Samsung patents method to save battery during nearby device discovery
Samsung describes a method for electronic devices to reduce power consumption while using Neighbor Awareness Networking (NAN) to find nearby devices. The device checks the activity status of other nearby devices and switches to a low-power mode if certain conditions are met, rather than constantly scanning at full power.
In the filing’s own words
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes communication circuitry configured to support wireless LAN communication, memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions and at least one processor, including processing circuitry, communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to receive, via the communication circuitry from an external electronic device, operation state information related to neighbor awareness networking (NAN) communication of the external electronic device in a state where the NAN communication is activated, identify whether a condition related to switching to a low-power mode is satisfied, based on an operation state of the NAN communication of the external electronic device, identified from the operation state information related to the NAN communication of the external electronic device, and perform the NAN communication in the low-power mode, based on determination that the condition related to switching to the low-power mode is satisfied.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An electronic device comprising: communication circuitry configured to support wireless LAN communication; memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions; and at least one processor, including processing circuitry, communicatively coupled to the communication circuitry and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: receive, via the communication circuitry from an external electronic device, operation state information related to neighbor awareness networking (NAN) communication of the external electronic device in a state where the NAN communication is activated, identify whether a condition related to switching to a low-power mode is satisfied, based on an operation state of the NAN communication of the external electronic device, identified from the operation state information related to the NAN communication of the external electronic device, and perform the NAN communication in the low-power mode, based on determination that the condition related to switching to the low-power mode is satisfied.
Facts
- Company
- Samsung (Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.)
- Official title
- ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING LOW POWER WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF
- Publication number
- US20260323524A1
- Application number
- 19461196
- Filed
- Jan 27, 2026
- Published
- Oct 15, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 18
Classified under
H04W 52/0261 Electricity & electronicsH04L 67/51 Electricity & electronicsH04W 4/80 Electricity & electronicsH04W 76/14 Electricity & electronicsH04W 88/06 Electricity & electronicsMore from Samsung in Networks & wireless
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