公开(公告)号：US20230164622A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18099474

申请日：2023-01-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyunchul KIM ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Yi YANG ,  Jonghoon JANG ,  Kunyoung CHOI

IPC: H04W28/02 ,  G01S13/08

CPC classification number: H04W28/0284 ,  H04W28/0289 ,  G01S13/08

Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, comprises: a communication module and a processor operatively connected to the communication module, wherein the processor may be configured to: broadcast, through the communication module, a first message for measuring a distance in each of a plurality of distance measurement subsections included in a first distance measurement section; receive, via the communication module, in each of the plurality of distance measurement subsections, at least one second message in response to the first message from at least one external electronic device; determine information related to congestion of each of the plurality of distance measurement subsections, based on the number of the at least one second message received in each of the plurality of distance measurement subsections; and broadcast, through the communication module, a third message including the information related to the congestion in a first distance measurement subsection of a plurality of distance measurement subsections included in a second distance measurement section.

公开(公告)号：US20230152440A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-18

申请号：US16980735

申请日：2020-09-07

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sehwan CHOI ,  Sukgi HONG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG ,  Sungjun LIM ,  Jungsik PARK ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G01S13/76 ,  H01Q21/30

CPC classification number: G01S13/765 ,  H01Q21/30

Abstract: A portable electronic device is disclosed that includes a communication circuit electrically connected to a first antenna or a third antenna and electrically connected to a second antenna, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory may store one or more instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive a first signal including first data from an external electronic device using the first antenna and the second antenna, receive a second signal including second data from the external electronic device using the third antenna, and determine a position of the external electronic device based on a phase difference of the first signal, time information of the first data, and time information of the second data. In addition to the above, various embodiments understood through the present disclosure are possible.

公开(公告)号：US20230024636A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-26

申请号：US17960993

申请日：2022-10-06

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sukgi HONG ,  Sehwan CHOI ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG ,  Jungsik PARK

IPC: G01S11/02

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna and an ultra wide band (UWB) communication circuit connected with the antenna. The UWB communication circuit is configured to filter a positioning signal received from the antenna into a specified band to be converted into a digital signal, generate a UWB packet including a first field associated with synchronization and a second field associated with security, obtain a first channel impulse response corresponding to the first field and a second channel impulse response corresponding to the second field, when the UWB packet is valid based on the second field, obtain a third channel impulse response, when there is a correlation between the first channel impulse response and the second channel impulse response, and measure a distance to the external electronic device based on the third channel impulse response.

公开(公告)号：US20220385333A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17565617

申请日：2021-12-30

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sejong YOON ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Hyunchul KIM

IPC: H04B1/7163 ,  H04W52/02

Abstract: According to certain embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a wireless communication module configured to support ultra-wide band (UWB) communication; and at least one processor operatively connected with the wireless communication module, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: set the wireless communication module to a wake-up state; when a given number of first ranging response messages (RRMs) are received from second external electronic devices after receiving a first ranging initiation message (RIM) from a first external electronic device in a RIM slot of a first ranging round, set the wireless communication module to a sleep state after receiving a first ranging final message (RFM) from the first external electronic device in a RFM slot of the first ranging round until a RIM slot of a second ranging round is reached after the first ranging round; set the wireless communication module to the wake-up state in the RIM slot in the second ranging round; and set the wireless communication module to the sleep state if a second RIM is not received from a third external electronic device in the RIM slot in the second ranging round.

公开(公告)号：US20220353633A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17708597

申请日：2022-03-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Sukgi HONG ,  Jiho SHIN ,  Jonghoon JANG

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04B1/7163 ,  H04B7/0404

Abstract: Example embodiments include an electronic device and a method for operating an electronic device. The electronic device includes an ultra-wide band (UWB) antenna including directional antennas disposed on a rear surface of the electronic device and at least one omnidirectional antenna. The electronic device further includes a communication circuit configured to transmit and/or receive radio frequency (RF) signals of a frequency band designated to be used for UWB communication, through the UWB antenna, with an external electronic device. The electronic device further includes a processor configured to calculate a first distance value and a second distance value, and to determine, based on a distance difference between the first distance value and the second distance value, whether the external electronic device exists within a field of view (FoV) indicating a specified angular range with respect to the direction to which the rear surface faces.

公开(公告)号：US20220284752A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-08

申请号：US17751069

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sukgi HONG ,  Sehwan CHOI ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Jungsik PARK ,  Yi YANG

IPC: G07C9/22 ,  G07C9/00 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit for performing first communication and second communication, an entry-exit management circuit for controlling a door locking device, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit and the entry-exit management circuit. The processor establishes a connection to an external electronic device by using the first communication, transmit or receive a parameter for the second communication by using the first communication, establish a connection to the external electronic device by using the second communication, measure the distance from the external electronic device by using a first mode of the second communication, identify a key stored in the external electronic device when the measured distance is within a designated distance, activate or deactivate the door locking device by using the entry-exit management circuit on the basis of the key, and determine whether a first distance from a user of the external electronic device or a second distance from the external device is measured, on the basis of at least one of a state of the external electronic device, the first distance, and the second distance when the door locking device is deactivated, wherein the first distance may be measured using a second mode of the second communication.

公开(公告)号：US20220279318A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-01

申请号：US17749575

申请日：2022-05-20

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sejong YOON ,  Doosuk KANG ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG ,  Jonghoon JANG

IPC: H04W4/029 ,  G01S5/06 ,  H04B1/7163

Abstract: An electronic device includes an ultra-wide band (UWB) communication module; a memory; and a processor operably connected to the UWB communication module and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to receive, through the UWB communication module, a first message from a first external electronic device at a first time slot; store, in the memory, the first message and a receiving time of the first message; receive, through the UWB communication module, a second message from a second external electronic device at a second time slot; store, in the memory, the second message and a receiving time of the second message; identify a time schedule information for transmitting a third message to the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device, the time schedule information including a transmitting time of the third message; obtain first time information regarding a period of time between the receiving time of the first message and the transmitting time of the third message and second time information regarding a period of time between the receiving time of the second message and the transmitting time of the third message; and transmit, through the UWB communication module, the third message including the first time information and the second time information to the first external electronic device and the second external electronic device at a third time slot.

公开(公告)号：US20220026559A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17492722

申请日：2021-10-04

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG ,  Seongah JEONG ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Sejong YOON ,  Jonghyo LEE ,  Jonghoon JANG ,  Sehwan CHOI

IPC: G01S13/76 ,  H04W64/00 ,  H04B1/69 ,  H04W76/40

Abstract: An electronic device and an operation method of the electronic device for transceiving data through ultra-wideband (UWB) in a wireless communication system are provided. The operation method includes broadcasting or multicasting, by the electronic device, a ranging start message including first data; receiving, by the electronic device from another electronic device, a ranging response message including second data; and broadcasting or multicasting, by the electronic device, a ranging final message including third data.

公开(公告)号：US20200082370A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-12

申请号：US16558614

申请日：2019-09-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Yi YANG ,  Jonghoon JANG ,  Jiho SHIN ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Sejong YOON ,  Jonghyo LEE ,  Sehwan CHOI

IPC: G06Q20/20 ,  H04B1/69 ,  G07C9/00 ,  H04W4/021 ,  H04W4/80 ,  G06F9/451 ,  H04W12/06

Abstract: An electronic device includes communication circuitry configured to perform short-range wireless communication, ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuitry configured to perform UWB communication, a secure element comprising a secure data storage configured to provide an execution environment isolated from an operating system (OS) of the electronic device, and a processor. The UWB communication circuitry performs ranging with an external electronic device, receives a first UWB signal including a medium access control (MAC) header and a MAC payload from the external electronic device, and determines, based at least on MAC payload information included in the MAC payload, whether to forward information included in the MAC payload information element to the secure element.

公开(公告)号：US20240230884A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-11

申请号：US18615304

申请日：2024-03-25

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG ,  Moonseok KANG

IPC: G01S13/87 ,  G01S13/76

CPC classification number: G01S13/876 ,  G01S13/765

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include: a communication circuit, and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, electrically coupled to the communication circuit. At least one processor, individually and/or collectively, may be configured to: receive via the communication circuit an advertising frame transmitted by a first external electronic device, transmit a first request signal, requesting a second external electronic device to receive the advertising frame from the first external electronic device, to the second external electronic device via the communication circuit in response to receiving the advertising frame from the first external electronic device, obtain advertisement result response data, including first timestamp information on a timing at which the second external electronic device receives the advertising frame transmitted by the first external electronic device, from the second external electronic device via the communication circuit, obtain location data including location information of the second external electronic device with respect to the electronic device, based on performing ranging using Ultra-Wideband (UWB) communication with the second external electronic device, and identify a location of the first external electronic device with respect to the electronic device, based on the advertisement result response data and the location data.