Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Bokyung Sim

Jeonggyu Jo

Seunggoo Kang

Jung-Hoon Park

Dong-Il Son

Jeong Gyu Jo

Daekwang Jung

Dongil Son

Bongjae Rhee

Yongwon Lee

Joohan Kim

Byounguk Yoon

Chihyun Cho

Jinyoung Park

Yonghwa Kim

Jinho Lim

Jinman Kim

Seungjae Bae

Hyeongsoon Park

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device including a liquid crystal, the electronic device including: a piece of glass; a display disposed under a first region of the piece of glass; a power supplying module; one or more electrode films; and one or more liquid crystal layers disposed between the one or more electrode films. The electronic device may also include: a light reflection member (e.g., cholesteric liquid crystal) disposed under a second region of the piece of glass; a processor operatively connected to the display, the power supplying module, and the light reflection member; and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The processor can check the content to be displayed through the display, and can use the power supplying module to supply power to the light reflection member on the basis of at least the checked content, so that the one or more liquid crystal layers reflects at least a portion of light incident from the outside of the electronic device. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

Electronic device including liquid crystal for reflecting light of designated wavelength

The present invention relates to a method for improving the visibility of a display and an electronic device for implementing same, the electronic device comprising: a display panel including a polarization layer and a phase delay layer; an impact absorbing member disposed below the display panel and having an opening; an image sensor disposed corresponding to the opening; a first phase delay member disposed below the display panel to correspond to the opening such that a part of the light passed through the display panel and rotating in a circular direction of a first direction vibrates linearly in the first direction; a polarizing member disposed below the first phase delay member; and a second phase delay member disposed below the polarizing member such that a part of the light transmitted through the polarizing member and vibrating linearly in the first direction may rotate in a circular direction of a second direction.

Electronic device comprising polarizing member and phase delay member for blocking light reflected by sensor disposed below display

An operation method and an electronic device are provided. A phone call is established while a display of the electronic device is activated. A proximity sensor of the electronic device is turned on. A supply of power to the proximity sensor is controlled to emit light through a plurality of pixels in a portion of the display corresponding to a position of the proximity sensor and the light emitted by the proximity sensor and reflected by an object is received to identify a distance between the electronic device and the object, if the plurality of the pixels in the position corresponding to the proximity sensor are deactivated during the phone call. The supply of power to the proximity sensor is blocked if the plurality of pixels in the portion of the display corresponding to the proximity sensor are activated during the phone call.

Electronic device including light detection device and operation method thereof

An electronic device includes a housing having a hole formed therein, an audio device inside the housing and communicating with an outside of the electronic device through the hole, a gas sensor inside the housing and communicating with the outside through the hole, a proximity sensor inside the housing, a wireless communication module inside the housing, and a processor inside the housing. The processor is configured to acquire data associated with air outside the electronic device by using the gas sensor, to recognize a user gesture of starting a proximity call by using the proximity sensor, and to calculate air quality of the outside air based on at least one of data acquired by the gas sensor before the proximity call starting gesture is recognized and data acquired by the gas sensor after a gesture of ending the proximity call is recognized. Other various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device having structure with gas sensor

An electronic device includes a display including a first surface facing a first direction to output display information and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, a biometric sensor including a sensing surface disposed to face a partial area of the second surface of the display and a side surface formed in a lateral direction, a first fixing member interposed between the partial area of the second surface and the biometric sensor such that the sensing surface is attached to the partial area of the second surface, and hardened at a specified temperature, and a second fixing member attached to at least a portion of the side surface and at least a portion of a peripheral area adjacent to the partial area of the second surface and hardened by light of a specified wavelength.

Method for manufacturing an electronic device including multiple fixing members to fix a biometric sensor to a display

Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment includes a display panel including a plurality of pixels, a display driver IC that is electrically connected with the display panel and that displays contents using the plurality of pixels, a support structure disposed under one surface of the display panel and having an opening part formed therein through which a partial area of the one surface is exposed, a shielding structure disposed under at least part of the partial area of the display exposed through the opening part, the shielding structure being electrically connected with a ground area provided in the electronic device so as to block noise generated from the display panel driven by the display driver IC, and an ultrasonic sensor disposed under at least part of the shielding structure. Besides, it may be permissible to prepare various other embodiments speculated through the specification.

Electronic apparatus in which conductive member for blocking noise generated by display is disposed between display and ultrasonic sensor

According to an embodiment, an electronic device, comprises a transparent member, an optical sensor disposed under the transparent member and including a light transmitter configured to emit light of a designated wavelength band and a light receiver configured to obtain light of the designated wavelength band emitted from the light transmitter and reflected by an external object adjacent to the transparent member, a first optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the optical sensor, having a first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to reflect light outside the designated wavelength band, and a second optical filter disposed between the transparent member and the first optical filter, having a second transmittance less than the first transmittance for light of the designated wavelength band, and configured to absorb at least a portion of the light reflected by the first optical filter.

Sensor including first optical member with reflection property and second optical member with absorption property capable of absorbing light reflected by first optical member and electronic device including the same

A conduit structure of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The conduit structure includes an inner structure including a front surface and a rear surface, wherein the front surface includes a first region configured to receive a display and a second region, which is a remaining area of the front surface of the inner structure; a receiver hole configured to penetrate the second region and to connect a receiver receiving space and an external space of the inner structure; a first through-hole configured to penetrate the first region and to connect the receiver receiving space and the front surface of the inner structure; a second through-hole, which is spaced apart from the first through-hole, configured to penetrate the first region and to connect the rear surface of the inner structure; and a flow path configured to connect the first through-hole and the second through-hole at the front surface of the inner structure.

Conduit structure of electronic device and electronic device including the same

An operation method and an electronic device are provided. A proximity detection mode is activated in response to deactivating the display during an execution of a call application. In response to activating the proximity detection mode, a proximity distance of an object is identified based on outputting the light through the light emitting unit and receiving the light through the light receiving unit. If the identified proximity distance is larger than a pre-defined proximity recognition distance, the proximity detection mode is deactivated and the display is activated.

An electronic device is disclosed and includes a housing; a display that is exposed through one surface of the housing; a light emitting unit that is disposed on at least a part of a rear surface of the display and includes at least one light source for outputting light of at least one wavelength band; a light receiving unit that includes at least one area for receiving light of the at least one wavelength band; a light blocking element for blocking light, that is output from the at least one light source, from entering a switch for turning on/off at least one pixel of the display; a processor electrically connected with the display, the light emitting unit, and the light receiving unit; and a memory electrically connected with the processor, in which the memory includes instructions that cause, when executed, the processor to output light through the at least one light source in a state where one or more pixels included in a specific area of the display, which includes an area covering the at least one light source, are turned off or displayed in a specific color.

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