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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Bu-Seop Jung, Suwon-si, KR;
Jun-Ho Lee, Yongin-si, KR;
Young-Kwan Chung, Yongin-si, KR;
Jong-Mu Choi, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H04L 12/66 (2006.01); H04W 24/08 (2009.01); H04W 52/00 (2009.01); G01S 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 64/00 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 24/08 (2013.01); G01S 5/0045 (2013.01); H04W 52/00 (2013.01); H04W 64/00 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining, by the electronic device, a position estimation point according to state information of the electronic device. Further, the method includes transmitting a position estimation request message to an Access Point (AP) at the determined position estimation point with a wireless Local Area Network (LAN) connection not being performed, and receiving position information of the electronic device from the AP.