Method, apparatus and system for information push service based on wireless LAN access point

• US 9,992,731 B2
• Filed: 03/23/2012
• Issued: 06/05/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 03/23/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lim, Byung-Soo, Kim, Joon-Oo, Shin, In-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Baturay, Alicia
• Application Number:
  US13/429,195
• Publication Number:
  US 20120246247A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,265 Days
• Field of Search: 709222, 709227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2803 Home automation networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/55 Push-based network services
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 48/12 using downlink control channel

Abstract

A method for an information push service at a mobile station based on a wireless local area network (LAN) access point (AP). The method includes receiving a beacon message including a shortened Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from at least one AP, acquiring information based on the shortened URL included in the beacon message, and displaying the acquired information together with information included in the beacon message. The method allows a user to simply, conveniently, and easily acquire and make use of peripheral information of an area in which the user is located. The method also provides a service dependent on information on a position of contents, thereby being capable of allowing the user to easily access the contents.

Claims

1. A method in a mobile station, the method comprising:

in response to entering at least one access point (AP) connection coverage, receiving beacon information including a presentation Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the (AP);

obtaining the presentation URL from the beacon information;

obtaining information associated with at least one peripheral device accessing the AP based on the presentation URL; and

displaying the information obtained based on the presentation URL.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein obtaining the information comprises:

restoring the presentation URL included in the beacon information, wherein the presentation URL is a shortened URL;

requesting information linked to the presentation URL;

obtaining a presentation page associated with the at least one peripheral device as eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML); and

obtaining the information by parsing the presentation page.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the information further includes information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP.

4. A method in an access point (AP), the method comprising:

obtaining information associated with a peripheral device from at least one peripheral device accessing the AP;

generating beacon information including a presentation Uniform Resource Locator (URL) based on the obtained information;

broadcasting the beacon information including the presentation URL to a mobile station; and

in response to a request for information based on the presentation URL from the mobile station, transmitting the information associated with the at least one peripheral device accessing the AP to the mobile station.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the presentation URL is shortened by a hash algorithm.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the information further includes information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP.

7. The method of claim 4, wherein the information is generated based on eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML).

8. The method of claim 4, further comprising:

receiving the presentation URL comprising a URL for description XML of a peripheral device from the at least one peripheral device;

receiving the description XML, based on the presentation URL; and

configuring a presentation page for the peripheral device based on the description XML.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising storing a URL of a presentation page for the peripheral device.

10. A method in a peripheral device, the method comprising:

transmitting, periodically by the peripheral device to an access point (AP) to which the peripheral device is connected, a message including a URL for description eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) of the peripheral device; and

transmitting the description XML based on the URL to the AP,

wherein the description XML includes information associated with the peripheral device accessing the AP, and the information includes a friendly name, a modified data, a changed item, and total items of the peripheral device.

11. A mobile station comprising:

a receiver configured to receive beacon information from at least one access point (AP);

a display configured to display information associated with at least one peripheral device accessing the AP and information associated with the AP; and

a controller configured to;

in response to entering at least one AP connection coverage, receive the beacon information including a presentation Uniform Resource Locator (URL) from the AP;

obtain the presentation URL from the beacon information;

obtain information associated with the at least one peripheral device accessing the AP based on the presentation URL; and

display the information obtained based on the presentation URL.

12. The mobile station of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to:

restore the presentation URL included in the beacon information, wherein the presentation URL is a shortened URL;

request information linked to the presentation URL;

obtain a presentation page associated with the at least one peripheral device as eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML); and

obtain the information by parsing the presentation page.

13. The mobile station of claim 11, wherein the information further includes information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP.

14. An access point (AP) comprising:

a controller configured to;

obtain information associated with a peripheral device from at least one peripheral device accessing the AP,

generate beacon information comprising a presentation Uniform Resource Locator (URL) based on the obtained information,

broadcast the beacon information comprising the presentation URL to a mobile station, and

in response to a request for information based on the presentation URL from the mobile station, transmit the information associated with the at least one peripheral device accessing the AP to the mobile station.

15. The AP of claim 14, wherein the presentation URL is shortened by a hash algorithm.

16. The AP of claim 14, wherein the information further includes information associated with a regional characteristic of the AP.

17. The AP of claim 14, wherein the information is generated based on eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML).

18. The AP of claim 14, wherein the controller is further configured to:

receive the presentation URL comprising a URL for description XML of a peripheral device from the at least one peripheral device;

receive the description XML based on the presentation URL; and

configure a presentation page for the peripheral device based on the description XML.

19. The AP of claim 18, wherein the controller stores a URL of the presentation page for the peripheral device.

20. A peripheral device comprising:

a controller configured to periodically transmit, to an access point (AP) to which the peripheral device is connected, a message including a URL for description eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) of the peripheral device, and transmit the description XML based on the URL to the AP,

wherein the description XML includes information associated with the peripheral device accessing the AP, and the information includes a friendly name, a modified date, a changed item, and total items of the peripheral device.