Patent ID: 8787222

Claim:
A method of operating an access point, which is connectable to a host device via a wireless communication connection, and further connectable to a connecting device, the method comprising: in response to the connecting device being physically connected to the access point, registering information of the connecting device by the access point; in response to the connecting device transmitting a first signal in response to a first beacon message of the access point after having been disconnected from the access point and physically connected to the host device, receiving the first signal by the access point; determining whether the connecting device is already registered using the first signal; and in response to determining that the connecting device is already registered, connecting to the host device via the wireless communication connection, wherein the registering information of the connecting device by the access point comprises: in response to the connecting device being connected to the access point, identifying manufacturer information of the connecting device and determining whether the connecting device is of a specific manufacturer; and in response to the connecting device being of the specific manufacturer, registering media access control (MAC) address information of the connecting device.