ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,501,249, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. Ltd. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device for transmitting and receiving network configuration information and operating method thereof" was invented by Wonjun Jang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Buseop Jung (Suwon-si, South Korea), Beomjip Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hakkwan Kim (Suwon-si, South Korea), Hyejung Bang (Suwon-si, South Korea), Dooho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Sunkey Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea), Soonho Lee (Suwon-si, South Korea) and Namju Cho (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic device is provided. The electronic device i...