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) in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
- determining, by a host device comprising the mobile terminal set as the mobile AP, whether a data-less mode is set;
blocking, by the host device, the client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set;
permitting, by the host device, the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released;
releasing, by the host device, the data-less mode upon connection to a fixed AP when the data-less mode is set; and
setting, by the host device, the data-less mode upon release of the connection to the fixed AP.
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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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26 Claims
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1. A method for controlling external data network use of a client device via a mobile access point (AP) in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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determining, by a host device comprising the mobile terminal set as the mobile AP, whether a data-less mode is set; blocking, by the host device, the client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set; permitting, by the host device, the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released; releasing, by the host device, the data-less mode upon connection to a fixed AP when the data-less mode is set; and setting, by the host device, the data-less mode upon release of the connection to the fixed AP. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless short-range communication unit configured to form a mobile access point (AP) network with a client device based on a wireless short-range communication; a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless data communication with a wireless data network, which comprises an external data network with respect to the mobile AP network; and a controller configured to; block the client device from using the wireless data network, if a data-less mode is set, and permit the client device to use the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released, wherein the wireless short-range communication unit is connected to a fixed AP through the wireless short-range communication, and wherein, if the data-less mode is set, the controller is further configured to; release the data-less mode upon connection to the fixed AP, and set the data-less mode upon release of the connection to the fixed AP. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for controlling external data network use of a client device via a mobile access point (AP) in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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determining, by a host device comprising the mobile terminal set as the mobile AP, whether a data-less mode is set; blocking, by the host device, the client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set; permitting, by the host device, the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released; determining, by the client device which is the mobile terminal operating as the client device, whether the data-less mode is set for the 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, by the client device, the connection to the wireless data network if the data-less mode is set; and releasing, by the client device, the connection to the wireless data network if the data-less mode is released. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for controlling external data network use of a client device via a mobile access point (AP) in a mobile terminal, the method comprising:
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determining, by a host device comprising the mobile terminal set as the mobile AP, whether a data-less mode is set; blocking, by the host device, the client device from using the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is set; permitting, by the host device, the client device to use the external data network via the mobile AP, if the data-less mode is released; determining, by the client device which is the mobile terminal operating as the client device, whether a current operation mode is a data sharing application mode, if the client device is connected to the host device set as the mobile AP in a state of being connected to a wireless data network; determining, by the client device, whether a data-less mode is set for the host device, if the current operation mode is the data sharing application mode; maintaining, by the client device, the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set; and releasing, by the client device, 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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20. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless short-range communication unit configured to form a mobile access point (AP) network with a client device based on a wireless short-range communication; a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless data communication with a wireless data network, which comprises an external data network with respect to the mobile AP network; and a controller configured to; block the client device from using the wireless data network, if a data-less mode is set, and permit the client device to use the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released, wherein, if the mobile terminal is operated as the client device, the wireless short-range communication unit is further configured to form the mobile AP network with a host device set as the mobile AP based on the wireless short-range communication, and wherein the controller is further configured to; determine whether the 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, maintain the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set, and release the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A mobile terminal comprising:
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a wireless short-range communication unit configured to form a mobile access point (AP) network with a client device based on a wireless short-range communication; a wireless communication unit configured to perform wireless data communication with a wireless data network, which comprises an external data network with respect to the mobile AP network; and a controller configured to; block the client device from using the wireless data network, if a data-less mode is set, and permit the client device to use the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is released, wherein, if the mobile terminal is operated as the client device, the wireless short-range communication unit is further configured to form a mobile AP network with a host device set as the mobile AP based on the wireless short-range communication, and wherein the controller is further configured to; determine whether a current operation mode is a data sharing application mode, if the client device is connected to the host device in a state of being connected to a wireless data network, determine whether the data-less mode is set for the host device, if the current operation mode is the data sharing application mode, maintain the connection to the wireless data network, if the data-less mode is set, and release 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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