METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR DISTINGUISHING HOMONYMIC WIRELESS ACCESS POINTS

• US 20180160392A1
• Filed: 02/05/2018
• Published: 06/07/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shanghai Shangwang Network Technology Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Shanghai Lianshang Network Technology Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WAN, Yuquan, BAO, Chengwei
• Granted Patent: US 10,506,544 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/14 using user query or user detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/16 Discovering, processing access restriction or access information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 64/003 locating network equipment
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/08 Access point devices

Abstract

The purpose of the present application is to provide a method and equipment for distinguishing homonymic wireless access points through comparing the access point assistant information of the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point which are homonymic, including using the position information, the adjacent base station information, or the adjacent access point information, etc. of the wireless access point. The homonymic wireless access points are further distinguished. Thus, the information of wireless access point is accurately described.

Claims

1. A method for distinguishing homonymic wireless access points at a network device end, wherein the method comprises:

obtaining a plurality of second wireless access points having same wireless access point identifying information as that of a first wireless access point; and

determining whether the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are the same according to access point assistant information of the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the access point assistant information includes at least one item selected from the group consisting of:

position information of the wireless access point;

adjacent access point information of the wireless access point; and

adjacent base station information of the wireless access point.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the access point assistant information includes the position information of the wireless access point or the adjacent base station information of the wireless access point;

wherein the step of determining whether the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are the same according to the access point assistant information of the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point includes;

when the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point have the same position information or the adjacent base station information, determining that the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are the same.

4. The method according to claim 2, wherein the access point assistant information includes the adjacent access point information of the wireless access point;

wherein the step of determining whether the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are the same according to the access point assistant information of the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point includes

when matching information of the adjacent access point information of the first wireless access point and the adjacent access point information of the second wireless access point is equal to or more than agreed matching threshold information, determining that the first wireless access point and the second wireless access point are the same.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the step of obtaining the plurality of second wireless access points having the same wireless access point identifying information as that of the first wireless access point includes

obtaining a query request regarding the first wireless access point from a user device;

based on the query request, obtaining the plurality of second wireless access points having the same wireless access point identifying information as that of the first wireless access point;

wherein the method further includes;

providing the second wireless access point which is the same as the first wireless access point to the user device.

6. The method according to claim 5, wherein the method further includes

obtaining the access point assistant information of the first wireless access point from the user device.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the wireless access point identifying information includes

a Service Set Identifier and/or a Media Access Control address of the wireless access point.

8. A method for distinguishing homonymic wireless access points at a user device end, wherein the method comprises:

sending a query request regarding a first wireless access point to a network device, wherein the query request includes wireless access point identifying information and access point assistant information of the first wireless access point; and

obtaining a second wireless access point which is the same as the first wireless access point, and is determined based on the wireless access point identifying information and the access point assistant information, and is sent by the network device.

9. A method for distinguishing homonymic wireless access points at a user device end, wherein the method comprises:

sending a query request regarding a first wireless access point to a network device, wherein the query request includes wireless access point identifying information of the first wireless access point;

based on the obtainment of information of a plurality of second wireless access points having the same wireless access point identifying information as that of the first wireless access point by the network device, sending the wireless access point assistant information of the first wireless access point to the network device; and

obtaining the second wireless access point which is the same as the first wireless access point, and is determined based on the wireless access point identifying information and the access point assistant information, and is sent by the network device.