Apparatus and method for accessing a network in a wireless terminal
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1. A method for accessing an Access Point (AP) in a terminal supporting Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication, the method comprising:
- detecting a current location of the terminal;
searching information about a registered location within a predetermined error range from the detected current location in pre-registered access history information stored in the terminal;
upon search of the information about the registered location, detecting an accessible AP in the pre-registered access history information based on the searched information about the registered location; and
attempting to access the detected AP,wherein the pre-registered access history information includes information about registered locations at which the terminal has accessed APs, and identification information about a previously accessed AP at each of the registered locations.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for quickly searching for an accessible network in a wireless terminal. A wireless terminal registers information about a current location and information used to access a network in an access history table, when it succeeds in accessing the network. Thereafter, when accessing a network, the wireless terminal attempts to access a network that it previously accessed, using information about a current location and the access history table.
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1. A method for accessing an Access Point (AP) in a terminal supporting Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication, the method comprising:
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detecting a current location of the terminal; searching information about a registered location within a predetermined error range from the detected current location in pre-registered access history information stored in the terminal; upon search of the information about the registered location, detecting an accessible AP in the pre-registered access history information based on the searched information about the registered location; and attempting to access the detected AP, wherein the pre-registered access history information includes information about registered locations at which the terminal has accessed APs, and identification information about a previously accessed AP at each of the registered locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium having recorded thereon a program executable by a computer for performing a method for accessing an Access Point (AP) in a terminal supporting Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) communication, the method comprising:
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detecting a current location of the terminal; searching information about a registered location within a predetermined error range from the detected current location in pre-registered access history information stored in the terminal; upon search of the information about the registered location, detecting an accessible AP in the pre-registered access history information based on the searched information about the registered location; and attempting to access the detected AP, wherein the pre-registered access history information includes information about registered locations at which the terminal has accessed APs, and identification information about a previously accessed AP at each of the registered locations. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A terminal apparatus for searching for an Access Point (AP), comprising:
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a memory for storing pre-registered access history information; an AP detector for detecting a current location of the terminal, and searching information about a registered location within a predetermined error range from the detected current location in the pre-registered access history information, and upon search of the information about the registered location, detecting an accessible AP in the pre-registered access history information based on the searched information about the registered location; and a communication module for attempting to access an AP detected by the AP detector, wherein the pre-registered access history information includes information about registered locations at which the terminal has accessed APs, and identification information about a previously accessed AP at each of the registered locations. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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