METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGISTERING WIRELESS DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

• US 20140369232A1
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SONG, Kwan-Woo, KIM, Dae-Dong, KIM, Hee-Dong, PARK, Yun-Ho, EOM, Chung-Yong, LEE, Dong-Ik, CHUN, Ja-Iick, HAWNG, Dong-Yun
• Granted Patent: US 10,278,152 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 370/254
• 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 registering a wireless device by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

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.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the recognition code includes a quick response (QR) code, and the connection information includes at least one of information about a connectivity type of the wireless device, connection security information, a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device, information about a mode that the terminal should enter for registration of the wireless device, and uniform resource identifier (URI) information for receiving an application used for registration of the wireless device.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein, if the information about the connectivity type includes information about wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi), the connection security information includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a password, and if the information about the connectivity type includes information about peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, the connection security information includes a P2P personal identification number (PIN) code.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the performing of the connection operation to the wireless device comprises:

performing the connection operation to the wireless device by detecting the wireless device based on the connection security information and the MAC address of the wireless device.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the second mode includes at least one of a mode in which the terminal operates as an access point (AP) depending on the connection information, and a mode for performing P2P communication with the wireless device.

6. A method for registering a wireless device by a terminal in a wireless communication system, the method comprising:

obtaining connection information for the wireless device by scanning a recognition code of the wireless device;

detecting an intermediate node connecting with a communication network between the terminal and the wireless device, based on the connection information;

transmitting information for connection to the wireless device to the intermediate node, the information being included in the connection information; and

registering the wireless device upon receiving information indicating connection to the wireless device, from the intermediate node.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the recognition code includes a quick response (QR) code, and the connection information includes at least one of information about a connectivity type of the wireless device, connection security information, a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device, and uniform resource identifier (URI) information for receiving an application used for registration of the wireless device.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the information for connection to the wireless device includes at least one of the connection security information and the MAC address of the wireless device.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the recognition code includes a QR code, and the connection information includes at least one of information about a connectivity type of the wireless device, connection security information and URI information for receiving an application used for registration of the wireless device.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the information indicating connection to the wireless device is received if the wireless device and the terminal are located within a preset distance where short-range communication is possible.

11. A terminal for registering a wireless device in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a wireless unit;

a recognition code scanner configured to obtain connection information for the wireless device by scanning a recognition code of the wireless device in a first mode; and

a controller configured to transition to a second mode based on the connection information, to control the wireless unit to receive a connection request from the wireless device, to perform a connection operation to the wireless device to transmit network access information to the wireless device, to transition to the first mode, and to register the wireless device upon detecting connection of the wireless device to a network in the first mode.

12. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the recognition code includes a quick response (QR) code, and the connection information includes at least one of information about a connectivity type of the wireless device, connection security information, a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device, information about a mode that the terminal should enter for registration of the wireless device, and uniform resource identifier (URI) information for receiving an application used for registration of the wireless device.

13. The terminal of claim 12, wherein, if the information about the connectivity type includes information about Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi), the connection security information includes a service set identifier (SSID) and a password, and if the information about the connectivity type includes information about peer-to-peer (P2P) communication, the connection security information includes a P2P personal identification number (PIN) code.

14. The terminal of claim 12, wherein the controller is configured to perform a connection operation to the wireless device by detecting the wireless device based on the connection security information and the MAC address of the wireless device.

15. The terminal of claim 11, wherein the second mode includes at least one of a mode in which the terminal operates as an access point (AP) depending on the connection information, and a mode for performing P2P communication with the wireless device.

16. A terminal for registering a wireless device in a wireless communication system, the terminal comprising:

a wireless unit;

a recognition code scanner configured to obtain connection information for the wireless device by scanning a recognition code of the wireless device; and

a controller configured to detect an intermediate node connecting with a communication network between the terminal and the wireless device, based on the connection information, to control the wireless unit to transmit information for connection to the wireless device to the intermediate node, the information being included in the connection information, and to register the wireless device upon receiving information indicating connection to the wireless device, from the intermediate node.

17. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the recognition code includes a quick response (QR) code, and the connection information includes at least one of information about a connectivity type of the wireless device, connection security information, a medium access control (MAC) address of the wireless device, and uniform resource identifier (URI) information for receiving an application used for registration of the wireless device.

18. The terminal of claim 17, wherein the information for connection to the wireless device includes at least one of the connection security information and the MAC address of the wireless device.

19. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the recognition code includes a QR code, and the connection information includes at least one of information about a connectivity type of the wireless device, connection security information and URI information for receiving an application used for registration of the wireless device.

20. The terminal of claim 16, wherein the information indicating connection to the wireless device is received if the wireless device and the terminal are located within a preset distance where short-range communication is possible.