Electronic device for transmitting and receiving network configuration information and operating method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12501249-B2
Application number	US-202217665020-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2022
Priority date	Feb 4, 2021
Publication date	Dec 16, 2025
Grant date	Dec 16, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit and at least one processor, and the at least one processor may be configured to receive, from an external electronic device via the communication circuit, a first message requesting network configuration information, select at least one network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device among a plurality of network configuration information stored in the electronic device based on a set filtering scheme, and transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication circuit, a second message including the selected at least one network configuration information.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a communication circuit; at least one processor comprising processing circuitry; and memory storing executable instructions, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
receive, from an external electronic device via the communication circuit, a first message requesting network configuration information,
select at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device among a plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device based on a specified filtering scheme, and
transmit, to the external electronic device via the communication circuit, a second message including the selected at least two pieces of network configuration information, and
wherein the filtering scheme comprises a filtering scheme including at least one filtering condition, the filtering scheme comprising:
a first condition for selecting, as the network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to at least two other external electronic devices selected through an upper layer among other external electronic devices which correspond to the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device, the upper layer comprising an application layer, and
wherein the two pieces of network configuration information include a first piece of network configuration information providing access to a first one of the two other external electronic devices and a second piece of network configuration information providing access to a second one of the two other external electronic devices.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the filtering scheme includes at least one of a filtering scheme which is based on a scan result of the electronic device, or a filtering scheme which is based on a scan result of the external electronic device.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the filtering scheme includes at least one of a filtering scheme which is based on a scan result of the electronic device or a filtering scheme which is based on a scan result of the external electronic device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions further include executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively further cause the electronic device, in response to the filtering scheme being a filtering scheme which is based on a scan result of the electronic device, to:
detect other external electronic devices by performing, via the communication circuit, a scan operation, select at least one other external electronic device enrolled in the electronic device among the detected other external electronic devices, and select, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to the at least two other external electronic device-devices enrolled in the electronic device among the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions further include executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively further cause the electronic device, in response to the filtering scheme being a filtering scheme which is based on a scan result of the external electronic device, to:
receive, via the communication circuit, the scan result from the external electronic device, identify other external electronic devices based on the scan result of the external electronic device, select at least one other external electronic device enrolled in the electronic device among the identified other external electronic devices, and select, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to the at least two other external electronic devices enrolled in the electronic device among the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the executable instructions further include executable instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively further cause the electronic device to:
select, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, at least two network configuration information which satisfies the at least one filtering condition among the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one filtering condition includes at least one of:
a second condition for selecting, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to at least two other external electronic devices to which the filtering scheme is applied among other external electronic devices which correspond to the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device; a third condition for selecting, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to at least two other external electronic devices existing within a set distance from the electronic device among the other external electronic devices which correspond to the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device; a fourth condition for selecting, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to at least two other external electronic devices whose channel quality is equal to or greater than threshold channel quality among the other external electronic devices which correspond to the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device; a fifth condition for selecting, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to at least two other external electronic devices which are selected based on network quality among the other external electronic devices which correspond to the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device; a sixth condition for selecting, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to at least two other external electronic devices which exist within a set distance from the electronic device and have a record of access by the electronic device within a set period among the other external electronic devices which correspond to the plurality of pieces of network configuration information stored in the electronic device: or a seventh condition for selecting, as the at least two pieces of network configuration information to be transmitted to the external electronic device, network configuration information which corresponds to at least two other external electronic devices which exist within a set distance from the electronic device and which are sel

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jang Wonjun
• Jung Buseop
• Kim Beomjip
• Kim Hakkwan
• Bang Hyejung
• Lee Dooho
• Lee Sunkey
• Lee Soonho
• Cho Namju

Classifications

• H04W12/06

  Authentication · CPC title

• H04W76/15

  Setup of multiple wireless link connections · CPC title

• H04W24/02

  Arrangements for optimising operational condition · CPC title

• H04W84/12

  WLAN [Wireless Local Area Networks] · CPC title

• H04W48/16

  Discovering, processing access restriction or access information · CPC title