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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seungjae Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jungkuk Seo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jongmin Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sungjun Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a near field communication module; a memory; and a processor electrically connected to the near field communication module and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to: monitor a status of the electronic device and a connection status of at least one external electronic device to the electronic device when the electronic device operates as a wireless router through the near field communication module; set the near field communication module to enter one of a plurality of predefined operating states based at least in part on the monitoring result; and set the near field communication module to enter a power saving mode when connection or disconnection of the at least one external electronic device is not detected for a predetermined time in the set one operating state. Other various embodiments, other than the various embodiments disclosed in the present invention, are possible.