Foldable electronic device for detecting fingerprints through at least a part of display
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeunggeol Baek, Jinho Kim, Bongjae Rhee
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AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeunggeol Baek, Jinho Kim, Bongjae Rhee
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An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing structure including a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge and including a first surface and a second surface directed in the opposite direction of the first surface, and a second housing connected to the hinge and including a third surface and a fourth surface directed in the opposite direction of the third surface, and configured such that the first surface faces the third surface in a folded state and such that the first surface and the third surface are directed in the same direction in an unfolded state, a first display disposed over the first surface and the third surface, a second display exposed to the outside through at least a portion of the fourth surface, and a fingerprint recognition module including a first fingerprint contact portion formed in at least a portion of the first display corresponding to the third surface and transmitting a first light into the second housing, a second fingerprint contact portion formed in at least a portion of the second display and transmitting a second light into the second housing, a first reflective member configured to reflect the first light, a second reflective member configured to reflect the second light, and an image sensor configured to detect the first light or the second light, wherein the first reflective member is disposed to reflect the first light such that the reflected first light forms a first path from the first reflective member toward the image sensor, and wherein the second reflective member is disposed to reflect the second light such that the reflected second light forms a second path from the second reflective member toward the image sensor.
An electronic device comprising:
A method for recognizing a fingerprint by an electronic device comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.