# US 10,455,492 B2 · Mobile terminal and method of operating the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,455,492 B2 - Document ID: US10455492B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/887,461 - Filed: 2018-02-02 - Published: 2018-06-28 - Granted: 2019-10-22 - Earliest claimed: 2013-12-30 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hun-je Yeon; Woo-jin Park; Jae-sick Shin; Min-suk Choi; Moon-ki Hong - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10455492B2 ## CPC - H04W 48/18: Selecting a network or a communication service - H04W 4/50: Service provisioning or reconfiguring - H04W 4/80: Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication - H04W 48/16: Discovering, processing access restriction or access information - H04W 84/12: WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract A mobile terminal and a method operating the same are provided. The method includes generating a list of a service that may be provided to an external via a Local Area Network (LAN), transmitting the generated service list to the external terminal, receiving a request for providing a service that is included in the service list from the external terminal, and connecting the mobile terminal to the external terminal via the LAN and providing the requested service to the external terminal. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method performed by an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving, from an external terminal without connecting to the external terminal via a network, a list broadcast on the network by the external terminal, the list comprising a service being performed by the external terminal for the electronic device via the network; displaying the received list; requesting, based on the displayed list, the external terminal to provide the service; connecting to the external terminal via the network; and receiving the service via the network. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the received list comprises displaying a service list which comprises an identification (ID) of the external terminal and a name of the service. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2, wherein the displaying of the received list comprises displaying a first icon indicating whether the service may be provided to the electronic device and a second icon identifying the service that may be provided to the electronic device. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying of the received list comprises displaying a relative location of the external terminal with the service being provided by the external terminal. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the relative location is determined according to a received signal strength indicator (RSSI). ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the request to provide the service comprises: receiving an input selecting at least one service in the displayed list; and transmitting a signal for the request to the external terminal. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the requesting to provide the service comprises transmitting to the external terminal a first signal requesting the service and a second signal requesting connection via the network to the external terminal. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the network comprises at least one from among BLUETOOTH (BT), BT low energy (BLE), or Wi-Fi. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the electronic device and the external terminal communicate the list via an identical network interface. ### Claim 10 A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon a computer program, which when executed by an electronic device, performs a method comprising: receiving, from an external terminal without connecting to the external terminal via a network, a list broadcast on the network by the external terminal, the list comprising a service being performed by the external terminal for the electronic device via the network; displaying the received list; requesting, based on the displayed list, the external terminal to provide the service; connecting to the external terminal via the network; and receiving the service via the network. ### Claim 11 An electronic device comprising: a wireless transceiver; a display; a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to execute the stored instructions to: control the wireless transceiver to receive, from an external terminal without connecting to the external terminal via a network, a list broadcast on the network by the external terminal, the list comprising a service being performed by the external terminal for the electronic device via the network; and control the display to display the received list, wherein the processor is further configured to: control the wireless transceiver to transmit a signal to the external terminal requesting, based on the displayed list, the external terminal to provide the service, control the wireless transceiver to connect the electronic device to the external terminal via the network, and control the wireless transceiver to receive the service via the network. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, further comprising a service list processor configured to: control receiving of the list, and configure the displayed list. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to control the display to display a service list, and wherein the service list comprises an identification (ID) of the external terminal and a name of the service. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The electronic device of claim 13, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to control the display to display a first icon indicating whether the service may be provided to the electronic device and a second icon identifying the service that may be provided to the electronic device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to control the display to display a relative location of the external terminal with the service being provided by the external terminal. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The electronic device of claim 15, wherein the relative location is determined according to a received signal strength indicator (RSSI). ### Claim 17 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, further comprising a user input device configured to receive an input of selecting at least one service in the displayed list, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to control the wireless transceiver to transmit a signal for the request to the external terminal to request the service. ### Claim 18 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to execute the stored instructions to control the wireless transceiver to transmit, to the external terminal, a first signal requesting the service, and a second signal requesting connection via the network to the external terminal. ### Claim 19 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the network comprises at least one from among BLUETOOTH (BT), BT low energy (BLE), or Wi-Fi. ### Claim 20 (depends on 11) The electronic device of claim 11, wherein the electronic device and the external terminal communicate the list via an identical network interface.