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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunkee Min, Suwon-si, KR;
Youngkow Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Junghun Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Chounjong Nam, Suwon-si, KR;
Taehun Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Minwhoa Hong, Suwon-si, KR;
Sunkey Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Doosuk Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Bokun Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
According to various embodiments, a method of controlling data communication of an electronic device, the method comprising performing the directional wireless communication together with an external electronic device capable of performing the directional wireless communication and the omni-directional wireless communication, by using the first wireless communication circuit, determining the distance between an electronic device and the external electronic device, at least partially on the basis of a signal of the external electronic device received by using the second wireless communication circuit, when the stop or degradation of the directional wireless communication is detected, and determining whether to reattempt the directional wireless communication using the first wireless communication circuit, at least partially on the basis of the determined distance or to start the omni-directional wireless communication using the second wireless communication circuit. Other embodiments are possible.