30results about "Devices with wireless LAN interface" patented technology

In some embodiments, an electronic device operates in a streaming mode to automatically stream content from the electronic device to a playback destination. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents selectable options to control playback of content on a streaming destination while the electronic device streams content to the streaming destination. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents visual indications that the electronic device is operating in a streaming mode to stream content to a playback destination. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a user interface for controlling electronic devices that automatically reconfigures to support different user inputs and issues different commands based on the type of electronic device being controlled. In some embodiments, an electronic device presents a user interface for controlling electronic devices that automatically provides context-specific selectable options based on the content being displayed on the electronic device being controlled.

To prevent communication between communication terminals in a mobile body from being cut off due to connection with an access point outside the mobile body, or to prevent a frequency from being changed arbitrarily due to an instruction to connect with the access point.SOLUTION: A communication device 1 includes a communication unit 30 that performs wireless communication, an access point detection unit 11 that detects access points 200 that can be connected to the communication unit 30 for communication, and a communication control unit 12 that, when communication between the communication unit 30 and a communication terminal 50 is performed using a first frequency band, displays, on a display device 40, an access point information image that displays information about the access points 200 detected by the access point detection unit 11 so as to distinguish between a first access point that can be connected to a communication unit using the first frequency band and a second access point that can be connected to a communication unit using the second frequency band.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

The present application provides a positioning method and an electronic device, and the method and the electronic device receive a first input operation performed by a user; determining a target device to be positioned and a predetermined moving track in response to the first input operation; obtaining Wi-Fi feature information of a target device or a Wi-Fi hotspot device with a known geographical location and motion information of the first electronic device in a process in which the first electronic device moves along a predetermined moving track, so as to determine and display location information of the target device. The solution of the present application can position a target device using one electronic device, does not need to have a plurality of known reference points, and does not rely on an off-line fingerprint database, and can reduce environmental interference, thereby improving the accuracy of location.

Users are enabled to readily use desired applications. A wireless communication device performs an inter-device wireless communication with another wireless communication device in accordance with the Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct specification. This wireless communication device includes a transmitting unit. This transmitting unit incorporates information about the role of the wireless communication device into an action frame specified in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11 specification, and then transmits the action frame.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing comprising a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, the first surface comprising an at least partially transparent part and at least one opening formed adjacent to the at least partially transparent part; a camera positioned inside the housing, the camera comprising an image sensor facing in the first direction through the at least partially transparent part of the housing; and an acoustic component arranged between the first surface and the second surface, the acoustic component comprising a vibration plate configured to generate a sound such that the same moves in at least one direction selected from the first and second directions, a first passage formed in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction such that the generated sound passes through the same, and a second passage formed along a fourth direction that is different from the third direction so as to connect the first passage and the at least one opening; a wireless communication circuit positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the acoustic component so as to provide the acoustic component with a signal regarding the sound; a display exposed through the first surface and positioned adjacent to the camera; and a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the camera, the acoustic component, the wireless communication circuit, and the display. Various other embodiments are also possible.

This application provides a wearable device management method, a related apparatus, and a communication system. The method may be applied to a wearable device that integrates a smartwatch and earphones. The smartwatch may be used as a control and management device of the earphones. A user may perform an operation on the smartwatch, to manage the smartwatch and the earphones. The user may further perform an operation on an electronic device connected to the smartwatch, to manage the smartwatch and the earphones. The foregoing method can improve use experience of the user using the wearable device, so that life convenience of the user can be improved through the wearable device.

This application provides a positioning method and an electronic device. The method includes: The electronic device receives a first input operation performed by a user; determines a to-be-positioned target device and a predetermined moving track in response to the first input operation; and obtains Wi-Fi feature information of the target device or a Wi-Fi hotspot apparatus with a known geographical location and motion information of a first electronic device in a process in which the first electronic device moves along the predetermined moving track, to determine and display location information of the target device. In the solutions in this application, the target device can be positioned by using one electronic device, there is no need to be a plurality of known reference points, and an offline fingerprint database is not relied on, so that environmental interference can be reduced, and positioning precision is improved.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a first housing including a first side facing a first direction, a second side facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral side surrounding at least part of a space between the first side and the second side, a second housing including a third side facing a third direction, a fourth side facing a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, and a second lateral side surrounding at least part of a space between the third side and the fourth side, a first display located in the first housing and exposed through the first housing, a connecting member which connects the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are folded to face each other, wherein when the first housing and the second housing are folded, the first lateral side and the second lateral side abut against each other, a first conductive member disposed to at least part of the first lateral side, wherein the first conductive member includes a first non-conductive slit and second non-conductive slit extended in the first direction or the second direction such that the first conductive member is divided into a plurality of conductive segments, a second conductive member disposed to at least part of the second lateral side, wherein the second conductive member includes a third non-conductive slit and fourth non-conductive slit extended in the third direction or the fourth direction such that the second conductive member is divided into a plurality of conductive segments, and when the first housing and the second housing are folded, the first slit and the fourth slit abut against each other and the second slit and the third slit abut against each other, and at least one wireless communication circuit electrically connected with one of the plurality of conductive segments of the first conductive member at a first point abutting against the first slit, and electrically connected with another of the plurality of conductive segments of the first conductive member at a second point abutting against the second slit.

The present application provides a positioning method and an electronic device, and the method and the electronic device receive a first input operation performed by a user; determining a target device to be positioned and a predetermined moving track in response to the first input operation; obtaining Wi-Fi feature information of a target device or a Wi-Fi hotspot device with a known geographical location and motion information of the first electronic device in a process in which the first electronic device moves along a predetermined moving track, so as to determine and display location information of the target device. The solution of the present application can position a target device using one electronic device, does not need to have a plurality of known reference points, and does not rely on an off-line fingerprint database, and can reduce environmental interference, thereby improving the accuracy of location.

An electronic device receives a first input operation performed by a user; determines a to-be-positioned target device and a predetermined moving track in response to the first input operation; and obtains WI-FI feature information of the target device or a WI-FI hotspot apparatus with a known geographical location and motion information of a first electronic device in a process in which the first electronic device moves along the predetermined moving track to determine and display location information of the target device such that the target device can be positioned using one electronic device, there is no need to be a plurality of known reference points, and an offline fingerprint database is not relied on.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a display of which at least a portion is flexible, and of which a display region exposed to the outside can be changed; an antenna module; a communication module for performing wireless LAN communication with an access point by using the antenna module; and a processor. Other various embodiments are possible.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a first housing including a first side facing a first direction, a second side facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral side surrounding at least part of a space between the first side and the second side, a second housing including a third side facing a third direction, a fourth side facing a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, and a second lateral side surrounding at least part of a space between the third side and the fourth side, a first display located in the first housing and exposed through the first housing, a connecting member which connects the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are folded to face each other, wherein when the first housing and the second housing are folded, the first lateral side and the second lateral side abut against each other, a first conductive member disposed to at least part of the first lateral side, wherein the first conductive member includes a first non-conductive slit and second non-conductive slit extended in the first direction or the second direction such that the first conductive member is divided into a plurality of conductive segments, a second conductive member disposed to at least part of the second lateral side, wherein the second conductive member includes a third non-conductive slit and fourth non-conductive slit extended in the third direction or the fourth direction such that the second conductive member is divided into a plurality of conductive segments, and when the first housing and the second housing are folded, the first slit and the fourth slit abut against each other and the second slit and the third slit abut against each other, and at least one wireless communication circuit electrically connected with one of the plurality of conductive segments of the first conductive member at a first point abutting against the first slit, and electrically connected with another of the plurality of conductive segments of the first conductive member at a second point abutting against the second slit.

The disclosure relates to sharing of information regarding a conditional action in an electronic device. The device includes a communication module for processing a signal for communication with other devices, and a processor. Herein, the at least one processor receives a ruleset including information regarding at least one conditional action from another electronic device via the communication module, and executes the ruleset. The ruleset may include at least one ruleset of which a permission for at least one of reading, modification, and deletion is limited.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit supporting a wireless protocol different from the first communication circuit, a display, a processor operatively connected to the first communication circuit, the second communication circuit, and the display, and a memory. The processor is configured to identify at least one external electronic device by using the first communication circuit, transmit, to a first external electronic device, a state change request for causing the first external electronic device to transition to a first state if state change information indicating that the first external electronic device has transitioned from the first state to a second state is received before transmitting data to the first external electronic device.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may include a first housing including a first side facing a first direction, a second side facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a first lateral side surrounding at least part of a space between the first side and the second side, a second housing including a third side facing a third direction, a fourth side facing a fourth direction opposite to the third direction, and a second lateral side surrounding at least part of a space between the third side and the fourth side, a first display located in the first housing and exposed through the first housing, a connecting member which connects the first housing and the second housing such that the first housing and the second housing are folded to face each other, wherein when the first housing and the second housing are folded, the first lateral side and the second lateral side abut against each other, a first conductive member disposed to at least part of the first lateral side, wherein the first conductive member includes a first non-conductive slit and second non-conductive slit extended in the first direction or the second direction such that the first conductive member is divided into a plurality of conductive segments, a second conductive member disposed to at least part of the second lateral side, wherein the second conductive member includes a third non-conductive slit and fourth non-conductive slit extended in the third direction or the fourth direction such that the second conductive member is divided into a plurality of conductive segments, and when the first housing and the second housing are folded, the first slit and the fourth slit abut against each other and the second slit and the third slit abut against each other, and at least one wireless communication circuit electrically connected with one of the plurality of conductive segments of the first conductive member at a first point abutting against the first slit, and electrically connected with another of the plurality of conductive segments of the first conductive member at a second point abutting against the second slit.

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing comprising a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, the first surface comprising an at least partially transparent part and at least one opening formed adjacent to the at least partially transparent part; a camera positioned inside the housing, the camera comprising an image sensor facing in the first direction through the at least partially transparent part of the housing; and an acoustic component arranged between the first surface and the second surface, the acoustic component comprising a vibration plate configured to generate a sound such that the same moves in at least one direction selected from the first and second directions, a first passage formed in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction such that the generated sound passes through the same, and a second passage formed along a fourth direction that is different from the third direction so as to connect the first passage and the at least one opening; a wireless communication circuit positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the acoustic component so as to provide the acoustic component with a signal regarding the sound; a display exposed through the first surface and positioned adjacent to the camera; and a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the camera, the acoustic component, the wireless communication circuit, and the display. Various other embodiments are also possible.

The present invention relates to a mobile terminal and controlling method thereof, suitable for making offline payment conveniently without a complicated procedure according to a use mode of the mobile terminal. The present invention includes a touchscreen, a fingerprint sensing unit, a wireless communication unit, and a controller configured to, if sensing a first fingerprint input through the fingerprint sensing unit, control a different function to be executed according to a use mode of the mobile terminal at a timing of sensing the first fingerprint input.

A wearable electronic device includes: an input module configured to receive a user manipulation for changing a configuration setting value of a main electronic device; and a communication module configured to transmit a control signal for changing a configuration setting value to the main electronic device.

A smartphone (100) comprises a near-filed communication means (210) and a second wireless LAN interface (211). When from the smartphone (100) an item is to be printed on a near printer (110), the smartphone (100) is brought near a near-field tag on the printer (110) to read the connection details for connecting wirelessly to the printer (110). In the smartphone (100) Wi-Fi setting is automatically changed from an inactive state to an active state (S604). In a case where no user operation is performed within a prescribed time period, the Wi-Fi setting is returned from the active state to the inactive state.

A communication device functioning as an access point provides a user with a setting screen that can be used to specify an operation setting of an operation channel of the access point device in a specific frequency band. The setting screen is controlled to prevent a channel different from the recommended scanning channel from being selected via the setting screen as an operation setting of an operation channel of the access point in a specific frequency band.

Aspects of the invention add information in the call initiation stage so that a client or device type and access type data may be embedded in the call request. Therefore, during the call-progress tone (Call Progress Tone), a processing server may then provide a logic to handle the different access type and / or client type to further enhance user experience.

A method for communicating data by an electronic device is provided. The method includes transmitting a signal including audio / video (A / V) data to a first external electronic device through a first communication module, while connected with the first external electronic device, generating data or a signal unrelated to the A / V data or receiving the data or signal unrelated to the A / V data from an external electronic device other than the first external electronic device, and providing an audio or a video through a display or an embedded sound device based on at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A / V data or transmitting the at least a portion of the data or the signal unrelated to the A / V data to a second external electronic device through a second communication module.

A media device for use with a wide area network, a local area network, a local client device, a second client device, a wireless speaker, and a user of the local client device, the local client device being configured to receive the initiation communication and to transmit an alerting communication, said media device comprising: a memory; a communication system configured to receive the alerting communication from the local client device; a processor configured to execute instructions stored on said memory to cause said media device to: determine a user location of the user via the local area network; determine a client device location of the local client device via the local area network; and transmit, when the user location differs from the client device location, a speaker instruction to the wireless speaker to cause to the wireless speaker to output the warning, based on the alerting communication.

A device access switching method and an electronic device are provided, and relate to the field of terminal technologies, to improve communication quality of a device. The method is applied to a first electronic device, and the method includes: displaying a first interface, where the first interface includes an identifier of at least one second electronic device; receiving an operation of a user on an identifier of a first target device in the at least one second electronic device; and sending a switching request in response to the operation, where the switching request is used to request to switch the first target device from a source access point to which the first target device is currently connected to a target access point.

A distributed call conflict processing method and system. A first electronic device is near-field connected to a second electronic device, the first electronic device is a device having a telephone call function, and the first electronic device has a first SIM card. The first electronic device receives an incoming call event from a calling party, and obtains an incoming call SIM card identifier in the incoming call event; if a status identifier of the first SIM card indicates that the first SIM card is occupied, and a status identifier of the second electronic device indicates that the second electronic device is occupied, the first electronic device sends the incoming call event to the second electronic device; and the second electronic device outputs a prompt of an incoming call conflict.

A wireless communication device performs an inter-device wireless communication with another wireless communication device in accordance with the Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity) Direct specification. This wireless communication device includes a transmitting unit. This transmitting unit incorporates information about the role of the wireless communication device into an action frame specified in the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers) 802.11 specification, and then transmits the action frame.

A communication device functioning as an access point provides, to a user, a setting screen usable for designating an operation setting of an operating channel of an access point device in a specific frequency band. The setting screen is controlled such that a channel different from a channel recommended for scanning via the setting screen is prevented from being selected as the operation setting of the operating channel of the access point in the specific frequency band.

The present invention relates to a system for providing communication between two devices, as well as the devices in the system. The system includes a primary device comprising at least one acoustic transducer configured to receive an acoustic signal and an electromagnetic communication unit configured to receive and transmit electromagnetic signals The system also includes a secondary device comprising an acoustic source and an electromagnetic communication unit configured to receive and transmit electromagnetic signals. The primary device is configured to, at the receipt of an acoustic signal and an electromagnetic or other signals indicating a request to connect, to initiate an communication between the devices using electromagnetic and / or acoustic communication.

In some aspects, a cellular telephone includes (1) a user interface portion having a communications circuit; and (2) a cellular portion having a first communications circuit adapted to communicate with the communications circuit of the user interface portion and a second communications circuit adapted to communicate with a cellular network. The cellular portion is removably coupled to the user interface portion so as to allow a user of the cellular telephone to communicate over a cellular network by using the user interface portion while the cellular portion is separated from the user interface portion. Numerous other aspects are provided.

The invention provides a distributed call conflict processing method and system, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and belongs to the technical field of electronics, the method is applied to a system comprising first electronic equipment and second electronic equipment, and the first electronic equipment and the second electronic equipment are in near-field connection. The first electronic equipment is equipment with a telephone calling function, the first electronic equipment is provided with a first SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card, and the first electronic equipment receives an incoming call event from a calling party and acquires an incoming call SIM card identifier in the incoming call event; if the SIM card indicated by the incoming call SIM card identifier is the first SIM card, the state identifier of the first SIM card indicates that the first SIM card is occupied, and the state identifier of the second electronic equipment indicates that the second electronic equipment is occupied, the first electronic equipment sends an incoming call event to the second electronic equipment; and the second electronic equipment outputs a prompt of incoming call conflict, so that distributed call conflict prompt is realized, and the use experience of a user is improved.