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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WI-FI CONNECTION USING WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP IN PORTABLE TERMINAL

  • US 20130100855A1
  • Filed: 10/25/2012
  • Published: 04/25/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/25/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for Wi-Fi connection based on a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a portable terminal, the method comprising:

  • 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 or a device whose group owner 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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