Method and apparatus for automatically connecting short range wireless network in portable terminal

摘要

A method and an apparatus for automatically connecting a short range wireless network in a portable terminal. The method for automatically connecting a short range wireless network in the portable terminal includes, when registering to an Access Point (AP), storing location information of the AP. The method also includes obtaining location information of the terminal. The method further includes controlling an activation cycle of a communication module by comparing the location information of the terminal and the location information of the AP. The method still further includes, when the communication module is activated, searching for the AP.

主权项

1. A method of operating a terminal, the method comprising:
detecting motion of the terminal; determining whether to perform a search for an Access Point (AP) according to the detected motion of the terminal, wherein the determination of whether to perform the search for the AP comprises:
controlling at least one of a power on/off of a communication module and a scan cycle of the communication module of the terminal based on the detected motion of the terminal; and in response to determining to perform the search for the AP, searching for the AP.