Abstract:
A method and an electronic device are provided and include at least one communication module configured to receive a signal from at least one other electronic device through a first medium, and a processor configured to analyze the signal received from the at least one other electronic device to generate data related to a second medium, and to transmit the generated data to the at least one other electronic device having generated the signal.
Abstract:
An electronic device and a method of transmitting information in an electronic device a provided. The electronic device includes a communication unit that includes a first communication module and a second communication module, wherein the second communication module supports a low-power and short-range communication method; and a processor controls collection of information through the first communication module, and to transmit information related to the collected information through the second communication module.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a memory configured to store information associated with a user, and a query managing module that is functionally connected with the memory wherein the query managing module is configured to execute acquiring a query, determining at least one word associated with the user, from the query, obtaining a result of a first search executed, based on the at least one word, from a set of protected data associated with the user, changing at least a part of the query, based on the result of the first search, and providing a result of a second search executed, based on the changed query, from a set of public data.
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 mobile terminal and a method for controlling an application for a vehicle are provided. The mobile terminal includes an acceleration sensor configured to detect a motion of the mobile terminal, a magnetic sensor configured to detect a magnetic field, a first control unit configured to determine whether the detected motion and the detected magnetic field correspond to a pre-defined condition of entering a vehicle, and output a signal according to the determination, and a second control unit configured to execute the vehicle application based on the signal received from the first control unit.
Abstract:
An electronic device and a method of operating a nearby function of the electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a low-power short-range communication module configured to perform a scanning operation and to collect advertising information as a result of the scanning operation, a display module configured to display an item for performing at least one of a short range communication connection and a remote communication connection with at least one reception-side device corresponding to the collected advertising information, and a control module configured to control the scanning operation of the low-power short-range communication module and the displaying of the item for performing the at least one of the short range communication connection and the remote communication connection with the at least one reception-side device corresponding to the collected advertising information.
Abstract:
A method of broadcasting a Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) packet, the method is provided. The method includes generating a random address that includes service identification information of a device, writing the generated random address to a header of the BLE packet, and broadcasting the BLE packet including the header where the generated random address is written, wherein the service identification information of the device includes information to switch an Application Processor (AP) in an external device that receives the BLE packet from a sleep mode to an awake mode.
Abstract:
An electronic device and method of mirroring screen data is disclosed. The method includes communicatively coupling with an external display device, mirroring screen data displayed on a display of the electronic device by transmitting the screen data to the external display device for display, and in response to detection of a preset event, removing a subset of the screen data associated with the preset event, so that the subset is not displayed on the external display device.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method for processing Bluetooth data in a portable terminal are provided. The apparatus includes a first control unit for transmitting a predetermined data transmission condition, a second control unit for receiving and storing the data transmission condition, for determining whether the data transmission condition is satisfied when data is received from an accessory through Bluetooth communication, and for transmitting the received data to the first control unit when the data transmission condition is satisfied as a result of the determination.