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Electronic device and method for controlling same

US11438430B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 6, 2019
Grant dateSep 6, 2022
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4532
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An electronic apparatus is configured to: obtain through the communicator characteristic data of each of the external apparatuses regarding a plurality of user characteristics, classify the plurality of external apparatuses into a plurality of groups, whose user characteristic are similar, based on the obtained characteristic data, in response to designating one or more first external apparatuses among the plurality of external apparatuses, calculate similarity of the user characteristic between the first external apparatus and a plurality of second external apparatuses of the group in which the first external apparatus is included among the plurality of groups, and select one or more second external apparatuses whose similarity are relatively high among the plurality of second external apparatuses.

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