Improved airport Wi-Fi autonomous connection method

Abstract

The invention relates to the technical field of Wi-Fi management, in particular to an improved airport Wi-Fi autonomous connection method, which comprises the following steps of: metering the number of people entering an airport in real time based on an airport barrier gate; estimating the number of personnel in the airport within the sending interval time threshold of each flight according to the airport flight information in combination with the number metering result of personnel entering the airport; when the estimation result of the number of people in the airport is greater than the maximum connectable number of the airport Wi-Fi, managing the users connected with the airport Wi-Fi; according to the method, basic protection is brought to airport Wi-Fi through monitoring of the number of personnel in the airport, the network requirements of most personnel groups in the airport are guaranteed, meanwhile, the connection operation of the personnel in the airport is facilitated in the mode of self-fetching the connection account password and randomly generating the connection account password, and when the airport Wi-Fi triggers simultaneous connection of a plurality of users, the connection operation of the personnel in the airport is facilitated. The designated connection logic is provided, ordered connection of airport Wi-Fi users is ensured, and high-quality services with better experience feeling are provided for airport personnel.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of Wi-Fi management, and more particularly to an improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi. Background Art

[0002] Airport Wi-Fi is a wireless network service provided to facilitate passengers' Internet access during processes such as waiting in the airport terminal. It generally covers areas such as the airport terminal hall and boarding gates. Passengers can connect and use it through a simple authentication process, such as SMS verification or following the official airport WeChat public account. Its network speed can usually meet the needs of basic web browsing, information query, instant messaging, etc., enabling passengers to obtain information at any time and stay in touch with the outside world during the waiting period, thus enhancing the waiting experience.

[0003] The invention patent with the application number 201480001753.2 discloses a Wi-Fi network connection method, including: a first Wi-Fi device obtains at least one packet broadcast by a second Wi-Fi device, and each of the packets contains channel information; the first Wi-Fi device determines target channel information based on the channel information in the at least one packet; the first Wi-Fi device accesses the Wi-Fi network according to the target channel information or provides a hotspot service for a user device; the channel information includes a channel list, and the at least one packet includes a plurality of the packets; determining the target channel information based on the channel information in the at least one packet includes: obtaining the plurality of channel lists of the plurality of packets; determining a target channel list based on the plurality of channel lists and using the target channel list as the target channel information: or, the at least one packet includes one packet, and the channel information includes a channel list; determining the target channel information based on the channel information in the at least one packet includes: obtaining the channel list in each packet and using the obtained channel list as the target channel information.

[0004] This application aims to solve the problem that "when Wi-Fi devices use Wi-Fi networks in various countries, they must comply with the Wi-Fi communication requirements of the local country. With the rapid development of Wi-Fi technology, the communication channels and requirements in various countries are constantly changing. Therefore, when the channel list preset on the Wi-Fi device is not updated in a timely manner, it may not be able to use the local Wi-Fi network normally according to the set channel list in different countries."

[0005] However, for the airport Wi-Fi scenario, since it is a shared network and the connected user group is large and random, the existing Wi-Fi connection management technology often cannot serve the Wi-Fi user group well.

[0006] To this end, we propose an improved method for autonomous connection to airport Wi-Fi. Summary of the Invention

[0007] In view of the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art, the present invention provides an improved method for autonomous connection to airport Wi-Fi, which solves the technical problems raised in the above-mentioned background art.

[0008] To achieve the above objectives, the present invention is realized through the following technical solutions: An improved method for autonomous connection to airport Wi-Fi includes: Based on the real-time measurement of the number of people entering the airport by the airport gate, estimate the number of people inside the airport within the interval time threshold for each flight according to the airport flight information combined with the measurement result of the number of people entering the airport; when the estimated result of the number of people inside the airport is greater than the maximum number of connectable airport Wi-Fi, manage the users who have already connected to the airport Wi-Fi; deploy ticket dispensers inside the airport, verify the user's identity through the ticket dispenser, and after the user's identity is verified and passed by the ticket dispenser, the ticket dispenser generates a unique Wi-Fi authentication account and password through the network background; after the ticket dispenser generates the Wi-Fi authentication account and password, simultaneously pop up a Wi-Fi verification website through the built-in display screen, and the user accesses the website corresponding to the verification website according to the prompt of the website pop-up on the electronic device, and enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the website for identity verification, and after the Wi-Fi authentication account and password entered by the user are verified and passed, determine the network connection; monitor the users who are simultaneously performing Wi-Fi network connection in real time, generate a user management queue, and enable the users to enter the Wi-Fi network in sequence based on the user management queue; monitor the network usage information of the network users in the airport Wi-Fi network, and generate a daily usage message of the Wi-Fi network based on the network usage information of the users.

[0009] Furthermore, the airport flight information includes: flight departure time, flight delay time, and flight ticket sales quantity; The estimation logic of the number of people inside the airport is expressed as: ; In the formula: is the number of people inside the airport within the interval time threshold between two adjacent flight departure times; is the number of people entering the airport based on the latest cumulative measurement by the airport gate; is the total number of flights that have departed from the airport; is the ticket sales quantity of the gth flight; wherein, the estimation operation of the number of people inside the airport is continuously executed based on the user-defined cycle at the user end, and based on the above formula, continuously calculate the number of people inside the airport within the interval time threshold corresponding to the latest flight to be dispatched and the latest dispatched flight.

[0010] Furthermore, the management logic of the users connected to the airport Wi-Fi is expressed as: Logic1: Monitor the network speed of the electronic devices used by the users connected to the airport Wi-Fi, monitor the connection duration of the users connected to the airport Wi-Fi, set a protection time threshold, and exclude the users within the protection time threshold from the Wi-Fi user management target; Logic2: Based on the monitoring results of the network speed of the users using electronic devices, sort each user so that the users with low network speed are arranged in the front and the users with high network speed are arranged in the back. Starting from the front position of the sorted queue, kick the users out of the Wi-Fi network; Logic3: Continuously execute the operation of kicking users out of the Wi-Fi network based on the sorted queue until the number of connected users in the Wi-Fi network is less than the preset threshold, and then end; Among them, the ratio of the preset threshold in Logic3 to the maximum number of connectable Wi-Fi devices is user-defined by the system-side users and is less than 0.8.

[0011] Furthermore, the queuing machine deployed inside the airport is any queuing device that can perform queuing operations. During the user identity verification stage of the queuing machine, the verification includes any one of ID card, air ticket, passport, and mobile phone NFC interaction. The Wi-Fi authentication account and password generated by the background of the queuing machine are fed back to the Wi-Fi network in real time, and the user terminal synchronizes the effective time threshold of the Wi-Fi authentication account and password; Among them, the Wi-Fi authentication account and password start counting from the generation time. After the measurement time is greater than the effective time threshold, the Wi-Fi network discards the received Wi-Fi authentication account and password.

[0012] Furthermore, the Wi-Fi verification website pop-up window formats issued by the queuing machine include: text, QR code, and AirDrop.

[0013] Furthermore, after the user accesses the verification website through the verification website and correctly enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the verification website to complete the network connection, the queuing machine synchronously obtains the time interval between the departure time of the flight to which the user belongs and the current time node, and uses the obtained time interval as the effective time threshold of the Wi-Fi authentication account and password. After the effective time threshold ends, kick the user out of the Wi-Fi network.

[0014] Furthermore, after the user accesses the verification website through the verification URL and correctly enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the verification website to complete the network connection, the ticket dispenser synchronously obtains the time interval between the departure time of the flight to which the user belongs and the current time node, and uses the obtained time interval as the validity time threshold of the Wi-Fi authentication account and password. After the validity time threshold ends, the user is kicked out of the Wi-Fi network.

[0015] Furthermore, after the user accesses the verification website through the verification URL and correctly enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the verification website to complete the network connection, the ticket dispenser synchronously obtains the time interval between the departure time of the flight to which the user belongs and the current time node, and uses the obtained time interval as the validity time threshold of the Wi-Fi authentication account and password. After the validity time threshold ends, the user is kicked out of the Wi-Fi network.

[0016] Furthermore, the content of the daily usage message of the Wi-Fi network is the network usage information of network users in the monitored airport Wi-Fi network, including: the historical connection saturation times of the Wi-Fi network, the average Wi-Fi network speed, the historical instantaneous connection average rate of the Wi-Fi network, and the average connection time of Wi-Fi network users.

[0017] Furthermore, after the daily usage message of the Wi-Fi network is generated, it is synchronously transmitted to the ticket dispenser deployed in the airport through the Wi-Fi network and stored in the built-in storage module of the ticket dispenser. Airport management personnel read and download the daily usage message of the Wi-Fi network in the ticket dispenser.

[0018] Adopting the technical solution provided by the present invention, compared with the known public technology, it has the following beneficial effects: The present invention provides an improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi. During the execution of this method, through the monitoring of the number of internal airport personnel, basic protection measures are brought to the airport Wi-Fi, ensuring the network needs of most personnel groups inside the airport. At the same time, in this way of self-obtaining connection account passwords and randomly generating them, the connection operation of internal airport personnel is facilitated. Moreover, when multiple users connect to the airport Wi-Fi simultaneously, a specified connection logic can be provided to ensure the orderly connection of users connecting to the airport Wi-Fi, providing a better quality service with a better experience for airport personnel. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0019] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention or the prior art, the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings required for the description of the embodiments or the prior art. Obviously, the accompanying drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention. For those of ordinary skill in the art, without creative efforts, other drawings can also be obtained based on these drawings.

[0020] Figure 1 It is a schematic structural diagram of an improved airport Wi-Fi autonomous connection method; Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of an example of a number taking machine in the present invention. Specific embodiments

[0021] To make the objectives, technical solutions, and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are some, but not all, of the embodiments of the present invention. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts fall within the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0022] The following further describes the present invention with reference to embodiments.

[0023] Embodiment: An improved airport Wi-Fi autonomous connection method in this embodiment, as Figure 1 shown, includes: Step1: Based on the real-time measurement of the number of people entering the airport by the airport gate, estimate the number of people inside the airport within the time threshold of the interval between flights according to the airport flight information combined with the measurement result of the number of people entering the airport. The airport flight information includes: flight departure time, flight delay time, and flight ticket sales quantity. The estimation logic of the number of people inside the airport is expressed as: ; In the formula: is the number of people inside the airport within the time threshold of the interval between two adjacent flight departures; is the number of people entering the airport based on the latest cumulative measurement by the airport gate; is the total number of flights that have departed from the airport; is the ticket sales quantity of the g-th flight; Among them, the estimation operation of the number of people inside the airport is continuously executed based on the user-defined cycle. Based on the above formula, continuously calculate the number of people inside the airport within the time threshold of the interval between the latest flight to be dispatched and the latest dispatched flight. Limit the number of internal airport personnel with the above logical formula according to the specified estimation logic.

[0024] Step2: When the estimated number of internal airport personnel is greater than the maximum number of devices that can be connected to the airport Wi-Fi, manage the users who have connected to the airport Wi-Fi; The management logic for users who have connected to the airport Wi-Fi is expressed as: Logic1: Monitor the network speed of the electronic devices used by each user who has connected to the airport Wi-Fi, monitor the connection duration of each user who has connected to the airport Wi-Fi, set a protection time threshold, and exclude users within the protection time threshold from the Wi-Fi user management target; Logic2: Based on the monitoring results of the network speed of the electronic devices used by the users, sort each user so that users with a low network speed are arranged in the front and users with a high network speed are arranged in the back. Starting from the front position of the sorted queue, kick users out of the Wi-Fi network; <tmp Logic3: Continuously execute the operation of kicking users out of the Wi-Fi network based on the sorted queue until the number of connected users in the Wi-Fi network is less than a preset threshold, and then end; Among them, the ratio of the preset threshold in Logic3 to the maximum number of devices that can be connected to the Wi-Fi is user-defined by the system-side user and is less than 0.8; Step3: Deploy a ticket dispenser inside the airport. Verify the user's identity through the ticket dispenser. After the user's identity is verified and passed by the ticket dispenser, the ticket dispenser generates a unique Wi-Fi authentication account and password through the network background; The ticket dispenser deployed inside the airport is any kind of ticket-taking device that can perform ticket-taking operations. During the stage of verifying the user's identity by the ticket dispenser, the verification includes any one of ID card, air ticket, passport, and mobile phone NFC interaction. The Wi-Fi authentication account and password generated by the background of the ticket dispenser are fed back to the Wi-Fi network in real time, and the user terminal synchronizes the effective time threshold of the Wi-Fi authentication account and password; Among them, the Wi-Fi authentication account and password start counting from the generation time. After the measurement time is greater than the effective time threshold, the Wi-Fi network discards the received Wi-Fi authentication account and password; The Wi-Fi verification website pop-up window format issued by the ticket dispenser includes: text, QR code, and AirDrop; Step4: After the ticket dispenser generates the Wi-Fi authentication account and password, it simultaneously issues a Wi-Fi verification website pop-up window through the built-in display screen. The user uses the electronic device to access the website corresponding to the verification website according to the prompt of the website pop-up window, and enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the website for identity verification. After the Wi-Fi authentication account and password entered by the user are verified, the network connection is determined; After the user accesses the verification website through the verification URL and correctly enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the verification website to complete the network connection, the ticket dispenser synchronously obtains the time interval between the departure time of the flight to which the user belongs and the current time node, and uses the obtained time interval as the valid time threshold for the Wi-Fi authentication account and password. After the valid time threshold ends, the user is kicked out of the Wi-Fi network; User management queue generation stage: Obtain the time interval between the departure time of the flight to which each user belongs and the current time node through the ticket dispenser, and sort each user based on the length of the time interval, so that users with longer time intervals are arranged at the back, and users with shorter time intervals are arranged at the front, so that the users arranged at the front in the sorted queue enter the Wi-Fi network first; Among them, the sorted queue for users to enter the Wi-Fi network is triggered only when the number of users performing Wi-Fi network connections simultaneously is greater than 2; Step5: Monitor the users performing Wi-Fi network connections in real time, generate a user management queue, and enable users to enter the Wi-Fi network in sequence based on the user management queue; Step6: Monitor the network usage information of network users in the airport Wi-Fi network, and generate a daily Wi-Fi network usage message based on the network usage information of the users; The content of the daily Wi-Fi network usage message is the network usage information of network users in the monitored airport Wi-Fi network, including: the historical connection saturation times of the Wi-Fi network, the average Wi-Fi network speed, the historical instantaneous connection average rate of the Wi-Fi network, and the average connection time of Wi-Fi network users; After the daily Wi-Fi network usage message is generated, it is synchronously transmitted to the ticket dispenser deployed in the airport through the Wi-Fi network and stored in the built-in storage module of the ticket dispenser. Airport management personnel read and download the daily Wi-Fi network usage message in the ticket dispenser; When users in the airport Wi-Fi network are all in a full-load state during the corresponding periods of two consecutive estimation operations of the number of airport internal personnel, the airport Wi-Fi synchronously triggers the network speed equal distribution operation, so that the network configurations used by all users in the airport Wi-Fi network are equal.

[0025] In this embodiment, the method in the above embodiment greatly improves the Internet experience of passengers and significantly shortens the connection time. Secondly, the stability is significantly enhanced, reducing signal abnormal interruption and lag phenomena. Whether watching videos, processing emails or browsing information, it can be carried out smoothly. Moreover, the security is more guaranteed. By adopting the advanced random key distribution technology, it effectively prevents the leakage of personal information, allowing passengers to surf the Internet with confidence, and reducing the airport operation and maintenance costs. There is no need for a large number of personnel to assist passengers in connecting to Wi-Fi, improving the overall service efficiency of the airport.

[0026] In summary, during the execution of the method in the above embodiment, through the monitoring of the number of internal airport personnel, it brings basic protection measures to the airport Wi-Fi, ensuring the network needs of most personnel groups within the airport. At the same time, in the way of self-obtaining the connection account password and random generation, it facilitates the connection operation of internal airport personnel. At the same time, when multiple users connect to the airport Wi-Fi simultaneously, it can provide a specified connection logic to ensure the orderly connection of users connecting to the airport Wi-Fi, providing a better quality service with a better experience for airport personnel.

[0027] The above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the present invention, rather than to limit it; although the present invention has been described in detail with reference to the foregoing embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art should understand that: they can still modify the technical solutions recorded in the foregoing embodiments, or perform equivalent replacements for some of the technical features; and these modifications or replacements will not make the essence of the corresponding technical solutions deviate from the spirit and scope of the technical solutions of the various embodiments of the present invention.

Claims

1. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi, characterized in that, Including: Step 1: Based on the real-time measurement of the number of people entering the airport through the airport gate, estimate the number of people inside the airport within the interval time threshold for each flight according to the airport flight information combined with the measurement result of the number of people entering the airport. Step 2: When the estimated result of the number of people inside the airport is greater than the maximum connectable number of the airport Wi-Fi, manage the users who have connected to the airport Wi-Fi. Step 3: Deploy a ticket dispenser inside the airport. Verify the user's identity through the ticket dispenser. After the user's identity is verified and passed by the ticket dispenser, the ticket dispenser generates a unique Wi-Fi authentication account and password through the network background. Step 4: After the ticket dispenser generates the Wi-Fi authentication account and password, simultaneously pop up a Wi-Fi verification website address through the built-in display screen. The user accesses the website corresponding to the verification website address according to the prompt of the website address pop-up on the electronic device, and enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the website for identity verification. After the Wi-Fi authentication account and password entered by the user are verified and passed, the network connection is determined. Step 5: Monitor the users who are simultaneously performing Wi-Fi network connections in real time, generate a user management queue, and enable the users to enter the Wi-Fi network in sequence based on the user management queue. Step 6: Monitor the network usage information of the network users in the airport Wi-Fi network, and generate a daily usage message of the Wi-Fi network based on the network usage information of the users.

2. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1, characterized in that The airport flight information includes: flight departure time, flight delay time, and flight ticket sales quantity. The estimation logic of the number of people inside the airport is expressed as: ； Wherein: is the number of airport internal personnel within the time threshold of the time interval between two adjacent flight departures; is the number of personnel entering the airport internal area based on the latest cumulative measurement of the airport access control; is the total number of flights already departed from the airport; is the ticket sales quantity of the g-th flight; Among them, the estimation operation of the number of people inside the airport is continuously executed based on the user-defined cycle at the user end. Based on the above formula, continuously calculate the number of people inside the airport within the interval time threshold corresponding to the latest flight to be dispatched and the latest dispatched flight.

3. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1, characterized in that, The management logic of the users who have connected to the airport Wi-Fi is expressed as: Logic 1: Monitor the network speed of each user who has connected to the airport Wi-Fi using the electronic device, monitor the connection duration of each user who has connected to the airport Wi-Fi, set a protection time threshold, and exclude the users within the protection time threshold from the Wi-Fi user management target. Logic 2: Based on the monitoring result of the network speed of the users using the electronic device, sort each user so that the users with low network speed are arranged in the front and the users with high network speed are arranged in the back. Starting from the front position of the sorted queue, kick the users out of the Wi-Fi network. Logic 3: Continuously execute the operation of kicking the users out of the Wi-Fi network based on the sorted queue until the number of connected users in the Wi-Fi network is less than the preset threshold, and then end. Among them, the ratio of the preset threshold in Logic 3 to the maximum connectable number of Wi-Fi is user-defined by the system end user and is less than 0.

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4. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1, characterized in that, The ticket-taking machine deployed inside the airport is any ticket-taking device capable of performing ticket-taking operations. During the stage of verifying the user's identity by the ticket-taking machine, the verification includes any one of ID card, air ticket, passport, and mobile phone NFC interaction. The Wi-Fi authentication account and password generated by the ticket-taking machine's background are fed back to the Wi-Fi network in real time, and the user terminal synchronizes the valid time threshold of the custom Wi-Fi authentication account and password. Among them, the Wi-Fi authentication account and password start counting from the generation time. After the measurement time is greater than the valid time threshold, the Wi-Fi network discards the received Wi-Fi authentication account and password.

5. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1, characterized in that, The Wi-Fi verification website pop-up window formats issued by the ticket-taking machine include: text, QR code, and AirDrop.

6. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1, characterized in that, After the user accesses the verification website through the verification website and correctly enters the Wi-Fi authentication account and password in the verification website to complete the network connection, the ticket-taking machine synchronously obtains the time interval between the departure time of the user's affiliated flight and the current time node, and uses the obtained time interval as the valid time threshold of the Wi-Fi authentication account and password. After the valid time threshold ends, the user is kicked out of the Wi-Fi network.

7. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1 or 6, characterized in that The user management queue generation stage: The ticket-taking machine is used to obtain the time interval between the departure time of each user's affiliated flight and the current time node, and sort each user based on the length of the time interval, so that users with longer time intervals are arranged at the back, and users with shorter time intervals are arranged at the front, so that the users arranged at the front in the sorted queue enter the Wi-Fi network first. Among them, the sorting queue for users to enter the Wi-Fi network is triggered only when the number of users simultaneously performing Wi-Fi network connections is greater than 2.

8. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 2, characterized in that, During the corresponding periods of two consecutive estimation operations of the number of airport internal personnel, when all users in the airport Wi-Fi network are in a full-load state, the airport Wi-Fi synchronously triggers the operation of evenly distributing the network speed, so that the network configurations used by all users in the airport Wi-Fi network are equal.

9. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1, characterized in that, The content of the Wi-Fi network daily usage message is the network usage information of network users in the monitored airport Wi-Fi network, including: the historical connection saturation times of the Wi-Fi network, the average network speed allocation of the Wi-Fi network, the historical instantaneous connection average rate of the Wi-Fi network, and the average connection time of Wi-Fi network users.

10. An improved method for autonomous connection of airport Wi-Fi according to claim 1, characterized in that, After the Wi-Fi network daily usage message is generated, it is synchronously transmitted to the ticket-taking machine deployed inside the airport through the Wi-Fi network and stored in the built-in storage module of the ticket-taking machine. Airport management personnel read and download the Wi-Fi network daily usage message in the ticket-taking machine.

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