ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR TRANSMITTING/RECEIVING DATA AND METHOD THEREOF

    公开(公告)号:US20210099862A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-01

    申请号:US17026783

    申请日:2020-09-21

    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.

    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 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 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.

    METHOD FOR POSITIONING USING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230184868A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18105462

    申请日:2023-02-03

    CPC classification number: G01S3/48 G01S5/10

    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a communication module that supports ultra-wideband communication; a memory that stores correction values respectively corresponding to a plurality of data ranges divided according to a specified condition, in relation to data for positioning of an external electronic device; a processor operatively connected to the communication module and the memory; and a location determination module operatively connected to the processor. The location determination module may be configured to: acquire a phase difference of arrival of a signal calculated on the basis of the signal received from the external electronic device via the communication module; determine a data range corresponding to the acquired phase difference of arrival of the signal from among the plurality of data ranges; and calculate the angle of arrival of the signal by using a correction value corresponding to the determined data range from among the correction values. Various other embodiments are possible.

    METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PERFORMING COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230161022A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-05-25

    申请号:US18151912

    申请日:2023-01-09

    CPC classification number: G01S13/103 G01S13/0209

    Abstract: A method and a device are provided. The device includes at least one communication module, a memory, and at least one processor operatively connected to the at least one communication module and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to broadcast a first poll message including a first distance measurement cycle by using the at least one communication module, broadcast a second poll message including a second distance measurement cycle by using the at least one communication module, receive, from at least one external electronic device, a response message including a time-error applied response time, and determine the distance to the at least one external electronic device based on the time error-applied response time.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION

    公开(公告)号:US20230188177A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-15

    申请号:US18100107

    申请日:2023-01-23

    CPC classification number: H04B1/71637 H04W64/00

    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may receive an advertising frame transmitted by an external electronic device through the communication circuit through ultra-wideband (UWB) communication, may receive at least one frame among the advertising frames in a first decision period, may determine whether the number of times an angle based on the at least one frame received in the first decision period is within a specified angle range satisfies a specified condition, and may determine whether the electronic device points to the external electronic device according to whether the specified condition is satisfied.

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