Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Hyungdal Kim

Sung Ho Cho

Jeong-Min Park

Taesung Kim

Hyunchang Shin

Oh H Kwon

Hyungsup Byeon

Song Hee Jung

Heung-Sik Shin

Sung Dae Cho

Ohhyuck Kwon

Jiwoong Oh

Heungsik Shin

Joung-Min Cho

An apparatus and method for obtaining biometric information in an electronic device are provided. An electronic device comprising a display comprising a plurality of pixels, a biometric sensor disposed in at least a partial region of the display; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive an input for sensing biometric information of an external object, in response to the input, select at least one pixel among a first pixel and a second pixel in accordance with history information about use of the first pixel and second pixel, wherein the first pixel and the second pixel are disposed in the at least the partial region of the display proximate to the biometric sensor, and obtain the biometric information of an external object through the biometric sensor by using light irradiated by the selected at least one pixel.

Method for obtaining biometric information and electronic device thereof

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device includes a display, a biometric sensor disposed in the display, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the biometric sensor. The processor is configured to activate a pixel included in the display, acquire position information corresponding to the pixel through the biometric sensor, and identify a position of the biometric sensor disposed in the display based on the position information. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Electronic device and method for identifying sensor position by using pixels of display

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Hyungdal Kim