Hotspot Connection Method for Traffic Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing methods for connecting to a hotspot from a mobile device lead to excessive traffic consumption due to automatically executed programs when the device connects to a network, causing inconvenience and increased costs for users.
Innovation Solution
A hotspot connection method that prompts the user to agree to open a hotspot and to disable automatically executed programs, allowing the device to switch to a trigger traffic application mode and connect to the hotspot Wi-Fi only after disabling specified programs.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the electronic device automatically executes programs when connected to hotspot Wi-Fi, then the device can perform system upgrades, application updates, and other maintenance tasks automatically, but the terminal device consumes excessive traffic
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by disabling automatic program execution before the electronic device connects to hotspot Wi-Fi. The terminal device sends a disabling instruction to the electronic device prior to connection, preventing automatic programs from running and consuming traffic during the hotspot session. This proactive measure ensures that traffic-consuming automatic executions are blocked before they can occur.
2Loss of energy
If the user sets a traffic threshold to restrict automatic program execution, then traffic consumption can be controlled, but the user needs to adaptively adjust the threshold for different scenarios causing inconvenience
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the traffic control mechanism from the electronic device and relocates it to the terminal device. Instead of requiring the user to configure and adjust thresholds on the electronic device, the terminal device centrally manages and controls which automatic programs are disabled. This removes the complex threshold adjustment task from the user's hands and consolidates control in one location, simplifying the operation.
3Loss of energy
If the terminal device enables charging for traffic mode with a threshold setting, then programs exceeding the threshold are restricted from automatic execution, but the user still needs to manually adjust the threshold for different usage scenarios
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies universality by making the terminal device serve multiple functions: it acts as both the hotspot provider and the central controller for traffic management. The terminal device can dynamically control automatic program execution on the electronic device based on real-time traffic status, eliminating the need for separate threshold configuration mechanisms and reducing overall system complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention discloses a hotspot connection method, a terminal device, and an electronic device. When successfully establishing a communication connection to an electronic device, the terminal device displays a first query pop-up window, to query a user whether to allow to open a hotspot to the electronic device. When receiving an instruction that allows to open the hotspot to the electronic device, the terminal device closes the first query pop-up window, and displays a second query pop-up window, to query the user whether to disable an automatic program. The automatic program is a program that is automatically executed by the electronic device in a network connected state. The terminal device obtains a program indication set submitted by the user by using the second query pop-up window. A program indication is used to indicate a target program that is specified by the user to be disabled. The terminal device sends a processing instruction to the electronic device, to indicate the electronic device to connect to the hotspot after the electronic device disables all target programs indicated by the program indication set. This implements a trigger traffic use mode. This application avoids excessive consumption of terminal traffic when an end of the electronic device is more adaptable to the terminal traffic during hotspot use.