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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
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;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
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.