APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING AND CONNECTING COUNTERPART DEVICE BY CAPTURING IMAGE OF COUNTERPART DEVICE IN WIRELESS DEVICE
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1. A method for operating a wireless device in a network environment where the wireless device and a counterpart device exist, the method comprising:
- determining a Relative Distance Value (RDV) between the wireless device and an object comprising the counterpart device via image capture using a camera; and
identifying the counterpart device using the determined RDV.
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method detect and connect a counterpart device by capturing an image of the counterpart device in a wireless device. A Relative Distance Value (RDV) between the wireless device and the counterpart device is determined via image capture using a camera. The counterpart device is identified using the determined RDV.
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1. A method for operating a wireless device in a network environment where the wireless device and a counterpart device exist, the method comprising:
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determining a Relative Distance Value (RDV) between the wireless device and an object comprising the counterpart device via image capture using a camera; and identifying the counterpart device using the determined RDV. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus of a wireless device in a network environment where the wireless device and a counterpart device exist, the apparatus comprising:
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a camera unit configured to capture an image of an object comprising the counterpart device; and a counterpart device registration and connection manager configured to determine a Relative Distance Value (RDV) between the wireless device and the object via the captured image, and identifying the counterpart device using the determined RDV. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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