公开(公告)号：US20240338164A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-10

申请号：US18745465

申请日：2024-06-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seoyoung JIN ,  Oheon KWON ,  Changhuyn SUNG ,  Seongsig KANG ,  Wonhee LEE ,  Jeongmin PARK

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/72454

CPC classification number: G06F3/1446 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04M1/0216 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H04M1/72454 ,  H04M2250/12

Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge structure, a first housing, second housing foldably connected to the hinge structure and configured to be foldable with respect to the first housing, a first display disposed from at least a part of a first surface to at least a part of a third surface, a second display, a first sensor configured to collect sensor data related to movement of the first housing, a second sensor configured to collect sensor data related to movement of the second housing, and a processor operatively connected with the first display, the second display, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The processor is configured to identify a folding angle between the first housing and the second housing by using the first sensor and the second sensor.

公开(公告)号：US20200264659A1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-20

申请号：US16796281

申请日：2020-02-20

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jongjin KIM ,  Daehan WI ,  Oheon KWON ,  Jeongmin PARK

IPC: G06F1/16

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing having a first housing structure and a second housing structure that is foldable relative to the first housing structure about a first axis, a foldable display including a first portion disposed in the first housing structure and a second portion disposed in the second housing structure, the first portion being foldable relative to the second portion about a second axis parallel to the first axis, a first motion sensor disposed in the first housing structure, a second motion sensor disposed in the second housing structure, a processor located in the housing and operatively coupled with the foldable display, the first motion sensor, and the second motion sensor, and a memory operatively coupled with the processor. When folded, the electronic device may change the direction of a user interface output through the display, depending on a user's intent.

公开(公告)号：US20250023965A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-16

申请号：US18640679

申请日：2024-04-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Seoyoung JIN ,  Oheon KWON ,  Kyusung KIM ,  Byungwoo MIN ,  Jeongwon YANG

IPC: H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing; a second housing, a hinge foldably connecting the first housing and the second housing to each other along a folding axis, a plurality of sensors including a hall sensor and at least one inertial sensor; and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to: identify, using the hall sensor, first information indicating that a state of the electronic device is a first state, based on identifying the first information, identify, using the at least one inertial sensor, second information indicating the state of the electronic device, based on identifying that the first information corresponds to the second information, identify the state of the electronic device as the first state, and based on identifying that the first information is different from the second information, identify the state of the electronic device based on the second information.

公开(公告)号：US20230068763A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-02

申请号：US17983091

申请日：2022-11-08

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Oheon KWON ,  Kihun EOM ,  Seongsig KANG ,  Sejeong OH ,  Heejun CHOI

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G09F9/30 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G01R33/07

Abstract: A method is provided for folding an electronic device including a first housing and a second housing. The method includes an operation of calculating an angle between the first housing and the second housing. The operation of calculating the angle includes calculating, based on sensing data measured by a first sensor module disposed in the first housing and a second sensor module disposed in the second housing, an angle between the first housing and the second housing. The method further includes an operation of measuring a magnetic force value using a digital Hall sensor when a state of the foldable electronic device corresponding to the calculated angle corresponds to a set condition. The method further includes an operation of setting a first reference value associated with folding the foldable electronic device and a second reference value associated with unfolding the foldable electronic device based on the magnetic force value.

公开(公告)号：US20180063435A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-01

申请号：US15638775

申请日：2017-06-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jeong-Ho CHO ,  Hee-Woong YOON ,  Il-Young KIM ,  Jeongyeol LEE ,  Hyungjin RHO ,  Song Hee JUNG ,  Oheon KWON ,  Heejun CHOI ,  Jeong-Min PARK ,  Kihuk LEE

IPC: H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/235

CPC classification number: H04N5/23248 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G2300/0426 ,  G09G2360/14 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  H04N5/23212 ,  H04N5/23219 ,  H04N5/23274 ,  H04N5/2351

Abstract: A method and an electronic device for measuring illuminance are provided. An operating method of the electronic device includes identifying time intervals when a display of the electronic device operates in a deactivated state, and determining illuminance using at least one sensing value measured through an illuminance sensor during the identified time intervals. The illuminance sensor may be disposed under the display.

公开(公告)号：US20240168691A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18420920

申请日：2024-01-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seungeun LEE ,  Seonghoon CHOI ,  Minseok KANG ,  Oheon KWON ,  Seungnyun KIM ,  Chakyum KIM ,  Taihoon KIM ,  Yongsang YUN

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G06F3/1423 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G06F1/1677 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable electronic device and a method for displaying information in the foldable electronic device, comprising: a first display, a second display, a sensor module, comprising at least one sensor, configured to sense an angle between a first housing and a second housing, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: based on the electronic device being in a folded state and a screen being displayed through the second display, detect that unfolding of the electronic device has started; based on the angle exceeding a second unfolding threshold angle, control the second display to be in an off state; display, on a first area of the first display, at least a portion of a screen displayed through the second display; and display, on a second area of the first display, a menu for controlling the screen displayed through the first area; and based on the angle exceeding a third unfolding threshold angle, display, on the entire area of the first display, at least a portion of the screen displayed through the first area and the second area, wherein the third unfolding threshold angle may be greater than the second unfolding threshold angle.

公开(公告)号：US20230185507A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US18105448

申请日：2023-02-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seungeun LEE ,  Seonghoon CHOI ,  Minseok KANG ,  Oheon KWON ,  Seungnyun KIM ,  Chakyum KIM ,  Taihoon KIM ,  Yongsang YUN

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F1/16

CPC classification number: G06F3/1423 ,  G06F3/0484 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F1/1641 ,  G06F1/1677

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable electronic device and a method for displaying information in the foldable electronic device, comprising: a first display, a second display, a sensor module, comprising at least one sensor, configured to sense an angle between a first housing and a second housing, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: based on the electronic device being in a folded state and a screen being displayed through the second display, detect that unfolding of the electronic device has started; based on the angle exceeding a second unfolding threshold angle, control the second display to be in an off state; display, on a first area of the first display, at least a portion of a screen displayed through the second display; and display, on a second area of the first display, a menu for controlling the screen displayed through the first area; and based on the angle exceeding a third unfolding threshold angle, display, on the entire area of the first display, at least a portion of the screen displayed through the first area and the second area, wherein the third unfolding threshold angle may be greater than the second unfolding threshold angle.

公开(公告)号：US20230176803A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US18105084

申请日：2023-02-02

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seoyoung JIN ,  Oheon KWON ,  Changhuyn SUNG ,  Seongsig KANG ,  Wonhee LEE ,  Jeongmin PARK

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  H04M1/02 ,  G06F3/0346

CPC classification number: G06F3/1446 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H04M1/0216 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04M1/72454

Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge structure; a first housing; second housing foldably connected to the hinge structure and configured to be foldable with respect to the first housing; a first display disposed from at least a part of a first surface to at least a part of a third surface; a second display; a first sensor configured to collect sensor data related to movement of the first housing; a second sensor configured to collect sensor data related to movement of the second housing; and a processor operatively connected with the first display, the second display, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The processor is configured to: identify a folding angle between the first housing and the second housing by using the first sensor and the second sensor, select the second display based on the folding angle between the first housing and the second housing being in a first range, determine a display direction of a content, based on the sensor data obtained by the second sensor, and control the second display to display the content, based on the display direction of the content.

公开(公告)号：US20210248942A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17144688

申请日：2021-01-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Heewoong YOON ,  Heejun CHOI ,  Oheon KWON ,  Jongah KIM ,  Kihyuk LEE ,  Donghan LEE ,  Jeongho CHO ,  Gwangho CHOI

IPC: G09G3/00 ,  G09G5/10 ,  G01D5/14 ,  G01P13/00 ,  G01P15/00 ,  G01C19/00 ,  G01B7/30 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A foldable mobile electronic device is provided. The foldable mobile electronic device includes a processor configured to recognize, based on the data received from the first sensor, a change in a state of the foldable mobile electronic device from the folded state to a partially folded state before reaching an unfolded state, to identify a first illuminance by using the data received from the second sensor, based on the recognized state change, to set a first luminance corresponding to the first illuminance as a brightness of the display, to when an angle identified after the state change falls within a predetermined first angle range or when a specific time has not elapsed after the state change, perform a real-time adjustment operation on the brightness of the display, based on a second illuminance identified using the second sensor, and to when the angle identified after the state change is outside the first angle range or when the specific time has elapsed after the state change, perform a hysteresis adjustment operation on the brightness of the display, based on the first illuminance.

公开(公告)号：US20210247812A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17170206

申请日：2021-02-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Seoyoung JIN ,  Shinyoung NA ,  Wonhee LEE ,  Oheon KWON ,  Jeongmin PARK

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F21/32 ,  G06F21/84

Abstract: An electronic device is provided, which includes a first housing and a second housing, a first sensor, a second sensor, a display, a first processor, and a second processor. The first processor is configured to obtain, via the first sensor, first information about movement of the electronic device, obtain, via the second sensor, second information about the movement of the electronic device, determine a type of the movement of the electronic device based on the first information and/or the second information, determine an arrangement state of the electronic device, based on a comparison of the first information and the second information, and control the second processor based on the determined type of the movement and the determined arrangement state of the electronic device. The second processor is configured to perform a specified operation based on the command.