IP Library › Patent Application 19239745
Patent Application
App. No. 19/239,745

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING A SENSING UNIT TO INPUT A USER COMMAND AND A METHOD THEREOF

Loading inventors, assignments & file history…
Monitor This Case
Get email alerts when status or documents change.
Order Certified Copies
Most orders are placed with the USPTO same day — all within 24 business hours.
Order via The Patent Place →
Pre-filled with this patent's details
Quick Facts
Patent No.
US None
App. No.
19/239,745
Abstract

A cell phone includes a housing, a display panel disposed in the housing and including a first portion configured to display an image, the first portion including a plurality of light-emitting devices, and a second portion surrounded by the first portion and being transparent, and a camera unit disposed in the second portion of the display panel.

Claims (45)

1 . A cell phone comprising:

a housing;

a display panel disposed in the housing, the display panel comprising:

a first portion configured to display an image, the first portion including a plurality of light-emitting devices; and

a second portion surrounded by the first portion, the second portion being transparent; and

a camera unit disposed in the second portion of the display panel.

2 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein a touch panel is disposed over the display panel.

3 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein the camera unit is disposed below the display panel.

4 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the camera unit performs one of a sensing mode and a photographing mode to sense an object; and

the sensed object is not displayed on the display panel in the sensing mode, and the sensed object is displayed on the display panel in the photographing mode.

5 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the camera unit performs one of a sensing mode and a photographing mode to sense an object; and

a symbol corresponding to the sensed object is displayed on the display panel in the sensing mode, and the sensed object is displayed on the display panel in the photographing mode.

6 . The cell phone of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second camera in the second portion of the display panel to sense the user.

7 . The cell phone of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second camera at a side of the panel to sense the user.

8 . The cell phone of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second panel connected to the housing and comprising a second display panel and a second camera disposed in the second display panel.

9 . The cell phone of claim 1 , further comprising:

a second panel connected to the housing and comprising a second display panel and a second camera disposed at a bottom of the second display panel.

10 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the object comprises a user having a plurality of user portions;

one of the user portions has a priority; and

the cell phone performs a function of the cell phone according to the sensed user portion having the priority.

11 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the object comprises a user having a plurality of user portions;

one of the user portions has a priority; and

the cell phone performs a function of the cell phone according to the sensed user and the sensed user portion having the priority.

12 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the camera unit senses an object;

a portion of the sensed object is extracted; and

a function of the cell phone is performed according to the extracted portion of the sensed object.

13 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the camera unit senses an object;

a user is extracted from the sensed object; and

a function of the cell phone is performed according to the extracted user.

14 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the camera unit senses an object;

a user having a plurality of body portions, one of which has a priority, is extracted from the sensed object; and

a function of the cell phone is performed according to at least one of the extracted user and the extracted body portion with the priority.

15 . The cell phone of claim 1 , wherein:

the camera unit senses an object; and

a status of the sensed object is determined as a user input to perform a function of the cell phone.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded May 18, 2026
From: SMARTIP LLC
To: KIMIPS LLC
Reel/Frame 074683/0019 →