NETWORK CONNECTING DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SAME

• US 20150040196A1
• Filed: 07/29/2014
• Published: 02/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Futaihua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: CAO, DAN
• Granted Patent: US 9,578,509 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/4
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 15/93 using near field or similar technologies
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/03 Protecting confidentiality, e.g. by encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/0433 Key management protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/084 using delegated authorisation, e.g. open authorisation [OAuth] protocol
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/37 Managing security policies for mobile devices or for controlling mobile applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/73 Access point logical identity

Abstract

A network connecting device communicates with a network providing device and a terminal device. The network providing device can send authorization information for providing a network. The terminal device can send a request for sharing the network. The network connecting device obtains the authorization information sent by the network providing device and the request sent by the terminal device. The network connecting device connects the terminal device to the network provided by the network providing device according to the authorization information. A network connecting system and method are also provided.

Claims

1. A network connecting device comprising:

a communication device, the communication device communicating with at least one network providing device and at least one terminal device, the at least one network providing device capable of providing an authorization information to permit the at least one terminal device to share at least one network provided by the at least one network providing device, the at least one terminal device capable of generating a request for sharing the network provided by one of the at least one network providing device;

a storage device;

a processor coupled to the communication device and the storage device;

an authorization information obtaining module, stored in the storage device, comprising instruction to cause the processor to obtain the authorization information provided by the at least one network providing device and store the obtained authorization information to the storage device;

a request obtaining module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to obtain the request for sharing the network from the at least one terminal device; and

an authorization module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to select an authorization information from the storage device when the request obtaining module receives the request from the at least one terminal device, and connect the at least one terminal device to the shared network provided by one of the at least one network providing device corresponding to the selected authorization information according to the selected authorization information.

2. The network connecting device of claim 1, wherein the authorization information comprises a service set identifier (SSID) and a network key of the network provided by the at least one network providing device, the SSID is configured to identify a name of the network provided by the at least one network providing device, the network key is a password for accessing the network provided by the at least one network providing device.

3. The network connecting device of claim 2, wherein the authorization information further comprises a maximum bandwidth provided by the at least one network providing device and a time period that the at least one network providing device provides the network, the network connecting device further comprises a control module, stored in the storage device, comprising instruction to cause the processor to control a bandwidth and a time period of a current network that the at least one terminal device connected to, according to the authorization information.

4. The network connecting device of claim 3, wherein the control module further causes the processor to switch the at least one terminal device to connect to another network provided by another network providing device if the control module determines that the at least one terminal device cannot be connected to the current network anymore or the bandwidth of the current shared network cannot satisfy the at least one terminal device.

5. The network connecting device of claim 2, wherein the authorization information further comprises location information of the at least one network providing device, the request for sharing network comprises location information of the at least one terminal device, the authorization module causes the processor to determine whether an obtained request comprises a location information when receiving the request from the at least one terminal device, and select the authorization information having a same location as that of the at least one terminal device if determining that the request includes the location information.

6. The network connecting device of claim 2, wherein the authorization information further comprises a user name of the at least one network providing device providing the network, the request for sharing the network comprises a user name of a target network providing device that the at least one terminal device intends to share the network, the authorization module further causes the processor to select the authorization information having the user name of the target network providing device from the storage device;

if the processor determines that there is no authorization information having the user name comprised in the request, the authorization module causes the processor to randomly select one authorization information from the storage device.

7. A network connecting system applied in a network connecting device, the network connecting device comprising a storage device, a processor, and a communication device, the communication device communicating with at least one network providing device and at least one terminal device, the at least one network providing device capable of providing an authorization information to permit the at least one terminal device to share at least one network provided by the at least one network providing device, the at least one terminal device capable of generating a request for sharing the network provided by one of the at least one network providing device, the system comprising:

an authorization information obtaining module, stored in the storage device, comprising instruction to cause the processor to obtain the authorization information provided by the at least one network providing device and store the obtained authorization information to the storage device;

a request obtaining module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to obtain the request for sharing the network from the at least one terminal device; and

an authorization module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to select an authorization information from the storage device when the request obtaining module receives the request from the at least one terminal device, and connect the at least one terminal device to the shared network provided by one of the at least one network providing device corresponding to the selected authorization information according to the selected authorization information.

8. The network connecting system of claim 7, wherein the authorization information comprises a service set identifier (SSID) and a network key of the network provided by the at least one network providing device, the SSID is configured to identify a name of the network provided by the at least one network providing device, the network key is a password for accessing the network provided by the at least one network providing device.

9. The network connecting system of claim 8, wherein the authorization information further comprises a maximum bandwidth provided by the at least one network providing device and a time period that the at least one network providing device provides the network, the network connecting device further comprises a control module, stored in the storage device, comprising instruction to cause the processor to control a bandwidth and a time period of a current network that the at least one terminal device connected to, according to the authorization information.

10. The network connecting system of claim 9, wherein the control module further causes the processor to switch the at least one terminal device to connect to another network provided by another network providing device if the control module determines that the at least one terminal device cannot be connected to the current network anymore or the bandwidth of the current shared network cannot satisfy the at least one terminal device.

11. The network connecting system of claim 8, wherein the authorization information further comprises location information of the network providing device, the request for sharing network comprises location information of the at least one terminal device, the authorization module causes the processor to determine whether an obtained request comprises a location information when receiving the request from the at least one terminal device, and select the authorization information having a same location as that of the at least one terminal device if determining that the request includes the location information.

12. The network connecting system of claim 8, wherein the authorization information further comprises a user name of the at least one network providing device providing the network, the request for sharing the network comprises a user name of a target network providing device that the at least one terminal device intends to share the network, the authorization module further causes the processor to select the authorization information having the user name of the target network providing device from the storage device if the authorization module determines that the request comprises a user name of a target network providing device;

if the processor determines that there is no authorization information having the user name comprised in the request, the authorization module causes the processor to randomly select one authorization information from the storage device.

13. A network connecting method applied in a network connecting device, the network connecting device comprising a storage device, a processor, and a communication device, the network connecting device communicating with at least one network providing device and at least one terminal device via the communication device, the at least one network providing device capable of providing an authorization information to permit the at least one terminal device to share a network provided by the at least one network providing device, the at least one terminal device capable of generating a request for sharing the network provided by one of the at least one network providing device, the method comprising:

obtaining the authorization information provided by the at least one network providing device and storing the obtained authorization information to the storage device by the processor;

obtaining the request for sharing the network from the at least one terminal device by the processor; and

selecting one authorization information from the storage device when the request obtaining module receives the request from the at least one terminal device, and connecting the at least one terminal device to the network provided by one of the at least one network providing device corresponding to the selected authorization information according to the selected authorization information.

14. The network connecting method of claim 13, wherein the authorization information comprises a service set identifier (SSID) and a network key of the network provided the at least one network providing device, the SSID is configured to identify a name of the network provided by the at least one network providing device, the network key is a password for accessing the network provided by the at least one network providing device.

15. The network connecting method of claim 14, wherein the authorization information further comprises a maximum bandwidth provided by the at least one network providing device and a time period that the at least one network providing device providing the network, the network connecting method further comprises controlling a bandwidth and a time period of a current network that the terminal device connected to, according to the authorization information.

16. The network connecting method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises switching the at least one terminal device to connect to another network provided by another network providing device if determining that the terminal device cannot be connected to the current network anymore or the bandwidth of the current shared network cannot satisfy the terminal device,

17. The network connecting method of claim 14, wherein the authorization information further comprises location information of the at least one network providing device, the request for sharing network comprises location information of the at least one terminal device, the method further comprises determining whether an obtained request comprises a location information when receiving the request from the at least one terminal device, and selecting the authorization information having a same location as that of the at least one terminal device if determining that the request includes the location information.

18. The network connecting method of claim 14, wherein the authorization information further comprises a user name of the at least one network providing device providing the network, the request for sharing the network comprises a user name of a target network providing device that the at least one terminal device intends to share the network, the method further comprises selecting the authorization information having the user name of the target network providing device from the storage device if determining that the request comprises a user name of a target network providing device;

if determining that there is no authorization information having the user name comprised in the request, the authorization information is randomly selected from the storage device.