发明名称 |
System and Method for Temporarily Joining a WiFi Network |
摘要 |
A system, method and station used to establish a guest connection to a WiFi network. A first station establishes a first connection to a second station using a first communication mechanism, receives a data block from the second station, the data block including network information based upon a Basic Service Set (BSS) identification (BSSID) corresponding to a access point of a WiFi network to which the second station has connected, authentication information for connecting to the WiFi network and a time field indicating an amount of time the first station is allowed to access the WiFi network using the data block, establishes a second connection to the WiFi network using a second communication mechanism based upon the network information and authentication information of the data block and disconnects the second connection when the amount of time expires. |
申请公布号 |
US2015350911(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2015.12.03 |
申请号 |
US201414292524 |
申请日期 |
2014.05.30 |
申请人 |
APPLE INC. |
发明人 |
PALLEN Vinesh;KASTEN Welly;SHAMIS Artiom;CHHABRA Kapil |
分类号 |
H04W12/08;H04W48/08;H04W12/06;H04W76/02 |
主分类号 |
H04W12/08 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A method, comprising:
at a first station:
establishing a first connection to a second station using a first communication mechanism;receiving a data block from the second station, the data block including network information based upon a Basic Service Set (BSS) identification (BSSID) corresponding to a access point of a WiFi network to which the second station has connected, authentication information for connecting to the WiFi network and a time field indicating an amount of time the first station is allowed to access the WiFi network using the data block;establishing a second connection to the WiFi network using a second communication mechanism based upon the network information and authentication information of the data block; anddisconnecting the second connection when the amount of time expires. |
地址 |
CUPERTINO CA US |