Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Dong Il Son

Chi Hyun Cho

Chang Ryong Heo

Sun Min Hwang

Won Suk Choi

Ji Hyun Park

Jong Chul Choi

Du Hyun Kim

Kwang Sub Son

Su Ha Yoon

Sun Kee Lee

Sung Hyuk Shin

Sung Ho Son

Yong Seung Yi

Hyun Seok Kim

Sang Youn Lee

Ho Saeng Kim

Seung Nyun Kim

Young Sik Choi

Ho Yeong Lim

Seung Goo Kang

Yong Jae Lee

Ho Sub Lim

Seung Min Choi

Je Kook Kim

Ga Jin Song

Seung Jun Hyun

Jung Su Ha

Jin Ho Lim

Bum Ki Baek

Jeong Gyu Jo

Jae Seok Joo

Mi Jeong Song

Yang Wook Kim

Tae Kyung Lee

Hee Yeon Jeong

Ik Joo Byun

Jin Hwan Seo

Woo Taek Song

Shong Uk Shin

Byeong Bae Hyeon

Geon Ho Yoon

Pil Kyoo Han

Bo Kyung Sim

Hee Kang Yun

Tae Lee Lee

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing including a hole formed therethrough; an earphone jack built in the housing such that an earphone plug is received therein through the hole; a gas sensor integrally formed with the earphone jack; a memory positioned inside the housing; and a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected with the earphone jack, the gas sensor, and the memory, wherein the memory stores instructions by which, when executed, the processor: controls the gas sensor to obtain data related to a specific component of the outside air; and causes the gas sensor to calculate a cleanliness level of the outside air on the basis of at least one of data obtained before a predetermined measurement disturbance element is generated and data obtained after the measurement disturbance element is removed. Other various embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device comprising earphone jack integrally formed with gas sensor

An electronic device which can control battery charging on the basis of the state of a battery by checking the voltage of a battery and the output voltage of a charging circuit, while the battery is being charged in a constant current state, and determining the state of the battery on the basis of at least the voltage of the battery and the output voltage of the charging circuit. Other various embodiments identified in the description are possible.

Method and device for controlling charging on basis of state of battery

Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a method and apparatus for acquiring and providing information related to a state of an electronic device in Wireless Access in Vehicular Environment (WAVE) communication. According to various embodiments, the electronic device may include a communication module, at least one sensor, and a processor. The processor may be configured to identify a state related to a movement of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor, wherein the identifying of the state related to the movement includes transmitting information related to the movement to an external electronic device by using the communication module, and transmit, to the external electronic device, the information related to the movement and information related to the state change by using the communication module if the state related to the movement is changed. Various embodiments are possible.

Method and device for transmitting data on basis of change in state related to movement of electronic device

A portable communication device is provided. A communication connection is established with a first external device. A telephone call function using is deactivated, based at least in part on a determination that the portable communication device is communicatively coupled with the first external device and that a cellular communication circuitry of the first external device is available. While the telephone call function is deactivated, a telephone call is performed with respect to a second external device using the communication connection and a cellular communication between the first external device and the second external device. The cellular communication is established via the cellular communication circuitry of the first external device.

Method of operating function and resource of electronic device

The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface and a second surface. The first surface includes a first side, a second side, a third side, and a fourth side, a first conductive member extending along the first side, a second conductive member extending along the third side, a first communication circuit including a transmission port and at least one first reception port. The at least one first reception port is electrically coupled with at least one of the first conductive member or the second conductive member, a second communication circuit including a second reception port, and a switching circuit configured to selectively provide a first electrical path for electrically coupling the transmission port and the second reception port with the first conductive member or a second electrical path for electrically coupling the transmission port and the second reception port with the second conductive member.

Electronic device and method for switching antenna thereof

An electronic device includes a power management circuit which supplies power from a battery to electronic components, a battery management circuit which controls connection between the battery and the power management circuit, a physical key formed on a part of the electronic device, a key control circuit which controls connection between the physical key and the battery management circuit, and a processor connected to the power management circuit. The processor is configured to transmit a signal for powering off the electronic device to the power management circuit, and when the electronic device is powered off, to control the key control circuit to connect the physical key with the battery management circuit. The power management circuit is configured to, when receiving the signal for powering off the electronic device, control the battery management circuit to disconnect the battery from the one or more electronic components included in the electronic device.

Method and apparatus for managing battery of electronic device

A head-mounted device including a main frame couplable to an electronic device and a support part configured to affix the main frame to a facial side of the user, and an auxiliary input device including a body, an input module disposed on at least one surface of the body and configured to process an input signal for controlling a function of the electronic device, a sensor module disposed in the body and configured to obtain sensing information in accordance with a movement of the auxiliary input device, and a connection part electrically connectable to the electronic device and configured to serve as a path through which the input signal and the sensing information are transmitted to the electronic device is provided.

Head-mounted display device with detachable device

A portable communication device is provided. The portable communication device includes a first communication circuitry to perform a short-range communication; a second communication circuitry to perform a cellular communication; and a processor configured to establish, via the first communication circuitry, a communication connection with a first external device; deactivate the second communication circuitry, based at least in part on a determination that the portable communication device is communicatively coupled with the first external device via the communication connection; and while the second communication circuitry is deactivated, perform a telephone call with respect to a second external device using the communication connection.

An electronic device comprising a housing, a display, a light emitting module, a camera, and a processor electrically connected with the light emitting module and the camera. The housing includes a first surface that is open in a first direction and a second surface that is disposed in a second direction. The display including a window disposed on the first surface that is open. The light emitting module is disposed under the window to radiate light related to an iris sensing function. The camera is disposed under the window and spaced apart from the light emitting module by a specific distance. The processor selectively performs at least one of the iris sensing function, a proximity sensing function or a super proximity sensing function based on the camera according to a type of an application under execution.

Electronic device including iris recognition sensor and method of operating the same

An electronic device includes a housing, a display device exposed through a first part of the housing, a recess formed in a second part of the housing, a receptacle formed in the recess, a plurality of conductive contacts disposed inside the receptacle and including a first contact, a first circuit that supplies and/or receives a current of a first level or larger to and/or from the first contact when an external connector is inserted into the receptacle, a first switching device that electrically connects the first circuit with the first contact or to interrupt a connection between the first circuit and the first contact, a second circuit that detects existence of a foreign object contacting the first contact while the external connector is inserted into the receptacle and a control circuit that controls the first switching device based at least in part on information regarding the detected existence of the foreign object.

Electronic device supporting USB interface and control method for USB interface

An electronic device for a head-mounted device (HMD) is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a memory configured to store virtual reality content, a processor configured to play back binocular image data based on the virtual reality content on the display, and a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device. At this time, the processor is configured to determine whether the virtual reality content is stored in the external device and to determine data to be transmitted to the external device based on the determined result.

Method for sharing images and electronic device performing thereof

Disclosed is a method of outputting an alarm, the method being performed by an electronic device, the method including receiving a request for setting a schedule, from at least one user, storing identification information and schedule execution information on the at least one user, and tracking a target user of the schedule. If an alarm execution time included in the schedule execution information comes, the method further includes providing an alarm related to the schedule to the target user in a specific manner.

Method of outputting alarm and electronic device supporting the same

A function operating method of an electronic device is provided. The method includes receiving, by a first electronic device, information relating to a second electronic device; and deactivating at least one of a function or a component of the first electronic device based on the received information. A communication method of an electronic device is also provided. The method includes comparing, by a first electronic device including a first communication module, resource states of the first electronic device and a second electronic device including a second communication module; providing information relating to a state change of the second communication module based on at least the comparison result; and receiving a communication signal for the first electronic device or the second electronic device via the first communication module.

The present disclosure provides an electronic device for making a video call. The electronic device includes at least one camera, a communication module, and a processor that makes a video call with an external electronic device by using an image captured by the at least one camera, and if a control signal is received from the external electronic device, through the communication module, controls the at least one camera, based on the control signal.

Video call method and device

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing having a first surface, a second surface and a side surface, a touch screen display including a conductive plane substantially parallel with the first surface, a printed circuit board positioned between the touch screen display and the second surface substantially parallel with the conductive plane; a wireless communication circuit, and a side member forming at least a portion of the side surface, which includes a first elongated part surrounding at least a portion of the conductive plane and formed of a non-conductive material, and a second elongated part surrounding at least a portion of the printed circuit board, but no portion of the conductive plane, and extending in parallel with the first elongated part. The second elongated part is formed of a conductive material, and is electrically coupled to the wireless communication circuit.

Electronic device including antenna

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Dong Il Son