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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018

Filed:

Oct. 24, 2013
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Hee-chul Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;

Jung-ho Kim, Chungcheongnam-do, KR;

Yong-gook Park, Yongin-si, KR;

Woo-hyoung Lee, Yongin-si, KR;

Sang-ok Cha, Suwon-si, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/20 (2018.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 48/20 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/11 (2018.02); H04W 48/20 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and a method of connecting devices via a Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) network are provided. The method of communication-connecting an external device to an Access Point (AP) via a Wi-Fi network is performed by a device and includes operations of receiving device information of the external device from the external device that operates in an AP mode, accessing the external device that operates in the AP mode, by using the device information, and providing connection information relating to the AP to the external device, and wherein, when the connection information is provided to the external device, the external device terminates operating in the AP mode, and the external device then accesses the AP based on the connection information.


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