Method and apparatus for peer-to-peer connection using wireless local area network (lan) in mobile communication terminal
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJong-Mu CHOI, Jeong-Hoon HAN
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connection using a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) in a mobile communication terminal are provided. The method includes detecting a P2P connection attempt of a new terminal not connected to P2P communication, during P2P communication with at least one terminal, determining whether the mobile communication terminal operates as a slave terminal or a group owner in the P2P connection, and when the mobile communication terminal operates as the slave terminal, transmitting a signal indicating that the P2P connection attempt of the new terminal is detected, to a terminal operating as the group owner in the P2P connection.
Claims16
A method for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connection using a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) in a mobile communication terminal, the method comprising:
- detecting a P2P connection attempt of a new terminal not connected to P2P communication, during P2P communication with at least one terminal;
- determining whether the mobile communication terminal operates as at least one of a slave terminal and a group owner in the P2P connection;
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- when the mobile communication terminal operates as the slave terminal, transmitting a signal indicating that the P2P connection attempt of the new terminal is detected, to a terminal operating as the group owner in the P2P connection.
An apparatus for Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connection using a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) in a mobile communication terminal, the apparatus comprising:
- a controller for detecting a P2P connection attempt of a new terminal not connected to P2P communication, during P2P communication with at least one terminal, and determining whether the mobile communication terminal operates as at least one of a slave terminal and a group owner in the P2P connection;
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- a communication module for, when the mobile communication terminal operates as the slave terminal, transmitting a signal indicating that the P2P connection attempt of the new terminal is detected, to a terminal operating as the group owner in the P2P connection under control of the controller.
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