Electronic device for providing AP list and method for operating electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10945197-B2
Application number	US-201916545350-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2019
Priority date	Aug 29, 2018
Publication date	Mar 9, 2021
Grant date	Mar 9, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a communication module, a display, a memory and a processor which implements the method. The method includes receiving access point (AP) information from at least one AP through the communication module, generating an AP list including an AP communicatively connectable with the electronic device based on the received AP information, storing the AP list in the memory, identifying a state of the electronic device, determining an arrangement criterion for arranging a display order of Aps included in the AP list based on state information about the electronic device, and controlling the display to arrange the AP list according to the determined arrangement criterion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
at least one communication module;
a display;
a memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to the communication module, the display, and the memory, the processor configured to:
receive access point (AP) information from at least one AP through the communication module,
generate an AP list including an AP communicatively connectable with the electronic device based on the received AP information,
store the AP list in the memory,
identify a state of the electronic device,
determine an arrangement criterion for arranging a display order of APs included in the AP list based on state information about the electronic device, and
control the display to display the AP list using an arrangement set according to the determined arrangement criterion,
wherein the state information includes connection history information for the electronic device corresponding to the at least one AP, and
wherein the processor is further configured to determine the arrangement criterion for the AP list based on the connection history information.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: determine priorities respectively for each of a plurality of arrangement criteria based on the state information about the electronic device, and change the display order of the AP list based on the determined priorities.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to transmit the changed AP list to an external electronic device to cause the changed AP list to be displayed on the external electronic device, which is communicatively connected with the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to detect a change in the state information, change the arrangement criterion for the AP list upon detecting the change in the state information, and change the AP list based on the changed arrangement criterion.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the AP information is received by transmission from an external electronic device storing the AP information.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the state information comprises a tariff plan of a network used by the electronic device, and
wherein the processor is further configured to determine the arrangement criterion for the AP list based on the tariff plan.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the state information comprises information indicating whether the electronic device is in a roaming state, and
the arrangement criterion for the AP list is further determined based on the information indicating whether the electronic device is in the roaming state.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify state information about a first network communicatively connected with the electronic device, change a priority of at least one AP capable of using another network based on the state information about the first network, and display the AP list after the display order is changed according to the changed priority of the at least one AP.

9. An electronic device comprising:
at least one communication module;
a display;
a memory; and
a processor operatively coupled to the communication module, the display, and the memory, the processor configured to:
receive access point (AP) information about at least one AP communicatively connectable with the electronic device through the communication module,
display an AP list based on the received AP information,
detect a change in a state of the electronic device,
determine an arrangement criterion for the AP list upon detecting the change in the state of the electronic device, and
control the display to display the AP list using a display order set according to the determined arrangement criterion,
wherein the processor is further configured to determine the arrangement criterion for the AP list based on connection history information corresponding to the at least one AP.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the AP information is received from an external electronic device that stores the AP information, and the AP list is generated based on the AP information and stored in the memory.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the change in state is indicated by state information, the state information further including a tariff plan of a network used by the electronic device, and
the arrangement criterion for the AP list is further determined based on the tariff plan.

12. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the change in state is indicated by state information, the state information further including information indicating whether the electronic device is in a roaming state, and
the arrangement criterion for the AP list is further determined based on the information indicating whether the electronic device is in the roaming state.

13. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to identify state information about a first network communicatively connected with the electronic device, change a priority of at least one AP capable of using another network based on the state information about the first network, and display the AP list after the display order is changed according to the changed priority of the at least one AP.

14. An operating method of an electronic device comprising:
receiving access point (AP) information about at least one AP communicatively connectable with the electronic device through a communication module;
generating an AP list comprising the AP communicatively connectable with the electronic device based on the received AP information, and storing the generated AP list in a memory;
identifying state information about the electronic device;
determining an arrangement criterion for arranging a display order of APs included in the AP list based on the identified state information;
changing the display order of APs in the AP list based on the determined arrangement criterion; and
displaying the AP list on a display,
wherein the state information includes connection history information for the electronic device corresponding to the at least one AP, and
wherein the determining the arrangement criterion comprises determining the arrangement criterion for the AP list based on the connection history information.

15. The operating method of claim 14 , further comprising:
detecting a change in the state information;
changing the arrangement criterion for the AP list upon detecting the change in the state information; and
changing the display order of APs in the AP list based on the changed arrangement criterion.

16. The operating method of claim 14 , further comprising:
determining priorities for each of a plurality of arrangement criteria based on the state information about the electronic device; and
changing the display order of the APs in the AP list based on the determined priority.

17. The operating method of claim 14 , wherein the state information comprises a tariff plan of a network used by the electronic device, and
wherein determining the arrangement criterion for the AP list is further based on the tariff plan.

18. The operating method of claim 14 , wherein the state information further includes whether the electronic device is in a roaming state, and
wherein the arrangement criterion for the AP list is further determined based on the information indicating whether the electronic device is in the roaming state.

19. The operating

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Choi Jongmu
• Kim Sooji
• Kim Moonsoo
• Choi Bokun
• Cho Seongyu

Classifications

• H04W48/12

  using downlink control channel · CPC title

• H04M15/80

  Rating or billing plans; Tariff determination aspects · CPC title

• H04W4/24

  Accounting or billing · CPC title

• H04M15/28 Primary

  with meter at substation {or with calculation of charges at terminal} · CPC title

• H04W48/16 Primary

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title