Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for receiving content in a terminal, by which the terminal can receive, with low power consumption, content from an adjacent service provider by using a wireless communication technology. A low-power short-range communication unit; and a controller for controlling the low-power short-range communication unit to broadcast an advertising packet including information of the terminal at regular intervals, and control the low-power short-range communication unit so as to connect to a particular service provider which has scanned the advertising packet. A control operation is then performed so as to receive content from the particular service provider.
Abstract:
A terminal status-based content receiving method and an apparatus that receives a differential content based on a change in a status of a terminal are provided. The content receiving apparatus includes a low-power short range communication unit, and a controller configured to determine a status of the terminal, to include status information of the terminal in an advertising packet so as to periodically broadcast the advertising packet through the low-power short range communication unit, and to receive content corresponding to the status of the terminal from an external device that scans the advertising packet.
Abstract:
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device identifies a user on the basis of: a biological signal input unit for receiving the input of a user's biological signal detected through an electrode; a voice input unit for receiving the input of a voice signal; a biological signal inputted through the biological signal input unit; and a voice signal inputted through a microphone.
Abstract:
An electronic device in a neighbor awareness networking (NAN) cluster is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi) transceiver; and a processor, coupled with the Wi-Fi transceiver, configured to perform a synchronization with at least one device in the NAN cluster, wherein the at least one device comprises an external electronic device, after performing the synchronization, receive, from the external electronic device through the Wi-Fi transceiver, a frame including first data within at least one discovery window (DW) among a plurality of DWs, wherein the first data comprises channel information for second data, and time information for the second data, and based on the channel information and the time information, control the Wi-Fi transceiver to receive the second data at a channel corresponding to the channel information of the received first data during a time duration corresponding to the time information of the received first data.
Abstract:
An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a wireless communication circuit configured to support short-range communication; a wireless charging circuit configured to support wireless charging; at least one processor electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit and the wireless charging circuit; and a memory electronically connected to the at least one processor. The memory is configured to store instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the electronic device to perform operations comprising: identifying an area in which the electronic device is located, based on at least one of a second signal for communicating with an external electronic device via the wireless communication circuit when the external electronic device is located in a second area, a first signal for communicating with the external electronic device via the wireless charging circuit when the external electronic device is located in a first area within the second area, and a combination of at least a part of the first signal and the second signal; identifying an operation mode corresponding to the area; and controlling operation of the electronic device, based on the identified operation mode.
Abstract:
A photographing method using an external electronic device and an electronic device supporting the same are provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit, a memory configured to store contents including a first image in which a virtual reality is realized, and a processor electrically connected to the communication circuit and the memory. The processor is configured to identify a first external electronic device that is around the electronic device, determine whether the first external electronic device can photograph a subject by using the first external electronic device, transmit a command to the first external electronic device through the communication circuit in response to a determination result that the first external electronic device can photograph the subject by using the camera, receive a second image photographed based on the command from the first external electronic device, and generate a third image based on the first image and the second image.
Abstract:
An electronic device and method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device, a memory configured to store at least one card information, and a processor configured to electrically connect with the communication circuit and the memory. The processor is configured to receive a first request to verify whether it is possible to pay from the external device, send a response to the first request to the external device, and receive a second request, including transaction information associated with a payment, from the external device.
Abstract:
A method for providing a service by an electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise the steps of: obtaining biometric information of a user; determining at least one service associated with the biometric information out of a plurality of services that the electronic device supports; and providing the determined at least one service.
Abstract:
An electronic apparatus and a short-range communication method thereof are provided. The apparatus and method include receiving information on at least one neighboring apparatus related to the electronic apparatus, receiving at least one beacon signal from at least one beacon apparatus, and controlling a service related to the beacon signal based on the information on the at least one neighboring apparatus. In addition, various embodiments of the present disclosure may be implemented.
Abstract:
A user terminal, a service providing apparatus, a driving method of a user terminal, a driving method of a service providing apparatus, and an encryption indexing-based search system are provided. The user terminal includes a storage configured to store content and an indexing information processor configured to generate indexing information for searching the stored content, encrypt the generated indexing information, and provide the encrypted indexing information to a service providing apparatus which manages the encrypted indexing information.