Granted Patent B2

US 12,411,533 · App. 18/108,419 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventors: Sungyong Bang (Suwon-si, KR); Sangmin Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Sunghun Jung (Suwon-si, KR); Jongwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Hakryoul Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Mooyoung Kim (Suwon-si, KR)

Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

G06F1/206G05B19/4155H05K7/20G05B2219/50333

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. An electronic device comprising:

a sensor;

a communication circuit; and

a processor is configured to:

learn a scenario based on use of the electronic device in a first temperature range;

determine, using at least one of the communication circuit and the sensor, whether a place element of the electronic device is changed;

start the scenario based on determining that the place element is changed;

estimate an ambient temperature of the electronic device based on the scenario; and

enter a second heating control mode at a second temperature different from a first heating control mode at a first temperature, based on the estimated ambient temperature being different from an internal temperature of the electronic device.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the scenario comprises a plurality of sub-scenarios used by at least one of a plurality of components which generate heat in the electronic device.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to learn the scenario by acquiring at least one of data associated with the internal temperature of the electronic device, data associated with an amount of change in the internal temperature during a specified time, data associated with a current consumption of the electronic device, and data associated with a charging current when the electronic device is charged.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the communication circuit is configured to obtain a plurality of machine learning parameters from a server, and

wherein the processor is further configured to update the scenario based on the plurality of machine learning parameters.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the place element comprises at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) location, a Wi-Fi signal with which the communication circuit is connected, information of a cell with which the communication circuit is connected, and an external illumination measured by the sensor.

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

determine a current temperature that is increased by use of the electronic device based on a current consumption of the electronic device; and

wherein the processor is configured to estimate the ambient temperature based on a value obtained by subtracting the current temperature from the internal temperature.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the estimated ambient temperature being higher than the internal temperature, set the second temperature to a value higher than the first temperature.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, based on the estimated ambient temperature being lower than the internal temperature, set the second temperature to a value lower than the first temperature.

9. A method of an electronic device, the method comprising:

determining an internal temperature of the electronic device based on use of the electronic device;

determining an amount of change in the internal temperature of the electronic device during a specified first time;

determining a current consumption of the electronic device;

learning a scenario;

starting the scenario, based on a place element measured by the electronic device being changed;

estimating an ambient temperature of the electronic device based on the internal temperature, the amount of change, and the current consumption; and

adjusting a heating control entry temperature at which the electronic device enters a heating control mode based on the estimated ambient temperature.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the scenario comprises a plurality of sub-scenarios used by at least one of a plurality of components which generate heat in the electronic device.

11. The method of claim 9 , further comprising iteratively obtaining the scenario based on use of the electronic device in a first temperature range.

12. The method of claim 9 , wherein the place element comprises at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) location, a Wi-Fi signal with which a communication circuit of the electronic device is connected, information of a cell with which the communication circuit is connected, and an external illumination measured by a sensor of the electronic device.

13. The method of claim 9 , wherein the estimating of the ambient temperature comprises:

determining a current temperature that is increased by use of the electronic device based on the current consumption of the electronic device; and

wherein the ambient temperature is estimated as a value obtained by subtracting the current temperature from the internal temperature.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein the adjusting the heating control entry temperature comprises:

based on the estimated ambient temperature being higher than the internal temperature, increasing the heating control entry temperature.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the adjusting of the heating control entry temperature comprises:

based on the estimated ambient temperature being lower than the internal temperature, decreasing the heating control entry temperature.

16. An electronic device comprising:

a sensor configured to determine an internal temperature of the electronic device;

a communication circuit; and

a processor configured to:

iteratively learn a scenario in a temperature range used by the electronic device;

start the scenario;

estimate an ambient temperature of the electronic device based on the internal temperature, an amount of change in the internal temperature during a specified time, and a current consumption of the electronic device, wherein the internal temperature, the amount of change, and the current consumption are included in the scenario; and

change a time point for entering a heating control mode from a first time point to a second time point based on the estimated ambient temperature.

17. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the estimated ambient temperature being higher than the internal temperature, set the second time point to be after the first time point.

18. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

based on the estimated ambient temperature being lower than the internal temperature, set the second time point to be before the first time point.

19. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the scenario comprises a plurality of sub-scenarios used by at least one of a plurality of components which generate heat in the electronic device.

20. The electronic device of claim 16 , wherein the processor is further configured to:

start the scenario, based on at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) location, a Wi-Fi signal with which the communication circuit is connected, information of a cell with which the communication circuit is connected, and external illumination measured by the sensor being changed.

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