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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Woo-Sung Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chan-Ho Jung, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04W 48/10 (2009.01); H04W 76/02 (2009.01); H04W 4/06 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 48/10 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/06 (2013.01); H04W 76/02 (2013.01); H04W 76/027 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatuses are provided for connecting electronic devices. A first electronic device broadcasts a message including at least one of related service information and connectivity information necessary for accessing a wireless access point (AP) accessed by the first electronic device, by using short-range communication. The first electronic device receives a connection request from at least one second electronic device via the wireless AP.