H04M2250/16

Foldable electronic device
11245782 · 2022-02-08 · ·

A foldable electronic device is provided, which includes a flexible display; a hinge assembly configured to fold and unfold a first area and a second area of the flexible display onto and away from each other; and a heat diffusion member. The hinge assembly includes a first hinge frame attached to a bottom face of the first area via a first adhesive member; a second hinge frame attached to a bottom face of the second area via a second adhesive member; a hinge pivotally connecting the first hinge frame and the second hinge frame to each other; and a hinge housing including a space, which accommodates the hinge, and connecting the first hinge frame and the second hinge frame to each other. At least a partial area of the heat diffusion member may be disposed between the flexible display and the hinge housing, in the space or at a position communicating with the space.

ACCESSORY APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DISPLAYING METHOD USING THE SAME
20170244822 · 2017-08-24 ·

An accessory apparatus and an information displaying method are provided. The apparatus may include, a housing having a first and second side, a coupling member that detachably couples the housing to an external electronic device, a first conductive pattern, positioned between the first side and the second side, to receive a first RF signal from the external electronic device through a second side, a second conductive pattern, positioned between the first and second side and electrically separated from the first conductive pattern, to receive the first RF signal through the second side, a wireless communication circuit to receive the first RF signal through the first conductive pattern, a power management circuit, connected with the second conductive pattern, to extract power from the first RF signal to generate a second RF signal, and a display element, connected with the wireless communication circuit, supplied with power contained in the second RF signal.

MOBILE PHONE CASE WITH WIRELESS INTERCOM
20170245118 · 2017-08-24 · ·

A mobile phone case comprising an external cover to cover a mobile phone, a control module coupled to the external cover and a wireless intercom module coupled to the control module to provide wireless communications independent of a state of the mobile phone.

Electronic device
09743486 · 2017-08-22 · ·

An electronic device including a body and a light source module is provided. The body has a side on which an unstable display is disposed and another side on which a bi-stable display is disposed. The light source module is arranged inside the body and configured to provide a light source to one or none of the unstable display and the bi-stable display.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD OF APPLICATION DATA DISPLAY THEREFOR
20170235435 · 2017-08-17 ·

An electronic device and a method of application data display therefor are provided. The electronic device includes a transceiver, a display, and one or more processor. The one or more processor may receive, from an external device, an application display request for displaying a window for an application associated with the external device, determine, upon reception of the application display request, a designated region of the screen to be used for a window presenting a mirrored screen image of the application, and display at least one application window in the remaining region of the screen identified after determining the region for a mirrored screen image.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE

An electronic device includes a housing including a 1st surface that faces in a 1st direction, and a 2nd surface that faces in a 2nd direction opposite to the 1st direction, a display disposed between the transparent plate and the 2nd surface of the housing, and including a 1st surface that faces in the 1st direction and a 2nd surface that faces in the 2nd direction, at least one sensor disposed between the 2nd surface of the display and the 2nd surface of the housing, a processor electrically coupled with the display and the at least one sensor, and a memory electrically coupled with the processor. The memory stores instructions and the processor is configured to execute the instructions to enable the display during 1st time periods, and disable at least a part of the display during at least a part of 2nd time periods, and enable the at least one sensor.

ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF DISPLAYS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAME

According to various embodiments, the electronic device includes a housing; a first display configured to be slidable through the housing, wherein a portion of the first display is exposed to an outside through the housing, and wherein a region of the first display, exposed to the outside, is capable of being changed based on sliding of the first display through the housing; a second display spaced a certain distance apart from the exposed portion of the first display and disposed to form a flat surface with the exposed portion of the first display; and an optical member positioned on a portion of the second housing associated with the exposed at least part of the first display; at least one processor disposed in the housing, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: output a light through a first portion of the first display associated with the optical member, wherein the light is diffused through the optical member. Various other embodiments are possible.

Portable terminal having cover device

A portable terminal provided with a cover is provided. The portable terminal includes a main body including an input/output unit; a cover attachable to and detachable from the main body, and provided with an output unit; a first sensor that detects folding/unfolding of the cover; and a controller that controls an output of the input/output unit or the output unit according to a detection signal of the first sensor.

Electronic devices with sidewall displays

Electronic devices may be provided that contain flexible displays that are bent to form displays on multiple surfaces of the devices. Bent flexible displays may be bent to form front side displays and edge displays. Edge displays may be separated from front side displays or from other edge displays using patterned housing members, printed or painted masks, or by selectively activating and inactivating display pixels associated with the flexible display. Edge displays may alternately function as virtual buttons, virtual switches, or informational displays that are supplemental to front side displays. Virtual buttons may include transparent button members, lenses, haptic feedback components, audio feedback components, or other components for providing feedback to a user when virtual buttons are activated.

Vehicle human-machine interface (HMI) device operation of a handheld mobile device

An original equipment manufacturer (OEM) human-machine interface (HMI) device operation of a non-OEM handheld mobile device is provided. A non-OEM handheld mobile device can be coupled with a vehicle network of a vehicle. The vehicle can include a head unit with a display. An OEM HMI can be presented on a display of the non-OEM handheld mobile device. Thus, the non-OEM handheld mobile device provides functionality associated with the head unit and/or functionality not associated with the vehicle. Responsive to receiving an input on the OEM HMI presented on the non-OEM handheld mobile device, a setting or control of a vehicle device can be caused to be adjusted. Alternatively or in addition, responsive to receiving an input on a vehicle OEM HMI, a setting or control of the non-OEM handheld mobile device can be caused to be adjusted.