Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Bongsub Kim

Minsoo Kim

Sangmin Lee

Jiwoo Lee

Taewon Kim

Jongheon Lee

Hyunsuk Choi

Muyeol Lee

Hyukjin Jung

Bowoong Seo

Jeongsik Kim

An electronic device including an antenna implements a method for recognizing whether a case is attached to the electronic device by using the antenna. The electronic device is configured to attach to an electronic device cover which may include: a cover part configured to surround at least a portion of a housing of the electronic device or form at least a portion of a rear plate of the electronic device; and at least one conductive member configured to, when the electronic device is attached to the cover part, at least partially overlap at least two antennas arranged inside the electronic device and spaced apart from each other. A coupling between at least one of the at least two antennas and the at least one conductive member may be used to recognize whether the electronic device is attached to the cover part.

Electronic device including antennas for detecting signal indicating whether a cover is attached to the electronic device and a cover configured to cover the electronic device

According to one aspect of the disclosure an electronic device comprises a foldable housing including: a hinge structure, a first housing structure connected to the hinge structure, and including a first face and a second face opposite the first face, and a second housing structure connected to the hinge structure and including a third face and a fourth face opposite the third face, the second housing structure being configured to be rotated about the hinge structure; a flexible display extending over the first face and over the third face; at least one sensor disposed within the foldable housing, and configured to sense an angle formed between the first face and the third face; a first haptic actuator disposed within the first housing structure; a second haptic actuator disposed within the second housing structure; at least one processor disposed within the first housing structure or the second housing structure, and operatively connected to the flexible display, the at least one sensor, the first haptic actuator, and the second haptic actuator. The at least one processor may detect a folding state of the foldable housing using the at least one sensor, and independently control the first haptic actuator and the second haptic actuator based on at least part of the detected folding state.

Electronic device including haptic actuator

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device comprises a first housing structure; and a second housing structure hingedly connected to the first housing structure along a hinge axis, wherein a first surface of the first housing structure faces a first surface of the second housing structure in a folded configuration of the electronic device, and the first surface of the first housing structure and the first surface of the second housing structure are planar in an unfolded configuration of the electronic device; a first display disposed on the first surface of the first housing structure and the first surface of the second housing structure, and bendable about the hinge axis; and a sliding structure retractably disposed in the first housing structure, configured to protrude to the outside of the first housing structure in a direction substantially co-planar to the first surface of the first housing structure, the sliding structure comprising at least one optical input module facing a direction substantially orthogonal to the first surface.

Foldable electronic device including sliding structure and method for controlling the same

An electronic device including an indicator is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing structure including a first face oriented in a first direction, and a second face oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, a second housing structure including a third face oriented in a third direction, and a fourth face oriented in a fourth direction opposite the third direction, a hinge structure rotatably connecting the first housing structure and the second housing structure to each other, the hinge structure configured to provide a folding axis that is a rotating center of the first housing structure and the second housing structure, a flexible display extending from the first face to the third face across the hinge structure, and a hinge case disposed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure to accommodate the hinge structure therein to conceal or protect the hinge structure.

Electronic device including indicator

Disclosed is a foldable electronic device including a flexible display, a sensor panel, a sensor circuitry, a first housing, a second housing, and a folding structure configured to rotate the first housing or the second housing. The sensor panel includes a plurality of loop coils. The sensor circuitry transmits or receives a first resonance signal to recognize an operation of an electronic pen through the plurality of loop coils, outputs a second resonance signal through a first loop coil included in one panel part of the first panel part or the second panel part, receives the second resonance signal through a second loop coil included in a remaining one panel part of the first panel part or the second panel part, and determines an angle between the first housing and the second housing, based on the received second resonance signal.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Bongsub Kim