18095683. ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING NEIGHBOR AWARENESS NETWORKING COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME simplified abstract (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Contents
- 1 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING NEIGHBOR AWARENESS NETWORKING COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING NEIGHBOR AWARENESS NETWORKING COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Original Abstract Submitted
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING NEIGHBOR AWARENESS NETWORKING COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING NEIGHBOR AWARENESS NETWORKING COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18095683 titled 'ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING NEIGHBOR AWARENESS NETWORKING COMMUNICATION AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME
Simplified Explanation
The abstract describes an electronic device that can synchronize with a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) system and switch to a lower power communication mode based on its state. It can search for an external electronic device that can act as a proxy server and send a registration request to it. Once registered, the device can operate in the lower power communication mode, with the external device performing certain functions on its behalf.
- The electronic device can synchronize with a NAN system and switch to a lower power communication mode based on its state.
- It can search for an external device capable of acting as a proxy server.
- The device can send a registration request to the found external device.
- Once registered, the device can operate in the lower power communication mode.
- The external device will perform certain functions on behalf of the electronic device.
Potential Applications
- Internet of Things (IoT) devices that need to conserve power while maintaining connectivity.
- Smart home devices that can offload certain functions to external devices.
- Industrial sensors and monitoring systems that can operate in a low power mode while still being connected to a network.
Problems Solved
- Power consumption: The device can switch to a lower power communication mode when not actively transmitting or receiving data, reducing power consumption.
- Function offloading: The device can delegate certain functions to external devices, reducing its own workload and potentially improving performance.
Benefits
- Power efficiency: By switching to a lower power communication mode, the device can conserve battery life or reduce energy consumption.
- Improved performance: Offloading functions to external devices can free up resources and potentially improve the device's performance.
- Flexibility: The device can adapt its communication mode and delegate functions as needed, providing flexibility in different scenarios.
Original Abstract Submitted
An electronic device may include a communication circuit; and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, wherein the processor may be configured to perform synchronization with neighbor awareness networking (NAN) based on NAN cluster information included in a signal broadcast by an external electronic device included in the NAN, to determine whether to switch to a second communication mode operable with lower power than that of the first communication mode based on a state of the electronic device while operating in the first communication mode capable of transmitting and/or receiving data each interval having a first value, to search for an external electronic device capable of performing a function of a proxy server among external electronic devices included in the NAN corresponding to determining to switch to the second communication mode, to transmit a proxy registration request signal to the found external electronic device, and to operate in the second communication mode corresponding to completion of registration to the external electronic device, wherein the proxy registration request signal may include information related to a function to be performed by the external electronic device instead of the electronic device while operating in the second communication mode. In addition, various embodiments are possible.
