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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 05, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2010
Applicants:
Jong-mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Jeong-hoon Han, Seoul, KR;
Il-sung Hong, Incheon, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/02 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 52/0216 (2013.01); H04W 76/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); Y02B 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for connecting a portable terminal to a Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) are provided. The method includes when a WLAN connection event occurs, performing a WLAN connection procedure by keeping a WLAN module in an awake state, and when the WLAN connection is complete, operating the WLAN module according to a Power Save Mechanism (PSM).