IP Library Granted Patent US 11,902,457
Granted Patent B2
US 11,902,457 · App. 17/900,873 · Granted Feb 13, 2024

Electronic device including flexible display and method of controlling the same

Inventors: Jaeyoung Jin (Suwon-si, KR); Yelim Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hyeondeok Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Wonsub Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Joonwon Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Woong Han (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
H04M1/0268H04M1/0214
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Patent No.
US 11,902,457
App. No.
17/900,873
Granted
Feb 13, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device includes a housing structure including a plurality of antennas; a hinge; a first housing connected to the hinge and including a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface; and a second housing connected to the hinge and including a third surface and a fourth surface opposite to the third surface, a sensor module; and a processor operatively connected to the sensor module. The processor detects an unfolding operation or a folding operation between the first housing and the second housing using the sensor module, generate folding information on the unfolding operation or the folding operation based on a folding angle formed between the first housing and the second housing, when the unfolding operation or the folding operation is detected, and control an output of at least one antenna based on the folding information.

Claims (25)

1. An electronic device, comprising:

a housing structure,

wherein the housing structure comprises:

a plurality of antennas;

a hinge;

a first housing connected to the hinge and comprising a first surface and a second surface disposed opposite the first surface; and

a second housing connected to the hinge and comprising a third surface and a fourth surface disposed opposite the third surface,

a sensor module for detecting a value related to a relative position between the first housing and the second housing;

a memory storing information on an output of at least one of the plurality of antennas according to the relative position between the first housing and the second housing; and

a processor operatively connected to the sensor module,

wherein in a folded state, the first surface faces the third surface, and in an unfolded state, the first surface and the third surface face in a same direction,

wherein the processor is configured to:

identify the relative position between the first housing and the second housing based on the value detected by the sensing module,

and

control the output of the at least one of the plurality of antennas based on the information stored in the memory and the identified relative position.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to control to cut off power of the at least one of the plurality of antennas when the electronic device approaches the folded state.

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

identify reference signal received power (RSRP) of the electronic device, and

control to cut off power of the at least one of the plurality of antennas when RSRP of the electronic device is less than a first level.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the processor is configured to determine whether the electronic device is in the unfolded state or the folded state based on the direction in which the relative position changes.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to determine whether a structure of the at least one of the plurality of antennas generates 3rd intermodulation distortion (IMD 3 ).

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the plurality of antennas includes a first antenna and a second antenna,

the first antenna is disposed at an end portion of the first housing and the second antenna is disposed at an end portion of the second housing, and

the first antenna and the second antenna are disposed to face each other when the electronic device is in the folded state.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 1, 2022
From: JIN, JAEYOUNG; KIM, YELIM; KIM, HYEONDEOK; LEE, WONSUB; CHO, JOONWON; HAN, WOONG
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0124340 · Sep 16, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022011228 · Jul 29, 2022
Related Publication 20230085568A1 · Mar 16, 2023
Cited By (1)
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