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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Kwang-Hoon Han, Suwon-si, KR;
Gi-Beom Kim, Seongnam-si, KR;
Seong-Hee Park, Seoul, KR;
Chil-Youl Yang, Anyang-si, KR;
Myoung-Hwan Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Tae-Young Lee, Seoul, KR;
Dohy Hong, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwson-si, KR;
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies. According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an apparatus of a first electronic device in a wireless communication system comprises at least one transceiver and at least one processor operatively coupled to the at least one transceiver. The at least one processor is configured to negotiate with a second electronic device, determine a measurement scheme selected from a plurality of measurement schemes using at least one of a wireless signal and a sound signal, based on a result of the negotiation with the second electronic device, and determine a distance between the first electronic device and the second electronic device according to the measurement scheme.