Patent ID: 9451464
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for providing network access through a wireless access point to a smart device, the method comprising: receiving from a terminal device, by a server comprising a processor and a non-transitory storage medium, a first identification identifying the wireless access point and a first terminal identifier of the terminal device; receiving, by the server from the terminal device, a second identification identifying the smart device and a second terminal identifier of the terminal device; associating, by the server, the wireless access point with the smart device in instances when the first terminal identifier corresponds to the second terminal identifier; and sending, by the server, the second identification identifying the associated smart device to the wireless access point, wherein the wireless access point provides network access authentication information to the associated smart device so that the associated smart device can access a network provided by the wireless access point with the network access authentication information, wherein the access to the network provided by the wireless access point to the associated smart device depends on: pre-registration, by the server, of the wireless access point based on the first identification identifying the wireless access point, and the sending of the second identification identifying the smart device to the wireless access point.