Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Ho-Chul Hwang

Jae-Hyun Kim

Byoung-Hee Lee

Kyung-Hee Lee

Byoung-Uk Yoon

Young-Bae Park

Juhee Chang

Han-Bom Park

Sun-Young Lee

Moon-Soo Kim

Tae-Eon Kim

Sangju Lee

Jae-Hee You

Ki-Won Kim

Jae-hyun Kim

Ki-Huk Lee

Youngbae Park

Jung-Eun Lee

Seonmi Kim

Jin-Hee Won

Namil Lee

Nam-Il Lee

Dong-Yup Lee

Jun-Soo Lee

Joon-Rae Cho

Byeong-Jun Kim

Min-Woo Oh

Hyun-Jong Roh

Taiyong Kim

Je-Ok Lee

Hyun-Soo Kim

Ji-Hoon Kim

Kiwon Kim

Yo-Han Lee

Chi-Hyun Cho

Sang-Soo Park

Youngsoo Park

Min-Jung Kim

Dong-Ho Jang

Gangyoul Kim

Doo-hyun Kim

Jun-Tai Kim

Chulhwan Lee

Myungcheol Lee

Taeeon Kim

Myoungsung Sim

Jung-Eun Han

Chulmin Choi

Ju-Hee Chang

Hyunchul Yang

Gang-Youl Kim

Seon-Mi Kim

Gunhyuk Yoon

Beak-Kwon Son

Juntai Kim

Hyun-Ho Yu

Juhwan Woo

Jae-Mo Yang

Yun-Sung Shin

Kyuhan Kim

Kyung-hee Lee

Janghoon Kang

Nam-Woog Lee

Keun-Won Jang

Jong-Mo Kum

Sung-Hoon Jeong

Sukhyun Lee

Jongmo Kum

Seung-Yoon Heo

Cheol Yong Park

Kyoung Ho Bang

Sunghan Park

Hwangyun Cho

In-Ho Jeong

Jong-Heon Ha

Ho-Yun Lee

Bong-Hee Kang

Joong-Hak Kwon

Chang-Shik Yoon

Jae Seong Lee

Kyung Yeup Kim

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a housing comprising a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, the first surface comprising an at least partially transparent part and at least one opening formed adjacent to the at least partially transparent part; a camera positioned inside the housing, the camera comprising an image sensor facing in the first direction through the at least partially transparent part of the housing; and an acoustic component arranged between the first surface and the second surface, the acoustic component comprising a vibration plate configured to generate a sound such that the same moves in at least one direction selected from the first and second directions, a first passage formed in a third direction that is substantially perpendicular to the first direction such that the generated sound passes through the same, and a second passage formed along a fourth direction that is different from the third direction so as to connect the first passage and the at least one opening; a wireless communication circuit positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the acoustic component so as to provide the acoustic component with a signal regarding the sound; a display exposed through the first surface and positioned adjacent to the camera; and a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the camera, the acoustic component, the wireless communication circuit, and the display. Various other embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device

A slim sound component with a sealing member is provided. The sound component includes: a sound component housing including: a first plate facing toward a first direction; a second plate facing toward a second direction opposite to the first direction; and a third plate facing toward a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions; a sound generator disposed in the sound component housing to generate a sound in the first direction; a protection member mounted to be exposed through the first plate in the first direction to protect the sound generator; and a sealing member disposed between the sound component housing and the protection member, and the protection member and the sealing member are integrally formed with each other.

Sound component with sealing member and electronic device with the same

Provided are an electronic device and method for performing an operation based on proximity of an external object with respect to the electronic device. In an embodiment, an electronic device includes a plurality of sensors including first, second, and third sensor sets. A processor configured to determine a proximity state of an external object using the first sensor set, wherein the proximity state indicates whether the external object exists near the electronic device and includes a first proximity state and a second proximity state. In response to the external object being in the first proximity state, determine a detailed proximity state of the external object using the second sensor set, and in response to the external object being in the second proximity state, determine the detailed proximity state of the external object with respect to the electronic device using the third sensor set.

Electronic device and method for performing operations according to proximity of external object

An electronic device includes a housing having a first face that faces a first direction and a second face that faces a second direction which is opposite the first face, in which the first face is formed to have an at least partially transparent portion and at least one opening formed adjacent to the at least partially transparent portion; a camera located within the housing and including an image sensor that faces the first direction through the at least partially transparent portion in the housing; an acoustic component structure including a space that is at least partially formed between the camera and the second face of the housing and connected to the at least one opening, and at least one vibrating structure that is located in the space and is movable in the first direction or the second direction to generate sound; a circuit that is located within the housing and is electrically connected to the acoustic component structure to provide a sound-associated signal to the acoustic component structure; and a processor located within the housing and electrically connected to the camera, the acoustic component structure, the circuit, and the display.

Electronic device including camera and acoustic component with limited interference therebetween

A method for operation of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The method includes determining if an object is detected at a first terminal and a second terminal among a plurality of terminals of an ear jack. If the object is detected, the impedance of the second terminal is calculated, and a type of the object is determined according to the calculated impedance.

Apparatus and method for preventing malfunction in an electronic device

Disclosed is a control method for an electronic device. An electronic device according to an embodiment comprises: at least one speaker; and a processor. The processor may be configured to: obtain sound source data; obtain first sound source data, corresponding to a first designated frequency band, from the sound source data by using a filter; generate second sound source data by applying sound effect to at least a portion of sound source data corresponding to a second designated frequency band among the sound source data; generate synthesized sound source data corresponding to the sound source data by synthesizing the first sound source data and the second sound source data; and output the synthesized sound source data through the at least one speaker. Other embodiments may also be possible.

Electronic device for providing content and control method therefor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of microphones, a memory configured to store a first specified time set to form a beam in a first direction using the plurality of microphones, and a processor connected to the plurality of microphones and configured to receive a sound using the plurality of microphones, determine a direction corresponding to the received sound, and if the direction is equivalent to a second direction, associate a second specified time to the received sound as if a beam is formed in the second direction using the plurality of microphones.

Electronic device and input/output method thereof

A printed circuit board (PCB) device is provided, which includes a base board, a part, and a conductive elastic member configured to electrically connect the base board with the part. The conductive elastic member comprises a non-conductive body and at least one conductive interconnect port provided on the non-conductive body and configured to electrically connect an interconnect terminal of the base board with an interconnect terminal of the part.

Printed circuit board device

An audio accessory and an audio output method are provided. The audio accessory includes a connector configured to be connected to an external device, an audio output unit configured to output a sound, and a switching unit configured to select a signal path according to whether the sound output through the audio output unit is in a balanced mode or an unbalanced mode.

Audio accessory and audio output method

An electronic device having a speaker device. The electronic device may include a housing, a speaker device disposed inside the housing, and a sound generation circuit electrically connected to the speaker device. The speaker device may include a sound generation plate movable in a first direction, and a sound reflection construction facing the sound generation plate to form a space between the sound generation plate and the sound reflection construction. The sound generation plate includes a first surface disposed substantially at a center of the sound generation plate, the first surface having a convex shape when viewed from inside the space, and the sound reflection construction includes a second surface substantially aligned with the first surface along an axis of the housing, the second surface having a concave shape when viewed from inside the space.

Speaker device for improving sound quality in high frequency band

A wearable acoustic device with a microphone is provided. The wearable acoustic device includes a first housing forming a first acoustic emission path, a second housing combined with the first housing in a first direction that is substantially parallel to the first acoustic emission path, an acoustic component part arranged within the second housing and emitting sound through the first acoustic emission path, and at least one microphone arranged adjacent to the first acoustic emission path within the first housing.

Wearable acoustic device with microphone

A method and electronic device for adaptive processing of sound data is provided. An electronic device includes a speaker, a communication module configured to communicate with an external electronic device, and a processor connected to the communication module, wherein the processor is configured to receive data from the external electronic device using the communication module, when the data corresponds to speech, decode the data using a first decoding scheme and change the quality of the decoded data using a first signal processing scheme, when the data corresponds to music, decode the data using a second decoding scheme and change the quality of the decoded data using a second signal processing scheme, and output, through the speaker, an audio signal corresponding to the data changed using the first signal processing scheme or the second signal processing scheme.

Adaptive processing of sound data

The present disclosure discloses a wearable device with a sound sealing structure. The disclosed device may include a housing having at least one or more sound holes, at least one or more substrates fixed inside the housing, and at least one or more sound element portions disposed in the housing to face a 1direction(+) and including a sound path comprising a duct structure for connection to the sound hole. At least one or more coupling structures on which a coupling force is exerted in a 2direction facing a vertical direction of the 1direction may be formed between the housing and the sound element portion, and the sound element portion may be prevented from and/or resist being moved back in a 1direction(&#x2212;) due to the at least one or more coupling structures.

Wearable device with sound sealing structure

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Ho-Chul Hwang