Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Andrey Vladimirovich Kletsov

Kisoo Kim

Mikhail Vyacheslavovich Popov

Artem Yurievich Nikishov

Alexander Gennadyevich Chernokalov

Alexander Gennadievich Chernokalov

Nikolay Nikolayevich Olyunin

Stanislav Vladimirovich Polonsky

Konstantin Aleksandrovich Pavlov

Alexander Gennadevich Chernokalov

Dmitriy Sergeevich Zarshchikov

Vyacheslav Vasilevich Tyrtov

Ekaterina Igorevna Semernya

Dmitry Sergeevich Zarshchikov

Anton Sergeevich Lukyanov

Artem Rudolfovich Vilenskiy

Taeseon Kim

Jae-Geol Cho

Alexander Nikolayevich Khripkov

Maksim Alexeevich Vilenskii

Aleksei Andreevich Gavron

Artem Yurevich Nikishov

Dmitry Alexandrovich Zimnykov

Sergey Alexeevich Yuvchenko

Alexander Gennad'yevich Chernokalov

An object detection method performed by a movable device is provided. The object detection method includes emitting radio frequency signals, receiving radio frequency signals reflected by an object, obtaining N sample sequences by digitizing N radio frequency signals, N being a natural number greater than or equal to 2, from among the received radio frequency signals, obtaining a matrix including each of the N sample sequences as a column, in an order in which the radio frequency signals are received, obtaining a resulting signal by summing samples for each row of the matrix and obtaining an energy value from the resulting signal, and detecting the object based on the obtained energy value being greater than or equal to a certain threshold value.

Mobile device for detecting object and operation method therefor

An electronic device and a method of determining a path of the electronic device is provided. The method includes emitting a signal in a direction of a surface and receiving a signal reflected from the surface or a subsurface, obtaining an image of a structure of the surface or a structure of the subsurface, based on the received signal; when it is possible to determine a location of the electronic device based on the obtained image and an image pre-stored in the electronic device, determining the location of the electronic device, and when it is impossible to determine the location of the electronic device based on the obtained image and the image pre-stored in the electronic device, obtaining surrounding environment information of the electronic device by using a second sensor and determining the location of the electronic device.

Electronic device including sensor and method of determining path of electronic device

Provided is a human body communication (HBC) apparatus for a near field communication (NFC) signal, the HBC apparatus including: a first communicator configured to receive a first NFC signal from an NFC reader through a body in proximity to the body; and a second communicator configured to transmit a signal to a user device, wherein first data included in the first NFC signal received from the NFC reader through the body by the first communicator is transmitted to the user device by the second communicator.

Human body communication apparatus for near field communication signal and method thereof

The invention relates to local positioning and more particularly to methods of searching and registering tags in a local positioning system. A method of registering tags in a local positioning system is provided. Registering is performed in near-field mode. Tag stores identifying data of the local positioning system. Positioning unit stores identifying data of the tag. Furthermore, a method of searching a tag registered in a local positioning system is provided. Positioning units send address search packets into the space of the local positioning system. Desired tag responds with a positioning pulse. There is also provided a method of searching identifying data of a tag not registered in a local positioning system. Positioning units send broadcast search packets into the space of the local positioning system. Bisection method is used to detect identifying data of the tag. The invention can reduce power consumption by the tag and the positioning unit, and eliminate overlapping the signals received from a plurality of tags.

Apparatus and method for searching and registering tags in local positioning system

Provided are a tag and a method, performed by the tag, of transmitting a response signal regarding a tag search signal. The method includes: receiving, from at least one of a plurality of slave nodes, the tag search signal including identifying data for identifying the tag; charging an energy storage element inside the tag by using the received tag search signal; obtaining the identifying data for identifying the tag from the received tag search signal; determining whether the obtained identifying data matches identification information pre-stored in the tag; and when the energy storage element is charged to a certain numerical value or above and the obtained identifying data matches the identification information pre-stored in the tag, outputting the response signal regarding the tag search signal.

Tag and tag position determination device and method

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device and a radio frequency (RF) communication connection method for the electronic device. A method of connecting an electronic device to an external device includes searching for at least one external device connectable with an electronic device within a preset communication range by using first short-range communication, determining an operation period of a second short-range communication module for performing second short-range communication with the at least one external device, based on a search result with respect to the at least one external device, activating the second short-range communication module according to the determined operation period and detecting a contact of a user of the electronic device with respect to an external device among the at least one external device by using the activated second short-range communication module, and receiving address information of the external device by performing second short-range communication with the external device, upon detecting the contact of the user.

Method for RF communication connection using electronic device and user touch input

To recognize a gesture and control a function in an electronic device, an operating method of an electronic device includes the operations of detecting a change of a Radio Frequency (RF) signal emitted into a body using an RF sensor, determining a gesture corresponding to the RF signal based on reference data corresponding to the gesture, and executing a function of the electronic device corresponding to the determined gesture.

Method for recognizing a gesture and an electronic device thereof

The disclosure relates to a method for determining whether to allow user access at an electronic device comprising: detecting a touch by an object on a touch-sensitive area of the electronic device, in which a plurality of electrode pairs are mounted, the plurality of electrode pairs including a first set of electrode pairs and a second set of electrode pairs; determining a subset of the first set of electrode pairs that are in contact with a part of the object; receiving electrical signals from each pair of the determined subset; calculating impedance values of respective parts of the object on the basis of the received electrical signals; determining a ratio of the calculated impedance values for each pair of electrode pairs disposed on mutually perpendicular lines from said the determined subset, and, when a first impedance value for one electrode pair included in electrode pairs disposed on the mutually perpendicular lines is greater than a second impedance value for the other electrode pair in the electrode pairs, the ratio of the calculated impedance values is a ratio of the first impedance to the second impedance; selecting two pairs of electrode pairs disposed on the mutually perpendicular lines with the maximum ratio of the calculated impedance values; and when the maximum ratio exceeds a predetermined threshold, identifying the object as a living tissue object, and allow access on the electronic device.

Method and electronic device for determining whether to allow user access

The present invention relates to ultra-wideband (UWB) directional circular-field-polarization antennae. The technical result consists in development of a UWB antenna in which a unidirectional radiation is naturally generated within a wide or ultra-wide frequency band and generally does not require the use of an absorber on a back side of a radiating element. The UWB antenna comprises: a dielectric substrate; at least one feed line formed on the dielectric substrate; a spiral radiating element formed on the substrate and coupled to said at least one feed line; at least one additional dielectric substrate arranged in parallel with and above said dielectric substrate, wherein a flat printed cavity of an axially-symmetric shape is formed on said at least one additional dielectric substrate, said cavity being arranged coaxially with the spiral radiating element.

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Andrey Vladimirovich Kletsov