Data sharing method and electronic device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10748005-B2
Application number	US-201515505234-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2015
Priority date	Aug 20, 2014
Publication date	Aug 18, 2020
Grant date	Aug 18, 2020

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a sensor network, Machine Type Communication (MTC), Machine-to-Machine (M2M) communication, and technology for Internet of Things (IoT). The present disclosure may be applied to intelligent services based on the above technologies, such as smart home, smart building, smart city, smart car, connected car, health care, digital education, smart retail, security and safety services. The present disclosure relates to share data among electronic devices, a method for operating an electronic device includes determining an area where at least one other electronic device to share data is located based on an angle of view of a camera and a distance from a subject, transmitting a signal for identifying the at least one other electronic device located in the area, and transmitting the data to the at least one other electronic device. In addition, the present disclosure includes different embodiments other than above embodiment.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A method for operating an electronic device, the method comprising:
determining an area where at least one other electronic device to share data is located based on an angle of view of a camera and a distance from a subject;
determining a beam set based on the angle of view of the camera and the distance from the subject;
transmitting a scanning signal using the determined beam set for identifying the at least one other electronic device located in the area;
receiving, from the at least one other electronic device, a response signal corresponding to the scanning signal, the response signal including information on hardware/software capability and available resource status of the at least one other electronic device; and
transmitting, to the at least one other electronic device, the data in a specific format based on the hardware/software capability and the available resource status of the at least one other electronic device.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the scanning signal for identifying the at least one other electronic device comprises:
transmitting one of:
the scanning signal using at least one beam having an orientation angle belonging to a range of the angle of view;
the scanning signal applying a maximum beamwidth and a minimum transmit power satisfying a required receive power according to the distance; or
at least one of an angle difference between a direction toward a base station and an orientation of the electronic device, the angle of view, and the distance.

3. The method of claim 1 ,
wherein the scanning signal includes a message requesting to participate in a group for data sharing to the at least one other electronic device; and
wherein the response signal includes a message notifying participation of the data sharing group.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
when a number of subjects is changed through an image input through the camera, re-transmitting the scanning signal.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
transmitting a request signal for connection establishment with the at least one other electronic device; and
receiving a second response signal of the request signal.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the transmitting the data comprises:
transmitting the data to the at least one other electronic device except an electronic device which is excluded by a user input among the at least one other electronic devices which transmit the response signal;
before a validity period of a group comprising the at least one other electronic device is expired, transmitting the data to the at least one other electronic device; or
transmitting data comprising contents processed in a format selected by the at least one other electronic device.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising one of:
displaying a user interface (UI) for commanding to create a group to share an image input through the camera and the data;
displaying a list of an electronic device which fails in data reception among the at least one other electronic device;
displaying an indicator for indicating a number of electronic devices which transmit a response signal which notifies participation in the data sharing group; or
displaying a UI for changing an angle range of the area.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising:
re-transmitting the data to the electronic device which fails in the data reception, through a wireless interface different from an interface used in an initial transmission.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying a list of electronic device which transmit the response signal,
wherein the list comprises a UI for excluding the electronic devices transmitting the response signal from sharers.

10. A method operating a control node which provides a wireless connection in a multi-access network, the method comprising:
receiving information for determining an area that comprises an angle of view of a camera of a first electronic device and a distance from a subject, from the first electronic device;
transmitting information on hardware/software capability and available resource status of a second electronic device located in the area, to the first electronic device; and
receiving, from the first electronic device, data to be shared with the second electronic device in a specific format based on the hardware/software capability and the available resource status of the second electronic device,
wherein the second electronic device is identified by the first electronic device by using a beam set,
wherein the beam set is determined based on the angle of view of the camera of a first electronic device and the distance from the subject.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the information for determining the area comprises at least one of an angle difference between a direction from the first electronic device toward the control node and an orientation of the first electronic device, the angle of view of the camera of the first electronic device, and the distance from the first electronic device to a subject.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:
transmitting a request signal requesting participation in a data sharing group, to the second electronic device; and
receiving a response signal notifying the group participation from the second electronic device.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the request signal comprises at least one of validity period information of the group, resolution information supported by an electronic device transmitting the request signal, and compression type information supported by the electronic device which transmits the request signal.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the response signal comprises at least one of resolution information requested by the first electronic device which transmits the response signal, compression type information requested by the first electronic device which transmits the response signal, and information notifying connection establishment acceptance.

15. An electronic device comprising:
a camera comprising a lens and an image sensor;
a transmitter;
a receiver; and
a processor operably connected to the camera, the transmitter, and the receiver, wherein the processor is configured to:
determine an area where at least one other electronic device to share data is located based on an angle of view of the camera and a distance from a subject,
determine a beam set based on the angle view of the camera and the distance from the subject,
transmit a scanning signal using the determined beam set for identifying the at least one other electronic device located in the area,
receive, from the at least one other electronic device, a response signal corresponding to the scanning signal, the response signal including information on hardware/software capability and available resource status of the at least one other electronic device, and
transmit, to the at least one other electronic device, the data to the at least one other electronic device in a specific format based on the hardware/software capability and the available resource status of the at least one other electronic device.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the processor is further configured to transmit one of:
the scanning signal using at least one beam having an orientation angle belonging to a range of the angle of view;
the scanning signal applying a maximum beamwidth and a minimum transmit power satisfying a required receive power according to the distance; or
at least one of an angle difference between a direction to

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Do-Young
• Yoon Sung-Rok
• Lee Seok-Yong
• Jo Ohyun

Classifications

• H04W4/023 Primary

  using mutual or relative location information between multiple location based services [LBS] targets or of distance thresholds · CPC title

• H04L67/51

  Discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services · CPC title

• G06V20/30 Primary

  in albums, collections or shared content, e.g. social network photos or video · CPC title

• G06V40/16

  Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions · CPC title

• G06V10/95

  structured as a network, e.g. client-server architectures · CPC title