Patent ID: 9408058
Filing Date: 2016-08-02
CPC Classification: H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of establishing a Wi-Fi Peer-to-Peer (P2P) connection in an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving a command issued by a user for executing a Wi-Fi P2P discovery mode in which the electronic device configures itself as a group owner; self-configuring the electronic device as a group owner autonomously without a group owner negotiation process; configuring the electronic device to enter a first mode where the electronic devices is configured to receive a first probe request transmitted from at least one other electronic device during a first period; configuring the electronic device to enter a second mode where the electronic device is configured to scan social channels during a second period; and periodically cycling the configuring of the electronic device to enter the first mode and the configuring of the electronic device to enter the second mode while the electronic device maintains being configured as the group owner.