Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Duckwon Yoon

Byungku Park

Minjun Kim

Jongheon Kim

Minchul Sung

Jiwoo Lee

Sunghwan Cho

Myoungjun Choi

Byongjeon Lee

Kisung Jung

Moonkyou Kim

Taegun Kim

Yeungjin Yeu

Dongjin Sohn

An electronic device supporting a wireless charging function is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a wireless charging coil disposed in the housing, a plurality of piezoelectric elements disposed around the wireless charging coil, a touch panel apart from the wireless charging coil in one direction, and at least one processor electrically connected with the wireless charging coil, the plurality of the piezoelectric elements, and the touch panel, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to obtain pressure data of an external device placed on the touch panel using the plurality of the piezoelectric elements, determine alignment of the external device and the wireless charging coil based on the pressure data, and output an alignment notification according to a result of determining the alignment.

Wireless charging device for providing touch pad and haptic

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a wireless charging function and a method thereof, and the electronic device that supports the wireless charging function may include a housing, a first sensor layer, disposed inside the housing and including a first electrode pattern and a plurality of first openings formed in the first electrode pattern, a second sensor layer, disposed below the first sensor layer and including a second electrode pattern and a plurality of second openings formed in the second electrode pattern, and a wireless charging coil, disposed below the second sensor layer and configured to transmit power via the plurality of first openings and the plurality of second openings in a wireless manner.

Electronic device for providing wireless charging function and operation method thereof

According certain embodiments of the disclosure, an input device comprises: a touch pad exposed through a first surface of the input device; a sensor circuit configured to sense a movement of the input device; a communication circuit configured to communicate with an external device; and a processor connected to the touch pad, the sensor circuit and the communication circuit, wherein the processor is configured to: when the sensor circuit detects movement of the input device satisfies a specified condition, prompt a user to enter predetermined inputs indicating a reference direction, receive actual user inputs indicating a first direction, and determine the first direction based on the actual user inputs; when a touch input on the touch pad is detected by using the touch pad, determine touch coordinate information for the touch input based on an angle between the reference direction on the touch pad and the first direction; and send the touch coordinate information to the external device through the communication circuit.

Input device and electronic device interacting with input device

An electronic device for providing a wireless charging function and a method thereof is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a touch pad which is disposed in the housing and includes an electrode pattern and multiple openings formed on the electrode pattern, a wireless charging coil, and a processor operationally connected to the touch pad and the wireless charging coil, wherein the processor is configured to perform a touch detection function of detecting a touch by an inputting subject by using at least one electrode pattern of the touch pad, calculate a capacitance variation of the touch pad while the touch detection function is performed, determine whether the inputting subject requires a charging function, based on the calculated capacitance variation, and, in response to determining that the inputting subject requires the charging function, perform a charging function of transmitting power by using the wireless charging coil.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Duckwon Yoon