Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Sungkyunkwan University

Youngpo Lee

Taeyoon Kim

Chaiman Lim

Dukhyun Chang

Hyoungjoo Lee

Seokho Yoon

Hyeonggeon Lee

Chaeman Lim

Jinwoo Kim

Chai-Man Lim

Dahae Chong

Sung Rae Cho

Junhwan Kim

Seung Goo Kang

Mingyu Kang

Junyoung Woo

Jin-Woo Kim

Euichang Jung

Ashok Kumar Reddy Chavva

Sungrae Cho

Shubham Khunteta

Yunas Rashid

Bum-Soo Lee

Seokhwan Park

Chonghan Song

Sangho Ahn

Hyun Myung Kim

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a magnetic sensor, an acceleration sensor, and a processor operatively connected to the magnetic sensor and the acceleration sensor, wherein the processor is configured to acquire multiple pieces of first magnetic data by using the magnetic sensor in a first area where the electronic device is located, generate a virtual marker corresponding to the first area by using the multiple pieces of first magnetic data, determine the movement of the electronic device on the basis of multiple pieces of first acceleration data in a first direction, the data being acquired by using the acceleration sensor, determine the posture of the electronic device on the basis of multiple pieces of second acceleration data in a second direction that is perpendicular to the first direction, the data being acquired by using the acceleration sensor, and determine, on the basis of at least one of the movement of the electronic device and the posture of the electronic device, multiple pieces of third magnetic data to be used for comparison with the virtual marker, among multiple pieces of second magnetic data acquired within a designated radius with reference to the first area by using the magnetic sensor.

Method for processing data used for location determination and electronic device supporting same

An electronic device may include a magnetic sensor and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to: collect path data based on first magnetic data related to movement of the electronic device, by using the magnetic sensor; identify a plurality of pieces of second magnetic data, which have at least a predetermined level of mutual similarity, from among the path data; determine, to be an intersection area related to the movement of the electronic device, an area range in which the plurality of pieces of second magnetic data are collected; determine, on the basis of the intersection area, a first space and a second space related to the movement of the electronic device; and determine, on the basis of third magnetic data, the space in which the electronic device is located from among the first space and the second space.

Location determination method and electronic device for supporting same

According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a sensor module configured to sense sensing data; a wireless communication module configured to transmit and/or receive a wireless signal; a memory configured to store a virtual marker platform; and a processor operatively connected with the sensor module and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to perform a plurality of operations, the plurality of operations comprising: estimating a moving direction of the electronic device; performing first alignment of aligning a direction of a coordinate axis of measurement data, obtained to determine whether the electronic device enters a first region where a virtual marker is registered, with respect to the moving direction; performing second alignment of aligning the direction of the coordinate axis of the measurement data in a direction of a coordinate axis of the electronic device when generating a registered virtual marker; and determining entry of the electronic device into a specific region based on the registered virtual marker.

Electronic device for detecting location, and method therefor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a camera, and a processor operatively connected to the display and the camera. The processor may display an augmented reality on the display on the basis of an image captured by the camera, may display a point on the display so as to move on the augmented reality while interworking with the movement of the electronic device, may recognize a selected spot on the augmented reality, may display a guide area on the augmented reality, the guide area including the selected spot such that the point moves within a specific area, may store sensor information including a geomagnetic value measured while the point moves within the guide area, may store radio signal intensity information measured while the point moves within the guide area, and may correct a geomagnetic value included in the sensor information.

Electronic device for providing indoor positioning and method therefor

Disclosed are an electronic device for compensating for geomagnetic sensing data and a method for controlling the same. According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a processor configured to store, in a memory, a temperature of each of a plurality of heating areas and a variation in a geomagnetic value sensed by a geomagnetic sensor, perform linear fitting using the temperature and the variation in the geomagnetic value, compute an error between the variation in the geomagnetic value and an estimated value for the variation in the geomagnetic value, based on a result of the linear fitting, determine a scheme for compensating for the geomagnetic value based on the computed error, and compensate for the geomagnetic value sensed by the geomagnetic sensor using the determined scheme when a variation in temperature is detected for at least one heating area in the plurality of heating areas.

Electronic device compensating for geomagnetic sensing data and method for controlling the same

An electronic device includes a housing, at least one antenna array disposed in the housing or formed on a part of the housing and including a plurality of antenna elements, a processor electrically or operatively connected to the antenna array, and a memory operatively connected to the at least one processor. In addition to the above, various embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Electronic device for performing beamforming-based communication, and method therefor

Disclosed is a location detecting method of an electronic device including determining whether the electronic device enters a first region including a first location that is a specific path and/or specific region, when the electronic device enters the first region, selecting a signal type capable of being supported by the electronic device among a signal type list of items defined as moving path data corresponding to the first location, distinguishing the first data, in which a parameter feature is present, and second data having a maintenance pattern for a moving path, among the signal type, comparing first data of the moving path data with first data of measurement data measured by the electronic device, and when the first data of the moving path data corresponds to the first data of the measurement data, comparing patterns after pre-processing both second data of the moving path data and second data of the measurement data to determine whether to enter the first location.

Electronic device detecting location and method thereof

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may include a communication circuit, and a processor operatively connected with the communication circuit, and the processor may be configured to detect that a reception beam for a first base station is changed, and change a reception beam for a second base station based on first change information of the reception beam for the first base station. Other embodiments are also possible.

Method for controlling beam and electronic device therefor

An electronic device comprises a first communication circuit configured to transmit at least one radio frequency (RF) signal, at least one antenna structure, electrically coupled to the first communication circuit, and including a plurality of antenna elements, at least one processor operatively coupled to the first communication circuit, and memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the processor to perform a plurality of operation. The plurality of operations comprises identifying mobility information of the electronic device, identifying a beam width of a beam formed by at least a part of the plurality of antenna elements based on at least part of the mobility information of the electronic device, the beam being used to search for or communicate with an external electronic device, and forming the beam having the identified beam width.

Electronic device for controlling beam width and method thereof

An electronic device may comprise a communication interface and a processor configured to control the communication interface to receive cellular data from at least one cellular base station, to predict a position of the electronic device based on the received cellular data, to receive information about at least one wireless LAN base station, and to determine the position of the electronic device based information about the at least one wireless LAN base station and the predicted position.

Electronic device and method for determining position

A method and system are provided for sensor-based beam management by user equipment (UE). The method includes obtaining, by the UE, a reference beam pair and a first set of neighbor beam pairs in a first reception direction for connecting with a network; determining, by the UE, a change in the first reception direction, based on sensor data; identifying, by the UE, a second set of neighbor beam pairs in the changed first reception direction; measuring, by the UE, a plurality of beam parameters for neighbor beam pairs in the second set of neighbor beam pairs; determining, by the UE, an optimal beam pair from the identified second set of neighbor beam pairs based on the plurality of measured beam parameters; and configuring, by the UE, an optimal beam pair for connecting with the network.

Method and system for sensor-based beam management by user equipment

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a communication circuit for communicating with at least one network; and a processor configured to obtain a location estimation region of the electronic device on the basis of the at least one network, via the communication circuit, and to determine whether the electronic device has entered a region of interest, on the basis of a correlation between a probability distribution for the obtained location estimation region and a probability distribution for a preset region of interest, wherein various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device and method for determining entry of region of interest of electronic device

Disclosed are a method and an apparatus for managing a Point of Interest (POI) using a tile. An electronic device includes a memory; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to receive map information of a cellular base station including a plurality of tiles from at least one server, determine a location of the electronic device based on the received map information, identify at least one tile corresponding to the location of the electronic device based on a request of the processor for configuring a POI, and obtain a first search list of POIs included in the at least one identified tile.

Method and apparatus for managing point of interest based on tile

A method and apparatus are provided for controlling multiple processors in order to reduce current consumption in electronic device. An electronic device includes an application processor (AP) configured to control a plurality of functions; a communication processor (CP) electronically connected to the AP; and a sensor module or a communication module electronically connected to the CP. When the AP enters a sleep state, the CP is configured to control at least one function among the plurality of functions based on information collected from the sensor module or the communication module according to a discontinuous reception (DRX) operating period.

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Youngpo Lee