Electronic device having ultrasonic sensor for identifying a touch position and method of operating the same

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a wall configured to define an outer surface of the electronic device, a sensor component including a first sensor and a second sensor, memory storing one or more computer programs, and one or more processors communicatively coupled to the sensor component, and the memory, wherein the first sensor and the second sensor are disposed to be in contact with an inner surface of the wall, wherein the one or more computer programs include computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to: transmit, via the first sensor, a first wave so that the first wave propagates toward the second sensor through the wall, transmit, via the second sensor, a second wave so that the second wave propagates toward the first sensor through the wall, receive, via the first sensor, the second wave transmitted from the second sensor and a first reflected wave corresponding to the first wave generated by a touch applied to an outer surface of the wall, receive, via the second sensor, the first wave transmitted from the first sensor and a second reflected wave corresponding to the second wave generated by a touch applied to the outer surface of the wall, and identify a touch position on the basis of the first reflected wave and the second reflected wave based on the touch applied to the outer surface of the wall.

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