Apparatus and method for accessing wireless network
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSEONG-WOOK SONG, DONG-HYUN KIM, JONG-HAN LIM
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Abstract
A method of using subscriber identification information stored in mobile user equipment (UE) to connect to a communication service over a public wireless network in the UE, establishing a communication link between the UE and a device, generating network access information (NAI) associated with the communication service in the UE, and sending the NAI from the UE to the device via the communication link. The method further comprises connecting the communication service in the device using the NAI and terminating the connection of the communication service in the UE.
Claims21
A master device, comprising:
- a first memory that stores subscriber identification information (SIT) for the master device used to connect a communication service over a public wireless network (PWN) in the master device;
- a communication processor that connects the communication service in the master device, generates network access information (NAI) associated with the connection of the communication service in the master device, and stores the NAI in a second memory;
- a connectivity unit configured to establish a communication link between the master device and a slave device;
- wherein the connectivity unit transfers the NAI stored in the second memory to the slave device via the communication link, such that the slave unit is enabled to directly connect the communication service over the PWN in the slave device using the transferred NAI,
- the connectivity unit receives via the communication link updated NAI from the slave device related to the connection of the communication service in the slave device, and
- the communication processor thereafter updates the NAI stored in the second memory according to the updated NAI received by the connectivity unit.
The master device of claim 2, wherein the communication processor terminates the connection of the communication service in the master device following the transfer of the NAI to the slave device via the communication link.
A master device, comprising:
- a communication processor that connects a communication service over a public wireless network (PWN) in the master device using stored subscriber identification information, generates network status information (NSI) related to the connection of the communication service in the master device, and stores the NSI in the master device;
- a connectivity unit that establishes a communication link directly connecting the master device with at least one slave device selected from a plurality of slave devices, and transfers the NSI from the master device to the at least one slave device via the communication link,
- wherein in response to the at least one slave device connecting the communication service over the PWN using the transferred NSI, the connectivity unit receives updated NSI related to the connection of the communication service over the PWN by the at least one slave device, and thereafter,
- the communication processor updates the stored NSI according to the updated NSI.
A slave device, comprising:
- a connectivity unit configured to establish a communication link between the slave device and a master device, and receive network access information (NAI) generated by the master device in relation to a communication service connected in the master device over a public wireless network (PWN);
- a communication processor that receives the NAI from the master device, initially establishes the communication service in the slave device over the PWN using the NAI, generates updated NAI as the connection of the communication service is maintained in the slave device, and stores the updated NAI,
- wherein the connectivity unit transfers the updated NAI to the master device via the communication link, such that the master unit is enabled to reconnect the communication service in the master device using the updated NAI.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.