Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyoungil Song

Doukyoung Song

Jina Jeon

Jinchoul Lee

Yonghyun Park

Heonjun Ha

Dongok Choi

Seunghoon Han

Yongsang Yun

Seungnyun Kim

Chulkwi Kim

Yunguk Lee

Hokeun Kwak

Jaeheung Park

Yeotak Youn

Sangeun Mun

Nammin Jo

Minhyuk Nam

Chunsik Choi

Kyuhyung Cho

An electronic device may include: at least one camera; an encoder connected to the at least one camera through a first interface having a first number of signal lines; and a decoder connected to the encoder through a second interface having a second number of signal lines that is less than the first number. The encoder can provide, to the decoder through the second interface, data acquired from the at least one camera through the first interface and data encoded on the basis of identification information indicating each of the first number of signal lines.

Electronic device in which signal lines of camera are reduced

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a frame including a first region and a second region, a window member supported by the frame, a support member rotatably connected to the frame, a display module configured to project an image onto the window member, and a camera disposed in the second region of the frame to capture an eye part of a user. The camera may include a substrate and an image sensor disposed on the substrate, and an area of the substrate may be equal to or smaller than an area of the image sensor.

Wearable electronic device including small camera

An electronic device performing a method of tracking a user's gaze of an electronic device and outputting an augmented reality (AR) image is provided. The metho includes outputting a first light which is a structured light at a first time point toward the user's eyes, outputting a second light at a second time point toward the user's eyes, acquiring a first image in response to the output of the first light at the first time point, acquiring a second image in response to the output of the second light at the second time point, synthesizing the first image and the second image to create a third image, calculating first coordinate values, which are coordinate values of pupils of the user's eyes on the basis of the third image; and detecting a gaze direction on the basis of the first coordinate values.

Electronic device and method thereof for tracking user gaze and providing augmented reality service

An electronic device according to various embodiments disclosed herein may include a lens assembly having a structure in which at least one meta-lens and a spacer member are stacked, and an image sensor assembly attached to one side of the lens assembly to receive light passing through the lens assembly and convert the light into an optical signal. The spacer member may be fixed to one side of the lens assembly between the image sensor assembly and the lens assembly such that a cavity is defined by an inner side surface of the spacer member, a bottom surface of the lens assembly, and a top surface of the image sensor assembly.

Camera with meta-lens and electronic device including same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor, and a head-mounted display (HMD) device wirelessly connecting to the at least one processor. The at least one processor includes a first communication module, a light-emitting device, and a first processor for controlling the brightness of the light-emitting device based on a brightness adjustment signal received from the HMD device. The HMD device includes a second communication module, a sensor for measuring external illuminance, and a second processor for acquiring the external illuminance measured by the sensor, and, based on the obtained external illuminance, transmitting the brightness adjustment signal, for adjusting the brightness of the light-emitting device of the at least one processor, to the at least one processor by using the second communication module.

Brightness adjustment method and HMD device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a light source module, a display module including at least one layer, a camera module, and a processor operatively connected to the light source module, the display module, and the camera module. The processor may emit light through the light source module along a waveguide formed in the at least one layer of the display module, may use the camera module to detect, based on at least one pattern structure formed in the waveguide, at least a part of the light, which has been reflected from a user's eyeball, and may track the movement of the user's eyeball, based on the detected light.

Method and electronic device for tracking eye

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may comprise: a housing, a light output module comprising light output circuitry disposed in the housing and configured to output an image, a display member comprising a display including a first display member including a first color-changeable lens and a first waveguide disposed behind the first color-changeable lens configured to guide light generated from the light output module and a second display member including a second color-changeable lens and a second waveguide disposed behind the second color-changeable lens configured to guide the light generated from the light output module, a sensor module comprising at least one sensor including a first sensor module including a first sensor configured to detect a first illuminance of light passed through the first display member, a second sensor module including a second sensor configured to detect a second illuminance of light passed through the second display member, and a third sensor module including a third sensor configured to detect a third illuminance of light transferred to the display member, and a processor configured to adjust a first transmittance of the first color-changeable lens and a second transmittance of the second color-changeable lens based on the first illuminance, the second illuminance, or the third illuminance. The processor may be configured to, based on the first illuminance differing from the second illuminance, provide a voltage to at least one of the first color-changeable lens or the second color-changeable lens so that the first transmittance and the second transmittance are substantially equal to each other.

Wearable electronic device including sensor module

Disclosed is a head mounted electronic device including a body, a lens clip having at least one opening defined therein, wherein the lens clip is disposed on the body so as to face toward a face of a user, an infrared-ray emissive device disposed on one portion of the body, an infrared-ray imaging device disposed on an opposite portion of the body to one portion thereof, wherein the infrared-ray imaging device acquires a first eyeball image obtained when infrared-ray emitting from the infrared-ray emissive device is reflected from an eyeball of the user, and a processor operatively connected to the infrared-ray emissive device and the infrared-ray imaging device.

Lens clip for receiving user lens and head mounted electronic device for detecting whether user lens is inserted into lens clip

The electronic device includes a pad module and a main module. At least part of the patch module is attached to a user to obtain a bio-signal of the user. The pad module includes a first housing and a plurality of first electrodes disposed in the first housing. The main module is configured to record the bio-signal of the user that is transferred through the pad module. The main module includes a second housing that is coupled with the first housing in a first direction. The main module also includes a plurality of second electrodes disposed in the second housing. The plurality of second electrodes are configured to make electrical contact with the plurality of first electrodes. The main module further includes a plurality of magnetic bodies disposed in the second housing to correspond to positions of the plurality of second electrodes.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Hyoungil Song