Patent ID: 8510452

Claim:
A wireless network selection apparatus including a processor comprising: a memory which stores first connection setting information to join a first wireless network and second connection setting information to join a second wireless network which is different from the first wireless network; a transmitter which transmits the first connection setting information or the second connection setting information to an external communication terminal; a receiver which receives a request to transmit the first connection setting information transmitted from the transmitter and receives a request to transmit the second connection setting information transmitted from the transmitter; a display which displays a first unique code corresponding to the first wireless network and displays a second unique code corresponding to the second wireless network; a wireless network detector which detects a peripheral wireless network; and a switch, upon detecting a wireless network, sets connection setting information corresponding to the wireless network in the connection setting information stored in the memory such that the connection setting information is capable of being selected, wherein the memory stores the first unique code and the second unique code, the receiver receives a transmission request and a code from the external communication terminal, the transmitter, when the code received by the receiver is identical to the first unique code, transmits the first connection setting information to the external communication terminal, and the transmitter, when the code received by the receiver is identical to the second unique code, transmits the second connection setting information to the external communication terminal.