IP Library Granted Patent US 12,495,106
Granted Patent B2
US 12,495,106 · App. 18/131,784 · Granted Dec 9, 2025

Electronic device comprising an antenna

Inventors: Sumin Yun (Suwon-si, KR); Hosaeng Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Kookjoo Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Jaehoon Jo (Suwon-si, KR); Jaebong Chun (Suwon-si, KR); Jinwoo Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Hochul Hwang (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/0266H01Q1/243H01Q1/38H04B1/0053H04M1/22
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Patent No.
US 12,495,106
App. No.
18/131,784
Granted
Dec 9, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a display having a plurality of layers; a conductive mesh pattern disposed on a first layer among the plurality of layers and formed adjacent to a first edge of the display; a feeding line connecting from the first edge to the conductive mesh pattern; and a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the feeding line and feeding electricity to the conductive mesh pattern through the feeding line, wherein the first layer includes the conductive mesh pattern and a dummy pattern in a first area in an area surrounding the conductive mesh pattern, the first area corresponding to an area between the conductive mesh pattern and the first edge, the dummy pattern being spaced apart from the feeding line, and the first layer does not include a conductive pattern in a second area remaining after excluding the first area from the area surrounding the conductive mesh pattern.

Claims (45)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a display comprising a plurality of layers, the plurality of layers comprising a first layer and the first layer comprising a conductive mesh pattern disposed thereon and adjacent to a first edge of the display;

a power feed line connected to the conductive mesh pattern at the first edge; and

a wireless communication circuit electrically connected to the power feed line and configured to feed power to the conductive mesh pattern via the power feed line,

wherein, in a first area between the conductive mesh pattern and the first edge among areas surrounding the conductive mesh pattern, the first layer comprises a dummy pattern spaced apart from the conductive mesh pattern and the power feed line, and, in a second area excluding the first area among the areas surrounding the conductive mesh pattern, the first layer does not comprise a conductive mesh pattern.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive mesh pattern is configured to transmit/receive a mmWave signal corresponding to at least one frequency band of about 28 GHz and about 39 GHz.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of layers further comprises a second layer and the second layer comprises a display panel disposed thereon, the electronic device further comprising:

a processor electrically connected to the display panel and configured to control the display panel to adjust a brightness thereof.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to:

configure a brightness of areas corresponding to the conductive mesh pattern and the dummy pattern in the display panel to a first brightness; and

adjust a brightness of an area corresponding to the second area in the display panel to a second brightness having a lower value than the first brightness.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein at least a portion of an outline of the dummy pattern has an irregular pattern.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first layer further comprises a ground, and

the wireless communication circuit is electrically connected to the ground.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a portion of the conductive mesh pattern is self-similar.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the conductive mesh pattern is provided on the first layer inside the first edge.

9 . The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the dummy pattern comprises:

a first aperture ratio in a third area adjacent to the conductive mesh pattern; and

a second aperture ratio, which is higher than the first aperture ratio, in a fourth area spaced farther away from the conductive mesh pattern than the third area.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the dummy pattern comprises at least one of:

a mesh having a size that increases as the dummy pattern is farther away from the conductive mesh pattern; and

a mesh line having a line width that decreases as the dummy pattern is farther away from the conductive mesh pattern.

11 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the plurality of layers further comprises a second layer and the second layer comprises a display panel and a processor electrically connected to the display panel and configured to adjust a brightness of the display panel based on an aperture ratio of the dummy pattern and/or the conductive mesh pattern.

12 . The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is configured to:

configure a brightness of an area corresponding to the conductive mesh pattern in the display panel to a first brightness;

adjust a brightness of an area corresponding to the third area in the display panel to a second brightness having a lower value than the first brightness; and

adjust a brightness of an area corresponding to the fourth area in the display panel to a third brightness having a lower value than the second brightness.

13 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein at least a portion of an outline of the fourth area of the dummy pattern has an irregular pattern.

14 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the wireless communication circuit is configured to transmit and/or receive the signal toward the front surface of the electronic device via the conductive mesh pattern.

15 . A display of an electronic device comprising:

a first edge;

a first layer adjacent to the first edge and comprising a conductive mesh pattern disposed thereon, a first area between the conductive mesh pattern and the first edge in which a dummy pattern is spaced apart from the conductive mesh pattern and a power feed line and a second area; and

a second layer comprising a display panel; and

a processor configured to configure a brightness of areas corresponding to the conductive mesh pattern and the dummy pattern to a first brightness and adjust a brightness of the second area to a second brightness having a lower value than the first brightness.

16 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the conductive mesh pattern is configured to transmit/receive a mmWave signal corresponding to at least one frequency band of about 28 GHz and about 39 GHz.

17 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein at least a portion of an outline of the dummy pattern has an irregular pattern.

18 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the dummy pattern comprises:

a first aperture ratio in a third area adjacent to the conductive mesh pattern; and

a second aperture ratio, which is higher than the first aperture ratio, in a fourth area spaced farther away from the conductive mesh pattern than the third area.

19 . The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the dummy pattern comprises at least one of:

a mesh having a size that increases as the dummy pattern is farther away from the conductive mesh pattern; and

a mesh line having a line width that decreases as the dummy pattern is farther away from the conductive mesh pattern.

20 . A method of operating a display of an electronic device comprising a first layer adjacent to a first edge and comprising a conductive mesh pattern disposed thereon, a first area between the conductive mesh pattern and the first edge in which a dummy pattern is spaced apart from the conductive mesh pattern and a power feed line, a second area and a second layer comprising a display panel, the method comprising:

configuring a brightness of areas corresponding to the conductive mesh pattern and the dummy pattern to a first brightness; and

adjusting a brightness of the second area to a second brightness having a lower value than the first brightness.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 10, 2023
From: YUN, SUMIN; KIM, HOSAENG; LEE, KOOKJOO; JO, JAEHOON; CHUN, JAEBONG; JUNG, JINWOO; HWANG, HOCHUL
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2020-0129608 · Oct 7, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2021013025 · Sep 24, 2021
Related Publication 20230247121A1 · Aug 3, 2023
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