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WIRELESS CONNECTION METHOD AND DEVICE

  • US 20130152168A1
  • Filed: 12/09/2011
  • Published: 06/13/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • receiving, by an access point device and from wireless device, a request for authorization to access a network through the access point;

    determining, by the access point, a distance between the access point and the wireless device;

    determining, by the access point, that the distance is less than a first threshold distance;

    using, by the access point, a first process to grant access to the network through the access point when the distance is less than the first threshold distance; and

    using, by the access point, a second process to grant access to the network through the access point when the distance is not less than the first threshold distance, where the first process is different and less complex for granting access to the network than the second process.

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