Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Jun-Hui Lee

Seung-Hyun Park

Seon-Ho Han

Jin-Man Kim

In-Kyu Choi

Tae-Gyun Kim

Joon Young Heo

Jung-Je Bang

Woo-Jin Jung

Jong-Hae Kim

Ki-Jung Kim

Do-Hun Cha

Ju-Nyun Kim

Hee-Young Yun

Gwang-Hui Lee

Byung-Kyu Kim

Jae-Kwang Sim

Chul-Woo Jin

Chang-Ha Kim

Yun-Mi Heo

An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure may include: a housing; an optical element unit which may be configured to emit light toward a user's body, receive light reflected from the user's body, and convert the received light into a first signal; an IC element which may be configured to convert the first signal provided from the optical element unit into a second signal, and provide the second signal to a main circuit board disposed in the housing; a first circuit board that may be disposed between the optical element unit and the IC element and may be electrically connected to the optical element unit and the IC element; and a second circuit board that may include at least one first opening in which the IC element is mounted. The housing may include at least one transparent region such that the light generated by the optical element unit is transmitted through the transparent region to an exterior of the housing.

Electronic device including biometric sensor

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first housing surface that faces a first side, a second housing surface that faces a second side, and a side surface that surrounds at least a portion of a space between the first housing surface and the second housing surface, a display arranged within the housing and including a first display surface including a display screen exposed through the first housing surface and a second display surface that faces the second side, a structure arranged between the second display surface and the second housing surface including a contact surface, the structure including a through-opening, and a sensor, at least a portion of which is arranged within the opening and which is arranged to detect at least a portion of light received from the outside of the housing after passing through the first housing surface and the display.

Electronic device including display and sensor

An electronic device comprising: a sensing circuit configured to detect information relating to a mounting state of the electronic device when the electronic device is mounted on an external device; and a control circuit operatively coupled to the sensing circuit, configured to: detect the mounting state of the electronic device based on the information; and perform a charging operation based on the mounting state of the electronic device.

Electronic device and method for wireless charging in electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a frame and a display member exposed through an opening of the frame. The display member includes a first glass exposed through the opening to an outside and a second glass disposed on a surface of the first glass. The second glass includes an area formed to project beyond an edge of the first glass such that the area is positioned inside the frame.

Electronic device

A method and device for managing a Base Station (BS) list by a first electronic device. The method includes transmitting the BS list to a second electronic device connected to the first electronic device via short-range communication; determining whether a preset time lapses from the transmission of the BS list; updating the BS list when the preset time lapses; and transmitting the updated BS list to the second electronic device. The device includes a communication module configured to transmit the BS list to a second electronic device connected to the first electronic device via short-range communication; and a list management module configured to determine whether a preset time lapses from the transmission of the BS list, update the BS list when the preset time lapses, and control the communication module to transmit the updated BS list to the second electronic device.

Electronic device and method of managing BS list thereof

A keyboard and mobile device are provided that include a plurality of keys installed in the keyboard or mobile device, and a radio frequency antenna device mounted below the plurality of keys.

Keyboard and mobile device with radio frequency antenna

An electronic device and method for transmitting information on a barcode by using an infrared Light Emitting Diode (LED) are provided. The method includes transforming a displayed barcode into a binary code, and lighting ON/OFF an infrared LED according to set order based on the binary code.

Electronic device and method for transmitting information on barcode by using infrared LED

The present invention relates to a method of displaying a pointer on an external device sharing an output video with a terminal, and an apparatus thereof. A method of controlling display of a pointer by a terminal so that the pointer is displayed on an external device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes transmitting an output video of the terminal to the external device, if a predetermined request exists; detecting a sensing value according to a input performed on a display area; generating a pointer displaying signal used for displaying a pointer at a position corresponding to a position where the detected sensing value is detected on the external device based on the detected sensing value; and transmitting the generated pointer displaying signal to the external device. According to the present invention, since a pointer is displayed on an external device sharing an output video with a terminal, the user may execute a desired function by looking at the external device, without looking at the terminal.

Method and apparatus for displaying a pointer on an external display

A portable terminal including a module, in which one or more storage members are disposed, and a method for manufacturing the portable terminal are provided. The portable terminal includes a first assembly that includes a shield can and a flexible circuit board attached to a surface of the shield can. The portable terminal also includes at least one socket unit mounted to an upper side of the first assembly. The socket unit is mounted to an upper side of the flexible circuit board while the first assembly is positioned on a jig.

Portable terminal and method of manufacturing a module thereof

A portable electronic device equipped with a protective cover is provided. The portable electronic device includes a protective cover that is equipped with a reflector having a light reflection characteristic, a proximity sensor that is equipped with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and that is configured to generate a sensing signal based on an amount of light that the light receiving unit receives in response to light emitted from the light emitting unit, and a controller that is provided with the sensing signal generated from the proximity sensor and that is configured to determine whether the protective cover is open or closed.

Portable electronic device equipped with protective cover and driving method thereof

An apparatus for enhancing an efficiency of an antenna in a mobile terminal includes an antenna matcher whose setting is changed under control of a controller, the antenna matcher coupled to the antenna, a sensing unit for sensing whether or not a user holds the mobile terminal and a holding pattern in which the user holds the mobile terminal, and a controller for controlling the setting of the antenna matcher according to whether or not the user holds the mobile terminal and the holding pattern.

Apparatus for enhancing efficiency of antenna in a mobile terminal

A camera control device and a method for operating a mobile terminal having a single camera module in selected modes to reduce the power consumption of the mobile terminal is disclosed. The camera control device for a mobile terminal includes a camera module, a memory, and a control unit. The camera module has a sensor for photographing an image. The memory stores tables which are provided for respective modes of the camera module and which include camera register values set for each mode and stores initial values of the sensor for the respective modes to initialize the sensor of the camera module. The control unit determines a mode of operating the camera module, extracts camera register values for the mode from a corresponding table stored in the memory, and operates the camera module according to the extracted camera register values to implement the corresponding mode.

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Hwaseong-si, South Korea

Jun-Hui Lee