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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2010
Applicants:
Jong-mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Keum-youn Kwon, Seongnam-si, KR;
Inventors:
Jong-Mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Keum-Youn Kwon, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 88/04 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 88/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for providing an Access Point (AP) function of a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes an AP function unit for performing the AP function by using the portable terminal in an environment where an AP is not present, and a controller for, if there is a terminal to be connected to the AP, performing connection to the terminal directly without having to perform a process of inputting password information of the AP.