IP Library › Granted Patent US 11,934,596
Granted Patent B2
US 11,934,596 · App. 17/698,217 · Granted Mar 19, 2024

Electronic device for detecting stylus pen and operation method thereof

Inventors: Changbyung Park (Suwon-si, KR); Byunghoon Kang (Suwon-si, KR); Yusheop Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Hyunsuk Choi (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
G06F3/038G06F3/03545H02J50/12H02J50/90
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Patent No.
US 11,934,596
App. No.
17/698,217
Granted
Mar 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device capable of sensing a contact by a peripheral device according to various embodiments may comprise: at least one coil configured to be linked to the peripheral device; and at least one processor configured to sense a contact by the peripheral device. The at least one processor may be configured to: detect a first reception signal from the at least one coil during a first period; apply a first transmission signal to the at least one coil during a second period after the passage of the first period; detect a second reception signal from the at least one coil during a third period after the passage of the second period; and check whether or not the peripheral device has been inserted in the electronic device based on the first reception signal and the second reception signal, wherein the first reception signal is not generated by the peripheral device, and the second reception signal is generated in response to the reception, by the peripheral device, of the first transmission signal.

Claims (46)

1. An electronic device configured to detect a contact by a peripheral device, the electronic device comprising:

at least one coil configured to interwork with the peripheral device, and

at least one processor configured to detect a contact by the peripheral device and configured to:

detect a first reception signal from the at least one coil during a first period,

apply a first transmission signal to the at least one coil during a second period based on the first period elapsing,

detect a second reception signal from the at least one coil during a third period based on the second period elapsing, and

identify whether the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, based on the first reception signal and the second reception signal, and

wherein the first reception signal is not generated by the peripheral device, and the second reception signal is to be generated in response to the peripheral device receiving the first transmission signal.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

identify a result of subtraction between the first reception signal and the second reception signal, and

identify whether the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, based on the result of the subtraction.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on the result of the subtraction being equal to or greater than a first threshold, identify that the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, and

based on the result of the subtraction being equal to or less than a second threshold, identify that the peripheral device is withdrawn from the electronic device.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:

perform filtering based on the result of the subtraction.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on a result of the filtering being equal to or greater than a first threshold, identify that the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, and

based on the result of the filtering being equal to or less than a second threshold, identify that the peripheral device is withdrawn from the electronic device.

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

identify whether the electronic device starts wireless charging, and

based on the wireless charging being started, detect the first reception signal.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

apply a second transmission signal to the at least one coil during a fourth period based on identifying that the electronic device does not perform the wireless charging,

detect a third reception signal from the at least one coil during a fifth period based on the fourth period elapsing, and

identify whether the peripheral device is inserted based on the third reception signal.

8. An electronic device configured to detect a contact of a peripheral device, the electronic device comprising:

at least one coil configured to interwork with the peripheral device, and

at least one processor configured to detect a contact by the peripheral device and configured to:

apply a first transmission signal to the at least one coil during a first period,

detect a first reception signal from the at least one coil during a second period based on the first period elapsing,

detect a second reception signal from the at least one coil during a third period based on the second period elapsing, and

identify whether the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, based on the first reception signal and the second reception signal, and

wherein the first reception signal is to be generated in response to the peripheral device receiving the first transmission signal, and the second reception signal not being generated by the peripheral device.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

identify a result of subtraction between the first reception signal and the second reception signal, and

identify whether the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, based on the result of the subtraction.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

based on the result of the subtraction being equal to or greater than a first threshold, identify that the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, and

based on the result of the subtraction being equal to or less than a second threshold, identify that the peripheral device is withdrawn from the electronic device.

11. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to perform filtering based on the result of the subtraction.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to: based on a result of the filtering being equal to or greater than a first threshold, identify that the peripheral device is inserted into the electronic device, and

based on the result of the filtering being equal to or less than a second threshold, identify that the peripheral device is withdrawn from the electronic device.

13. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

identify whether the electronic device starts wireless charging, and

based on the wireless charging being started, apply the first transmission signal, detect the first reception signal, and detect the second reception signal.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 18, 2022
From: PARK, CHANGBYUNG; KANG, BYUNGHOON; LEE, YUSHEOP; CHOI, HYUNSUK
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 059305/0103 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2019-0117101 · Sep 23, 2019 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2020012891 · Sep 23, 2020
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