US 2026/0189430 A1 · ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR COMMUNICATING THROUGH VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK CONNECTION AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOF

Abstract

An electronic device for communicating through a virtual private network (VPN) connection and a storage medium thereof are provided. The electronic device includes memory, including one or more storage media, storing instructions, communication circuitry, and at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the communication circuit, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to establish a VPN connection based on an Internet protocol (IP) address of the electronic device with a VPN server through a relay server using the communication circuitry, determine whether the IP address of the electronic device is changed, based on the IP address of the electronic device being changed to a new IP address, determine whether the electronic device stores valid connection information related to the VPN server, based on the electronic device storing valid connection information related to the VPN server, transmit an IP address change request including the new IP address to the relay server, and communicate with the VPN server on the VPN connection through the relay server based on the new IP address.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions;
communication circuitry;
and
at least one processor communicatively coupled to the memory and the communication circuitry,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
establish a virtual private network (VPN) connection based on an Internet protocol (IP) address of the electronic device with a VPN server through a relay server using the communication circuitry,
determine whether the IP address of the electronic device is changed,
based on the IP address of the electronic device being changed to a new IP address, determine whether the electronic device stores valid connection information related to the VPN server,
based on the electronic device storing valid connection information related to the VPN server, transmit an IP address change request including the new IP address to the relay server, and
communicate with the VPN server on the VPN connection through the relay server based on the new IP address.

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One or more non-transitory computer-readable storage media storing one or more computer programs including computer-executable instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of an electronic device individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to perform operations, the operations comprising:

establishing a virtual private network (VPN) connection based on an IP address of the electronic device with a VPN server through a relay server;
determining whether the IP address of the electronic device is changed;
based on the IP address of the electronic device being changed to a new IP address, determining whether the electronic device stores valid connection information related to the VPN server;
based on the electronic device storing valid connection information related to the VPN server, transmitting an IP address change request including the new IP address to the relay server;
and
communicating with the VPN server on the VPN connection through the relay server based on the new IP address.

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A method of communicating through a virtual private network connection and a storage medium performed by an electronic device, the method comprising:

establishing, by the electronic device, a virtual private network (VPN) connection based on an IP address of the electronic device with a VPN server through a relay server;
determining, by the electronic device, whether the IP address of the electronic device is changed;
based on the IP address of the electronic device being changed to a new IP address, determining, by the electronic device, whether the electronic device stores valid connection information related to the VPN server;
based on the electronic device storing valid connection information related to the VPN server, transmitting, by the electronic device, an IP address change request including the new IP address to the relay server;
and
communicating, by the electronic device, with the VPN server through the VPN connection via the relay server based on the new IP address.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic device for communicating through virtual private network connection and storage medium thereof

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Electronic device for communicating through virtual private network connection and storage medium thereof

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