Electronic device and method for transmitting information

• US 10,070,246 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2015
• Issued: 09/04/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jung, Bu-Seop, Chung, Young-Kwan, Kang, Ki-Seok, Kang, Hyuk, Kim, Ju-Ho, Son, Dong-Il, Choi, Yong-Hae, Hwang, In-Young
• Primary Examiner(s): Rachedine, Mohammed
• Application Number:
  US14/952,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20160150357A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,014 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 52/0206 in access points, e.g. base stations access point devices per se H04W88/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 76/14 Direct-mode setup
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/06 adapted for operation in multiple networks or having at least two operational modes, e.g. multi-mode terminals
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 30/70 in wireless communication networks

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.

Claims

1. An electronic device comprising:

a communication device 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 configured to;

control collection of first information through the first communication module,

control collection of second information, wherein the second information is related to the collected first information,

filter the collected first information using the collected second information,

generate a plurality of data frames that include the collected second information, wherein a payload portion of each of the generated data frames includes different service identifiers and the collected second information; and

broadcast the generated data frames through the second communication module.

2. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the low-power and short-range communication method is at least one of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon networking, neighbor awareness networking (NAN), near field communication (NFC), and ZigBee networking.

3. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first communication module supports at least one of a short-range communication method, a mobile communication method, a peer to peer (P2P) communication method, a device access method, and a user input method.

4. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the collected second information includes at least one of information stored in at least one of a storage medium of the electronic device, information measured in the electronic device, running service information of the electronic device, running application information of the electronic device, and information collected according to a predetermined condition.

5. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the generated data frames are assigned the same service identifier if the data generated frames include information related to each other, and are transmitted through different low-power and short-range communication interfaces included in the second communication module.

6. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor differently generates the data frames, which include the collected second information, depending on at least one of hierarchical modulation, frequency, distance, and low-power and short-range communication methods, and the generated data frames are transmitted through the second communication module.

7. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor differently generates the data frames according to at least one of ambient conditions of the electronic device, time, place, and another specific condition, and each of the generated data frames is transmitted through the second communication module.

8. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to separate the collected first information for each of a plurality of sectors, and information that is separated for each sector is transmitted through the second communication module.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein the processor is further configured to limit at least one sector in which networks exist by adjusting a signal transmission direction, and transmit information corresponding to the at least one limited sector through the second communication module.

10. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the first communication module supports the short-range communication method, the processor is further configured to collect network information provided via a wireless access point, analyze and process the collected network information, and transmit the analyzed and processed information through the second communication module.

11. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the first communication module is a communication module configured to be connected with at least one service device, the processor is further configured to collect venue information and service information provided by the at least one connected service device, analyze and process the collected venue information and service information, and transmit the analyzed and processed information through the second communication module.

12. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the first communication module supports communication between a plurality of electronic devices, the processor is further configured to collect information from among at least one of network-related information, device status information, and device location information, which is provided by other electronic devices, process the collected information, and transmit the processed information through the second communication module, and

wherein the processed information includes information for location estimation of the other electronic devices and network correction information.

13. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the first communication module supports a mobile communication method, the processor is further configured to collect network-related information provided by a mobile communication access point, analyze and process the collected information, and transmit the analyzed and processed information through the second communication module, and

wherein the analyzed and processed information includes at least one of recommended network-related information and policy information.

14. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, when the first communication module supports a peer to peer (P2P) communication method, the processor is further configured to collect information provided by at least one nearby electronic device that is connected through the first communication module, analyze the collected information, and transmit nearby electronic device-related information through the second communication module.

15. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor, when another electronic device that has received transmitted information requests additional information, is further configured to transmit the additional information received from connected nearby electronic devices to another electronic device through the first communication module.

16. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to analyze the collected first information, register the analyzed information in a service device that is connected through the first communication module, and receive the analyzed information using the information registered in the service device through the first communication module.

17. The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to receive, through the second communication module, feedback for the collected second information transmitted through the second communication module.

18. A method of transmitting information in an electronic device, the method comprising:

collecting first information through a first communication module;

collecting second information, wherein the second information is related to the collected first information;

filtering the collected first information using the collected second information; and

transmitting the collected second information through a second communication module that supports a low-power and short-range communication method,

wherein transmitting the collected second information through the second communication module comprises broadcasting a plurality of data frames, which are generated by different service identifiers, and

wherein a payload portion of each of the plurality of data frames includes the different service identifiers and the collected second information.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the low-power and short-range communication method is at least one of Bluetooth low energy (BLE) beacon networking, neighbor awareness networking (NAN), near field communication (NFC), and ZigBee networking.

20. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

analyzing the collected first information by using the collected second information, wherein the collected second information is at least one of information stored in a storage medium of the electronic device, information measured in the electronic device, running service information of the electronic device, running application information of the electronic device, and information that is collected according to a predetermined condition;

generating at least one data frame that includes the collected second information according to the analysis result; and

configuring the second communication module according to the generated at least one data frame.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein collecting the first information and the second information through the first communication module comprises collecting information through the first communication module using at least one of a short-range communication method, a mobile communication method, a peer to peer (P2P) communication method, a device access method, and a user input method.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein collecting information through the first communication module comprises collecting information stored in at least one of a storage medium of the electronic device, information measured in the electronic device, running service information of the electronic device, running application information of the electronic device, and information that is collected according to a predetermined condition.

23. The method of claim 18, wherein transmitting the collected second information through the second communication module comprises transmitting information that is differently configured according to at least one of hierarchical modulation, frequency, distance, and low-power and short-range communication methods.

24. The method of claim 18, wherein transmitting the collected second information through the second communication module comprises transmitting information that is differently configured according to at least one of ambient conditions of the electronic device, time, place, and a specific condition through the second communication module.

25. The method of claim 18, wherein transmitting the collected second information through the second communication module comprises separating information related to the collected first information for each of a plurality of sectors, and transmitting the collected second information for each sector through the second communication module.

26. The method of claim 18, wherein transmitting the collected second information through the second communication module comprises limiting at least one sector in which networks exist by adjusting a signal transmission direction, and transmitting information related to the collected first information corresponding to the at least one limited sector through the second communication module.

27. The method of claim 18, wherein transmitting the collected second information through the second communication module comprises transmitting the plurality of data frames, which are generated by adding synchronization information to the collected second information, in different low-power and short-range communication methods.

28. The method of claim 18, further comprising, when another electronic device that has received the transmitted information requests additional information, transmitting the additional information received from a connected nearby peer to peer (P2P) device to another electronic device through the first communication module.

29. The method of claim 18, further comprising:

analyzing the collected first information;

registering the analyzed information in a service device that is connected through the first communication module; and

receiving the analyzed information using the information registered in the service device through the first communication module.

30. The method of claim 18, further comprising receiving, through the second communication module, feedback for the collected second information transmitted through the second communication module.

31. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium that records a program, which when executed by a processor allows the processor to perform a method comprising:

collecting first information through a first communication module;

collecting second information, wherein the second information is related to the collected first information;

filtering the collected first information using the collected second information; and

transmitting the collected second information through a second communication module that supports a low-power and short-range communication method,

wherein transmitting the collected second information through the second communication module comprises broadcasting a plurality of data frames, which are generated by different service identifiers, and

wherein a payload portion of each of the plurality of data frames includes the different service identifiers and collected second information.