# US 11,310,239 B2 · Network connection method, hotspot terminal and management terminal > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,310,239 B2 - Document ID: US11310239B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/781,851 - Filed: 2020-02-04 - Published: 2020-06-04 - Granted: 2022-04-19 - Earliest claimed: 2014-05-31 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Zhen Zhong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11310239B2 ## CPC - H04L 63/102: {Entity profiles} - H04L 63/0876: {based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint} - H04L 67/306: User profiles - H04W 12/08: Access security - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 12/43: using shared identity modules, e.g. SIM sharing - H04W 48/02: Access restriction performed under specific conditions - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W 88/06: adapted for operation in multiple networks {or having at least two operational modes}, e.g. multi-mode terminals - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A network connection method, a hotspot terminal, and a management terminal are provided. A hotspot terminal receives an Internet access request sent by a mobile terminal, sends an input request to the mobile terminal according to the received Internet access request; receives user identity information sent by the mobile terminal; receives a permission confirmation instruction that is entered by an administrator according to the user identity information; determines Internet access permission of the mobile terminal according to the received permission confirmation instruction. According to the network connection method provided in the embodiments of the present application, the tedious and complex process where a mobile terminal logging into a remote network by using a hotspot terminal is significantly improved. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of accessing an Internet service in a system comprising first and second electronic devices and a wireless router, the method comprises: scanning, by the first electronic device, for available networks in the system; displaying, by the first electronic device, names of first and second service set identifiers (SSIDs) for first and second available networks, respectively, provided by the wireless router, wherein the first available network is encrypted and the second available network is not encrypted, and wherein the first and second available networks are provided by a same wireless router; accessing, by the first electronic device, the second available network; sending, by the first electronic device, a request for accessing the Internet service; receiving, by the second electronic device, the request by the first electronic device for accessing the Internet service; detecting, by the second electronic device, a gesture which confirms that the first electronic device is permitted to access the Internet service via the wireless router; in response to detecting the gesture by the second device, permitting, by the wireless router, the first electronic device to access the Internet service; accessing, by the first electronic device, the Internet service via the wireless router; and setting, by the wireless router, an Internet access limitation for the first electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method according to claim 1, before sending, by the first electronic device, the request for accessing the Internet service, the method further comprising: displaying, by the first electronic device, an icon prompting a user of the first electronic device to request access to the Internet service; and detecting, by the first electronic device, user interaction at the displayed icon in response to a request from the user for access to the Internet service. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method according to claim 2, after sending, by the first electronic device, the request for accessing the Internet service, and before detecting, by the second electronic device, the gesture, the method further comprising: displaying, by the second electronic device, an indication of an identity (ID) for the first electronic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method according to claim 3, wherein the ID for the first electronic device comprises at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of: a user name, a user nickname, a user phone number, phone model, and user convention information. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein an indicator of the first SSID indicates that the first available network is encrypted. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein an indicator of the second SSID indicates that the second available network is not encrypted. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the names of the first and second SSIDs indicate that both the first and second available networks are provided by a same wireless router. ### Claim 8 An electronic device comprising at least one processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to execute one or more program codes stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium, and the non-transitory computer readable medium is configured to store the program codes which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: scan for available networks; display names of first and second service set identifiers (SSIDs) for first and second available networks, respectively, provided by a wireless router, wherein the first available network is encrypted, the second available network is not encrypted, and the first and second available networks are provided by the wireless router; access the second available network; display a user interface prompting a user of the electronic device to request access to an Internet service; detect a user interaction with the user interface, and in response to detecting the user interaction with the user interface, generating a request for accessing the Internet service, wherein the request comprises an identity (ID) of the electronic device; receive information indicating access to the Internet service is allowed; and access the Internet service via the wireless router, wherein an Internet access limitation for the electronic device is set. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The electronic device according to claim 8, wherein the ID of the electronic device comprises at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of: a user name, a user nickname, a user phone number, phone model, and user convention information. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein an indicator of the first SSID indicates that the first available network is encrypted. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein an indicator of the second SSID indicates that the second available network is not encrypted. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the names of the first and second SSIDs indicate that both the first and second available networks are provided by a same wireless router. ### Claim 13 A wireless router comprising at least one processor and a non-transitory computer readable medium coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute program codes stored in the non-transitory computer readable medium, and the non-transitory computer readable medium is configured to store the program codes which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the wireless router to: provide first and second service set identifiers (SSIDs) for first and second available networks, wherein the first available network is encrypted and the second available network is not encrypted, and wherein the first and second available networks are provided by a same wireless router; receive a request from a first electronic device for accessing an Internet service, wherein the request comprising an identity (ID) of the first electronic device; receive a response from a second electronic device confirming that the first electronic device is permitted to access the Internet service; allow the first electronic device to access the Internet service via the wireless router; and set an Internet access limitation for the first electronic device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The wireless router according to claim 13, wherein the ID of the first electronic device comprises at least one piece of information selected from the group consisting of: a user name, a user nickname, a user phone number, phone model, and user convention information. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The wireless router of claim 13, wherein an indicator of the first SSID indicates that the first available network is encrypted. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The wireless router of claim 13, wherein an indicator of the second SSID indicates that the second available network is not encrypted. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The wireless router of claim 13, wherein the names of the first and second SSIDs indicate that both the first and second available networks are provided by a same wireless router.