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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2011
Applicants:
Jong-seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyung-jun Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Jong-Seok Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyung-Jun Jeon, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04L 63/104 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 48/20 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method connect an Access Point (AP) in a portable terminal. More particularly, an apparatus and method designate a group of searched peripheral APs, and attempt an access to an AP corresponding to a group selected by a user in a portable terminal. The apparatus includes a group set unit and an AP search unit. The group set unit sets items of peripheral APs to a group according to user's selection. After searching the peripheral APs at the time of AP connection, the AP search unit classifies an AP belonging to a selected item and connects to the classified AP.