Method of controlling electronic apparatus and electronic apparatus using the same

• US 9,548,820 B2
• Filed: 07/14/2014
• Issued: 01/17/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/12/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Heo, Chang-Ryong, Lee, Kyung-Hee, Park, Ken-Hyung, Song, Seong-Jun, Cho, Chi-Hyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Bilodeau, David
• Application Number:
  US14/330,406
• Publication Number:
  US 20150017912A1
• Time in Patent Office: 918 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1116 Determining posture transitions
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/01 Input arrangements or combined input and output arrangements for interaction between user and computer G06F3/16 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 13/005 Transmission systems in which the medium consists of the human body
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 15/00 Suppression or limitation of noise or interference by means associated with receiver H04B1/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04B 7/26 at least one of which is mobile

Abstract

A method of controlling an electronic apparatus and the electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The method includes transmitting signals through a medium, receiving and selecting some of the signals transmitted through the medium, and performing or setting a function according to the selected signals.

Claims

1. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus, the method comprising:

transmitting, by the electronic apparatus, a first signal to a first part of a medium;

receiving, by the electronic apparatus, second signals through a second part of the medium, the second signals corresponding to the transmitted first signal;

selecting, by the electronic apparatus, at least some signals from among the second signals; and

if a function, which is used to automatically control at least one operation of the electronic apparatus, corresponding to the selected at least some signals has been set, performing, by the electronic apparatus, the function corresponding to the selected at least some signals,

wherein performing the function according to the selected at least some signals comprises;

determining a pattern formed by the selected at least some signals; and

performing a predetermined function matched to the determined pattern.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting, by the electronic apparatus, the first signal to the first part of the medium comprises transmitting the first signal during each set time period.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

setting each time period for transmitting the first signal according to signal transmission characteristics of the medium.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

setting a strength of the first signal according to signal transmission characteristics of the medium.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least some signals comprises:

comparing strengths of second signals received in a present time period with strengths of second signals received in a past time period; and

selecting at least some signals from among the second signals in both the present and past time periods based on a result of the comparison.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least some signals comprises:

comparing strengths of second signals received within sub-time periods in one time period with strengths of second signals received within sub-time periods in another time period; and

selecting second signals received within at least one of the sub-time periods of both the one and another time periods as the at least some signals based on a result of the comparison.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein selecting at least some signals comprises:

selecting signals received within a predetermined sub-time period of multiple sub-time periods included in each time period of receiving the second signals as the at least some signals.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

if the function corresponding to the selected at least some signals has not been set, setting the function corresponding to the selected at least some signals.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein setting the function comprises:

setting the function as matched to a pattern formed by the selected at least some signals.

10. An electronic apparatus comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit a first signal to a first part of a medium;

a reception unit configured to receive second signals through a second part of the medium, the second signals corresponding to the first signal; and

a control unit configured to select at least some signals from among the second signals and to set a function, which is used to automatically control at least one operation of the electronic apparatus, corresponding to the selected at least some signals or perform the function corresponding to the selected at least some signals,

wherein the control unit, when setting or performing the function according to the selected at least some signals, determines a pattern formed by the selected at least some signals, and performs a predetermined function matched to the determined pattern.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit is further configured to adjust an operation of the electronic apparatus based on the function.

12. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the transmission unit is configured to transmit the first signal during each set time period.

13. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit is configured to select signals within a sub-time period as the at least some signals when strengths of the second signals received within the sub-time period differ from a strength of a reference signal.

14. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the control unit is further configured to adjust at least one of time periods, during each of which a strength of the first signal or the first signal is transmitted.

15. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a memory configured to store a sub-time period, within which the selected at least some signals are received, among sub-time periods included in each time period.

16. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

a memory configured to store the pattern of the selected at least some signals and the function matched to the pattern.

17. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the medium comprises at least one of a human body, an organism, inorganic matter and metal.

18. The electronic apparatus of claim 10, wherein the second signals are received from multiple transmission paths formed in the medium by the transmitted first signal.

19. A computer-readable non-transitory recording medium storing a program for executing the steps of:

transmitting, by an electronic apparatus, a first signal to a first part of a medium;

receiving, by the electronic apparatus, second signals through a second part of the medium, the second signals corresponding to the first signal;

selecting, by the electronic apparatus, at least some signals from among the second signals; and

if a function, which is used to automatically control at least one operation of the electronic apparatus, corresponding to the selected at least some signals has been set, performing, by the electronic apparatus, the function corresponding to the selected at least some signals if such a function has been set, or

if the function corresponding to the selected at least some signals has not been set, setting, by the electronic apparatus, the function corresponding to the selected at least some signals,

wherein setting or performing the function according to the selected at least some signals comprises;

determining a pattern formed by the selected at least some signals; and

performing a predetermined function matched to the determined pattern.