公开(公告)号：US10929563B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US16222276

申请日：2018-12-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Su Ha Yoon ,  Sin Jae Kang ,  Byung Sung Kang ,  Sae Rome Kim ,  In Su Yoon

IPC: G06F21/62 ,  H04W12/02 ,  H04L29/12 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04W12/00

Abstract: An electronic device protecting privacy of a user is provided. The electronic device includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless communication signals of Wi-Fi networks, and at least one processor configured to detect occurring of an event for identifying a location of the electronic device, determine whether to use the Wi-Fi networks for identifying the location of the electronic device, control the transceiver to perform an active scan, when the Wi-Fi networks is used to identify the location of the electronic device, and control the transceiver to transmit one or more probe request frames including a virtual media access control (MAC) address to an access point of the Wi-Fi networks for identifying the location of the electronic device, when the transceiver to be performed in the active scan.