Access point and method for connecting wireless communication

An access point comprising:

• a connecting unit which is connectable to a connecting device;
• a storage unit which registers information of the connecting device, in response to the connecting device being physically connected to the connecting unit;
• a communication unit which broadcasts a first beacon message;
• and
• a controller wherein, in response to a first signal being received from the connecting device in response to the broadcast first beacon message after the connecting device has been disconnected from the access point and physically connected to a host device, the controller determines whether the connecting device is already registered at the storage unit according to the first signal, and connects to the host device via a wireless communication connection,
• wherein, in response to the connecting device being connected to the access point, the controller identifies manufacturer information of the connecting device and determines whether the connecting device is of a specific manufacturer, and, in response to the connecting device being of the specific manufacturer, the controller stores Media Access Control (MAC) address information of the connecting device in the storage unit.

A method for operating a connecting device which is connectable to a host device and connectable to an access point, the method comprising:

• in response to the connecting device being physically connected to the access point, providing information of the connecting device to the access point;
• in response to a beacon message being received from the access point and the connecting device has been disconnected from the access point and physically connected to the host device, transmitting a first signal to the access point;
• and
• in response to the access point identifying a registration state of the connecting device and transmitting a wireless connection success signal, receiving the wireless connection success signal and establishing a wireless communication connecting between the access point and the host device via the connecting device,
• wherein the providing information of the connecting device by the access point comprises:
• in response to the connecting device being connected to the access point, providing manufacturer information of the connecting device to the access point;
• and
• in response to the connecting device being of the specific manufacturer, providing media access control (MAC) address information of the connecting device.

(A system for establishing a wireless connection link between an access point and a host device, the system comprising:

• the access point having a connecting unit and a controller, wherein in response to the connecting device being physically mounted in the connecting unit of the access point the controller registers the connecting device in the access point, in response to the connecting device being dismounted from the access point, the access point broadcasts a wireless beacon, and wherein in response to the access point receiving a wireless probe request signal from the connecting device, the controller determines whether the connecting device is registered in the access point, and in response to the connecting device being registered in the access point, the access point transmits a wireless probe response signal to the connecting device, and
• the connecting device which is mountable in the connecting unit of the access point and mountable in the host device, wherein in response to the connecting device receiving the wireless beacon from the access point after having been physically mounted in the host device, the connecting device transmits the wireless probe request signal to the access point, and wherein in response to the connecting device receiving the wireless probe response signal from the access point, the connecting device establishes the wireless communication link between the access point and the host device,
• wherein the controller registers the connecting device in the access point by identifying manufacturer information of the connecting device and identifying whether the connecting device is of a specific manufacturer, and, in response to the connecting device being of the specific manufacturer, storing the media access control (MAC) address of the connecting device.