Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electronic device performing operations based on movement direction of external electronic device and method therefor
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Application No.: US16527375Application Date: 2019-07-31
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Publication No.: US11100734B2Publication Date: 2021-08-24
- Inventor: Jungho Ahn , Saegee Oh , Chulkwi Kim , Yongjun Son , Jun Yoo , Jaeil Joo
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Gyeonggi-do
- Agency: Cha & Reiter, LLC.
- Priority: KR10-2018-0095624 20180816
- Main IPC: G07C9/00
- IPC: G07C9/00 ; G06K7/10 ; G06K19/07 ; G07C9/20

Abstract:
Provided are an electronic device and an operation method thereof. The electronic device may include: first and second antennas to receive a signal output by an external electronic device; a communication circuit configured to control the first antenna and the second antenna; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: receive the signal through the first antenna and the second antenna; measure a first distance between the first antenna and the external electronic device using the signal received by the first antenna; measure a second distance between the second antenna and the external electronic device using the signal received by the second antenna; determine a movement direction of the external electronic device based on a change in a difference between the first distance and the second distance; and perform a preset operation corresponding to the movement direction of the external electronic device. Other embodiments are also possible.
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