Electronic device and control method thereof
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsKi-Hong MIN, Jeong-Ho CHO, Chan-Hyoung PARK
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Abstract
An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first body, a second body being folded or unfolded with respect to the first body, a first sensor processor configured to detect a signal according to the folding/unfolding of the second body, a second sensor processor configured to detect a signal according to the folding/unfolding of the second body, in a position different from the first sensor, and a processor operatively connected with the first sensor and the second sensor. The processor is further configured to determine a folded/unfolded state of the second body in accordance with the detecting signals of the first sensor and second sensor.
Claims23
An electronic device comprising:
- a first body;
- a second body being folded or unfolded with respect to the first body;
- a first sensor configured to detect a signal according to folding or unfolding of the second body;
- a second sensor configured to detect a signal according to folding or unfolding of the second body, in a position different from the first sensor;
- and
- a processor operatively connected with the first sensor and the second sensor,
- wherein the processor is configured to determine a folded or unfolded state of the second body in accordance with the detecting signals of the first sensor and second sensor.
A control method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
- receiving a first detecting signal and a second detecting signal according to folding or unfolding of a first body and second body of the electronic device;
- and
- determining a folded or unfolded state of the second body, based on the first detecting signal and the second detecting signal,
- wherein the first detecting signal is detected by a first sensor,
- wherein the second detecting signal is detected by a second sensor installed in a position different from the first sensor, and
- wherein the determining of the folded or the unfolded state of the second body is determined by a processor operatively connected with the first sensor and the second sensor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.