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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventor:
Sangwon Ahn, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/15 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); G16Y 30/00 (2020.01); G16Y 10/80 (2020.01); G16Y 40/30 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 76/15 (2018.02); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); G16Y 10/80 (2020.01); G16Y 30/00 (2020.01); G16Y 40/30 (2020.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling an electronic device is provided. The method includes acquiring access point (AP) information to connect to an AP, scanning for a first external device that is to be connected to the AP, scanning for a second external device that is to be connected to the AP; transmitting, to a first external device that is identified from the scanning, the AP information and control information for causing the first external device to transmit the AP information to the second external device.