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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2018
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Nam-Ju Cho, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hye-Jung Bang, Seoul, KR;
Dong-Jea Jung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bum-Jib Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyunah Oh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Bokun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Bu-Seop Jung, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Doo-Suk Kang, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
The electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a housing; a universal serial bus (USB) connector connected or integrated with the housing; a wireless communication circuit located inside the housing; a processor that is located inside the housing and electrically connected to the USB connector and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory that is located inside the housing and electrically connected to the processor. The memory, when in operation, may store instructions for the processor to determine that the USB connector is electrically connected to a first external electronic device having an identifier, receive the identifier from the first external electronic device via the USB connector, generate a wireless signal packet comprising the identifier, receive a probe request from a second external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit, transmit the wireless signal packet to the second external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit, and configure a wireless communication channel with the second external electronic device, after transmitting the wireless signal packet. Other various embodiments are possible.