Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Han-Jib Kim

Geon-Soo Kim

Yong-Joon Jeon

Bo-Kun Choi

Chi-Hyun Cho

Pil-Joo Yoon

Bumjin Cho

Yong-Youn Kim

Soo-Ji Hwang

Jihyun Yeon

Hyo-Seok Na

Kyungmin Park

Yongjoon Jeon

Taehee Lee

Doo-Suk Kang

Soon Ryong Park

Dong-Hyun Yeom

Jin-Hong Jeong

Seung-Nyun Kim

Sun-Kee Lee

Sun Min Hwang

Junhyung Park

Nojoon Park

Jeong-Hyun Pang

Yong-Sik Kim

Soon Hong Park

Kwang-Weon Park

Hyojung Lee

Jinyup Kim

Junghwan Song

Chan-Yeol Park

Kyu-hyuck Kwak

Jee-Hye Jung

Ah-Reum Youn

Kyu-Hyuck Kwak

Various embodiments of the present invention disclose a method and a device for managing an operation mode of an electronic device which uses a low power wide area network (LPWAN). According to various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device comprises: a communication circuit for providing wireless communication by means of LPWAN; a state detection circuit for monitoring the movement of the electronic device; a location measuring circuit for detecting the location of the electronic device; a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit, the state detection circuit and the location measuring circuit; a memory electrically connected to the processor and storing instructions enabling the processor to transmit, using the communication circuit, at least one message including the location; and a battery for supplying power to the communication circuit, the state detection circuit, the location measuring circuit, the processor and the memory, wherein the electronic device may be configured so as to operate in one state among a first state or a second state on the basis of the monitored movement, wherein, in the first state, the electronic device transmits the message in intervals of a first time, and maintains the processor in a low-power or sleep mode during all other times, and in the second state, the processor is in the low-power or sleep mode, and after the monitored movement exceeds a threshold value during a first selected duration, the processor wakes up and transmits the message. In addition, various embodiments are possible.

Method and device for operating operation mode of electronic device

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: a communication circuit comprising multiple communication interfaces; a processor electrically connected to the multiple communication modules, and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: receive, from an external electronic device, information related to the external electronic device; select a communication interface to be used for tethering among the multiple communication interfaces, on the basis of at least a part of the received information; and establish a tethering connection with the external electronic device through the selected communication interface. Various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device and tethering connection establishment method thereof

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a communication module, a processor and a memory including instructions executable by the processor to implement the method, including detect whether a message is received through the communication module from an external electronic device during a predesignated time as indicated for a registered event stored in a schedule application, in response to determining that the message is received, parsing the received message to detect whether information obtained by the parsing corresponds to the registered event, and in response to detecting that the obtained information corresponds to the registered event, determine that the registered event is completed.

Method for managing schedule and electronic device supporting the same

An embodiment disclosed herein relate to an electronic device including a support member on which an antenna radiator is formed. The electronic device may include: a housing including a first face facing in a first direction, a second face facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, a side face facing in a third direction that is perpendicular to both the first and second directions and surrounding at least a part of a space between the first and second faces; a display including a first region disposed in at least a part of the first face and at least one second region extending from the first region, the at least one second region disposed in at least a part of the side face of the housing; a support member disposed in a partial region of the space along the side face and configured to support the at least one second region; a bracket disposed on another partial region of the space and configured to support the display; and at least one antenna radiator disposed on the support member.

Electronic device including support member having antenna radiator

An electronic device is provided including: a display unit that displays an indication of a communication counterpart; a processor configured to: select a first application from a plurality of applications that are associated with the communication counterpart based on a preset condition; and display a first indication of the first application on the display unit, wherein the first application is used for communication with the communication counterpart.

Method and apparatus for providing communication-related information

An electronic apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes a housing and a display exposed through one surface of the housing. The display is configured to detect a touch or gesture input and has a first radius. The electronic apparatus also has a processor and a memory which stores instructions executed to allow the processor to display a first region and a second region on the display, in which the first and the second regions are distinguished by a first curve having a second radius. Further, the processor may display first information on at least one part of the first region on the display, display second information on at least one part of the second region on the display, and change at least one part of the displayed first information in response to an input of selecting the at least one part of the second region.

Electronic apparatus and operating method thereof

Disclosed are an electronic device and a method of controlling wireless communication thereof. The electronic device includes: a first antenna configured to support first short-range wireless communication and second short-range wireless communication; a second antenna; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to determine information related to occupancy of the first antenna by the first short-range wireless communication or the second short-range wireless communication, to simultaneously or sequentially perform the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication through the first antenna when the information related to the occupancy satisfies a predetermined condition; and to perform one kind of short-range wireless communication selected from the first short-range wireless communication and the second short-range wireless communication through the second antenna and to perform the other kind of short-range wireless communication through the first antenna when the information related to the occupancy satisfies another predetermined condition.

Electronic device and method of controlling wireless communication thereof

A method for providing a notification and/or an electronic device thereof are provided. The electronic device may include an output device, a communication circuitry, and a processor. The processor may be configured to receive a first notification from a first external electronic device via the communication circuitry, receive a second notification from a second external electronic device via the communication circuitry, determine whether the first notification and the second notification match, and when the first notification and the second notification match each other, output an output signal corresponding to a selected notification among the first notification and the second notification through the output device and/or an external output device operatively coupled to the electronic device, and disregard a non-selected notification among the first notification and the second notification.

Method for providing notification and electronic device thereof

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory, a communication module configured to communicate with an external electronic device, and a processor configured to: when a call forwarding is requested by the external electronic device, identify information on an embedded subscriber identity module (eSIM) profile of the external electronic device, based on call forwarding-related information stored in the memory; transmit the information on the eSIM profile to the external electronic device via the communication module; and set up the call forwarding with the external electronic device using the eSIM profile based on the information on the eSIM profile.

Apparatus and method for call forwarding in communication system

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a rotation body rotatably installed in the electronic device, a rotation guide body installed to rotate the rotation body, at least one body to be detected disposed at a specific gap in the rotation body, at least one detection sensor for detecting the at least one body to be detected according to a rotation of the rotation body, and a processor that controls to perform a preset function according to detection of the detection sensor.

Electronic device having ear jack assembly and method of operation the same

A method and apparatus for managing group e-mails in an electronic device is provided. A group e-mail message including a request to receive a reply e-mail by a first time may be transmitted to e-mail addresses of at least two recipients. It is automatically determined whether reply e-mails are received from the at least two recipients by a second time. When there is at least one recipient from whom the reply e-mail was not received by the second time, a reminder e-mail is transmitted to the at least one recipient from whom the reply e-mail is not received.

Electronic device and method for managing group e-mail

A method and apparatus for zooming in/out and displaying display information in an electronic device are provided. The method includes detecting an angle according to a touch movement and zooming in/out display information based on the angle according to the touch movement.

Method for controlling display scrolling and zooming and an electronic device thereof

A method usable by an electronic device executes at least one application operating a first camera and a second camera and determines whether an image acquired by the second camera is shaded by an object obscuring a portion of the acquired second camera image. In response to a determination the acquired second camera image is shaded, the method displays on a preview screen an image acquired by the first camera.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Han-Jib Kim