Abstract:
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for supporting a beacon-based service. An electronic device may include a wireless communication module that may support short-range wireless communication and a processor that is functionally connected with the wireless communication module. The processor is configured to obtain a signal from at least one external device using the wireless communication module through the short-range wireless communication, determine at least one channel out of a plurality of channels based on at least a channel that obtains the signal or the intensity of the signal, and transmit, to another external device, a broadcasting signal using the at least one channel.
Abstract:
A method of detecting an environment vale of an electronic device is provided. The method includes measuring a state of one or more units related to the electronic device, determining a value based at least in part on the measured state of the one or more units related to the electronic device, determining an operation state of the electronic device according to the value, and generating an approximated environment value according to the operation state. Further, other various embodiments are available.
Abstract:
A method and an apparatus for batch processing of data between processors is provided. The method includes transmitting batch processing target information of at least one application to a second processor, by a first processor, transmitting, to the first processor, batch data generated to include at least a part of data acquired using one or more sensors based on the batch processing target information, by the second processor, and providing the received batch data received from the second processor to the at least one application, by the first processor.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided and includes a touch panel including a plurality of electrodes and a processor configured to obtain a measurement signal measured at each electrode of the plurality of electrodes and determine adherence information of the electronic device based on the measurement signal.
Abstract:
An electronic device and method for adapting content based on an ambient environment in the electronic device are provided. The device includes a display interface functionally connecting a content processing module to a display; and the content processing module, wherein the content processing module is configured to receive, from at least one external device external of the electronic device or the at least one external device, ambient color information corresponding for the electronic device or the at least one external device, modify color information for at least a part of first content to be output through the display based on the received ambient color information, and output, based on the modified color information, second content having the modified color information, through the display.
Abstract:
A method and electronic device implementing the same is disclosed. The electronic device includes an antenna, a communication module, and at least one processor. The processor may implemented the method, including determining, by at least one processor, directional information associated with a certain orientation of transmission or reception, transmitting, by a communication module, a scan request message comprising the directional information through wireless communication, and receiving a scan response message responding to the scan request message through the wireless communication.
Abstract:
An electronic device and a method of measuring an amount of user physical activity by an electronic device are provided. The method includes establishing short range communication among a plurality of electronic devices, determining one of the plurality of electronic devices as a primary device, communicating state information of remaining electronic devices to the primary device, activating a sensor on a device having a highest priority among the plurality of electronic devices according to the state information, recording physical activity information according to physical activity sensed by the sensor, communicating the physical activity information to the primary device, calculating an amount of physical activity according to the communicated physical activity information, and synchronizing the amount of physical activity among the plurality of electronic devices.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for measuring an altitude of a terminal which can correct an altitude error according to temporal and spatial changes are provided. The apparatus includes an atmospheric pressure measuring unit for measuring an atmospheric pressure from a barometer included in the terminal, a position determiner for measuring position information of the terminal, and a controller for, when a reference atmospheric pressure reception period is not generated, predicting a current reference atmospheric pressure by using previously received reference atmospheric pressures and measuring a current altitude by using the predicted reference atmospheric pressure and the measured atmospheric pressure.
Abstract:
A wearable electronic device for detecting biometric information is provided. The device includes a motion sensor, one or more optical sensors including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and at least one processor configured to obtain a first motion signal corresponding to the wearable electronic device, prior to a biological signal being obtained, emit light using the light emitting unit based on a determination that the first motion signal satisfies a specified condition, obtain the biological signal corresponding to a user using the light receiving unit based on reflected light which the light is reflected on the user, obtain, using the motion sensor, a second motion signal corresponding to the wearable electronic device during the obtaining of the biological signal, and refrain from the emitting of the light, based on a determination that the second motion signal does not satisfy the specified condition.
Abstract:
A method for controlling an external device by an electronic device, according to various embodiments of the present disclosure, may include: obtaining biometric information related to a user of the electronic device; generating user information related to the user based on the biometric information; and storing the user information.