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Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015

Filed:

Apr. 01, 2013
Applicant:

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

Inventors:

Seongil Hahm, Yongin-si, KR;

Youngri Kim, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04W 12/04 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/04 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of establishing a WLAN link between portable terminals using a cellular network and a sound, the method including: transmitting a connection request message including a first partial security key being a portion of a first security key to a second portable terminal through a cellular network by a first portable terminal; outputting a sound including a second partial security key being a remaining portion of the first security key after transmitting the connection request message; receiving a request of a WLAN connection including a second security key from the second portable terminal having received the sound through a WLAN; and establishing the WLAN link with the second portable terminal when the second security key corresponds to the first security key.


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