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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 24, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jun-Hui Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
Chul-Woo Jin, Busan, KR;
Gwang-Hui Lee, Gumi-si, KR;
In-Kyu Choi, Chilgok-gun, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A portable electronic device equipped with a protective cover is provided. The portable electronic device includes a protective cover that is equipped with a reflector having a light reflection characteristic, a proximity sensor that is equipped with a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, and that is configured to generate a sensing signal based on an amount of light that the light receiving unit receives in response to light emitted from the light emitting unit, and a controller that is provided with the sensing signal generated from the proximity sensor and that is configured to determine whether the protective cover is open or closed.