Patent ID: 11895738
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 8:
9. A method for a portable communication device, comprising:
establishing a Wi-Fi link via a first channel with an access point (AP) based on a first power;
obtaining an input to establish a mobile hotspot link with an external electronic device while the Wi-Fi link is established between the portable communication device and the AP, the external electronic device being different from the AP;
establishing the mobile hotspot link via the first channel with the external electronic device based on a second power lower than the first power while the Wi-Fi link is established between the portable communication device and the AP;
transmitting a first signal to the AP based on the first power while the Wi-Fi link is maintained between the portable communication device and the AP; and
transmitting a second signal to the external electronic device based on the second power while the mobile hotspot link is maintained between the portable communication device and the external electronic device.