Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kwang-Tai Kim

Dong-Hyun Yeom

Hyungsup Byeon

Yo-Han Lee

Hyun-Hee Park

Hyun-Ju Hong

Sung-Oh Kim

Da-Som Lee

Ki-Huk Lee

Soo-Hyung Kim

Jong-Bum Choi

Byeong-Cheol Kim

Han-Vit Kang

Hyung-Ju Chun

Se-Jun Song

Jungwon Lee

Donghyun Yeom

Jung-Won Kim

Jong-Chul Choi

Na-Young Kim

Dohyung Ha

Min-Sung Lee

Cheol-Ho Cheong

Min-Su Jung

Jae-moon Kim

Jung Won Kim

Min-Woo Yoo

Kihuk Lee

Ji-Hyun Kim

Hyunju Hong

Taesung Kim

Hyunhee Park

Jungchul An

Jung-Hoon Park

Sungoh Kim

Moon-Soo Kim

Dong Hun Kim

Dong-Hun Kim

Dong-Kyoon Han

Hyunchang Shin

Jong-Kon Bae

Kyung-Wan Park

Seunghyun Hwang

Jung-Eun Lee

Yong-Man Lee

Ho-Kyung Kang

Ji-Hea Park

Jae-Hyeon Kang

Seul-Ki Jang

Hyung-Sup Byeon

Jeongsik Jeong

Kang-Hwan Oh

Dong-Hui Kim

Kyungwan Park

Seong Hoon Kim

Hong-Kook Lee

Seung Ah Oh

Jaewan Kim

Eun-Taek Jang

Eun-Sook Seo

Tae-Woong Lee

Sung-Won Hong

Jeong-Sik Jeong

Song Hee Jung

Jungwon Kim

Min-Uk Kim

Ji-Yoon Park

Seung Wook Nam

Il-Do Kim

Soohyung Kim

Eun-Seok Ryu

Ha-Joong Park

Yongman Lee

Young-Eun Han

Seung-min Choi

Young-Kyoo Kim

DaeHwan Kim

Silkyu Lim

Seung-Wook Nam

Jae-Gon Kim

Dae-hwan Kim

Joung-Min Cho

Hoon-Do Heo

Seong-Woon Kim

Yong-man Lee

Kyeong Min Lee

Seung-Won Oh

Seon-Haeng Lee

Kwang-Young Kim

Sang-Hyeon Lim

Jung-Jun Lee

Jee-Hoon An

Young-Seol Lee

Seulki Jang

Kyongrok Kang

Yung-Mok Yu

Eun-Sung Cho

Jae-Moon Kim

Various embodiments of the present disclosure relate to an apparatus and a method for outputting content in an electronic device, the electronic device comprises: a display located inside a housing and exposed through a portion of a first plate; a pressure sensor circuit, which detects pressure applied to the first plate by an external force; a wireless communication circuit; a display driving circuit; at least one processor; and a memory, wherein, the memory stores instructions for causing the processor to: perform control such that the display driving circuit displays at least one graphical element on a selected region of the display having a black background screen image while at least a portion of the processor is in a sleep mode; detect a change in pressure by using the pressure sensor circuit; and inactivate the display in response to the detected pressure change. Other embodiments are possible.

Method for displaying one or more graphical elements in a selected area of display while a portion of processor is in a sleep mode

The present disclosure provides an electronic device equipped with a pressure sensor according to various embodiments. The electronic device may include: a housing including a first face facing a first direction and a second face facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and including a conductive material provided on at least a portion of the second face; a touch screen display disposed between the first face and second face of the housing and exposed through the first face; a first pressure sensor disposed between the touch screen display and the second face of the housing and configured to sense pressure of an external object for the touch screen display; a second pressure sensor coupled to the second face of the housing and configured to sense pressure of an external object for the second face of the housing; and a support member spaced apart from the second face of the housing in the second direction. The second pressure sensor may include: a conductive pattern disposed between the support member and the conductive material; and a dielectric layer disposed between the conductive pattern and the conductive material. The second pressure sensor may be configured to generate an output on the basis of a change in capacitance associated with the conductive pattern, the conductive material, and the dielectric layer. Various embodiments may be possible for the pressure sensor.

Electronic device equipped with pressure sensors

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing that forms a rear surface of the electronic device and at least a portion of a side surface of the electronic device, a display that forms a portion of a front surface of the electronic device, a flexible layer extended from the display, the flexible layer including: a bent portion, and a planar portion extended from the bent portion and disposed between the display and the rear surface of the housing, the planar portion including a first surface facing the display and a second surface facing the rear surface, a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) mounted on the first surface of the planar portion of the flexible layer, the DDIC electrically connected to the display, and a flexible printed circuit board connected with the flexible layer on the second surface of the planar portion of the flexible layer.

Electronic device with display

Various embodiments of the present disclosure propose an apparatus and a method for processing an image for converting a frame rate. To this end, the present invention is capable of providing an apparatus and a method for processing an image, configured to convert a frame rate on the basis of monochrome image frames acquired through a monochrome sensor, and perform an image synthesis with the frame rate converted monochrome image frame by using a downsampled color image frame acquired through a color sensor.

Image processing apparatus and method

A display according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a touchscreen panel; a display panel disposed under the touchscreen panel and including a first flexible substrate; a drive circuit for driving the touchscreen panel or the display panel; and a second flexible substrate extending outward from the touchscreen panel in a partial layer of the touchscreen panel, wherein the second flexible substrate comprises: a drive circuit area in which the drive circuit is disposed; one or more first wirings connected to the drive circuit and the touchscreen panel; and a bending area which is bent with respect to the touchscreen panel. Various other embodiments may also be possible.

Display including bending area and electronic device comprising same

An apparatus and a method for providing a messenger service in an electronic device are provided. In the method, the messenger service with at least one counterpart electronic device is provided. First application setting information is determined during the messenger service. The first application setting information is transmitted to the at least one counterpart electronic device through the messenger service.

Method for providing messenger service and electronic device thereof

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a housing including a first plate and a second plate spaced apart from the first plate; a touch screen display disposed inside the housing and exposed through a part of the first plate; a pressure sensing circuit disposed between the first plate and the second plate, and configured to detect pressure caused by an external pressure applied to at least a part of the touch screen display; a wireless communication circuit disposed inside the housing; at least one processor disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the touch screen display, the pressure sensing circuit, and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory disposed inside the housing and electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store an application program including a user interface and instructions, wherein the instructions are configured to cause the processor to, when executed, display at least one object on the user interface on the touch screen display, detect a pressure level for a user input in the at least one object or in the periphery thereof by using the pressure sensing circuit, and select one of a plurality of operations, related to the at least one object, on the basis of at least one part of the detected pressure level. Other embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device and method for controlling pressure input

According to an embodiment of the present invention, an electronic device may comprise a housing and a display received in at least a portion of the housing, wherein the display comprises: a flexible substrate; a first light-emitting unit which is disposed on a first area of the substrate, has a first attribute, and includes a plurality of first pixels; and a second light-emitting unit which is disposed on a second area of the substrate, has a second attribute different from the first attribute, and includes a plurality of second pixels. Various other embodiments are also possible.

Flexible display and electronic device including same

An electronic device having a display and a sensor and methods for operating the same are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display disposed on a surface of the housing, a sensor mounted under the display inside the housing to detect light received through the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to determine an illuminance of an outside of the housing using detection data obtained by the sensor while the display displays an image and relevant information between the display and the sensor.

Electronic device having display and sensor and method for operating the same

An electronic device according to various examples comprises: a housing, in an unfolded state, including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction and including at least one flexible portion; a touch screen display arranged between the first surface and the second surface of the housing, exposed through the first surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing; and a pressure sensor arranged between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing. The pressure sensor comprises: a first electrode layer formed substantially in parallel to the touch screen display; a second electrode layer spaced apart from the first electrode layer in the second direction and formed substantially in parallel to the first electrode layer; and a dielectric layer arranged between the first electrode layer and the second electrode layer. Other examples are also possible.

Electronic device including pressure sensor

An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a camera, a communication module, and a processor. The processor is operably coupled with the camera and the communication module. The processor is configured to obtain a first image corresponding to an external object using the camera. The processor is also configured to generate a second image smaller in data size than the first image using the first image. The processor is further configured to transmit the second image to an external electronic device through the communication module. The processor is also configured to receive correction area information from the external electronic device through the communication module. The correction area information is based on information associated with an image area identified from the second image. The processor is further configured to perform correction using the first image based on at least part of the correction area information.

Electronic device for processing image acquired by using camera and method for operating the same

An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing that comprises a first surface which faces a first direction and a second surface which faces a second direction opposite to the first direction, and that comprises a first transparent plate which forms at least a portion of the first surface of the housing; a display that is disposed between the first transparent plate and the second face of the housing, and comprises a second transparent plate which faces the first direction, and a third transparent plate which faces the second direction; a first electrode, a second electrode, a third electrode, and a fourth electrode that are disposed between the second transparent plate and the third transparent plate; and a control circuit that is electrically connected to the first electrode, the second electrode, the third electrode, and the fourth electrode, wherein the control circuit may be configured to detect the position of touch input with respect to the first transparent plate by using the first electrode, to detect the intensity of the touch input by using the second electrode, and to display visual information on at least a portion of the display by using the third electrode and the fourth electrode. In addition, an electronic device comprising a pressure sensor according to various embodiments of the present invention can provide a slim electronic device with reduced manufacturing costs by utilizing an integrated structure with a touch sensor and/or a fingerprint sensor and by disposing the touch sensor including the pressure sensor, and other sensors between various structures inside the display.

Electronic device comprising pressure sensor

According to one or more embodiments, an electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, where a transparent cover forms at least one part of the first surface. The electronic device also includes a touch screen display disposed between the first surface and second surface of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a pressure sensor disposed between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and having an active area for sensing pressure placed on the first surface by an external object and an inactive area disposed around the active area, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed between the pressure sensor and the second surface of the housing, and an electrically conductive connection member for electrically connecting the pressure sensor and the PCB. The electrically conductive connection member may be at least partially overlap with the active area of the pressure sensor when the electronic device is viewed in the second direction. Other embodiments are also disclosed.

Input device and electronic apparatus comprising the same

An electronic device for widening an active area of a display is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate and a second plate facing away from the first plate, a touch screen display including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) layer interposed between the first plate and the second plate, a flexible layer including a first portion connected to the first surface of the second glass plate and bent around an edge of the second glass plate toward the second plate of the housing, and a second portion extending from the first portion and interposed between the second glass plate and the second plate of the housing, a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) mounted on a first surface of the second portion of the flexible layer, and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a portion mounted on a second surface of the second portion of the flexible layer.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Kwang-Tai Kim