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Patent No.:

US 10921438 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 23, 2017

Position determination method and device

Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jae Woong Jeon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Dong Hun Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd;

Attorney:

The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Olumide Ajibade Akonai

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/76 (2006.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01); G01S 3/14 (2006.01); H04W 88/02 (2009.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); G01S 5/04 (2006.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); G01S 3/50 (2006.01); G01S 11/06 (2006.01); H04L 12/26 (2006.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/765 (2013.01); G01S 3/14 (2013.01); G01S 3/50 (2013.01); G01S 5/0081 (2013.01); G01S 5/04 (2013.01); G01S 11/06 (2013.01); H04B 17/318 (2015.01); H04L 43/08 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 88/02 (2013.01); H04W 4/029 (2018.02);
Abstract

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may include at least one antenna, a communication module, a sensor module for sensing a direction of the electronic device, and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to receive at least one wireless communication signal from a first external electronic device through the communication module, obtain direction information of the electronic device using the sensor module, receive at least one wireless communication signal information received at a second external electronic device and direction information of the second external electronic device from the second external electronic device, and determine the direction in which the first external electronic device is located, by using the at least one wireless communication signal information received from the first external electronic device, the direction information of the electronic device, and the at least one wireless communication signal information and the direction information of the second external electronic device received from the second external electronic device. In addition, other embodiments are also possible.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Jeon, Jae. (2021). Position determination method and device (U.S. Patent No. 10921438). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/10921438

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