Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Pilwon Seo

Jiwoo Lee

Jonggeun Yoon

Jiyoung Kim

Junhee Han

Jebin Lee

Inho Shin

Jiyoung Lim

Ilseub Kim

Chankyu Lim

Sangwon Kim

Hoon Moo Choi

Jinwan An

Hyunsuk Choi

Youngwook Kim

Jungmin Lee

Yongwon Cho

Jeongseob Kim

Bomi Lee

Heedong Kim

Haewon Sung

Sangyup Lee

Bitna Kim

Gijae Lee

Sangil Im

Yongsun Park

Sunggu Kim

Daehee Cho

Bumryong Hong

Dongyoon Oh

Yonghee An

Minhyuk Choi

Deokjin Park

Hyunwoo Kwon

Yeonkwan Seo

Beommun Kim

An electronic device is provided, which can include a flexible display, a rolling actuator for expanding or reducing the flexible display, a wireless communication circuit, and a processor. The processor can receive, via the wireless communication circuit, a message from an external device, and in response to receiving the message, drive the first rolling actuator, expand the flexible display by a first length in a first direction, and display a first UI including a plurality of content, in a first region of the flexible display expanded by the first length.

Method for controlling flexible display and electronic device thereof

This electronic device may comprise: a flexible display; a first rolling actuator configured to extend the flexible display in a first direction; a second rolling actuator configured to extend the flexible display in a second direction opposite to the first direction; and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to: determine the mounting state of the electronic device; acquire information about the position of a peripheral device, which is linked with the electronic device, based on the mounting state satisfying a designated condition; set the extension direction of the flexible display on the basis of the information about the position of the peripheral device; and control the first rolling actuator and/or the second rolling actuator to extend the flexible display in the first direction and/or the second direction on the basis of the set extension direction.

Method for controlling flexible display, and electronic device

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a transparent display which is disposed between a first frame having a first opening formed therethrough and a second frame having a second opening formed therethrough, so as to be supported by the first frame and the second frame, a housing including a first hole through which a first connection member is exposed to the outside of the electronic device and a second hole through which a second connection member is exposed to the outside of the electronic device, the housing being coupled to at least one of the first frame or the second frame, a standing member for supporting the housing at a predetermined angle so as to enable the transparent display to display information while being inclined at the predetermined angle, and a printed circuit board electrically connected to the transparent display and including a processor.

Electronic device comprising transparent display and structure for supporting transparent display

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a display an extended screen area that is exposed or stowed, according to a change in a state of the display of the electronic device, communication circuitry configured to transceive a signal to or using an angle-of-arrival (AOA) antenna disposed within the extended screen area, a memory, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including: determining a position of the electronic device relative to an external electronic device, using the communication circuitry, executing a sharing operation with the external electronic device, identifying whether the display of the electronic device is disposed in a first state or a second state, based on detecting that the display is disposed in the first state, perform a first positioning operation for the external electronic device, and displaying a sharing interface according to the first positioning operation on the display.

Electronic device and user interface display method

An electronic device including a thermal diffusion member for reducing hot spots is provided. The electronic device includes a plurality of display driver integrated circuits (DDICs) spaced apart from each other in a non-display area of a display panel, and disposed oriented in a first direction from the display panel, a circuit board disposed in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the display panel, and including a timing controller IC (T-CON IC) disposed so as to overlap at least some of the plurality of DDICs when the display panel is viewed from the first direction, a flexible circuit board disposed at one end of the display panel, and electrically connecting the plurality of DDICs and the circuit board, and a thermal diffusion member disposed, between the circuit board and the display panel.

Electronic device including thermal diffusion member

An electronic device includes a housing, an antenna structure disposed in an inner space of the housing, a wireless communication circuit disposed in the inner space, and a first bracket. The antenna structure includes a substrate having a first substrate surface facing in a first direction and a second substrate surface facing in a second direction opposite to the first substrate surface, and a plurality of chip antennas sequentially arranged on the first substrate surface in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of the plurality of chip antennas includes an antenna element and is separated in the third direction from remaining chip antennas by separation spaces. The first bracket includes first and second protrusions that protrude in the second direction to correspond to the first substrate surface of the substrate. The protrusions are aligned, in the third direction, with the separation spaces.

Electronic device including antenna supporting structure

A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a third housing, a first folding unit configured to allow the first and second housings to be folded in a first folding manner, a second folding unit configured to allow the second and third housings to be folded in a second folding manner, a flexible display disposed across the first to third housings, and a metal plate disposed to face the flexible display to support the folding operation of the flexible display, and including a first folding area in which a first pattern is disposed and a second folding area in which a second pattern different from the first pattern is disposed.

Multi-foldable electronic device

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first antenna configured to communicate using a first frequency band group, a ground switch coupled to the first antenna, a second antenna configured to communicate using a second frequency band group, wherein the second antenna overlaps the first antenna, a band selection switch configured to select one of multiple radio frequency (RF) paths for the second frequency band group, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including determining a communication frequency band, when the communication frequency band is unsupported by the second antenna, identifying an RF path corresponding to the communication frequency band from among the multiple RF paths, and controlling the band selection switch to select the identified RF path for operative connection to the second antenna.

Electronic device and method for antenna coupling

Electronic device and method for displaying user interface

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include a first camera and a second camera, a communication circuit, a display, a rear plate disposed opposite to the display, an opening formed in a partial region of the rear plate including a first region in which the first camera and the second camera are disposed, and a second region configured to extend from at least a part of the first region, a first patch antenna disposed inside the first region and disposed adjacent to the second camera, and a second patch antenna disposed inside the second region and a third patch antenna disposed to be aligned with the second patch antenna in a first direction. The first patch antenna, the second patch antenna, and the third patch antenna may be arranged to be non-aligned. Other embodiments in addition to the embodiments disclosed herein may also be possible.

Electronic device including antenna

At least one processor included in an electronic device can acquire first motion data about the motion of the electronic device through at least one motion sensor, acquire second motion data about a motion of an external device through a connector included in the electronic device, determine, on the basis of the first motion data and the second motion data, the folding angle between the electronic device and the external device connected to the electronic device, and determine, on the basis of the determined folding angle, an input mode that sets whether to display a user interface on a display or whether to block an input signal received through the connector. Various other embodiments identified through the specification are possible.

Electronic device for controlling input mode according to folding angle, and method therefor

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Pilwon Seo