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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2017
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Oh-Hyuck Kwon, Yongin-si, KR;
Hyung-Dal Kim, Yongin-si, KR;
Beom-Ju Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Eun-Hwa Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-Young Kim, Ansan-si, KR;
Jong-Il Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Min-Su Jung, Seoul, KR;
Ji-Woong Oh, Seoul, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Abstract
According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, an electronic device may comprise a housing including a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a second direction opposite the first direction, the housing including a transparent cover that comprises at least part of the first surface, a display disposed between the first surface and the second surface of the housing and configured to display information through the transparent cover to an outside, an illumination part comprising light emitting circuitry disposed at an inner side of an end of the first surface of the housing and configured to emit light to the transparent cover, an optical coupler disposed between the illumination part and the transparent cover and configured to reflect light from the illumination part to the transparent cover, and a biometric sensor disposed under the transparent cover and the display. In an electronic device including a biometric sensor according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a light source is put to use in sensing the user's fingerprint information using a biometric sensor positioned in a display activation area, thereby providing better performance and an improved outer appearance.