公开(公告)号：US20220225054A1

公开(公告)日：2022-07-14

申请号：US17577513

申请日：2022-01-18

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK

IPC: H04S7/00 ,  H04W4/80 ,  H04R5/033

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment disclosed herein may include a sensor, a short-range communication module, and a processor. The processor is configured to generate first rotation angle information, establish a connection to the external electronic device, receive, from the external electronic device, second rotation angle information and check data uniquely assigned to the second rotation angle information, configure a first time stamp based on the check data and a time of receiving the second rotation angle information, configure a second time stamp based on the check data and a time of correcting the second rotation angle information, compare the first time stamp and the second time stamp to calculate a delay time, correct the second rotation angle information based on the delay time, and generate posture information based on the first rotation angle information and the corrected second rotation angle information.

公开(公告)号：US20230254402A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-10

申请号：US18080121

申请日：2022-12-13

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seoyoung JIN ,  Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK ,  Jeonggwan KANG ,  Heejun Choi

IPC: H04M1/72454 ,  H04M1/02

CPC classification number: H04M1/72454 ,  H04M1/0216 ,  H04M2201/38 ,  H04M2201/42

Abstract: An electronic device may include a sensor; a display; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor and the display, wherein the processor may be configured to determine the feature of a context included in a user interface (UI) component on the basis of an analysis result of the UI component, determine a display direction of the contents displayed on the display on the basis of the feature of the context and the posture of the electronic device, identify a rotation angle of the electronic device through a sensor in accordance with a change in the posture of the electronic device in a state that the contents are displayed on the display, and change the display direction of the contents on the basis of identifying that the rotation angle is equal to or greater than a first value. The first value may be configured differently in accordance with the feature of the context.

公开(公告)号：US20230049947A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-16

申请号：US17903039

申请日：2022-09-06

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK

IPC: G01C17/38 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G01C17/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes sensors, a display, and a processor electrically connected to the sensors and the display, in which the electronic device is in a first running mode for permanently providing compass information or a second running mode for providing the compass information, in response to a request from a user. When set to be in the first running mode, the processor a performance mode of a digital compass to be a first performance mode, determines first performance mode-based compass information using the sensors, and displays the determined first performance mode-based compass information on the display. When set to be in the second running mode, the processor sets the performance mode of the digital compass to be a second performance mode, determines second performance mode-based compass information using the sensors at the request from the user, and displays the determined second performance mode-based compass information on the display.

公开(公告)号：US20250028398A1

公开(公告)日：2025-01-23

申请号：US18632556

申请日：2024-04-11

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK

IPC: G06F3/0346 ,  G04G21/02 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/02 ,  G06F3/0362 ,  G06F3/038 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: A wearable device, a sensing information-based input control method of a wearable device, and a recording medium are provided. A wearable device includes an input interface, a first sensor, a second sensor, a display, and at least one processor configured to identify a direction and an angle in which the display faces, determine that the direction in which the display faces corresponds to an outside of a field-of-view range of a user when the identified direction and angle is outside a pre-configured range, configure an input determination threshold value of the input interface to be changed from a configured first threshold value to a second threshold value when determining that the direction in which the display faces corresponds to an outside of the field-of-view range of the user, and perform an operation corresponding to an input when a value greater than the input determination threshold value is input through the input interface.

公开(公告)号：US20200033130A1

公开(公告)日：2020-01-30

申请号：US16521091

申请日：2019-07-24

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co,Ltd

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Gongbo MOON ,  Namjoon PARK ,  Jeongmin PARK

IPC: G01C21/18 ,  G01C21/00 ,  G01S19/47

Abstract: An electronic device and a method of an electronic device are provided. The electronic device includes a satellite positioning circuit, at least one sensor for sensing an azimuth or movement of the electronic device, and a processor configured to identify the movement of the electronic device by using a plurality of location information received through the satellite positioning circuit, identify first azimuth information corresponding to the movement of the electronic device, based at least on determining that the movement of the electronic device corresponds to a designated movement, and calibrate second azimuth information obtained using the at least one sensor, based at least on the first azimuth information.

公开(公告)号：US20230325006A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18333950

申请日：2023-06-13

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0354

CPC classification number: G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/03547 ,  G06F3/013

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a method and device, the device comprising: a touch sensor disposed adjacent to the outside of a housing and including touch interfaces for a plurality of areas; an inertial sensor having a set sensor axis; a biometric sensor disposed adjacent to the inside of the housing; a communication module comprising communication circuitry; a memory which maps and stores an angle corresponding to a touch detection range of each touch interface of the touch sensor; and a processor operatively connected to the touch sensor, the inertial sensor, the biometric sensor, the communication module, and the memory. The processor is configured to: detect whether a wearable device is worn using the biometric sensor and/or the inertial sensor; receive touch information from at least one of the plurality of touch interfaces included in the touch sensor; calibrate the sensor axis of the inertial sensor based on the touch information; obtain sensing information from the inertial sensor; and calculate position information from the sensing information based on the calibrated sensor axis.

公开(公告)号：US20230118074A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-20

申请号：US17967609

申请日：2022-10-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Namjoon PARK ,  Jinik KIM

IPC: G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/0346 ,  H04R1/10 ,  G01S5/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes a sensor; a memory storing instructions; and a processor configured to execute the instructions to: estimate a field of view (FOV) of a user by using another sensor included in a wireless earphone; estimate a FOV of the electronic device by using the sensor; compare the estimated FOV of the user with the estimated FOV of the electronic device; determine whether the user gazes at a screen of the electronic device based on the comparison result; recognize a gaze of the user based on determining that the user gazes at the screen of the electronic device; and perform a specified function based on the gaze of the user.

公开(公告)号：US20220353361A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-03

申请号：US17855274

申请日：2022-06-30

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK ,  Jeongmin PARK

IPC: H04M1/72454 ,  H04M1/02

Abstract: An electronic device includes a flexible display, a communication circuit, at least one sensor, a processor and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the electronic device to receive a call from an external electronic device through the communication circuit, connect the call to the external electronic device based on a state of the electronic device, recognize a folded state of the flexible display by using the at least one sensor while the call is connected, and change a setting associated with the call based on the recognized folded state of the flexible display.

公开(公告)号：US20210044923A1

公开(公告)日：2021-02-11

申请号：US16947538

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK ,  Seongmin JE

IPC: H04W4/02 ,  H04W4/48

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device including a motion sensor, a communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The processor may monitor movement of the electronic device using the motion sensor when being connected to an in-vehicle electronic device of the vehicle, and may obtain first movement information of a first external electronic device from the first external electronic device within the vehicle using the communication circuit. The processor may estimate a first movement parameter of the first external electronic device generated by the specified rotation, from the first movement information when a specified rotation of the electronic device is detected using the motion sensor, and may compare the first movement parameter with a reference value to estimate a position of the first external electronic device within the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US20250055934A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18931762

申请日：2024-10-30

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinik KIM ,  Namjoon PARK ,  Seoyoung JIN

IPC: H04M1/72403 ,  G06F3/01 ,  H04M1/72454

Abstract: An electronic device including a display, a gyro-sensor, an acceleration sensor, a communication module, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the display and the memory is provided. The one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to identify whether an automatic screen rotation function is activated, request an external electronic device to provide direction data of the external electronic device related to a degree of rotation of the external electronic device with regard to a designated axis through the communication module, thereby acquiring the direction data, identify a direction of the electronic device related to the degree of rotation of the electronic device with regard to a designated axis, based on values measured by the gyro sensor and the acceleration sensor, determine a user's posture, based on direction data of the electronic device and direction data of the external electronic device, and determine a screen direction mode to be displayed on the display of the electronic device, based on the user's posture.