Patent ID: 11889453
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A method by a first electronic device for facilitating a connection of a second electronic device to an access point, the method comprising:
obtaining a quick response (QR) code on the second electronic device, the QR code being obtained by using a camera of the first electronic device;
based on the obtained QR code, identifying connection information for establishing a connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device, the connection information including identification information of the second electronic device;
establishing the connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device based on the identified connection information; and
transmitting access information of the access point to the second electronic device over the established connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device,
wherein the access information of the access point is used for the second electronic device to connect to the access point, and
wherein the connection between the first electronic device and the second electronic device is established based on the identified connection information and a service set identifier (SSID) included in the obtained QR code.