公开(公告)号：US12010432B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17868135

申请日：2022-07-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jeongho Cho ,  Jongah Kim ,  Heewoong Yoon ,  Kihyuk Lee ,  Donghan Lee ,  Gwangho Choi

IPC: G09G3/34 ,  H04N23/745

CPC classification number: H04N23/745 ,  G09G3/34

Abstract: According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include an illuminance sensor including a first modulator obtaining a first signal for first illuminance values during a first integration time and a second modulator obtaining a second signal for second illuminance values during a second integration time, and a processor. The processor may be configured to calculate the first illuminance values and the second illuminance values based on the first and second signals, determine that an ambient light source is a flickering light source based on the second illuminance values, if obtaining display parameter information associated with an image output through the display, compensate for the first illuminance values based on the display parameter information and adjust a brightness value of the display based on the compensated first illuminance values, and if failing to obtain the display parameter information, adjust the brightness value of the display based on the second illuminance values.

公开(公告)号：US11967287B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-23

申请号：US17950599

申请日：2022-09-22

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Donghan Lee ,  Yong-Hun Kim

IPC: G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/20

CPC classification number: G09G3/3275 ,  G09G3/2007 ,  G09G2310/027 ,  G09G2310/0291 ,  G09G2330/023 ,  G09G2330/028

Abstract: A column driver integrated circuit (IC) which drives a first group of pixel lines connected to a first group of pixels included in a display panel, and a second group of pixel lines connected to a second group of pixels included in the display panel, the column driver IC including: a master gray scale voltage generation circuit configured to divide a reference voltage to generate tap voltages, and to generate a first low-power mode gray scale voltage based on at least one of the tap voltages; and a first low-power mode amplifier configured to drive the first group of pixel lines based on the first low-power mode gray scale voltage.

公开(公告)号：US11929001B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US18159959

申请日：2023-01-26

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jongah Kim ,  Kyusung Kim ,  Jeongho Cho ,  Heewoong Yoon ,  Kihyuk Lee ,  Donghan Lee ,  Gwangho Choi

IPC: G09G3/20 ,  G01J1/18 ,  G01J1/42 ,  G09G3/00 ,  G09G3/34 ,  G09G5/00 ,  G09G5/10

CPC classification number: G09G3/20 ,  G01J1/4204 ,  G09G2320/0626 ,  G09G2330/021 ,  G09G2360/144 ,  G09G2360/16

Abstract: A method and a device are provided. The device includes a light-measuring sensor, a display, a memory, and at least one processor operatively connected to the light-measuring sensor, the display, and the memory, wherein the at least one processor is configured to analyze the frequency of an external light source, obtain an operation period of the display, obtain a ratio of an off period of time of the display on the basis of the operation period, and calculate illuminance by using different algorithms on the basis of the relationship between the frequency of the external light source and the operation period and the ratio of the off period of time of the display.

公开(公告)号：US11244995B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-08

申请号：US16681159

申请日：2019-11-12

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jeongho Cho ,  Jongah Kim ,  Heewoong Yoon ,  Donghan Lee ,  Kyusung Kim ,  Chanhyoung Park ,  Eunsook Seo ,  Taewoong Lee ,  Euntaek Jang

IPC: H01L27/32 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G09G3/20 ,  G09G3/3225

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface facing, a display exposed through a portion of the front surface, an illuminance sensor disposed between the display and the rear surface to overlap an area of the display when viewed from above the front surface, a processor positioned inside the housing and operatively connected with the display, and a memory positioned inside the housing and operatively connected with the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions configured to, when executed, enable the processor to receive first illuminance data measured using the illuminance sensor, identify display parameter information associated with the first illuminance data, obtain second illuminance data based on at least a part of the display parameter information and the first illuminance data, and adjust a brightness of the display based on at least a part of the second illuminance data.

公开(公告)号：US12189431B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-07

申请号：US18378440

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Donghan Lee ,  Jongah Kim ,  Jeongmin Park ,  Heewoong Yoon ,  Kihyuk Lee ,  Jeongho Cho ,  Gwangho Choi

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/048

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.

公开(公告)号：US11934229B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-19

申请号：US18113938

申请日：2023-02-24

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jongah Kim ,  Heewoong Yoon ,  Kihyuk Lee ,  Donghan Lee ,  Jeongho Cho ,  Gwangho Choi

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/72463

CPC classification number: G06F1/1652 ,  G06F1/1694 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G06F1/3265 ,  H04M1/0239 ,  H04M1/0268 ,  H04M1/724631

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.

公开(公告)号：US11516574B2

公开(公告)日：2022-11-29

申请号：US17164065

申请日：2021-02-01

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Seoyoung Jin ,  Hongki Kim ,  Donghan Lee ,  Kiwook Han ,  Kyungik Jang ,  Sungnam Jeong ,  Jeongmin Park

IPC: H04R1/10 ,  G01P1/00 ,  G01P15/00

Abstract: An audio output device is provided. The audio output device includes a housing, an audio output unit outputting audio data, a first contact sensor configured to detect a contact of an external object, a second contact sensor configured to detect a contact of the external object, a proximity sensor configured to detect a proximity of the external object within a predetermined distance, and a processor operatively connected to the audio output unit, the first contact sensor, the second contact sensor, and the proximity sensor. The processor may be configured to execute a wearing detection mode of the audio output device, to determine the contact of the external object through the first contact sensor, to determine the contact of the external object through the second contact sensor, to determine the proximity of the external object through the proximity sensor, and to determine that the audio output device is in a state worn by the external object.

公开(公告)号：US11307083B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-19

申请号：US16541028

申请日：2019-08-14

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jeongho Cho ,  Donghan Lee ,  Jongah Kim ,  Heewoong Yoon

IPC: G01J1/04 ,  F21V23/04 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06F1/3215 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G01J1/42

Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to a proximity-illuminance sensor and an electronic device including the same to increase the accuracy of the illuminance sensor and addressing crosstalk issues. According to an embodiment, an electronic device comprises a transparent member, a scattering member disposed under a portion of the transparent member to scatter light incident at a designated angle from an outside of the electronic device through the transparent member, a light receiving element disposed under the portion and configured to obtain scattered light which is scattered by the scattering member from at least a part of incident light, and a control circuit configured to determine a brightness of the incident light based on, at least, the scattered light obtained through the light receiving element. The electronic device may be implemented in various manners according to embodiments of the disclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20220075480A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17526564

申请日：2021-11-15

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Heewoong YOON ,  Jeongho Cho ,  Sangjin Kim ,  Jongah Kim ,  Donghan Lee

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  G01S17/08 ,  H05K5/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US10718882B2

公开(公告)日：2020-07-21

申请号：US15806981

申请日：2017-11-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hee-Woong Yoon ,  Jeong-Ho Cho ,  Jongah Kim ,  Jin-Hee Won ,  Donghan Lee

IPC: G01J3/46 ,  G01V8/12 ,  G06F1/3234 ,  G06F1/3231 ,  G06F1/3215 ,  H04W52/02 ,  H04M1/725 ,  G01S17/04

Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device and a method for sensing proximity in an electronic device, which reduces an error in sensing a proximity distance by considering a color of an object when sensing the proximity distance to the object based on an amount of light reflected from the object.