ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND GRIP SENSING METHOD - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Title:

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND GRIP SENSING METHOD

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/039566

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display; a housing including a front surface including the display, a rear surface facing a direction opposite to the front surface, and a side surface enclosing at least a part of a space defined between the front surface and the rear surface; a wireless communication module included in the housing; at least one antenna pattern electrically connected to the wireless communication module and configured to form an electromagnetic field or a magnetic field; a detection circuit electrically connected to the antenna pattern and configured to detect a current and/or a voltage associated with the antenna pattern; and a processor electrically connected to the wireless communication module and the detection circuit, wherein the processor is configured to change at least a part of an operation of the electronic device at least partly based on a change of the current and/or the voltage detected by the detection circuit.

Inventors:

KIM BONG-SUB (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2015/009521

Publication Date:

March 17, 2016

Filing Date:

September 10, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

H04B1/40; H01Q7/00; H04B5/00

Foreign References:

US20130157565A1	2013-06-20
US20130335319A1	2013-12-19
US20140176306A1	2014-06-26
KR20140090423A	2014-07-17
KR20130019830A	2013-02-27

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