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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Buseop Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Seongbin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jungchul Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Sungkwang Yang, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for a Wi-Fi direct connection are provided. The method for a Wi-Fi direct connection includes detecting an event for a group connection, determining whether a terminal belongs to a first group when the event for the group connection is detected, determining an operation mode within the first group when the terminal belongs to the group, exchanging group information or terminal information according to the determined operation mode within the first group, and comparing exchanged information, generating a new group according to the operation mode within the new group based on the compared information, and connecting the new group through a group reset according to the operation mode within the new group when the new group generation is completed.