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Samsung patents device group that shares location without internet

Samsung describes a system where some devices with internet access act as 'lead' devices to help others find their location. Devices without internet use ultra-wideband signals to measure their distance from these lead devices, calculating their position without needing their own GPS fix or network connection.

Why it mattersThis could improve location accuracy for groups of devices in areas with poor signal, allowing offline devices to stay connected to a shared map.

In the filing’s own words

Provided are a system and method of an advanced dynamic multi lead technology utilizing Ultra Wideband and other sensors to improve position accuracy and data sharing among devices. The system and method use a high calculation process to enhance the position and sharing technology, focusing on representative devices as lead devices. The remaining devices act passively to locate their coordinate positions using the lead devices as a reference and as a medium to share resources.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. A system comprising: a plurality of devices, each device comprising a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, an inertial movement unit (IMU) sensor, and an ultra wide band (UWB) sensor, wherein a first portion of the plurality of devices have network access and a second portion of the plurality of devices have no network access, and wherein each device of the first portion obtains its position based on location data from its own GPS sensor; and wherein devices of the second portion obtain their position based on location data obtained from devices of the first portion as virtual anchors through UWB communication with the devices of the first portion.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
INTELLIGENT DYNAMIC MULTI LEAD MECHANISM WITH ANCHOR-LESS ULTRA WIDEBAND
Publication number
US20260266948A1
Application number
19663501
Filed
Apr 30, 2026
Published
Sep 10, 2026
Inventors
7
Claims
5

Classified under

G01S 5/0289 Physics & computingG01S 5/0072 Physics & computingG01S 5/0264 Physics & computingG01S 5/0294 Physics & computing
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