Patent ID: 9167606
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A network connection control method of a mobile terminal, comprising: detecting by a mobile terminal a request to access the Internet and connecting to a wireless network; requesting traffic from the connected wireless network; determining, if a signal strength received from the connected wireless network is equal to or greater than a predetermined signal strength, that the wireless network is an active network coupled to the Internet and maintaining connection to the wireless network; measuring a time duration until traffic is received from the connected wireless network if the signal strength received from the wireless network is less than the predetermined signal strength; determining, if the time duration is less than a predetermined time, that the wireless network is the active network coupled to the Internet and maintaining connection to the wireless network; measuring a data rate of payload of Internet Protocol (IP) packets if the time duration is equal to or greater than the predetermined time; determining the wireless network is the active network connected to the Internet and maintaining the connection to the wireless network if the measured data rate is equal to or greater than a predetermined value; and releasing the connection to the wireless network if no traffic is received.