公开(公告)号：US20170223758A1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-03

申请号：US15410940

申请日：2017-01-20

申请人： SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

发明人： Buseop JUNG ,  Vimal Bastin EDWIN JOSEPH ,  Hyuk KANG ,  Inji JIN

IPC分类号： H04W76/02 ,  H04W4/00 ,  H04L29/08

CPC分类号： H04W76/14 ,  H04L67/1061 ,  H04L67/14 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04W76/15 ,  H04W88/04 ,  H04W88/06

摘要： A method and electronic device for providing a tethering service is provided. The electronic device of the present disclosure includes a communication interface comprising communication circuitry and a processor configured to establish a direct connection with at least one external electronic device located in operable proximity of the electronic device using the communication interface, to check a predetermined input, to establish a session for connecting the at least one external device to at least one communication network via the electronic device based on the predetermined input, and to connect the at least one external electronic device to the at least one communication network via the electronic device during at least part of the direct connection session.