Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jin-Ho Moon

Jong-Eun Yang

Jae-Yung Yeo

Young-Hoon Kim

Hyun-Joong Kim

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a user interface, a location sensor configured to sense a location of the electronic device, a processor electrically connected with the user interface and the location sensor, and a memory electrically connected with the processor and configured to store a first application program and a second application program. The memory is further configured to store instructions that, when executed, enable the processor to receive first location data with a first degree of accuracy regarding the location of the electronic device from the location sensor, process at least part of the first location data to generate second location data with a second degree of accuracy lower than the first degree of accuracy regarding the location of the electronic device, provide the at least part of the first location data to execute the first application program, and provide at least part of the second location data to execute the second application program.

Electronic device and method for providing location data

A method of providing Point Of Interest (POI) information in an electronic device may include receiving information on an event, analyzing a text included in the information on the event and a location at which the information on the event is received, and controlling a display to display POI information based in part on a result of the analysis. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, the method of providing the POI information in the electronic device may be implemented by the electronic device.

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