Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Saerome Kim

Jihoon Jung

Taesoo Jun

Soonho Lee

Maneesh Jain

Byungsung Kang

Heungryong Oh

Saurav Babu

Jiung Yu

Nishant Chaprana

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises a communication module, a processor, and a memory which stores a control list for a plurality of devices controllable through a communication network and which is operably connected to the processor, wherein the memory that are configured, when executed, to cause the processor to perform authentication for a first terminal in response to a control authority configuration request for controlling at least one device of the plurality of devices in a first terminal, transmit authentication information about the first terminal to the at least one device of the plurality of devices included in the control list, and configure a control right of the first terminal for the at least one device. In addition, embodiments other than the various embodiments of the present invention are possible.

Electronic device for providing IOT device control service, and control method therefor

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes: a communication interface comprising circuitry and a processor connected with the communication interface and configured to control the electronic apparatus, wherein the processor is configured to, based on identification information of an access point and access information including an access allowance time to the access point being received from another electronic apparatus through the communication interface, connect communication to the access point based on the identification information of the access point, and based on the access allowance time passing, release access to the access point.

Electronic apparatus and control method thereof

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes a communication circuit configured to perform wireless communication and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to monitor a second beacon signal output from a second electronic device at preset intervals through the communication circuit, to determine that a network state of the second electronic device is an inactive state based on the second beacon signal not being received during a designated time, and to broadcast a first beacon signal including first information indicating that the network state of the second electronic device is the inactive state to at least one other electronic device through the communication circuit.

Electronic device using WiFi communication and operation method thereof

A method and an electronic device are provided for providing a network connection. Gateway address information of a first network is received from the first network. The gateway address information is configured as gateway address information of the electronic device. It is determined whether the configured gateway address information remains valid when the network connection of the electronic device is switched from the first network to a second network. It is determined whether to update the configured gateway address information based on whether the configured gateway address information remains valid.

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Saerome Kim