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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2020
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Hwanmyung Noh, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Young-Gwon Koo, Seoul, KR;
Taewan Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Min-Chul Sung, Seoul, KR;
Seungwoon Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Yeongtong-gu, Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/001 (2013.01); G06F 1/169 (2013.01); G06F 1/1656 (2013.01); G06F 1/1662 (2013.01); G06F 1/1671 (2013.01); G06F 1/1684 (2013.01); G06F 3/0354 (2013.01); G06K 9/00006 (2013.01); G06K 9/00013 (2013.01); G06K 2009/00946 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to various example embodiments, an electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing having a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second, opposing direction. A first area of the first surface includes a plurality of selectable input keys. A second area of the first surface excludes the plurality of keys. A sensor module, such as a fingerprint sensor, is installed to the first area.