CN107567071B - Method and equipment for inquiring wireless hotspot - Google Patents
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The purpose of the application is to provide a method and equipment for inquiring wireless hotspots; matching and inquiring target area information corresponding to the hotspot inquiry request in a wireless hotspot information base to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot inquiry request, wherein the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information; and providing at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request. Compared with the prior art, when the user equipment moves to the target area information, the probability that the target wireless hotspot is scanned by the target wireless hotspot matched with the target area information is higher, and the availability of the query hotspot is effectively improved. The method and the device can accurately and prospectively meet the requirement of the user on real-time wireless internet access in network life, and improve the user experience on the whole.
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Technical Field
The present application relates to the field of computers, and more particularly, to a technique for querying wireless hotspots.
Background
With the development of computer technology, users have higher and higher requirements for wireless networks, and sometimes users want to know the wireless network conditions of any target area, such as whether there is a corresponding hotspot in the target area, a connection password of the hotspot, and other hotspot-related information corresponding to the hotspot, so as to reasonably plan later-stage behaviors. However, in the prior art, the user equipment itself cannot know the hotspot condition corresponding to any target area in general, and even if the user equipment knows that a hotspot exists around based on the self-scanning function, if the user forgets or does not know the connection password corresponding to the hotspot, the user equipment cannot connect the hotspot, and in addition, cannot obtain other information related to the hotspot. Therefore, the user's knowledge requirements for the hotspots and the information related to the hotspots cannot be effectively satisfied, and the user experience cannot be further improved.
Disclosure of Invention
The application aims to provide a method and equipment for inquiring a wireless hotspot.
According to an aspect of the present application, there is provided a method for querying a wireless hotspot at a network device, including:
matching and inquiring target area information corresponding to the hotspot inquiry request in a wireless hotspot information base to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot inquiry request, wherein the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information;
and providing at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request.
According to another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a method for querying a wireless hotspot at a user equipment, including:
sending a hotspot query request about target area information to corresponding network equipment;
and receiving one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network equipment based on the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information.
According to another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a network device for querying a wireless hotspot, comprising:
the device comprises a first device, a second device and a third device, wherein the first device is used for matching and inquiring in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information corresponding to a hotspot inquiring request so as to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot inquiring request, and the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information;
and a second device, configured to provide at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request.
According to still another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a network device for querying a wireless hotspot, including:
a fifth means for sending a hotspot query request regarding the target area information to the corresponding network device;
a sixth device, configured to receive one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network device based on the hotspot query request, where a signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information.
According to another aspect of the present application, there is also provided a system for querying a wireless hotspot, wherein the system comprises a network device for querying the wireless hotspot provided according to another aspect of the present application, and a device for querying the wireless hotspot provided according to still another aspect of the present application.
Compared with the prior art, the network equipment queries one or more matched wireless hotspots in a corresponding wireless hotspot information base based on the target area information corresponding to the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information. And providing at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request. Here, the signal coverage area of the target wireless hotspot matched with the target area information includes the target area information, that is, if the user equipment moves to the target area information, the probability that the user equipment can scan the target wireless hotspot is higher, and the availability of the query hotspot is effectively improved. In addition, based on providing the target wireless hotspot to the user equipment, the user can conveniently and effectively know the available hotspot condition corresponding to the target area information, and the success rate of realizing wireless connection based on the target wireless hotspot is improved. Therefore, the method and the device can accurately and prospectively meet the requirements of the user on real-time wireless internet access in network life, and improve the user experience on the whole.
Further, the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot in the wireless hotspot information base is determined based on a plurality of connection record information of one or more user devices and the wireless hotspot. The reasonability of the determination of the signal coverage range is ensured by massive data basis, and meanwhile, the real-time performance and the accuracy of the wireless hotspot information base are ensured based on the updating calculation of the signal coverage range. Therefore, the accuracy and the availability of the target wireless hotspot acquired by the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request based on the wireless hotspot information base are higher, and the ratio of successfully meeting the user requirements is higher.
Further, based on the expected target signal strength information of the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request, the target wireless hotspot meeting the target signal strength information is matched for the user equipment in the wireless hotspot information base, so that the application requirements of the user equipment in different scenes can be flexibly met.
Further, in the application, the user equipment is matched with the network equipment, so that the operation process of inquiring the wireless hotspot is realized more smoothly. Further, the user equipment presents at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment, wherein the signal coverage of the at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots and the target area information are graphically and separately displayed on the user equipment. Therefore, the display is carried out in a graphic mode, so that the display is more visual and convenient, the user can quickly capture the demand information, and the user experience is better.
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FIG. 1 illustrates a system diagram for querying a wireless hotspot, in accordance with an aspect of the subject application;
fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method for querying a wireless hotspot at a network device side and a user device side according to another aspect of the present application.
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In a typical configuration of the present application, the terminal, the device serving the network, and the trusted party each include one or more processors (CPUs), input/output interfaces, network interfaces, and memory.
The memory may include forms of volatile memory in a computer readable medium, Random Access Memory (RAM) and/or non-volatile memory, such as Read Only Memory (ROM) or flash memory (flash RAM). Memory is an example of a computer-readable medium.
Computer-readable media, including both non-transitory and non-transitory, removable and non-removable media, may implement information storage by any method or technology. The information may be computer readable instructions, data structures, modules of a program, or other data. Examples of computer storage media include, but are not limited to, phase change memory (PRAM), Static Random Access Memory (SRAM), Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM), other types of Random Access Memory (RAM), Read Only Memory (ROM), Electrically Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technology, compact disc read only memory (CD-ROM), Digital Versatile Discs (DVD) or other optical storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other non-transmission medium that can be used to store information that can be accessed by a computing device. As defined herein, computer readable media does not include non-transitory computer readable media (transient media), such as modulated data signals and carrier waves.
Fig. 1 illustrates a system diagram for querying a wireless hotspot, in accordance with an aspect of the subject application. The system comprises a network device 1 and a user equipment 2, wherein the network device 1 comprises a first apparatus 11 and a second apparatus 12, and the user equipment 2 comprises a fifth apparatus 13 and a sixth apparatus 14.
Specifically, the first device 11 performs matching query in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information corresponding to a hotspot query request to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, wherein a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information; the second device 12 provides at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Further, preferably, in cooperation with the network device 1, the fifth means 13 of the user equipment 2 sends a hotspot query request about target area information to the corresponding network device 1; the sixth means of the user equipment 2 receives one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network device 1 based on the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information.
Here, the network device 1 includes, but is not limited to, a computer, a network host, a single network server, a plurality of network server sets, or a cloud of a plurality of servers; here, the Cloud is composed of a large number of computers or web servers based on Cloud Computing (Cloud Computing), which is a kind of distributed Computing, one virtual supercomputer consisting of a collection of loosely coupled computers. Here, the user equipment 2 includes various smart terminals such as a mobile smart device, various personal computers, and the like. Here, the wireless network includes, but is not limited to, a wireless local area network based on IEEE 802.11 series standard protocols, for example, a wireless local area network based on IEEE 802.11b protocols, which is known as a WiFi network, and the user equipment 1 can access the corresponding wireless network through a wireless access point, which is a wireless hotspot.
Specifically, the fifth device 13 of the user equipment 2 sends a hotspot query request about target area information to the corresponding network equipment 1. Here, the target area information may be location information of any area that the user device 2 desires to query, for example, latitude and longitude information of the target area. Here, the target area information may be a specific geographical coordinate position, or may be an area range, for example, corresponding to one or more latitude and longitude intervals. The hotspot query request may be to query a hotspot or query hotspot-related information, including, but not limited to, location information of the hotspot, connection information of the hotspot, or peripheral information of the hotspot, signal strength of the hotspot, signal coverage of the hotspot, and the like.
Then, correspondingly, the first device 11 performs matching query in the wireless hotspot information base according to the target area information corresponding to the hotspot query request to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, wherein a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information. Here, the wireless hotspot information base corresponding to the network device 1 stores one or more hotspots, and preferably, the wireless hotspot information base also stores hotspot related information corresponding to the wireless hotspots. In this case, each stored wireless hotspot corresponds to a corresponding signal coverage, for example, an area range, which can be covered by the hotspot signal of the wireless hotspot, based on latitude and longitude information. Further, comparing the target area information with the signal coverage of one or more wireless hotspots in the wireless hotspot information base, when the target area information overlaps with the signal coverage of the wireless hotspots, for example, the signal coverage of the wireless hotspots contains the target area information; as another example, the target area information intersects with the signal coverage of the wireless hotspot. Determining the wireless hotspot to be one or more target wireless hotspots matching the hotspot query request.
Then, the second device 12 of the network device provides at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user device 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request; correspondingly, the sixth means of the user equipment 2 receives one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network device 1 based on the hotspot query request, where the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information. Here, preferably, for the determined one or more wireless hotspots, the target wireless hotspot may be selectively provided to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request based on the requirements of the actual application, such as resource loss of data transmission, a usage success rate of the provided wireless hotspot, and the like, for example, based on a preset number threshold, the second device 12 will provide the target wireless hotspot not exceeding the number threshold to the user equipment 2.
Herein, in the present application, the network device 1 queries one or more matched wireless hotspots in a corresponding wireless hotspot information base based on target area information corresponding to a hotspot query request, where a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information. And providing at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Here, the signal coverage area of the target wireless hotspot matched with the target area information includes the target area information, that is, if the user equipment 1 moves to the target area information, the probability that the user equipment can scan the target wireless hotspot is higher, and the availability of the query hotspot is effectively improved. In addition, based on providing the target wireless hotspot to the user equipment 2, the user can conveniently and effectively know the available hotspot condition corresponding to the target area information, and the success rate of the user in realizing wireless connection based on the target wireless hotspot is improved. Therefore, the method and the device can accurately and prospectively meet the requirements of the user on real-time wireless internet access in network life, and improve the user experience on the whole. Further, the user equipment 2 is matched with the network equipment 1, so that the query operation of the wireless hotspot can be realized more smoothly.
Here, it is preferable. The user equipment 2 further comprises a seventh means (not shown), wherein the seventh means presents at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment 2, wherein the signal coverage area of the at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots and the target area information are graphically and separately displayed on the user equipment 2.
Specifically, in practical applications, a corresponding user of the user equipment 2 sometimes wants to intuitively know the signal coverage of the wireless hotspot available around the target area information based on the hotspot query request, and herein, the signal coverage of the target wireless hotspot may be preferably graphically displayed in the form of map information, and further, the signal coverage of the target wireless hotspot and the target area information may be simultaneously graphically presented, for example, the two kinds of information are displayed on the map information based on the differentiation of elements such as color and shape, so as to improve the information reading speed and efficiency of the user.
Here, the user equipment 2 presents at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment 2, wherein the signal coverage of the at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots and the target area information are graphically and separately displayed on the user equipment 2. Therefore, the display is carried out in a graphic mode, so that the display is more visual and convenient, the user can quickly capture the demand information, and the user experience is better.
In a preferred embodiment, the network device 1 further comprises a third means (not shown) and a fourth means (not shown). The third device determines the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots; and the fourth device establishes or updates the wireless hotspot information base according to the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot.
Specifically, the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot corresponding to the wireless hotspot information base corresponding to the network device 1 is determined by each historical connection record information of the wireless hotspot. The connection record information includes various types of relevant information corresponding to the connection of the corresponding user equipment to the wireless hotspot, for example, one connection record information may include information of the user equipment corresponding to the connection; address information of the corresponding user equipment when the connection is kept; connecting corresponding connected state information; connecting corresponding connection time information; signal strength information of wireless hotspots detected while maintaining the connection, and the like. Here, the connection log information corresponding to each wireless hotspot may come from one or more different user devices 2; furthermore, preferably, when one user equipment 2 is in the process of connecting to the same wireless hotspot, one or more pieces of connection record information may also be generated, for example, if the address information changes in the process of connecting to a certain wireless hotspot by the user equipment 2, the corresponding connection record information is also updated. And then, the third device determines the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to the plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots. Here, preferably, when the connection record information includes address information of the corresponding user equipment when maintaining the wireless connection, the third apparatus determines a signal coverage of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspot, wherein the signal coverage is surrounded by the address information of the plurality of user equipment connected to the wireless hotspot. Here, based on one or more connection record information corresponding to each wireless hotspot, it may be obtained at which specific address the corresponding user equipment 2 has connected to the wireless hotspot, each address corresponds to one coverable position of the wireless hotspot, and the signal coverage area of the wireless hotspot may be enclosed by collecting the address information, preferably, the more the connection record information corresponding to the wireless hotspot is, the more the address information is, the closer the signal coverage area determined based on the address information is to the actual signal coverage area of the wireless hotspot; more preferably, if the time information corresponding to each connection record information of the wireless hotspot is closer to the current time, the accuracy of reflecting the signal coverage range corresponding to the current wireless hotspot is higher.
Then, the fourth device establishes or updates the wireless hotspot information base according to the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot. Here, preferably, the connection log information may be updated in real time or at regular time, and further, the wireless hotspot information base may be established based on the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot, and further, the wireless hotspot information base may be updated periodically or aperiodically based on the update of the connection log information.
In this embodiment, the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot in the wireless hotspot information base is determined based on a plurality of connection record information of one or more user devices and the wireless hotspot. The reasonability of the determination of the signal coverage range is ensured by massive data basis, and meanwhile, the real-time performance and the accuracy of the wireless hotspot information base are ensured based on the updating calculation of the signal coverage range. Therefore, the accuracy and the availability of the target wireless hotspot acquired by the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request based on the wireless hotspot information base are higher, and the ratio of successfully meeting the user requirements is higher.
Further, in a preferred embodiment, the connection record information further includes signal strength information of a corresponding wireless hotspot detected by the corresponding user equipment while maintaining the wireless connection; the third device determines a signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots, wherein the signal coverage range is surrounded by address information of a plurality of user equipments connected with the wireless hotspot and comprises signal strength information of the wireless hotspot in at least one position.
Specifically, the signal coverage includes not only the location information of the wireless hotspot to which the connection can be made, but also the signal strength information of the wireless hotspot corresponding to the location of the address information recorded in the connection record information. Further, for the enclosed signal coverage, there is some connection record information whose position does not correspond to it, and then there is no corresponding specific address information, and no corresponding signal strength information, but because it falls within the area enclosed by other exact address information, the corresponding signal strength information at these positions may be the signal strength information corresponding to the address information presumed to be in its vicinity, or the average value of the signal strength information corresponding to one or more address information in its vicinity may be used as its signal strength information.
Then, preferably, the first device 11 performs matching query in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information and target signal strength information corresponding to a hotspot query request to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, where a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information, and signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in an overlapping area is equal to or greater than the target signal strength information.
Specifically, in practical applications, the user equipment 2 may have a corresponding requirement for the signal strength of the wireless hotspot corresponding to the target area information, that is, the requirement is embodied as the target signal strength information, where the requirement may be a requirement of the user equipment 2 corresponding to a user, or a hotspot signal strength determined based on system analysis when the user equipment 2 runs a specific application or performs a specific operation. Here, for the determination of the one or more target wireless hotspots, the condition that the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information is considered, and meanwhile, the signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in the overlapping area is equal to or greater than the target signal strength information. Here, the signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in the overlapping area may directly correspond to the signal strength corresponding to the address information obtained from the connection record information of the target wireless hotspot; the signal strength information of the target wireless access point in the overlapping area can be determined based on methods such as analogizing or calculating average signal strength.
Here, based on the target signal strength information expected by the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request, the target wireless hotspot meeting the target signal strength information is matched for the user equipment in the wireless hotspot information base, so that the application requirements of the user equipment in different scenes can be flexibly met.
Preferably, the second device 12 of the network device 1 provides hotspot-related information of at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user device 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Specifically, based on the specific content of the hotspot query request, for example, the content may be a query hotspot, or query hotspot-related information, and the like, the information content is finally provided to the corresponding user device 2 by the network device 1, if the hotspot query request includes a query instruction for the hotspot-related information, for example, the query instruction includes, but is not limited to, location information of the hotspot, connection information of the hotspot, or peripheral information of the hotspot, signal strength of the hotspot, signal coverage of the hotspot, and the like. The corresponding hotspot relevant information of the one or more target wireless hotspots is provided to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Further, preferably, for the determined one or more wireless hotspots, hotspot-related information of the target wireless hotspot may be selectively provided to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request based on actual application needs, for example, resource loss of data transmission, a usage success rate of the provided wireless hotspot, and the like, for example, based on a preset wireless hotspot number threshold, the second device 12 will provide hotspot-related information of the target wireless hotspot that does not exceed the number threshold to the user equipment 2.
In a preferred embodiment, the hotspot-related information provided by the second device 12 of the network device 1 comprises surrounding information matching the signal coverage. And accordingly. The sixth device 14 of the user equipment 2 receives hotspot-related information of one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network device 1 based on the hotspot query request, wherein a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information, and the hotspot-related information includes peripheral information matched with the signal coverage area; wherein the user equipment 2 further comprises an eighth means (not shown) for presenting the ambient information to the user equipment.
Specifically, in practical applications, the user corresponding to the user equipment 2 has a potential need for business information, service information, or other available information related to the region around the target area, that is, the surrounding information. Based on the peripheral information defined by the signal coverage range overlapped with the target area information, the requirement of the user on the target area information can be accurately locked and matched, and effective convenient information is provided for the user; meanwhile, when the user performs mobile operation based on the peripheral information, the peripheral information is matched with the signal coverage range, so that the networking requirements of the user can be considered, the risk of networking failure caused by user movement is reduced, the networking experience of the user is ensured not to be greatly interfered, and the user experience is optimized.
Fig. 2 is a flow chart illustrating a method for querying a wireless hotspot at a network device side and a user device side according to another aspect of the present application. Wherein the method further comprises step S22, step S21 and step S23.
Specifically, in step S22, the fifth device 13 of the user equipment 2 sends a hotspot query request about target area information to the corresponding network equipment 1; next, in step S21, the network device 1 performs matching query in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information corresponding to a hotspot query request to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, where a signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information; next, in step S23, the network device 1 provides at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user device 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request.
Here, the network device 1 includes, but is not limited to, a computer, a network host, a single network server, a plurality of network server sets, or a cloud of a plurality of servers; here, the Cloud is composed of a large number of computers or web servers based on Cloud Computing (Cloud Computing), which is a kind of distributed Computing, one virtual supercomputer consisting of a collection of loosely coupled computers. Here, the user equipment 2 includes various smart terminals such as a mobile smart device, various personal computers, and the like. Here, the wireless network includes, but is not limited to, a wireless local area network based on IEEE 802.11 series standard protocols, for example, a wireless local area network based on IEEE 802.11b protocols, which is known as a WiFi network, and the user equipment 1 can access the corresponding wireless network through a wireless access point, which is a wireless hotspot.
Specifically, in step S22, the user equipment 2 sends a hotspot query request about the target area information to the corresponding network equipment 1. Here, the target area information may be location information of any area that the user device 2 desires to query, for example, latitude and longitude information of the target area. Here, the target area information may be a specific geographical coordinate position, or may be an area range, for example, corresponding to one or more latitude and longitude intervals. The hotspot query request may be to query a hotspot or query hotspot-related information, including, but not limited to, location information of the hotspot, connection information of the hotspot, or peripheral information of the hotspot, signal strength of the hotspot, signal coverage of the hotspot, and the like.
Then, correspondingly, in step S21, the network device 1 performs matching query in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information corresponding to the hotspot query request, so as to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, where a signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information. Here, the wireless hotspot information base corresponding to the network device 1 stores one or more hotspots, and preferably, the wireless hotspot information base also stores hotspot related information corresponding to the wireless hotspots. In this case, each stored wireless hotspot corresponds to a corresponding signal coverage, for example, an area range, which can be covered by the hotspot signal of the wireless hotspot, based on latitude and longitude information. Further, comparing the target area information with the signal coverage of one or more wireless hotspots in the wireless hotspot information base, when the target area information overlaps with the signal coverage of the wireless hotspots, for example, the signal coverage of the wireless hotspots contains the target area information; as another example, the target area information intersects with the signal coverage of the wireless hotspot. Determining the wireless hotspot to be one or more target wireless hotspots matching the hotspot query request.
Next, in step S23, the network device 1 provides at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user device 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Here, preferably, for the determined one or more wireless hotspots, the target wireless hotspot may be selectively provided to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request based on the requirements of the actual application, such as resource loss of data transmission, a usage success rate of the provided wireless hotspot, and the like, for example, based on a preset number threshold, the network device 1 will provide the target wireless hotspot not exceeding the number threshold to the user equipment 2.
Herein, in the present application, the network device 1 queries one or more matched wireless hotspots in a corresponding wireless hotspot information base based on target area information corresponding to a hotspot query request, where a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information. And providing at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Here, the signal coverage area of the target wireless hotspot matched with the target area information includes the target area information, that is, if the user equipment 1 moves to the target area information, the probability that the user equipment can scan the target wireless hotspot is higher, and the availability of the query hotspot is effectively improved. In addition, based on providing the target wireless hotspot to the user equipment 2, the user can conveniently and effectively know the available hotspot condition corresponding to the target area information, and the success rate of the user in realizing wireless connection based on the target wireless hotspot is improved. Therefore, the method and the device can accurately and prospectively meet the requirements of the user on real-time wireless internet access in network life, and improve the user experience on the whole. Further, the user equipment 2 is matched with the network equipment 1, so that the query operation of the wireless hotspot can be realized more smoothly.
Here, it is preferable. The method further comprises a step S24 (not shown), wherein, in the step S24, the user device 2 presents at least one of the one or more targeted wireless hotspots to the user device 2, wherein the signal coverage of the at least one of the one or more targeted wireless hotspots and the targeted area information are graphically and distinctively displayed on the user device 2, respectively.
Specifically, in practical applications, a corresponding user of the user equipment 2 sometimes wants to intuitively know the signal coverage of the wireless hotspot available around the target area information based on the hotspot query request, and herein, the signal coverage of the target wireless hotspot may be preferably graphically displayed in the form of map information, and further, the signal coverage of the target wireless hotspot and the target area information may be simultaneously graphically presented, for example, the two kinds of information are displayed on the map information based on the differentiation of elements such as color and shape, so as to improve the information reading speed and efficiency of the user.
Here, the user equipment 2 presents at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment 2, wherein the signal coverage of the at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots and the target area information are graphically and separately displayed on the user equipment 2. Therefore, the display is carried out in a graphic mode, so that the display is more visual and convenient, the user can quickly capture the demand information, and the user experience is better.
In a preferred embodiment, the method further includes step S25 (not shown) and step S27 (not shown). In step S25, the network device 1 determines a signal coverage area of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user device and the wireless hotspot; in step S27, the network device 1 establishes or updates the wireless hotspot information base according to the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot.
Specifically, the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot corresponding to the wireless hotspot information base corresponding to the network device 1 is determined by each historical connection record information of the wireless hotspot. The connection record information includes various types of relevant information corresponding to the connection of the corresponding user equipment to the wireless hotspot, for example, one connection record information may include information of the user equipment corresponding to the connection; address information of the corresponding user equipment when the connection is kept; connecting corresponding connected state information; connecting corresponding connection time information; signal strength information of wireless hotspots detected while maintaining the connection, and the like. Here, the connection log information corresponding to each wireless hotspot may come from one or more different user devices 2; furthermore, preferably, when one user equipment 2 is in the process of connecting to the same wireless hotspot, one or more pieces of connection record information may also be generated, for example, if the address information changes in the process of connecting to a certain wireless hotspot by the user equipment 2, the corresponding connection record information is also updated. Further, in step S25, the network device 1 determines a signal coverage area of each wireless hotspot according to the multiple connection record information of the user device and the wireless hotspot. Here, preferably, when the connection record information includes address information of the corresponding user equipment when maintaining the wireless connection, the network device 1 determines a signal coverage area of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspot, wherein the signal coverage area is surrounded by the address information of the plurality of user equipment connected to the wireless hotspot. Here, based on one or more connection record information corresponding to each wireless hotspot, it may be obtained at which specific address the corresponding user equipment 2 has connected to the wireless hotspot, each address corresponds to one coverable position of the wireless hotspot, and the signal coverage area of the wireless hotspot may be enclosed by collecting the address information, preferably, the more the connection record information corresponding to the wireless hotspot is, the more the address information is, the closer the signal coverage area determined based on the address information is to the actual signal coverage area of the wireless hotspot; more preferably, if the time information corresponding to each connection record information of the wireless hotspot is closer to the current time, the accuracy of reflecting the signal coverage range corresponding to the current wireless hotspot is higher.
Next, in step S27, the network device 1 establishes or updates the wireless hotspot information base according to the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot. Here, preferably, the connection log information may be updated in real time or at regular time, and further, the wireless hotspot information base may be established based on the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot, and further, the wireless hotspot information base may be updated periodically or aperiodically based on the update of the connection log information.
In this embodiment, the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot in the wireless hotspot information base is determined based on a plurality of connection record information of one or more user devices and the wireless hotspot. The reasonability of the determination of the signal coverage range is ensured by massive data basis, and meanwhile, the real-time performance and the accuracy of the wireless hotspot information base are ensured based on the updating calculation of the signal coverage range. Therefore, the accuracy and the availability of the target wireless hotspot acquired by the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request based on the wireless hotspot information base are higher, and the ratio of successfully meeting the user requirements is higher.
Further, in a preferred embodiment, the connection record information further includes signal strength information of a corresponding wireless hotspot detected by the corresponding user equipment while maintaining the wireless connection; in step S25, the network device 1 determines a signal coverage area of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user devices and the wireless hotspot, where the signal coverage area is surrounded by address information of a plurality of user devices connected to the wireless hotspot and includes signal strength information of the wireless hotspot in at least one position thereof.
Specifically, the signal coverage includes not only the location information of the wireless hotspot to which the connection can be made, but also the signal strength information of the wireless hotspot corresponding to the location of the address information recorded in the connection record information. Further, for the enclosed signal coverage, there is some connection record information whose position does not correspond to it, and then there is no corresponding specific address information, and no corresponding signal strength information, but because it falls within the area enclosed by other exact address information, the corresponding signal strength information at these positions may be the signal strength information corresponding to the address information presumed to be in its vicinity, or the average value of the signal strength information corresponding to one or more address information in its vicinity may be used as its signal strength information.
Next, preferably, in step S21, the network device 1 performs matching query in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information and target signal strength information corresponding to the hotspot query request to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, where a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information, and signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in the overlapping area is equal to or greater than the target signal strength information.
Specifically, in practical applications, the user equipment 2 may have a corresponding requirement for the signal strength of the wireless hotspot corresponding to the target area information, that is, the requirement is embodied as the target signal strength information, where the requirement may be a requirement of the user equipment 2 corresponding to a user, or a hotspot signal strength determined based on system analysis when the user equipment 2 runs a specific application or performs a specific operation. Here, for the determination of the one or more target wireless hotspots, the condition that the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information is considered, and meanwhile, the signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in the overlapping area is equal to or greater than the target signal strength information. Here, the signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in the overlapping area may directly correspond to the signal strength corresponding to the address information obtained from the connection record information of the target wireless hotspot; the signal strength information of the target wireless access point in the overlapping area can be determined based on methods such as analogizing or calculating average signal strength.
Here, based on the target signal strength information expected by the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request, the target wireless hotspot meeting the target signal strength information is matched for the user equipment in the wireless hotspot information base, so that the application requirements of the user equipment in different scenes can be flexibly met.
Preferably, in step S23, the network device 1 provides hotspot-related information of at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user device 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Specifically, based on the specific content of the hotspot query request, for example, the content may be a query hotspot, or query hotspot-related information, and the like, the information content is finally provided to the corresponding user device 2 by the network device 1, if the hotspot query request includes a query instruction for the hotspot-related information, for example, the query instruction includes, but is not limited to, location information of the hotspot, connection information of the hotspot, or peripheral information of the hotspot, signal strength of the hotspot, signal coverage of the hotspot, and the like. The corresponding hotspot relevant information of the one or more target wireless hotspots is provided to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request. Further, preferably, for the determined one or more wireless hotspots, hotspot-related information of the target wireless hotspot may be selectively provided to the user equipment 2 corresponding to the hotspot query request based on actual application needs, for example, resource loss of data transmission, a usage success rate of the provided wireless hotspot, and the like, for example, based on a preset wireless hotspot number threshold, the network device 1 will provide hotspot-related information of the target wireless hotspot that does not exceed the number threshold to the user equipment 2.
In a preferred embodiment, in step S23, the hotspot-related information provided by the network device 1 includes surrounding information matched with the signal coverage. Here, the user equipment 2 receives hotspot-related information of one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network equipment 1 based on the hotspot query request, wherein a signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information, and the hotspot-related information includes peripheral information matched with the signal coverage area; wherein the method further comprises a step S26 (not shown), wherein in the step S26, the user device 2 presents the surrounding information to the user device.
Specifically, in practical applications, the user corresponding to the user equipment 2 has a potential need for business information, service information, or other available information related to the region around the target area, that is, the surrounding information. Based on the peripheral information defined by the signal coverage range overlapped with the target area information, the requirement of the user on the target area information can be accurately locked and matched, and effective convenient information is provided for the user; meanwhile, when the user performs mobile operation based on the peripheral information, the peripheral information is matched with the signal coverage range, so that the networking requirements of the user can be considered, the risk of networking failure caused by user movement is reduced, the networking experience of the user is ensured not to be greatly interfered, and the user experience is optimized.
It will be evident to those skilled in the art that the present application is not limited to the details of the foregoing illustrative embodiments, and that the present application may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential attributes thereof. The present embodiments are therefore to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive, the scope of the application being indicated by the appended claims rather than by the foregoing description, and all changes which come within the meaning and range of equivalency of the claims are therefore intended to be embraced therein. Any reference sign in a claim should not be construed as limiting the claim concerned. Furthermore, it is obvious that the word "comprising" does not exclude other elements or steps, and the singular does not exclude the plural. A plurality of units or means recited in the apparatus claims may also be implemented by one unit or means in software or hardware. The terms first, second, etc. are used to denote names, but not any particular order.
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1. A method for querying a wireless hotspot at a network device, wherein the method comprises:
determining a signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots, wherein the connection record information comprises one or more items of user equipment information corresponding to connection, address information corresponding to the user equipment when the user equipment keeps connection, connection state information corresponding to connection, connection time information corresponding to connection and signal strength information of the corresponding wireless hotspot detected by the corresponding user equipment when the user equipment keeps wireless connection, and establishing or updating a wireless hotspot information base according to the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot;
matching and inquiring target area information corresponding to the hotspot inquiry request in a wireless hotspot information base to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot inquiry request, wherein the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information;
and providing at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the connection record information includes address information of the corresponding user equipment while maintaining the wireless connection;
wherein the determining the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot according to the plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspot comprises:
and determining the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to the plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots, wherein the signal coverage range is surrounded by the address information of the plurality of user equipment connected with the wireless hotspots.
3. The method of claim 2, wherein the connection record information further comprises signal strength information of a corresponding wireless hotspot detected by a corresponding user device while maintaining a wireless connection;
wherein the determining the signal coverage of each wireless hotspot according to the plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspot comprises:
and determining the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to the plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots, wherein the signal coverage range is defined by the address information of the plurality of user equipment connected with the wireless hotspot and comprises the signal strength information of the wireless hotspot at least one position.
4. The method of claim 3, wherein the matching query of the target area information corresponding to the hotspot query request in the wireless hotspot information base is performed to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, wherein the overlapping of the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot and the target area information comprises:
and performing matching query in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information and target signal strength information corresponding to the hotspot query request to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage range of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information, and the signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in the overlapped area is equal to or greater than the target signal strength information.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing at least one of the one or more targeted wireless hotspots to the user device to which the hotspot query request corresponds comprises:
and providing the hotspot related information of at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot inquiry request.
6. The method of claim 5, wherein the hotspot-related information comprises ambient information that matches the signal coverage.
7. A method at a user equipment for querying a wireless hotspot, wherein the method comprises:
sending a hotspot query request about target area information to corresponding network equipment;
receiving one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network equipment based on the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information;
wherein the method further comprises:
and presenting at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment, wherein the signal coverage area and the target area information of the at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots are graphically and distinctively displayed on the user equipment respectively.
8. The method of claim 7, wherein the receiving one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network device based on the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot overlapping the target area information comprises:
receiving hotspot related information of one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network equipment based on the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information, and the hotspot related information comprises peripheral information matched with the signal coverage area;
wherein the method further comprises:
and presenting the peripheral information to the user equipment.
9. A network device for querying a wireless hotspot, wherein the device comprises:
a third device, configured to determine a signal coverage area of each wireless hotspot according to a plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspot, where the connection record information includes one or more of connection-corresponding user equipment information, address information of the corresponding user equipment when maintaining connection, connection-corresponding state information of the connection, connection-corresponding connection time information, and signal strength information of the corresponding wireless hotspot detected by the corresponding user equipment when maintaining wireless connection;
the fourth device is used for establishing or updating a wireless hotspot information base according to the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot;
the device comprises a first device, a second device and a third device, wherein the first device is used for matching and inquiring in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information corresponding to a hotspot inquiring request so as to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot inquiring request, and the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information;
and a second device, configured to provide at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot query request.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the connection record information includes address information of the corresponding user equipment while maintaining the wireless connection;
wherein the third means is for:
and determining the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to the plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots, wherein the signal coverage range is surrounded by the address information of the plurality of user equipment connected with the wireless hotspots.
11. The device of claim 10, wherein the connection record information further comprises signal strength information of a corresponding wireless hotspot detected by a corresponding user device while maintaining a wireless connection;
wherein the third means is for:
and determining the signal coverage range of each wireless hotspot according to the plurality of connection record information of the user equipment and the wireless hotspots, wherein the signal coverage range is defined by the address information of the plurality of user equipment connected with the wireless hotspot and comprises the signal strength information of the wireless hotspot at least one position.
12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the first means is for:
and performing matching query in a wireless hotspot information base according to target area information and target signal strength information corresponding to the hotspot query request to obtain one or more target wireless hotspots matched with the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage range of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information, and the signal strength information of the target wireless hotspot in the overlapped area is equal to or greater than the target signal strength information.
13. The apparatus of claim 9, wherein the second means is for:
and providing the hotspot related information of at least one of the one or more target wireless hotspots to the user equipment corresponding to the hotspot inquiry request.
14. The device of claim 13, wherein the hotspot-related information comprises ambient information that matches the signal coverage.
15. A user device for querying a wireless hotspot, wherein the device comprises:
a fifth means for sending a hotspot query request regarding the target area information to the corresponding network device;
a sixth means for receiving one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network device based on the hotspot query request, wherein a signal coverage of each target wireless hotspot overlaps with the target area information;
wherein the apparatus further comprises:
seventh means for presenting at least one of the one or more targeted wireless hotspots to the user equipment, wherein a signal coverage of the at least one of the one or more targeted wireless hotspots and the targeted area information are graphically and separately displayed on the user equipment.
16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the sixth means is for:
receiving hotspot related information of one or more target wireless hotspots returned by the network equipment based on the hotspot query request, wherein the signal coverage area of each target wireless hotspot is overlapped with the target area information, and the hotspot related information comprises peripheral information matched with the signal coverage area;
wherein the apparatus further comprises:
eighth means for presenting the peripheral information to the user equipment.
17. A system for querying a wireless hotspot, comprising a network device according to any one of claims 9 to 14 and a user device according to claim 15 or 16.
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