IP Library Granted Patent US 10,657,884
Granted Patent B2
US 10,657,884 · App. 15/689,630 · Granted May 19, 2020

Electronic device having display and sensor and method for operating the same

Inventors: Eun-Taek Jang (Seoul, KR); Eun-Sook Seo (Yongin-si, KR); Dong-Kyoon Han (Seongnam-si, KR); Tae-Woong Lee (Seoul, KR); Dong-Hui Kim (Hwaseong-si, KR); Hong-Kook Lee (Seoul, KR); Kwang-Tai Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Dong-Hyun Yeom (Bucheon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 10,657,884
App. No.
15/689,630
Granted
May 19, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device having a display and a sensor and methods for operating the same are provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display disposed on a surface of the housing, a sensor mounted under the display inside the housing to detect light received through the display, and a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor, wherein the processor is configured to determine an illuminance of an outside of the housing using detection data obtained by the sensor while the display displays an image and relevant information between the display and the sensor.

Claims (45)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a housing;

a display disposed on a surface of the housing;

a sensor mounted under the display inside the housing to sense light received through the display and light received from the display; and

a processor electrically connected with the display and the sensor,

wherein the processor is configured to:

obtain sensing data from the sensor while an image is displayed on the display,

identify a first brightness setting value of the display,

identify an image brightness ratio for the image currently displayed on the display,

identify an illuminance of outside of the housing based on the obtained sensing data from the sensor and compensation value, the compensation value corresponding to the identified first brightness setting value of the display and the identified image brightness ratio of the image among a pre-stored plurality of compensation values, and

set a brightness setting of the display to a second brightness setting value determined based at least on the identified illuminance of outside of the housing.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the display comprises an active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) display.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor comprises an illuminance sensor.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control the display according to the brightness setting of the display.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one memory for storing relation data between the identified illuminance of outside of the housing, the identified first brightness setting value of the display, the obtained sensing data from the sensor, and the identified image brightness ratio of the image displayed on the display.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the at least one memory is further configured to store a plurality of brightness values of the display corresponding to a plurality of brightness settings.

7. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the identified image brightness ratio comprises white pattern and at least one of red pattern, green pattern, or blue pattern.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

adjust an attribute of the display using first sensing data obtained by the sensor while a first image is displayed on the display and second sensing data obtained by the sensor when a second image is displayed on the display.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the first image and the second image are configured to allow the first sensing data and the second sensing data to have different values.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the first image and the second image are configured to have different image brightness ratios.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the attribute of the display comprises a brightness value or a gamma value.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

obtain a difference value between the first sensing data and the second sensing data,

compare the obtained difference value with a prior difference value obtained under the same condition, and

when a difference between the obtained difference value and the prior difference value is identified, adjust the attribute of the display.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to adjust the attribute of the display so that the obtained difference value corresponds to the prior difference value.

14. A method for operating an electronic device including a display and a sensor, the method comprising:

obtaining sensing data by the sensor for sensing light received through the display and light received from the display while the display displays an image;

identifying a first brightness setting value of the display;

identifying an image brightness ratio for the image currently displayed on the display;

identifying an illuminance of outside of a housing of the electronic device based on the obtained sensing data from the sensor, and compensation value, the compensation value corresponding to the identified first brightness setting value of the display and the identified image brightness ratio of the image among a pre-stored plurality of compensation values; and

setting a brightness setting of the display to a second brightness setting value determined based at least on the identified illuminance of the outside.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising storing, in at least one memory of the electronic device, relation data between the identified illuminance of outside of the housing, the identified first brightness setting value of the display, the obtained sensing data from the sensor, and the identified image brightness ratio of an image displayed on the display.

16. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

obtaining first sensing data by the sensor for sensing light received through the display while a first image is displayed on the display;

obtaining second sensing data by the sensor while a second image is displayed on the display; and

adjusting an attribute of the display using the first sensing data and the second sensing data.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the first image and the second image are configured to allow the first sensing data and the second sensing data to have different values or different image brightness ratios.

18. At least one non-transitory computer-readable recording medium retaining a program executed on an electronic device, wherein the program comprises instructions executed by at least one processor of the electronic device to enable the at least one processor to:

obtain sensing data by a sensor of the electronic device for sensing light received through a display of the electronic device and light received from the display while the display displays an image,

identify a first brightness setting value of the display,

identify an image brightness ratio for the image currently displayed on the display,

identify an illuminance of outside of a housing of the electronic device based on the obtained sensing data from the sensor and compensation value, the compensation value corresponding to the identified first brightness setting value of the display, and the identified image brightness ratio of the image among a pre-stored plurality of compensation values, and

set a brightness setting of the display to a second brightness setting value determined based at least on the identified illuminance of the outside.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 29, 2017
From: JANG, EUN-TAEK; SEO, EUN-SOOK; HAN, DONG-KYOON; LEE, TAE-WOONG; KIM, DONG-HUI; LEE, HONG-KOOK; KIM, KWANG-TAI; YEOM, DONG-HYUN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2016-0110893 · Aug 30, 2016 · national
Continuity (1)
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