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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chang-seog Ko, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Hyun-cheol Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Young-sun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yoo-jin Choi, Seoul, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a neighboring device are provided. The method of identifying a neighboring device, which is performed in a user terminal, includes: obtaining identification information and location information of a plurality of neighboring devices that can wirelessly communicate with the user terminal; extracting the identification information of one of the neighboring devices, the neighboring device being in the actual location range within the field of vision of the user terminal; and using the extracted identification information to request that the neighboring device perform wireless communication with the user terminal. According to the method and apparatus, identification information of a neighboring device with which a user terminal desires to perform wireless communication can be obtained using a viewfinder or liquid crystal display of the user terminal.