Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ttm Co., Ltd.

Bongjae Rhee

Kemsuk Seo

Yongwon Lee

Yunjang Jin

Suna Kim

Jihun Heo

Seyoung Jang

Jeonggyu Jo

Sanggeun Han

Jinho Kim

Min Cheol Park

Il Gyu Kim

Jihoon Park

Hyunwoo Kim

Joohan Kim

Hyunsuk Choi

Chihyun Cho

Jinman Kim

Kyunghoon Song

Sungsoo Moon

Changsu Lee

Sangmoon Lee

Bokyung Sim

Daekwang Jung

Seungho Hwang

Hyojun Koo

Youjin Kim

Gajin Song

Seongwoo Choi

Youngjoon Kim

Il Do Kim

Kyungjung Kim

Chunghyo Jung

Seunggeol Baek

JeongHun Kim

Kwangho Shin

Suyeon Kim

Taeyoon An

Sunggwan Woo

Yujeong Jeon

Juhee Han

Hyejeon Jung

Dongchurl Kim

Dareum Kang

Chohee Park

Hyeoncheol Jeong

Changhyun Ahn

Eugene Choi

Jeehee Lee

Dohyun Bae

Seyoung Yang

An electronic device according to various embodiments can comprise: a housing; a display module including a first panel including a first surface, a second surface facing the first surface, and a plurality of pixels disposed between the first surface and the second surface, a cover layer disposed on the first surface of the first panel and forming one surface of the housing, and a second panel disposed on the second surface of the first panel; and a sensor coupled to the second surface of the first panel and forming a sensing area in the one surface of the housing.

Method for manufacturing display module comprising sensor, and electronic device comprising display module

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent member comprising a transparent material, a display panel disposed under the transparent member and including a plurality of pixels, a biometric sensor disposed under the display panel, and a filter disposed between the display panel and the biometric sensor and covering the biometric sensor.

Electronic device including biometric sensor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing structure including a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge and including a first surface and a second surface directed in the opposite direction of the first surface, and a second housing connected to the hinge and including a third surface and a fourth surface directed in the opposite direction of the third surface, and configured such that the first surface faces the third surface in a folded state and such that the first surface and the third surface are directed in the same direction in an unfolded state, a first display disposed over the first surface and the third surface, a second display exposed to the outside through at least a portion of the fourth surface, and a fingerprint recognition module including a first fingerprint contact portion formed in at least a portion of the first display corresponding to the third surface and transmitting a first light into the second housing, a second fingerprint contact portion formed in at least a portion of the second display and transmitting a second light into the second housing, a first reflective member configured to reflect the first light, a second reflective member configured to reflect the second light, and an image sensor configured to detect the first light or the second light, wherein the first reflective member is disposed to reflect the first light such that the reflected first light forms a first path from the first reflective member toward the image sensor, and wherein the second reflective member is disposed to reflect the second light such that the reflected second light forms a second path from the second reflective member toward the image sensor.

Foldable electronic device for detecting fingerprints through at least a part of display

Various embodiments disclosed in the present document relate to: a protective film configured to be attached to a display glass equipped with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor; and an electronic device including the same. According to the various embodiments disclosed in the present document, a protective film can be provided, which is configured to be attached to an electronic device provided with an ultrasonic fingerprint sensor, the protective film comprising: a first adhesive layer configured to be attached on a front plate of the electronic device; and a first substrate layer stacked and disposed on one surface side of the first adhesive layer, integrated with the first adhesive layer, and covering the front plate.

Protective film and electronic device including same

An electronic device includes a display, a fingerprint sensor positioned under a specified area of the display, and a processor. The processor is configured to obtain a first image based on a first input, perform authentication associated with biometric information, when a state of the first image meets a first condition, obtain a second image using the fingerprint sensor, when the state of the first image meets a second condition, adjust a setting of the fingerprint sensor, obtain a third image using the fingerprint sensor adjusted from the first value to a second value, and perform authentication associated with the biometric information based on the second image and the third image.

Method for performing biometric information-related authentication on basis of state of image including biometric information acquired using biometric sensor, and electronic device implementing same

Provided are an electronic device and operation method thereof. The electronic device may include: a display having a biometric sensing region; a biometric sensor disposed in the biometric sensing region; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: operate a first sub-region of the biometric sensing region according to a first display attribute and operate a second sub-region of the biometric sensing region according to a second display attribute; while the first sub-region is operated according to the first display attribute and the second sub-region is operated according to the second display attribute, obtain, through the biometric sensor, a signal corresponding to an external object, wherein the signal is generated at least partially based on light that is emitted from the first sub-region or the second sub-region and reflected by the external object; perform authentication on the external object if the signal satisfies a specified condition; and prevent authentication on the external object if the signal does not satisfy the specified condition.

Electronic device and method for identifying falsification of biometric information

Disclosed is an electronic device that includes a housing, a display module that includes a first panel including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of pixels disposed between the first surface and the second surface, a cover layer that is disposed on the first surface of the first panel and that forms one surface of the housing, and a second panel disposed on the second surface of the first panel, and a sensor that is coupled to the display module and that forms a sensing area on the one surface of the housing. The display module includes an opening that is formed through the second panel and in which the sensor is disposed, and the sensor includes an active area and an inactive area formed around the active area. A first adhesive material is formed between the active area and the first panel. The first adhesive material includes a mechanical or thermal characteristic that a glass transition temperature Tg ranges from 0&#xb0; C. to 25&#xb0; C. in a frequency condition of 0.01 Hz to 0.1 Hz, a modulus of elasticity at 35&#xb0; C. or more is 0.2 GPa or less, and a modulus of elasticity at &#x2212;10&#xb0; C. or less is 1 GPa or more.

Electronic device including display module including sensor and method for manufacturing the display module

An electronic device includes a display panel including at least one light source, a point detector disposed on one surface of the display panel or inside the display panel, and at least one processor operatively connected with the display panel and the point detector. The at least one processor is configured to cause the at least one light source to emit light in response to an object outside the display panel, detect, through the point detector, at least a portion of the emitted light reflected by at least a portion of the object, and obtain biometric information corresponding to the object based on the detection.

Electronic device including point detector and biometric information obtaining method using the same

Disclosed is an electronic device that includes a housing including a first plate facing a first direction, the first plate including a fingerprint sensing area, a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member interposed between the first and second plates, a touch screen display interposed between the first and second plates and having at least a portion exposed through the first plate of the housing, a fingerprint sensor interposed between the touch screen display and the second plate, and a processor connected to the fingerprint sensor. The processor may determine whether the fingerprint sensing area is contaminated and determine whether to register a fingerprint image captured by the fingerprint sensor based on whether the fingerprint sensing area is contaminated. In addition, it is possible to implement other various embodiment understood through the disclosure.

Electronic device including fingerprint 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

An electronic device includes a display module including: a housing; a display including a first panel including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a plurality of pixels interposed between the first surface and the second surface; a cover layer disposed on the first surface of the first panel; a second panel disposed on the second surface of the first panel; and a sensor coupled to the second surface of the first panel to provide a sensing area on the one surface of the housing.

Display module including sensor and electronic device including the display module

An electronic device having a step compensated fingerprint sensor is disclosed. The electronic device includes a display panel including a front surface and a rear surface; an elastic member, disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, including an opening and having a first designated height; a sensor having a second designated height lower than the first designated height and disposed in an inner space formed by a side surface, having the first designated height, of the opening and the rear surface of the display panel; a connection member electrically connected to the sensor and disposed on the sensor with a third designated height compensating for a difference between the first designated height and the second designated height; and a flexible substrate electrically connected to the connection member in the opening and extended to an area of the elastic member.

Electronic device including structure compensating for height difference between sensor and elastic member disposed on back surface of display

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device having a sensor module performing a plurality of functions, the electronic device comprising: the sensor module comprising a plurality of piezoelectric elements including a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes, a first signal terminal connected to the plurality of first electrodes, a second signal terminal, and a plurality of switches capable of selectively connecting at least some electrodes of the plurality of second electrodes to the second signal terminal; and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to: in a state where the second signal terminal is connected to the at least some electrodes by means of the plurality of switches, detect a pressure inputted into the sensor module by means of the first signal terminal, by using at least some of the plurality of piezoelectric elements; on the basis of the pressure, in a state where the second signal terminal is connected to the at least some electrodes by means of the plurality of switches, output an ultrasound signal by using at least some of the plurality of piezoelectric elements by means of the first signal terminal; in a state where the second signal terminal is disconnected from the at least some electrodes by means of the plurality of switches, receive the ultrasound signal reflected to an external object, by using at least some of the plurality of piezoelectric elements; and generate biometric information on the external object, at least on the basis of the received ultrasound signal. Thus, when waiting for a user's fingerprint touch, the sensor module operates as a pressure sensor, and when a predetermined pressure due to the user's fingerprint touch is detected, the sensor module can operate as a fingerprint sensor. Various other embodiments are possible.

Electronic device comprising sensor module for sensing pressure and transmitting and receiving ultrasound signal by using piezoelectric element

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

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Bongjae Rhee