Abstract: The display control method for an electronic device with a foldable screen according to an embodiment of this application includes: The electronic device determines a first use posture of using the electronic device by a user, and locks a first screen in response to the first use posture; and when detecting a photographing scenario of a camera and a flip operation performed by the user of the electronic device, the electronic device detects whether an object approaches the electronic device, and in response to a detection result, switches from performing displaying on the first screen to performing displaying on a second screen, or maintains the first screen on and the second screen off. In embodiments of this application, intelligent screen locking or automatic screen switching can be implemented based on different application scenarios, to implement an intelligent terminal device, and improve use performance of the terminal device.

Abstract: A computing device includes a first portion and a second portion rotatable relative to each other about a hinge. A bumper is located between the hinge and the first portion. The bumper includes an impact resistant material. The impact resistant material absorbs some or all of the force from an impact between a hinge body and the first portion.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge structure, a first housing structure, a second housing structure that is foldable with the first housing structure, a foldable housing, a flexible display, a first mid-plate disposed on one side of the first housing structure, a second mid-plate disposed on one side of the second housing structure, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) extending between the first mid-plate and the second mid-plate, a first sealing member that seals a first opening formed in the first mid-plate, and a second sealing member that seals a second opening formed in the second mid-plate.

Abstract: An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device comprises: a first plate including a first planar region facing a first direction; a second plate comprising a second planar region facing a second direction opposite to the first direction; a housing including a side member surrounding an inner space between the first plate and the second plate; a display disposed between the first plate and the second plate and viewed through the first plate; and an antenna module disposed between the display and the second plate and configured to emit electromagnetic waves to the outside of the housing. The antenna module comprises: an antenna substrate including a first surface facing the first plate, a second surface facing the second plate, and a third surface facing the inner surface of the side member; and a wireless communication circuit disposed on the first surface of the antenna substrate.

Abstract: An antenna apparatus used in an electronic device having a flexible display that can be bent at a rotating shaft and that includes a primary screen and a secondary screen respectively configured on two sides of the rotating shaft. The antenna apparatus includes a first metal strip disposed on the primary screen frame close to one end of the rotating shaft, and a second metal strip disposed on the secondary screen frame close to the same end of the rotating shaft. The first metal strip is implemented as a plurality of antennas through dual-feed design. When the flexible display is in a folded state, the second metal strip is coupled to the first metal strip to generate radiation and is used as a parasitic antenna of the first metal strip.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a method for controlling a foldable terminal and a foldable terminal. The method includes: receiving a first input for the foldable terminal; obtaining a folding angle of the foldable terminal; and controlling, in a case that the folding angle meets a target condition, the foldable terminal to power on or power off in response to the first input.

Abstract: A flexible printed circuit and a manufacturing method thereof, an electronic device module and an electronic device are provided.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a first display on a major surface, a second display positioned on another major surface, and optionally at least one imager collocated with the second display. One or more processors identify a predefined event occurring and select whether to present content on the first display or the second display. The one or more processors can cause an imager to capture at least one image. When image matches a first predefined criterion, the one or more processors cause a presentation of content to occur on the first display. When the image matches a second predefined criterion, the one or more processors cause the presentation of the content to occur on the second display. The one or more processors can also compare sizes of the first touch sensitive display portion and the second touch sensitive display portion to select between the first display and the second display.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, a first antenna assembly, a second antenna assembly and a third antenna assembly. At least one of the first antenna assembly, the second antenna assembly and the third antenna assembly is rotatably disposed on the casing, and the rest are fixed on the casing.

Abstract: A hinge structure includes a first rotary bracket that rotates about a first virtual axis and a second rotary bracket that rotates about a second virtual axis The hinge structure also includes a fixed bracket that includes the first rotary bracket and the second rotary bracket fixed thereto. The hinge further structure includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a first arm and a second arm. Additionally, the hinge structure includes a cam part that includes bumpy structures. A first elastic body is mounted on the first rotary member and supports at least one side of the cam part and second elastic body is mounted on the second rotary member and supports at least an opposite side of the cam part. The hinge structure also includes a support bracket that supports the first elastic body and the second elastic body.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge structure, a first housing structure, a second housing structure that is foldable with the first housing structure, a foldable housing, a flexible display, a first mid-plate disposed on one side of the first housing structure, a second mid-plate disposed on one side of the second housing structure, a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) extending between the first mid-plate and the second mid-plate, a first sealing member that seals a first opening formed in the first mid-plate, and a second sealing member that seals a second opening formed in the second mid-plate.

Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing, at least one antenna disposed in at least one of the first housing or the second housing, a first grip sensor disposed in the first housing, a second grip sensor disposed in the second housing, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to obtain a first detection value through the first grip sensor, obtain a second detection value through the second grip sensor, and decrease the strength of a signal output from the at least one antenna based on the first detection value and the second detection value.

Abstract: A folding mobile terminal includes a first housing, a first screen, a second housing, a second screen, and a connecting clamp. The first screen is disposed on the first housing, and the second screen is disposed on the second housing. The first housing is connected to the second housing through the connecting clamp, one end of the connecting clamp is rotatably connected to the first housing and rotates around a first axis. The second housing is rotatably connected to another end of the connecting clamp and rotates around a second axis. The first axis and the second axis intersect or are non-coplanar.

Abstract: An electronic device, according to various embodiments, may comprise: an outer housing comprising a front plate facing a first direction, a rear plate facing a direction opposite to the front plate, and a side member for surrounding a space between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the side member protrudes toward the space and includes a protrusion having a first surface facing the first direction; an opaque layer disposed in the space so as to be parallel with the front plate and including a first portion located between the first surface and the front plate, wherein the first portion includes a second surface facing the first surface; an adhesiveness improvement layer formed on the second surface of the opaque layer and having a repetitive pattern; and a waterproof layer disposed between the adhesiveness improvement layer and the first surface and attached to the adhesiveness improvement layer and the first surface. Other various embodiments may be possible.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a mobile terminal including: a body including a first frame and a second frame configured to slide to transition to either a first or second state; a flexible display configured to cover a part of the body, wherein a front surface area of the flexible display is configured to vary according to the sliding of the second frame; and a link supporter disposed between the first and second frames, wherein the link supporter comprises: a first link, wherein a first end of the first link is hinge-coupled to the first frame; a second link, wherein a first end of the second link is hinge-coupled to the first link and a second end of the second link is coupled to the second frame; and a hinge cam configured to be inserted a second end of the first link and the first end of the second link.

Abstract: System and method for improving the shaving experience by providing improved visibility of the skin shaving area. A digital camera is integrated with the electric shaver for close image capturing of shaving area, and displaying it on a display unit. The display unit can be integral part of the electric shaver casing, or housed in a separated device which receives the image via a communication channel. The communication channel can be wireless (using radio, audio or light) or wired, such as dedicated cabling or using powerline communication. A light source is used to better illuminate the shaving area. Video compression and digital image processing techniques are used for providing for improved shaving results. The wired communication medium can simultaneously be used also for carrying power from the electric shaver assembly to the display unit, or from the display unit to the electric shaver.

Abstract: A hinge structure includes a first rotary bracket that rotates about a first virtual axis and a second rotary bracket that rotates about a second virtual axis The hinge structure also includes a fixed bracket that includes the first rotary bracket and the second rotary bracket fixed thereto. The hinge further structure includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a first arm and a second arm. Additionally, the hinge structure includes a cam part that includes bumpy structures. A first elastic body is mounted on the first rotary member and supports at least one side of the cam part and second elastic body is mounted on the second rotary member and supports at least an opposite side of the cam part. The hinge structure also includes a support bracket that supports the first elastic body and the second elastic body.

Abstract: Reconfigurable touch screen computing devices with folding configurations that include flexible and/or rigid displays made up of segments reconfigured from a compact state to an expanded state are described. The form factor of the compact state is the size of a handheld phone (including an integrated speaker and microphone). The form factor of the expanded state is the size of a tablet computer (including the mechanical functionality of a laptop). Both states provide a configuration including a touch screen display on a front side and a protective housing on a back side. The computing devices include sensors indicating the state and mechanisms for folding, alignment, and structural support, and magnets for the devices to be locked in the folded or unfolded state. A module attached to at least one segment may contain substantially all processing and memory, and a communications system, all which may be used in either state.

Abstract: An electronic device detects ambient contextual data and positioning data such as orientation and motion to determine an activity state of the electronic device. A controller sets a polling interval of an open/closed position sensor that is connected to a movable portion connected to a base to detect an open/closed event. In response to determining a first activity state, controller sets a first polling interval that mitigates power consumption. In response to determining a second activity state, the controller sets the polling interval to a second polling interval that is shorter than the first polling interval to reduce latency in detecting the open/closed event.

Abstract: Systems, devices, and apparatuses for adjustable stands and mobile computing devices are provided. An example system includes a mobile computing device having a front surface with a display and a rear surface with a first magnetically susceptible region and a second magnetically susceptible region. The first magnetically susceptible region is offset from the second magnetically susceptible region in a translational dimension along the rear surface. The example system also includes an adjustable stand for the mobile computing device. The adjustable stand includes a slidable portion formed with a magnetically susceptible material to slide in the translational dimension along the rear surface. The level of magnetic attraction between the slidable portion and the second magnetically susceptible material of the mobile computing device is greater than a level of magnetic attraction between the slidable portion and the first magnetically susceptible material of the mobile computing device.

Abstract: An emissive surface assembly includes an emissive surface configuration having a substantially contiguous emissive surface on which visual content may be presented. The emissive surface configuration has emissive surface sections including at least a first substantially flat emissive surface section, at least first and second curved emissive surface sections that are curved about first and second non-parallel axis, the first curved section positioned adjacent a first edge of the first substantially flat emissive surface section, the second curved section adjacent a second edge of the first substantially flat emissive surface section, each of the curved and flat surface sections forming a portion of the substantially contiguous emissive surface, and a driver for presenting content on the substantially contiguous emissive surface.

Abstract: In aspects of gesture detection based on device form factor, a device includes gesture detection algorithms from which gestures are detectable based on device configurations. The device implements a gesture module to determine a form factor of the device as one of the device configurations, and select a gesture detection algorithm that corresponds to the form factor. The gesture module then utilizes the selected gesture detection algorithm to detect a gesture performed by a user holding the device in the device form factor. Additionally, the gesture module can determine a change in the device form factor. The gesture module can then replace the gesture detection algorithm with a different gesture detection algorithm, or replace parameter values in the gesture detection algorithm with respective updated parameter values, which are then usable to detect another instance of the gesture performed by the user holding the device in the changed form factor.

Abstract: A smart mobile device is disclosed. The proposed smart mobile device includes a foldable screen having a front and a back, and at least one lens configured on the back, wherein the foldable screen has a surrounding perimeter, and the surrounding perimeter has at least one cut area such that when the foldable screen is folded in a specific way, the at least one lens is revealed from the at least one cut area or surrounded by a plurality of the cut areas.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display screen, a terminal display screen assembly, and a mobile terminal. The display screen may include a first through hole penetrating the display screen in a thickness direction of the display screen, a display face and a non-display face opposite to each other, and a positioning structure arranged on the non-display face and located around the first through hole. An optical device may include a first optical portion and a second optical portion. The first optical portion is arranged in the first through hole, the second optical portion is fixedly coupled to the positioning structure, and the second optical portion is positioned by the positioning structure.

Abstract: The present application provides a cover plate for a flexible display screen and a flexible display screen, the cover plate comprises deformable regions and non-deformable regions spaced apart along a first direction, the deformable regions comprising memory metal for connecting the non-deformable regions, the number of the non-deformable regions is not less than four; wherein, when the memory metal of the deformable regions is in a low temperature phase shape, the projections of the non-deformable regions at least partially overlaps in a direction perpendicular to the display screen; when the memory metal of the deformable regions is in a high temperature phase shape, the deformable regions and the non-deformable regions are on a same horizontal plane.

Abstract: A hinge structure includes a first rotary bracket that rotates about a first virtual axis and a second rotary bracket that rotates about a second virtual axis The hinge structure also includes a fixed bracket that includes the first rotary bracket and the second rotary bracket fixed thereto. The hinge further structure includes a first rotary member, a second rotary member, a first arm and a second arm. Additionally, the hinge structure includes a cam part that includes bumpy structures. A first elastic body is mounted on the first rotary member and supports at least one side of the cam part and second elastic body is mounted on the second rotary member and supports at least an opposite side of the cam part. The hinge structure also includes a support bracket that supports the first elastic body and the second elastic body.

Abstract: A foldable terminal is provided. The foldable terminal includes a housing including two casings and a bendable portion capable of being bent and deformed, the bendable portion being connected between the two casings; a flexible screen; and an air bag provided between the bendable portion and the flexible screen. When the foldable terminal is in an unfolded state, gas is in the air bag, and the air bag supports an inner side of the flexible screen, when the foldable terminal is in a folded state, the gas is moved out of the air bag to make the air bag shrunken.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a connection part. The housing includes a first housing portion that includes a first side face, and a second housing portion that includes a second side face. The connection part connects the first housing portion and the second housing portion. A first conductive member extends along at least a portion of the first side face, a first non-conductive member is disposed on the first side face, a second conductive member extends along at least a portion of the second side face, a second non-conductive member is disposed on the second side face, and when the second housing portion faces the first housing portion, the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member are substantially aligned.

Abstract: A hinge module including a first body; a second body arranged with respect to the first body; a hinge configured to hinge in response to an angle variation between the first body and the second body; and a display disposed on the first body and the second body. Further, the hinge includes a first hinge housing including an accommodating portion; a second hinge housing having a first end inserted in the accommodating portion; an arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a hinge pin projecting from an inner surface of the accommodating portion of the first hinge housing and penetrating the arc-shaped hinge hole in the second hinge housing; a guide pin coupled to the first hinge housing and inserted into a second end of the second hinge housing; and an elastic member provided in the second end of the second hinge housing and including a curved surface contacting the guide pin.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display screen, a terminal display screen assembly, and a mobile terminal. The display screen defines a first through hole which penetrates the display screen in a thickness direction of the display screen, and may include: a frame, a display module and a positioning structure. The frame may include a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. The display module may be arranged on the first face of the frame. The positioning structure may be arranged on the second face of the frame. The first through hole may include a first sub-through hole defined in the display module and penetrating the display module in a thickness direction of the display module, and a second sub-through hole defined in the frame and penetrating the frame in a thickness direction of the frame and communicating to the first sub-through hole. The positioning structure is disposed to surround the second sub-through hole.

Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a bar-type terminal body having a front side and a rear side; a mobile communication module transmitting and receiving a wireless signal; a touch screen disposed at the front side of the bar-type terminal body, the touch screen including a display module for displaying information and a front touch sensor for sensing a front touch input; a battery disposed in the bar-type terminal body; a cover disposed at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body and covering the battery, the cover having a first through hole and a second through hole; a front camera disposed at the front side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear camera disposed in the first through hole of the cover at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear input unit provided at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body, the rear input unit including a button member disposed at the second through hole of the cover and a rear touch sensor for sensing a rear touch input applied to the button member; one or more pr

Abstract: The present application discloses a foldable display device, comprising a flexible screen and a support backplane cooperating therewith, the support backplane includes a first support plate and a second support plate hinged therewith by a rotary shaft system; a tension releasing mechanism is disposed at the first support plate or the second support plate, the flexible screen has a first end connected to the first support plate or the second support plate, and a second end opposite thereto, the second end is connected to the tension releasing mechanism, such that the second end of the flexible screen is slidable along a corresponding support plate between a first position in which the foldable display device is in an outward bending state and a second position in which the foldable display device is in a deployed state, and between the second position and a third position in which the foldable display device is in an inward bending state.

Abstract: The present invention provides a cover window including a first region having a first stiffness; a second region having a second stiffness being greater than the first stiffness; and a nano-particle in a boundary between the first and second regions.

Abstract: An electronic device and a hinge assembly thereof are provided. The hinge assembly has a first fixing block, a second fixing block, a first linking rod and a second linking rod. The first fixing block has a first end and a second end. The second fixing block has a third end and a fourth end. The first linking rod has a fifth end slidably and rotatably connected to the second end and a sixth end rotatably connected to the fourth end. The second linking rod has a seventh end slidably and rotatably connected to the fourth end and an eighth end rotatably connected to the second end. The sixth end has a groove portion and a first inclined surface, and the eighth end has a second inclined surface contacting the first inclined surface.

Abstract: A portable communications device comprises an interactive touchscreen display (20) having a transparent outer surface member occupying substantially all of a front surface of the communications device. A casing provides a rear surface of the communications device. The device further comprises an audible sound transmitter and an audible sound receiver arranged so as to receive vocal sounds produced by a user when the device is placed against the user's head. An ultrasonic transmitter (24) is separate from the audible sound transmitter. An elongate aperture (28) has a minimum dimension less than 100 ?m located between the transparent outer surface member and the casing. A channel connects the elongate aperture and the ultrasonic transmitter so as to permit ultrasonic signals to pass out of the elongate aperture.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display unit arranged on a first surface, a first operation member arranged on a second surface, a second operation member arranged on a third surface, and a memory and at least one processor or circuit. The third surface is on a right side of the electronic apparatus when the first and second surfaces are viewed as front and top sides, respectively, of the electronic apparatus. The memory and the at least one processor or circuit function as a control unit configured to perform control to change a setting value to be selected from among a plurality of candidate setting values displayed on the display unit to a smaller setting value according to an operation on the first operation member and change the setting value to be selected to a larger setting value according to an operation on the second operation member.

Abstract: An electronic device includes a carrier having a surface, a first antenna radiator configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of a specific frequency band, a second antenna radiator configured to transmit and/or receive a signal of the specific frequency band, a communication circuit electrically connected to the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator, and a processor configured to control the communication circuit. The first antenna radiator includes a first conductive pattern disposed at a portion of the surface of the carrier. The second antenna radiator includes a second conductive pattern disposed at another portion of the surface of the carrier. The first antenna radiator includes a first open stub extending from one point of the first conductive pattern and configured to provide a transmission coefficient between the first antenna radiator and the second antenna radiator that is lower than a specific value at the specific frequency band.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device for controlling a plurality of displays can comprise: a first display for displaying a first screen; a second display for displaying a second screen; and a control unit for determining attributes of the first screen and the second screen, for determining whether to display, on a display that does not enter into an idle mode, a screen displayed on a display that enters into the idle mode in correspondence to the entry into the idle mode of either the first display or the second display, and for controlling the first display or the second display such that the first screen or the second screen is displayed thereon. In addition, various other examples are possible.

Abstract: Particular examples described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, which includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of hardware, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a connector assembly that is positioned within at least a portion of a recess of the electronic device, where the connector assembly includes: a first assembly that is to receive a connector; and a second assembly that is to receive an identification module that is to provide an association between a user and the electronic device.

Abstract: An embodiment of a camera module includes a holder configured such that the upper and lower portions of the holder are open and such that a first hole and a second hole, opposite to the first hole, are formed in the side surface of the holder, a first lens unit coupled to the upper portion of the holder, a second lens unit coupled to the lower portion of the holder, and a liquid lens disposed in the first hole and the second hole of the holder between the first lens unit and the second lens unit, the liquid lens protruding outward from the side surface of the holder, wherein at least a portion of the liquid lens may be spaced apart from the inner surface of the holder.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and manufacture of same are provided. The mobile terminal includes: an antenna; a first case at which the antenna is disposed; a second case coupled to the first case; a main PCB disposed at one side of the second case; and a sub-PCB disposed at an opposite side of the second case, the sub-PCB being connected to the main PCB through a cable, wherein the sub-PCB is electrically coupled with the antenna when the first case and the second case are coupled together.

Abstract: A display expansion type mobile terminal with a sliding motion, which is disclosed includes: a flexible display device; a fixed end frame to which the first front end is fixed; a via member provided independently of the fixed end frame; an extension frame which extends from the fixed end frame to a position adjacent to the via member in the predetermined display size adjustment direction A; a movable member which is spaced apart from the via member by an interval corresponding to a length of the extension frame; and a connection member.

Abstract: A flexible display device includes a base support of structurally flexible, a flexible display which is supported by and bendable with the base support, and at least one positioning mechanism disposed leftward or rightward of the base support. The positioning mechanism includes two mounts which are mounted to two support plates of the base support, a plurality of hinge bodies which are structurally flexible with a support rib unit of the base support, and a leaf spring unit extending through inside of the hinge bodies to terminate at a first spring end secured in one of the mounts, and a second spring end which is releasably and frictionally engaged inside the other one of the mounts by virtue of a sliding block and a spring-loaded unit.

Abstract: A mobile terminal and a control method thereof are disclosed.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a movable unit in which a display unit is rotatable by a hinge part in an opening and closing direction with respect to a device body. A magnet is disposed in the vicinity of the hinge part and an opening and closing sensor detects the opening and closing of the movable unit by detecting a magnetic field of the magnet. A magnetizing direction of the magnet is a direction perpendicular to an opening and closing axis of the movable unit, the opening and closing sensor detects the magnetic field in a direction perpendicular to the opening and closing axis, and a control unit obtains a detection signal of the opening and closing sensor and controls a display state of the display unit.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a bar-type terminal body having a front side and a rear side; a mobile communication module transmitting and receiving a wireless signal; a touch screen disposed at the front side of the bar-type terminal body, the touch screen including a display module for displaying information and a front touch sensor for sensing a front touch input; a battery disposed in the bar-type terminal body; a cover disposed at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body and covering the battery, the cover having a first through hole and a second through hole; a front camera disposed at the front side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear camera disposed in the first through hole of the cover at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear input unit provided at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body, the rear input unit including a button member disposed at the second through hole of the cover and a rear touch sensor for sensing a rear touch input applied to the button member; one or more p

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing and a connection part. The housing includes a first housing portion that includes a first side face, and a second housing portion that includes a second side face. The connection part connects the first housing portion and the second housing portion. A first conductive member extends along at least a portion of the first side face, a first non-conductive member is disposed on the first side face, a second conductive member extends along at least a portion of the second side face, a second non-conductive member is disposed on the second side face, and when the second housing portion faces the first housing portion, the first non-conductive member and the second non-conductive member are substantially aligned.

Abstract: A method in an electronic device, the method includes projecting infrared (“IR”) light from a plurality of light emitting diodes (“LEDs”) disposed proximate to the perimeter of the electronic device, detecting, by a sensor, IR light originating from at least two of the plurality of LEDs reflected from off of a person, and carrying out a function based on the relative strength of the detected IR light from the LEDs.

Abstract: A mobile terminal including a bar-type terminal body having a front side and a rear side; a touch screen including a display module for displaying information at the front side of the bar-type terminal body and a touch sensor for sensing a front touch input applied to a specific part of the touch screen; a battery disposed in the bar-type terminal body; a battery cover disposed at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body and covering the battery, the battery cover having a first through hole and a second through hole; a first camera disposed near one of both end portions of the touch screen at the front side of the bar-type terminal body; a second camera exposed to an outside of the bar-type terminal body through the first through hole of the battery cover at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body; a rear input unit provided at the rear side of the bar-type terminal body to receive an input; one or more processors; and a memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more