Patent ID: 9137306
Filing Date: 2015-09-15
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for connecting a Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) using a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a portable terminal, the method comprising: entering a group owner mode of a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) when enabling of a Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) is requested; after entering the group owner mode, entering a first WPS session where the portable terminal is operable in a WPS registrar mode; determining whether an Access Point (AP) whose first WPS session of the WPS registrar mode is enabled or a device whose group owner mode is enabled, is discovered; when the AP whose WPS registrar mode is enabled or the device whose group owner mode is enabled is discovered, disabling the WPS registrar mode and the group owner mode, enabling a second WPS session where the portable terminal is to operate in a WPS enrollee mode, and accessing the discovered AP; and when the device whose group owner mode is enabled is discovered, determining the group owner of Wi-Fi P2P from among the portable terminal and the discovered device, and forming a Wi-Fi P2P group according to the determination results.