ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,726,888, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS Co. LTD. (Suwon-si, South Korea).

"Electronic device for sharing function and operating method therefor" was invented by Hayoon Ko (Suwon-si, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is an electronic device that includes a communication circuit configured to perform communication via a cellular network. The electronic device is configured to be able to identify whether a call function using the cellular network is restricted, based on identifying that the call function using the cellular network is restricted, activate a function of sharing with an external electr...