Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Byungcheol Yu

Jieun Kim

Jaewook Kim

Kyungjae Kim

Kwanwoo Song

Jongyoub Ryu

Hyejung Cho

Hyunsuk Min

Yunjae Lim

Changhan Kim

Apoorv Kansal

Sangsun Choi

Jaeeun Kang

Hogun Lim

The present disclosure relates generally to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. A communication apparatus performs a method for determining a user's presence in a specific space. In the method, the apparatus receives a first signal from a first sensor and identifies a user access direction, based on the received first signal. Then, the apparatus selects a second sensor, based on the identified user access direction, receives a second signal from the selected second sensor, and determines whether a user enters in the specific space, based on the received second signal.

Apparatus and method for determining user's presence

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Seoul, South Korea

Byungcheol Yu