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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2017
National Taiwan University, Taipei, TW;
Mediatek Inc., Hsinchu, TW;
Shao-Chou Hung, Taipei, TW;
Kwang-Cheng Chen, Taipei, TW;
NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY, Taipei, TW;
MEDIATEK INC., Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
The disclosure provides a method including the following steps: receiving, by an electronic device, beacon signals transmitted from access points, and estimating the number of the access points according to the beacon signals; determining by the electronic device whether the electronic device can connect to a base station; when it is determined that the electronic device cannot connect to the base station, estimating the number of connection access points according to the number of the access points and a first data queue by the electronic device; and when it is determined that the electronic device can connect to the base station, determining by the electronic device whether to connect the electronic device to the base station according to the first data queue, and estimating the number of the connection access points according to the number of the access points, the first data queue and a determination result.