ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION USING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230164622A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-25

    申请号:US18099474

    申请日:2023-01-20

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING POSITIONING COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220353633A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-03

    申请号:US17708597

    申请日:2022-03-30

    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.

    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING LOCATION OF MULTIPLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES BASED ON TIME SCHEDULING INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH ULTRA-WIDE BAND 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

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING DATA THROUGH UWB COMMUNICATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING METHOD

    公开(公告)号:US20230400568A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-12-14

    申请号:US18456204

    申请日:2023-08-25

    CPC classification number: G01S13/765 G01S13/878

    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a first communication circuit for transmitting or receiving data through first communication by using an ultra wide band (UWB); a second communication circuit for transmitting or receiving data through second communication, which differs from the first communication; and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: receive, from a first external electronic device and a second external electronic device, through the second communication circuit, an advertising message for requesting position measurement of the electronic device; activate the first communication circuit in response to the advertising message satisfying a designated condition; receive, from the first external electronic device, a first polling message for the position measurement of the electronic device; check whether to receive, from the second external electronic device, a second polling message for the position measurement of the electronic device for a time designated from the reception time of the first polling message; and broadcast, in response to the reception of the second polling message, a first response message including information for measurement of the distance between the electronic device and the first external electronic device and information for measurement of the distance between the electronic device and the second external electronic device. Various other embodiments are possible.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETERMINING LOCATION OF EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20230384438A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-11-30

    申请号:US18450120

    申请日:2023-08-15

    CPC classification number: G01S13/103 G01S13/0209 G01S7/4021

    Abstract: An electronic device and/or an operation method of an electronic device may be provided. The electronic device may include: a communication circuit for transmitting or receiving data through communication using an ultra-wideband (UWB); and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: check a parameter for measuring a location of an external electronic device while establishing the communication for measuring the location of the external electronic device; operate in a first location determination mode for determining, on the basis of the parameter, a location of the external electronic device on the basis of first signals exchanged between the external electronic device and the electronic device; in response to determining the location of the external electronic device, switch to a second location determination mode for determining a location of the external electronic device on the basis of a second signal transmitted by the external electronic device; and in response to satisfying a specified condition related to the location of the external electronic device, switch from the second location determination mode to the first location determination mode.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING RANGING OPERATION

    公开(公告)号:US20220386214A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-01

    申请号:US17828657

    申请日:2022-05-31

    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include a communication circuit; and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication circuit, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive, via the communication circuit from at least one external electronic device in a first active ranging round within a first ranging block, a ranging response message (RRM) including a first round index of a first ranging round in which the at least one external electronic device performs a first ranging operation as an initiator in a neighbor cell, and a number of hops between a reference cell in which a reference external electronic device exists and the neighbor cell, and select a second active ranging round in which the electronic device performs a second ranging operation in a second ranging block based on at least the RRM.

    METHOD FOR CALCULATING LOCATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220174626A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-02

    申请号:US17673719

    申请日:2022-02-16

    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure comprises: at least one wireless communication module; and a processor, wherein the processor can control the wireless communication module to respectively receive a plurality of pieces of data from a plurality of external electronic devices, identify a time when each of the plurality of pieces of data has been received, and, when location information regarding the plurality of external electronic devices is included in the plurality of pieces of data, calculate the location of the electronic device by using a time difference in reception of the plurality of pieces of data and the location information regarding the plurality of external electronic devices. Various other embodiments are also possible.

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