Abstract: Electronic devices and electronic device operating methods according to various embodiments may comprise: a housing; a display; a touch sensor; a pen sensor; a pressure sensor; and a processor. The processor: senses the pressure of an external object on the display using the pressure sensor; senses a touch position of the external object using the touch sensor when the external object includes a conductor; senses the touch position of the external object using the pen sensor when the external object is a stylus pen configured to be capable of transmitting an electromagnetic signal to the pen sensor; senses the touch position of the external object using the pressure sensor when the external object cannot be sensed by the touch sensor and/or the pen sensor; and can perform at least one function on the basis of at least in part the touch position sensed by the touch sensor, the pen sensor and/or the pressure sensor, and the pressure sensed by the pressure sensor.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a pixel layer including a plurality of pixels, a substrate including a first area, and a second area, a display driver integrated circuit (DDI) configured to apply a signal to the pixel layer, and one or more wiring layers disposed on the substrate. The substrate includes a planar zone including at least a portion of the first area and at least a portion of the second area, and a bending zone extending from the at least a portion of the second area. A bending start point of the bending zone is adjacent to the second point, and the one or more wiring layers are disposed in at least a portion of the planar zone and at least a portion of the bending zone.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a display panel including a first edge extending in a first direction and a second edge in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first group of gate lines supplying a first gate voltage to a first pixel line and supplying a third gate voltage to a third pixel line, a second group of gate lines supplying a second gate voltage to a second pixel line and supplying a fourth gate voltage to a fourth pixel line, and at least one processor configured to control the electronic device to: sequentially supply the first gate voltage and the third gate voltage through the first group of gate lines to output a first part of specified image data and sequentially supply the second gate voltage and the fourth gate voltage through the second group of gate lines to output a second part of the specified image data the second part of the specified image data being different from the first part of the specified image data.

Abstract: A display including a bending region is provided. The display includes a pixel layer including a plurality of pixel and a substrate disposed under the pixel layer and including a first area on which the pixel layer is disposed and a second area extending out of the pixel layer from the first area, at least a partial area of the second area being bendable, wherein the substrate includes: a wiring layer including at least one first wiring electrically connected with at least one pixel of the plurality of pixels and connected from the first area to the second area, and at least one second wiring disposed in the at least partial area and electrically connected with the at least one first wiring in the second area. Further, other embodiments may be possible.

Abstract: In one embodiment, there is a method for compensating for distortion on a display of an electronic device. The method comprises reading from a first memory first information for performing first compensation of pixel data, acquiring second information for performing second compensation of the pixel data, providing the second information to the display, and generating third information based on the first information and the second information.

Abstract: An electronic device according to various examples comprises: a housing, in an unfolded state, including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction and including at least one flexible portion; a touch screen display arranged between the first surface and the second surface of the housing, exposed through the first surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing; and a pressure sensor arranged between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and when viewed from above the first surface, including at least one flexible portion at a position corresponding to the flexible portion of the housing.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for obtaining biometric information in an electronic device are provided. An electronic device comprising a display comprising a plurality of pixels, a biometric sensor disposed in at least a partial region of the display; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to receive an input for sensing biometric information of an external object, in response to the input, select at least one pixel among a first pixel and a second pixel in accordance with history information about use of the first pixel and second pixel, wherein the first pixel and the second pixel are disposed in the at least the partial region of the display proximate to the biometric sensor, and obtain the biometric information of an external object through the biometric sensor by using light irradiated by the selected at least one pixel.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate, a second plate, and a side member, the side member being attached to or integrally formed with at least one of the first plate or the second plate, a display positioned inside the housing and configured to form a display area through the first plate, a first touch panel positioned inside the housing and interposed between the display and the first plate or integrally formed with the display and including a first plurality of sensing elements having a first touch point density, a second touch panel positioned inside the housing, adjacent to the side member, and oriented to face a portion of the side member, and including a second plurality of sensing elements having a second touch point density lower than the first touch point density, and a processor.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: An electronic device for widening an active area of a display is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first plate and a second plate facing away from the first plate, a touch screen display including a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) layer interposed between the first plate and the second plate, a flexible layer including a first portion connected to the first surface of the second glass plate and bent around an edge of the second glass plate toward the second plate of the housing, and a second portion extending from the first portion and interposed between the second glass plate and the second plate of the housing, a display driver integrated circuit (DDIC) mounted on a first surface of the second portion of the flexible layer, and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a portion mounted on a second surface of the second portion of the flexible layer.

Abstract: A method of detecting a touch input and controlling an electronic device based on the touch input is provided. The method of includes displaying a user interface through a touchscreen display; detecting a first touch input with a pressure lower than a first threshold via a first region of the display and performing a first action, detecting a second touch input with a pressure lower than a second threshold via a second region of the display adjacent to a periphery of the display and performing a second action, detecting a third touch input with a pressure greater than the first threshold via the first region of the display and performing a third action, and detecting a fourth touch input with a pressure greater than the second threshold via the second region and performing a generic fourth action associated with the electronic device.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a battery; a display; a touch sensor configured to detect a touch on the display; a pressure sensor disposed between the display and the battery configured to detect a pressure on the display; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to obtain a pressure signal using the pressure sensor, to identify, in response to the obtaining of the pressure signal, touch information including at least one of an occurrence of a touch signal and a position of the touch signal corresponding to the touch obtained through the touch sensor, and to adjust at least one characteristic related to charging of the battery based on at least a portion of the pressure signal and the touch information.

Abstract: An electronic device that is capable of measuring biometric information is provided. The electronic device includes a housing; a display panel at least partially accommodated in the housing; a first electrode formed over at least a portion of the display panel to be visually transparent and to be exposed to the outside of the electronic device; and a second electrode formed in at least a portion of one face of the housing below the display panel to be exposed to the outside of the electronic device.

Abstract: A method of disposing a touch sensor for enhancing touch accuracy and an electronic device using the same. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface forming an outer surface of the electronic device and a second surface of a direction different from that of the first surface; and a first touch sensor and second touch sensor disposed at a first designated gap at the first surface, and at least one third touch sensor disposed at a second designated gap from the first touch sensor at the second surface. Various exemplary embodiments may be further included.

Abstract: According to one or more embodiments, an electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, where a transparent cover forms at least one part of the first surface. The electronic device also includes a touch screen display disposed between the first surface and second surface of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a pressure sensor disposed between the touch screen display and the second surface of the housing, and having an active area for sensing pressure placed on the first surface by an external object and an inactive area disposed around the active area, a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) disposed between the pressure sensor and the second surface of the housing, and an electrically conductive connection member for electrically connecting the pressure sensor and the PCB.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus is provided that includes a housing comprising a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction which is opposite to the first direction, and a transparent cover which forms at least part of the first surface, a display interposed between the first and second surfaces of the housing and exposed through the transparent cover, a first electrode interposed between the transparent cover and the display, a second electrode interposed between the first electrode and the display, a third electrode interposed between the second electrode and the display, a first dielectric layer interposed between the first and second electrodes, a second dielectric layer interposed between the second and third electrodes, and a processor configured to detect a location of a touch on the first surface using the first and second electrodes, and detect pressure on the first surface using the second and third electrodes.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, comprising a first surface including a transparent later and a second surface, a display exposed through the transparent layer and including an active area, a first adhesive layer, a touchscreen panel, and a second adhesive layer, an opening formed at least partially through the first adhesive layer, a plurality of conductive lines disposed extending around a periphery of the opening so as not to optically block the opening, a camera device positioned including an image sensor disposed through at least a portion of the opening, and an integrated circuit (IC) electrically coupled to the plurality of conductive lines, wherein the IC is configured to provide image data to the display.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A video encoding method and an electronic device adapted to the method are provided.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction and a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a transparent substrate forming at least a portion of the first surface; a display disposed between the transparent substrate and the second surface of the housing and including a third surface facing the first direction and a fourth surface facing the second direction; at least one sensor disposed between a portion of the second surface of the display and a portion of the second surface of the housing; an electrical structure disposed between the sensor and a portion of the second surface of the housing; and a control circuit electrically connected to the electrical structure, wherein the control circuit detects an electrical signal occurring by a pressure from the second direction to a portion of the transparent substrate using the electrical structure.