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Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 05, 2015
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;

Inventors:

Jongchul Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Soohyung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Byounguk Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Taeho Kim, Chungcheongbuk-do, KR;

Hyoungwook Yi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/20 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/0004 (2013.01); G01N 33/0009 (2013.01); G06F 1/1658 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/017 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); H04M 2250/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

The electronic device includes at least one sensor configured to detect air flow in from outside of the electronic device, and a plurality of openings formed in the electronic device. Further, the electronic device includes a duct formed between the at least one sensor and at least one of the plurality of openings. A method for operating an electronic device having at least one sensor configured to detect air flow in from outside includes detecting a motion of the electronic device by using a motion sensor, recognizing a pattern of the detected motion, and activating a foreign matter removing unit when the recognized pattern corresponds to a predefined first motion pattern.


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