ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND WIRELESS NETWORK ACCESS METHOD IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

• US 20190313421A1
• Filed: 06/24/2019
• Published: 10/10/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 05/29/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: PARK, Dong-Hoo, CHO, Sang-Hoon, KIM, Geon-Soo
• Granted Patent: US 10,827,510 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/18 using different networks or channels, e.g. using out of band channels cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving distinctive intermediate devices or communication paths H04L9/0827; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for authentication using a plurality of channels H04L9/3215
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/35 Protecting application or service provisioning, e.g. securing SIM application provisioning
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/18 Selecting a network or a communication service
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/542 using measured or perceived quality
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/20 Transfer of user or subscriber data

Abstract

An electronic device and a wireless network access method in the electronic device. The wireless network access method includes obtaining at least one of wireless network access information associated with a wireless network that is capable of communicating with the electronic device and effectiveness information. The at least one of network access information and effectiveness information is transmitted information to an external device with respect to the electronic device such that the external device determines whether to access the wireless network or to release the access to the wireless network based on the received at least one information.

Claims

1. A wireless network access method in an electronic device, the method comprising:

storing, by the electronic device, a password associated with a WiFi network by receiving the password associated with the WiFi network from a first external device;

connecting to the WiFi network using the received password;

after disconnecting from the WiFi network, re-connecting to the WiFi network using the stored password; and

transmitting the stored password to a second external device such that the second external device also connects to the WiFi network using the transmitted password and stores the transmitted password.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the password is included in the WiFi network access information, and the WiFi network access information is transmitted to the second external device;

and

wherein the method further comprises;

transmitting, by the electronic device, at least one of expiration information of the WiFi network access information and data limit information that identifies a limit regarding an amount of data that is provided through the WiFi wireless network to the second external device.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

transmitting, by the electronic device, storage possibility information associated with the WiFi network access information of the WiFi network, the storage possibility information indicating whether the transmitted WiFi network access information can be stored or must be deleted by the second external device, and

wherein the storage possibility information indicates that the transmitted WiFi network access information must be deleted by the second external device so that the second external device can delete the transmitted WiFi network access information after connecting to an access point of the WiFi network.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

selecting a sharing scheme for at least one of the WiFi network access information, the expiration information, the data limit information, and the storage possibility information; and

transmitting at least one of the WiFi network access information, the expiration information, the data limit information, and the storage possibility information to the second external device utilizing the selected sharing scheme.

5. An electronic device comprising:

a memory;

a communication module configured to access a WiFi network; and

a processor functionally coupled with the communication module,

wherein the processor is configured to;

receive a password associated with the WiFi network using the communication module from a first external device;

store the password associated with a WiFi network in the memory;

connect to the WiFi network using the received password,

after disconnecting from the WiFi network, re-connecting to the WiFi network using the stored password, and

transmit the stored password to a second external device such that the second external device also connects to the WiFi network using the transmitted password and stores the transmitted password.

6. The electronic device of claim 5, wherein the password is included in WiFi network access information, and the WiFi network access information is transmitted to the second external device, and

wherein the WiFi network access information comprises at least one of:

bearer information of the WiFi network;

an identifier of the WiFi network;

an encryption type of the WiFi network; and

a code of the WiFi network.

7. The electronic device of claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit at least one of expiration information of the WiFi network access information and data limit information that identifies a limit regarding an amount of data that is provided through the WiFi network to the second external device.

8. The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to:

transmit storage possibility information associated with the WiFi network access information of the WiFi network, the storage possibility information indicating whether the transmitted WiFi network access information can be stored or must be deleted by the second external device, and

wherein the storage possibility information indicates that the transmitted WiFi network access information must be deleted by the second external device so that the second external device can delete the transmitted WiFi network access information after connecting to an access point of the WiFi network.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to select a sharing scheme and control transmission of at least one of the WiFi network access information, the expiration information, the data limit information, and the storage possibility information to the second external device utilizing the selected sharing scheme.

10. A non-transitory storage medium having a wireless network access program stored therein,

wherein when the program executes in an electronic device causes the electronic device to:

receive a password associated with a WiFi network using a communication module from a first external device;

store the password associated with the WiFi network;

connect to the WiFi network using the received password,

after disconnecting from the WiFi network, re-connecting to the WiFi network using the stored password, and

transmit the stored password to a second external device such that the second external device also connects to the WiFi network using the transmitted password and stores the transmitted password.