WO2011107039A2 - Method and device for using wireless local area network service - Google Patents

Abstract

A method and device for using Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) services are provided by the embodiments of the present invention. The method for using WLAN services includes: transmitting a registration request message in a Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) mode, wherein the transmitted HTML request message carries the status code for applying for starting WLAN services, and the registration request message is transmitted to a specific WLAN service server; in the HTML mode, receiving the registration response message transmitted by the WLAN service server and associated with the registration request message, wherein the received registration response message carries the registration information for the authentication of the WLAN services; parsing the registration response message to acquire the registration information and storing the registration information to use it for the authentication of the WLAN services. It is convenient for the user to apply for and use WLAN services, and the registration and authenticated usage of WLAN services can be implemented automatically, thus the complicated setting and manual operation are avoided.

Description

 Wireless LAN service usage method and equipment

 Embodiments of the present invention relate to the field of wireless communications, and more particularly, to embodiments of the present invention relate to a method and apparatus for using a wireless local area network (WLAN) service. Background technique

 Wireless local area network (WLAN) services are becoming increasingly popular. Users can easily access the Internet using WLAN in the WLAN coverage area (ie hotspot) through the WLAN network provided by the mobile network operator. The current operations for applying and using WLAN services are complex and involve cumbersome setup and authentication processes. The traditional WLAN authentication method is that the terminal uses the S(U)IM card as an authentication vector through an Extensible Authentication Protocol ("ΈΑΡ") and an authentication authorization accounting server (Authentication, Authorization, Accounting, Called "AAA") to achieve unified authentication, without the user to enter the user name and password, the system automatically completes the authentication. However, most of the existing stock terminals do not support SIM authentication, even if it supports SIM authentication, it is complicated to set up, such as Apple. The company's iPhone for WLAN access involves multiple steps.

 An embodiment of the present invention provides a method for using a wireless local area network service, including: sending a registration request message by using a hypertext transfer protocol HTML mode, where the sent HTML request message carries a status code for applying for opening a wireless local area network service, and the registration request message is sent. The message is sent to the WLAN service server of the specific WLAN; the registration response message sent from the WLAN service server and associated with the registration request message is received in the HTML mode, and the received registration response message carries the registration information for the WLAN service authentication. ; Parse the registration response ·| 艮 ,, to obtain registration information, and save the registration information for WLAN service authentication.

The embodiment of the present invention provides a terminal device that uses a wireless local area network service, where the terminal device includes: a mode determining module, configured to determine to send a registration request by using an HTML mode or a short message mode; and a registration sending module, including an HTML sending submodule and a short message sending submodule When the mode determining module determines to use the MTML mode to send the registration request, the HTML sending sub-module is configured to send the registration request message through the HTML mode, where the sent registration request message carries the application to open the WLAN industry. The status code of the service, and the registration request message is sent to the specific WLAN service server. When the mode determining module determines to use the short message mode to send the registration request, the short message sending sub-module is configured to send the registration request short message by using the short message mode, where the registration request is sent. The SMS carries a status code for applying for the WLAN service, and the registration request message is sent to a specific WLAN service service number; the registration receiving module includes an HTML receiving sub-module and a short message receiving sub-module, and the HTML receiving sub-module is used to receive and send the message through the HTML mode. The WLAN service server and the response message associated with the registration request message, wherein the received response message carries registration information for WLAN service authentication, and the short message receiving sub-module is configured to receive the service number sent from the WLAN and Registering a short message associated with the request message, wherein the received response message carries registration information for wireless local area network service authentication; and a parsing module configured to parse the response message from the registration receiving module or respond to the short message to obtain registration information; , In order to save the registration information for the wireless LAN business certification.

 According to the embodiment of the present invention, the user can conveniently apply for the WLAN service, wherein the registration and authentication of the WLAN service can be automatically implemented, eliminating the cumbersome settings and manual operations, and solving the problem of WLAN service ease of use, which is beneficial to Popularization of WLAN services. DRAWINGS

 In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present invention, the drawings used in the embodiments or the prior art description will be briefly described below. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some of the present invention. For the embodiments, those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings according to the drawings without any creative labor. In the drawings: FIG. 1 is a flow chart of a method of an embodiment of the present invention;

 2 is another flow chart of the method of the embodiment of the present invention;

 3 is a system structural diagram of a terminal device according to an embodiment of the present invention;

 4 is a block diagram of another system of the terminal device according to the embodiment of the present invention. detailed description

The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention are clearly and completely described in the following with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. It is obvious that the described embodiments are a part of the embodiments of the present invention, and not all of the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts are within the scope of the present invention. First, the application and processing methods of wireless local area network (WLAN) services are introduced. For convenience of description, the WLAN service provided by China Mobile is taken as an example for description. Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiment of the present invention is also applicable to WLAN services provided by other mobile network operators.

 In general, Internet access via WLAN requires authentication via the WLAN login interface (including free hotspots). The authentication process requires the user to provide a WLAN username and login password. The user's WLAN account is generally the user's mobile phone number, and the login password can be a business password or a dynamic password. The WLAN system authentication method is: mobile phone number + service password; or mobile phone number + dynamic password. If you select the dynamic password mode on the WLAN authentication interface, you can obtain it through the "Get Dynamic Password" related operation. The service password is obtained when the user opens the WLAN service. The user can open the WLAN service by sending a short message or dialing a service service number such as 10086.

 The following example illustrates the SMS and phone mode implementation authentication process:

 1, SMS mode

 1) Request password: Write SMS "SQWLAN" to 10086.

 2) Change the password: Write the SMS "XGWLANMM port original password port new password" to 10086. (The password is case sensitive and the length is 6, □ indicates a space).

 3) Reset password: Write SMS "CZWLANMM" to 10086.

 Take the application password as an example, send the text message "SQWLAN" to 10086, and the service password is sent to the user's mobile phone as a short message.

 In general, the above pinyin letters can be capitalized, and the text messages sent to 10086 are free. 2, 10086 way

 The user dials the 10086 to apply for the WLAN access password, and the password is sent to the user's mobile phone as a short message.

 After the WLAN service application of the above two methods is completed, the user needs to input the user name and password on the terminal each time the user uses and accesses the WLAN. The authentication is cumbersome and the usability is poor.

 The embodiment of the invention provides a method for using a WLAN service, which can be implemented

The WLAN service application and authentication process is free of the user's name and password each time the user uses the WLAN service.

In the following description, a terminal refers to a party that uses WLAN services, such as a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA) with a Wi-Fi function module, or a computer, and a WLAN system refers to a party that provides WLAN services, such as China. Mobile mobile networks, etc. In the following description, the mobile phone is used as an example of the terminal, and the mobile network of China Mobile is used as the WLAN system. The examples are described, but this does not represent a limitation on the embodiments of the present invention.

 1 is a flow chart of a method in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. According to the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, at S110, a registration request message is sent, and the registration request message carries information for applying for opening a WLAN service. The registration request message may be sent by using an HTTP mode to send a registration request message, where the sent HTTP request message carries a status code for applying for the WLAN service, and the registration request message is sent to a specific WLAN server. The sending registration request message can also send a registration request short message to the WLAN system by automatically calling the short message module. In this case, the terminal first determines whether to use the HTML mode or the short message mode to send the registration request. When it is determined that the HTML mode is available, the registration request message is sent through the HTML mode and the registration response message is received, and when the HTML mode is determined. When it is not available, the registration request is sent by SMS. When it is determined that the registration request message is sent in the short message mode, the terminal may automatically acquire the mobile phone number of the user or manually input the mobile phone number by the user. The registration request message or the HTPP registration request message carries the user's mobile phone number and a status indication for opening the WLAN service. When receiving the service registration request, that is, the registration request short message or the HTPP registration request, the WLAN system sends a registration response message to the terminal in the form of an HTTP message or a short message, and the registration response message is sent in the form of an HTTP message or a short message. The registration information of the user who submitted the WLAN service registration application is carried. In general, the registration information includes the username and the password generated by the WLAN system for the user. Then, in S120, the terminal receives the registration response message sent from the WLAN server and is associated with the registration request message, and the received registration response message carries the registration information for the WLAN service authentication. In the case of sending a registration request by means of a short message, the terminal receives a response message sent from the WLAN service service number and associated with the registration request message, wherein the received response message carries registration information for WLAN service authentication. Next, at S130, the terminal parses the registration response message to obtain registration information, such as a username and password, and saves the registration information for WLAN service authentication. In the case where the registration request is sent by SMS, the terminal parses the response message to obtain registration information, such as a username and password, and saves the registration information for WLAN service authentication.

 According to the embodiment of the present invention, the WLAN service application and authentication process basically does not involve the user manually setting on the terminal, but can quickly complete the WLAN service application and authentication process by means of a "one-button" operation. The user registration information obtained during the service application process, such as the user name and password, is directly stored in the terminal. When using the WLAN service, the user does not need to input the login interface according to the memory.

2 is a flow chart of a method of an embodiment of the present invention. The embodiment shown in Figure 2 illustrates in detail the use The method of the embodiment of the present invention completes the WLAN service registration application, that is, after the WLAN service is enabled, the authentication process of the WLAN service is used. As shown in FIG. 2, when the user authenticates to use the WLAN service, at S210, the saved registration information, such as the username and password, is obtained. Then, in S220, a service authentication request message is sent to the portal according to the portal page login method. For security reasons, when sending a service authentication request message, the transmitted service authentication request message may be encrypted by using a Transport Layer Security ("TLS"). Upon receiving the service authentication request sent by the terminal, the WLAN system completes a series of authentication processes, including decrypting the service authentication request message according to the TLS, verifying the user name and password of the user, and authorizing the WLAN service authority. After the WLAN system completes the verification, it sends a response message to the terminal. Then, at S230, the terminal receives the authentication response message associated with the WLAN service authentication request message, and performs TLS decryption on the response message. The authentication response message carries the authentication result information. Then, at S240, the terminal displays the WLAN service content according to the authentication result information.

 According to the embodiment of the present invention, the application and use of the WLAN service can be applied to various terminal operating systems, including but not limited to operating systems such as Andorid, RIM, and IOS.

FIG. 3 is a system structural diagram of a terminal device using a WLAN service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device 300 includes: a mode determining module 305, configured to determine to send a registration request by using an HTML mode or a short message mode; and a registration sending module 310, where the registration sending module includes an HTML sending submodule 312 and a short message sending submodule 314, and the mode determining module 305 When the registration request is sent by using the HTML mode, the HTML sending sub-module 312 is configured to send the registration request message by using the HTTP mode, where the sent registration request message carries the status code of the application for opening the wireless local area network service, and the registration request message is sent to the specific The WLAN service server, when the mode determining module 305 determines to use the short message mode to send the registration request, the short message sending sub-module 314 is configured to send a registration request short message, the registration request short message carries a status code for applying for the WLAN service, and the registration request message is sent to the specific The WLAN service service number; the registration receiving module 320, the registration receiving module 320 includes an HTML receiving sub-module 322 and a short message receiving sub-module 324, and the HTML receiving sub-module 322 is configured to receive from the WLAN service server and register with the registration request through the HTTP mode. Correlation response message The received response message carries the registration information for the WLAN service authentication, and the short message receiving sub-module 324 is configured to receive the response message sent from the WLAN service service number and associated with the registration request message, where the received response message is carried. Registration information for WLAN service authentication; parsing module 330, for parsing HTML reception from the registration receiving module 320 The response message of the sub-module 322 or the response message from the short message receiving sub-module 324 is used to obtain registration information. The storage module 340 is configured to save registration information, such as a username and a password, for use in WLAN service authentication.

 4 is a diagram showing a further system configuration of a terminal device using a WLAN service according to an embodiment of the present invention. The terminal device 400 in FIG. 4 includes a mode determining module 405, a registration transmitting module 410, a registration receiving module 420, a parsing module 430, a storage module 440, and an authentication module 450. The mode determining module 405 shown in FIG. 4; the register sending module 410; the register receiving module 420; the parsing module 430; and the storing module 440 are respectively similar to the corresponding modules shown in FIG. Different from the terminal device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 3, the terminal device of the embodiment shown in FIG. 4 includes an authentication module 450 for authenticating the WLAN service according to the registration information, so as to use the WLAN.

 According to the embodiment of the present invention, the authentication module 450 shown in FIG. 4 includes an authentication sending submodule 452, and obtains the saved registration information from the storage module 440, and sends a WLAN service authentication request message to the portal website; the authentication receiving submodule 454 uses And receiving an authentication response message associated with the WLAN authentication request message, where the authentication response message carries an authentication result status code.

 According to an embodiment of the present invention, the terminal device shown in FIG. 4 may further include a status notification module.

460, configured to display an authentication status according to the authentication result status code. If the authentication status indicates that the login is successful, the user can use the WLAN service through the terminal device. If the authentication status indicates that the login is not successful, the status code of the login failure may be displayed to the user to indicate the reason for the failure.

 According to the embodiment of the present invention, the authentication module 450 may further include: an encryption sub-module 456, configured to perform a secure transport layer protocol encryption on the authentication request message before the authentication module sends the WLAN authentication request message; and the decryption sub-module 458 is configured to After receiving the authentication response message associated with the WLAN authentication request message, the authentication receiving module performs a secure transport layer protocol decryption on the authentication response message.

 According to the embodiment of the present invention, the WLAN service application and authentication process basically does not involve the user manually setting on the terminal, but can quickly complete the WLAN service application and authentication process by means of a "one-button" operation. The user registration information obtained during the service application process, such as the user name and password, is directly stored in the terminal. When using the WLAN service, the user does not need to input the login interface according to the memory.

According to the embodiment of the present invention, the service requesting and authentication process of the terminal and the WLAN system can be automated, and the user name and password acquisition process of the user is automatically completed through the interaction between the terminal and the system, so that the WLAN authentication is simplified, and the WLAN usability problem is solved. Conducive to WLAN services Promotion and popularization.

 Those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that the elements and algorithm steps of the various examples described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein can be implemented in electronic hardware, computer software or a combination of both, in order to clearly illustrate hardware and software. Interchangeability, the composition and steps of the various examples have been generally described in terms of function in the above description. Whether these functions are performed in hardware or software depends on the specific application and design constraints of the solution. A person skilled in the art can use different methods for implementing the described functions for each particular application, but such implementation should not be considered to be beyond the scope of the present invention.

 The steps of a method or algorithm described in connection with the embodiments disclosed herein may be implemented in hardware, a software module executed by a processor, or a combination of both. The software module can be placed in random access memory (RAM), memory, read only memory (ROM), electrically programmable ROM, electrically erasable programmable ROM, registers, hard disk, removable disk, CD-ROM, or technical field. Any other form of storage medium known.

 While some embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art It is within the scope of the invention.

Claims

Rights request  A method of using a wireless local area network service, characterized in that  The registration request message is sent by using the HTML mode of the hypertext transfer protocol, wherein the sent HTML request message carries a status code for applying for opening the wireless local area network service, and the registration request message is sent to a specific wireless local area network WLAN service server;  Receiving, by the HTML mode, a registration response message sent from the WLAN service server and associated with the registration request message, where the received registration response message carries registration information for WLAN service authentication;  The registration response message is parsed to obtain the registration information, and the registration information is saved for use in WLAN service authentication.  2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:  Determining whether to use the HTML mode or the short message mode to send a registration request. When it is determined that the HTML mode is available, the registration request message is sent through the HTML mode and the registration response message is received; when it is determined that the HTML mode is not available,  Sending a registration request short message by using a short message mode, wherein the sent registration request short message carries a status code for applying for opening the WLAN service, and the registration request short message is sent to a specific WLAN service service number;  Receiving a response message sent from the WLAN service service number and associated with the registration request message, where the received response message carries registration information for WLAN service authentication;  The response message is parsed to obtain the registration information, and the registration information is saved for WLAN service authentication.  The method according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the method further comprises: acquiring the saved registration information;  Sending a WLAN service authentication request message to the portal;  Receiving an authentication response message associated with the WLAN service authentication request message, where the authentication response message carries authentication and accounting information;  Displaying WLAN service content according to the authentication result information.  4. The method of claim 1 wherein  Parsing the registration response message to obtain the registration information, and saving the registration information for WLAN service authentication, including: Parsing the registration response message to obtain the registration information, and saving the registration information to It is used for WLAN service authentication, where the registration information includes a username and a password.  5. The method of claim 2, wherein  Parsing the response message to obtain the registration information, and saving the registration information for WLAN service authentication, including:  The response message is parsed to obtain the registration information, and the registration information is saved for WLAN service authentication, wherein the registration information includes a username and a password.  The method according to claim 3, wherein the sending the WLAN service authentication request message to the portal comprises:  Sending a WLAN service authentication request message to the portal, where the authentication request message is encrypted by using a secure transport layer protocol;  The receiving the authentication response message associated with the WLAN service authentication request message includes: receiving an authentication response message associated with the WLAN service authentication request message, and performing a secure transport layer protocol decryption.  A terminal device using a wireless local area network service, wherein the terminal device comprises:  a mode determining module, configured to determine to send a registration request by using an HTML mode or a short message mode; the registration sending module includes an HTML sending submodule and a short message sending submodule, when the mode determining module determines to use the MTML mode to send a registration request, The HTML sending sub-module is configured to send a registration request message by using an HTML mode, where the sent registration request message carries a status code for applying for opening the WLAN service, and the registration request message is sent to a specific WLAN service server, where When the mode determining module determines to use the short message mode to send the registration request, the short message sending sub-module is configured to send the registration request short message by using the short message mode, where the sent registration request short message carries the status code of the application for opening the WLAN service, and the registration request message is sent. Give a specific WLAN service service number;  a registration receiving module, comprising: an HTML receiving sub-module and a short message receiving sub-module, wherein the HTML receiving sub-module is configured to receive, by using an HTML mode, a response message sent from the WLAN service server and associated with the registration request message, where the receiving message is received The response message is sent with the registration information for the WLAN service authentication, and the short message receiving sub-module is configured to receive the response message sent from the WLAN service service number and associated with the registration request message, where the received response message Carrying registration information for WLAN service authentication; a parsing module, configured to parse the response message from the registration receiving module or the ringing SMS should be obtained to obtain the registration information;  And a storage module, configured to save the registration information for use in WLAN service authentication.  The terminal device according to claim 7, wherein the device further comprises: an authentication module, configured to authenticate the WLAN service according to the registration information, so as to use the WLAN.  The terminal device according to claim 8, wherein the authentication module comprises: an authentication sending submodule, which acquires the saved registration information from the storage module, and sends a WLAN service authentication request message to the portal website. ;  And an authentication receiving submodule, configured to receive an authentication response message associated with the WLAN service authentication request message, where the authentication response message carries an authentication result status code.  The terminal device according to claim 9, wherein the device comprises: a status notification module, configured to display an authentication status according to the authentication result status code.  The terminal device according to any one of claims 7 to 10, wherein the authentication module further comprises:  An encryption submodule, configured to perform a secure transport layer protocol encryption on the authentication request message before the authentication module sends the WLAN service authentication request message;  And a decryption submodule, configured to perform a secure transport layer protocol decryption on the authentication response message after the authentication receiving module receives the authentication response message associated with the WLAN service authentication request message.