Patent application number | Description | Published |
20080214240 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING EMERGENCY CALL IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and apparatus for connection an emergency call in a dual mode portable terminal supporting both a cellular network and an unlicensed-band network using an unlicensed Industrial, Science, and Medical (ISM) frequency band (e.g., WiFi, Bluetooth, UWB, etc.) are provided. The method includes if an emergency call connection event occurs, searching for an accessible network and checking an insertion state of a SIM card; if the unlicensed-band network is accessible and the SIM card is not inserted, performing an IP-based Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) registration process by using information pre-stored in a memory; and connecting the emergency call through the unlicensed-band network. | 09-04-2008 |
20110150107 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time. | 06-23-2011 |
20110161700 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION OF ACCESS POINT FUNCTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for operating as a virtual terminal to participate in competition for medium access while a mobile terminal operates as an access point are provided. In a case where the mobile terminal accesses a medium while competing with a terminal that transmits data of low priority, an apparatus and a method for entering a low power mode to resolve a power consumption problem of the mobile terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a medium competing unit, which allows the mobile terminal to operate as a virtual terminal and participate in competition for a medium access when data to be transmitted does not exist in the mobile terminal operating as an Access Point (AP). | 06-30-2011 |
20110280233 | WI-FI SERVICE METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WI-FI DEVICES - A Wireless-Fidelity (Wi-Fi) service method and system are provided. A beacon message and probe response message may contain a service information field storing device information. Wi-Fi devices can exchange information on supported functions with each other and one Wi-Fi device may identify functions supported by another Wi-Fi device. Hence, a Wi-Fi connection can be set up through automatic provisioning. The method includes receiving, by a first Wi-Fi device in non-Access Point (AP) mode, messages from nearby Wi-Fi devices operating in AP mode, analyzing a service information field of each received message, determining a second Wi-Fi device that is manufactured by the same manufacturer as the first Wi-Fi device and is capable of supporting a requested service, establishing a connection with the second Wi-Fi device through Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) based on automatic provision, and sending data associated with the requested service to the second Wi-Fi device for a Wi-Fi service. | 11-17-2011 |
20110281556 | SYSTEM OF WI-FI TERMINALS AND CHANNEL OPERATION METHOD FOR THE SAME - A system of Wi-Fi terminals and a channel operation method for the same are provided. The method includes selecting a user function of a sending terminal including a Wi-Fi module, determining whether the selected user function is a Wi-Fi related function, performing, when the selected user function is the Wi-Fi related function, by the sending terminal, a search for a terminal capable of handling the user function, selecting, by the sending terminal, a found terminal as a receiving terminal, automatically establishing, by the sending terminal, a Wi-Fi channel to the receiving terminal by automatically sending a Probe Request message containing a Personal Identification Number (PIN) code, sending, by the sending terminal, data generated by the user function to the receiving terminal through the Wi-Fi channel, and outputting, by the receiving terminal, the received data. | 11-17-2011 |
20110281557 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WI-FI SERVICE BY WI-FI DEVICE - A method and a system for providing a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) service, in which when multiple counterpart devices are selected based on manufacturer information and support information on supported functions and capability defined in a service information field of each beacon message or each probe response message, a final device is determined by checking multiple pieces of signal information of the selected counterpart devices, are provided. The method includes receiving messages from multiple counterpart devices, selecting one or more counterpart devices, each of which supports a requested service, from an identical manufacturer when the messages are received, checking multiple pieces of signal information of the selected counterpart devices when the number of the selected counterpart devices is greater than one, and determining a device having the signal information satisfying set conditions as a final device. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283001 | TETHERING METHOD AND MOBILE DEVICE ADAPTED THERETO - A mobile device and a method for providing a tethering service via a security mode and a list of preferred mobile devices are provided. The method includes determining, when the mobile device receives a connection request from a client mobile device, a number of client mobile devices that are currently connected to the mobile device, determining, when the number of connected client mobile devices is less than a preset maximum connection number, the number of created Basic Service Sets (BSSs), determining, when the number of BSSs is less than a preset maximum creation number, the identification-information regarding the client mobile device that requested connection, and providing a tethering service to the client mobile device according to the determined identification-information. | 11-17-2011 |
20120134349 | DEVICE DISCOVERY METHOD AND APPARATUS OF WI-FI P2P DEVICE - A device discovery method and apparatus of a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) device for improving connection compatibility with legacy devices are provided. The method includes receiving a command for executing a modified P2P device discovery mode, configuring the Wi-Fi P2P device as a group owner autonomously, entering a group owner receive mode in which a probe request can be received, and discovering an external device which transmits the probe request. | 05-31-2012 |
20120158979 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO ACCESS POINT IN MOBILE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for controlling access to an Access Point AP in a mobile terminal are provided. The method includes storing information of an AP as profile information, determining whether profile information of an accessed AP is stored in the mobile terminal when the mobile terminal accesses the AP, and logging in to the accessed AP based on the stored profile information. | 06-21-2012 |
20120220282 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING APPLICATION IN MOBILE DEVICE - A method, system and mobile device for searching for and acquiring a desired application by using Near Field Communication (NFC) regardless of time and location are provided. In the method, the mobile device reads a keyword from an NFC tag of a target structure in response to a tagging event between the mobile device and the NFC tag. Then the mobile device performs an application search using the keyword, and downloads a specific application found using the keyword. | 08-30-2012 |
20130065627 | METHOD FOR USING LEGACY WI-FI AND WI-FI P2P SIMULTANEOUSLY - A method for using legacy Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) simultaneously is provided. The method includes entering a device discovery process of Wi-Fi P2P, if use of a Wi-Fi P2P function is requested while using a legacy Wi-Fi function, acquiring a Group Owner (GO) right of Wi-Fi P2P in the device discovery process, performing a listen state over the same channel as a channel where the legacy Wi-Fi function is in use, through the acquisition of the GO right, and performing a search state over a social channel of Wi-Fi P2P, and repeating the listen state and the search state until the device discovery process is ended. | 03-14-2013 |
20130100855 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WI-FI CONNECTION USING WI-FI PROTECTED SETUP IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - A method and an apparatus for Wi-Fi connection based on Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) in a portable terminal are provided. The method includes entering a group owner mode of Wi-Fi Direct when enabling of WPS is requested, after entering the group owner mode, entering a WPS session mode where the portable terminal is operable in a WPS registrar mode, determining whether an Access Point (AP) whose WPS session of the WPS registrar mode is enabled or a device whose group owner mode is enabled, exists nearby, and when an AP whose WPS registrar mode is enabled is discovered, disabling the WPS registrar mode and the group owner mode, enabling a WPS session where the portable terminal is to operate in a WPS enrollee mode, and accessing the discovered AP. | 04-25-2013 |
20130148545 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DEVICE DISCOVERY IN WIRELESS SYSTEM - A method and apparatus for managing device discovery in a wireless system are provided. The method includes performing a periodic search operation to discover a peer device, stopping the periodic search operation upon discovering a suitable peer device, and switching to a periodic listening operation for allowing the Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) Peer-To-Peer (P2P) device to be discovered by the discovered peer device and for permitting a connection with the discovered peer device. | 06-13-2013 |
20140077193 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING IMPRINTING AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MADE THEREFROM - A manufacturing method of an electronic device simplifies the process by performing a patterning process by using an imprinting technology. An electronic device manufactured by the manufacturing method is also disclosed. | 03-20-2014 |
20140082213 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF SETTING DATA TRANSMISSION AND RECEPTION PERIOD - A method and an apparatus for setting a data transmission and reception period are provided. The method includes determining an average margin threshold for data communication with a second terminal, determining a data rate for the data communication with the second terminal, setting an active period and an idle period based on a ratio of the average margin threshold to the data rate, and synchronizing the active period and the idle period with the second terminal | 03-20-2014 |
20140113595 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WI-FI SERVICE BY WI-FI DEVICE - A method and a system for providing a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) service, in which when multiple counterpart devices are selected based on manufacturer information and support information on supported functions and capability defined in a service information field of each beacon message or each probe response message, a final device is determined by checking multiple pieces of signal information of the selected counterpart devices, are provided. The method includes receiving messages from multiple counterpart devices, selecting one or more counterpart devices, each of which supports a requested service, from an identical manufacturer when the messages are received, checking multiple pieces of signal information of the selected counterpart devices when the number of the selected counterpart devices is greater than one, and determining a device having the signal information satisfying set conditions as a final device. | 04-24-2014 |
20140321347 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION IN PORTABLE TERMINAL - An apparatus and a method for reducing power consumption in a portable terminal that transmits digital broadcast data through an ad hoc network are provided. If a terminal receiving digital broadcast transmits the received digital broadcast to a neighboring terminal, a control unit enters a sleep mode after buffering received data for a predefined time. | 10-30-2014 |
20150029429 | THIN FILM TRANSISTOR SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A thin film transistor substrate, a method for fabricating the same, and a display device including the same are provided. In one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a thin film transistor substrate comprising a substrate, a semiconductor layer formed on the substrate, a gate insulating film formed on the semiconductor layer, a gate electrode formed on the gate insulating film, an interlayer insulating film formed on the gate electrode and including a source contact hole and a drain contact hole for exposing portions of the semiconductor layer, and a source electrode and a drain electrode respectively inserted into the source contact hole and the drain contact hole. The interlayer insulating film includes a first convex portion formed at an inlet of the source contact hole and at an inlet of the drain contact hole. | 01-29-2015 |
20150058934 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING WI-FI SERVICE BY WI-FI DEVICE - A method and a system for providing a Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) service, in which when multiple counterpart devices are selected based on manufacturer information and support information on supported functions and capability defined in a service information field of each beacon message or each probe response message, a final device is determined by checking multiple pieces of signal information of the selected counterpart devices, are provided. The method includes receiving messages from multiple counterpart devices, selecting one or more counterpart devices, each of which supports a requested service, from an identical manufacturer when the messages are received, checking multiple pieces of signal information of the selected counterpart devices when the number of the selected counterpart devices is greater than one, and determining a device having the signal information satisfying set conditions as a final device. | 02-26-2015 |