Patent ID: 11863510
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 4:
5. The method of claim 3, wherein becoming discoverable to the peer electronic devices on the at least one wireless local area network for P2P communication further comprises:
becoming discoverable to the peer electronic devices on the at least one wireless local area network for peer-to-peer communication in response to the determination that the one or more settings include the alternative instruction and a determination that the one or more settings include the instruction to enter the discoverable mode for P2P communication;
wherein the one or more setting are received from a user of the electronic device;
wherein receiving the one or more settings comprises:
receiving a first selection from among the instruction to search and the alternative instruction not to search; and
receiving a second selection from among the instruction to enter the discoverable mode for P2P communication and an instruction to not enter the discoverable mode for P2P communication; and

wherein not searching for the available subscription notification services comprises:
not transmitting the request for the list of the available subscription notification services that are related to the local area.