Patent ID: 7577423
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: H04W

Abstract:
1. A system for identifying an access point, the system arranged in a mobile station associated with the access point via a wireless network, the system comprising: a detecting module for detecting a beacon from the access point; a controlling module for controlling a connection status between the mobile station and the access point, wherein the connection status comprises an association status and a disassociation status; a determining module for determining whether the number of the mobile stations associated with the access point varies with changes of the connection status between the association status and the disassociation status; and an identifying module for identifying a status of the access point based on the determination result; wherein the identifying module identifies the access point as authentic when the number of the mobile stations associated with the access point varies with changes of the connection status between the association status and the disassociation status, or identifies the access point as fake when the number of the mobile stations associated with the access point does not vary with changes of the connection status between the association status and the disassociation status.