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Granted Patent B2
US 11,490,445 · App. 17/150,656 · Granted Nov 1, 2022

Electronic device and operating method thereof

Inventor: Younghoon Moon (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04W76/20H04W4/80H04W76/30H04W84/12
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Patent No.
US 11,490,445
App. No.
17/150,656
Granted
Nov 1, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a communication interface including a Bluetooth-Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) combo module; a memory storing one or more instructions; and a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to: detect that a WiFi communication with an external WiFi device, which is connected through the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module, is to be recovered; and based on the detection, release a Bluetooth connection with a Bluetooth device connected through the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module, and subsequently reset the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module to recover the WiFi communication.

Claims (36)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication interface comprising a Bluetooth-Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) combo module, the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module configured to provide a WiFi communication for communicating with an external WiFi device and a Bluetooth connection;

a memory storing one or more instructions; and

a processor configured to execute the one or more instructions stored in the memory to:

detect that the WiFi communication of the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module is to be recovered; and

release, based on detection that the WiFi communication of the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module is to be recovered, a Bluetooth connection with a Bluetooth device connected through the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module, and subsequently reset the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module to recover the WiFi communication.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module comprises hardware configured to support Bluetooth communication and the WiFi communication.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to reset the hardware configured to support the Bluetooth communication and the WiFi communication, based on the released Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth device.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

receive, based on the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module being reset, a request for the Bluetooth connection from the Bluetooth device; and

establish a Bluetooth reconnection with the Bluetooth device based on the request.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to release the Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth device based on whether Bluetooth data is received from the Bluetooth device.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to:

determine whether new Bluetooth data is received from the Bluetooth device within a certain time period from a time point when most recent Bluetooth data is received from the Bluetooth device; and

release the Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth device based on a determination that the new Bluetooth data is not received from the Bluetooth device within the certain time period.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to output a notification message indicating that a use of the Bluetooth device may be limited to recover the WiFi communication.

8. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute the one or more instructions to identify the Bluetooth device connected through Bluetooth communication, and

wherein the notification message includes identification information of the identified Bluetooth device.

9. The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the notification message includes information about a time during which the use of the Bluetooth device may be limited.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the Bluetooth device comprises at least one of a remote control, a keyboard, a mouse, a speaker, an earphone, or a headphone.

11. A method of operating an electronic device, the method comprising:

detecting that a Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) communication of a Bluetooth-WiFi combo module is to be recovered, wherein the WiFi combo module provides the WiFi communication for communicating with an external WiFi device and a Bluetooth connection; and

releasing, based on the detecting that the WiFi communication of the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module is to be recovered a Bluetooth connection with a Bluetooth device connected through the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module, and subsequently resetting the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module to recover the WiFi communication.

12. The method of claim 11 , wherein the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module comprises hardware configured to support Bluetooth communication and the WiFi communication.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the resetting comprises resetting the hardware configured to support the Bluetooth communication and the WiFi communication, based on the released Bluetooth connection.

14. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

receiving, based on the Bluetooth-WiFi combo module being reset, a request for the Bluetooth connection from the Bluetooth device; and

establishing a Bluetooth reconnection with the Bluetooth device based on the request.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the releasing comprises releasing the Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth device based on whether Bluetooth data is received from the Bluetooth device.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising determining whether new Bluetooth data is received from the Bluetooth device within a certain time period from a time point when most recent Bluetooth data is received from the Bluetooth device,

wherein the releasing the Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth device comprises releasing the Bluetooth connection with the Bluetooth device based on a determination that the new Bluetooth data is not received from the Bluetooth device within the certain time period.

17. The method of claim 11 , further comprising outputting a notification message indicating that a use of the Bluetooth device may be limited to recover the WiFi communication.

18. The method of claim 17 , further comprising identifying the Bluetooth device connected through Bluetooth communication,

wherein the notification message includes identification information of the identified Bluetooth device.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein the notification message includes information about a time during which the use of the Bluetooth device may be limited.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program executable by at least one processor to perform the method of claim 11 .

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2021
From: MOON, YOUNGHOON
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054936/0922 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0005605 · Jan 15, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20210219373A1 · Jul 15, 2021
Cited By (1)
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