Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Choong-hoon Lee

Woo-chul Shim

Jae-Woo Seo

Il-joo Kim

Dong-Ik Lee

Kyoung-yong Lee

Yong-Ho Hwang

Yon-won Seo

A method for protecting information of a terminal device is provided. The method for protecting information of a terminal device includes: displaying a UI element corresponding to an application; receiving a user operation of moving the UI element to a preset region; and changing an access right of the application to information pre-stored in the terminal device to an access right set in the preset region.

Terminal device and method for protecting information thereof

A network apparatus for performing a pairing with a user device, with the network apparatus already paired with a broker apparatus is disclosed, the network apparatus including a communicator including communication circuitry; a storage configured to store an RSSI value measured in the network apparatus and broker apparatus regarding a signal being exchanged with the broker apparatus with the broker apparatus at a close position; and a processor configured to determine whether the user device is close to the broker apparatus by as much as a predetermined distance based on each RSSI value measured in the network apparatus, broker apparatus, and user device regarding a signal being exchanged with the user device, an RSSI value measured regarding a signal being received from the broker apparatus, and a predetermined condition regarding a relationship between each RSSI value stored, and in response to determining that the user device is close to the broker apparatus by as much as the predetermined distance, to control the communication circuitry to perform an association for pairing with the user device.

Network apparatus for pairing with user device and pairing method thereof

A method for controlling a first electronic device communicating with a second electronic device is provided. The method includes connecting to the second electronic device, receiving a request to use data stored in the second electronic device from a first application, determining whether to permit to use the data, and, if permitted to use the data, controlling the first application to use the data.

Electronic device for managing use of data from other electronic device and method for controlling the same

A first electronic device is provided. The first electronic device includes a transceiver, and a processor configured to encrypt a part of information related to a second communication based on information related to a first communication performed between the first electronic device and a second electronic device and control the transceiver to transmit information related to the second communication to the second electronic device through the transceiver.

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Yongin-si, South Korea

Choong-hoon Lee