Patent ID: 9491697
Filing Date: 2016-11-08
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A terminal for connecting by radio to an access point of a wireless local area network (LAN), the terminal being connected by radio to a current access point of the LAN, comprising: a communication module for scanning to detect a plurality of accessible access points and connecting to one of the plurality of accessible access points; a sensor for outputting data relating to movement of the terminal; a status detector for determining whether the terminal is in a movement status based on the data outputted by the sensor, wherein the status detector activates the sensor when a predetermined starting condition is satisfied; and a connection controller for targeting an accessible access point to connect to, wherein when it is determined by the status detector that the terminal is in a movement status and when an accessible access point identical to said current access point has been detected by the communication module during a plurality of scan times performed at predetermined time intervals and at a plurality of different locations where the terminal has moved to, the connection controller targets the detected accessible access point identical to said current access point for connection and keeps the connection by radio to said current access point.