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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018

Filed:

Aug. 11, 2016
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jinwoo Jung, Seoul, KR;

Taeyoung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inyoung Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Wonseok Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jae-Bong Chun, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/12 (2006.01); H01Q 1/27 (2006.01); H01Q 1/48 (2006.01); H04B 5/00 (2006.01); H04W 4/00 (2009.01); H01Q 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01Q 1/273 (2013.01); H01Q 1/38 (2013.01); H01Q 1/48 (2013.01); H04B 5/0031 (2013.01); H04W 4/008 (2013.01);
Abstract

An electronic device and a method of operating an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first face and a second face that faces in a direction opposite to the first face; a display exposed through the first face of the housing; a ground member disposed between the first face and the second face; an antenna radiator at least partially disposed within the housing and/or on a portion of the housing; a communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna radiator; a conductive member disposed within the housing or forming a portion of the second face of the housing; and a control circuit electrically connected to the ground member and the conductive member, wherein the control circuit is configured to selectively connect the conductive member to the ground member if the antenna radiator and the communication circuit are electrically connected to each other.


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