Electronic device including an optical sensor mounted on back surface of a display

    公开(公告)号:US11175776B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-16

    申请号:US16931985

    申请日:2020-07-17

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a space between the front surface and the rear surface, a display located inside the housing and viewed through the front surface of the housing to the outside of the electronic device, a support member supporting the display by protruding from the side surface toward the inside of the housing, an optical sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit wherein the optical sensor is located on a rear surface of the display and overlaps at least one area of the display when viewed from top of the front surface; and a partition wall member formed of an elastic material wherein the partition wall member is located between the display and the optical sensor, and at least a part region of the partition wall member is located between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit to separate the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit.

    Electronic device including camera and method for operating the same

    公开(公告)号:US12279030B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-04-15

    申请号:US17945669

    申请日:2022-09-15

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a first module for an operation of a camera and an operation of an optical sensor disposed under the display, and at least one processor. The first module may include an image sensor, an infrared filter, and the optical sensor disposed close to the image sensor and inside an area of the infrared filter. The at least one processor may be configured to separate a time to output one frame into a first time period for the operation of the camera and a second time period for the operation of the optical sensor, perform the operation of the camera in the first time period using the first module, and perform the operation of the optical sensor in the second time period using the first module.

    Electronic device and method for operating electronic device

    公开(公告)号:US12189431B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-01-07

    申请号:US18378440

    申请日:2023-10-10

    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first housing; a second housing movably coupled to the first housing; a third housing movably coupled to the second housing; a flexible display on at least a portion of the first housing, the second housing, and the third housing; at least one sensor; one or more electromagnets; at least one processor operatively coupled to the at least one sensor; and a memory operatively coupled to the at least one processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: detect, through the at least one sensor, a state change in at least one of first arrangement of the first housing with respect to the second housing or second arrangement of the third housing with respect to the second housing, and, based on the state change, control magnetism of at least one electromagnet among the one or more electromagnets.

    Optical sensor and electronic device comprising same

    公开(公告)号:US11934229B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-03-19

    申请号:US18113938

    申请日:2023-02-24

    Abstract: According to the present disclosure an electronic device is disclosed comprising: a housing including a front surface, a rear surface facing the direction opposite to the front surface, and a side surface encompassing the space between the front surface and the rear surface; a display included in the housing and visible to the outside of the electronic device through the front surface; an optical sensor positioned between the display and the rear surface overlapping at least one region of the display when viewed from above the front surface, and including a light-emitting part and a light-receiving part; and a first partition positioned between the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part based on the electronic device having a first shape, and a second partition present between the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part based on the electronic device having a second shape transformed from the first shape, wherein a straight line connecting the light-emitting part and the light-receiving part is perpendicular to the direction in which the electronic device changes from the first shape to the second shape.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING AN OPTICAL SENSOR MOUNTED ON BACK SURFACE OF A DISPLAY

    公开(公告)号:US20220075480A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-10

    申请号:US17526564

    申请日:2021-11-15

    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface, a rear surface opposite to the front surface, and a space between the front surface and the rear surface, a display located inside the housing and viewed through the front surface of the housing to the outside of the electronic device, a support member supporting the display by protruding from the side surface toward the inside of the housing, an optical sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit wherein the optical sensor is located on a rear surface of the display and overlaps at least one area of the display when viewed from top of the front surface; and a partition wall member formed of an elastic material wherein the partition wall member is located between the display and the optical sensor, and at least a part region of the partition wall member is located between the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit to separate the light emitting unit and the light receiving unit.

    Electronic device including photosensor module

    公开(公告)号:US12228967B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-18

    申请号:US17685228

    申请日:2022-03-02

    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a housing including a front plate facing forward and a rear plate facing rearward; a display assembly comprising a display visible through at least a portion of the front plate and which includes an upper portion, a lower portion overlapping at least a partial region of the upper assembly and that includes a first opening, and a flexible circuit board overlapping at least a partial region of the lower portion and that includes a second opening corresponding to at least a portion of the first opening; a photosensor module including a sensing unit comprising a sensor corresponding to at least a portion of the second opening, and a plurality of pads arranged to be adjacent to the sensing unit and electrically coupled to the flexible circuit board; and an electrical component and/or mechanical structure arranged between the photosensor module and the rear plate and spaced from the photosensor module at a first distance.

    Electronic device for configuring luminance of display by using illuminace sensor

    公开(公告)号:US12154527B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-11-26

    申请号:US18082351

    申请日:2022-12-15

    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface; a display provided in the housing and exposed through the front surface of the housing; an illuminance sensor provided below a sensor area in an active area of the display, the active area being an area of the display in which visual information is to be displayed; and a processor connected to the display and the illuminance sensor, wherein the processor is configured to: determine an illuminance value based on data received from the illuminance sensor; obtain color information of an image displayed in the active area; determine a first color value of the active area and a second color value of the sensor area based on the color information; adjust the illuminance value based on the first color value and the second color value; and configure a luminance of the display based on the adjusted illuminance value.

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