Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ilsung Hong

Jae-Hyun Jo

Donghyoun Son

Hyeonggeun Kim

Byoung-Chul Lee

Donghoon Hyun

Sang-Hyeok Sim

Doosuk Kang

Bokun Choi

Yong Sang Yun

Seung-Nyun Kim

Inhyuk Choi

Seungnyun Kim

Sanghyun Han

Jongmu Choi

Gupil Cheong

Yong-Yi Kim

Jungsu Kim

Wonkyoung Jang

Chang-Sik Kim

Sunlyeong Hwang

Hyeong Geun Kim

Seunguk Jang

Gwangho Hwang

Kyukang Lee

Ahhyun Chun

Seula Kim

A wearable electronic device and method are disclosed. The wearable electronic device includes a short-range communication circuit, memory, display and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: establishing a first communicative connection to a first external electronic device, via a short-range communication circuit, receiving, via the short-range communication circuit, from the first external electronic device, first information related to a second external electronic device that is communicatively connected to the first external electronic device through a second communicative connection, displaying, on a display, at least a portion of the received first information, and transmitting, via the short-range communication circuit, to the first external electronic device, a control command for the second external electronic device, based on receiving a user input to information displayed on the display.

Electronic device for controlling external electronic device and method thereof

Disclosed is an electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit configured to support Bluetooth communication; at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform a plurality a plurality of operations comprising: receiving first data transmitted from a first external electronic device via a first link between the electronic device and the first external electronic device; when an acknowledgement (ACK) is not received from a second external electronic device, determining that the first external electronic device or the electronic device should retransmit the first data to the second external electronic device based on at least one of status information about the electronic device, status information about the first external electronic device, communication quality of the first link, or communication quality of the second link.

Electronic device for retransmitting data in Bluetooth network environment and method thereof

According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises a short range communication circuit; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: establish a communication channel with a first external electronic device by using a designated communication scheme, through the short range communication circuit; transmit information related to the communication channel to a second external electronic device through the short range communication circuit; receive a request to transfer communication rights with the first external device to the second external device; and transfer communication rights with the first external device from the electronic device to the second external electronic device.

Wireless communication device and method for transferring communication rights between electronic devices

An electronic device and method for operating the same. The electronic device includes a communication interface; a rechargeable; a timer; a first processor operably coupled to the communication interface, battery, and timer; and a second processor operably coupled to the battery, wherein the first processor is configured to receive, from an external electronic device, information associated with time; while remaining capacity of the battery is greater than or equal to a reference value, obtain, by using the timer, first information associated with time that is elapsed since the information is received; and in response to identifying that the remaining capacity is less than the reference value, switch a state of the second processor to an active state, and wherein the second processor is configured to obtain second information associated with time that is elapsed since the second processor is switched to the active state; and in response to detecting that the electronic device is connected to another electronic device for recharging the battery, provide the second information to the first processor.

Electronic apparatus and method for controlling time measurement

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit configured to support communications by a first communication scheme and a second communication scheme; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to establish a first communication channel corresponding to the first communication scheme with a first external electronic device using the communication circuit; receive, from the first external electronic device, configuration information related to the first communication channel; transmit, to the first external electronic device, audio data through the first communication channel such that the first external electronic device outputs the audio data using the first communication channel; and transmit, to the second external electronic device, the configuration information related to the first communication channel through the second communication channel corresponding to the second communication scheme such that the second external electronic device is capable of acquiring the audio data using the configuration information.

Electronic device for reproducing audio signal via external device and operating method thereof

An electronic device is provided and includes a housing including a portion that is detachably mountable on one of a user's ears, a wireless communication circuit, a battery, a speaker, at least one sensor included in the housing, a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit, the battery, the speaker, and the at least one sensor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor so that the processor can request a connection from an external device configured to be detachably mounted on another one of the user's ears, determine a portion to be output from the audio data stored in the memory based on whether a response of the external device for the request for the connection is received or at least a portion of at least one signal is received from the external device by formation of the requested connection, and output the determined portion through the speaker.

Ear wearable type wireless device and system supporting the same

An audible device is provided. The audible device includes a battery which is rechargeable, a power management circuit configured to detect a first battery level of the battery, a wireless communication circuit configured to communicate with another audible device by wireless communication, an electronic component, and a control circuit electrically connected with the power management circuit, the wireless communication circuit, and the electronic component, wherein the control circuit is configured to: establish a connection with the another audible device by using the wireless communication circuit; receive a second battery level of the another audible device by using the wireless communication circuit; obtain a battery ratio between the first battery level and the second battery level; compare the battery ratio with at least one of a plurality of reference ratios; and control the operation of at least one of the audible device and the another audible device based the compared battery ratio.

Electronic device and operating method thereof

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