US 12,342,396 B2
Method and apparatus for Wi-Fi connection using Wi-Fi protected setup in portable terminal
Bu-Seop Jung, Suwon-si (KR); and Jung-Hun Lee, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Nov. 20, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/514,399.
Application 18/514,399 is a continuation of application No. 17/872,629, filed on Jul. 25, 2022, granted, now 11,825,533.
Application 17/872,629 is a continuation of application No. 16/859,287, filed on Apr. 27, 2020, granted, now 11,399,398, issued on Jul. 26, 2022.
Application 16/859,287 is a continuation of application No. 16/042,639, filed on Jul. 23, 2018, granted, now 10,638,523, issued on Apr. 28, 2020.
Application 16/042,639 is a continuation of application No. 14/837,643, filed on Aug. 27, 2015, granted, now 10,034,315, issued on Jul. 24, 2018.
Application 14/837,643 is a continuation of application No. 13/660,439, filed on Oct. 25, 2012, granted, now 9,137,306, issued on Sep. 15, 2015.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2011-0109277 (KR), filed on Oct. 25, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2024/0090051 A1, Mar. 14, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 67/104 (2022.01); H04W 8/00 (2009.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 48/16 (2009.01); H04W 76/11 (2018.01); H04W 84/02 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 76/11 (2018.02) [H04L 67/1044 (2013.01); H04W 8/005 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 48/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/02 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a processor comprising processing circuitry; and
memory storing instructions;
wherein the instructions that, when executed by the processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
in a state that the electronic device enables and is configured as a group owner (GO) of a first Wi-Fi group, discover an external electronic device,
identify a first value, related to a group owner of a second Wi-Fi group, of the external electronic device, and
based on the first value of the external electronic device, disable the group owner of the first Wi-Fi group.