Electronic apparatus and control method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsYong-woo LEE, Wha-seob SIM, Chang-heon YOON
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Abstract
An electronic apparatus connectable with a network, includes a communication interface configured to communicate with a first device and a second device; and a processor configured to store network connection setting information of the first device, determine, in response to receiving, from the second device, a signal requesting network connection setting information, whether the second device is capable of using the network connection setting information of the first device, and transmit the stored network connection setting information of the first device to the second device in accordance with a result of the determination.
Claims17
An electronic apparatus comprising:
- a wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate with an access point, a first device, and a second device;
- a memory configured to store network connection information of the first device for connecting with the access point;
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- a processor configured to:
- receive, from the second device, a wireless signal requesting the network connection information for connecting with the access point, and
- based on determining that the second device is capable of using the network connection information of the first device, transmit the network connection information of the first device to the second device, by which the second device is able to connect with the access point.
A method of controlling an electronic apparatus capable of communicating with a first device and a second device, the method comprising:
- storing network connection information of the first device for connecting with an access point;
- receiving, from the second device, a wireless signal requesting the network connection information for connecting with the access point;
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- based on determining that the second device is capable of using the network connection information of the first device, transmitting the network connection information of the first device to the second device, by which the second device is able to connect with the access point.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.