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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Jong-Mu Choi, Gunpo-si, KR;
Chang-Soon Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 12/06 (2009.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/023 (2013.01); H04M 1/7253 (2013.01);
Abstract
An apparatus and a method for connecting to a device in a wireless terminal, and more particularly, to an apparatus and method for more conveniently connecting to a desired device in a communication mode of a wireless terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a near distance communication module for exchanging device information for a communication connection through a contact with a specific device, and a controller for controlling the near distance communication module to connect communication to the specific device based on the exchanged device information.