Portable terminal and method for discovering wireless devices thereof

摘要

A portable terminal and a method for discovering wirelessly connectable devices are provided. The method includes requesting discovery of wirelessly connectable devices, discovering peripheral devices that are wirelessly connectable in at least one of a plurality of wireless communication schemes supported by the portable terminal, and displaying a list of the discovered devices. The method may discover and display peripheral devices capable of establishing a wireless communication connection in at least one of various wireless communication schemes supported by the portable terminal at one time to improve the convenience for a user. In addition, the method may display connectable wireless communication schemes together with a list of discovered devices to more easily establish a wireless communication connection in a desired scheme of the user.

主权项

1. A method for discovering devices by a portable terminal, the method comprising:
discovering, when discovery of wirelessly connectable peripheral devices is requested, the wirelessly connectable peripheral devices that are wirelessly connectable in at least one of at least two wireless communication schemes supported by the portable terminal; and displaying a list of the discovered peripheral devices, wherein the discovering of the wirelessly connectable peripheral devices comprises discovering the wirelessly connectable peripheral devices using each of the at least two wireless communication schemes, and wherein the displaying of the list comprises displaying at least one icon indicating a type of connectable wireless communication scheme with the discovered peripheral devices at a side of each item.