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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2016
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin-Man Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Joo-Han Kim, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Jung-Sik Choi, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Chul-Hyung Yang, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Ji-Woo Lee, Gyeongsangbuk-do, KR;
Abstract
An electronic device and a method a provided. The electronic device includes a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a side surface that surrounds at least part of a space between the first and second surfaces; a Radio Frequency (RF) communication circuit; an antenna radiator that forms at least part of at least one of the first surface, the second surface, and the side surface and is connected to the RF communication circuit; a sensor that detects whether an external object contacts the antenna radiator; a switching circuit connected to the antenna radiator and the sensor; and a processor configured to receive a first value from the sensor when the antenna radiator and the sensor are connected to each other and to receive a second value from the sensor when the antenna radiator and the sensor are separated from each other.