Abstract:
A wireless communication method performed by an electronic device, includes: performing a search for another electronic device to which a peer-to-peer (P2P) connection is allowed; receiving connection setup information of a second electronic device from the second electronic device, based on the search; identifying whether the second electronic device supports a tunneled direct link setup (TDLS) connection through the P2P connection, based on the connection setup information; transmitting a TDLS connection request to the second electronic device through a group owner device of a P2P group to which the electronic device or the second electronic device belongs when the second electronic device supports the TDLS connection through the P2P connection; and performing communication with the second electronic device through the TDLS connection when the TDLS connection is established through the P2P connection with the second electronic device.
Abstract:
An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a communication module comprising communication circuitry, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the communication module and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: execute an application supporting onboarding of the electronic device; obtain authentication information of the electronic device; transmit the authentication information to a cloud network through the communication module to register the authentication information of the electronic device; generate configuration information of the electronic device based on an input on the application; and transmit the generated configuration information and device information of the electronic device stored in the memory to the cloud network through the communication module to request onboarding of the electronic device.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a WLAN communication circuit supporting a plurality of frequency bands, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to perform WLAN communication with a first AP through a first channel of a first frequency band, to when an external device for performing WLAN-based direct communication is detected during the WLAN communication with the first AP, check capability of the external device and/or WLAN connection information of the external device, to switch the WLAN communication with the first AP to WLAN communication with a second AP based on a second channel of a second frequency band different from the first frequency band, based on the capability of the external device and/or the WLAN connection information of the external device, and to perform direct communication with the external device through the second channel of the second frequency band.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided, which includes a housing, at least one wireless communication circuit located inside the housing and configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard, a processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor and configured to store target wake time (TWT) configuration information based on a quality of service (QoS) individually related to at least one service type, wherein the memory, when executed, stores instructions to cause the processor to broadcast a signal including the TWT configuration information using the wireless communication circuit, receive, from an external electronic device, an authority request for a first TWT at least partly based on the broadcasted information, transmit an authority approval for the first TWT to the external electronic device based on the TWT configuration information and the authority request, and transmit and receive data with the external electronic device at a time selected by the TWT configuration information based on the first TWT. Other certain embodiments are possible.
Abstract:
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a communication circuit; a display; a memory; and at least one processor operably connected to the communication circuit, the display, and the memory. The at least one processor may be configured to control the electronic device to: identify a first network connection between the electronic device and a first external electronic device using the communication circuit. In response to the identification of the first network connection, the electronic device may identify a second external electronic device. In response to the identification of the second external electronic device, the at least one processor may display a UI for connecting the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device on the display. In response to an identification of an input on the UI, the at least electronic device may transmit, to the second external electronic device, information at least partially based on the first network connection and usable for establishing a second network connection between the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided, which includes a housing, at least one wireless communication circuit located inside the housing and configured to transmit and receive a wireless signal in accordance with the IEEE 802.11 standard, a processor operatively connected to the wireless communication circuit, and a memory operatively connected to the processor and configured to store target wake time (TWT) configuration information based on a quality of service (QoS) individually related to at least one service type, wherein the memory, when executed, stores instructions to cause the processor to broadcast a signal including the TWT configuration information using the wireless communication circuit, receive, from an external electronic device, an authority request for a first TWT at least partly based on the broadcasted information, transmit an authority approval for the first TWT to the external electronic device based on the TWT configuration information and the authority request, and transmit and receive data with the external electronic device at a time selected by the TWT configuration information based on the first TWT. Other certain embodiments are possible.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member which surrounds a space between the first plate and the second plate, a display, an antenna array disposed in the housing or in part of the housing, an image sensor, a wireless communication device electrically coupled to the antenna array, a processor, and a memory. The memory may store instructions, when executed, causing the processor to obtain and receive at least one image using the image sensor, recognize an object in the at least one image, transmit a sequence of directional beams in at least one second direction, using the antenna array, receive a sequence of reflected waves reflected by the object, using the antenna array, and recognize the object, based at least in part on the recognized object and the sequence of the reflected waves.
Abstract:
Disclosed is an electronic device, including a housing, a first communication circuit disposed in the housing and configured to support omnidirectional wireless communication, a second communication circuit disposed in the housing and configured to support directional wireless communication using beamforming, a processor disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the first communication circuit and the second communication circuit, and a memory disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the processor. The processor may be configured to receive at least one first radio signal through a communication channel from an external device capable of supporting the omnidirectional wireless communication and the directional wireless communication using the first communication circuit, determine a state of the communication channel based on at least part of the at least one first radio signal, and activate the second communication circuit based on at least part of the determined state of the communication channel wherein the second communication circuit is configured to receive a second radio signal from the external device.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for managing images in an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving a grouping command in a state where images are displayed in succession, grouping the displayed images so that images having compositions similar to those of images specified by the grouping command are combined into a single group, and displaying a representative image for the group in replacement of the grouped images having similar compositions. According to the present disclosure, images with similar compositions may be grouped and ungrouped according to a simple user input. Hence, it is possible to effectively manage burst-shot images.
Abstract:
In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, an electronic device is provided. The electronic device comprises an antenna array, a wireless communication module electrically connected to the antenna array and configured to form directional beams through the antenna array, at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication module; and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions causing the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operations comprising: transmitting a sequence of first directional beams having a first beam width to scan first regions having a first size through the antenna array, receiving a sequence of first reflected waves generated by reflection of the sequence of the first directional beams from an object through the antenna array, transmitting a sequence of second directional beams having a second beam width narrower than the first beam width to scan second regions, which are included in the first regions and have a second size smaller than the first size, through the antenna array based on at least a portion of the received sequence of the first reflected waves, receiving a sequence of second reflected waves generated by reflection of the sequence of the second directional beams from the object through the antenna array, and authenticating the object based on at least a portion of the sequence of the second reflected waves.