Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jeonggyu Jo

Il Gyu Kim

Bokyung Sim

Dongil Son

Hyeongsoon Park

Bongjae Rhee

Yonghwa Kim

Yongwon Lee

Joohan Kim

Daekwang Jung

Junghoon Park

Seongwoo Choi

Il Do Kim

Seunggoo Kang

Jinman Kim

Hoyeong Lim

Incheol Baek

Dareum Kang

Chohee Park

Jungsik Park

Jungchul An

Hyunsuk Choi

Chihyun Cho

Hyunseok Kim

Seungbo Shim

Dongyoung Lee

Jaehwan Lee

Sunghyup Lee

Jaedeok Lim

Heeseok Jung

Yanghee Lee

Woosung Chun

Byunghoon Lee

Hyunwoo Sim

Yongseung Yi

Dongyup Lee

Beomju Kim

Sunggwan Woo

Hyojun Koo

Hyeoncheol Jeong

Dohyun Bae

An electronic device includes a display which is foldable at a folding region of the display, a housing which is foldable together with the display, the housing including a first housing and a second housing, and a sensor which is on the first housing and detects a magnetic field, and a hinge structure which corresponds to the folding region of the display, is foldable together with the display and hingedly connects the first housing and the second housing to each other, the hinge structure including a magnet which is slidable along the first housing. Folding of the hinge structure includes folding of the housing together with folding of the display and sliding of the magnet relative to the sensor.

Flexible display and electronic device including the same

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure includes a front plate configured to form at least a part of a front surface of the electronic device, a speaker disposed in the electronic device, a barometric pressure sensor disposed in the electronic device to measure barometric pressure, a housing configured to form a side surface of the electronic device, and a first slit provided as a gap having a first interval between the housing and an edge portion of the front plate, wherein the housing includes a sound output hole provided at a position at which the speaker is disposed, and a through-hole provided at a position at which the barometric pressure sensor is disposed, and the housing is spaced apart from the front plate to provide a duct configured to connect the through-hole and a sound output passage which is a space for connecting the first slit and the sound output hole. In addition, various other embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Electronic device including barometric pressure sensor

An electronic device may include: a first camera module that captures a first image at a first angle of view; a second camera module that captures a second image at a second angle of view different from the first angle of view; and a processor configured to activate the second camera module in response to a case in which at least one of objects detected in the first image deviates from the first angle of view.

Electronic device and method for capturing image by using angle of view of camera module

An electronic device including a keyless sensor according to various embodiments includes: a case including an opening; a sensor frame provided inside the case and at least partially exposed to an outside of the case through the opening, the sensor frame including a conductive part and a non-conductive part; and a hybrid sensor provided inside the case and accommodated in the sensor frame, wherein the hybrid sensor includes: a base disposed in the sensor frame; a pressure sensor disposed on the base and in contact with the conductive part; and a touch sensor disposed on the base and in contact with the non-conductive part.

Electronic device with keyless sensor

Disclosed is an electronic device including a sound output module. The sound output module includes a sound output housing and a motor unit positioned in an inner space and communicating with an inner space of the speaker unit to generate a vibration force. The motor unit may include a motor body forming a volume space communicating with the inner space of the speaker unit and a vibration body positioned in the motor body to generate a vibration force. A communication hole may be formed in an outer wall of the motor body for the inner space of the speaker unit and the volume space to communicate with each other.

Electronic device including audio output module

An electronic device and method for generating an audio signal is provided. According to various example embodiments, an electronic device may include a display configured to depict visual information to the outside of the electronic device. The electronic device further includes an actuator to cause the display to vibrate. A processor is electrically connected to the actuator and the display. The processor applies a pilot signal to the actuator, and detects an amount of vibration of the display caused by applying the pilot signal. The processor sets an environment of the audio signal based on the amount of vibration of the display.

Electronic device and method for generating audio signal

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device including a liquid crystal, the electronic device including: a piece of glass; a display disposed under a first region of the piece of glass; a power supplying module; one or more electrode films; and one or more liquid crystal layers disposed between the one or more electrode films. The electronic device may also include: a light reflection member (e.g., cholesteric liquid crystal) disposed under a second region of the piece of glass; a processor operatively connected to the display, the power supplying module, and the light reflection member; and a memory operatively connected to the processor. The processor can check the content to be displayed through the display, and can use the power supplying module to supply power to the light reflection member on the basis of at least the checked content, so that the one or more liquid crystal layers reflects at least a portion of light incident from the outside of the electronic device. In addition, other embodiments are possible.

Electronic device including liquid crystal for reflecting light of designated wavelength

The present invention relates to a method for improving the visibility of a display and an electronic device for implementing same, the electronic device comprising: a display panel including a polarization layer and a phase delay layer; an impact absorbing member disposed below the display panel and having an opening; an image sensor disposed corresponding to the opening; a first phase delay member disposed below the display panel to correspond to the opening such that a part of the light passed through the display panel and rotating in a circular direction of a first direction vibrates linearly in the first direction; a polarizing member disposed below the first phase delay member; and a second phase delay member disposed below the polarizing member such that a part of the light transmitted through the polarizing member and vibrating linearly in the first direction may rotate in a circular direction of a second direction.

Electronic device comprising polarizing member and phase delay member for blocking light reflected by sensor disposed below display

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display including a plurality of thin film transistors (TFTs), a proximity sensor disposed under the display and including a plurality of light emitting units, and at least one processor operatively coupled to the display and the proximity sensor. The light generated from the proximity sensor may have a lower energy than the work function of silicon included in the plurality of TFTs of the display.

Electronic device and method for operating proximity sensor included in electronic device

An electronic device including a bonding layer in contact with an active area of a digitizer may include: the digitizer, a main magnet attached to a surface of the digitizer, a flexible printed circuit board electrically connected to the digitizer, and a bonding layer connecting the digitizer and the flexible printed circuit board, wherein the flexible printed circuit board includes a base part overlapping the bonding layer with respect to a stacking direction of the digitizer, the flexible printed circuit board, and the bonding layer, and extension parts extending toward the main magnet from the base part.

Electronic device comprising bonding layer in contact with active area of digitizer

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a front plate facing a first direction, a rear plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side member configured to enclose a space between the front plate and the rear plate, a display panel having a first surface viewed through the front plate, a cover panel coupled to a second surface of the display panel and positioned at an inner area of the display panel, the cover panel comprising a hole formed adjacent to a first edge of the display panel, and a sensor comprising a light receiving portion positioned to correspond to a position of the hole of the cover panel, and a light emitting portion positioned at an outer area of the display panel.

Display assembly and electronic device including the same

An electronic device is provided. An electronic device includes a sensor, a display including a first surface and a second surface, a rear linear polarizer disposed at a front surface of the sensor module, a rear phase difference film disposed between a front surface of the rear linear polarizer and the second surface of the display, a front phase difference film disposed at the first surface of the display at a position corresponding to a location of the sensor, a front linear polarizer disposed at a front surface of the front phase difference film, and a front plate disposed at a front surface of the front linear polarizer.

Electronic device for improving performance of sensor

Disclosed is an electronic device that includes a housing, a display module that includes a first panel including a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of pixels disposed between the first surface and the second surface, a cover layer that is disposed on the first surface of the first panel and that forms one surface of the housing, and a second panel disposed on the second surface of the first panel, and a sensor that is coupled to the display module and that forms a sensing area on the one surface of the housing. The display module includes an opening that is formed through the second panel and in which the sensor is disposed, and the sensor includes an active area and an inactive area formed around the active area. A first adhesive material is formed between the active area and the first panel. The first adhesive material includes a mechanical or thermal characteristic that a glass transition temperature Tg ranges from 0&#xb0; C. to 25&#xb0; C. in a frequency condition of 0.01 Hz to 0.1 Hz, a modulus of elasticity at 35&#xb0; C. or more is 0.2 GPa or less, and a modulus of elasticity at &#x2212;10&#xb0; C. or less is 1 GPa or more.

Electronic device including display module including sensor and method for manufacturing the display module

An electronic device includes a housing having a hole formed therein, an audio device inside the housing and communicating with an outside of the electronic device through the hole, a gas sensor inside the housing and communicating with the outside through the hole, a proximity sensor inside the housing, a wireless communication module inside the housing, and a processor inside the housing. The processor is configured to acquire data associated with air outside the electronic device by using the gas sensor, to recognize a user gesture of starting a proximity call by using the proximity sensor, and to calculate air quality of the outside air based on at least one of data acquired by the gas sensor before the proximity call starting gesture is recognized and data acquired by the gas sensor after a gesture of ending the proximity call is recognized. Other various embodiments are possible.

Electronic device having structure with gas sensor

An electronic device includes a display including a first surface facing a first direction to output display information and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, a biometric sensor including a sensing surface disposed to face a partial area of the second surface of the display and a side surface formed in a lateral direction, a first fixing member interposed between the partial area of the second surface and the biometric sensor such that the sensing surface is attached to the partial area of the second surface, and hardened at a specified temperature, and a second fixing member attached to at least a portion of the side surface and at least a portion of a peripheral area adjacent to the partial area of the second surface and hardened by light of a specified wavelength.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Jeonggyu Jo