Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Su Ha Yoon

Sung Hyuk Shin

Sung Ho Son

Won Suk Choi

Ji Hyun Park

Dong Il Son

Sun Min Hwang

Kwang Sub Son

Sun Kee Lee

Sae Rome Kim

Sung Soo Park

In Ho Baek

Hyun Ju Hong

Byung Sung Kang

Heung Sik Shin

Seung Ki Choi

Jae Woong Chun

Su Young Park

In Su Yoon

Sin Jae Kang

Eui Chang Jung

A portable communication device is provided. A communication connection is established with a first external device. A telephone call function using is deactivated, based at least in part on a determination that the portable communication device is communicatively coupled with the first external device and that a cellular communication circuitry of the first external device is available. While the telephone call function is deactivated, a telephone call is performed with respect to a second external device using the communication connection and a cellular communication between the first external device and the second external device. The cellular communication is established via the cellular communication circuitry of the first external device.

Method of operating function and resource of electronic device

An electronic device protecting privacy of a user is provided. The electronic device includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless communication signals of Wi-Fi networks, and at least one processor configured to detect occurring of an event for identifying a location of the electronic device, determine whether to use the Wi-Fi networks for identifying the location of the electronic device, control the transceiver to perform an active scan, when the Wi-Fi networks is used to identify the location of the electronic device, and control the transceiver to transmit one or more probe request frames including a virtual media access control (MAC) address to an access point of the Wi-Fi networks for identifying the location of the electronic device, when the transceiver to be performed in the active scan.

Electronic device and method for protecting users privacy

A portable communication device is provided. The portable communication device includes a first communication circuitry to perform a short-range communication; a second communication circuitry to perform a cellular communication; and a processor configured to establish, via the first communication circuitry, a communication connection with a first external device; deactivate the second communication circuitry, based at least in part on a determination that the portable communication device is communicatively coupled with the first external device via the communication connection; and while the second communication circuitry is deactivated, perform a telephone call with respect to a second external device using the communication connection.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an Access Point (AP), a controller configured to find at least one AP through the communication unit, and transmit a query signal to the found at least one AP found through the communication unit to request a connection, wherein the controller sets up at least one of a maximum number of retransmission times of a query signal and a response standby time of the query signal based on at least one of a number of the found at least one AP and a quality of the found at least one AP.

Electronic device and method of connecting electronic device to network

A function operating method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, by a first electronic device, information relating to a second electronic device; and deactivating at least one of a function or a component of the first electronic device based on the received information. A communication method of an electronic device is also provided. The method includes comparing, by a first electronic device including a first communication module, resource states of the first electronic device and a second electronic device including a second communication module; providing information relating to a state change of the second communication module based on at least the comparison result; and receiving a communication signal for the first electronic device or the second electronic device via the first communication module.

A method of controlling power supply for a fingerprint sensor is provided. The method includes receiving sensor data obtained from the fingerprint sensor; determining whether the received sensor data is a fingerprint form of data; if the received sensor data is the fingerprint form of data, determining an amount of change in sensor data received over a predetermined time is greater than or equal to a predetermined value; and if the received sensor data is not the fingerprint form of data or if the received sensor data is the fingerprint form of data but an amount of change in the received sensor data is less than the predetermined value, allowing the fingerprint sensor to enter a power saving mode.

Method of controlling power supply for fingerprint sensor, fingerprint processing device, and electronic device performing the same

A method for controlling an electronic device and an apparatus therefor are provided. The method includes recognizing an access point located within a threshold range in which signals are transmittable/receivable from the electronic device, in order to connect the electronic device to an external network, determining whether the electronic device is currently moved in relation to the electronic device based on information related to at least one of the access point and the external network, and deciding on whether to prevent connection of the electronic device to the access point based on a result of the determining whether the access point is currently moved in relation to the electronic device.

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Seoul, South Korea

Su Ha Yoon