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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 29, 2022
Filed:
May. 13, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are obstacle detecting methods and apparatuses, the method of detecting an obstacle near a device includes, determining whether to detect an obstacle, detecting the obstacle using communication modules, in response to determining to detect the obstacle, determining whether a result of detecting the obstacle meets a threshold, detecting the obstacle using antennas of a communication module corresponding to a direction of the obstacle from among the communication modules, in response to the result of determining the obstacle meeting the threshold, and outputting a warning signal based on the result of detecting the obstacle using the communication modules or a result of detecting the obstacle using the antennas.