Method of determining device location and electronic device performing the method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023224053-A1
Application number	US-202318187974-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 22, 2023
Priority date	Nov 11, 2021
Publication date	Jul 13, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided are a method of determining a location of a device and/or an electronic device for performing the method. An electronic device according to various example embodiments may include a processor, a communication module which may communicate with a device stored in a memory, wherein the memory which is electronically connected to the processor and stores the device and an instruction to be executed by the processor, and the memory, when operated by the processor, may identify a location of the electronic device in a plurality of areas where the device may be located, determine a candidate location of the device in the plurality of areas based on a signal received from the device and the location of the electronic device, collect a control history of the device using the communication module, and determine the location of the device among the candidate locations based on the control history and the location of the electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
at least one processor; a communication module, comprising communication circuitry, configured to communicate with a device registered in a memory of the electronic device; and the memory configured to be electrically connected with the processor, and store the device and an instruction to be executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instruction and to identify a location of the electronic device in a plurality of areas where the device may be located, determine a candidate location of the device in the plurality of areas based on a signal received from the device and a location of the electronic device, collect a control history of the device via the communication module, and determine a location of the device among the candidate locations based on the control history and the location of the electronic device.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the candidate location as an area close to the location of the device among the plurality of areas, using the strength of the signal, as the strength of the signal becomes stronger.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the candidate location as an area of the location of the electronic device among the plurality of areas, using the strength of the signal, when the strength of the signal is within a set range.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of areas are areas labeled according to a purpose of the area; and the processor is configured to determine the candidate location at least by considering the labeling of the plurality of areas and the information of the device received at least by using the communication module.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to identify an offline control history in which a control signal is directly input to the device, from the control history of the device, and determine the location of the device at least by comparing a location of the electronic device at a time when the offline control history is generated and the candidate location.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the processor is configured to determine a location of the device at least by considering a movement path of the electronic device and the state information of the electronic device when the offline control history is generated.

7 . The method of determining the location of the device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to periodically collect the signal transmitted from the device.

8 . An electronic device comprising:
at least one processor; a communication module, comprising communication circuitry, configured to communicate with a device registered in a memory of the electronic device; and wherein the memory is configured to be electrically connected to the processor and save the device and an instruction to be executed by the processor, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instruction and to identify a location of the electronic device in a plurality of areas where the device may be located, determine a candidate location of the device in the plurality of areas based on a signal received from the device and the location of the electronic device, collect a control history of the device using the communication module, identify an offline control history in which a control signal was directly input to the device, among the control history of the device, and determine a location of the device at least by comparing the location of the electronic device at a time when the offline control history is generated and the candidate location.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the candidate location as an area close to the location of the electronic device among the plurality of areas as a strength of the signal becomes stronger, at least by using the strength of the signal.

10 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is configured to determine the candidate location as an area of the location of the electronic device among the plurality of areas based on the strength of the signal being within a set range, at least by using the strength of the signal.

11 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein:
the plurality of areas are areas labeled according to a purpose of the area; and the processor is configured to determine the candidate location at least by considering the labeling of the plurality of areas and the information of the device received at least by using the communication module.

12 . A method of determining a location of a device, the method comprising:
identifying a location of an electronic device in a plurality of areas where a device registered in a memory may be located; collecting a signal transmitted from the device to the electronic device; determining a candidate location of the device in the plurality of areas based on the location of the electronic device and the signal; and determining the location of the device from the candidate location at least by collecting a control history of the device and based on the control history and the location of the electronic device.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining of the candidate location of the device comprises determining the candidate location as an area close to the location of the electronic device among the plurality of areas, as a strength of the signal becomes stronger.

14 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining of the candidate location of the device comprises determining the candidate location as an area of the location of the electronic device among the plurality of areas, when the strength of the signal is within a set range.

15 . The method of claim 12 , wherein:
the plurality of areas is an area labeled according to a purpose of the area; and determining the candidate location of the device determines the candidate location at least by considering the labeling of the plurality of areas and the received information of the device.

16 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining of the location of the device comprises identifying an offline control history in which a control signal was directly input to the device, among the control history of the device, and determining the location of the device by comparing the location of the electronic device at a time when an offline control history is generated and the candidate location.

17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein determining of the location of the device comprises determining the location of the device at least by considering a movement path of the electronic device and the information of the state of the electronic device at a time when the offline control history is generated.

18 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the collecting of the signal periodically comprises collecting the signal transmitted from the device.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Dowan
• Kim Junsuk
• Park Hyuncheol
• Pyeon Gyeongmin

Classifications

• G01S5/02521

  using a radio-map · CPC title

• G01S5/0264

  at least one of the systems being a non-radio wave positioning system · CPC title

• H04B17/27 Primary

  for locating or positioning the transmitter · CPC title

• H04W88/02

  Terminal devices · CPC title

• H04W4/029

  Location-based management or tracking services · CPC title