Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sae Rome Kim

Su Ha Yoon

Sung Soo Park

Chang Ryong Heo

Chul Jin Kim

Kyung Mo Park

In Ho Baek

Jong Rim Lee

Seong Jun Song

Byung Sung Kang

In Su Yoon

Sin Jae Kang

An electronic device protecting privacy of a user is provided. The electronic device includes a transceiver configured to transmit and receive wireless communication signals of Wi-Fi networks, and at least one processor configured to detect occurring of an event for identifying a location of the electronic device, determine whether to use the Wi-Fi networks for identifying the location of the electronic device, control the transceiver to perform an active scan, when the Wi-Fi networks is used to identify the location of the electronic device, and control the transceiver to transmit one or more probe request frames including a virtual media access control (MAC) address to an access point of the Wi-Fi networks for identifying the location of the electronic device, when the transceiver to be performed in the active scan.

Electronic device and method for protecting users privacy

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit configured to communicate with an Access Point (AP), a controller configured to find at least one AP through the communication unit, and transmit a query signal to the found at least one AP found through the communication unit to request a connection, wherein the controller sets up at least one of a maximum number of retransmission times of a query signal and a response standby time of the query signal based on at least one of a number of the found at least one AP and a quality of the found at least one AP.

Electronic device and method of connecting electronic device to network

A method and apparatus for tracking input positions via Electric Field Communication (EFC) are provided. The apparatus includes a plurality of receiving electrodes for EFC and a receiver unit. The receiving electrodes detect strengths of input electric fields. The receiver unit compares the strengths of the input electric fields with each other and generates position information regarding the input electric fields.

Method and apparatus for tracking input positions via electric field communication

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