN or the MAC address of the portable terminal;

selecting one of the plurality of IP addresses; and

wirelessly connecting to the digital device using the selected IP address.