Abstract:
An electronic device and method are disclosed, including a communication interface adapted to allow communicative coupling with a plurality of electronic devices, and a processor, implementing the method, which includes: identifying an application to be executed in the first electronic device, selecting candidate devices from the plurality of electronic devices having at least one function associated with execution of the application, selecting a second electronic device from among the candidate devices based a factor including at least one of: status information of each of the candidate devices, position information of each of the candidate devices in relation to at least one of a user or the first electronic device, and at least one property of data associated with the at least one function of the candidate devices, and executing the application in the first electronic device utilizing the at least one function of the second electronic device.
Abstract:
A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes executing, by a processor of the electronic device operable in a first mode (e.g. a trusted execution environment (TEE)) or a second mode (e.g. a non-trusted execution environment (NTEE)), wherein the first mode is more secure than the second mode; receiving, by the processor operating in the first mode, data or information related to a first software program stored in a first memory region; and authenticating, by the processor operating in the first mode, at least a portion of the data or information using a second software program stored in a second memory region.
Abstract:
A mobile electronic device and navigation method thereof. An electronic device of the present disclosure includes a communication module, a camera module, a sensor module, a driving module, a memory, and a processor that is functionally connected to the communication module, the camera module, the sensor module, the driving module, and the memory, the processor determining at least one service and a goal location of the electronic device for providing the at least one service, planning a path towards the goal location, and controlling the electronic device to move along the path. However, other embodiments are possible as well.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes a camera module including image acquiring circuitry and at least one lens; a display configured to display an image acquired through the camera module; a processor electrically connected to the camera module and the display; and a memory electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to provide at least a portion of at least one image acquired through the camera module to the first application in response to a camera service request of a first application and to distribute the at least one image to the first application and the second application, when the processor receives a camera service request from a second application while the processor provides the at least a partial image to the first application.
Abstract:
An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention can comprise: a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member surrounding the space between the first plate and the second plate; a processor arranged in the space; a display exposed through a part of the first plate; a communication circuit arranged in the space; a piezoelectric actuator arranged in the space and providing vibration to the first plate; a speaker arranged in the space near the edge of the first plate; an audio processing circuit arranged in the space and electrically connected to the piezoelectric actuator and the speaker; and a memory arranged in the space and electrically connected to the processor. According to various embodiments, when instructions, which can be included by the memory, are executed, the processor wirelessly connects to an external device by using the communication circuit, receives an audio signal through the communication circuit, and provides the audio signal to the audio processing circuit. According to various embodiments, the side member can be separated from or integrated with the second plate. According to various embodiments, the audio processing circuit can provide, to the piezoelectric actuator, a first signal having a first frequency band and can provide, to the speaker, a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band, on the basis of at least a part of the audio signal. Additional various embodiments are possible.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus of access control in an electronic apparatus implementing the method are provided. The method of operating an electronic apparatus includes detecting an access request to a resource from an application included in a first area of a memory by a processor of the electronic apparatus, in response to the access request, executing an access control module included in a second area of the memory to calculate a hash value of the application by the processor, determining whether a record exists in the memory, the record corresponding to the hash value and identification information of the application, by executing the access control module by the processor, and allowing access to the resource by the processor when the record exists in the memory.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for providing an application includes providing a first application through a display unit operatively coupled to an electronic device. A user input is obtained that is related to the first application. A second application is identified for execution in an external device for the electronic device based on the user input. Data is generated that is provided to the external device from the electronic device based on at least one of the first application or the second application.
Abstract:
A method for connecting an electronic device using an eye-tracking technique and an electronic device that implements the method are provided. The method includes acquiring eye-tracking information, obtaining image information corresponding to the eye-tracking information, comparing the image information with specific information about at least one external device, and based on the comparison, determining a specific external device to be connected from among the at least one external device.
Abstract:
A method and an electronic device are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a communication unit, a storage unit and at least one processor, which executes the method, including detecting a request for establishing a call session, generating a new security key from a preset security key, renewing the preset security key by setting the generated new security key as a current preset security key, and establishing the call session based on the generated new security key.
Abstract:
Disclosed herein is an electronic device and method for data communication. The electronic device includes a communication unit for communicating with a counterpart device through a communication network, and at least one processor, which may execute the method, including negotiating via the communication unit with the counterpart device for a security layer to perform security processing of data, determining at least one layer as the security layer based on a result of the negotiation outcome, and communicating with the counterpart device using the security layer.