Abstract:
A method is provided including: receiving a signal for regulating a valve of an ear-wearable device; and changing a state of the valve based on the signal, the changing including at least one of opening and closing the valve.
Abstract:
An electronic device includes: a variable display having a main display region visible out of the electronic device, wherein a size of the main display region may be reduced from a first display region to a second display region, and including a touch screen panel serving as a first input device, and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, electrically connected to the variable display. At least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to control the display to: display a cursor in the main display region and move the cursor into the second display region and display the cursor, based on identifying the main display region being reduced in size from the first display region to the second display region, based on the cursor being positioned in the first display region other than the second display region, in the state that the size of the main display region corresponds to the first display region.
Abstract:
An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing, a hinge device configured to connect the first housing and the second housing so that the electronic device is switched from a folded state into an unfolded state, a first alloy member, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing, the second housing, and the hinge device and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, a second alloy device, at least a part of which is fixed to the first housing and the second housing at a position different from the first alloy member and which is made of a shape memory alloy material, and a driving circuit configured to apply power to at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member so that at least one of the first alloy member and the second alloy member is restored. Various other embodiments may be possible.
Abstract:
A display device may include: a light-emitting diode (LED) backlight unit (BLU), a pixel driving circuit configured to generate a scan signal and an image signal, a pixel circuit configured to generate an output current based on the scan signal and the image signal, and transmit the output current to the LED BLU, the pixel circuit including, a first transistor connected between an input pin and a node, the input pin configured to receive the image signal, the first transistor including a gate terminal configured to receive the scan signal, a second transistor connected between the node and a ground terminal, the second transistor including a gate terminal connected to the node, a third transistor connected between the node and a gate node, a fourth transistor configured to generate the output current according to a voltage of the gate node, and a capacitor connected to the gate node.
Abstract:
According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a first housing, a second housing, a first support, a second support, a flexible display, a motor assembly including a motor, and a first thermal conductive member including a thermally conductive material. The second housing may be slidable relative to the first housing. The first support may be positioned in the first housing. The second support may be positioned in the second housing. The flexible display may include a first area and a second area configured to extend from the first area. The first area may be disposed on the first support and be configured to be visible to the outside of the electronic device. The second area may be configured to, during sliding of the second housing, be withdrawn from or inserted into an inner space of the electronic device while being supported by the second support. The motor assembly may be connected to the second support through a bracket disposed on the second support and be configured to provide a drive force for sliding of the second housing. The first thermal conductive member may be disposed on the first support. Based on the second area being inserted in the inner space of the electronic device, the bracket may be configured to be in contact with the first thermal conductive member.
Abstract:
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a rollable display, includes a rotation shaft arranged in an inner space of a housing in a first direction, a first printed circuit board (PCB)coupled to the rotation shaft, a rollable display arranged to be wound in the inner space of the housing, and is drawn out from the inside to the outside of the housing in conjunction with the rotation of the rotation shaft and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a first electrical component which is arranged in the inner space of the housing and between a first flat portion and one end of the rotation shaft, fixed irrespective of the rotation of the rotation shaft, and a first rollable flexible PCB (FPCB) which allows the first PCB and the first electrical component to be electrically connected to each other.
Abstract:
An electronic device may output, on a display module, a first graphical element corresponding to first direction information calculated based on a first sensing value received from at least one sensor module, monitor a change in a relative location between the first graphical element being currently output and the at least one sensor module in response to an occurrence of an event to change a size of a viewable region, correct second direction information calculated based on a second sensing value received from the at least one sensor module based on the change in the relative location, and output, on the display module, a second graphical element corresponding to the corrected second direction information.
Abstract:
An electronic device may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to receive at least a portion of the first housing and move with respect to the first housing, a display configured to be extended based on a slide of the first housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a gear assembly configured to move the first housing and including a first gear connected to the motor and a second gear configured to mesh with the first gear, at least one sensor disposed in the housing and configured to detect a driving state of at least a portion of the gear assembly, and at least one processor operatively connected with the motor and the at least one sensor. The at least one processor may sense, through the at least one sensor, a signal related to the driving state of at least the portion of the gear assembly while at least one of the first gear or the second gear is driven and identify whether at least one of the first gear or the second gear is deformed based on the sensed signal.
Abstract:
An electronic device is disclosed. The electronic device includes: a flexible printed circuit board configured to connect a first printed circuit board and a second printed circuit board and including a rigid area and a flexible area, and a guide at least partially coupled to the rigid area, and located inside the flexible printed circuit board.
Abstract:
According to various embodiments, an electronic device may include: a housing including an inner space; a slide structure including a reciprocating slide configured to be slidable from the housing by a predetermined reciprocating distance along a first direction; a flexible display at least partially supported by the slide structure and configured to be received in the inner space to be at least partially invisible from the outside in a slide-in state of the electronic device; and a first friction reducing structure disposed between the housing and the slide structure. The first friction reducing structure may include: a guide slit disposed in the housing in a direction parallel to the first direction and having a predetermined length; a guide protrusion configured to be guided by the guide slit in the slide structure; at least one first magnet disposed on the guide slit; and at least one second magnet disposed on the guide protrusion at a position affected by the magnetic force of the first magnet. The at least one first magnet and the at least one second magnet may be arranged to have identical polarities at least partially facing each other along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction.