# US 9,003,046 B2 · Network access method, terminal device, server, and communication system

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- Number: US 9,003,046 B2
- Document ID: US9003046B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/284,039
- Filed: 2011-10-28
- Published: 2012-02-23
- Granted: 2015-04-07
- Earliest claimed: 2009-04-28
- Assignees: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Jian Yang; Shunan Fan; Lei Wang
- Inventors: Jian Yang; Shunan Fan; Lei Wang
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US9003046B2

## CPC

- H04W 48/18: Selecting a network or a communication service
- H04W 48/14: using user query {or user detection}
- 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 access method, a terminal device, a server, and a communication system are provided. The method includes: querying corresponding parameters of connection according to a service type; and accessing a network by using the queried parameters of connection. Compared with the prior art in which the network is accessed by attempting to access one by one, the technical solution directly acquires correct parameters of connection for accessing the network without establishing a large number of redundant connection attempts, thereby greatly improving network access efficiency, reducing access time, decreasing a system load and network burden, and improving user experience.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of accessing a GPRS network, implemented by a terminal device, comprising:
Identifying, by the terminal device, a service type of a service, wherein the service type can be represented as an application ID or a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) type;
sending, by the terminal device, a request message to a Service GPRS Support Node (SGSN) for querying a parameter of connection corresponding to the service type if the parameter of connection corresponding to the service type are not found at the terminal device, wherein the parameter of connection includes a connection type parameter which is used to indicate a connection type, or a connection attribute parameter which is used to indicate connection attribute information of a designated connection type access, or a proxy attribute parameter which is used to indicate whether a proxy is needed by the connection; and
accessing, by the terminal device, a network according to the parameter of connection returned by the SGSN.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein the request message is sent through a packet domain access request message, a HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) request message, or a Domain Name System (DNS) request message.

### Claim 3

A terminal device having a Central Processing Unit (CPU), wherein the CPU comprises:
an identification unit, configured to identify a service type of a network service, wherein the service type can be represented as an application ID or a Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions (MIME) tyke;
a parameter of connection query unit, configured to send a request message to a Service GPRS Support Node (SGSN) for querying a parameter of connection corresponding to the service type if the parameter of connection corresponding to the service type is not found at the terminal device, wherein the parameter of connection includes a connection type parameter which is used to indicate a connection type, or a connection attribute parameter which is used to indicate connection attribute information of a designated connection type access, or a proxy attribute parameter which is used to indicate whether a proxy is needed by the connection; and
an access control unit, configured to access a network according to the parameter of connection returned by the SGSN.

### Claim 4 (depends on 3)

The terminal device according to claim 3, wherein the parameter of connection query unit comprises:
a storage unit, configured to save a parameter of connection corresponding to each service type; and
a query unit, configured to query a parameter of connection corresponding to the service type identified by the identification unit in the storage unit.

### Claim 5 (depends on 3)

The terminal device according to claim 3, further comprising:
a query request sending unit, configured to send a request message to a network server by using a default parameter of connection, wherein the request message comprises the service type; and
a parameter receiving unit, configured to receive the queried parameter of connection returned by the network server.