Electronic device and method for determining bandwidth for performing wireless communication connection with external device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12418834-B2
Application number	US-202318113779-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 24, 2023
Priority date	Sep 4, 2020
Publication date	Sep 16, 2025
Grant date	Sep 16, 2025

Abstract

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include: a communication circuit and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, wherein the processor may be configured to: receive capability information including a maximum bandwidth of an external electronic device, determine a recommended bandwidth based on a comparison result of a first data rate according to interference in the maximum bandwidth of the external electronic device and a second data rate according to interference in at least one reference bandwidth, and perform a wireless communication connection with the external electronic device using the recommended bandwidth.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a communication circuit; and
a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to:
receive capability information comprising a maximum bandwidth of an external electronic device,
determine a recommended bandwidth based on a comparison result of a first data rate according to interference in the maximum bandwidth of the external electronic device and a second data rate according to interference in at least one reference bandwidth, and
control the communication circuit to perform a wireless communication connection with the external electronic device using the recommended bandwidth.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one reference bandwidth comprises a first reference bandwidth comprising a primary channel of the external electronic device and a second reference bandwidth not comprising the primary channel, and
wherein the primary channel is determined based on the capability information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, to determine the recommended bandwidth, the processor is configured to:
determine an interference amount in the maximum bandwidth,
determine an interference amount in the at least one reference bandwidth,
determine the first data rate of the maximum bandwidth based on the interference amount in the maximum bandwidth, and
determine the second data rate of the at least one reference bandwidth based on the interference amount in the at least one reference bandwidth.

4. The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the interference amount in the maximum bandwidth is determined based on a ratio of a time for which an energy level of the maximum bandwidth exceeds a threshold for a designated time, and
wherein the interference amount in the at least one reference bandwidth is determined based on a ratio of a time for which the energy level of the at least one reference bandwidth exceeds the threshold value for the designated time.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on the wireless communication connection being established with the external electronic device using the recommended bandwidth, determine a data rate of the recommended bandwidth, and
store information of the external electronic device,
wherein the information of the external electronic device comprises at least one of the recommended bandwidth, a data rate indicator of the recommended bandwidth, a basic service set identifier (BSSID), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), and a frequency band of the external electronic device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
advertise the stored information of the external electronic device to at least one other electronic device.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
based on disconnecting from the external electronic device, re-establish the wireless communication connection with the external electronic device based on the stored information of the external electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
first scan for external electronic devices supporting a specific frequency band, based on the stored information of the external electronic device.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
perform the wireless communication connection with the external electronic device, based on information advertised from at least one other electronic device.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to:
first scan for external electronic devices supporting a specific frequency band based on information advertised from the at least one other electronic device.

11. A method of operating an electronic device, comprising:
receiving capability information comprising a maximum bandwidth of an external electronic device;
determining a recommended bandwidth based on a comparison result of a first data rate according to interference in the maximum bandwidth of the external electronic device and a second data rate according to interference in at least one reference bandwidth; and
performing a wireless communication connection with the external electronic device using the recommended bandwidth.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the at least one reference bandwidth comprises a first reference bandwidth comprising a primary channel of the external electronic device and a second reference bandwidth not comprising the primary channel, and
wherein the primary channel is determined based on the capability information.

13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the determining the recommended bandwidth comprises:
determining an interference amount in the maximum bandwidth;
determining an interference amount in the at least one reference bandwidth;
determining the first data rate of the maximum bandwidth based on the interference amount in the maximum bandwidth; and
determining the second data rate of the at least one reference bandwidth based on the interference amount in the at least one reference bandwidth.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the interference amount in the maximum bandwidth is determined based on a ratio of a time for which an energy level of the maximum bandwidth exceeds a threshold for a designated time, and
wherein the interference amount in the at least one reference bandwidth is determined based on a ratio of a time for which the energy level of the at least one reference bandwidth exceeds the threshold value for the designated time.

15. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
based on the wireless communication connection being established with the external electronic device using the recommended bandwidth, determining a data rate of the recommended bandwidth; and
storing information of the external electronic device,
wherein the information of the external electronic device comprises at least one of the recommended bandwidth, a data rate indicator of the recommended bandwidth, a basic service set identifier (BSSID), a received signal strength indicator (RSSI), and a frequency band of the external electronic device.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
advertising the stored information of the external electronic device to at least one other electronic device.

17. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:
based on disconnecting from the external electronic device, re-establishing the wireless communication connection with the external electronic device based on the stored information of the external electronic device.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising:
first scanning for external electronic devices supporting a specific frequency band, based on the stored information of the external electronic device.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
performing the wireless communication connection with the external electronic device, based on information advertised from at least one other electronic device.

20. The method of claim 19 , further comprising:
first scanning for external electronic devices supporting a specific frequency band based on information advertised from the at least one other electronic device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Min Hyunkee
• Lee Youngkow
• Lee Junghun

Classifications

• H04W28/0236

  radio quality, e.g. interference, losses or delay · CPC title

• H04W28/0215

  based on user or device properties, e.g. MTC-capable devices (services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC] H04W4/70; wireless resource selection or allocation plan definition based on terminal or device properties H04W72/51) · CPC title

• H04W8/00

  Network data management · CPC title

• H04W72/02

  Selection of wireless resources by user or terminal · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title