US 11,671,804 B2
Electronic device for taking pre-action in Bluetooth network environment and method thereof
Gupil Cheong, Suwon-si (KR); Moonseok Kang, Suwon-si (KR); Yunsik Bae, Suwon-si (KR); Doosuk Kang, Suwon-si (KR); and Bokun Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Jun. 10, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/897,843.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2019-0100431 (KR), filed on Aug. 16, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0051458 A1, Feb. 18, 2021
Int. Cl. H04W 88/04 (2009.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.01); H04W 84/04 (2009.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/18 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 4/80 (2018.02) [H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 76/14 (2018.02); H04W 84/04 (2013.01); H04W 84/18 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a wireless communication circuitry for supporting a Bluetooth (BT) protocol and a Bluetooth low Energy (BLE) protocol; and
at least one processor operatively connected with the wireless communication circuitry,
wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
establish a first link based on the BT protocol or the BLE protocol with a first external electronic device, using the wireless communication circuitry,
receive a first message for requesting to perform a first pre-action for establishing a second link between the first external electronic device and a second external electronic device from the first external electronic device, using the wireless communication circuitry, wherein the first message comprises at least one of a frequency hop synchronization (FHS) packet, an extended inquiry response (EIR) packet, filter information, or BLE address of the first external electronic device,
perform the first pre-action with the second external electronic device based on the BT protocol or the BLE protocol using the first message and the wireless communication circuitry,
transmit a second message for reporting a result of the first pre-action to the first external electronic device using the wireless communication circuitry, and
maintain the first link with the first external electronic device when the second link is established,
wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform the first pre-action by:
based on receiving an identification (ID) packet from the second external electronic device, transmitting the FHS packet and the EIR packet of the first external electronic device to the second external electronic device, or
based on receiving the ID packet from the second external electronic device, transmitting an ID packet including a device access code of the first external electronic device to the second external electronic device.