Electronic device comprising antenna

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2026043914-A1
Application number	US-202519363163-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Oct 20, 2025
Priority date	May 23, 2023
Publication date	Feb 12, 2026
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a side member including a first side surface having formed thereon a first segment portion and a second side surface having formed thereon a second segment portion, a first antenna including a first conductive portion at least partially included on the first side surface, a second antenna including a second conductive portion at least partially included on the second side surface, a printed circuit board disposed inside the side member and including at least one processor and a wireless communication module, a third antenna disposed between the first antenna and the second antenna, and memory, including one or more storage media, storing instructions, wherein the at least one processor is communicatively coupled to the memory and the wireless communication module, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are antennas of a first type and the third antenna is an antenna of a second type, and wherein the instructions when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to receive a first phase signal from an external electronic device by using the first antenna and the third antenna, receive a second phase signal from the external electronic device by using the first antenna and the second antenna, and, based on the first phase signal and the second phase signal, identify a position of the external electronic device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a side member comprising a first side surface having a first segment and a second side surface having a second segment; a first antenna comprising a first conductive portion at least partially included in the first side surface; a second antenna comprising a second conductive portion at least partially included in the second side surface; a printed circuit board disposed inside the side member and comprising at least one processor and a wireless communication module; a third antenna disposed between the first antenna and the second antenna; and memory, comprising one or more storage media, storing instructions, wherein the at least one processor is communicatively coupled to the memory and the wireless communication module, wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are antennas of a first type, and the third antenna is an antenna of a second type, and wherein the instructions when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
receive a first phase signal from an external electronic device by using the first antenna and the third antenna,
receive a second phase signal from the external electronic device by using the first antenna and the second antenna, and
based on the first phase signal and the second phase signal, identify a position of the external electronic device.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna, the third antenna, and the second antenna are aligned in a horizontal direction.

3 . The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna, the third antenna, and the second antenna are misaligned in the horizontal direction.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna and the third antenna are positioned within a distance of λ/2.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna and the second antenna are positioned at a distance of K*λ/2 or more, where K is not an integer.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first antenna is disposed closer to the third antenna than to the second antenna.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a distance between the first antenna and the third antenna is shorter than a distance between the first antenna and the second antenna.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein a diplexer is disposed between the first antenna and the wireless communication module.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first conductive portion comprises a first point (P 1 ), a second point (P 2 ), and a first feed point (F 1 ) located between the first point (P 1 ) and the second point (P 2 ), wherein the first feed point (F 1 ) is electrically connected to the wireless communication module via a first signal path (S 1 ), wherein the second conductive portion comprises a third point (P 3 ), a fourth point (P 4 ), and a second feed point (F 2 ) located between the third point (P 3 ) and the fourth point (P 4 ), and wherein the second feed point (F 2 ) is electrically connected to the wireless communication module via a second signal path (S 2 ).

10 . The electronic device of claim 9 ,
wherein the printed circuit board comprises a first ground point (G 1 ) and a second ground point (G 2 ), wherein the first point (P 1 ) is electrically connected to the first ground point (G 1 ) via a first ground path (GL 1 ), and the second point (P 2 ) is electrically connected to the second ground point (G 2 ) via a second ground path (GL 2 ), and wherein the first antenna is configured to operate as a first slot antenna by using the first ground point (G 1 ), the first point (P 1 ), the second point (P 2 ), and the second ground point (G 2 ).

11 . The electronic device of claim 9 ,
wherein the printed circuit board comprises a third ground point (G 3 ) and a fourth ground point (G 4 ), wherein the third point (P 3 ) is electrically connected to the third ground point (G 3 ) via a third ground path (GL 3 ), and the fourth point (P 4 ) is electrically connected to the fourth ground point (G 4 ) via a fourth ground path (GL 4 ), and wherein the second antenna ( 412 a ) is configured to operate as a second slot antenna by using the third ground point (G 3 ), the third point (P 3 ), the fourth point (P 4 ), and the fourth ground point (G 4 ).

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the third antenna comprises a feed point (PF) electrically connected to the wireless communication module via a third signal path (S 3 ).

13 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first antenna and the third antenna are configured such that feeding directions thereof are formed in a first direction, wherein the second antenna is configured such that a feeding direction thereof is formed in a second direction opposite to the first direction, and wherein each of the first antenna and the second antenna is configured to operate as an inverted-F antenna (IFA) or a monopole antenna.

14 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the third antenna comprises a patch antenna or a chip antenna.

15 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
analyze the first phase signal received via the first antenna and the third antenna, analyze the second phase signal received via the first antenna and the second antenna, identify a first angle of arrival from the first phase signal, identify a second angle of arrival from the second phase signal, and identify a difference between the first angle of arrival and the second angle of arrival.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Hong Sukgi
• Shin Seungshik
• Yun Sumin
• Lim Hyeoksoo
• Cho Woosik
• Choi Sehwan

Classifications

• G01S3/46

  using antennas spaced apart and measuring phase or time difference between signals therefrom, i.e. path-difference systems · CPC title

• H01Q3/30

  varying the {relative} phase {between the radiating elements of an array (H01Q3/2605, H01Q3/2658, H01Q3/2682, H01Q3/44 take precedence)} · CPC title

• H01Q1/44

  using equipment having another main function to serve additionally as an antenna {, e.g. means for giving an antenna an aesthetic aspect}(H01Q1/27 - H01Q1/34 take precedence) · CPC title

• H01Q21/28

  Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {(multiple beam H01Q25/00)} · CPC title

• H04M1/0266

  for a display module assembly · CPC title