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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 03, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2010
Bu-seop Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jung-hun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-ki You, Suwon-si, KR;
Bu-Seop Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Jong-Mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jung-Hun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-Ki You, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for operating as a virtual terminal to participate in competition for medium access while a mobile terminal operates as an access point are provided. In a case where the mobile terminal accesses a medium while competing with a terminal that transmits data of low priority, an apparatus and a method for entering a low power mode to resolve a power consumption problem of the mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a medium competing unit, which allows the mobile terminal to operate as a virtual terminal and participate in competition for a medium access when data to be transmitted does not exist in the mobile terminal operating as an Access Point (AP).