Electronic device and method for controlling sensitivity of sensor on basis of window attributes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018348024-A1
Application number	US-201815982161-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 17, 2018
Priority date	Jun 2, 2017
Publication date	Dec 6, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

Various embodiments related to an electronic device and a method for controlling sensitivity of a sensor on the basis of window attributes are described. According to an embodiment, an electronic device may include: a housing; a window cover housed in the housing, in which an attribute of at least a partial area may be changed via an electrical control on the basis of at least one attribute; at least one sensor disposed below at least the partial area; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify control information related to an operation of changing the attribute of at least the partial area on the basis of the at least one attribute, to determine a sensitivity related to the at least one sensor corresponding to the at least one attribute at least on the basis of the control information, and to acquire peripheral information of the exterior of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing; a window cover housed in the housing, wherein an attribute of at least a partial area of a window cover may be changed via an electrical control; at least one sensor disposed below at least the partial area; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: identify control information related to changing the attribute of at least the partial area of the window cover; determine a sensitivity related to the at least one sensor corresponding to the at least one attribute at least on the basis of the control information; and acquire peripheral information about the outside of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light reception module, and the at least one processor is configured to adjust a setting value related to the light reception module at least on the basis of the control information.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light emission module for outputting light, and a light reception module for receiving the light after being reflected by an external object, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine, as at least a part of acquiring of the peripheral information, a proximity of the external object at least on the basis of sensing of the reflected light, by using the light reception module.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured to determine at least one condition for determining the proximity, at least on the basis of the control information.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light emission module for outputting light, and a camera module configured to receive the light after being reflected by an external object and acquire an image, wherein the at least one processor is configured to recognize, as at least a part of acquiring of the peripheral information, an iris from the acquired image at least on the basis of sensing of the reflected light, by using the camera module.

6 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine at least one condition for recognizing the iris, at least on the basis of the control information.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to change, as at least a part of the changing on the basis of the at least one attribute, at least one of a color, a texture, and a pattern of at least the partial area.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a memory configured to store one or more setting values according to a light transmissivity of at least the partial area, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: identify, as at least a part of determining of the sensitivity, a light transmissivity of at least the partial area, which corresponds to the at least one attribute; and adjust setting of the at least one sensor on the basis of at least one setting value corresponding to the light transmissivity among the one or more setting values in the memory.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust, as at least a part of acquiring of the peripheral information of the exterior of the electronic device, a sensing value acquired using the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

10 . An electronic device comprising:
a display; at least one sensor disposed below at least a partial area of the display; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: identify control information related to displaying of at least the partial area; determine a sensitivity related to the at least one sensor at least on the basis of the control information; and acquire peripheral information of the outside of the electronic device by using the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the determined sensitivity.

11 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light reception module, and the at least one processor is configured to adjust a setting value related to the light reception module at least on the basis of the control information.

12 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light emission module for outputting light, and a light reception module for receiving the light after being reflected by an external object, wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine, as at least a part of acquiring of the peripheral information, a proximity of the external object at least on the basis of sensing of the reflected light, by using the light reception module.

13 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine at least one condition for determining the proximity, at least on the basis of the control information.

14 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one sensor comprises a light emission module for outputting light, and a camera module configured to receive the light after being reflected by an external object and acquire an image, wherein the at least one processor is configured to recognize, as at least a part of acquiring of the peripheral information, an iris from the acquired image at least on the basis of sensing of the reflected light, by using the camera module.

15 . The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to determine at least one condition for recognizing the iris, at least on the basis of the control information.

16 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to identify, as at least a part of identifying of the control information, at least one of color control information and brightness control information which are related to displaying of at least the partial area.

17 . The electronic device of claim 16 , further comprising:
a memory configured to store one or more setting values according to a light transmissivity of at least the partial area, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: identify, as at least a part of determining of the sensitivity, a light transmissivity of at least the partial area at least on the basis of the color control information or the brightness control information; and adjust setting of the at least one sensor on the basis of at least one setting value corresponding to the light transmissivity among the one or more setting values in the memory.

18 . The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to adjust, as at least a part of acquiring of the peripheral information of the exterior of the electronic device, a sensing value acquired using the at least one sensor, at least on the basis of the sensitivity.

19 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium, the non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having a program stored therein, the program configured to use the at least one processor to perform a method comprising:
identifying control information to change an attribute of a partial area of a window cover in an electronic device; determining a sensitivity related to at least one sensor of the electronic device corresponding to information on the at least one attribute at least on the basis o

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Jong-Ah
• Lee Dong-Han
• Cho Jeong-Ho
• YOON Hee-Woong
• Kim Tae-Ho
• Park Jeong-Min

Classifications

• G01D18/006 Primary

  Intermittent recalibration · CPC title

• G01D3/024

  for range change; Arrangements for substituting one sensing member by another · CPC title

• A61B3/14

  Arrangements specially adapted for eye photography · CPC title

• H03K17/945

  Proximity switches (H03K17/96 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G01D3/022 Primary

  having an ideal characteristic, map or correction data stored in a digital memory · CPC title