US 10,705,576 B2 · Electronic device including display and sensor

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first housing surface that faces a first side, a second housing surface that faces a second side, and a side surface that surrounds at least a portion of a space between the first housing surface and the second housing surface, a display arranged within the housing and including a first display surface including a display screen exposed through the first housing surface and a second display surface that faces the second side, a structure arranged between the second display surface and the second housing surface including a contact surface, the structure including a through-opening, and a sensor, at least a portion of which is arranged within the opening and which is arranged to detect at least a portion of light received from the outside of the housing after passing through the first housing surface and the display.

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Dependent claims

An electronic device comprising:

a front cover forming at least part of a front surface of the electronic device;
a rear cover forming at least part of a rear surface of the electronic device;
a display disposed between the front cover and the rear cover;
a lower panel disposed between the display and the rear cover, the lower panel including a first opening formed through the lower panel;
a circuit board disposed between the lower panel and the rear cover, the circuit board including a second opening formed through the circuit board and aligned with the first opening;
and
a sensor configured to detect at least a portion of light received via the display and from an outside of the electronic device,
wherein at least a portion of the sensor is positioned inside the second opening.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic device including display and sensor

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Electronic device including display and sensor

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