Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jaemoon Cha

Yeonjoo Lee

Seonyun Kim

Suyoung Park

Sunmin Hwang

Seongju Lee

Jaewoo Park

Woohyuk Jang

Kyujae Jang

Minhwan Jeon

Hyeyong Go

Wonseob Kim

Kukjeong Kim

Deunghyeon Jeong

Kwangsu Lee

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: at least one antenna; and at least one communication processor configured to support first network communication with a first network and second network communication with a second network different from the first network. The at least one communication processor may be configured to: identify a first cumulative SAR value based on radiation of a communication signal corresponding to the first network communication via a first part of the at least one antenna and a second cumulative SAR value based on radiation of a communication signal corresponding to the second network communication via a second part of the at least one antenna; and adjust one of a transmission intensity of a first communication signal corresponding to the first network communication or a transmission intensity of a second communication signal corresponding to the second network communication, based on a designated condition satisfied by the first cumulative SAR value and the second cumulative SAR value.

Electronic device for adjusting transmission power based on SAR and method for operating same

According to an embodiment, an electronic device may comprise: at least one communication processor, an RF circuitry connected to the at least one communication processor, and a plurality of antennas connected to the RF circuitry. The at least one communication processor may be configured to, based on identifying a folding state of the electronic device being an open state, control the RF circuitry to provide a first RF signal corresponding to a first frequency band to a first antenna among the plurality of antennas. The at least one communication processor may be configured to, based on identifying the folding state of the electronic device being a closed state, identify whether the electronic device is gripped. The at least one communication processor may be configured to control the RF circuitry to provide a second RF signal corresponding to the first frequency band to a second antenna different from the first antenna among the plurality of antennas, based on identifying that the electronic device is gripped.

Electronic device changing transmission antenna and method for operating the same

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: receive at least one message causing a random access (RA) procedure for a second cell based on a second radio access technology (RAT) different from a first RAT while being connected to a first cell based on the first RAT, identify, based on the reception of the at least one message, a first accumulative specific absorption rate (SAR) having occurred based on transmission of at least one RF signal based on the first RAT and/or the second RAT for a first time interval, transmit an RA preamble message to the second cell based on determining, based on the first accumulative SAR, that performing the RA procedure for the second cell based on the second RAT is possible, and refrain from transmitting the RA preamble message based on determining, based on the first accumulative SAR, that performing the RA procedure for the second cell based on the second RAT is impossible.

Electronic device performing random access procedure and method for operating thereof

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: at least one antenna, a plurality of radio frequency (RF) devices configured to perform generation of a transmission RF signal input to the at least one antenna and/or conversion of a reception RF signal output from the at least one antenna, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to: detect an error in at least one RF device among the plurality of RF devices, identify at least one RF path associated with the at least one RF device with the error and at least one frequency associated with the at least one RF path, adjust a user equipment (UE) capability supported by the electronic device, by modifying and/or deleting an information element associated with the at least one frequency among at least one information element of the UE capability, based on the at least one RF path, and report the adjusted UE capability to a network.

Electronic device managing UE capability and method for operating the same

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: at least one antenna; and at least one communication processor configured to upport first network communication with a first network and second network communication with a second network different from the first network. The at least one communication processor may be configured to: identify a first cumulative SAR value based on radiation of a communication signal corresponding to the first network communication via a first part of the at least one antenna and a second cumulative SAR value based on radiation of a communication signal corresponding to the second network communication via a second part of the at least one antenna; and adjust one of a transmission intensity of a first communication signal corresponding to the first network communication or a transmission intensity of a second communication signal corresponding to the second network communication, based on a designated condition satisfied by the first cumulative SAR value and the second cumulative SAR value.

An electronic device according to various embodiments includes: at least one communication processor configured to support a plurality of network communications, a shared antenna configured to transmit at least one communication signal corresponding to the plurality of network communications, an antenna tuning circuit configured to adjust resonance characteristics of the shared antenna, and a memory configured to store a plurality of antenna configurations applied to the antenna tuning circuit, wherein the at least one communication processor is configured to: identify a plurality of target power values corresponding to the plurality of network communication, respectively, identify a first antenna configuration of the antenna tuning circuit to minimize the power consumption among the plurality of antenna configurations stored in the memory based on the at least one communication signal being transmitted through the shared antenna, based on the plurality of target power values, and apply the first antenna configuration to the antenna tuning circuit.

Electronic device for adjusting antenna configuration and method for operating same

Disclosed is an electronic device and control method for changing an antenna setting according to a bandwidth of a signal. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present document may comprise at least one antenna, an antenna tuning circuit, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: receive signals from a plurality of external devices according to a first antenna setting by using the at least one antenna, respectively; check received power intensities of the received signals, respectively; when the checked received power intensities are equal to or greater than a predesignated threshold intensity, identify a ratio of a signal having a maximum bandwidth from among the signals received from the plurality of external devices; and at least partially on the basis of the identified ratio, change the first antenna setting to a second antenna setting by using the antenna tuning circuit.

Electronic device and control method for changing antenna setting according to bandwidth of signal

According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a communication processor; at least one RFIC connected to the communication processor; a first RFFE circuit connected to the at least one RFIC and configured to process a first signal corresponding to a first communication network; and a second RFFE circuit connected to the at least one RFIC and configured to process a second signal corresponding to a second communication network, and the communication processor may be configured to: identify a maximum frequency bandwidth that is supportable in the first communication network based on information received from the first communication network, and if the identified maximum frequency bandwidth is identified as a frequency bandwidth that is capable of being processed via the second RFFE circuit, transmit, via the second RFFE circuit, a third signal to the first communication network. Other various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device and method for setting transmission path in electronic device

To control antenna characteristics in an electronic device, a method for operating the electronic device may include identifying communication states related to a first radio access technology (RAT) and a second RAT, determining a mode of a tuner which controls characteristics of an antenna for the second RAT, based on the communication states, and controlling the tuner according to the mode.

Method for controlling antenna characteristics and an electronic device thereof

An electronic device may include: a memory storing a plurality of antenna configurations, at least one communication processor configured to support at least one network communication, at least one antenna configured to transmit at least one communication signal corresponding to the at least one network communication, and at least one antenna-tuning circuit configured to adjust a resonance characteristic of the at least one antenna, wherein the at least one communication processor is configured to: identify a cumulative specific absorption rate (SAR) value associated with emission of the at least one communication signal based on an antenna configuration of the at least one antenna-tuning circuit among the plurality of antenna configurations; and adjust a transmission strength of a communication signal corresponding to at least one of the at least one network communication based on the cumulative SAR value satisfying a designated condition.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Jaemoon Cha