Method and apparatus for Wi-Fi connection using Wi-Fi protected setup in portable terminal
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, are configured to cause the at least one processor to:
- enter a group owner mode of a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group without connecting with another device, if a Wi-Fi connection is requested,discover, in the group owner mode, an external device whose group owner mode is enabled,determine a group owner of the Wi-Fi P2P group from among the electronic device and the discovered external device, andconnect to the Wi-Fi P2P group based on a result of the determining of the Wi-Fi P2P group owner,wherein the Wi-Fi connection is requested by an enabling of a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
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Abstract
A method and an apparatus for Wi-Fi connection based on Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes entering a group owner mode of Wi-Fi Direct when enabling of WPS is requested, after entering the group owner mode, entering a WPS session mode where the portable terminal is operable in a WPS registrar mode, determining whether an Access Point (AP) whose WPS session of the WPS registrar mode is enabled or a device whose group owner mode is enabled, exists nearby, and when an AP whose WPS registrar mode is enabled is discovered, disabling the WPS registrar mode and the group owner mode, enabling a WPS session where the portable terminal is to operate in a WPS enrollee mode, and accessing the discovered AP.
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14 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, are configured to cause the at least one processor to:
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enter a group owner mode of a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group without connecting with another device, if a Wi-Fi connection is requested, discover, in the group owner mode, an external device whose group owner mode is enabled, determine a group owner of the Wi-Fi P2P group from among the electronic device and the discovered external device, and connect to the Wi-Fi P2P group based on a result of the determining of the Wi-Fi P2P group owner, wherein the Wi-Fi connection is requested by an enabling of a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An electronic device for connecting to a wireless communication network, the electronic device comprising:
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at least one processor; and at least one memory storing one or more computer programs, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to; determine whether a Wi-Fi connection is requested, enter a group owner mode of a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group without connecting with another device, if the Wi-Fi connection is requested, discover, in the group owner mode, an external device whose group owner mode is enabled, determine a group owner of the Wi-Fi P2P group from among the electronic device and the discovered external device, and connect to the Wi-Fi P2P group based on a result of the determining of the Wi-Fi P2P group owner. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8)
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9. A method for connecting to a wireless communication network in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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determining whether a Wi-Fi connection is requested; entering a group owner mode of a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group without connecting with another device, if the Wi-Fi connection is requested; discovering, in the group owner mode, an external device whose group owner mode is enabled; determining a group owner of the Wi-Fi P2P group from among the electronic device and the discovered external device; and connect to the Wi-Fi P2P group based on a result of the determining of the Wi-Fi P2P group owner. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, are configured to cause the at least one processor to:
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determine whether a Wi-Fi connection is requested, enter a group owner mode of a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) group without connecting with another device, if the Wi-Fi connection is requested, discover, in the group owner mode, an external device whose group owner mode is enabled, determine a group owner of the Wi-Fi P2P group from among the electronic device and the discovered external device, and connect to the Wi-Fi P2P group based on a result of the determining of the Wi-Fi P2P group owner. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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