Method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi P2P simultaneously
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsBu-Seop Jung, Jung-Hun Lee
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Abstract
A method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) simultaneously is provided. The method includes entering a device discovery process of Wi-Fi P2P, if use of a Wi-Fi P2P function is requested while using a legacy Wi-Fi function, acquiring a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P in the device discovery process, performing a listen state over the same channel as a channel where the legacy Wi-Fi function is in use, through the acquisition of the GO right, and performing a search state over a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P, and repeating the listen state and the search state until the device discovery process is ended.
Claims22
An electronic device for connecting with a Wi-Fi network, the electronic device comprising:
- a communication circuitry;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- establish a legacy Wi-Fi connection via the communication circuitry,
- receive a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection,
- identify a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection,
- obtain a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection, and
- after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi connection, perform a listen state on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection and perform a search state on a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P,
- wherein the performance of the listen state and the performance of the search state are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi connection.
An electronic device for connecting with a Wi-Fi network, the electronic device comprising:
- a communication circuitry;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- enter a legacy Wi-Fi station mode via the communication circuitry,
- receive a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,
- identify a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,
- obtain a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, and
- after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, enter a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,
- wherein a listen state is performed without performing a search state in the listen mode, and
- wherein the performance of the listen state is repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.
An electronic device for connecting with Wi-Fi network, the electronic device comprising:
- a communication circuitry;
- and
- at least one processor configured to:
- enter a legacy Wi-Fi station mode via the communication circuitry,
- receive a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,
- identify a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,
- obtain a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, and
- after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, enter a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,
- wherein a first period for performing a listen state and a second period for a sleep mode are repeatedly provided in the listen mode, and
- wherein the performance of the listen state and the performance of the sleep mode are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- establishing, by the electronic device, a legacy Wi-Fi connection;
- receiving, by the electronic device, a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection;
- identifying, by the electronic device, a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection;
- obtaining, by the electronic device, a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection;
- and
- after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi connection, performing, by the electronic device, a listen state on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection and performing, by the electronic device, a search state on a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P,
- wherein the performing of the listen state and the performing of the search state are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi connection.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- entering, by the electronic device, a legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- receiving, by the electronic device, a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- identifying, by the electronic device, a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- obtaining, by the electronic device, a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- and
- after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, entering, by the electronic device, a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,
- wherein a listen state is performed without performing a search state in the listen mode, and
- wherein the performance of the listen state is repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
- entering, by the electronic device, a legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- receiving, by the electronic device, a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- identifying, by the electronic device, a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- obtaining, by the electronic device, a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;
- and
- after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, entering, by the electronic device, a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi,
- wherein a first period for performing a listen state and a second period for a sleep mode are repeatedly provided in the listen mode, and
- wherein the performance of the listen state and the performance of the sleep mode are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.