ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20170083494A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-03-23

    申请号:US15263539

    申请日:2016-09-13

    IPC分类号: G06F17/24 G06F3/16 H04R5/027

    摘要: The present disclosure provides an electronic device and methods for operating the electronic device. The electronic device may include: a housing having a coupling member removably attachable to an ear of a user; one or more microphones provided within the housing and configured to detect an external sound; at least one speaker provided within the housing; at least one communication circuit within the housing; a processor provided within the housing and electrically coupled to the one or more microphones, the at least one speaker, and the at least one communication circuit; and at least one memory provided within the housing, and electrically coupled to the processor. The memory may store instructions that cause, when executed, the processor to receive the detected external sound from the one or more microphones, to identify an direction of the external sound in relation to the user, to determine whether the direction of the external sound is within a predefined range, and to extract at least a portion of the external sound for further processing when the direction of the external sound is within the predefined range.

    ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20240283157A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-22

    申请号:US18649244

    申请日:2024-04-29

    IPC分类号: H01Q9/04 H01Q1/42 H01Q21/06

    CPC分类号: H01Q9/045 H01Q1/42 H01Q21/065

    摘要: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, an electronic device may comprise: a housing; a main circuit board disposed in the housing; an antenna module, comprising an antenna, disposed in the housing and including a first surface facing the outside of the electronic device and having a plurality of conductive patterns arranged on the first surface and a second surface facing a different direction from the first surface; a flexible printed circuit board at least a part of which is disposed at the second surface and which electrically connects the main circuit board and the antenna module to each other; and a cable connected to a seating surface formed by the flexible printed circuit board and is electrically connected to the antenna module.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING DISPLAY SUPPORT MODULE

    公开(公告)号:US20240267442A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-08

    申请号:US18640732

    申请日:2024-04-19

    IPC分类号: H04M1/02

    CPC分类号: H04M1/022

    摘要: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing comprising a first housing and a second housing, a display including a first display area connected to the first housing, a second display area connected to the second housing, and a folding area located between the first display area and the second display area, a hinge connected to the first housing and the second housing, and a display support connected to the hinge and being configured to rotate based on a rotation of the hinge. The display support comprises a gear assembly connected to the hinge, a case structure including a first area, a second area, and a third area, the first area being connected to the gear assembly, the second area extending from the first area in a first direction and including a first support surface configured to face the folding area in an unfolded state of the electronic device, the third area extending from the first area in a second direction different from the first direction and including a second support surface configured to face the folding area in a folded state of the electronic device, and a deformable member disposed on the third area and being configured to contact the folding area.

    SLIDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    76.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230315147A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-05

    申请号:US18328409

    申请日:2023-06-02

    IPC分类号: G06F1/16

    摘要: A slidable electronic device having a side-surface protruding/retracting structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a flexible display panel located between the first housing and the second housing, a protruding/retracting member protruding between side-surface portions of the first housing and the second housing, formed on the side surface of the flexible display panel, or is recessed from the space to the inside of the electronic device, an interlocking structure that changes the sliding operation to a side-surface directional movement of the electronic device, a flexible connection member which has one end coupled to one end of the protruding/retracting member and the other end connected to the interlocking structure, and a guide which changes, to vertical movement, the side-surface directional movement of the connection member, generated by the action of the interlocking structure.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    77.
    发明公开
    ELECTRONIC DEVICE 审中-公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230269893A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US18015405

    申请日:2021-06-18

    IPC分类号: H05K5/02 H05K7/14 H01Q1/22

    摘要: According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, provided is an electronic device comprising: a flexible display; a first housing; a first hinge unit which is connected to the side surface of the first housing, and which can be folded in a first rotation direction and unfolded in a second rotation direction; a second housing connected to the first hinge unit; a second hinge unit which is connected to a side surface of the second housing, and which can be folded in the second rotation direction and unfolded in the first rotation direction; a third housing connected to the second hinge unit; a circuit board which is positioned inside the first housing and which includes a communication circuit; at least one antenna positioned inside the third housing; and a connection member for electrically connecting the circuit board and the antenna module. The electronic device can vary according to embodiments.

    METHOD FOR PROVIDING SCREEN BY USING FLEXIBLE DISPLAY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230247130A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-03

    申请号:US18297877

    申请日:2023-04-10

    摘要: An example electronic device includes a housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a third housing; a hinge part including a first hinge part and a second hinge part; a display including a first area arranged in the first housing, a second area arranged in the second housing, and a third area arranged in the third housing; at least one sensor; a communication module; a processor; and a memory, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to: detect, through the at least one sensor, whether a state of the electronic device is changed from a first state or a second state to a third state in which the second housing is expanded by a predetermined angle or more with respect to the first housing and the third housing centering on the hinge part; identify, through the communication module, whether an external electronic device has established communication with or is capable of establishing communication with the electronic device when it is detected that the state of the electronic device is changed to the third state; identify the type of an external electronic device based on identifying that an external electronic device that has established communication with or is capable of establishing communication with the electronic device; and display, through the first area, the second area, and the third area of the display, a screen corresponding to a first mode or a screen corresponding to a second mode different from the first mode, based on the type of the external electronic device.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNAS
    79.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20230208047A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-06-29

    申请号:US18177394

    申请日:2023-03-02

    IPC分类号: H01Q21/06 H01Q21/24 H01Q3/26

    摘要: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing including a first surface, a second surface, and a third surface, an antenna module including a printed circuit board (PCB) and conductive patches disposed on one surface of the PCB facing the third surface of the second housing, a conductive plate disposed between the antenna module and the third surface of the second housing, and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the antenna module, wherein the conductive patches may be positioned at a first height from the second surface of the second housing, wherein the conductive plate may be parallel to the second surface of the second housing and positioned at a second height lower than the first height of the conductive patches, and wherein the wireless communication circuit may be configured to supply power to the conductive patches to transmit and/or receive a signal in a frequency band of 20 gigahertz (GHz) or more.