ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING POSITIONING COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230283985A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-07

    申请号:US18317638

    申请日:2023-05-15

    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.

    PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE PROVIDING POSITIONING COMMUNICATION THROUGH UWB COMMUNICATION CHANNEL

    公开(公告)号:US20230117010A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-04-20

    申请号:US17941769

    申请日:2022-09-09

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD USING UWB SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20230003866A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17857525

    申请日:2022-07-05

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING ANTENNAS

    公开(公告)号:US20220247073A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-04

    申请号:US17727190

    申请日:2022-04-22

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE SHARING KEY WITH EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20210194679A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-24

    申请号:US16960368

    申请日:2019-03-14

    Abstract: In an electronic device and an operating method for the electronic device according to various embodiments, the electronic device may comprise: a processor; at least one communication module supporting wireless communication; and a security module having an applet installed therein so as to store and manage a shared key to be transmitted to a first external electronic device and an authentication key used to perform authentication with a second external electronic device, wherein the processor is configured to: receive a request for transmission of the authentication key to the first external electronic device; transmit, to the security module, information for generation of the shared key and a command to generate the shared key; perform control such that the security module generates the shared key on the basis of the information for generation of the shared key; and perform control such that the security module transmits, to the first external electronic device, the generated shared key and information associated with the generated shared key. Various other embodiments are possible.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR POSITION DETERMINATION USING UWB SIGNAL

    公开(公告)号:US20210076350A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-11

    申请号:US16932976

    申请日:2020-07-20

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION BASED ON A PLURALITY OF COMMUNICATION METHODS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20250080161A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-03-06

    申请号:US18774692

    申请日:2024-07-16

    Abstract: An embodiment of the disclosure relates to a device and a method for performing communication based on multiple communication methods in an electronic device. The electronic device may include: a first communication circuit, a second communication circuit, at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, and a memory configured to store instructions, which when executed by at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, cause the electronic device to: identify an operation channel for wireless LAN communication performed by the first communication circuit, identify an operation channel for UWB communication performed by the second communication circuit, and control the first communication circuit to deactivate, based on the performance of the UWB communication, a transmission operation in the wireless LAN communication using at least one antenna among multiple first antennas based on the UWB communication being activated and that the operation channels for the wireless LAN communication and the UWB communication being different.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING UWB SIGNAL, AND OPERATING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE

    公开(公告)号:US20250015515A1

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-09

    申请号:US18891596

    申请日:2024-09-20

    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.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING POSITION USING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230213642A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    申请号:US18149429

    申请日:2023-01-03

    CPC classification number: G01S13/765 G01S13/878

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, a memory, and a processor operatively connected to the communication circuit and the memory, wherein the processor may be configured to transmit a first message for range measurement in a first range measurement period through the communication circuit, receive a second message including a first response time and transmitted by a first external electronic device through the communication circuit in response to the first message, receive a third message including a second response time and a third response time and transmitted by a second external electronic device through the communication circuit in response to the first message, and receive a fourth message including a fourth response time, a fifth response time, and a sixth response time and transmitted by a third external electronic device through the communication circuit in response to the first message.

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