Patent ID: 7529219
Filing Date: 2009-05-05
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for establishing a wireless LAN communication between a wireless LAN access point and a wireless LAN terminal, comprising: the wireless LAN access point having a first communication profile list; the wireless LAN terminal having a second communication profile list; the first and the second communication profile lists include a listing of communication profiles that define one or more communication link protocols; the wireless LAN access point further including a register-accepting mechanism for enabling updating of the first communication profile list and the second communication profile list to add a new communication profile to the listing of communication profiles; the wireless LAN access point determining if the register-accepting mechanism is in one of a normal mode and a register request-acceptance mode; if the wireless LAN access point determines that the register-accepting mechanism is in the register request-acceptance mode, the wireless LAN access point transmits a communication protocol signal from the first communication profile list to the wireless LAN terminal, and commences operation of a timer; the wireless LAN terminal receives the communication protocol signal, and determines if the communication protocol signal is registered in the second communication profile list; if the wireless LAN terminal determines that the communication protocol signal is not registered in the second communication profile list, the wireless LAN terminal transmits a register request signal to the wireless LAN access point to commence updating process of the first communication profile list and the second communication profile list; the wireless LAN access point receives the register request signal and determines if the register request signal is received within a predetermined time after the operation of the timer commenced; if the wireless LAN access point determines that the register request signal is received within the predetermined time after the operation of the timer commenced, the wireless LAN access point responds to the register request signal by transmitting a notification signal to the wireless LAN terminal; if the wireless LAN terminal determines that the notification signal from the wireless LAN access point is received, the first communication profile list and the second communication profile list are updated, the wireless LAN access point sets the mode of the register-accepting mechanism to the normal mode, and communication is established between the wireless LAN access point and the wireless LAN terminal based on an updated communication protocol signal.