Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

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Korea University Research and Business Foundation

Soongsil University

Jungsoo Kim

Chijeong Choi

Yongsang Yun

Hongki Kim

Youngjae Hwang

Kwangseok Byon

Jisoo Kim

Keunja Park

Jonghwan Kim

Doosuk Kang

Taehoon Kim

Bokun Choi

Seungnyun Kim

Kyuho Lee

Seonghun Kim

Dongouk Moon

Jae-Sung Rieh

Injo Jeong

Kiwook Han

Bumjun Kim

Youngdae Kim

Hyeonggeun Kim

Byoungchul Lee

Wonjun Jeong

Taeyun Kim

Seonho Han

Donghoon Hyun

Sangsu Ha

Jungho Cho

Hyunmin Oh

Kyungik Jang

Minki Cho

Ikhyun Cho

Kyungkeun Lee

Chiyoung Park

Ilju Ko

Hasik Moon

Wonchul Cho

Dohyun Ahn

Kwangsic Choi

Bokyung Sung

Daekeun Yoon

Jinman Kwun

Junhyoung Park

Youngjin Oh

Chonguk Heo

Heng Liu

Nannan Zhang

Ruixiang Lu

Ran Tan

Ning Li

An electronic device and microphone module are disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing forming at least part of an exterior of the electronic device, a nozzle part protruding in one direction from a portion of the housing, at least one sound hole formed at one end of the nozzle part, a sound tube formed within the nozzle part, a microphone module disposed within the sound tube, and including a microphone hole formed on one side thereof, a speaker module disposed under the microphone module, wherein at least some of the microphone inclines in a specific direction within the sound tube, and is coupled to an interior of the nozzle part. The microphone module includes a microphone, a circuit board, a first and second plate, and a waterproofing member.

Microphone module and electronic device comprising microphone module

Provided is a storage device including a non-volatile memory, a memory controller configured to communicate with a host device through a first channel and configured to control the non-volatile memory, and a sub controller configured to communicate with the host device through a second channel and configured to monitor an operation status of the memory controller. The sub controller is configured to perform operations including broadcasting state information of the storage device including the operation status to at least one external device through the second channel, and performing a recovery operation on the memory controller when recovery information is received from the at least one external device through the second channel.

Storage device and storage system

A camera module includes: a printed circuit board having a conductive pad exposed on one surface of the printed circuit board, an image sensor disposed on the printed circuit board, a conductive plate disposed between the printed circuit board and the image sensor and electrically connected to the conductive pad, an actuator disposed above the image sensor and configured to adjust a position of a lens assembly, and a shield can surrounding the actuator and electrically connected to the conductive plate. The conductive plate is configured to emit heat generated from the image sensor to the outside of the camera module by contact with the image sensor.

Camera module for heat dissipation and ground and electronic device including the same

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes: a communication circuit for transceiving data, a charging circuit for receiving power via an electrical connection, and controlling a communication channel operative through the electrical connection, a memory, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: receiving, via the charging circuit, and through the electrical connection, connection information of a first external electronic device for communicatively connecting to the first external electronic device, from a second external electronic device into which the electronic device is inserted and receiving power via the charging circuit, transmitting, via the charging circuit, and through the electrical connection, connection information of the electronic device for communicatively connecting to the first external electronic device, to the second external electronic device, and storing the connection information of the first external electronic device in the memory.

Electronic device using communication channel generated by electrical connection between electronic device and external electronic device, and method for operating electronic device

A camera module according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes a camera housing, a lens assembly, and an optical image stabilizer assembly, at least a portion of which is fixed to the camera housing, which changes a path of light travelling toward the lens assembly. The optical image stabilizer assembly includes a fixed part fixed to the camera housing and including a first light transmitting member, a moving part rotatable relative to the fixed part and including a second light transmitting member, a sealing member disposed between and connecting the first and second light transmitting members, and an elastic member that elastically connects the moving part to at least one of the camera housing or the fixed part. The sealing member accommodates a liquid therein and is deformable responsive to moving part rotation.

Camera module with a camera housing, a lens assembly and an optical image stabilizer and electronic device including the same

An electronic device includes a housing including a first cover member, a second cover member, and a side member enclosing a space between the first cover member and the second cover member; a support member coupled to or formed integrally with the side member; a printed circuit board disposed in the space and including a biometric circuit; a first conductive portion disposed at least partially in the side member; a second conductive portion and third conductive portion disposed at least partially in the second cover member and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and at least one conductive path disposed in the space, configured to electrically connect the biometric circuit and the first conductive portion, and formed on the support member. The biometric circuit receives a biometric signal based on the first conductive portion, the second conductive portion, the third conductive portion, and the at least one conductive path.

Electronic device extending sensing area

One embodiment provide an electronic device including: a housing including a touch area; a touch IC; a sensor circuit configured to generate a first signal in response to detecting a movement of the electronic device; a sensor hub; and a processor. The touch IC is configured to: when a contact on the touch area is detected, transmit a second signal to the sensor hub; and after transmitting the second signal to the sensor hub, transmit a third signal for identifying an event corresponding to the contact to the sensor hub. The sensor hub is configured to: when the first signal is received within a first interval starting from a time point at which the second signal is received, invalidate the first signal; and when the third signal is received from the touch IC, transmit the third signal or a fourth signal based on the third signal to the processor.

Electronic device and method for distinguishing between different input operations

An ear wearable device includes a housing, a speaker, a structure, nonconductive supporting member, and an Integrated Circuit (IC). The housing includes a nonconductive cover. The speaker is positioned in the housing. The structure is positioned in the housing and includes a nonconductive supporting member facing the nonconductive cover and positioned in the housing, and a first conductive pattern positioned on the nonconductive supporting member. The nonconductive bonding member is positioned between the structure and the nonconductive cover. The touch sensor IC is positioned in the housing and electrically connected with the first conductive pattern.

Ear wearable device

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for compensating for a pressure value of a force sensor and an electronic device using the same, the electronic device comprising: a touch screen display; a force sensor bonded to a lower portion of the touch screen display; a memory; and a processor electrically connected to the touch screen display, the force sensor, and the memory, wherein the processor is configured to: obtain a pressure value of the touch screen display and a pressure value of the force sensor; measure the correlation between the obtained pressure value of the touch screen display and the pressure value of the force sensor; identify a spacing state between the touch screen display and the force sensor by using the correlation; determine whether the spacing state is of a predetermined distance or less and compensate for the pressure value for determining whether to operate the force sensor by using a predetermined reference value when the spacing state is of the predetermined distance or less, thereby sensing the spacing state in real time when spacing occurs between the touch screen display and the force sensor of the electronic device, and compensating for the pressure value of the force sensor such that user convenience can be improved. In addition to the embodiments disclosed in the present invention, other various embodiments are possible.

Method for compensating for pressure value of force sensor and electronic device using same

A device and a method for reducing an influence of interference between signals using an aperture array in chip-to-chip wireless communication are provided. The device includes a transmitter including at least one transmission antenna for transmitting a signal, a receiver including at least one reception antenna for receiving the signal, a guide structure including at least one opening for guiding a path of the signal, and the at least one transmission antenna, the at least one reception antenna, and the at least one opening are arranged to correspond to one another.

Method for providing chip-to-chip wireless communication and electronic device thereof

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a camera module including a plurality of lenses and an electronic device including the same. The camera module include: a plurality of lens barrels; a plurality of focusing modules in which the lens barrels are mounted; a driving member coupled with the focusing modules and having a recess; a fixing member in which the driving member coupled with the focusing modules is mounted, the fixing member having a recess formed in the center of the internal bottom surface thereof; the ball bearing received in the recesses of the driving member and the fixing member; and a circuit board formed to surround side surfaces of the fixing member and includes one or more driving coils corresponding to the one or more magnets. The driving member integrally drive the focusing modules in response to driving forces generated through the driving coils.

Camera module including multiple camera lenses, electronic device having the same, and method for controlling operation of camera module

A camera and an electronic device are provided. The camera or the electronic device generally includes a plurality of lens barrels configured to include a plurality of lenses, and a moving frame. The moving frame is configured to launch the plurality of lens barrels, move the plurality of lens barrels in an optical axis direction, and move the plurality of lens barrels in a direction at least one of a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the optical axis. The camera or the electronic device may further include a fixed frame configured to movably support the moving frame, and a base. The base is configured to fix the fixed frame and includes a plurality of image sensors displaced from the plurality of lenses in the optical axis direction.

Camera module including multi-lens and electronic device having the same

The present invention relates to a personalized studying path generating method in a serious game. The personalized studying path generating method in the serious game according to the present invention comprises (a) generating serious criteria on a learning ability based on study elements required for the serious game and a relation between the study elements; (b) projecting user information and target information onto the serious criteria; (c) simplifying first criteria which the user information is projected onto and second criteria which the target information is projected onto by reducing a dimension of the first criteria and the second criteria; (d) comparing the simplified first and second criteria; (e) generating a personalized optimum studying path from the first to the second criteria; and (f) studying according to the optimum studying path. Accordingly, the present invention sets a personalized studying path by evaluating user's learning ability according to a standard and enables a user to play the game according to his/her ability to thereby improve study efficiency. Also, the present invention may minimize difference of study efficiency arising from different study inclination and circumstances between individuals.

Personalized studying path generating method in serious game

There are provided a method and an apparatus for executing a function executing command through a gesture input, and more particularly, a method and an apparatus for executing a function executing command by recognizing a gesture input performed in a text input field displayed on a touch screen display. The method for executing a function executing command through a gesture input includes displaying a keyboard window for inputting text and a text input field for displaying the text inputted by the keyboard window on a touch screen display; recognizing a gesture input performed in the text input field; and executing a function executing command corresponding to the gesture input only when the text displayed in the text input field is not selected. A user can intuitively execute function executing commands by recognizing a gesture input in a text input field with ease when the function executing command is input through a touch screen display.

Method and apparatus for executing function executing command through gesture input

The present invention relates to polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene (POE-POP) vitamin E, which is prepared from vitamin E by polyethoxylation and polypropoxylation, and a method for preparing the same. The POE-POP vitamin E has a high surface activity and an excellent safety for the skin, so that the POE-POP vitamin E can be advantageously used in the cosmetic industry, the food industry and the medical industry.

Polyoxyethylene-polyoxypropylene vitamin E and process for preparation thereof

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Jungsoo Kim