Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Lg Electronics Inc.

Sk Signet Inc.

Ho Chul Hwang

Gang Youl Kim

Jae Mo Yang

Jun Tai Kim

Min Ho Bae

Nam Il Lee

Jung Yeol An

Jong Mo Keum

Chul Min Choi

Beak Kwon Son

Chi Hyun Cho

Jae Hyung Park

Yun Jang Jin

Moon Soo Kim

Seung Geol Baek

Ga Hee Kim

Sung Chul Park

Moo Young Kim

Ki Won Kim

Ki Huk Lee

Byoung Hee Lee

Young Woo Jung

Sung Hoon Jeong

Young Seok Park

Chul Hwan Lee

Jin Woo Chung

Sung Kyu Park

Hye Jin Choi

In Seok Shim

Ho Byung Chae

Seung Won Cha

Jae Uk Ham

Se Jeong Na

Seo Yeon Park

Eui Soon Park

Won Geun Shim

Cheol Yong Park

Byung Gon Han

Jeong Gyu Jin

Mee Ryung Choi

Keun Sik Lee

Jae Goo Choi

Kyung Se Moon

Chung Youl Lee

Hye Won Im

Ju Hee Chang

Chang Shik Yoon

Jong Mo Kum

Mi Hyang Kim

An electronic device comprising: a microphone array including at least three microphones; and at least one processor configured to: identify a kind of an application that is executed; activate one or more of the microphones in the array based on each microphone's respective position within the electronic device and the type of the application; and capture audio using the activated microphones.

Electronic device including a microphone array

A method for preventing an inrush current of an electric vehicle charger may include the steps of determining whether there is a need for an increase or decrease in a charging current level while currently supplied to an electric vehicle to be charged; decreasing the charging current level at a predetermined ratio when it is determined that there is the need for the increase or decrease in the charging current level; checking whether an inrush current occurs for a first time; activating or deactivating at least one charging module to increase or decrease the charging current level according to the request of the electric vehicle to be charged, when the inrush current does not occur for the first time; checking whether the inrush current occurs for a second time; and increasing the charging current level by the charging current level requested by the electric vehicle to be charged, when the inrush current does not occur for the second time.

Electric vehicle charging method for preventing inrush current and device for the same

Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment may include an ultrasonic sensor and a processor electrically connected to the ultrasonic sensor. The processor may be configured to obtain a noise signal at a periphery of the electronic device, via the ultrasonic sensor, to determine an attribute of a first ultrasonic signal oscillated by the ultrasonic sensor, based on the obtained noise signal, and to obtain fingerprint information based on the second ultrasonic signal obtained via the ultrasonic sensor and the determined attribute. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible.

Electronic device for acquiring fingerprint information by using ultrasonic signal

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a memory, a display, a touch sensor included in the display or coupled to the display, and configured to sense a touch. A pressure sensor configured to detect a pressure value of the touch and a processor electrically connected with the memory, the display, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor, wherein the processor is configured to sense a first touch having a pressure value of a specified threshold value or greater, by using the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, store first location data of the first touch in the memory, sense a second touch, by using the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, wherein the second touch has a pressure value of the specified threshold value or greater and is made after sensing the first touch and perform a specified operation of utilizing the first location data and second location data of the second touch as an input, in response to sensing the second touch.

Electronic device that executes assigned operation in response to touch pressure, and method therefor

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a gyro sensor for sensing rotation of an electronic device; a memory for storing a plurality of head related transfer functions corresponding to a plurality of directions; and a processor configured to generate a stereo signal by applying, to an audio signal, a first head related transfer function corresponding to a first direction, generate a stereo signal by applying, to the audio signal, a second head related transfer function corresponding to a third direction symmetric to a second direction with reference to the first direction when the electronic device rotates from the first direction to the second direction, and generate a stereo signal by applying the first head related transfer function to the audio signal when a pre-designated time elapses after the electronic device rotates from the first direction to the second direction.

Electronic device and audio output method for electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a touch sensor and a display panel, a fingerprint sensor included in the display or disposed on a rear surface of the display, and at least one processor electrically connected with the display and the fingerprint sensor. The at least one processor controls an operation of the touch sensor or lowers a frequency of an operating signal of the touch sensor in response to a specified event, activates the fingerprint sensor, and captures a fingerprint image from the fingerprint sensor.

Method and electronic device for detecting fingerprint

An electronic device includes a first microphone that receives a sound generated for a specific time period, from the outside, a second microphone, which is disposed at a location spaced apart from the first microphone and which receives the sound, an audio converter comprising audio converting circuitry, and a processor electrically connected with the first microphone, the second microphone, and the audio converter. The processor is configured to convert the sound obtained from the first microphone, into a first signal and to convert the sound obtained from the second microphone, into a second signal, using the audio converter, and to determine the sound, which is generated for the specific time period, as a voice or a noise based on a frequency-related correlation between the first signal and the second signal.

Electronic device and method for classifying voice and noise

A micro speaker is provided. The micro speaker includes a diaphragm, at least one coil coupled with the diaphragm, a magnet configured to interact with a magnetic field induced by the at least one coil, and a yoke plate located on a bottom of the magnet to support the magnet and including a hole therein, top and bottom ends of the hole being opened. An area, adjacent to the hole, of a lower surface of the yoke plate has a height difference relative to another area of the lower surface of the yoke plate.

Electronic device with micro speaker

Disclosed is an electronic device includes a flexible display, a support structure that supports the flexible display and a housing, into which the flexible display and the support structure are inserted. When the support structure is inserted into the housing, the flexible display is inserted into the housing together with the support structure while being wound in a specific direction. When the support structure extends outside the housing, the flexible display is deployed so that the flexible display is substantially flat.

Electronic device including flexible display

An audio output device controls the application of active noise cancellation (ANC) levels based on a current status of the device. The audio output device includes a communication interface configured to provide a wired or wireless connection to a playback device, a signal detector configured to detect an audio signal provided through the communication interface, an ANC module configured to apply a first-level ANC to the audio signal, and a control unit configured to determine a level of the ANC to be applied by the ANC module. Upon determining that the audio signal is not provided based on information provided from at least one of the communication interface or the signal detector, the control unit instructs the ANC module to perform a second-level ANC.

Active noise cancellation in audio output device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a reception unit configured to receive an audio signal, a bandwidth change unit configured to gradually change a bandwidth of the received audio signal from a first bandwidth to a second bandwidth during a preset time, when the received audio signal is changed, and an audio output unit configured to output the received audio signal.

Electronic device and method of controlling electronic device

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Seoul, South Korea

Ho Chul Hwang