公开(公告)号：US20230138237A1

公开(公告)日：2023-05-04

申请号：US17977245

申请日：2022-10-31

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jaeyoung JUNG ,  Heungryong OH

IPC: A47L11/40 ,  A47L11/24

Abstract: A method of controlling a robot vacuum cleaner includes receiving, by a plurality of ultra wideband (UWB) antennas, a UWB signal from a first UWB device; obtaining location information about a pet based on the UWB signal received by the plurality of UWB antennas; and monitoring the pet based on the location information about the pet. An apparatus is also provided.

公开(公告)号：US20220101846A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-31

申请号：US17309470

申请日：2021-04-29

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Keuncheol LEE ,  Jaehong KIM ,  Heungryong OH

IPC: G10L15/22 ,  G10L25/51 ,  H04R1/40

Abstract: An electronic device includes a communication module, a plurality of microphones, and a processor. The processor is configured to identify a position of a sound source based on a voice received through the plurality of microphones, identify whether the position of the sound source is included in a first zone between the electronic device and an access point that transmits and receives a communication signal with the electronic device, identify whether the voice has been uttered by a user based on a comparison between the communication signal and a preset communication signal, when the position of the sound source is included in the first zone, and determine whether to execute a command included in the voice based on the identification of whether the voice has been uttered by the user.

公开(公告)号：US20240242414A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-18

申请号：US18519502

申请日：2023-11-27

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Heungryong OH ,  Donghyun SOHN ,  Jingeun PARK ,  Heekyung YANG

IPC: G06T13/40 ,  G06T15/04 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T19/00

CPC classification number: G06T13/40 ,  G06T15/04 ,  G06T17/20 ,  G06T19/00 ,  G06V40/20

Abstract: In various embodiments, a server for managing electronic devices is provided. The server includes a memory storing instructions, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to execute the instructions to obtain first image information for an object from an electronic device, obtain second image information for the object from a robot cleaner, generate avatar information for displaying an avatar of the object in a virtual space of a metaverse, based on the first image information and the second image information, and transmit the avatar information to a metaverse server for providing the virtual space of the metaverse.

公开(公告)号：US20220030388A1

公开(公告)日：2022-01-27

申请号：US17171550

申请日：2021-02-09

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaehong KIM ,  Heungryong OH ,  Keuncheol LEE

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G06N3/04 ,  G06N3/08

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling the same are provided. The electronic device includes a communicator including circuitry, a first sensor configured to detect movement information of the electronic device, a memory including a first determination module configured to determine whether a user carries the electronic device and a second determination module configured to determine a detecting method for detecting a user location, and a processor configured to identify whether a user of the electronic device carries the electronic device based on the movement information of the electronic device obtained by the first sensor by using the first determination module, and determine a detecting method for detecting location information of the user according to whether the user carries the electronic device by using the second determination module.

公开(公告)号：US20240176362A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-30

申请号：US18437120

申请日：2024-02-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaeyoung JUNG ,  Heungryong OH

IPC: G05D1/247 ,  A47L9/28 ,  G05D1/661 ,  G05D105/10 ,  G05D107/40 ,  G05D111/30

CPC classification number: G05D1/247 ,  A47L9/2805 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  G05D1/661 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  G05D2105/10 ,  G05D2107/40 ,  G05D2111/32

Abstract: A robot cleaner is disclosed. The robot cleaner comprises: a wireless communication module comprising wireless communication circuitry; a UWB communication module comprising UWB communication circuitry; and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, individually and/or collectively, configured to: identify whether at least one electronic device capable of UWB communication and at least one electronic device capable of wireless communication are present in a space where the robot cleaner is located, and based on the presence of a first electronic device capable of UWB communication and a second electronic device capable of wireless communication being identified, identify a first distance between the first electronic device and the robot cleaner using the UWB communication module, identify a second distance between the second electronic device and the robot cleaner using the wireless communication module, identify a third distance between a charging station, located in the space and capable of UWB communication, and the robot cleaner using the UWB communication module, and identify the location of the robot cleaner based on the first distance, the second distance, the third distance, the location of the first electronic device, the location of the second electronic device, and the location of the charging station, wherein wireless communication includes a communication scheme different from UWB communication.

公开(公告)号：US20200100168A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-26

申请号：US16575798

申请日：2019-09-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Saerome KIM ,  Maneesh JAIN ,  Nishant CHAPRANA ,  Saurav BABU ,  Heungryong OH ,  Taesoo JUN

IPC: H04W40/24 ,  H04W40/30

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes a communication circuit configured to perform wireless communication and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to control the electronic device to monitor a second beacon signal output from a second electronic device at preset intervals through the communication circuit, to determine that a network state of the second electronic device is an inactive state based on the second beacon signal not being received during a designated time, and to broadcast a first beacon signal including first information indicating that the network state of the second electronic device is the inactive state to at least one other electronic device through the communication circuit.

公开(公告)号：US20240219921A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18606133

申请日：2024-03-15

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaeyoung JUNG ,  Heungryong OH

IPC: G05D1/247 ,  A47L9/00 ,  A47L9/28 ,  A47L11/40 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G05D1/661 ,  G05D105/10

CPC classification number: G05D1/247 ,  A47L9/0063 ,  A47L9/009 ,  A47L9/2826 ,  A47L9/2852 ,  A47L9/2873 ,  A47L9/2894 ,  A47L11/4002 ,  A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4061 ,  A47L11/4091 ,  G01S17/931 ,  G05D1/661 ,  A47L2201/022 ,  A47L2201/04 ,  G05D2105/10

Abstract: Provided is a method of controlling a robot cleaner. The method of controlling the robot cleaner includes initiating a homing operation of moving the robot cleaner to a charger, detecting, by an ultra-wideband (UWB) antenna of the robot cleaner, a plurality of UWB signals output from a plurality of UWB antennas included in the charger, identifying position information of the charger and position information of the robot cleaner based on the detected plurality of UWB signals, and controlling the robot cleaner to move to the charger based on the identified position information of the charger and the identified position information of the robot cleaner.

公开(公告)号：US20230255433A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-17

申请号：US18168213

申请日：2023-02-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Joonsik JUN ,  Heungryong OH

IPC: A47L11/40

CPC classification number: A47L11/4011 ,  A47L11/4008 ,  A47L2201/06

Abstract: A method of controlling a shoe care device is provided. The method includes obtaining contamination level information of shoes by using at least one sensor, performing a shoe care operation in one operation mode among a plurality of operation modes, determining whether to transmit a cleaning request to at least one robotic vacuum cleaner, based on at least one of the contamination level information of shoes or the operation mode being performed, and transmitting the cleaning request to the at least one robotic vacuum cleaner, based on a determination to transmit the cleaning request.

公开(公告)号：US20230239657A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18193169

申请日：2023-03-30

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jaehong KIM ,  Heungryong OH ,  Keuncheol LEE

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06N3/04

CPC classification number: H04W4/027 ,  H04W4/029 ,  G06N3/08 ,  G06N3/04 ,  A61B5/6898

Abstract: An electronic device and a method for controlling the same are provided. The electronic device includes a communicator including circuitry, a first sensor configured to detect movement information of the electronic device, a memory including a first determination module configured to determine whether a user carries the electronic device and a second determination module configured to determine a detecting method for detecting a user location, and a processor configured to identify whether a user of the electronic device carries the electronic device based on the movement information of the electronic device obtained by the first sensor by using the first determination module, and determine a detecting method for detecting location information of the user according to whether the user carries the electronic device by using the second determination module.

公开(公告)号：US20230083403A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-16

申请号：US17944808

申请日：2022-09-14

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Joonsik JUN ,  Heungryong OH

IPC: H04L12/28 ,  H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/80

Abstract: A method of controlling a home appliance includes receiving a distance measurement request signal from a user equipment; transmitting, based on the received distance measurement request signal, an ultra-wideband (UWB) communication module activation signal to the user equipment and a second home appliance that includes a UWB antenna; receiving, from the second home appliance, a location measurement value of the user equipment measured with respect to the second home appliance, the location measurement value being based on a UWB signal between the user equipment and the second home appliance; determining location information about the user equipment, based on the location measurement value of the user equipment; receiving, from a first home appliance that does not include a UWB antenna, information about the first home appliance; and registering the first home appliance in the server device, based on the received information about the first home appliance and the location information about the user equipment.