Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Bu-Seop Jung

Jung-Hun Lee

Young-Kwan Chung

Jong-Mu Choi

Yong-Hae Choi

Hyuk Kang

Ji-Hyun Jung

Jae-Ki You

Jun-Ho Lee

Doo-Suk Kang

Bum-Jib Kim

Edwin Joseph Vimal Bastin

Hye-Jung Bang

Dong-Il Son

Bo-Kun Choi

Ju-Ho Kim

Young-Kow Lee

Christopher Kang

Soon-Ho Lee

Nam-Ju Cho

Min-Jung Kim

Ki-Seok Kang

In-Young Hwang

Ki-Yeong Jeong

Bokun Choi

Kyung-Tae Kim

NamJu Cho

Moon-Soo Kim

Sung-dae Cho

Cheol-Ho Cheong

Seung-Min Lee

Woo-Kwang Lee

Sun-Kee Lee

Hyunah Oh

Soonho Lee

Shin-Jun Lee

Hyung-Suk Kim

Guneet Singh Khurana

Jin-Ik Kim

Yong-Seok Jang

Eun-Seon Noh

Dong-Jea Jung

Hyung-Wook Kang

A method and an apparatus for Wi-Fi connection based on Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes entering a group owner mode of Wi-Fi Direct when enabling of WPS is requested, after entering the group owner mode, entering a WPS session mode where the portable terminal is operable in a WPS registrar mode, determining whether an Access Point (AP) whose WPS session of the WPS registrar mode is enabled or a device whose group owner mode is enabled, exists nearby, and when an AP whose WPS registrar mode is enabled is discovered, disabling the WPS registrar mode and the group owner mode, enabling a WPS session where the portable terminal is to operate in a WPS enrollee mode, and accessing the discovered AP.

Method and apparatus for Wi-Fi connection using Wi-Fi protected setup in portable terminal

An electronic device and a power control method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device may include: a communication circuit including a first circuit configured to perform first communication and a second circuit configured to perform second communication; a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein, the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: controlling the first circuit to operate according to a first power control mode associated with the first communication, and controlling the second circuit to operate according to a second power control mode associated with the second communication when the first communication and the second communication are concurrently performed through the first circuit and the second circuit; identifying a first sleep period during which the first circuit operates in a sleep mode according to the first power control mode, and a second sleep period during which the second circuit operates in the sleep mode according to the second power control mode; and controlling the communication circuit to operate in a deep sleep mode in which the communication circuit operates with power that is less than or equal to a predetermined power in a period where the first sleep period and the second sleep period coincide.

Electronic device and power control method of electronic device

A method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) simultaneously is provided. The method includes entering a device discovery process of Wi-Fi P2P, if use of a Wi-Fi P2P function is requested while using a legacy Wi-Fi function, acquiring a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P in the device discovery process, performing a listen state over the same channel as a channel where the legacy Wi-Fi function is in use, through the acquisition of the GO right, and performing a search state over a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P, and repeating the listen state and the search state until the device discovery process is ended.

Method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi P2P simultaneously

An electronic device in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) transceiver; and a processor, coupled with the Wi-Fi transceiver, configured to perform a synchronization with at least one device in the NAN cluster, wherein the at least one device comprises an external electronic device, after performing the synchronization, receive, from the external electronic device through the Wi-Fi transceiver, a frame including first data within at least one discovery window (DW) among a plurality of DWs, wherein the first data comprises channel information for second data, and time information for the second data, and based on the channel information and the time information, control the Wi-Fi transceiver to receive the second data at a channel corresponding to the channel information of the received first data during a time duration corresponding to the time information of the received first data.

Method of transmitting proximity service data and electronic device for the same

An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time.

Apparatus and method for reducing power consumption in portable terminal

The electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a housing; a universal serial bus (USB) connector connected or integrated with the housing; a wireless communication circuit located inside the housing; a processor that is located inside the housing and electrically connected to the USB connector and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory that is located inside the housing and electrically connected to the processor. The memory, when in operation, may store instructions for the processor to determine that the USB connector is electrically connected to a first external electronic device having an identifier, receive the identifier from the first external electronic device via the USB connector, generate a wireless signal packet comprising the identifier, receive a probe request from a second external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit, transmit the wireless signal packet to the second external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit, and configure a wireless communication channel with the second external electronic device, after transmitting the wireless signal packet. Other various embodiments are possible.

Method for wireless connection and electronic device therefor

An apparatus and a method for transmitting and/or receiving data in an electronic device are provided. According to an embodiment, an electronic device includes a communication interface and a processor. When the electronic device outputs content, the processor can transmit the content to an external electronic device using the communication interface, detect a state of the electronic device in relation to the output, select substitute content for the content at least based on the detection, determine a schedule corresponding to the substitute content, and transmit the substitute content to the external electronic device based on the schedule.

Apparatus and method for transmitting/receiving data in an electronic device

An electronic device is provided for use in a NAN cluster. The electronic device includes Wi-Fi communication circuitry; a memory that stores instructions; and a processor that executes the instructions to, while the electronic device operates as a master of the NAN cluster based on a first master preference, control the Wi-Fi communication circuitry to transmit discovery signals outside of discovery windows (DWs), based on a determination that a state of the processor is switched from a wake-up state to a sleep state, change control information for the NAN cluster, wherein the changed control information for the NAN cluster includes data regarding a second master preference that is distinct from the first master preference, and provide the changed control information to the Wi-Fi communication circuitry. The Wi-Fi communication circuitry, while the processor is switched to the sleep state, transmits the changed control information for the NAN cluster.

Method for transmitting and receiving signals in proximity network and electronic device thereof

An apparatus and a method for connecting to a local area communication resource in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes receiving access point connection-related information and automatic connection support-related information from a plurality of access points, identifying at least one access point capable of supporting automatic connection among the plurality of access points based on the automatic connection support-related information, receiving connection information from an information server connected to the at least one access point, selecting one access point from the at least one access points based on basic service set (BSS) link information included in the access point connection-related information with respect to the at least one access point, Received Signal Strength Indication (RSSI) information, and link information of an external network included in the connection information, and performing a local area communication with the selected access point.

Apparatus and method for connecting to a local area communication in a portable terminal

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions to enable the processor to, during first P2P wireless communication with a first external electronic device, enable the electronic device to operate as at least one of a host or a client, store first information about a role of the electronic device one of the host or the client, during second P2P wireless communication with the first external electronic device after the first P2P wireless communication, determine whether the first external electronic device was previously in a group, exchange second information with the first external electronic device based on a status of at least one of the electronic device or the first external electronic device, and select the role of the electronic device as the host or the client based on the second information.

Electronic device performing reconnection of short-range communication and method for operating the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a processor and a wireless communication circuit. The wireless communication circuit transmits a Wi-Fi signal corresponding to a first frequency band using a first module for a first period, transmits a Wi-Fi signal corresponding to a second frequency band using a second module for a second period, and receives a Wi-Fi signal using the first module and the second module for the first period and the second period.

Electronic device performing Wi-Fi communication and operation method thereof

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Bu-Seop Jung