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Samsung patents Wi-Fi scheduling to prevent device connection conflicts

Samsung has filed a patent for a method that helps devices manage their Wi-Fi connections without interfering with each other. The system calculates a minimum time needed to stay connected to a standard Wi-Fi router before switching to a direct peer-to-peer Wi-Fi Aware link. It uses signals from both routers to determine this timing, ensuring the device has enough time to handle both types of connections.

Why it mattersThis improves the reliability of direct device-to-device connections, which could make features like file sharing or local multiplayer games work more smoothly without dropping the main internet connection.

In the filing’s own words

A first station for performing Wi-Fi Aware communication according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises a transceiver and a processor. The processor may receive a first beacon during a first access point (AP) period in which the first station communicates with a first AP, and communicate with a second station during a first aware period in which the first station performs Wi-Fi Aware communication. The first AP period may be determined on the basis of a minimum required AP period (MRP). The MRP may be determined on the basis of the first beacon, a second beacon received by the second station from a second AP, and a margin slot. Various other embodiments are possible.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A first station performing Wi-Fi Aware communication, the first station comprising: a transceiver; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a first beacon in a first AP period in which the first station communicates with a first access point (AP), and communicate with a second station in a first aware period in which the first station performs Wi-Fi Aware communication, wherein the first AP period is determined based on a minimum required AP period (MRP), and wherein the MRP is determined based on the first beacon, a second beacon received by the second station from a second AP, and a margin slot.

Facts

Company
Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
Official title
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR WI-FI AWARE COMMUNICATION
Publication number
US20260281869A1
Application number
19472841
Filed
Apr 15, 2024
Published
Sep 17, 2026
Inventors
6
Claims
15

Classified under

H04W 40/244 Electricity & electronics
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