Electronic apparatus and method of setting network of audio device
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong-woo Lee, Chang-heon Yoon, Jong-min Kim, Sang-hun Park, Sung-min So, Wha-seob Sim, Se-young Oh
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Abstract
Provided are an electronic apparatus and a method which is performable by the electronic apparatus to set a network of an audio device. Furthermore, provided are an electronic apparatus that may transmit, via a second communication method, access point connection information that corresponds to an access point that is connected via a first communication method to an audio device, and a method for setting a network of the audio device.
Claims20
A mobile electronic communication apparatus comprising:
- a first wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate in a first wireless communication method;
- a second communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate in a second wireless communication method which is different than the first wireless communication method;
- and
- a controller configured to control the first wireless communication interface and the second communication interface,
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- store access point connection information that corresponds to an access point which is connected through the first wireless communication interface in the first wireless communication method,
- perform a discovering operation through the second communication interface in the second wireless communication method to find an audio device of which identification information represents that the audio device requires connection information for wireless communication in the first wireless communication method,
- based on the audio device having the identification information being found via the discovering operation, perform a connection with the audio device and display a user interface for inputting the connection information for the wireless communication with the access point in the first wireless communication method to cause the audio device to perform the wireless communication with the access point in the first wireless communication method using the connection information,
- transmit, via the second communication interface, to the audio device, the connection information for the wireless communication with the access point in the first wireless communication method;
- and
- in response to receiving a reply from the audio device, indicating that a connection between the audio device and the access point has been established by using the access point connection information, the controller is further configured to terminate the connection with the audio device through the second communication interface.
A method for setting a network of an audio device, the method being performable by a mobile electronic communication apparatus including a first wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate in a first wireless communication method and a second communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate in a second wireless communication method which is different than the first wireless communication method, and the method comprising:
- storing access point connection information that corresponds to an access point which is connected through the first wireless communication interface in the first wireless communication method,
- perform a discovering operation through the second communication interface in the second wireless communication method to find an audio device of which identification information represents that the audio device requires connection information for wireless communication in the first wireless communication method,
- based on audio device having the identification information being found via the discovering operation, performing a connection with the audio device and displaying a user interface for inputting the connection information for the wireless communication with the access point in the first wireless communication method to cause the audio device to perform the wireless communication with the access point in the first wireless communication method using the connection information,
- transmitting, via the second communication interface, to the audio device the connection information for the wireless communication with the access point in the first wireless communication method;
- and
- in response to receiving a reply from the audio device, indicating that a connection between the audio device and the access point has been established by using the access point connection information, terminating the connection with the audio device through the second communication interface.
An audio device comprising:
- a first communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate in a first wireless communication method;
- a second communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate in a second wireless communication method which is different than the first wireless communication method;
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- a controller configured to control the first communication interface and the second communication interface,
- wherein the controller is further configured to:
- automatically change a name of the audio device to a first identification information for connection to a mobile electronic communication device,
- transmit, to the mobile electronic communication device via the second communication interface, the first identification information for the second wireless communication method, the first identification information indicating that the audio device requires connection information for a wireless communication with an access point in the first wireless communication method,
- based on transmitting the first identification information, receive the connection information for the wireless communication with the access point from the mobile electronic communication device with which a paired connection has been established through the second communication interface in the second wireless communication method,
- establish, via the first communication interface, a connection in the first wireless communication method with the access point based on the connection information received from the mobile electronic communication device, and
- after establishing the connection with the access point, change identification information for the second wireless communication method from the first identification information to second identification information;
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- transmit a reply to the mobile electronic communication device, indicating that a connection between the audio device and the access point has been established by using the connection information, to cause the mobile electronic communication device to terminate the connection with the audio device through the second communication interface.
A method for operating an audio device comprising:
- automatically change a name of the audio device to a first identification information for connection to a mobile electronic communication device;
- transmitting, to a mobile electronic communication device, first identification information for a second wireless communication method, the first identification information indicating that the audio device requires connection information for a wireless communication with an access point in a first wireless communication method which is different than the second wireless communication method,
- based on transmitting the first identification information, receiving the connection information for the wireless communication with the access point from the mobile electronic communication device with which a paired connection has been established through the second wireless communication method,
- establishing a connection in the first wireless communication method with the access point based on the connection information received from the mobile electronic communication device,
- after establishing the connection with the access point, change identification information for the second wireless communication method from the first identification information to second identification information, and
- transmitting a reply to the mobile electronic communication device, indicating that a connection between the audio device and the access point has been established by using the connection information, to cause the mobile electronic communication device to terminate the connection with the audio device through the second wireless communication method.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.