Cha & Reiter, LLC
Electronic device and method for reducing current consumption of electronic device in near field wireless communication using same
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a near field communication module; a memory; and a processor electrically connected to the near field communication module and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to: monitor a status of the electronic device and a connection status of at least one external electronic device to the electronic device when the electronic device operates as a wireless router through the near field communication module; set the near field communication module to enter one of a plurality of predefined operating states based at least in part on the monitoring result; and set the near field communication module to enter a power saving mode when connection or disconnection of the at least one external electronic device is not detected for a predetermined time in the set one operating state. Other various embodiments, other than the various embodiments disclosed in the present invention, are possible.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Seo Choi Kim Lee