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US 12,149,648 · App. 17/869,178 · Granted Nov 19, 2024

Electronic device and prevention method for preventing deterioration by operation of antenna module

Inventors: Kicheol Sung (Suwon-si, KR); Yeonwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
H04M1/0245H04M1/0216
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Patent No.
US 12,149,648
App. No.
17/869,178
Granted
Nov 19, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic device and method of preventing deterioration by an operation of an antenna are provided. The electronic device includes a display configured to be folded and unfolded, and provide content, a sensor configured to detect a state change of the display, an antenna configured to transmit and receive an electromagnetic wave, and at least one processor electrically connected to the display, the sensor, and the antenna, in which the at least one processor is configured to detect a state change of the display by using the sensor, identify one or more operating electronic circuitry among electronic circuitries in the electronic device, determine an electronic circuitry in which deterioration is caused by an operation of the antenna among the one or more operating electronic circuitry, based on the state change of the display, and deactivate a certain beam among beams generated by the antenna to reduce deterioration of the determined electronic circuitry.

Claims (71)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a display module configured to:

be folded and unfolded, and comprising a display for providing content;

a sensor module configured to detect a state change of the display;

an antenna module configured to transmit and receive an electromagnetic wave; and

at least one processor electrically connected to the display module, the sensor module, and the antenna module,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

detect a state change of the display by using the sensor module,

identify one or more operating electronic modules among electronic modules in the electronic device,

determine an electronic module where performance deterioration is caused by an operation of the antenna module among the one or more operating electronic modules, based on the state change of the display,

calculate a noise level of the determined electronic module in response to the performance deterioration, and

deactivate a certain beam among beams generated by the antenna module to reduce the performance deterioration of the determined electronic module based on the calculation of the noise level.

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

determine a beam causing the performance deterioration in the determined electronic module among the beams generated by the antenna module and

deactivate the determined beam.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the sensor module comprises a hall sensor, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to detect a state change of the display, based on a change of a magnetic field of the hall sensor.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein,

when the noise level is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, generate the beams by using a beam book preset to reduce the performance deterioration of the determined electronic module.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 ,

wherein the antenna module comprises a millimeter wave (mmW) module and

wherein the antenna module is configured to operate at maximum equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP).

6. An electronic device comprising:

an antenna module configured to transmit and receive an electromagnetic wave; and

at least one processor electrically connected to the antenna module,

wherein the at least one processor is configured to:

identify one or more operating electronic modules among electronic modules in the electronic device,

determine an electronic module where performance deterioration is caused by an operation of the antenna module among the one or more operating electronic modules,

calculate a noise level of the determined electronic module in response to the performance deterioration, and

deactivate a certain beam among beams generated by the antenna module to reduce the performance deterioration of the determined electronic module based on the calculation of the noise level.

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

determine a beam causing the performance deterioration in the determined electronic module among the beams generated by the antenna module, and

deactivate the determined beam.

8. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:

a display module configured to:

be folded and unfolded, and comprising a display for providing content; and

a sensor module configured to detect a state change of the display,

wherein the sensor module comprises a hall sensor, and

wherein the at least one processor is further configured to detect a state change of the display, based on a change of a magnetic field of the hall sensor.

9. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein,

when the noise level is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, generate the beams by using a beam book preset to reduce the performance deterioration of the determined electronic module.

10. The electronic device of claim 6 ,

wherein the antenna module comprises a millimeter wave (mmW) module and

wherein the antenna module is configured to operate at maximum equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP).

11. A method of preventing performance deterioration by an operation of an antenna module, the method comprising:

identifying one or more operating electronic modules among electronic modules in an electronic device;

determining an electronic module where the performance deterioration is caused by an operation of the antenna module among the one or more operating electronic modules;

calculating a noise level of the determined electronic module in response to the performance deterioration; and

deactivating a certain beam among beams generated by the antenna module to reduce the performance deterioration of the determined electronic module based on the calculating of the noise level.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

detecting a state change of a display; and

wherein the determining of the electronic module comprises determining an electronic module where the performance deterioration is caused by an operation of the antenna module among the one or more operating electronic modules, based on the state change of the display.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the detecting of a state change of the display comprises detecting a state change of the display, based on a change of a magnetic field.

14. The method of claim 11 ,

wherein the certain beam is a beam causing the performance deterioration in the determined electronic module, and

wherein the deactivating of the certain beam comprises:

determining the certain beam,

deactivating the determined beam, and

activating the rest of the beams.

15. The method of claim 11 , wherein the deactivating of the certain beam comprises,

when the noise level is greater than or equal to a preset threshold, generating the beams by using a beam book preset to reduce the performance deterioration of the determined electronic module.

16. The method of claim 11 ,

wherein the antenna module comprises:

a millimeter wave (mmW) module, and

wherein the antenna module is configured to operate at maximum equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP).

17. The method of claim 11 , wherein the electronic device includes at least one of a rollable display, a slideable display, or a foldable display.

18. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

changing a direction and a phase of the certain beam among beams generated by the antenna module.

19. The method of claim 11 , further comprising:

adjusting a delay of the certain beam among beams generated by the antenna module.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 20, 2022
From: SUNG, KICHEOL; KIM, YEONWOO
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 060566/0525 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2021-0088585 · Jul 6, 2021 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation PCTKR2022007526 · May 27, 2022
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