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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Dukhyun Chang, Suwon-si, KR;
Chaeman Lim, Seoul, KR;
Jungwoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyoungjoo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device, a gateway device, and signal transmission and reception methods thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit and a control unit. The communication unit is configured to transmit and to receive a signal to and from another communication entity. The control unit is configured to determine whether to activate a wireless local area network (WLAN), and to transmit information about activation or deactivation of the WLAN to a packet data network so as to maintain a created channel and authentication for data transmission and reception.