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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2015
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Seong Eun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Eung Sun Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyun Gi Ahn, Incheon, KR;
Ji Hyun Yoon, Yongin-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2009.01); H04M 1/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04M 1/725 (2006.01); G06F 3/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/14 (2013.01); H04M 1/00 (2013.01); H04M 1/72572 (2013.01); H04W 4/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of setting an initial location of a user terminal via an interaction with a user and a user terminal is provided. The method includes measuring a magnetic field at a current location of the user terminal, and estimating a candidate initial location of the user terminal based on the magnetic field. The method further includes displaying the candidate initial location, and selecting the candidate initial location. The method further includes setting the initial location based on the selection.