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Handling wrong WEP key and related battery drain and communication exchange failures

  • US 20110085447A1
  • Filed: 04/13/2010
  • Published: 04/14/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of reducing power consumption in a wireless communications device, said method comprising:

  • attempting to establish a connection between said wireless communication device and an access point (AP) utilizing a profile;

    monitoring communications exchange between said wireless communications device and said AP;

    as a result of said monitoring, detecting use of an incorrect wired equivalent privacy (WEP) key; and

    in response to said detecting use of an incorrect WEP key, disabling said corresponding profile and related active scanning and association thereby reducing power consumption of said wireless communication device.

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