# US 10,768,313 B2 · Positioning method, electronic device, and storage medium > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,768,313 B2 - Document ID: US10768313B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/935,895 - Filed: 2018-03-26 - Published: 2018-09-27 - Granted: 2020-09-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-03-24 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Woo-Jin Jun; Hyun-Sang Jung - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10768313B2 ## CPC - G01S 19/48: by combining or switching between position solutions derived from the satellite radio beacon positioning system and position solutions derived from a further system - G01S 5/015: {between indoor and outdoor environments} - H04W 4/029: Location-based management or tracking services - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Disclosed is an electronic device including a first circuit for measuring positions using a first positioning method; a second circuit for measuring positions using a second positioning method; a memory for storing information on a service zone; and a processor is configured to identify a first position using the first circuit; determine whether the first position is included in the service zone; identify a second position using the second circuit when the first position is included in the service zone; and determine the second position to be a position of the electronic device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a first circuit for measuring positions using a first positioning method; a second circuit for measuring positions using a second positioning method; a memory for storing information on a service zone in which indoor positioning service information is provided; and a processor configured to: identify a first position using the first circuit; determine whether the first position is within the service zone based on the stored information on the service zone; identify a second position using the second circuit when the first position is within the service zone; and determine the second position to be a position of the electronic device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the second circuit comprises a communication circuit, and the processor is further configured to receive layout information of the service zone from an external electronic device, using the communication circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: transmit, to an external electronic device, information related to a signal acquired using the second circuit; and receive, from the external electronic device, information on the second position based at least partially on the information. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to identify the first position using the second circuit when the first position is not identified using the first circuit. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to set the second position to have a priority higher than that of the first position. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the first positioning method is a positioning method using a global navigation satellite system (GNSS). ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein, in determining the position of the electronic device, the processor is further configured to: check an accuracy of the second position; and determine the second position to be the position of the electronic device when the accuracy satisfies a predetermined condition. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: identify a third position using the second circuit; identify a fourth position using the first circuit when the third position is not included in the service zone; and determine the fourth position to be another position of the electronic device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: check a distance between the position of the electronic device and a predetermined point of the service zone; and stop or start position measurement using the first circuit based at least partially on the distance. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to: check a distance between the position of the electronic device and a predetermined point of the service zone; and adjust, based at least partially on the distance, a position measurement period using the first circuit. ### Claim 11 A positioning method of an electronic device, comprising: identifying a first position of the electronic device using a first positioning method; determining whether the first position is within a service zone in which indoor positioning service information is provided, based on prestored information on the service zone; identifying a second position of the electronic device using a second positioning method when the first position is within the service zone; and determining the second position to be a position of the electronic device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein identifying the second position of the electronic device comprises: transmitting, to an external electronic device, information related to a signal acquired by the electronic device; and receiving, from the external electronic device, information on the second position based at least partially on the information. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: identifying the first position using the second positioning method when the first position is not identified using the first positioning method. ### Claim 14 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, wherein determining the second position to be the position of the electronic device comprises: checking an accuracy of the second position; and when the accuracy satisfies a predetermined condition, determining the second position to be the position of the electronic device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 11) The method of claim 11, further comprising: checking a distance between the position of the electronic device and a predetermined point of the service zone; and adjusting, based at least partially on the distance, a position measurement period using the first positioning method. ### Claim 16 A storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to execute at least one operation comprising: identifying a first position of an electronic device using a first positioning method; determining whether the first position is within a service zone in which indoor positioning service information is provided, based on prestored information on the service zone; identifying a second position of the electronic device using a second positioning method when the first position is within the service zone; and determining the second position to be a position of the electronic device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The storage medium of claim 16, wherein identifying the second position of the electronic device comprises: transmitting, to an external electronic device, information related to a signal acquired by the electronic device; and receiving, from the external electronic device, information on the second position based at least partially on the information. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The storage medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one operation further comprises identifying the first position using the second positioning method when the first position is not identified using the first positioning method. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The storage medium of claim 16, wherein determining the second position to be the position of the electronic device comprises: checking an accuracy of the second position; and when the accuracy satisfies a predetermined condition, determining the second position to be the position of the electronic device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The storage medium of claim 16, wherein the at least one operation further comprises: checking a distance between the position of the electronic device and a predetermined point of the service zone; and adjusting, based at least partially on the distance, a position measurement period using the first positioning method.