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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2022
Filed:
May. 26, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Hyejung Bang, Seoul, KR;
Bumjib Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyunah Oh, Yongin-si, KR;
Dongjea Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Namju Cho, Yongin-si, KR;
Buseop Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Bokun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Doosuk Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Minjung Kim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and a method for forming a Wi-Fi direct group thereof are provided. The electronic device may include a housing, a wireless communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory may cause the at least one processor to receive a first list of wireless channels for a direct connection from a first external device, establish, as a group owner, a first wireless connection with the first external device acting as a group client by using a first channel selected from the first list, listen for a probe request over a second channel every selected time period, receive the probe request from a second external device during the selected time period through the second channel, transmit a probe response to the second external device, receive a second list of wireless channels for a direct connection from the second external device, and select a third channel.