METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR INFORMATION PUSH SERVICE BASED ON WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT

• US 20120246247A1
• Filed: 03/23/2012
• Published: 09/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Kim, Joon-Oo, Shin, In-Young, Lim, Byung-Soo
• Granted Patent: US 9,992,731 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/206
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel

Abstract

A method for an information push service at a mobile station based on a wireless local area network (LAN) access point (AP). The method includes receiving a beacon message including a shortened Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from at least one AP, acquiring information based on the shortened URL included in the beacon message, and displaying the acquired information together with information included in the beacon message. The method allows a user to simply, conveniently, and easily acquire and make use of peripheral information of an area in which the user is located. The method also provides a service dependent on information on a position of contents, thereby being capable of allowing the user to easily access the contents.

Claims

1. A method for an information push service at a mobile station based on a wireless local area network (LAN) access point (AP), the method comprising:

receiving a beacon message including a shortened Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from at least one AP;

acquiring information based on the shortened URL included in the beacon message; and

displaying the acquired information together with information included in the beacon message.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein acquiring the information comprises:

restoring the shortened URL included in the beacon message, using a hash key;

requesting information linked to the restored URL;

receiving the information linked to the restored URL, based on eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML); and

parsing the XML-based information to acquire data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the acquired information is one of information associated with at least one Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device accessing the AP, information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP, and personal homepage information.

4. A method of an access point (AP) operation for an information push service based on a wireless local area network (LAN) AP, the method comprising:

generating a beacon message including a Uniform Resource Locator (URL); and

transmitting the beacon message including the URL.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the URL is shortened by a hash algorithm.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the information linked to the URL is one of information associated with at least one Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device accessing the AP, information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP, and personal homepage information.

7. The method of claim 4, further comprising transmitting the information linked to the URL to a client, based on eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML).

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving, from a corresponding server, information related to a regional characteristic of the AP, using the URL; and

transmitting, to a client, the information related to the regional characteristic of the AP.

9. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving a URL of a UPnP device XML description from a UPnP device;

receiving a UPnP device description XML, based on the URL of the UPnP device XML description; and

configuring a presentation page for the UPnP device based on the UPnP device XML description.

10. The method of claim 7, further comprising storing a URL of a presentation page for the UPnP device.

11. A method of Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device operation for an information push service based on a wireless local area network (LAN) access point (AP), the method comprising:

transmitting a URL of a UPnP device eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) description to the AP; and

transmitting the UPnP device XML description to the AP, based on the URL of the UPnP device XML description.

12. A mobile station apparatus for an information push service based on a wireless local area network (LAN) access point (AP), the apparatus comprising:

a receiver configured to receive a beacon message including a shortened Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from at least one AP;

a controller configured to acquire information based on the shortened URL included in the beacon message; and

a display unit configured to display the acquired information together with information included in the beacon message.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the controller is further configured to:

restore the shortened URL included in the beacon message using a hash key;

request information linked to the restored URL;

receive the information linked to the restored URL based on eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML); and

parse the XML-based information to acquire data.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the acquired information is one of information associated with at least one Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device accessing the AP, information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP, and personal homepage information.

15. An access point (AP) for an information push service based on a wireless local area network (LAN) AP, the AP comprising:

a controller configured to generate a beacon message comprising a Uniform Resource Locator (URL), and transmit the beacon message comprising the URL.

16. The AP of claim 15, wherein the URL is shortened by a hash algorithm.

17. The AP of claim 15, wherein the information linked to the URL is one of information associated with at least one Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device accessing the AP, information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP, and personal homepage information.

18. The AP of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to transmit the information linked to the URL to a client, based on eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML).

19. The AP of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive, from a corresponding server, information related to a regional characteristic of the AP, using the URL; and

transmit, to a client, the information related to the regional characteristic of the AP.

20. The AP of claim 15, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive a URL of a UPnP device XML description from a UPnP device;

receive a UPnP device description XML, based on the URL of the UPnP device XML description; and

configure a presentation page for the UPnP device based on the UPnP device XML description.

21. The AP of claim 20, wherein the controller stores a URL of a presentation page for the UPnP device.

22. A Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) device for an information push service based on a wireless local area network (LAN) access point (AP), the UPnP device comprising:

a controller configured to transmit a URL of a UPnP device eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) description to the AP, and transmit the UPnP device XML description to the AP based on the URL of the UPnP device XML description.