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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 15, 2011
Youko Omori, Tokyo, JP;
Youko Omori, Tokyo, JP;
Lenovo Innovations Limited (Hong Kong), Quarry Bay, HK;
Abstract
A wireless LAN communication terminal and its communication control method are provided that make it possible to configure desired security between the terminal and an other-end terminal, without increasing power consumption of the terminals. The wireless LAN communication terminal () in a wireless LAN system including an access point (), if the other-end terminal () has connected to the access point, acquires from the other-end terminal information about security functions the other-end terminal has and information about a current connection with the access point; compares the security function information and the connection information on the other-end terminal with its own security policy; selects, based on results of the comparisons, either a direct connection () with the other-end terminal or a relay connection () via the access point so that the security policy is met; and performs communication with the other-end terminal by using the selected connection.