Patent ID: 9148851
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: H04W,Y02D

Abstract:
1. A method of searching for an access point, the method comprising: measuring a position of a terminal by the terminal; checking the access point located near the position of the terminal obtained from a measurement result; determining whether a distance between the terminal and the access point is greater than or equal a radius range searchable by the terminal; and if the distance between the terminal and the access point is less than the radius range searchable by the terminal, searching for the access point and accessing the access point when the access point is found by the search and is accessible, wherein a cell ID of a base station to which the terminal belongs at the time of the access is stored, and wherein, if the distance between the terminal and the access point is greater than or equal to the radius range searchable by the terminal, a timing point of a next position measurement is determined and a search for the access point is stopped until the determined timing point.