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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Gyejoong Shin, Suwon-si, KR;
Dohyoung Chung, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01V 5/06 (2006.01); G01C 5/06 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 5/06 (2013.01); G01C 21/206 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of measuring an altitude in a portable terminal is provided. The method includes receiving a reference altitude from an information providing device fixed and installed at a certain point, measuring a current atmospheric pressure of the certain point, calculating an altitude of the certain position using the measured current atmospheric pressure and a reference atmospheric pressure, and storing a difference between the reference altitude and the calculated altitude of the certain point as an altitude error.