METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFYING NEIGHBORING DEVICE
First Claim
1. A method of identifying a neighboring device, which is performed in a user terminal, the method comprising:
- obtaining an actual location range within a field of vision of the user terminal;
receiving identification information and location information of a plurality of neighboring devices that can wirelessly communicate with the user terminal, from the neighboring devices;
extracting the identification information of a neighboring device among the neighboring devices based on the actual location range within the field of vision of the user terminal and the location information and the identification information of the neighboring devices, the neighboring device being in the actual location range within the field of vision of the user terminal; and
requesting, based on the extracted identification information, the neighboring device located within the field of vision of the user terminal to perform wireless communication with the user terminal.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for identifying a neighboring device are provided. The method of identifying a neighboring device, which is performed in a user terminal, includes: obtaining identification information and location information of a plurality of neighboring devices that can wirelessly communicate with the user terminal; extracting the identification information of one of the neighboring devices, the neighboring device being in the actual location range within the field of vision of the user terminal; and using the extracted identification information to request that the neighboring device perform wireless communication with the user terminal. According to the method and apparatus, identification information of a neighboring device with which a user terminal desires to perform wireless communication can be obtained using a viewfinder or liquid crystal display of the user terminal.
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44 Claims
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1. A method of identifying a neighboring device, which is performed in a user terminal, the method comprising:
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obtaining an actual location range within a field of vision of the user terminal; receiving identification information and location information of a plurality of neighboring devices that can wirelessly communicate with the user terminal, from the neighboring devices; extracting the identification information of a neighboring device among the neighboring devices based on the actual location range within the field of vision of the user terminal and the location information and the identification information of the neighboring devices, the neighboring device being in the actual location range within the field of vision of the user terminal; and requesting, based on the extracted identification information, the neighboring device located within the field of vision of the user terminal to perform wireless communication with the user terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of identifying a neighboring device, which is performed in a user terminal, the method comprising:
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focusing on a neighboring device, which is to be requested to perform communication with the user terminal, among a plurality of neighboring devices that can perform wireless communication with the user terminal; obtaining location information of the neighboring device; obtaining identification information of the neighboring device based on the location information of the neighboring device; and requesting the neighboring device to perform wireless communication with the user terminal based on the identification information. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A method of transmitting the identification information performed by a user terminal, the method comprising:
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obtaining location information of the user terminal; receiving a request to transmit identification information of the user terminal from the neighboring device that can perform wireless communication with the user terminal if a difference between the location information of the user terminal and the location information transmitted from the neighboring device is within a predetermined range; and if the difference is within the predetermined range, transmitting the identification information of the user terminal to the neighboring device. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A user terminal for identifying a neighboring device, the apparatus comprising:
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a location information processing unit which obtains an actual location range within a field of vision of the user terminal, and extracts, based on identification information and location information of a neighboring device received from the neighboring device, the identification information of the neighboring device in the actual location range within the field of vision of the user terminal; a wireless communication unit which receives the identification information and location information of from the neighboring device from the neighboring device, and requests, based on the identification information of the neighboring device within the field of vision of the user terminal, the neighboring device located within the field of vision to perform wireless communication with the user terminal; and a media signal processing unit which photographs a view within a field of vision of the user terminal and generates a media signal. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. A user terminal for identifying a neighboring device, the user terminal comprising:
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a location information processing unit which obtains location information of a user terminal, and obtains, based on the location information of the user terminal, location information of a neighboring device on which the user terminal is focused; a wireless communication unit which transmits the location information of the neighboring device on which the user terminal is focused to a plurality of neighboring devices that can perform wireless communication with the user terminal, requests the neighboring device at the location indicated by the location information to transmit identification information, receives the identification information of the neighboring device from the neighboring device at the location indicated by the location information, and requests, based on the identification information, the neighboring device on which the user terminal is focused to perform wireless communication with the user terminal; and a media signal processing unit which photographs a view within a field of vision of the user terminal and generates a media signal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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