Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Minkyung Hwang

Yongjoon Jeon

Doosuk Kang

Bokun Choi

Saemee Yim

Euichang Jung

Kyungtae Kim

Jihyun Kim

Donghyun Lee

Seongho Cho

Gajin Song

Daeyoung Kim

Dongho Jang

Daekyu Shin

Minkyu Kim

Hanjib Kim

Hongji Lee

Piljoo Yoon

Yoonseok Kang

Sangwook Shin

Jinhe Jung

Youngho Yoon

Kyusung Cho

Ikhwan Cho

Jeehye Jung

Kwangbin Lee

Jaehyuck Park

Jeonghyun Pang

Inwook Song

Junyong Sim

An electronic device may include: an output module comprising output circuitry, a communication module comprising communication circuitry configured to communicate with at least one external device, a first sensor configured to sense a biometric signal, a second sensor configured to sense an inertial signal, and a processor operatively connected to the output module, the communication module, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The processor may be configured to determine a location of the electronic device for a body based on a signal transmitted or received with the at least one external device through the communication module in response to sensing the biometric signal, to determine a posture of the electronic device based on information obtained through the second sensor, to determine a measurement posture based on the location and the posture of the electronic device, and to provide a guide to correspond the measurement posture to a predetermined reference posture.

Method for detecting biometric information and electronic device supporting the same

The present disclosure provides methods and electronic devices for performing wireless communication with an accessory device. In some embodiments, an electronic device includes a wireless communication circuit, a memory, and a processor. The processor is configured to execute instructions to receive, from at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, a first decryption key. The processor is further configured to receive, from an accessory device through the wireless communication circuit, an advertising packet. At least one portion of the advertising packet is encrypted with a first encryption key. The processor is further configured to decrypt the at least one portion of the advertising packet with the first decryption key. The processor is further configured to transmit, to the at least one server through the wireless communication circuit, information comprised in the decrypted advertising packet. The first decryption key corresponds to the first encryption key.

Electronic device performing wireless communication with accessory device, and operating method thereof

Various embodiments of the present invention relate to an electronic device and a screen control method for processing a user input by using the same, and according to the various embodiments of the present invention, the electronic device comprises: a housing; a touchscreen display located inside the housing and exposed through a first part of the housing; a microphone located inside the housing and exposed through a second part of the housing; at least one speaker located inside the housing and exposed through a third part of the housing; a wireless communication circuit located inside the housing; a processor located inside the housing and electrically connected to the touchscreen display, the microphone, the at least one speaker, and the wireless communication circuit; and a memory located inside the housing and electrically connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores a first application program including a first user interface and a second application program including a second user interface, wherein the memory stores instructions, and when the memory is executed, cause the processor to: display the first user interface on the display, while displaying the first user interface, receive a user input through at least one of the display or the microphone, wherein the user input includes a request for performing a task using the second application program, transmit data associated with the user input to an external server via the communication circuit, receive a response from the external server via the communication circuit, wherein the response includes information on a sequence of states of the electronic device to perform the task, and after receiving the response, display the second user interface on a first region of the display, based on the sequence of the states, while displaying a portion of the first user interface on a second region of the display. Other various embodiments, in addition to the various embodiments disclosed in the present invention, are possible.

Electronic device and screen control method for processing user input by using same

Method and apparatus for managing an application display mode of an electronic device are disclosed. In one embodiment of the system for managing an application display mode of an electronic device, the system first detects user input of a display mode that designates a layout of a page. The system then transmits a request for the page and the display mode to the server. Upon receiving the page from the server, the system displays the page received from the server such that the page is displayed in accordance with the layout designated in the display mode.

Display mode of electronic device

An image display method and an electronic device adapted thereto are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a plurality of cameras, a display for displaying one or more preview images captured by at least one of the plurality of cameras, and a controller, which may execute the method including displaying a first layout and a second layout, the first layout including a first subject captured within a first image from a first camera, and the second layout including a second subject captured within a second image from a second camera, and adjusting at least one of the displayed first and second layouts, according to attributes of each of the first subject and the second subject.

Method of simultaneously displaying images from a plurality of cameras and electronic device adapted thereto

Provided are an electronic device and method of voice command processing therefor. The electronic device may include: a housing having a surface; a display disposed in the housing and exposed through the surface; an audio input interface comprising audio input circuitry disposed in the housing; an audio output interface comprising audio output circuitry disposed in the housing; at least one wireless communication circuit disposed in the housing and configured to select one of plural communication protocols for call setup; a processor disposed in the housing and electrically connected with the display, the audio input interface, the audio output interface, the at least one wireless communication circuit, and a codec; and a memory electrically connected with the processor. The memory may store at least one codec supporting multiple modes associated with different frequency bands. The memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to perform operations comprising: setting up a call using the wireless communication circuit, selecting one of the multiple modes based on the selected communication protocol, selecting a speech recognition model based on the selected mode, receiving a voice command from the outside of the electronic device using the wireless communication circuit, and processing the voice command using the selected speech recognition model.

Electronic device and method of voice command processing therefor

An electronic device and a method for constructing a home screen thereof are provided. the method includes recognizing an editing gesture input with regard to a selected application icon, activating an editing mode in response to the editing gesture input, displaying an application list corresponding to the selected application icon in the editing mode, recognizing a selection of at least one of graphical components including widgets and icons, arranged in the displayed application list, and displaying the at least one selected graphical component on at least one page of the home screen.

Method for organizing home screen and electronic device implementing the same

A method for combining a plurality of images into a synthesis image and an electronic device implementing the same are provided. The image synthesis method of the present disclosure includes acquiring coordinates of an object in a source image; extracting a target image from the source image based on the coordinates such that the target image contains the object; and displaying the target image in a section of a frame mapped to the source image.

Objects in screen images

A mobile terminal for sharing a part of a web page provided. The mobile terminal comprises a communication unit configured to receive data on the web page from a network, a display unit configured to display a partial region of a web page of the received web page, and a control unit configure to obtain an address of the web page and information on the partial region and cause the communication unit to send the address and the area information to another terminal. A method for sharing a part of a web page is provided. The method comprises receiving address information on a web page and position information on a partial region of the web page, determining the partial region of the web page of the web page based on the address information and the position information, and displaying the determined partial region of the web page.

Method and apparatus for sharing part of web page

An image processing method and an electronic device implementing the method are provided. The method includes the electronic device sequentially receiving an image captured by a camera and determining whether a frame of the received image satisfies a predetermined condition. If the predetermined condition is satisfied, the electronic device recognizes an object in the frame. Then the electronic device tracks the object in the frame through tracking data created based on a feature extracted from the recognized object.

Image processing method and electronic device implementing the same

A method for controlling a window displayed in a screen area of an electronic device is provided. The method includes executing the window, configuring a reference point of the window according to a predetermined reference, receiving a request for changing a property of the window, in response to receiving the request for changing the property of the window, changing the property of the window on the basis of the reference point, and reconfiguring the reference point of the property-changed window.

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Minkyung Hwang