Information Publishing Method, Apparatus, and Network System
First Claim
1. An information publishing method, comprising:
- receiving, by an information publishing server, an information content request message sent by a terminal device, wherein the information content request message carries a media access control address of an access point;
obtaining, by the information publishing server according to the media access control address of the access point, information content corresponding to the media access control address of the access point; and
sending, by the information publishing server, the information content to the terminal device.
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Abstract
An information publishing method and apparatus are provided that relate to the communications field and are capable of publishing different information for different wireless local area network (WLAN) hotspots. The information publishing method includes: receiving, by an information publishing server, an information content request message sent by a terminal device, where the information content request message carries a media access control (MAC) address of an access point (AP); obtaining, by the information publishing server according to the MAC address of the AP, information content corresponding to the MAC address of the AP; and sending, by the information publishing server, the information content to the terminal device. The present invention is used for information publishing.
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13 Claims
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1. An information publishing method, comprising:
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receiving, by an information publishing server, an information content request message sent by a terminal device, wherein the information content request message carries a media access control address of an access point; obtaining, by the information publishing server according to the media access control address of the access point, information content corresponding to the media access control address of the access point; and sending, by the information publishing server, the information content to the terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An information publishing method, comprising:
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receiving, by a terminal device, a Hypertext Transfer Protocol response message, wherein the Hypertext Transfer Protocol response message carries a media access control address of an access point; sending, by the terminal device, an information content request message to an information publishing server, wherein the information content request message carries the media access control address of the access point; and receiving and displaying, by the terminal device, information content that is sent by the information publishing server according to the media access control address of the access point. - View Dependent Claims (6)
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7. An information publishing server, comprising:
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a processor; a communications interface; a memory; and a bus, wherein the processor, the communications interface, and the memory perform communication through the bus, wherein the communications interface is configured to communicate with an external network element, wherein the memory is configured to store a program, and wherein the processor is configured to; read the program in the memory, receive an information content request message sent by a terminal device, wherein the information content request message carries a media access control address of an access point; obtain, according to the media access control address of the access point, information content corresponding to the media access control address of the access point; and send the information content to the terminal device. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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11. A terminal device, comprising:
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a processor; a communications interface; a memory; and a bus, wherein the processor, the communications interface, and the memory perform communication through the bus, wherein the communications interface is configured to communicate with an external network element, wherein the memory is configured to store a program, and wherein the processor is configured to; read the program in the memory; receive a Hypertext Transfer Protocol response message, wherein the Hypertext Transfer Protocol response message carries a media access control address of an access point; send an information content request message to an information publishing server, wherein the information content request message carries the media access control address of the access point; and receive and display information content that is sent by the information publishing server according to the media access control address of the access point. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A network system, comprising:
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an information publishing server; and a terminal device, wherein the information publishing server comprises a processor, a communications interface, a memory, and a bus, wherein the processor, the communications interface, and the memory perform communication through the bus, wherein the communications interface is configured to communicate with an external network element, wherein the memory is configured to store a program, and wherein the processor is configured to; read the program in the memory; receive an information content request message sent by a terminal device, wherein the information content request message carries a media access control address of an access point; obtain, according to the media access control address of the access point, information content corresponding to the media access control address of the access point; and send the information content to the terminal device; and wherein the terminal device comprises a processor, a communications interface, a memory, and a bus, wherein the processor, the communications interface, and the memory perform communication through the bus, wherein the communications interface is configured to communicate with an external network element, wherein the memory is configured to store a program, and wherein the processor is configured to; read the program in the memory; receive a Hypertext Transfer Protocol response message, wherein the Hypertext Transfer Protocol response message carries a media access control address of an access point; send an information content request message to an information publishing server, wherein the information content request message carries the media access control address of the access point; and receive and display information content that is sent by the information publishing server according to the media access control address of the access point.
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