Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Choel-Hwi Kwon

Hyun-Suk Choi

Soon-Sang Park

Seung-Hun Kim

Jaehyung Seo

Jicheng Zheng

Jiseob Hyun

Beom-Mun Kim

Yongmin Shin

A method and an apparatus for transmitting a message in an electronic device are provided. The method for transmitting a hidden message includes displaying one or more hiding frames in an input message display area of a display, and transmitting a message including information on the hiding frame.

Method for transmitting message and electronic device thereof

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the disclosure may include a housing including a front plate, a back plate disposed to the opposite side of the front plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the front plate and the back plate, wherein at least a part of the back plate is constructed of a conductive material, and the side member includes an opening, a touch screen display disposed between the front plate and the back plate, a female connector disposed inside the opening, constructed to house a meal connector an external male connector, and including a plurality of pins, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed inside the space and including a ground plane, a circuit electrically coupled to the ground plane and/or mounted thereon to cut off leak current from the PCB, a first conductive path constructed between the circuit and a first point of at least part of the back plate, and a second conductive path constructed between at least one of the pins and a second point of at least part of the back plate. In addition, various other embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device having conductive exterior member and method for detecting leak current regarding same

An electronic device includes a housing having a first and second battery, a power management integrated circuit, a battery charging circuit, and a booster circuit. The housing also includes a first switch connected with the first battery, a second switch connected with the second battery, and a control circuit. The control circuit provides, one of a first state where the first battery is connected with the PMIC and the battery charging circuit, a second state where the first battery is connected with the booster circuit and the battery charging circuit, a third state where the first battery forms an open circuit, a fourth state where the second battery is connected with the PMIC and the battery charging circuit, a fifth state where the second battery is connected with the booster circuit and the battery charging circuit, and a sixth state where the second battery forms an open circuit.

Method for controlling multiple batteries and electronic device for implementing same

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Daegu, South Korea

Choel-Hwi Kwon