Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jin-Wan An

Min-Soo Kim

Geon-Soo Kim

Hyun-Suk Choi

Dae-hyun Kim

Ji-Woo Lee

So-young Kim

Seung-min Choi

Jong-moo Lee

Min-sik Kim

Kyujin Kwak

Ji-woo Lee

Jinwoo Park

Daehyun Kim

Sung-Jun Kim

Soyoung Kim

Dohyung Ha

Young-Tae Kim

Jae-Il Seo

Chul-Hyung Yang

Minsik Kim

Jongmoo Lee

Soonwoong Yang

Kijae Kim

Yong-Gil Han

Seung-Hun Shin

Soon-Youl Kwon

Jun-Taek Lee

Janghoon Lee

Ki-Seok Kim

Sung-won Park

Sang-Hun Park

Hyun-Tae Jung

Gyu-Seok Shim

Myung-Hyo Bae

Kwang-Taek Woo

Woong-Seok Yang

Sang-Tae Lee

Soo-Gyu Lee

Ji-Hyuk Jang

Bo-Woong Seo

Chang-Ho Hwang

Hyosik Bang

Joon Won Chang

Chang-Hoon Shin

Kwan-Shik Park

Provided are an electronic device and a screen display method of the electronic device. More specifically, provided are an electronic device for providing an extension function to a second area according to a characteristic of a characteristic area in first and second areas of an extended touch screen, and a screen display method of the electronic device. Some of the disclosed embodiments provide an electronic device for providing an extension function to a second area according to a characteristic of a characteristic area of an application screen in first and second areas divided by a trigger in an extended touch screen. In addition thereto, various other embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device and screen display method of electronic device

An electronic apparatus having a hole area and a controlling method of are provided. More particularly, an electronic apparatus having a hole area which may enlarge an image or application screen through analysis and a method for controlling a hole area of an electronic apparatus are provided. Some embodiments provide an electronic apparatus having a hole area, capable of analyzing an edge (or edge of an application screen) of an image and displaying on one of an entire area or a main area and a method for controlling a hole area of the electronic apparatus. In addition to above, various exemplary embodiments are available.

Electronic apparatus having a hole area within screen and control method thereof

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate and a rear plate; a touch screen display operably coupled to the front plate; at least one through-hole operably disposed on the front plate; and an imaging sensor assembly facing the front plate at an acute angle with respect to the front plate. The imaging sensor assembly includes a barrel at least partially disposed in the through-hole; a plurality of lenses disposed inside the barrel; a sensor housing surrounding at least part of an outer surface of the barrel; an image sensor assembly comprising an image sensor disposed inside the sensor housing; and a processor electrically coupled to the image sensor and configured to detect an iris image.

Imaging sensor assembly having tilting structure and electronic device including the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes at least one processor and a memory electrically connected to the processor. The memory stores instructions, and the instructions are configured to cause the processor, when executed, to activate a voice recognition service in response receiving a specified user input, receive a voice command while activating the voice recognition service, provide a feedback for the voice command, deactivate the voice recognition service after providing the feedback, receive a voice signal distinct from the specified user input while deactivating the voice recognition service, in response to receiving the voice signal, identify whether at least a portion of the voice signal corresponds to a wake-up command that is obtained from the voice command, and in response to identifying that the at least the portion of the voice signal corresponds to the wake-up command, activate the voice recognition service.

Method of receiving commands for activating voice-recognition service and electronic device for implementing same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a first plate, a second plate apart from the first plate while facing the first plate, and a side member which surrounds a space between the first plate and the second plate, a touchscreen display exposed through the first plate, a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed between the touchscreen display and the second plate, a mid-plate disposed between the touchscreen display and the PCB, and extending from the side member, and at least one integrated circuit (IC) mounted on the PCB and relating to power, wherein the mid-plate can include at least one conductive path formed on a surface facing the PCB and electrically connected to the at least one IC, and the at least one conductive path can be formed with the same metallic material as the mid-plate.

Support structure including conductive paths and electronic device having the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front plate, a back plate, and a side member surrounding a space between the front plate and the back plate. The side member includes a plurality of non-conductive portions and a conductive portion. The electronic device also includes a display module, and at least one wireless communication circuit. The electronic device also includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The camera assembly is exposed through a portion of the back plate. The camera assembly includes an image sensor mounted on the PCB, and a plurality of lenses. The camera assembly also includes a barrel that surrounds the plurality of lenses, and a camera bracket that surrounds at least part of the barrel. The camera assembly also includes a metal case that surrounds at least part of the camera assembly, and a shielding structure.

Camera assembly and electronic device including the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including at least one receiving hole exposed to an outside, a magnet disposed inside the housing and adjacent to the at least one receiving hole, an input module configured to be insertable into the at least one receiving hole and including a ferrite core configured to block or redirect part of a magnetic field generated from the magnet, a sensor unit disposed inside the housing and configured to sense the magnetic field generated from the magnet, and a controller configured to sense whether the input module is inserted into the at least one receiving hole by a signal according to a strength of the magnetic field sensed by the sensor unit.

Electronic device including input module

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first face that faces in a first direction, a second face that faces in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, and a side face that at least partially encloses a space between the first face and the second face, a transparent substrate that forms at least a portion of the first face of the housing, a display disposed within the space of the housing, and exposed through at least a portion of the transparent substrate, a mechanical watch structure at least partially disposed between the transparent substrate and the display, and configured to be physically movable, at least one processor electrically connected to the display and the mechanical watch structure, and a memory electrically connected to the at least one processor. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to control the display and the mechanical watch structure.

Watch-type wearable device

Disclosed are various embodiments relating to an electronic device that includes a key An electronic device may include a housing having a through-hole formed therein. A key may be exposed through the through-hole and configured to be pressed. A key switch may be located on a rear surface of the key, wherein the key structure may be configured to enable the key to be pressed and to detect the press of the key. Moreover, a structure provided on a lower portion of the housing may be able to bear a pressure exerted by a user when pressing the key in a direction opposite the housing. Further, a dummy detachably provided between the housing and the structure, wherein the dummy, when being attached, may support the key and the key switch such that both are capable of being pressed in the through-hole toward the direction of the structure.

Electronic device including key

A method for controlling a combined display in an electronic device includes: performing connection to at least one sub-electronic device; receiving an image from the at least one sub-electronic device; and identifying relative position information of the at least one sub-electronic device with respect to the electronic device by using the image; and configuring the combined display in cooperation with the at least one sub-electronic device by using the relative position information.

Method for controlling combined display and electronic device thereof

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Daegu, South Korea

Jin-Wan An