METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING USE OF EXTERNAL DATA NETWORK VIA MOBILE ACCESS POINT
First Claim
1. A method for controlling external data network use of a client device via a mobile Access Point (AP) by a host device set as the mobile AP, the method comprising:
- determining whether a data-less mode is set;
blocking the client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set; and
permitting the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released.
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Abstract
A method and a device for controlling external data network use via a mobile Access Point (AP) are provided. A host device set as the mobile AP determines whether a data-less mode is set, blocks a client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set, and permits the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released. A client device connected to a mobile AP determines whether a data-less mode is set for a host device set as the mobile AP, if the client device is connected to the host device in a state of being connected to a wireless data network, maintains the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set, and releases the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for controlling external data network use of a client device via a mobile Access Point (AP) by a host device set as the mobile AP, the method comprising:
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determining whether a data-less mode is set; blocking the client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set; and permitting the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for controlling external data network use via a mobile Access Point (AP) by a client device connected to the mobile AP, the method comprising:
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determining whether a data-less mode is set for a host device set as the mobile AP, if the client device is connected to the host device in a state of being connected to a wireless data network; maintaining the connection to the wireless data network if the data-less mode is set; and releasing the connection to the wireless data network if the data-less mode is released. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for controlling external data network use via a mobile Access Point (AP) by a client device of the mobile AP, the method comprising:
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determining whether a current operation mode is a data sharing application mode, if the client device is connected to a host device set as the mobile AP in a state of being connected to a wireless data network; maintaining the connection to the wireless data network, if the current operation mode is the data sharing application mode; and releasing the connection to the wireless data network, if the current operation mode is not the data sharing application mode.
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15. A method for controlling external data network use via a mobile Access Point (AP) by a client device connected to the mobile AP, the method comprising:
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determining whether a current operation mode is a data sharing application mode, if the client device is connected to a host device set as the mobile AP in a state of being connected to a wireless data network; determining whether a data-less mode is set for the host device, if the current operation mode is the data sharing application mode; maintaining the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set; and releasing the connection to the wireless data network, either if the current operation mode is not the data sharing application mode or if the data-less mode is released.
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16. A host device set as a mobile Access Point (AP), the host device comprising:
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a wireless short-range communication unit for forming a mobile AP network with a client device based on a wireless short-range communication; a wireless communication unit for performing wireless data communication with a wireless data network, which is an external data network with respect to the mobile AP network; and a controller for blocking the client device from using the wireless data network, if a data-less mode is set, and for permitting the client device to use the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A client device connected to a mobile Access Point (AP), the client device comprising:
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a wireless short-range communication unit for forming a mobile AP network with a host device set as the mobile AP based on a wireless short-range communication; a wireless communication unit for performing a wireless data communication with a wireless data network; and a controller for determining whether a data-less mode is set for the host device, if the client device is connected to the host device in a state of being connected to the wireless data network, for maintaining the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set, and for releasing the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A client device of a mobile Access Point (AP), the client device comprising:
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a wireless short-range communication unit for forming a mobile AP network with a host device set as the mobile AP based on a wireless short-range communication; a wireless communication unit for performing a wireless data communication with a wireless data network; and a controller for determining whether a current operation mode is a data sharing application mode, if the client device is connected to a host device set as the mobile AP in a state of being connected to a wireless data network, for maintaining the connection to the wireless data network, if the current operation mode is the data sharing application mode, and for releasing the connection to the wireless data network, if the current operation mode is not the data sharing application mode.
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30. A client device connected to a mobile Access Point (AP), the client device comprising:
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a wireless short-range communication unit for forming a mobile AP network with a host device set as the mobile AP based on a wireless short-range communication; a wireless communication unit for performing a wireless data communication with a wireless data network; and a controller for determining whether a current operation mode is a data sharing application mode, if the client device is connected to a host device set as the mobile AP in a state of being connected to a wireless data network, for determining whether a data-less mode is set for the host device, if the current operation mode is the data sharing application mode, for maintaining the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set, and for releasing the connection to the wireless data network, either if the current operation mode is not the data sharing application mode or if the data-less mode is released.
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