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Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025

Filed:

Jul. 08, 2022
Applicants:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Georgia Tech Research Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Junbum Shin, Suwon-si, KR;

Fan Sang, Atlanta, GA (US);

Meng Xu, Atlanta, GA (US);

Taesoo Kim, Atlanta, GA (US);

Assignees:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

An access point and a communication connection method are provided. The access point includes a communication apparatus for supporting a wireless communication network, a memory that stores a plurality of passwords for connection to the wireless communication network and authority information for each of the plurality of passwords, and a processor that, when an electronic device requests connection including one of the plurality of passwords for connection to the wireless communication network, grants the electronic device an authority corresponding to the password through which connection has been made, on the basis of the stored authority information.


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