Method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi P2P simultaneously

1. An electronic device for connecting with a Wi-Fi network, the electronic device comprising:

a communication circuitry; and

at least one processor configured to:

establish a legacy Wi-Fi connection via the communication circuitry,

receive a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection,

identify a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection,

obtain a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection, and

after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi connection, perform a listen state on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection and perform a search state on a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P,

wherein the performance of the listen state and the performance of the search state are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi connection.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to enable an autonomous GO mode in a same channel as the channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to disable the autonomous GO mode if the device discovery process is ended.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection is one channel among any of non-social channels and the social channels.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the social channel includes at least one of a channel # 1 , a channel # 6 , or a channel # 11 .

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to enter the device discovery process based on at least one of a menu selection or an execution of a predetermined application.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to establish the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of the channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection and the obtaining of the GO right of Wi-Fi P2P are performed at the same time.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the identifying of the channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection is performed before the obtaining of the GO right of Wi-Fi P2P.

10. An electronic device for connecting with a Wi-Fi network, the electronic device comprising:

a communication circuitry; and

at least one processor configured to:

enter a legacy Wi-Fi station mode via the communication circuitry,

receive a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,

identify a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,

obtain a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, and

after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, enter a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,

wherein a listen state is performed without performing a search state in the listen mode, and

wherein the performance of the listen state is repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the GO right of Wi-Fi P2P is obtained as an autonomous GO mode in a same channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.

12. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to perform wireless data communication using the Wi-Fi P2P connection during execution of the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.

13. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to receive the request from at least one of a user or another electronic device.

14. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the request comprises at least one of a P2P Information Element (IE), a Wi-Fi simple Configuration (WSC) IE, or a Supplemental Registration (Supp Reg) IE.

15. An electronic device for connecting with Wi-Fi network, the electronic device comprising:

a communication circuitry; and

at least one processor configured to:

enter a legacy Wi-Fi station mode via the communication circuitry,

receive a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,

identify a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,

obtain a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, and

after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, enter a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,

wherein a first period for performing a listen state and a second period for a sleep mode are repeatedly provided in the listen mode, and

wherein the performance of the listen state and the performance of the sleep mode are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the sleep mode is using an opportunistic power save method.

17. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the sleep mode is performed stopping the listen state.

18. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second period is set as a Client Traffic Window (CTWindow) in a period set for the sleep mode.

19. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the second period corresponds to a period which is about a half of a Target Beacon Transmission Time (TBTT) period.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

establishing, by the electronic device, a legacy Wi-Fi connection;

receiving, by the electronic device, a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection;

identifying, by the electronic device, a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection;

obtaining, by the electronic device, a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi connection; and

after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi connection, performing, by the electronic device, a listen state on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi connection and performing, by the electronic device, a search state on a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P,

wherein the performing of the listen state and the performing of the search state are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi connection.

21. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

entering, by the electronic device, a legacy Wi-Fi station mode;

receiving, by the electronic device, a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;

identifying, by the electronic device, a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;

obtaining, by the electronic device, a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode; and

after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, entering, by the electronic device, a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode,

wherein a listen state is performed without performing a search state in the listen mode, and

wherein the performance of the listen state is repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.

22. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, cause the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

entering, by the electronic device, a legacy Wi-Fi station mode;

receiving, by the electronic device, a request for a Wi-Fi peer-to-peer (P2P) connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;

identifying, by the electronic device, a channel used for the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode;

obtaining, by the electronic device, a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P, in response to the request for the Wi-Fi P2P connection during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode; and

after the obtaining of the GO right during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode, entering, by the electronic device, a listen mode on the channel identified as being used for the legacy Wi-Fi,

wherein a first period for performing a listen state and a second period for a sleep mode are repeatedly provided in the listen mode, and

wherein the performance of the listen state and the performance of the sleep mode are repeated until the Wi-Fi P2P connection is established, while the GO right is maintained during the legacy Wi-Fi station mode.