Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Namjoon Park

Jinik Kim

Jeongmin Park

Jianzhong Zhang

Jianhua Mo

Hao Chen

Seongmin Je

Wenxun Qiu

Abhishek Sehgal

Khuong N Nguyen

Eric Earl Johnson

Matthew Tonnemacher

Junyeop Jung

Jihoon Sung

Gongbo Moon

In-sick Jung

John Wensowitch

A wearable device, a sensing information-based input control method of a wearable device, and a recording medium are provided. A wearable device includes an input interface, a first sensor, a second sensor, a display, and at least one processor configured to identify a direction and an angle in which the display faces, determine that the direction in which the display faces corresponds to an outside of a field-of-view range of a user when the identified direction and angle is outside a pre-configured range, configure an input determination threshold value of the input interface to be changed from a configured first threshold value to a second threshold value when determining that the direction in which the display faces corresponds to an outside of the field-of-view range of the user, and perform an operation corresponding to an input when a value greater than the input determination threshold value is input through the input interface.

Wearable device, sensing information-based input control method of wearable device, and recording medium

An electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a rollable display, a magnetic sensor, and a processor. The magnetic sensor is disposed at a first position in the second housing coupled with the first housing in a first state. The magnetic sensor is configured to move from a first position to a second position based on a movement of the second housing in the first state so that the first housing and the second housing are coupled in a second state and to move from the second position to the first position based on a switching from the second state to the first state. The processor is configured to: electrically connect to the magnetic sensor, obtain geomagnetic data based on a movement of the magnetic sensor, and obtain correction data based on the obtained geomagnetic data.

Electronic device and method for correcting geomagnetic data

Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a gyro sensor; an acceleration sensor for outputting acceleration data about motion of the electronic device; a geomagnetic sensor for outputting geomagnetic data about a magnetic field around the electronic device; and a low-power processor electrically connected to the gyro sensor, the acceleration sensor and the geomagnetic sensor. The low-power processor: operates the acceleration sensor while the gyro sensor is deactivated to determine a motion pattern of the electronic device; drives the geomagnetic sensor to acquire geomagnetic data such that, if the motion of the electronic device corresponds to a predetermined first motion pattern, the geomagnetic data is acquired at a first sample rate, and, if the motion corresponds to a predetermined second motion pattern, the geomagnetic data is acquired at a second sample rate higher than the first sample rate; and calibrates the geomagnetic sensor on the basis of the geomagnetic data.

Method for calibrating geomagnetic sensor of electronic device and electronic device thereof

Various embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and device, the device comprising: a touch sensor disposed adjacent to the outside of a housing and including touch interfaces for a plurality of areas; an inertial sensor having a set sensor axis; a biometric sensor disposed adjacent to the inside of the housing; a communication module comprising communication circuitry; a memory which maps and stores an angle corresponding to a touch detection range of each touch interface of the touch sensor; and a processor operatively connected to the touch sensor, the inertial sensor, the biometric sensor, the communication module, and the memory. The processor is configured to: detect whether a wearable device is worn using the biometric sensor and/or the inertial sensor; receive touch information from at least one of the plurality of touch interfaces included in the touch sensor; calibrate the sensor axis of the inertial sensor based on the touch information; obtain sensing information from the inertial sensor; and calculate position information from the sensing information based on the calibrated sensor axis.

Wearable device and method for detecting motion gesture of wearable device

An electronic device comprises: a memory; a battery; a speaker; a sensor module; a communication module; and a processor electrically connected to the memory, the battery, the speaker, the sensor module, and the communication module, wherein the processor is configured to: control the communication module to establish a first communication link with a sound source electronic device and transmit a first posture value calculated based on a sensor value obtained from the sensor module over the first communication link, receive audio data rendered based on the posture value from the sound source electronic device, communicate, based on device state information of the electronic device, with an external electronic device through a second communication link so as to request a role switching preparation, and transmit a role switching message to the external electronic device and notify the sound source electronic device of role switching with the external electronic device, wherein after role switching, the electronic device transmits the first posture value to the external electronic device.

Method for controlling electronic devices based on battery residual capacity and electronic device therefor

An electronic device includes a sensor; a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: estimate a field of view (FOV) of a user by using another sensor included in a wireless earphone; estimate a FOV of the electronic device by using the sensor; compare the estimated FOV of the user with the estimated FOV of the electronic device; determine whether the user gazes at a screen of the electronic device based on the comparison result; recognize a gaze of the user based on determining that the user gazes at the screen of the electronic device; and perform a specified function based on the gaze of the user.

Electronic device using external device and operation

An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed herein may include a sensor, a short-range communication module, and a processor. The processor is configured to generate first rotation angle information, establish a connection to the external electronic device, receive, from the external electronic device, second rotation angle information and check data uniquely assigned to the second rotation angle information, configure a first time stamp based on the check data and a time of receiving the second rotation angle information, configure a second time stamp based on the check data and a time of correcting the second rotation angle information, compare the first time stamp and the second time stamp to calculate a delay time, correct the second rotation angle information based on the delay time, and generate posture information based on the first rotation angle information and the corrected second rotation angle information.

Electronic device for measuring posture of user and method thereof

A foldable mobile terminal apparatus and control method are provided. The apparatus includes a first section, a second section coupled to the first section and movable between a folded state and an unfolded state including a plurality of partially folded states, a flexible display coupled to the first and second sections, a first sensor, and at least one processor to, while the mobile terminal apparatus is partially folded, identify one of the partially folded states of the mobile terminal apparatus, and control the display to display information corresponding to a compass direction based on magnetic related information obtained by the first sensor and according to the identified partially folded states. The electronic device can prevent distortion of the first sensor caused by the display by calibrating the geomagnetic value of the sensor based on an angle between a first surface of a first section and a third surface of the second section.

Method for controlling display and electronic device thereof

An electronic device and a method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a satellite positioning circuit, at least one sensor for sensing an azimuth or movement of the electronic device, and a processor configured to identify the movement of the electronic device by using a plurality of location information received through the satellite positioning circuit, identify first azimuth information corresponding to the movement of the electronic device, based at least on determining that the movement of the electronic device corresponds to a designated movement, and calibrate second azimuth information obtained using the at least one sensor, based at least on the first azimuth information.

Method for calibrating sensor or azimuth information obtained through sensor, based on azimuth information obtained using satellite positioning circuit, and electronic device supporting the same

A method of an electronic device for a connection management is provided. The method comprises: establishing a communication link with an access point (AP); receiving a triggering indication based on link information measured by the electronic device; determining a quality of the communication link between the electronic device and the AP based on the received triggering indication; comparing, based on the determined quality of the communication link, at least two Q values fetched from a Q table that is determined according to context in which in the electronic device is being used; setting a quantized aggressive index (QAI) value based on the compared at least two Q values; and generating a disconnection command based on the QAI value, wherein the disconnection command is a physical disconnection command or a virtual disconnection command of the communication link between the electronic device and the AP.

Method and apparatus for intelligent WiFi connection management

The present application relates to a flexible electronic device for sensing a deformation state and a method for operating the same. An electronic device comprises a housing; a flexible display; at least one first sensor disposed in the housing; at least one second sensor disposed in the housing and different from the at least one first sensor; at least one processor disposed in the housing and operatively connected to the flexible display, the at least one first sensor, and the at least one second sensor; and memory operatively connected to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the at least one processor to perform a plurality of operations comprising: acquiring first data from the at least one first sensor; activating the at least one second sensor at least partially based on the acquired first data; acquiring second data from the at least one second sensor; and sensing a deformation state of the flexible display at least partially based on the acquired first or second data.

Flexible electronic device and method for operating same

Disclosed is an electronic device including a motion sensor, a communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The processor may monitor movement of the electronic device using the motion sensor when being connected to an in-vehicle electronic device of the vehicle, and may obtain first movement information of a first external electronic device from the first external electronic device within the vehicle using the communication circuit. The processor may estimate a first movement parameter of the first external electronic device generated by the specified rotation, from the first movement information when a specified rotation of the electronic device is detected using the motion sensor, and may compare the first movement parameter with a reference value to estimate a position of the first external electronic device within the vehicle.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Namjoon Park