17964478. ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO SCAN A CHANNEL OF SPECIFIC FREQUENCY BAND AND METHOD FOR THE SAME simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO SCAN A CHANNEL OF SPECIFIC FREQUENCY BAND AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

Organization Name

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor(s)

Taeyong Kim of Suwon-si (KR)

Hyunkee Min of Suwon-si (KR)

Junsu Choi of Suwon-si (KR)

Sungbin Min of Suwon-si (KR)

Yeji Yoon of Suwon-si (KR)

Junghun Lee of Suwon-si (KR)

Seongsu Choi of Suwon-si (KR)

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO SCAN A CHANNEL OF SPECIFIC FREQUENCY BAND AND METHOD FOR THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17964478 titled 'ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO SCAN A CHANNEL OF SPECIFIC FREQUENCY BAND AND METHOD FOR THE SAME

Abstract

The patent application describes an electronic device and a method for operating the device. The device includes a communication circuit for wireless communication in two frequency bands, and a processor for analyzing received signals and making decisions based on the information received.

• The electronic device has a communication circuit for short-range wireless communication.
• The device can operate in two frequency bands, a higher frequency band and a lower frequency band.
• The processor in the device can identify non-preferred scanning channels based on information received from an external device.
• The processor can determine the quality of a signal to be received based on transmit power control information received from the external device.
• The device can decide whether to perform a scanning operation based on the quality of the signal to be transmitted.

Potential Applications

• This technology can be applied in various electronic devices that require short-range wireless communication, such as smartphones, tablets, and smartwatches.
• It can be used in IoT devices for efficient communication and channel selection.
• The technology can be implemented in wireless communication protocols to improve the overall performance and reliability of wireless networks.

Problems Solved

• The technology solves the problem of inefficient channel scanning in wireless communication.
• It addresses the issue of interference and signal quality in short-range wireless communication.
• The method helps in optimizing the use of frequency bands and improving the overall performance of wireless devices.

Benefits

• The technology allows for more efficient scanning of non-preferred channels, reducing the time and resources required for channel selection.
• It improves the quality of received signals by considering transmit power control information.
• The method helps in optimizing the use of frequency bands, leading to better performance and reliability of wireless communication.

Original Abstract Submitted

In an electronic device and/or an operating method of the electronic device, the electronic device may include: a communication circuit configured to perform short-range wireless communication through a first frequency band and/or a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to identify whether a channel in the first frequency band is a non-preferred scanning channel (non-PSC), based on reduced neighbor report (RNR) information included in a signal received through the second frequency band from an external electronic device, determine a quality of a signal to be received through the first frequency band, based on transmit power control (TPC) information received from the external electronic device upon identifying that the channel in the first frequency band is the non-PSC, and determine whether to perform an operation of scanning the non-PSC, based on whether a quality of a signal to be transmitted through the first frequency band satisfies a specified condition. In addition, various embodiments are possible.