Patent ID: 9313723
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A terminal comprising: a service providing unit that provides an application; an Internet Protocol (IP) address managing unit that assigns a distinct IP address identifying the application and stores mapping information regarding the application and its assigned IP address; and a communication unit configured to operate as a Wi-Fi Host Access Point (AP) unit or as a Wi-Fi client unit, wherein when the communication unit operates as a Wi-Fi Host AP unit and the application is selected, the communication unit uses the IP address assigned to the application to perform a WiFi host AP function; and when the communication unit operates as a Wi-Fi client unit, the communication unit searches for an accessible Wi-Fi Host AP; identifies a service set identifier (SSID) and an IP address of a Wi-Fi Host AP; and accesses the Wi-Fi Host AP.