Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Junhak Lim

Hyunkee Min

Chounjong Nam

Hyeonu Choi

Sunghwan Kim

Junsu Choi

Kiyeong Jeong

Seongsu Choi

Doosuk Kang

Bokun Choi

Sunkee Lee

Seongmin Je

Sunkey Lee

Geonsoo Kim

Hyunah Oh

Sunghee Lee

Taehun Lim

Yongseok Jang

Sanghyeok Sim

Minho Kang

Jaeho Yoon

Hongchan Park

An electronic device is configured to determine default channel setting information on a plurality of links with at least one hub device, based on a received management frame, determine whether a first mode is usable, in which, in the first mode, data is transmitted to the at least one hub device through a first link based on the default channel setting information, and, at the same time, data is received from the at least one hub device through a second link, when the first mode is determined to be not usable, generate target channel setting information, determine whether the first mode is usable based on the target channel setting information, and, when the first mode is determined to be usable based on the target channel setting information, determine an operation mode of the plurality of links to be the first mode.

Method of determining operation mode for operating plurality of links with hub device and electronic device for performing the method

An electronic device includes a communication circuit configured to support a wireless local area network (LAN) communication method, and a processor configured to be operatively connected to the communication circuit where the processor is configured to establish communication with an external electronic device through the communication circuit, to acquire information related to an activation time point of the external electronic device, based on a management frame being received through the communication circuit, to identify an operating state of the external electronic device based on the information related to the activation time point of the external electronic device, and to transmit a request frame related to confirmation of a security state with the external electronic device based on the operating state of the external electronic device.

Electronic device for performing SA query in WLAN system and operating method thereof

An electronic device includes: a hinge structure; a foldable housing including a first housing structure and a second housing structure that are configured to be foldable relative to each other around the hinge structure; a first antenna provided in the first housing structure; a second antenna provided in the second housing structure; a communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna and the second antenna, and configured to transmit and receive data through a first link and a second link established between an external electronic device and the electronic device; and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to: identify whether an angle between the first housing structure and the second housing structure satisfies a specified condition; and control the communication circuit to transmit, through at least one of the first link and the second link, a signal related to a change in an operation of short-range wireless communication, based on whether the angle satisfies the specified condition.

Electronic device for changing operation of wireless communication based on change of angle of housing and method therefor

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an operating method of an electronic device in a wireless communication system includes: establishing a wireless communication connection for transmitting and receiving data to and from an access point in a first communication method; receiving a state detection message from the access point; identifying an internal state of the electronic device in response to the state detection message being received; and determining whether to switch a communication interface, based on the identified internal state, and the internal state includes a received signal strength indicator (RSSI) value of the wireless communication connection, information regarding whether a network switching mode of the electronic device is enabled, information regarding whether an application related to the data is enabled, and/or information regarding use of the data.

Apparatus and method for switching communication interface in wireless communication system

An electronic device may include at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal; a memory electrically configured to store instructions; and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one wireless communication module and the memory, the at least one processor being configured to execute the instructions to: based on an attempt to connect to an access point (AP), identify whether a pairwise master key security association (PMKSA) for the AP, generated based on to a previous connection of the electronic device to the AP, is present, and based on identifying that the PMKSA is present, determine whether to reuse a pairwise master key (PMK) stored in the PMKSA by comparing a lifetime of the PMK with a margin time in which a use of the PMK is guaranteed.

Electronic device and method of using pairwise master key

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a communication circuit, a memory, and at least one processor functionally connected to the communication circuit and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: perform wireless communication with an external electronic device through the communication circuit, based on a shared secret key generated by the electronic device in a process of configuring an association with the external electronic device, transmit, to the external electronic device through the communication circuit, a renewal frame for renewing the shared secret key, at a time point at which a lifetime of the shared secret key expires or at a time point a specified time ahead of the time point at which the lifetime of the shared secret key expires, and renew the shared secret key to perform wireless communication with the external electronic device through the communication circuit, based on the renewed shared secret key.

Method for performing shared secret key renewing and electronic device for supporting same

An electronic device comprises: at least one communication circuit configured to provide communication with a first external electronic device or a second external electronic device; at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one communication circuit; and a memory including device registration request information and operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory may store instructions configured to cause, when executed, at least one processor to: transmit, to the first external electronic device, a device registration request including at least device registration request information for registering the electronic device to the second external electronic device when a first communication is connected with the first external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit; receive a response to the device registration request from the first external electronic device; receive, from the second external electronic device, device registration update information that is updated on the basis of the registration request of the electronic device, based on the response, when a second communication is connected with the second external electronic device through the at least one communication circuit; and store the received device registration update information in the memory.

Electronic device and method for registering ownership

An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: at least one wireless communication circuit; a touch screen display; a processor operatively connected to the at least one wireless communication circuit and the touch screen display; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive first information on a first external electronic device and a second external electronic device through the at least one wireless communication circuit; determine a location and/or a direction of the first external electronic device and a location and/or a direction of the second external electronic device at least partly on the basis of a signal acquired through the at least one wireless communication circuit and/or second information received through the at least one wireless communication circuit; provide the touch screen display with a graphical user interface (GUI) indicating the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, at least partly on the basis of the determined location and/or the determined direction; receive, through the touch screen display, a gesture input for selection of the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device; and transmit, through the wireless communication circuit, third information related to an operation of using the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device. Various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device and method for connection to external device

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device for setting up a network of an external device by using a voice input and a method for operating the same. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a network interface; a wireless communication circuit configured to provide at least one wireless network; a processor operatively connected to the network interface and to the wireless communication circuit; and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The memory is configured to store a selected SSID and at least one piece of user account information. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to receive the selected SSID from a first external device comprising a speaker and a microphone through the wireless communication circuit; to receive first device information of the first external device from the first external device through the wireless communication circuit; to connect the first external device to the wireless network at least temporarily; to transmit the first device information and the user account information to an external server through the network interface; to receive first data including information regarding a setup utterance related to the user account information from the external server through the network interface; and to transmit at least a part of the first data to the first external device through the wireless communication circuit. Various other embodiments are also possible.

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Junhak Lim