Granted Patent B2

US 12,556,897 · App. 18/446,890 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Inventors: Manoj Kumar Sharma (Suwon-si, KR); Hojeen Jee (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

H04W4/80

Abstract

Claims (57)

1 . An electronic apparatus comprising:

a memory configured to store a connection list including devices that can be connected with the electronic apparatus;

a communication interface, comprising circuitry, configured to broadcast an audio signal to a first audio apparatus and a second audio apparatus included in the connection list; and

at least one processor configured to:

based on the audio signal not being output from the first audio apparatus, control the communication interface such that the electronic apparatus and the second audio apparatus included in the connection list are connected through at least low energy Bluetooth communication,

based on the electronic apparatus and the second audio apparatus being connected, control to transmit a signal requesting output state information to the second audio apparatus,

remove the second audio apparatus from the connection list based on the output state information corresponding to a non-output of the audio signal received from the second audio apparatus through the communication interface, and

based on devices included in the connection list not existing, control the communication interface to stop transmission of the audio signal.

2 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on receiving a user input for connecting with the first audio apparatus among the at least one apparatus included in the connection list, control the communication interface such that the electronic apparatus and the first audio apparatus are connected through at least low energy Bluetooth communication, and

based on the electronic apparatus and the first audio apparatus being connected, control to transmit an audio signal to the first audio apparatus, and remove the first audio apparatus from the connection list.

3 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the non-output of the audio signal comprises:

at least one of: reception of a user input for releasing connection with the first audio apparatus, identification of the first audio apparatus not outputting the audio signal, or non-reception of a response signal related to the connection from the first audio apparatus.

4 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on the electronic apparatus and the second audio apparatus not being connected, remove the second audio apparatus from the connection list, and identify the devices included in the connection list.

5 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on the audio signal being output from the second audio apparatus, remove the second audio apparatus from the connection list.

6 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on a predetermined event being identified, store connection information corresponding to the first audio apparatus in the memory.

7 . The electronic apparatus of claim 6 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on the electronic apparatus and the second audio apparatus not being connected and/or the audio signal not being output from the second audio apparatus, remove the second audio apparatus from the connection list, and control the communication interface such that the electronic apparatus and the first audio apparatus are re-connected through at least low energy Bluetooth communication based on the connection information corresponding to the first audio apparatus.

8 . The electronic apparatus of claim 6 ,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on the audio signal being output from the second audio apparatus, remove the second audio apparatus from the connection list, and delete the connection information corresponding to the first audio apparatus.

9 . The electronic apparatus of claim 1 ,

wherein the electronic apparatus further comprises:

a display, and

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on devices included in the connection list not existing, control the display to display a guide screen corresponding to a mute function, and

based on receiving a third user input for performing the mute function through the guide screen, perform the mute function.

10 . The electronic apparatus of claim 9 ,

wherein the guide screen comprises:

text information indicating that the audio signal was output through the electronic apparatus.

11 . A controlling method of an electronic apparatus, wherein the electronic apparatus is configured to store a connection list including devices that can be connected and broadcast an audio signal to a first audio apparatus and a second audio apparatus included in the connection list, the method comprising:

based on the audio signal not being output from the first audio apparatus, connecting the electronic apparatus and the second audio apparatus included in the connection list through at least low energy Bluetooth communication;

based on the electronic apparatus and the second audio apparatus being connected, transmitting a signal requesting output state information to the second audio apparatus;

removing the second audio apparatus from the connection list based on the output state information corresponding to a non-output of the audio signal received from the second audio apparatus; and

based on devices included in the connection list not existing, stopping transmission of the audio signal, and outputting the audio signal.

12 . The controlling method of claim 11 ,

wherein the controlling method further comprises:

based on receiving a user input for connecting with the first audio apparatus among the at least one apparatus included in the connection list, connecting the electronic apparatus and the first audio apparatus through at least low energy Bluetooth communication; and

based on the electronic apparatus and the first audio apparatus being connected, transmitting an audio signal to the first audio apparatus, and removing the first audio apparatus from the connection list.

13 . The controlling method of claim 11 ,

wherein the non-output of the audio signal comprises:

at least one of: reception of a user input for releasing connection with the first audio apparatus, identification of the first audio apparatus not outputting the audio signal, or non-reception of a response signal related to the connection from the first audio apparatus.

14 . The controlling method of claim 11 ,

wherein the controlling method further comprises:

based on the electronic apparatus and the second audio apparatus not being connected, removing the second audio apparatus from the connection list, and identifying the devices included in the connection list.

15 . The controlling method of claim 11 ,

wherein the controlling method further comprises:

based on the audio signal being output from the second audio apparatus, removing the second audio apparatus from the connection list.

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