Method, apparatus, and terminal for wireless network connection

• US 9,179,417 B2
• Filed: 12/28/2012
• Issued: 11/03/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Huawei Device Company Limited (Huawei Investment & Holding Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Wang, Yanling
• Primary Examiner(s): Trinh, Tan H
• Application Number:
  US13/730,481
• Publication Number:
  US 20130116001A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,040 Days
• Field of Search: 455/69, 455/522, 455/450, 455/41.2, 455/63.1, 455/513, 455/516, 455/553.1, 455/509, 455/423, 455/452.2, 370/328, 370/242, 370/338, 370/252, 370/311, 370/278, 375/225, 375/227
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/228 using past power values or information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/367 Power values between minimum and maximum limits, e.g. dynamic range
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 72/0473 the resource being transmission power

Abstract

The present invention relate to a method, an apparatus, and a terminal for wireless network connection. The method includes: acquiring lowest transmit power of a communication terminal that establishes connection with a wireless network access point, where the lowest transmit power is minimum transmit power that can ensure connection and communication between the communication terminal and the wireless network access point; and adjusting and determining transmit power of the communication terminal according to the lowest transmit power. With the implementation of the embodiments of the present invention, the communication terminal automatically reduces transmit power without affecting normal network connection, so that manual setting by users is avoided, electrical energy is saved, radiation is reduced, and convenient network access by users is ensured.

Claims

1. A method for wireless network connection, comprising:

acquiring by a communication terminal, the lowest transmit power of the communication terminal that establishes a connection with a wireless network access point, wherein the lowest transmit power is the minimum transmit power that ensures communication between the communication terminal and the wireless network access point;

adjusting and determining by the communication terminal, transmit power of the communication terminal according to the acquired lowest transmit power.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the acquiring of the lowest transmit power of the communication terminal that establishes the connection with the wireless network access point comprises:

after the communication terminal establishing the connection with the wireless network access point, the communication terminal performing one of;

acquiring actual received signal strength, a wireless network service type, and a modulation manner of the communication terminal, determining a threshold value of received signal strength of the communication terminal according to the wireless network service type and modulation manner, and determining the lowest transmit power of the communication terminal according to current transmit power of the communication terminal, the actual received signal strength of the communication terminal, and the threshold value of the received signal strength of the communication terminal;

or

acquiring a wireless network service type and a modulation manner, determining a threshold value of received signal strength of the wireless network access point according to the wireless network service type and modulation manner, and determining the lowest transmit power of the communication terminal according to current transmit power of the communication terminal, an air interface path transmission loss value, and the threshold value of the received signal strength of the wireless network access point.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein a manner for acquiring the air interface path transmission loss value, comprises the communication terminal performing one of:

acquiring the air interface path transmission loss value through a real-time measurement manner;

acquiring a preset air interface path transmission loss value;

or

acquiring communication environment information between the wireless network access point and the communication terminal, and determining a corresponding air interface path transmission loss value according to the communication environment information and preset air interface path transmission loss information corresponding to different communication environment information.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the adjusting and determining of the transmit power of the communication terminal according to the lowest transmit power, comprises the communication terminal performing:

when the lowest transmit power is lower than the current transmit power of the communication terminal, reducing transmit power of the communication terminal according to a preset step length until the transmit power of the communication terminal is equal to the lowest transmit power or quality of a current data transmission service meets a preset requirement.

5. An apparatus comprised in a communication terminal for wireless network connection, comprising:

a lowest transmit power acquiring unit, configured to acquire the lowest transmit power of the communication terminal that establishes connection with a wireless network access point, wherein the lowest transmit power is the minimum transmit power that ensures connection and communication between the communication terminal and the wireless network access point; and

a transmit power adjusting unit, configured to adjust and determine transmit power of the communication terminal according to the acquired lowest transmit power.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the lowest transmit power acquiring unit comprises one or both of:

a first lowest transmit power acquiring unit, configured to;

after the connection with the wireless network access point is established, acquire actual received signal strength, a wireless network service type, and a modulation manner of the communication terminal, determine a threshold value of received signal strength of the communication terminal according to the wireless network service type and modulation manner, and determine the lowest transmit power of the communication terminal according to current transmit power of the communication terminal, the actual received signal strength of the communication terminal, and the threshold value of the received signal strength of the communication terminal; and

a second lowest transmit power acquiring unit, configured to;

after the connection with the wireless network access point is established, acquire a wireless network service type and a modulation manner, determine a threshold value of received signal strength of the wireless network access point according to the wireless network service type and modulation manner, and determine the lowest transmit power of the communication terminal according to current transmit power of the communication terminal, an air interface path transmission loss value, and the threshold value of the received signal strength of the wireless network access point.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the second lowest transmit power acquiring unit comprises at least one of:

a first loss value acquiring unit, configured to acquire the air interface path transmission loss value through a real-time measurement manner;

a second loss value acquiring unit, configured to acquire a preset air interface path transmission loss value; and

a third loss value acquiring unit, configured to acquire communication environment information between the wireless network access point and the communication terminal, and determine a corresponding air interface path transmission loss value according to the communication environment information and preset air interface path transmission loss information corresponding to different communication environment information.

8. The apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the transmit power adjusting unit comprises:

a transmit power determining unit, configured to compare the lowest transmit power acquired by the lowest transmit power acquiring unit with the current transmit power of the communication terminal; and

a transmit power reducing unit, configured to;

when a determination result of the transmit power determining unit is that the lowest transmit power is lower than the current transmit power of the communication terminal, reduce transmit power of the communication terminal according to a preset step length until the transmit power of the communication terminal is equal to the lowest transmit power acquired by lowest transmit power acquiring unit or quality of a current data transmission service meets a preset requirement.