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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
May. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Seung-dong Yu, Osan-si, KR;
Woo-yong Chang, Yongin-si, KR;
Se-jun Park, Yongin-si, KR;
Min-jeong Moon, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/725 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 4/02 (2018.01); G06F 3/06 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04M 1/7253 (2013.01); G06F 3/065 (2013.01); G06F 3/067 (2013.01); G06F 3/0619 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01); H04W 4/023 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02);
Abstract
A device for performing a cooperative function with another device is provided. The device includes a communication unit, and a controller that determines whether the other device is in a surrounding area of the device based a signal received through the communication unit, selects one cooperative function from among a plurality of cooperative functions according to a relative position of the device with respect to the other device and performs the selected cooperative function with the other device.