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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 29, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2008
Shinichiro Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
Shinichiro Iwata, Tokyo, JP;
NEC Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method of searching for an access point using a wireless LAN terminal including a profile storage unitthat stores profile information including information of the channel of a predetermined access point, a scanning interval setting unitthat sets a scanning period, a passive scanning unitthat performs a passive scanning operation and detects a beacon signal, and an active scanning unit, wherein before said active scanning unit performs said active scanning operation at said set channel, the passive scanning unitperforms the passive scanning operation at the set channel for each scanning period and detects the beacon signal transmitted from the access point, and the active scanning unitperforms the active scanning operation at the set channel and searches for the access point after the beacon signal is detected.