Electronic device for detecting location of user

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11448724-B2
Application number	US-202016867837-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 6, 2020
Priority date	May 9, 2019
Publication date	Sep 20, 2022
Grant date	Sep 20, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device disposed on a door frame includes a back plate attached to the door frame, a housing coupled to the back plate, a first antenna that transmits or receives a signal having a first wavelength with an external electronic device, a second antenna that is disposed closer to the back plate than the first antenna and that transmits or receives a signal having the first wavelength with the external electronic device, an electric-wave blocking member that is disposed between the back plate and the second antenna and that blocks a signal reflected by the door frame, and at least one processor operatively connected with the first antenna and the second antenna. The first antenna and the second antenna are disposed inside the housing, and an antenna pattern of the second antenna is different from an antenna pattern of the first antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device disposed on a door frame, the electronic device comprising:
a back plate attached to the door frame, the back plate including a surface facing a first direction;
a housing coupled to the surface of the back plate;
a first antenna;
a second antenna located between the first antenna and the back plate, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are disposed inside the housing, and configured to transmit or receive a first signal passing through a portion of the housing and having a first wavelength with an external electronic device, respectively;
an electric-wave blocking member including a first portion disposed between the back plate and the second antenna and overlapping the second antenna when viewed in the first direction; and a second portion extending from the first portion in a direction away from the back plate, overlapping the second antenna when viewed in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, and positioned further away from the portion of the housing than the second antenna; and
at least one processor operatively connected with the first antenna and the second antenna,
wherein the second antenna includes a first antenna pattern having a same shape as an antenna pattern of the first antenna; and a second antenna pattern extending in the first direction and at least partially overlapping the first antenna pattern when viewed in the direction perpendicular to the first direction, and
wherein the second antenna pattern electrically connected with at least a portion of the first antenna pattern.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second antenna pattern is directly connected or electrically coupled to the first antenna pattern.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a height of the electric-wave blocking member is substantially equal to the first wavelength.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a height of the electric-wave blocking member is substantially equal to half of the first wavelength.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a height of the electric-wave blocking member is substantially equal to a quarter of the first wavelength.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion extends parallel to the back plate, and
wherein the first portion and the second portion form a T-shape or L shape.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , further comprising:
a printed circuit board on which the at least one processor is mounted,
wherein the printed circuit board is disposed on an upper end portion of the housing, and
wherein the second portion is disposed between the printed circuit board and the second antenna.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a separation distance between the second antenna and the door frame is equal to or greater than a reference distance when the electric-wave blocking member has a height smaller than or equal to a reference value.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a separation distance between the second antenna and the door frame is set to a first distance when the electric-wave blocking member has a same height as the back plate.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , wherein the separation distance is set to a second distance smaller than or equal to half of the first distance when the electric-wave blocking member has a height equal to the first wavelength.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the separation distance is set to a third distance smaller than the first distance and greater than the second distance when the height of the electric-wave blocking member is equal to half of the first wavelength.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Ahn Jungho
• Son Yongjun
• Lee Jaehwan

Classifications

• H01Q17/008

  with a particular shape (H01Q17/007 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01S11/04 Primary

  using angle measurements · CPC title

• H01Q25/005

  providing two patterns of opposite direction; back to back antennas (H01Q25/004 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01S5/12

  by co-ordinating position lines of different shape, e.g. hyperbolic, circular, elliptical or radial · CPC title

• G01S11/02

  using radio waves (G01S19/00 takes precedence) · CPC title