Method for controlling tethering and electronic device therefor
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSangki LEE, Yun JEGAL
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an apparatus and a method for providing a tethering service in an electronic device. An operation method of the electronic device includes: connecting a communication for a tethering service with another electronic device; transmitting and receiving data corresponding to the tethering service through the another electronic device; and transmitting a tethering deactivation request signal to the another electronic device in response to a tethering deactivation event occurring.
Claims21
1-36. (canceled)
An operation method of a first electronic device, the operation method comprising:
- connecting a communication for a tethering service with a second electronic device;
- transmitting and receiving data corresponding to the tethering service through the second electronic device;
- and
- transmitting a tethering deactivation request signal to the second electronic device in response to a tethering deactivation event occurring.
A first electronic device comprising:
- a communication interface;
- and
- a processor configured to:
- control a tethering service with a second electronic device,
- control the communication interface to connect a communication for a tethering service with the second electronic device,
- provide the tethering service through the second electronic device, and
- control the communication interface to transmit a tethering deactivation request signal to the second electronic device in response to a tethering deactivation event occurring.
A second electronic device comprising:
- a communication interface;
- a processor configured to:
- control a tethering service with a first electronic device,
- control the communication interface to connect a communication for a tethering service with the first electronic device,
- control to transmit and receive data corresponding to the tethering service to and from the first electronic device, and
- deactivate the tethering service with the first electronic device in response to a tethering deactivation request signal being received from the first electronic device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.