RELAYING APPARATUS OF A MOBILE DEVICE, AND METHOD THEREOF

• US 20170094581A1
• Filed: 04/05/2016
• Published: 03/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hisense International Company Limited (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.), Hisense USA Corporation (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Hisense Mobile Communications Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: SUN, Zizhi, ZHENG, Bin, YANG, Chuanqing, SHANG, Shidong, ZHOU, Changsheng
• Granted Patent: US 10,212,641 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 45/745 Address table lookup; Address filtering
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2503 Translation of Internet protocol [IP] addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2514 between local and global IP addresses
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/2557 Translation policies or rules
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 61/4511 using domain name system [DNS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 40/22 using selective relaying for reaching a BTS [Base Transceiver Station] or an access point
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/541 using the level of interference

Abstract

Embodiments of this disclosure provide a relaying apparatus of a mobile device and an method thereof, the apparatus including: at least one processor; and a memory in which at least one instruction executable by the at least one processor is stored, wherein the at least one instruction is configured to be executed by the at least one processor: to connect the mobile device with a wireless access point; to obtain login information for logging into the mobile device; to enable a packet forwarding function to enable a data packet to be forwarded between different nodes of Wi-Fi in the mobile device; to send a relay instruction to a Wi-Fi module through a P2P node of Wi-Fi when the wireless access point is a router and the mobile device is connected with the router through a station node of Wi-Fi, so that the login information of the mobile device is broadcasted, and one or more electronic devices are connected through the P2P node; to send configuration information of packet forwarding to the Wi-Fi module to enable the data packet to be forwarded between the station node and the P2P node; and to enable a portable hotspot softAP node according to the login information to connect the mobile device with one or more electronic devices, when the wireless access point is a base station and the mobile device is connected with the base station through a mobile communication data node.

Claims

1. A mobile device, the mobile device comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory in which at least one instruction executable by the at least one processor is stored,

wherein the at least one instruction is configured to be executed by the at least one processor;

to connect the mobile device with a wireless access point;

to obtain login information for logging into the mobile device;

to enable a packet forwarding function to enable a data packet to be forwarded between different nodes of Wi-Fi in the mobile device;

to send a relay instruction to a Wi-Fi module through a P2P node of Wi-Fi when the wireless access point is a router and the mobile device is connected with the router through a station node of Wi-Fi, so that the login information of the mobile device is broadcasted, and one or more electronic devices are connected through the P2P node;

to send configuration information of packet forwarding to the Wi-Fi module to enable the data packet to be forwarded between the station node and the P2P node; and

to enable a portable hotspot softAP node according to the login information to connect the mobile device with one or more electronic devices, when the wireless access point is a base station and the mobile device is connected with the base station through a mobile communication data node.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one instruction is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor to send configuration information of a Domain Name System (DNS) to the Wi-Fi module so that a data packet received by the P2P node is forwarded.

3. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one instruction is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor, if the one or more electronic devices are verified successfully against the broadcasted login information, to have the one or more electronic devices access the P2P node.

4. The mobile device according to claim 3, wherein the at least one instruction is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor:

to receive in the P2P node a data packet sent by the electronic device;

to forward the data packet from the P2P node to the station node; and

to send the data packet in the station node to the wireless access point for forwarding to a target device.

5. The mobile device according to claim 3, wherein the at least one instruction is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor:

to receive in the station node a data packet sent by the wireless access point;

to forward the data packet from the station node to the P2P node; and

to send the data packet in the P2P node to the electronic device.

6. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one instruction is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor:

to detect a first channel over which the wireless access point, to which the station node is connected, operates;

to calculate a second channel without interference from and to the first channel;

to obtain the login information for logging into the mobile device, wherein the login information comprises a service set identifier and a password;

to calculate a first length of the service set identifier, and a second length of the password;

to encapsulate the second channel, the service set identifier, the first length, the password, and the second length in the relay instruction; and

to send the relay instruction to the Wi-Fi module in a group mode of the P2P node of Wi-Fi to broadcast the service set identifier at the first length over the second channel.

7. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one instruction is further configured to be executed by the at least one processor:

to send a routing table to the Wi-Fi module, wherein the routing table comprises a route between a first IP address of the P2P node, and a second IP address of the station node; and

to send configuration information of a Network Address Translation (NAT) function to the Wi-Fi module so that the first IP address of the P2P node is translated.

8. A relaying method of a mobile device, the method comprising:

connecting the mobile device with a wireless access point;

obtaining login information for logging into the mobile device;

enabling a packet forwarding function to enable a data packet to be forwarded between different nodes of Wi-Fi in the mobile device;

sending a relay instruction to a Wi-Fi module through a P2P node of Wi-Fi when the wireless access point is a router and the mobile device is connected with the router through a station node of Wi-Fi, so that the login information of the mobile device is broadcasted, and one or more electronic devices are connected through the P2P node;

sending configuration information of packet forwarding to the Wi-Fi module to enable the data packet to be forwarded between the station node and the P2P node; and

enabling a portable hotspot softAP node according to the login information to connect the mobile device with one or more electronic devices, when the wireless access point is a base station and the mobile device is connected with the base station through a mobile communication data node.

9. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

sending configuration information of a Domain Name System (DNS) to the Wi-Fi module so that a data packet received by the P2P node is forwarded.

10. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of connecting the mobile device with the wireless access point comprises:

determining whether the station node of Wi-Fi is enabled in the mobile device;

determining whether the station node is connected with the wireless access point, when the station node is enabled;

determining that the mobile device is connected with the router, when the station node is connected with the wireless access point; and

determining that the mobile device is connected with the base station, when the station node is not enabled or is connected invalidly with the router.

11. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of sending the relay instruction to the Wi-Fi module through the P2P node of Wi-Fi comprises:

detecting a first channel over which the wireless access point, to which the station node is connected, operates;

calculating a second channel without interference from and to the first channel;

obtaining the login information for logging into the mobile device, wherein the login information comprises a service set identifier and a password;

calculating a first length of the service set identifier, and a second length of the password;

encapsulating the second channel, the service set identifier, the first length, the password, and the second length in the relay instruction; and

sending the relay instruction to the Wi-Fi module in a group mode of the P2P node of Wi-Fi to broadcast the service set identifier at the first length over the second channel.

12. The method according to claim 8, wherein the step of sending the configuration information of packet forwarding to the Wi-Fi module comprises:

sending a routing table to the Wi-Fi module, wherein the routing table comprises a route between a first IP address of the P2P node, and a second IP address of the station node; and

sending configuration information of a Network Address Translation (NAT) function to the Wi-Fi module so that the first IP address of the P2P node is translated.

13. The method according to claim 9, wherein the step of sending the Domain Name System (DNS) to the Wi-Fi module comprises:

sending the address of a gateway of the Domain Name System (DNS) based on the Transport Control Protocol (TCP) to the Wi-Fi module; and

sending the address of the gateway of the Domain Name System (DNS) based on the open system internet protocol UDP to the Wi-Fi module.

14. The method according to claim 8, further comprising:

if the one or more electronic devices are verified successfully against the broadcasted login information, then having the one or more electronic devices access the P2P node.

15. The method according to claim 14, wherein the step of having the one or more electronic devices access the P2P node if the one or more electronic devices are verified successfully against the broadcasted login information comprises:

if a request sent by the one or more electronic devices for a service set identifier in the login information is received, then returning a response message to the one or more electronic devices;

if a connection request sent by the one or more electronic devices is received, then verifying a password in the connection request for consistency with a password in the login information according to a second length of the password in the login information; and

if the passwords are consistent, then having the one or more electronic device access.

16. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

receiving in the P2P node a data packet sent by the electronic device;

forwarding the data packet from the P2P node to the station node; and

sending the data packet in the station node to the wireless access point for forwarding to a target device.

17. The method according to claim 16, wherein the data packet comprises URL information, and the wireless access point maps the URL information to an IP address through a Domain Name System (DNS), and forwards the data packet to the target device at the IP address.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the step of forwarding the data packet from the P2P node to the station node comprises:

determining whether a source address of the data packet is a first IP address of the P2P node; and

if so, then translating the first IP address into a target IP address;

searching a routing table for a second IP address corresponding to the first IP address; and

forwarding a converted data packet from the target IP address to the station node at the second IP address.

19. The method according to claim 14, further comprising:

receiving in the station node a data packet sent by the wireless access point;

forwarding the data packet from the station node to the P2P node; and

sending the data packet in the P2P node to the electronic device.

20. The method according to claim 19, wherein the step of forwarding the data packet from the station node to the P2P node comprises:

determining a second IP address of a station node from which the data packet is to be forwarded;

searching a routing table for a first IP address corresponding to the second IP address; and

forwarding the data packet to the P2P node at the first IP address.