AP Connection via Graphic Identifier and Server Lookup
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current WiFi AP connection methods are cumbersome and time-consuming due to the need to manually enter complex SSID and password information, leading to potential connection failures and privacy concerns when sharing access.
Innovation Solution
A method involving a graphic identifier, such as a two-dimensional code, is used to scan and connect to a target AP, where the terminal acquires connection information from a server based on the AP's identity and operating system, enabling quick, secure, and password-free connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual entry of SSID and password is used for AP connection, then connection security is maintained, but connection speed and convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-generating and displaying the SSID and password information on a reference terminal before connection. This allows the user to capture the displayed information (e.g., through screenshot or visual reading) and quickly input it into the target terminal, eliminating the need for complex manual entry during the connection process itself. The connection information is prepared in advance in a readily accessible format.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent employs copying by transferring the SSID and password information from a reference terminal to a target terminal. Instead of manually typing complex passwords, the user captures the displayed connection information (copying it visually or through screenshot) and reproduces it in the target device's connection field, significantly reducing input errors and time.
2Reliability
If complex SSID and password are used for AP connection, then connection security is improved, but connection accuracy and ease of use worsen
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses copying to transfer the exact SSID and password information from the reference terminal to the target terminal. By visually capturing or screenshotting the displayed connection details and reproducing them precisely, the user avoids manual typing errors even with complex passwords, thereby maintaining high connection success rates while simplifying the operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical typing process with visual capture and reproduction methods. Instead of manually typing complex passwords (mechanical input), the user captures the displayed information visually or through screenshot functionality and reproduces it, substituting the error-prone mechanical typing process with a more accurate visual-copy method.
3Adaptability or versatility
If AP connection information is shared manually, then network access is enabled, but user privacy protection deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and displays only the necessary connection information (SSID and password) in a controlled, temporary manner on the reference terminal's display. The information is taken out from the secure storage, displayed briefly for capture purposes, and then the terminal can be disconnected. This limits exposure of the password to only the necessary duration and scope, protecting privacy while enabling sharing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent performs preliminary display of the connection information on the reference terminal before the actual connection process. The SSID and password are shown in advance in a controlled environment, allowing the user to capture them quickly. After capture, the reference terminal can be disconnected or the information hidden, preventing prolonged exposure and protecting the password from unauthorized viewing or interception.
Data Source
AI summary
The present disclosure discloses an access point (AP) connection method, a terminal, and a server, and relates to the field of network technologies. The method includes: scanning a graphic identifier of a target AP, to obtain address information of the target AP, where the address information includes at least an identity of the target AP; acquiring, according to the identity and an operating system identifier of a terminal, target AP connection information prestored in a server; and connecting to the target AP according to the target AP connection information. In the present disclosure, after scanning a graphic identifier of a target AP, a terminal acquires, according to the identity and an operating system identifier of a terminal, target AP connection information prestored in a server; and connects to the target AP according to the target AP connection information, thereby implementing a connection to the target AP according to the graphic identifier of the target AP, which not only is convenient and fast, and time-saving and energy-saving, but also avoids, no matter how complex the access password is, a connection failure due to an excessively complex access password during a connection.