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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2025
Filed:
Aug. 29, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jeong Woo, Suwon-si, KR;
Jungchul An, Suwon-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A portable communication device includes: a foldable housing, a flexible display accommodated in the housing and including a first display area that remains substantially flat in a state in which the housing is folded and a second display area that is bendable as the housing is folded, a support located between the flexible display and the housing and including a first area corresponding to the first display area and having a first flexibility and a second area corresponding to the second display area and having a second flexibility greater than the first flexibility, wherein an opening is formed in the first area, and a sensing module accommodated in the housing and including a light receiving sensor at least partially aligned with the opening to sense light passing through the opening.