Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Joong-hwan Lee

Hong-uk Woo

Byeong-seob Ko

Myong-kyun Lim

Jin-hyeon Choi

Sang-ho Shin

Byeong-Seob Ko

An electronic apparatus includes a communication unit connected to a first unit network and configured for communication with a plurality of unit networks comprising a plurality of clients, and a controller configured to control the electronic apparatus within the first unit network to operate in one of a proxy mode and a node mode if the plurality of clients form a private network, wherein the controller controls the electronic apparatus to directly communicate with a second unit network in the proxy mode, and controls the electronic apparatus to be connected to another client of the first unit network operating in the proxy mode and communicate with the second unit network through the other client in the node mode, and when the electronic apparatus operates in the node mode, the controller selectively changes the operational mode to the proxy mode depending on a private network service provided to the electronic apparatus.

Electronic apparatus, network system and method for establishing private network

A map displaying method and apparatus to display a map on a screen, the map displaying method including: establishing a first area on the map that is not compressed based on a current location of an object on the map; non-linearly compressing a second area adjacent to the first area at different compression ratios according to a distance from the first area to generate a third area; and displaying the first area and the third area on the screen.

Method and apparatus for displaying map using non-linear compression

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Joong-hwan Lee