CN108307359A - A kind of method, terminal and system that hot spot is shared - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the present invention discloses a hotspot sharing method, terminal and system. The method may include: the first terminal opens a WiFi hotspot; the first terminal acquires an updated WiFi hotspot by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data. Network protocol data; the first terminal broadcasts the updated WiFi network protocol data through SSID.

Description

A hotspot sharing method, terminal and system

technical field

The present invention relates to wireless network technology, and in particular to a hotspot sharing method, terminal and system.

Background technique

At present, mobile devices are used more and more widely and frequently, and public WiFi networks have not yet been fully popularized. application), and there is no corresponding WiFi hotspot around, usually let friends share a mobile phone hotspot for us to use.

When we connect to the hotspot of the other party's mobile phone, our mobile phone does not know that the other party is a hotspot opened by the mobile phone, so it will treat the mobile hotspot shared by the other party as a fixed WiFi hotspot, and there are many running tasks in the background of the mobile phone in the network state When it is found that the network type is WiFi, it will perform related synchronization and update actions, and what’s more, it will perform background upgrades. Therefore, when we connect to this mobile phone hotspot and download what we need, we often find that the traffic actually provided by the other party is much larger than the traffic we actually use. This is the reason for the large background traffic consumption problem caused by mobile hotspot sharing.

Contents of the invention

In order to solve the existing technical problems, the embodiments of the present invention expect to provide a hotspot sharing method, terminal and system to solve the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

In order to achieve the above object, the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention is achieved in this way:

In the first aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a hotspot sharing method, the method is applied to a first terminal side that provides WiFi hotspot sharing, and the method includes:

The first terminal opens a WiFi hotspot;

The first terminal acquires updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data;

The first terminal broadcasts the updated WiFi network protocol data through SSID.

In the above solution, the hotspot indication information is used to indicate that the updated WiFi network protocol data is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing.

In the above solution, the first terminal obtains updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data, including:

The first terminal adds the hotspot indication information to a reserved space in an existing WiFi network protocol data frame to obtain updated WiFi network protocol data.

In the above solution, the first terminal obtains updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data, including:

After the first terminal turns on the WiFi hotspot, it calls the hostapd process to complete the setting of the configuration file; and,

The first terminal instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol through the hostapd process, and acquires updated WiFi network protocol data.

Correspondingly, both the hostapd process and the WiFi driver are inside the first terminal, and the first terminal instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol through the hostapd process, including:

The hostapd process sends a hotspot indication information addition request to the WiFi driver; and,

The WiFi driver adds hotspot indication information in the reserved space of the WiFi network protocol data frame.

In a second aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a hotspot sharing method, the method is applied to a second terminal side that uses WiFi hotspot sharing, and the method includes:

When the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, obtains the WiFi network protocol data;

The second terminal analyzes the WiFi network protocol data;

When the WiFi network protocol data includes hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.

In the above solution, the hotspot indication information is used to indicate that the WiFi network protocol data acquired by the second terminal is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing.

Correspondingly, when the WiFi network protocol data includes hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot, including:

When the reserved space of the WiFi network protocol data frame contains hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.

In the above solution, when the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, it obtains the WiFi network protocol data, including:

The second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot within a preset distance; and,

After the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, it acquires corresponding WiFi network protocol data through the SSID.

In the above scheme, when the WiFi network protocol data does not contain hotspot indication information, the method further includes: the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and according to the existing WiFi hotspot Connection method to connect.

Correspondingly, the flow control of the network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot specifically includes:

When the second terminal needs to use traffic, the second terminal displays a prompt message; wherein, the prompt message is used to prompt whether to use traffic, specifically including:

When the second terminal receives the first response instruction for the prompt message, the second terminal prompts the user to confirm the download, and disconnects the user's background application to download data;

When the second terminal receives the second response instruction to the prompt message, the downloading process of the second terminal and the background application downloading do not require user prompting.

In a third aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a first terminal for providing WiFi hotspot sharing, where the first terminal includes: an opening module, a first acquiring module, and a broadcasting module; wherein,

The opening module is used to open the WiFi hotspot;

The first obtaining module is used to add hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data, and obtain updated WiFi network protocol data;

The broadcast module is used to broadcast the updated WiFi network protocol data through SSID.

In the above solution, the hotspot indication information is used to indicate that the updated WiFi network protocol data is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing.

In the above solution, the first obtaining module is configured to add the hotspot indication information to a reserved space in an existing WiFi network protocol data frame, and obtain updated WiFi network protocol data.

Correspondingly, the first acquisition module is used for

Call the hostapd process to complete the setting of the configuration file;

And, the hostapd process instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol to obtain updated WiFi network protocol data.

In the fourth aspect, the embodiment of the present invention provides a second terminal for sharing with WiFi hotspots, the second terminal includes: a scanning module, a second acquisition module, an analysis module, and a control module, wherein,

The scanning module is used to scan the SSID of the WiFi hotspot;

The second obtaining module is used to obtain WiFi network protocol data when the scanning module scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot;

The analysis module is used to analyze the WiFi network protocol data;

The control module is configured to access the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data when the parsed WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, and perform flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.

In the above solution, the hotspot indication information is used to indicate that the WiFi network protocol data acquired by the second terminal is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing.

In the above solution, the control module is configured to access the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data when the reserved space of the WiFi network protocol data frame contains hotspot indication information, and to access the WiFi hotspot traffic control for network access.

In the above solution, the scanning module is configured to scan the SSID of the WiFi hotspot within a preset distance, and trigger the second acquisition module when the SSID of the WiFi hotspot is scanned.

In the above solution, the parsing module is configured to parse the WiFi network protocol data frame.

In the above solution, when the WiFi network protocol data does not include hotspot indication information, the second terminal further includes an access module, and the access module is used to access a WiFi hotspot, and connect to the WiFi hotspot according to the existing WiFi hotspot way to connect.

In the above scheme, the control module specifically includes:

When traffic usage is required, a prompt message is displayed; wherein, the prompt message is used to prompt whether to use traffic, specifically including:

When receiving the first response instruction for the prompt message, prompt the user to confirm the download, and disconnect the user's background application to download data;

When the second response instruction to the prompt message is received, no user prompt is required during the download process and background application download.

In a fifth aspect, an embodiment of the present invention provides a hotspot sharing system, the system comprising: a first terminal for providing WiFi hotspot sharing and a second terminal for using WiFi hotspot sharing, wherein,

The first terminal is configured to enable a WiFi hotspot; and,

Obtain updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data; and,

Broadcast the updated WiFi network protocol data to SSID;

The second terminal is used to obtain WiFi network protocol data when scanning the SSID of the WiFi hotspot; and,

parsing the WiFi network protocol data; and,

When the analyzed WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.

Embodiments of the present invention provide a hotspot sharing method, terminal, and system. The first terminal broadcasts a Service Set Identifier (SSID, Service Set Identifier) to WiFi network protocol data added with hotspot indication information, and the second terminal broadcasts the scanned The SSID corresponds to the analysis of WiFi network protocol data. When the analyzed WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs traffic flow for network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot. Control and solve the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

Description of drawings

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of a hotspot sharing scenario provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic flowchart of a method for providing a hotspot terminal according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of an updated WiFi network protocol data frame provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a schematic flowchart of another hotspot providing method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 5 is a schematic flowchart of a method for accessing a terminal by a hotspot according to an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a terminal displaying a flow control prompt interface provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a detailed flow of a hotspot sharing method provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic structural diagram of a hotspot providing terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a schematic structural diagram of a hotspot access terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a schematic structural diagram of another hotspot access terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 11 is a schematic structural diagram of a hotspot sharing system provided by an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

The following will clearly and completely describe the technical solutions in the embodiments of the invention with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, it shows a schematic diagram of a hotspot sharing scene provided by an embodiment of the present invention. It can be understood that this scene is only used to illustrate the technical solution of the embodiment of the present invention, and does not make any implication for the embodiment of the present invention. Specific limits. During the hotspot sharing process, it usually consists of a first terminal 10 and a second terminal 20, and the two communicate through an air interface network.

Based on the above scenario example, the basic idea of the embodiment of the present invention is: after the first terminal 10 turns on the WiFi hotspot function, the first terminal adds hotspot tag information to the existing WiFi network protocol data, so that the second terminal 20 When accessing the WiFi network enabled by the first terminal 10, flow control is performed on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot according to the hotspot tag information, thereby solving the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

Embodiment one

Referring to FIG. 2, it shows a method flow of a hotspot providing terminal provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The method can be applied to the first terminal side that provides WiFi hotspot sharing. The method can include:

S201: the first terminal turns on the WiFi hotspot;

S202: The first terminal acquires updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data;

S203: The first terminal broadcasts the updated WiFi network protocol data on the SSID.

For step S202, it should be noted that the hotspot indication information is used to represent the updated WiFi network protocol data provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing, and the specific form of the hotspot indication information may be a character mark or a string mark, for example: "phoneWifiType" character string, the present invention is not limited to the above two methods, and other marking methods can also be used;

Preferably, the hot spot indication information is added to the existing WiFi network protocol data, specifically, hot spot tag information can be added at the specified position of the existing WiFi network protocol data frame, for example, the hot spot tag information can specifically be added to the WiFi network protocol Reserved slots for data frames;

The existing WiFi network protocol data and the existing WiFi network protocol data frame correspond to the existing WiFi network protocol. The existing WiFi network protocol is used to indicate that the downloading process and background application downloading are not performed during network access. A user prompt is required.

Correspondingly, in this embodiment, the WiFi network protocol data after the hotspot indication information is added is called updated WiFi network protocol data, and the WiFi network protocol data frame corresponding to the updated WiFi network protocol data can be as shown in FIG. 3 ;

Among them, MAC header corresponds to the header information of the WiFi network data frame, Information Elements and Fixed Fileds correspond to the data body of the WiFi network data frame, FCS corresponds to the check digit of the WiFi network data frame, and the number above each field indicates the byte length of the corresponding field , the hotspot indication information is located in the data body slash fill field of the data frame, and its specific marking method may be a "phoneWifiType" character string.

For step S203, in the specific implementation process, the first terminal may use the air interface network to perform SSID broadcast on the updated WiFi network protocol data;

It should be noted that the SSID provides an interface for other hotspot access terminals to search for WiFi hotspots. Other hotspot access terminals can obtain the WiFi network protocol data corresponding to the SSID by searching for the SSID of the WiFi hotspot. This is a common technique for those skilled in the art. Means, the embodiment of the present invention will not be described in detail here.

Exemplarily, referring to FIG. 4, the specific process for the first terminal to obtain updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to the WiFi network protocol data may include:

S2021: After the first terminal turns on the WiFi hotspot, call the hostapd process to complete the setting of the configuration file;

Wherein, the configuration file includes information such as: SSID, the physical address of the hotspot (BSSID, Basic Service SetIdentifier), authentication method and password;

S2022: The first terminal instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol through the hostapd process, and acquires updated WiFi network protocol data.

Specifically, both the hostapd process and the WiFi driver are inside the first terminal, therefore, step S2022 may specifically include:

The hostapd process sends a hotspot indication information addition request to the WiFi driver; and,

The WiFi driver adds hotspot indication information in the reserved space of the WiFi network protocol data frame.

This embodiment provides a hotspot sharing method. Since hotspot indication information is added to the updated WiFi network protocol data in the embodiment, the existing WiFi network protocol data can be distinguished when performing SSID broadcast on the updated WiFi network protocol data. , so as to solve the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

Embodiment two

Referring to FIG. 5 , it shows a flow of a hotspot access terminal method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The method can be used on the second terminal side using WiFi hotspot sharing. The method can include:

S501: When the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, obtain the WiFi network protocol data;

S502: The second terminal analyzes the WiFi network protocol data;

S503: When the parsed WiFi network protocol data includes hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.

Regarding the hotspot indication information, it should be noted that the hotspot indication information can be used to indicate that the WiFi network protocol data acquired by the second terminal is provided by the first terminal in Embodiment 1, and its specific form can be a character mark or a string mark, for example: "phoneWifiType" character string, the present invention is not limited to the above two methods, and other marking methods can also be used;

Preferably, the hotspot indication information contained in the WiFi network protocol data analyzed by the second terminal may be located in the reserved space of the existing WiFi network protocol data frame, for example, as shown in Figure 2, the "phoneWifiType" character string may be located in the WiFi network protocol data frame reserve space;

The existing WiFi network protocol data frame and the existing WiFi network protocol data correspond to the existing WiFi network protocol, and the existing WiFi network protocol is used to indicate that the download process and the application download in the background are different during network access. A user prompt is required.

For S501, it should be noted that the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, specifically referring to that the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot within a preset distance;

The preset distance is the maximum distance that the second terminal can scan to WiFi hotspots, for example: all WiFi hotspots within ten meters from the second terminal can be scanned;

It can be understood that the second terminal scans the SSID of each WiFi hotspot within the preset range through the air interface network, and may scan multiple WiFi hotspots. Connecting to the situation where the first terminal realizes the network connection through the WiFi hotspot provided by WiFi hotspot sharing.

For S502, it should be noted that the analysis of the WiFi network protocol data by the second terminal specifically refers to the analysis of the WiFi network protocol data frame by the second terminal, and the analysis process is different from the analysis of the existing WiFi network protocol data. The process is the same, and will not be repeated in this embodiment.

For the technical solution shown in Figure 5, it should be noted that when the WiFi network protocol data does not contain hotspot indication information, the technical solution in Figure 5 may also include: the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot, and according to the existing WiFi hotspot connection; understandably, when the second terminal connects according to the existing WiFi hotspot connection, the second terminal performs network access according to the normal WiFi connection, for example, the download process of the second terminal and the application in the background Downloads do not require user prompting.

Exemplarily, the second terminal controls the flow of network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot, which may include:

When the second terminal needs to use traffic, the second terminal displays a prompt message; wherein, the prompt message is used to prompt whether to use traffic, specifically including:

When the second terminal receives the first response instruction for the prompt message, the second terminal prompts the user to confirm the download, and disconnects the user's background application to download data;

When the second terminal receives the second response instruction to the prompt message, the downloading process of the second terminal and the background application downloading do not require user prompting.

Specifically, when the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot provided by the first terminal in Embodiment 1, and the second terminal needs to use traffic, the second terminal may send a prompt message to the user to prompt the user whether to use traffic; In a specific implementation process, a dialog box may be used to prompt on the display screen of the second terminal, and the specific terminal display interface for prompting is shown in FIG. 6 .

This embodiment provides a hotspot sharing method. Since the second terminal in this embodiment determines that the WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information by analyzing the WiFi network protocol data, the second terminal accesses the WiFi network protocol data corresponding to the WiFi hotspot, and control the flow of network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot, so as to solve the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

Embodiment Three

Referring to FIG. 7 , it shows a detailed flow of a hotspot sharing method provided by an embodiment of the present invention. The method can be used to provide a first terminal for WiFi hotspot sharing and a second terminal for using WiFi hotspot sharing. The detailed flow can be include:

S701: the first terminal turns on the WiFi hotspot;

S702: The first terminal adds a "phoneWifiType" character string to the reserved space of the existing WiFi network protocol data frame to obtain updated WiFi network protocol data;

In this embodiment, the "phoneWifiType" character string is used to indicate that the WiFi network protocol data provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing is updated WiFi network protocol data, and is used to indicate that the WiFi hotspot network protocol obtained by the second terminal is obtained by the second terminal. One terminal is provided through WiFi hotspot sharing;

Among them, the WiFi network protocol data used to represent the update is provided by the hotspot provider terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing and can be called hotspot tag information, and the "phoneWifiType" string is a specific way of hotspot tag information, and it can also be in the form of characters To mark, the present invention is not limited to the above two ways, and other marking ways are also possible;

And, the existing WiFi network protocol data frame corresponds to the existing WiFi network protocol, and the existing WiFi network protocol is used to indicate that the download process and background application download do not require user prompts during network access.

S703: The first terminal broadcasts the updated WiFi network protocol data through the air interface network for the SSID;

Regarding step S703, it should be noted that the air interface network is a commonly used technical means in wireless communication, and the communication method between the first terminal and the second terminal can also adopt Bluetooth or other communication methods. The communication method on the second terminal side is not specifically limited;

And, the existing WiFi network protocol data corresponds to the existing WiFi network protocol, and the existing WiFi network protocol is used to indicate that the downloading process and background application download do not require user prompts during network access.

S704: When the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot within the preset distance, acquire the WiFi network protocol data corresponding to the SSID of the WiFi hotspot of the first terminal;

For step S704, it should be noted that the second terminal scans the SSID of WiFi hotspots within a preset distance. The preset distance is the maximum distance that the second terminal can scan to WiFi hotspots. All WiFi hotspots within ten meters of the terminal;

And, after the second terminal scans the SSID of each WiFi hotspot, the second terminal can use the SSID as an entry to connect to the hotspot, and obtain the WiFi network protocol data corresponding to the SSID;

It can be understood that when the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, the first terminal is within the scanning range of the second terminal to ensure that the second terminal can scan the SSID of the first terminal through the air interface network, and obtain the WiFi network protocol corresponding to the SSID data.

S705: The second terminal analyzes the WiFi network protocol data of the first terminal; and determines whether there is a "phoneWifiType" character string in the WiFi network protocol data frame; if yes, go to S706; otherwise, go to S707;

S706: The second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data of the first terminal, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot; when the second terminal accesses the WiFi corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data of the first terminal After the hotspot, the specific flow control method can be: when using the flow, prompt the user to confirm the download, and disconnect the user's background application to download data;

S707: The second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot of the first terminal, and connects according to the normal WiFi hotspot connection method; WiFi connection for network access, for example, the download process of the second terminal and the application download in the background do not need to prompt the user;

S708: The second terminal completes the hotspot connection.

This embodiment provides a detailed flow of mobile phone hotspot sharing. The first terminal broadcasts the WiFi network protocol data with hotspot indication information added to the SSID, and the second terminal scans the SSID of the first terminal to obtain the SSID corresponding to the SSID. WiFi network protocol data, analyzing the WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot tag information, the second terminal confirms that the accessed WiFi hotspot is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing, and the second terminal accesses the WiFi corresponding to the first terminal Hotspots, and control the flow of network access after accessing WiFi hotspots, so as to solve the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

Embodiment four

Based on the same technical idea of the foregoing embodiments, referring to FIG. 8 , it shows a first terminal 80 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the first terminal 80 includes: an opening module 801, a first obtaining module 802 and a broadcast module 803, wherein,

Turn on the module 801, which is used to turn on the WiFi hotspot;

The first acquisition module 801 is configured to add hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data, and obtain updated WiFi network protocol data;

The broadcast module 802 is configured to broadcast the updated WiFi network protocol data on the SSID.

In the above solution, the hotspot indication information is specifically used for:

The updated WiFi network protocol data is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing, and the specific form of the hotspot indication information can be a character mark or a character string mark, for example: "phoneWifiType" character string, the present invention is not limited to the above two methods , can also be other marking methods;

Preferably, the hot spot indication information is added to the existing WiFi network protocol data, specifically, hot spot tag information can be added at the specified position of the existing WiFi network protocol data frame, for example, the hot spot tag information can specifically be added to the WiFi network protocol Reserved slots for data frames.

The existing WiFi network protocol data and the existing WiFi network protocol data frame correspond to the existing WiFi network protocol, and the existing WiFi network protocol is used to characterize the download process and the background application download when performing network access No user prompting is required.

The first obtaining module 802 is specifically used for:

Call hostapd process to finish the setting of configuration file; Wherein, described configuration file includes: the physical address (BSSID, Basic Service Set Identifier) of SSID, hotspot, information such as authentication mode and password;

And, the hostapd process instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol to obtain updated WiFi network protocol data.

Correspondingly, the broadcast module 803 is specifically used for:

Broadcast the updated WiFi network protocol data through the air interface network for SSID.

The first terminal 80 provided in this embodiment, since the hotspot indication information is added to the updated WiFi network protocol data in the embodiment, when performing SSID broadcast on the updated WiFi network protocol data, it can distinguish the existing WiFi network protocol data, So as to solve the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

Embodiment five

Based on the same technical idea of the foregoing embodiments, referring to FIG. 9 , it shows a second terminal 90 according to an embodiment of the present invention, wherein the second terminal 90 includes: a scanning module 901, a second acquiring module 902, an analysis module Module 903 and control module 904, wherein,

Scanning module 901, for scanning the SSID of WiFi hotspot;

The second obtaining module 902 is used to obtain WiFi network protocol data when the scanning module scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot;

Parsing module 903, for parsing WiFi network protocol data;

The control module 904 is configured to access the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data when the parsed WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, and control the flow of network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.

In the above solution, for the hotspot indication information, the WiFi network protocol data specifically used to characterize the acquisition of the second terminal is provided by the broadcast module in Embodiment 4, and its specific form may be a character mark or a string mark, for example: "phoneWifiType" character String, the present invention is not limited to the above two methods, but also other marking methods;

Preferably, the hotspot indication information contained in the WiFi network protocol data analyzed by the second terminal may be located at a specified position of an existing WiFi network protocol data frame, for example, as shown in FIG. 2, the "phoneWifiType" character string may be located in a WiFi network protocol data frame reserved space for

The existing WiFi network protocol data frame corresponds to the existing WiFi network protocol, and the existing WiFi network protocol is used to indicate that the download process and background application download do not require user prompts during network access.

For the scanning module 901, it is specifically used for:

Scanning the SSID of the WiFi hotspot specifically means that the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot within a preset distance;

The preset distance is the maximum distance that the second terminal can scan to WiFi hotspots, for example, all WiFi hotspots within ten meters away from the second terminal can be scanned.

For the parsing module 902, it is specifically used for:

For the analysis of the WiFi network protocol data frame, the analysis process is consistent with the analysis process of the existing WiFi network protocol data;

The existing WiFi network protocol data corresponds to the existing WiFi network protocol, and the existing WiFi network protocol is used to indicate that the download process and background application download do not require user prompts during network access.

For this embodiment, it should be noted that when the WiFi network protocol data does not contain hotspot indication information, see FIG. 10, the second terminal further includes an access module 905 for accessing a WiFi hotspot, WiFi hotspot connection mode to connect, further, the access module 905 is specifically used for:

After connecting according to the existing WiFi hotspot connection mode, there is no need for user prompts during the downloading process during network access and background application downloading.

Further, for the control module 904, it is specifically used for:

When traffic usage is required, a prompt message is displayed; wherein, the prompt message is used to prompt whether to use traffic, specifically including:

When receiving the first response instruction for the prompt message, prompt the user to confirm the download, and disconnect the user's background application to download data;

When the second response instruction to the prompt message is received, no user prompt is required during the download process and background application download.

In the second terminal 90 provided in this embodiment, the analysis module 903 analyzes the WiFi network protocol data, and the control module 904 determines that the WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and connects After entering the WiFi hotspot, the network access is controlled to solve the problem of large background traffic consumption caused by hotspot sharing.

In addition, based on the same technical concept as the foregoing embodiments, referring to FIG. 11 , the embodiment of the present invention also provides a hotspot sharing system 110, which includes a first terminal 80 for providing WiFi hotspot sharing and a terminal 80 for using WiFi hotspot sharing. The second terminal 90, wherein,

The first terminal 80 is used to open a WiFi hotspot; and,

Obtain updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data; and,

Broadcast the updated WiFi network protocol data to SSID;

The second terminal 90 is used to acquire WiFi network protocol data when scanning the SSID of the WiFi hotspot; and,

parsing the WiFi network protocol data; and,

When the analyzed WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.

Those skilled in the art should understand that the embodiments of the present invention may provide methods, systems, or computer program products. Accordingly, the present invention can take the form of a hardware embodiment, a software embodiment, an embodiment combining software and hardware aspects. Furthermore, the present invention may take the form of a computer program product embodied on one or more computer-usable storage media (including but not limited to disk storage and optical storage, etc.) having computer-usable program code embodied therein.

The present invention is described with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It should be understood that each flow and/or block in the program diagram and/or block diagram, and the flow and/or combinations in the flowchart and/or block diagram can be realized by computer program instructions. These computer program instructions can be provided to the processor of a general-purpose computer, special purpose computer, embedded processor, or other programmable data processing device to produce a machine, yes, generated by the instructions executed by the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing device Means for realizing the functions specified in one or more procedures of the flowchart and/or one or more blocks of the block diagram.

These computer program instructions may also be stored in computer readable memory capable of directing a computer or other programmable data processing apparatus to operate in a specific manner, such that the instructions stored in the computing and readable memory produce an article of manufacture comprising instruction means. The instruction means implements the functions specified in one or more procedures in the flowchart and/or one or more blocks in the block diagram.

These computer program instructions can also be loaded on a computer or other programmable processing equipment, so that the instructions executed on the computer or other programmable equipment are used to implement a process or multiple processes in the flowchart and/or a block in the block diagram or Steps for functions specified in multiple boxes.

The above are only preferred embodiments of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

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1. A hotspot sharing method, characterized in that, the method is applied to the first terminal side providing WiFi hotspot sharing, and the method comprises: The first terminal opens a WiFi hotspot; The first terminal acquires updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data; The first terminal broadcasts the updated WiFi network protocol data through SSID. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the hotspot indication information is used to represent updated WiFi network protocol data provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal acquires updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data, including: The first terminal adds the hotspot indication information to a reserved space in an existing WiFi network protocol data frame to obtain updated WiFi network protocol data. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first terminal obtains updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data, including: After the first terminal turns on the WiFi hotspot, it calls the hostapd process to complete the setting of the configuration file; and, The first terminal instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol through the hostapd process, and acquires updated WiFi network protocol data. 5. The method according to claim 4, wherein the hostapd process and the WiFi driver are both inside the first terminal, and the first terminal instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol through the hostapd process, include: The hostapd process sends a hotspot indication information addition request to the WiFi driver; and, The WiFi driver adds hotspot indication information in the reserved space of the WiFi network protocol data frame. 6. A hotspot sharing method, characterized in that, the method is applied to the second terminal side using WiFi hotspot sharing, and the method comprises: When the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, obtains the WiFi network protocol data; The second terminal analyzes the WiFi network protocol data; When the WiFi network protocol data includes hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot. 7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the hotspot indication information is used to indicate that the WiFi network protocol data acquired by the second terminal is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing. 8. The method according to claim 6, wherein when the WiFi network protocol data includes hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and Traffic control for network access behind WiFi hotspots, including: When the reserved space of the WiFi network protocol data frame contains hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot. 9. The method according to claim 6, wherein when the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, obtaining the WiFi network protocol data includes: The second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot within a preset distance; and, After the second terminal scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot, it acquires corresponding WiFi network protocol data through the SSID. 10. The method according to claim 6, wherein when the WiFi network protocol data does not contain hotspot indication information, the method further comprises: the second terminal accessing the corresponding hotspot of the WiFi network protocol data WiFi hotspot, and connect according to the existing WiFi hotspot connection method. 11. The method according to claim 6, wherein the flow control of the network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot specifically comprises: When the second terminal needs to use traffic, the second terminal displays a prompt message; wherein, the prompt message is used to prompt whether to use traffic, specifically including: When the second terminal receives the first response instruction for the prompt message, the second terminal prompts the user to confirm the download, and disconnects the user's background application to download data; When the second terminal receives the second response instruction to the prompt message, the downloading process of the second terminal and the background application downloading do not require user prompting. 12. A first terminal for providing WiFi hotspot sharing, characterized in that the first terminal comprises: an opening module, a first acquisition module and a broadcast module; wherein, The opening module is used to open the WiFi hotspot; The first obtaining module is used to add hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data, and obtain updated WiFi network protocol data; The broadcast module is used to broadcast the updated WiFi network protocol data through SSID. 13. The first terminal according to claim 12, wherein the hotspot indication information is used to indicate that the updated WiFi network protocol data is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing. 14. The first terminal according to claim 12, wherein the first acquiring module is configured to add the hotspot indication information to a reserved space in an existing WiFi network protocol data frame, and acquire an updated WiFi network protocol data. 15. The first terminal according to claim 12, wherein the first acquiring module is configured to Call the hostapd process to complete the setting of the configuration file; And, the hostapd process instructs the WiFi driver to add hotspot indication information in the WiFi network protocol to obtain updated WiFi network protocol data. 16. A second terminal for using WiFi hotspot sharing, characterized in that the second terminal includes: a scanning module, a second acquisition module, an analysis module and a control module, wherein, The scanning module is used to scan the SSID of the WiFi hotspot; The second obtaining module is used to obtain WiFi network protocol data when the scanning module scans the SSID of the WiFi hotspot; The analysis module is used to analyze the WiFi network protocol data; The control module is configured to access the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data when the parsed WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, and perform flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot. 17. The second terminal according to claim 16, wherein the hotspot indication information is used to indicate that the WiFi network protocol data acquired by the second terminal is provided by the first terminal through WiFi hotspot sharing. 18. The second terminal according to claim 16, wherein the control module is configured to access the WiFi network protocol data when the reserved space of the WiFi network protocol data frame contains hotspot indication information The corresponding WiFi hotspot, and control the flow of network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot. 19. The second terminal according to claim 16, wherein the scanning module is configured to scan the SSID of the WiFi hotspot within a preset distance, and when the SSID of the WiFi hotspot is scanned, trigger the first Two get the module. 20. The second terminal according to claim 16, wherein the parsing module is configured to parse the WiFi network protocol data frame. 21. The second terminal according to claim 16, wherein when the WiFi network protocol data does not include hotspot indication information, the second terminal further includes an access module, the access module is used to access Enter the WiFi hotspot, and connect according to the existing WiFi hotspot connection method. 22. The second terminal according to claim 16, wherein the control module specifically includes: When traffic usage is required, a prompt message is displayed; wherein, the prompt message is used to prompt whether to use traffic, specifically including: When receiving the first response instruction for the prompt message, prompt the user to confirm the download, and disconnect the user's background application to download data; When the second response instruction to the prompt message is received, no user prompt is required during the download process and background application download. 23. A hotspot sharing system, characterized in that the system includes: a first terminal for providing WiFi hotspot sharing and a second terminal for using WiFi hotspot sharing, wherein, The first terminal is configured to enable a WiFi hotspot; and, Obtain updated WiFi network protocol data by adding hotspot indication information to existing WiFi network protocol data; and, Broadcast the updated WiFi network protocol data to SSID; The second terminal is used to obtain WiFi network protocol data when scanning the SSID of the WiFi hotspot; and, parsing the WiFi network protocol data; and, When the analyzed WiFi network protocol data contains hotspot indication information, the second terminal accesses the WiFi hotspot corresponding to the WiFi network protocol data, and performs flow control on network access after accessing the WiFi hotspot.