公开(公告)号：US20240175962A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18431487

申请日：2024-02-02

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kunyoung CHOI ,  Doosuk KANG ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG

IPC: G01S3/04 ,  G01S3/02

CPC classification number: G01S3/043 ,  G01S3/023

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit including at least one antenna for acquiring signals from an external electronic device, a processor operatively connected with the UWB communications circuit, and memory operatively connected with the processor. The memory may store one or more instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to obtain at least one signal from the at least one antenna, determine a phase-difference-of-arrival of the at least one signal, obtain information related to the state of the electronic device, obtain a calibration value corresponding to the obtained state information of the electronic device from the memory, and determine the angle-of-arrival of the at least one signal based on the phase-difference-of-arrival of the at least one signal and the calibration value.

公开(公告)号：US20230283985A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-07

申请号：US18317638

申请日：2023-05-15

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

CPC classification number: H04W4/023 ,  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：US20230164001A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-25

申请号：US18095750

申请日：2023-01-11

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sukgi HONG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Jungsik PARK ,  Yi YANG ,  Woosup LEE ,  Hana CHOE

IPC: H04L25/02 ,  H04B1/7163

CPC classification number: H04L25/0206 ,  H04L25/0212 ,  H04B1/71637

Abstract: In one embodiment, an electronic device may include a plurality of antennas, at least one wireless communication module configured to transmit and receive wireless signals through the plurality of antennas, and at least one processor operatively connected to the wireless communication module. The at least one wireless communication module or the at least one processor may be configured to, based on one or more ultra-wide band (UWB) signals received from a target device, obtain first pieces of phase information corresponding to first channel impulse response (CIR) indices and second pieces of phase information corresponding to second CIR indices, and determine information on the one or more UWB signals based on a slope between the first pieces of phase information and a slope between the second pieces of phase information.

公开(公告)号：US20230117010A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17941769

申请日：2022-09-09

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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

IPC: G01S5/02 ,  H04B1/7163

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first wireless communication circuit configured to perform ultra wide band (UWB) communication; a second wireless communication circuit configured to perform different wireless communication; and a processor configured to: perform first UWB communication for position detection through a first UWB communication channel with a plurality of first external electronic devices using the first wireless communication circuit, detect a first event corresponding to a handover of the position detection to a second external electronic device while the first UWB communication is performed, and based on the first event, stop the position detection through the first UWB communication channel, and transmit communication information to the second external electronic device using the second wireless communication circuit, wherein the communication information is used by the second external electronic device to perform a second UWB communication with the plurality of first external electronic devices.

公开(公告)号：US20230003866A1

公开(公告)日：2023-01-05

申请号：US17857525

申请日：2022-07-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: G01S13/08 ,  H04B1/7163 ,  A61B5/05

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna module, a communication module configured to control the antenna module, and at least one processor operatively connected to the communication module, wherein the at least one processor transmits a ultra-wide band (UWB) signal including a first data frame, receives, based on the transmitted first data frame, a reflected first data frame, obtains a first channel impulse response by using the reflected first data frame, acquires information by using the channel impulse response, and receives a UWB signal including a second data frame from an external electronic device in response to the transmitted first data frame.

公开(公告)号：US20220247073A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：US17727190

申请日：2022-04-22

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sehwan CHOI ,  Sukgi HONG ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Yi YANG ,  Jungsik PARK ,  Sungjun LIM ,  Jonghoon JANG

IPC: H01Q3/34 ,  H01Q21/28 ,  G06T7/70

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first antenna and a second antenna which are disposed near at least one edge of the housing inside the housing and a first distance away from each other, wherein the first antenna and second antenna are positioned different distances away from an edge vertical to the one edge, a communication circuit operatively connected to the first antenna and second antenna, at least one sensor, a processor, and a memory. The memory can store instructions which, when executed, enable the processor to identify the posture of the electronic device by means of at least one sensor, if the identified posture of the electronic device is a landscape state, determine the position of at least one external electronic device on the basis of at least one signal received from the at least one external electronic device, and, if the identified posture of the electronic device is a portrait state, determine the position of an external electronic device on the basis of a signal received from the external electronic device positioned in a direction which is determined on the basis of the placements of the first antenna and second antenna among the at least one external electronic device.

公开(公告)号：US20210076350A1

公开(公告)日：2021-03-11

申请号：US16932976

申请日：2020-07-20

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yi YANG ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Jonghoon JANG ,  Sehwan CHOI ,  Sukgi HONG

IPC: H04W64/00 ,  H04W4/029 ,  H04L12/26 ,  H04B17/318 ,  G01S3/50

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device that may include: an ultra wide band (UWB) communication module; a plurality of antennas; and a processor operatively connected to the UWB communication module. The UWB communication module may be configured to: receive first data of an UWB data frame from an external electronic device by using a first antenna set including at least two antennas among the plurality of antennas to measure a first angle of arrival (AOA); receive second data of the UWB data frame by using a second antenna set including at least two antennas among the plurality of antennas to measure a second AOA, where the second antenna set is configured during a section of the UWB data frame that does not include data; and measure the direction of the external electronic device by using the first AOA and the second AOA. It is possible to provide various other embodiments.

公开(公告)号：US20200382158A1

公开(公告)日：2020-12-03

申请号：US16748990

申请日：2020-01-22

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: H04B1/7163 ,  H04B1/717

Abstract: In an electronic device and an operation method thereof according to certain embodiments, the electronic device may include: a first communication circuit configured to perform a first communication using an ultra-wide band (UWB) communication scheme and a processor. The processor may control the communication circuit to: identify, based on a characteristic of data to be transmitted using the first communication circuit, a frame length of the data to be transmitted; determine, based on the identified frame length, a peak voltage of a signal containing the data to be transmitted; and transmit the data using the signal having the determined peak voltage.

公开(公告)号：US20140374309A1

公开(公告)日：2014-12-25

申请号：US14301574

申请日：2014-06-11

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyunchul KIM ,  Mingeun KIM ,  Yunjin PARK

IPC: H05K5/03

CPC classification number: H05K5/03 ,  A45C11/00 ,  A45C11/38 ,  A45C2011/002 ,  B29C65/08 ,  B29C66/54 ,  B29C66/71 ,  B29L2031/3437 ,  B29L2031/3481 ,  B29L2031/764 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06F1/1628 ,  B29K2069/00 ,  B29K2021/00

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a protective apparatus for an electronic device. A first cover encloses a peripheral surface of the electronic device and a second cover, coupled to a lateral side of the first cover, rotates about a surface of the electronic device to cover or uncover a display unit.

Abstract translation: 本文公开了一种用于电子设备的保护装置。 第一盖包围电子设备的外围表面，并且耦合到第一盖的侧面的第二盖围绕电子设备的表面旋转以覆盖或露出显示单元。

公开(公告)号：US20250015515A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-09

申请号：US18891596

申请日：2024-09-20

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: H01Q21/28 ,  H04L25/02

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments comprises: a first antenna; a second antenna; a third antenna; a communication module comprising communication circuitry connected to the antennas and including a first receive port (RX) and a second RX; and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, wherein the communication module is configured to analyze a pattern of signals, based on signals received from the first RX and the second RX, and transmit information related to the analyzed pattern of signals to at least one processor, and at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, may be configured to perform a designated operation based on the information related to the pattern of signals from the communication module.