ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING GEO-FENCING BASED SERVICE

• US 20150215737A1
• Filed: 12/09/2014
• Published: 07/30/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: SHIN, Sang-Min, KANG, Won-Do, SIN, Jin-Hyun
• Application Number:
  US14/564,220
• Publication Number:
  US 20150215737A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/086 using security domains
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/50 Secure pairing of devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/021 Services related to particular areas, e.g. point of interest [POI] services, venue services or geofences
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 84/12 WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks]

Abstract

Examples of the present disclosure provide an electronic device and method for performing a geo-fencing based service. Access information is received from a beacon message and a communication network is used to access a geographical network.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a receiver for receiving a beacon message;

a communication unit for accessing a communication network using wireless access information; and

a controller configured to obtain the wireless access information by using the beacon message;

control the communication unit to use the wireless access information to access the communication network.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the beacon message contains the wireless access information, and

wherein the controller is configured to obtain the wireless access information from the beacon message.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the beacon message contains IDentification (ID) to identify a predefined area, and wherein the controller is configured to obtain the wireless access information corresponding to the ID from the beacon message.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the wireless access information comprises

bearer information of a wireless network;

an identifier of the wireless network;

an encryption type of the wireless network; and

a password of the wireless network.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the beacon message contains Universal Resource Locator (URL) information, and wherein the controller is configured to access a web page corresponding to a URL using the URL information.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to control the communication unit to access the communication network using the wireless access information, if the beacon message has been received for more than a predetermined time and has not become weaker than a predetermined receive strength.

7. A method for performing a geo-fencing based service in an electronic device, the method comprising:

receiving a beacon message;

obtaining wireless access information by using the beacon message; and

accessing a communication network using the wireless access information.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the beacon message contains the wireless access information, and wherein the electronic device obtains the wireless access information from the beacon message.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the beacon message contains IDentification (ID) to identify a predefined area, and wherein the electronic device sends the ID to a server and obtains the wireless access information corresponding to the ID from the server.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the beacon message contains Universal Resource Locator (URL) information, and the method further comprising accessing a web page corresponding to a URL using the URL information.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the electronic device accesses the communication network using the wireless access information, if the beacon message has been received for more than a predetermined time and has not become weaker than a predetermined receive strength.

12. A geo-fencing system comprising:

a beacon device configured to broadcast a beacon message that includes wireless access information; and

a wireless access device configured to use the wireless access information for an electronic device to access a communication network.

13. The geo-fencing system of claim 12, wherein the beacon device is configured to broadcast the beacon message that includes IDentification (ID), and wherein the geo-fencing system further comprises a server for receiving the ID from the electronic device and sending wireless access information corresponding to the ID to the electronic device.

14. The geo-fencing system of claim 12, wherein the beacon device is configured to broadcast the beacon message that includes a Universal Resource Locator (URL).