公开(公告)号：US20210099862A1

公开(公告)日：2021-04-01

申请号：US17026783

申请日：2020-09-21

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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

IPC: H04W12/00 ,  H04W12/10

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a near-field communication (NFC) communication circuit, an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication circuit connected with the NFC communication circuit, at least one secure element operatively connected with the NFC communication circuit and configured to store security information, and a processor disposed in the NFC communication circuit and operatively connected with the UWB communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to receive a data request from an external electronic device via the UWB communication circuit, access at least part of the security information stored in the at least one secure element, based on a routing table matching the data request with the at least one secure element, and transmit the at least part of the security information to the external electronic device via the UWB communication circuit.

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：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：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：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：US20210195415A1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-24

申请号：US17267830

申请日：2019-05-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yi YANG ,  Jonghwan KIM ,  Jaehyung SEO ,  Jiho SHIN ,  Jonghoon JANG

IPC: H04W12/06 ,  G06F21/35 ,  H04W12/63

Abstract: An electronic device and an electronic device operating method according to various embodiments comprises: a first communication module for communicating with an external electronic device by using a first communication scheme; an accessory which communicates with the external electronic device by using a second communication scheme and which is operationally connected to the electronic device; a second communication module for transmitting/receiving data to/from the accessory by using a third communication scheme; a security module for storing data to be used for authentication with the external electronic device; and a processor operationally connected to the first communication module, the second communication module, and the security module, wherein the processor can be configured to control the second communication module such that the second communication module activates the accessory in response to the reception, through the first communication scheme, of a discovery signal broadcasted by the external electronic device, control the second communication module such that the second communication module transmits, to the accessory through the third communication scheme, the data to be used for authentication with the external electronic device, and control the accessory such that the accessory transmits, to the external electronic device through the second communication scheme, the data to be used for authentication with the external electronic device. Other various embodiments are possible.

公开(公告)号：US20250080161A1

公开(公告)日：2025-03-06

申请号：US18774692

申请日：2024-07-16

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyunkee MIN ,  Moonseok KANG ,  Seonghwan KIM ,  Jiho SHIN ,  Eonji LEE ,  Ingwon HONG

IPC: H04B1/7163 ,  H04W76/19 ,  H04W84/12

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.

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.

公开(公告)号：US20230126730A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US17988215

申请日：2022-11-16

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Moonseok KANG ,  Yi YANG ,  Hyunchul KIM ,  Jaehyung SEO ,  Jiho SHIN

IPC: G01S7/292 ,  G01S7/00 ,  G01S13/02 ,  G01S13/76 ,  G01S13/87

Abstract: An example electronic device may include a wireless communication circuit and a sensor, and at least one processor configured to be adaptively connected to the wireless communication circuit and the sensor. The processor may be configured to obtain data about a detectable area for an object, based on a UWB measurement signal transmitted using the wireless communication circuit, obtain a confidence level for the data about the detectable area, adjust a threshold value of the confidence level according to propagation environment information obtained using the wireless communication circuit, and filter and output the data about the detectable area, based on the adjusted threshold value of the confidence level.