Electronic device and method for updating authentication information in the electronic device
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
- a short-range communication unit configured to provide a short-range communication; and
a controller configured to;
detect update information for authentication information included in advertisement service information received from a server through an Access Point (AP) identified by the short-range communication unit,obtain authentication information using the update information, wherein the authentication information comprises an access password, and wherein obtaining the authentication information using the update information further comprises;
extracting Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information for downloading authentication information from the advertisement service information and displaying the URL information, wherein the URL information includes a URL;
when the update information includes the URL information and information about connection to the AP, accessing the URL through the AP;
when the update information includes the URL information and does not include information about connection to the AP, accessing the URL without using the AP; and
downloading the authentication information in response to accessing the URL;
update a stored authentication information for automatically connecting using the obtain authentication information, andconnect the electronic device to the AP that supports automatic connection based on the updated authentication information.
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Abstract
An electronic device and method for updating authentication information in the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a short-range communication unit configured to provide a short-range communication and a controller configured to update information for authentication information from advertisement service information received from an Access Point (AP) identified through the short-range communication unit, download authentication information using the update information for authentication information, and connect the electronic device to the AP based on the authentication information.
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1. An electronic device, comprising:
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a short-range communication unit configured to provide a short-range communication; and a controller configured to; detect update information for authentication information included in advertisement service information received from a server through an Access Point (AP) identified by the short-range communication unit, obtain authentication information using the update information, wherein the authentication information comprises an access password, and wherein obtaining the authentication information using the update information further comprises; extracting Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information for downloading authentication information from the advertisement service information and displaying the URL information, wherein the URL information includes a URL; when the update information includes the URL information and information about connection to the AP, accessing the URL through the AP; when the update information includes the URL information and does not include information about connection to the AP, accessing the URL without using the AP; and downloading the authentication information in response to accessing the URL; update a stored authentication information for automatically connecting using the obtain authentication information, and connect the electronic device to the AP that supports automatic connection based on the updated authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for updating authentication information in an electronic device, the method comprising:
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detecting update information for authentication included in advertisement service information received from a identified Access Point (AP) identified by a short-range communication; obtain authentication information using the update information, wherein the authentication information comprises an access password, and wherein obtaining the authentication information using the update information further comprises; extracting Uniform Resource Locator (URL) information for downloading authentication information from the advertisement service information and displaying the URL information, wherein the URL information includes a URL; when the update information includes the URL information and information about connection to the AP, accessing the URL through the AP; when the update information includes the URL information and does not include information about connection to the AP, accessing the URL without using the AP; and downloading the authentication information in response to accessing the URL; update a stored authentication information for automatically connecting the electronic device and the AP, using the obtain authentication information, and connecting the electronic device to the AP based on the update authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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