Granted Patent B2

US 12,656,742 · App. 18/224,870 · Granted Jun 16, 2026

Inventors: Chungki Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Wonik Do (Suwon-si, KR); Jonggwan Jung (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G04G21/02G04G9/0064G04G17/00G04G99/00

Abstract

Claims (91)

1 . An electronic device comprising:

a main body;

a display;

an electrode positioned in the main body to be in contact with a body of a user; and

a processor operatively connected to the display and the electrode,

wherein the processor is configured to:

configure, based on detecting that the electronic device is worn on the body of the user, a first electrical value, measured through the electrode after the electronic device is detected as worn on the body of the user, as a reference value;

configure a control-requiring value based on the reference value;

identify a second electrical value measured through the electrode,

determine whether to control a performance of the electronic device by comparing the second electrical value and the control-requiring value,

identify whether the second electrical value is within at least one of a first range and a second range which are classified and configured in advance,

based on identifying that the second electrical value is within the first range, control the performance of the electronic device to a first level, and

based on identifying that the second electrical value is within the second range, control the performance of the electronic device to a second level, and

wherein the performance of the electronic device controlled to the second level is relatively lower than the performance of the electronic device controlled to the first level.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the reference value is obtained further based on determining that the electronic device is worn on the body of the user and is in a fully charged state.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the performance control at both the first level and the second level comprises at least one of:

controlling an operation clock of the processor,

controlling an output of a communication module included in the electronic device, and

controlling a measurement period of a sensor module included in the electronic device.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second electrical value comprises a current value and a voltage value for identifying a change in a contact resistance between the electrode and the body of the user due to a foreign substance introduced between the electrode and the body of the user.

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

re-identify, as a re-identified second electrical value, the second electrical value measured through the electrode after controlling the performance of the electronic device to the first level or the second level;

compare the re-identified second electrical value and the control-requiring value for a preconfigured time; and

control, based on a result of comparing the re-identified second electrical value and the control-requiring value for the preconfigured time, the display to display a warning interface.

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

re-identify, as a re-identified second electrical value, the second electrical value measured through the electrode after controlling the performance of the electronic device to the first level;

compare the re-identified second electrical value and the control-requiring value for a preconfigured time; and

control, based on a result of comparing the re-identified second electrical value and the control-requiring value for the preconfigured time, the performance of the electronic device to the second level.

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

control the display to display an identification interface indicating whether the performance is controlled; and

determine whether to control the performance of the electronic device based on identifying a comparison result between the second electrical value and the control-requiring value, and an input through the identification interface.

8 . The electronic device of claim 7 , wherein the processor is further configured to reconfigure the control-requiring value based on a rejection of a control of the performance being determined to be input through the identification interface more than a preconfigured number of times.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to configured to configure, based on detecting that the electronic device is worn on the body of the user, the first electrical value, measured through the electrode immediately after the electronic device is detected as worn on the body of the user, as the reference value by setting the first electrical value as indicative of a normal state of the body of the user.

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the processor is further configured to configured to configure the control-requiring value based on the reference value by setting the control-requiring value as a percentage value greater than the reference value, the control-requiring value indicating that the performance of the electronic device is to be controlled to be lowered to one of the first level and the second level based on determining that the second electrical value is any of at the percentage value greater than the reference value and greater than the percentage value greater than the reference value.

11 . A heating control method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

determining, by a processor of the electronic device, whether to control a performance of the electronic device based on a temperature of the electronic device measured by a temperature sensor of the electronic device reaching a preconfigured reference temperature;

configuring, by the processor and based on detecting that the electronic device is worn on a body of a user, a first electrical value, measured through an electrode of the electronic device after the electronic device is detected as worn on the body of the user, as a reference value;

configuring, by the processor, a control-requiring value based on the reference value;

identifying, by the processor, a second electrical value measured through the electrode included in the electronic device;

comparing, by the processor, the second electrical value and the control-requiring value; and

changing, by the processor, the preconfigured reference temperature to a lower temperature, based on a result of the comparing.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the identifying the second electrical value comprises, based on determining the temperature of the electronic device measured through the temperature sensor as reaching a preconfigured monitoring temperature, identifying the second electrical value as a measurement through the electrode.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the changing the preconfigured reference temperature comprises:

identifying whether the second electrical value is within at least one of a first range and a second range which are classified and configured in advance;

based on identifying that the second electrical value is within the first range, changing the preconfigured reference temperature to a first reference temperature; and

based on identifying that the second electrical value is within the second range, changing the preconfigured reference temperature to a second reference temperature, and

wherein the second reference temperature is lower than the first reference temperature.

14 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

identifying, by the processor, a re-identified second electrical value by re-identifying the second electrical value measured through the electrode after changing the preconfigured reference temperature to a first reference temperature;

comparing, by the processor, the re-identified second electrical value and the control-requiring value for a preconfigured time; and

changing, by the processor, the preconfigured reference temperature to a second reference temperature.

15 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

controlling, by the processor, a display to display an identification interface indicating whether the preconfigured reference temperature is changed; and

determining whether the preconfigured reference temperature is to be changed based on identifying a comparison result between the second electrical value and the control-requiring value, and an input through the identification interface.

16 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising, by the processor:

determining whether to control the performance of the electronic device by comparing the second electrical value and the control-requiring value;

identifying whether the second electrical value is within at least one of a first range and a second range which are classified and configured in advance;

based on identifying that the second electrical value is within the second range, controlling the performance of the electronic device to a second level, the performance of the electronic device controlled to the second level is relatively lower than the performance of the electronic device controlled to a first level;

detecting whether the electronic device is worn by the user;

based on detecting the electronic device is worn, obtaining the reference value based on a measurement through the electrode and determining that the electronic device is worn and is in a fully charged state; and

configuring the control-requiring value based on the reference value,

wherein the electronic device comprises a main body, a display, the processor operatively connected to the display and the electrode, and the electrode is positioned in the main body to be in contact with the body of the user.

17 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising, by the processor:

determining whether to control the performance of the electronic device by comparing the second electrical value and the control-requiring value;

identifying whether the second electrical value is within at least one of a first range and a second range which are classified and configured in advance;

based on identifying that the second electrical value is within the second range, controlling the performance of the electronic device to a second level, the performance of the electronic device controlled to the second level is relatively lower than the performance of the electronic device controlled to a first level;

controlling a display to display an identification interface indicating whether the performance is controlled;

determining whether to control the performance of the electronic device based on identifying a comparison result between the second electrical value and the control-requiring value, and an input through the identification interface; and

reconfiguring the control-requiring value based on a rejection of a control of the performance being determined to be input through the identification interface more than a preconfigured number of times,

wherein the electronic device comprises a main body, the display, the processor operatively connected to the display and the electrode, and the electrode is positioned in the main body to be in contact with the body of the user.

18 . An electronic device comprising:

a main body;

a display;

an electrode positioned in the main body to be in contact with a body of a user; and

a processor operatively connected to the display and the electrode,

wherein the processor is configured to:

identify an electrical value measured through the electrode,

determine whether to control a performance of the electronic device by comparing the electrical value and a preconfigured control-requiring value,

identify whether the electrical value is within at least one of a first range and a second range which are classified and configured in advance,

based on identifying that the electrical value is within the first range, control the performance of the electronic device to a first level, and

based on identifying that the electrical value is within the second range, control the performance of the electronic device to a second level,

wherein the performance of the electronic device controlled to the second level is relatively lower than the performance of the electronic device controlled to the first level, and

wherein the processor is further configured to implement at least one of (a) and (b) of which:

(a) comprises:

detecting whether the electronic device is worn by the user;

based on detecting the electronic device is worn, obtaining a reference value based on a measurement through the electrode and determining that the electronic device is worn and is in a fully charged state; and

configuring the preconfigured control-requiring value based on the reference value, and

(b) comprises:

controlling the display to display an identification interface indicating whether the performance is controlled;

determining whether to control the performance of the electronic device based on identifying a comparison result between the electrical value and the preconfigured control-requiring value, and an input through the identification interface; and

reconfiguring the preconfigured control-requiring value based on a rejection of a control of the performance being determined to be input through the identification interface more than a preconfigured number of times.

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