OPTICAL SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230213977A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-07-06

    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 CAMERA AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20230082406A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-16

    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.

    METHOD FOR MEASURING ILLUMINANCE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20220326734A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-13

    申请号:US17847790

    申请日:2022-06-23

    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a foldable housing that can be fold/unfolded with respect to a folding shaft, a display that is visible through one surface of the foldable housing, a photosensor which is arranged inside the foldable housing and which includes a light-receiving unit for measuring the intensity of light emitted at the electronic device, and at least one processor operationally connected to the photosensor and the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to acquire an illuminance value by using the photosensor, acquire data related to the incident angle of the light, emitted on the electronic device, by using the photosensor, correct the illuminance value based on the data related to the incident angle of the light, determine the brightness of a first part of the display based on the corrected illuminance value, and determine the brightness of a second part of the display based on the illuminance value and the angle formed by the foldable housing.

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DISPLAY USING OPTICAL SENSOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210158782A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-27

    申请号:US16953815

    申请日:2020-11-20

    Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a display, an optical sensor disposed in a rear surface of the display and overlapping the display, the optical sensor including a light emitting unit including light emitting circuitry and a light receiving unit including light receiving circuitry, a processor operatively connected with the display and the optical sensor, and a memory operatively connected with the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: obtain position information of a first area corresponding to the light emitting unit of the optical sensor in the display, and based on the light emitting unit of the optical sensor radiating light, output a visual object in the first area and/or an area adjacent to the first area on the display.

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

    公开(公告)号:US20210019015A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-01-21

    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.

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