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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2020
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Artem Yurievich Nikishov, Moscow Region, RU;
Andrey Vladimirovich Kletsov, Moscow, RU;
Alexander Gennadievich Chernokalov, Moscow Region, RU;
Ekaterina Igorevna Semernya, Moscow Region, RU;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and a method of determining a path of the electronic device is provided. The method includes emitting a signal in a direction of a surface and receiving a signal reflected from the surface or a subsurface, obtaining an image of a structure of the surface or a structure of the subsurface, based on the received signal; when it is possible to determine a location of the electronic device based on the obtained image and an image pre-stored in the electronic device, determining the location of the electronic device, and when it is impossible to determine the location of the electronic device based on the obtained image and the image pre-stored in the electronic device, obtaining surrounding environment information of the electronic device by using a second sensor and determining the location of the electronic device.