Patent ID: 9002382
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
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 provided through one of a viewfinder and a display of the user terminal, wherein the actual location range is within a predetermined range for short-distance wireless communication with the user terminal; receiving, at the user terminal, identification information and location information of a plurality of neighboring devices that can wirelessly communicate with the user terminal within the predetermined range, directly from the plurality of neighboring devices; extracting, at the user terminal, identification information of at least one neighboring device among the plurality of neighboring devices, based on the actual location range within the field of vision provided through one of the viewfinder and the display of the user terminal and the received location information and the identification information of the plurality of neighboring devices, the at least one neighboring device being in the actual location range within the field of vision provided through one of the viewfinder and the display of the user terminal; receiving a selection of a neighboring device among the at least one neighboring device; and requesting, based on the extracted identification information, the selected neighboring device to perform short-distance wireless communication with the user terminal.