Patent ID: 9635130
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A method of a first client device for setting communication with devices included in a group, the method comprising: receiving, from a host device included in the group, a communication initiation request for setting a communication between the host device and the first client device, wherein the communication initiation request comprises a participant device list that comprises identification information of devices included in the group and identification information of the group; determining whether to set the communication with the host device based on a communication state of the first client device; receiving, from a second client device ordered before the first client device in the participant device list for the group, a communication extension request for setting a communication between the second client device and the first client device, wherein the communication extension request is based on an order in which the devices included in the group are listed in the participant device list; determining whether the second client device is included in the group; and in response to determining that the second client device is included in the group, determining whether to set the communication with the second client device based on whether communication between the host device and the first client device is set.