# US 11,451,946 B2 · Method for establishing wireless communication connection, and device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,451,946 B2 - Document ID: US11451946B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 16/624,683 - Filed: 2017-06-30 - Published: 2020-04-09 - Granted: 2022-09-20 - Earliest claimed: 2017-06-30 - Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Peng Zhao; Yongpan Xu; Guangze Zhu - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11451946B2 ## CPC - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04L 51/58: Message adaptation for wireless communication - H04W 52/0254: {detecting a user operation or a tactile contact or a motion of the device} - H04W 52/0277: {according to available power supply, e.g. switching off when a low battery condition is detected} - H04W 76/10: Connection setup - H04W 76/11: Allocation or use of connection identifiers - H04W 76/14: Direct-mode setup - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract A method includes a first device and sends a network scanning request to a second device over a short-range wireless communication connection between the first device and the second device; the first device receives a scanning result that is of at least one first wireless signal and that is sent by the second device; and the first device sends a wireless connection request to at least one third device based on a wireless signal scanning result to establish a wireless connection to the at least one third device, where the wireless signal scanning result includes the scanning result of the at least one first wireless signal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A wireless communication connection method implemented by a first device, wherein the wireless communication connection method comprises: stopping scanning a first wireless signal, wherein stopping the scanning comprises: displaying a first interface in response to a first user input, wherein the first interface is a display interface of a first application, and wherein the first interface comprises a wireless control option; and stop scanning the first wireless signal in response to a second user input for the wireless control option; sending, in response to stopping the scanning, a network scanning request to a second device over a short-range wireless communication connection between the first device and the second device, wherein the network scanning request instructs the second device to scan the first wireless signal; receiving a first scanning result of the first wireless signal from the second device; scanning a second wireless signal to obtain a second scanning result, wherein the second wireless signal is of a different type and/or a frequency band than the first wireless signal; and sending a wireless connection request to a third device to establish a wireless connection to the third device based on one or more wireless signal scanning results, wherein the one or more wireless signal scanning results comprise the first scanning result and the second scanning result. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The wireless communication connection method of claim 1, wherein before sending the wireless connection request to the third device, the wireless communication connection method further comprises displaying the one or more wireless signal scanning results, wherein the one or more wireless signal scanning results comprise either the first scanning result, or both the first scanning result and the second scanning result, and wherein sending the wireless connection request to the third device based on the one or more wireless signal scanning results further comprises: detecting a user selection for the one or more wireless signal scanning results; and sending the wireless connection request to the third device corresponding to the user selection. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The wireless communication connection method of claim 1, wherein stopping the scanning of the first wireless signal further comprises: stopping the scanning of the first wireless signal when remaining battery power of the first device is lower than a first preset threshold; or stopping the scanning of the first wireless signal in response to a third user input. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The wireless communication connection method of claim 1, wherein stopping the scanning of the first wireless signal further comprises displaying the first interface when remaining battery power of the first device is lower than a first preset threshold and, in response to a fourth user input for the wireless control option in the first interface, stopping scanning of the first wireless signal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The wireless communication connection method of claim 4, wherein the first interface further comprises a type indication option, a signal range option, or an object indication option, wherein the type indication option sets a type of a wireless device that transmits the first wireless signal, wherein the signal range option sets a frequency band range of the first wireless signal, and wherein the object indication option sets an identifier of the wireless device that transmits the first wireless signal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The wireless communication connection method of claim 1, wherein the first wireless signal comprises a wireless signal transmitted by a base station, and wherein the second wireless signal comprises a Wi-Fi signal and/or a BLUETOOTH signal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The wireless communication connection method of claim 1, wherein the first scanning result comprises an identifier of the first device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The wireless communication connection method of claim 1, wherein the first scanning result comprises an identifier of the first wireless signal. ### Claim 9 A first device comprising: a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the first device to be configured to: stop scanning a first wireless signal, wherein to stop scanning the first wireless signal, the instructions further cause the first device to be configured to: display a first interface in response to a first user input, wherein the first interface is a display interface of a first application, and wherein the first interface comprises a wireless control option; and stop scanning the first wireless signal in response to a second user input for the wireless control option; send, in response to stopping scanning of the first wireless signal, a network scanning request to a second device over a short-range wireless communication connection between the first device and the second device, wherein the network scanning request instructs the second device to scan the first wireless signal; receive a first scanning result of the first wireless signal from the second device; scan a second wireless signal to obtain a second scanning result, wherein the second wireless signal is of a different type and/or a frequency band than the first wireless signal; and send a wireless connection request to a third device to establish a wireless connection to the third device based on a one or more wireless signal scanning results, wherein the one or more wireless signal scanning results comprise the first scanning result and the second scanning result. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The first device of claim 9, wherein before sending the wireless connection request to the third device, the instructions further cause the first device to be configured to display the one or more wireless signal scanning results, wherein the one or more wireless signal scanning results comprise either the first scanning result, or both the first scanning result and the second scanning result, and wherein the instructions are configured to cause the first device to send the wireless connection request to the third device by causing the third device to: detect user selection for the one or more wireless signal scanning results; and send the wireless connection request to the third device corresponding to the user selection. ### Claim 11 (depends on 9) The first device of claim 9, wherein to stop scanning the first wireless signal, the instructions further cause the first device to be configured to: stop scanning the first wireless signal when remaining battery power of the first device is lower than a first preset threshold; or stop scanning the first wireless signal in response to a third user input. ### Claim 12 (depends on 9) The first device of claim 9, wherein to stop scanning the first wireless signal, the instructions further cause the first device to be configured to display the first interface when remaining battery power of the first device is lower than a first preset threshold, and stop scanning the first wireless signal in response to the second user input for the wireless control option. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The first device of claim 12, wherein the first interface further comprises a type indication option, a signal range option, or an object indication option, wherein the type indication option sets a type of a wireless device that transmits the first wireless signal, wherein the signal range option sets a frequency band range of the first wireless signal, and wherein the object indication option sets an identifier of the wireless device that transmits the first wireless signal. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The first device of claim 9, wherein the first wireless signal comprises a wireless signal transmitted by a base station, and wherein the second wireless signal comprises a Wi-Fi signal and/or a BLUETOOTH signal. ### Claim 15 A computer program product comprising computer-executable instructions stored on a non-transitory computer-readable medium that, when executed by a first device, cause the first device to: stop scanning a first wireless signal, wherein to stop scanning the first wireless signal, the computer-executable instructions further cause the first device to: display a first interface in response to first user input, wherein the first interface is a display interface of a first application, and wherein the first interface comprises a wireless control option; and stop scanning the first wireless signal in response to second user input for the wireless control option; send, in response to stopping scanning the first wireless signal, a network scanning request to a second device over a short-range wireless communication connection between the first device and the second device, wherein the network scanning request instructs the second device to scan the first wireless signal; receive a first scanning result of the first wireless signal from the second device; scan a second wireless signal to obtain a second scanning result, wherein the second wireless signal is of a different type and/or a frequency band than the first wireless signal; and send a wireless connection request to a third device to establish a wireless connection based on one or more wireless signal scanning results, wherein the one or more wireless signal scanning results comprise the first scanning result and the second scanning result. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein before sending the wireless connection request to the third device, computer-executable instructions further cause the first device to display the one or more wireless signal scanning results, wherein the one or more wireless signal scanning results comprise either the first scanning result, or the first scanning result and the second scanning result, and wherein to send the wireless connection request to the third device, the computer-executable instructions further cause the first device to: detect user selection for the one or more wireless signal scanning results; and send the wireless connection request to the third device corresponding to the user selection. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein to stop scanning the first wireless signal, the computer-executable instructions further cause the first device to stop scanning the first wireless signal when remaining battery power of the first device is lower than a first preset threshold. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the first interface further comprises a type indication option, a signal range option, or an object indication option, wherein the type indication option sets a type of a wireless device that transmits the first wireless signal, wherein the signal range option sets a frequency band range of the first wireless signal, and wherein the object indication option sets an identifier of the wireless device that transmits the first wireless signal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein to stop scanning the first wireless signal, the computer-executable instructions further cause the first device to: display a first interface when remaining battery power of the first device is lower than a first preset threshold; and stop scanning the first wireless signal in response to a fourth user input for the wireless control option. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the first wireless signal comprises a wireless signal transmitted by a base station, and wherein the second wireless signal comprises a Wi-Fi signal and/or a BLUETOOTH signal.