Patent ID: 11956712
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. An electronic speaker device comprising:
a first wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate via a first wireless communication method;
a second wireless communication interface configured to wirelessly communicate via a second wireless communication method which is different than the first wireless communication method; and
a controller configured to control the first wireless communication interface and the second wireless communication interface,
wherein the controller is further configured to:
based on a discovering operation of an external electronic device to discover the electronic speaker device, establish a connection with the external electronic device using the second wireless communication interface,
determine whether a connection to an access point using the first wireless communication method is required,
based on a determination that the connection is required, transmit, via the second wireless communication interface, to the external electronic device, information indicating that the electronic speaker device is in a state which requires the connection to the access point using the first wireless communication method,
in response to transmitting the information to the external electronic device, receive, via the second wireless communication interface, access point connection information including a password for the access point, for connecting to the access point using the first wireless communication method,
based on the access point connection information received from the external electronic device, establish, via the first wireless communication interface, the connection with the access point using the first wireless communication method,
transmit a reply to the external electronic device, indicating that the connection between the electronic speaker device and the access point has been established based on the access point connection information, wherein based on the reply, the connection between the external electronic device and the electronic speaker device through the second wireless communication interface is terminated, and
output, by the electronic speaker device, audio information received from the access point.