Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kwonho Song

Jungchul An

Mooyoung Kim

Kiwon Kim

Sangil Park

Sungjun Lee

Iljoo Chae

Byoungho Jung

Jungsik Park

Sehwan Choi

Soyoung Lee

Yongyoun Kim

Jooyoung Kang

Jaehwan Park

Shinhyuk Yoon

Jeongseok Lee

Jaeyoung Shin

Jaeyoung Huh

Seungbum Choi

Yudong Bae

Seungki Choi

Yonggu Lee

Sangyong Kim

Jeong Woo Woo

Yanghee Lee

Jonghwan Choi

Youngsoo Chun

Kihun Eom

Seunghui Sunwoo

Youngsik Choi

Heejun Ryu

Donggyu Kim

Ilyoung Kim

Changkwan Yang

Taesik Kim

Minku Lee

Junho Noh

Youngbin Chong

Namjin Choi

Woonki Dae

Soonkoo Shim

An actuator according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a stator including a bracket, a yoke located on the bracket, and a coil for encompassing the circumference of the yoke; a permanent magnet encompassing the circumference of the coil; a vibrator including a weight encompassing the circumference of the permanent magnet, and a plate for supporting the permanent magnet and the weight; an elastic member located between the bracket and the vibrator so as to support the vibrator; and a magnetic fluid which is located between the vibrator and the stator, and which provides damping stability when the vibrator vibrates, wherein the weight of the magnetic fluid can be between 0.24% to 0.71% on the basis of the weight of the vibrator. Other various embodiments are possible.

Haptic actuator and electronic device including same

An example electronic device may include a foldable housing, including a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge and including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a second housing connected to the hinge, including a third surface facing a third direction and a fourth surface facing a fourth direction opposite the third direction, the second housing configured to be foldable with respect to the first housing about the hinge, wherein the first surface faces the third surface in a folded state of the electronic device; a display extending from the first surface to the third surface to provide the first surface and the third surface and including a touch controller configured to control a receiving function of an input on the display; a processor disposed inside the first or second housing and operatively coupled to the display; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: detect the occurrence of changing an angle between the first housing and the second housing; receive a touch interrupt produced based on an input on the display; identify characteristics of the input in response to detecting the change in the angle; and determine whether to cancel the touch event corresponding to the input based on the characteristics of the input.

Electronic device for reducing occurrence of unintended user input and operation method for the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a third plate connecting the first plate and the second plate to be pivotable from a folded state of the first plate and the second plate to an unfolded state, a flexible display extending from the first plate across the third plate to the second plate, and at least one waterproofing member disposed on two lengthwise opposite ends of the third plate. The first plate may include at least one first recessed portion recessed inward from at least a portion of an edge of the first plate. The second plate may include at least one second recessed portion recessed inward from at least a portion of an edge of the second plate. At least a portion of the third plate may include a portion formed in a lattice pattern. The third plate may be formed to be shorter in length than the first plate and the second plate. The at least one first recessed portion and the at least one second recessed portion may be disposed in two lengthwise opposite ends of the third plate.

Electronic device including foldable display

Disclosed is an electronic device including: a foldable display panel, a glass disposed in a first direction facing a front surface of the display panel, a protection layer disposed in the first direction of the glass, a first printing layer disposed between the glass and the protection layer, and a second printing layer disposed in a second direction opposite a first direction, the first printing layer being spaced apart from an edge of the glass in a third direction facing an active area of the display panel, and one end of the second printing layer corresponds to an edge of the display panel.

Electronic device including display

An electronic device include: a first housing; a second housing; a display module including a flexible substrate, a TFT layer on the flexible substrate, a protection layer on the TFT layer, and a deformation region which deforms as a relative position between the first housing and the second housing changes; a bending portion including a first layer integral with the flexible substrate and bent, and a second layer integral with the TFT layer, bent and laminated on the first layer; a display driver IC (DDI) in the bending portion; a touch wire on the protection layer to be connected to a touch circuit; and a detection wire on the protection layer in the deformation region and having an electrical value changeable by physical damage to the protection layer. The detection wire extends from the protection layer to the second layer so as to be electrically connected to the DDI.

Electronic device including flexible display module and method for detecting damage to the display module

In an electronic device and a method of operating an electronic device according to various embodiments, the electronic device may include: a foldable housing, including a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge and including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite the first direction, and a second housing connected to the hinge, including a third surface facing a third direction and a fourth surface facing a fourth direction opposite the third direction, the second housing configured to be foldable with respect to the first housing about the hinge, wherein the first surface faces the third surface in a folded state of the electronic device; a display extending from the first surface to the third surface to provide the first surface and the third surface and including a touch controller configured to control a receiving function of an input on the display; a processor disposed inside the first or second housing and operatively coupled to the display; and a memory operatively connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: detect the occurrence of changing an angle between the first housing and the second housing; receive a touch interrupt produced based on an input on the display; identify characteristics of the input in response to detecting the change in the angle; and determine whether to cancel the touch event corresponding to the input based on the characteristics of the input.

A foldable electronic device is provided, which includes a hinge structure, a first housing that is connected to the hinge structure, a second housing that is connected to the hinge, a first vibration element disposed in the first housing, a first motion sensor disposed adjacent to the first vibration element, a second motion sensor disposed in the second housing, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control vibration intensity of the first vibration element, based on a first value measured from the first motion sensor and a second value measured from the second motion sensor.

Electronic device with foldable display and control method thereof

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to a method for controlling an actuator. The present invention can detect a haptic generation event through a sensor unit, check data of an actuator and data of a human receptor stored in a memory in response to the haptic generation event, calculate a driving voltage of the actuator on the basis of the checked data of the actuator and the checked data of the human receptor, and drive the actuator with the calculated driving voltage. Other embodiments are also possible.

Electronic device and method for controlling actuator by utilizing same

Disclosed is an electronic device. An electronic device according to an embodiment may include: a housing including a first plate oriented in a first direction, a second plate oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side face surrounding a space between the first plate and the second plate; a first PCB disposed in the space and including a first face oriented in the first direction, a second face oriented in the second direction, and a first electrical connector disposed on the first face; a second PCB disposed in the space closer to the second plate than the first PCB, and including a second electrical connector; a third electrical connector detachably coupled to the first electrical connector; a fourth electrical connector detachably coupled to the second electrical connector; an FPCB electrically connected between the third connector and the fourth electrical connector, and including a first portion facing the second face; and a flexible conductive member comprising a conductor disposed between the second face and the first portion.

Electronic device including flexible printed circuit board

An electronic device includes a resonance coil forming at least one loop and configured to resonate at a specific frequency. A feeding coil forms at least one loop, is physically separated from the resonance coil, and is located in proximity to the resonance coil to enable electromagnetic coupling with the resonance coil. A communication circuit is electrically connected to the feeding coil and configured to generate an electric signal of the specific frequency.

Antenna coil apparatus and electronic device having coil antenna

A method of controlling the output according to a type of connector and an electronic device adapted to the method are provided. The method includes determining whether a first, second and third external connector is inserted into a receptacle, via a circuit connected to the receptacle, wherein the receptacle is configured to receive the first, second or third external connector, each of the first and second connector includes a first number of contacts, and the third external connector includes a second number of contacts less than the first number of contacts; providing an audio output signal to the first external connector in a first manner when the first external connector is inserted into the receptacle; providing an audio output signal to the second external connector in a second manner which differs from the first manner when the second external connector is inserted into the receptacle; and providing an audio output signal to the third external connector in a third manner which differs from the first and second manners when the third external connector is inserted into the receptacle.

Method and apparatus for controlling output based on type of connector

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Kwonho Song