# US 2019/0379959 A1 · Electronic device including stylus pen and method for controlling microphone of the same > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0379959 A1 - Document ID: US20190379959A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/435,675 - Filed: 2019-06-10 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-08 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Gahee KIM; Myeongwan GANG; Jaeha PARK; Jungyeol AN; Gangyoul KIM; Juntai KIM; Dongmoon OK; Hyunjong ROH; Hochul HWANG - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190379959A1 ## CPC - G06F 3/165: {Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path} - G06F 1/1643: {the display being associated to a digitizer, e.g. laptops that can be used as penpads (details related to the relative motion of the display enclosure with respect to the body enclosure, e.g. to move between laptop and tablet PC configuration G06F1/1615)} - G06F 1/1656: {Details related to functional adaptations of the enclosure, e.g. to provide protection against EMI, shock, water, or to host detachable peripherals like a mouse or removable expansions units like PCMCIA cards, or to provide access to internal components for maintenance or to removable storage supports like CDs or DVDs, or to mechanically mount accessories (mounting of accessories to a computer display G06F1/1607; display hoods G06F1/1603; cooling arrangements for portable computers G06F1/203)} - G06F 1/1684: {Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675} - G06F 1/1698: {the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone (details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266)} - G06F 1/3215: Monitoring of peripheral devices - G06F 1/325: {Power saving in peripheral device} - G06F 3/03545: {Pens or stylus} - G06F 3/038: Control and interface arrangements therefor, e.g. drivers or device-embedded control circuitry - G06F 3/0383: {Signal control means within the pointing device} - H02J 50/10: using inductive coupling - H04R 1/04: Structural association of microphone with electric circuitry therefor (in electric hearing aids H04R25/00) - H04R 1/406: {microphones} - H04R 3/005: {for combining the signals of two or more microphones (specially adapted for hearing aids H04R25/407)} - G06F 1/1626: {with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]} - G06F 2200/1632: Pen holder integrated in the computer - H04R 2420/07: Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) - H02J: ELECTRIC POWER NETWORKS; CIRCUIT ARRANGEMENTS OR SYSTEMS FOR SUPPLYING OR DISTRIBUTING ELECTRIC POWER; SYSTEMS FOR STORING ELECTRIC ENERGY - H04R: LOUDSPEAKERS, MICROPHONES, GRAMOPHONE PICK-UPS OR LIKE ACOUSTIC ELECTROMECHANICAL TRANSDUCERS; ELECTRIC HEARING AIDS; PUBLIC ADDRESS SYSTEMS (producing sounds with frequency not determined by supply frequency G10K) ## Abstract An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a housing, microphone, wireless communication circuit, processor, memory, and stylus pen. The processor is configured to implement the method, including: when the stylus pen is located in the elongated hole, operate both the at least one first microphone and the second microphone to detect sound, and when the stylus pen is not located in the elongated hole, operate only the first microphone to detect sound. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a housing; at least one first microphone disposed within the housing and exposed through a first portion of the housing; a first wireless communication circuit disposed within the housing; an elongated hole formed in a second portion of the housing; a stylus pen detachably insertable into the elongated hole and including a second microphone; a processor disposed within the housing and functionally coupled to the at least one first microphone and the first wireless communication circuit; and a memory disposed within the housing and functionally coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to: when the stylus pen is located in the elongated hole, operate both the at least one first microphone and the second microphone to detect sound, and when the stylus pen is not located in the elongated hole, operate only the first microphone to detect sound. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a sensing circuit configured to sense whether the stylus pen is disposed in the elongated hole, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to receive a signal from the sensing circuit. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the stylus pen further includes a second wireless communication circuit, and wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to receive sound data using the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The electronic device of claim 3, wherein each of the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit is configured to support a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technique. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the housing includes at least one first terminal protruding into the elongated hole, wherein the stylus pen includes at least one second terminal configured to contact the first terminal when the stylus pen is stowed within the elongated hole, and wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to receive a transmission of sound data detected through the stylus through the first terminal and the second terminal. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to disable the second microphone while the stylus pen is removed from the elongated hole. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to: use at least one first parameter for processing sound data received from the first and second microphones while the stylus pen is stowed within the elongated hole, and use at least one second parameter different from the first parameter, for processing sound data received from the first microphone while the stylus pen is removed from the elongated hole. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising: a transmission coil disposed within the housing and generating a magnetic field for wireless charging, wherein the stylus pen further includes a reception coil that charges a battery of the stylus pen by interoperation with the magnetic field formed by the transmission coil. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the stylus pen further includes at least one button, and wherein the second microphone is disposed at a position parallel to the at least one button in a longitudinal direction of the stylus pen. ### Claim 10 An electronic device comprising: a housing; at least one first microphone disposed within the housing and exposed through a first portion of the housing; a first wireless communication circuit disposed within the housing; an elongated hole formed in a second portion of the housing; a stylus pen detachably insertable into the elongated hole and including a second microphone; a processor disposed within the housing and functionally connected to the at least one first microphone and the first wireless communication circuit; and a memory disposed within the housing and functionally connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions that are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to: when the stylus pen is located in the elongated hole, operate both the at least one first microphone and the second microphone to detect sound, and when the stylus pen is not located in the elongated hole, operate only the second microphone to detect sound. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising: a sensing circuit configured to sense whether the stylus pen is disposed in the elongated hole, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to receive a signal from the sensing circuit. ### Claim 12 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the stylus pen further includes a second wireless communication circuit, and wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to receive sound data using the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The electronic device of claim 12, wherein each of the first wireless communication circuit and the second wireless communication circuit is configured to support a Bluetooth low energy (BLE) technique. ### Claim 14 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the housing includes at least one first terminal protruding into the elongated hole, wherein the stylus pen includes at least one second terminal configured to contact the first terminal when the stylus pen is stowed within the elongated hole, and wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to receive a transmission of sound data detected through the stylus pen through the first terminal and the second terminal. ### Claim 15 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, further comprising: a first coil disposed within the housing; and a second coil disposed in the stylus pen, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to receive sound data through the first coil and the second coil. ### Claim 16 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the instructions cause the processor to disable the first microphone while the stylus pen is removed the elongated hole. ### Claim 17 (depends on 10) The electronic device of claim 10, wherein the instructions are executable by the processor to cause the electronic device to: use at least one first parameter for processing sound data received from the first and second microphones while the stylus pen is stowed within the elongated hole, and use at least one second parameter different from the first parameter, for processing sound data received from the first microphone while the stylus pen is removed from the elongated hole. ### Claim 18 A method for controlling a first microphone of an electronic device, the method comprising: identifying, by a sensor circuit, whether a stylus pen is located within an elongated hole formed in a housing of the electronic device; when the stylus pen is located within the elongated hole, operating the first microphone and a second microphone of the stylus pen to detect sound; and using only the second microphone when the stylus pen is removed from the elongated hole. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising: receiving sound data obtained from the second microphone via wireless communication. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18, further comprising: using at least one first parameter for processing sound data received from the first and second microphones while the stylus pen is located in the elongated hole; and using at least one second parameter different from the first parameter for processing sound data received from the second microphone while the stylus pen is removed from the elongated hole.