# US 2021/0240165 A1 · Electronic device for heating control, and operating method therefor > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0240165 A1 - Document ID: US20210240165A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/053,039 - Filed: 2019-04-04 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2018-05-04 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Hyunjin NOH; Sungyong BANG; Jaewook SHIN; Sangmin LEE; Inhwan HWANG; Jungwoo YE - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210240165A1 ## CPC - G05B 15/02: electric - G05B 19/4155: characterised by program execution, i.e. part program or machine function execution, e.g. selection of a program - H04M 1/72454: according to context-related or environment-related conditions - H04M 1/725: Cordless telephones (user interfaces specially adapted therefor H04M1/724) - G05B 2219/49216: Control of temperature of processor - H04M 2250/12: including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion - G05B: CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS (systems for controlling or regulating non-electric variables G05D; systems for regulating electric or magnetic variables G05F; control devices or systems insofar as characterised by mechanical features only G05G) - H04M: TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION (circuits for controlling other apparatus via a telephone cable and not involving telephone switching apparatus G08) ## Abstract An electronic device and an operating method therefor, according to various embodiments, can be configured to: determine whether heating of the electronic device is abnormal heating, on the basis of a difference value between a first temperature at a first position in the electronic device and a second temperature at a second position in the electronic device; determine whether a user recognizes abnormal heating, on the basis of the assumption that the heating of the electronic device is determined to be abnormal heating; and control the abnormal heating on the basis of determination result of whether the user has recognized abnormal heating. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An electronic device comprising: a first temperature sensor positioned at a first location; a second temperature sensor positioned at a second location which is spaced apart from the first location; a processor operably connected to the first temperature sensor and the second temperature sensor; and a memory operably connected to the processor, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: determine whether heating of the electronic device is abnormal heating, based on a difference value between a first temperature at the first location and a second temperature at the second location; judge whether a user recognizes the abnormal heating, based on an assumption that the heating of the electronic device is determined to be the abnormal heating; and control the abnormal heating based on a result of judging whether the user has recognized. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: determine the heating of the electronic device as the abnormal heating, in response to the first temperature being equal to or being greater than a specified first threshold and the difference value being less than a specified second threshold. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The electronic device of claim 2, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: determine the heating of the electronic device as the abnormal heating, in response to the difference value being less than the second threshold during a specified time. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising an input device operably connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: judge that the abnormal heating is not being recognized by the user, in response to a specified time having elapsed from a final reception time on an input of the user identified through the input device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: control the abnormal heating, in response to a contact of the user to the electronic device being identified in a state of judging that the abnormal heating is not being recognized by the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The electronic device of claim 5, further comprising at least any one of an illuminance sensor or a proximity sensor, which is operably connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: identify the contact of the user by using at least any one of the illuminance sensor or the proximity sensor. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: change an operation level of a function which is being executed, from a first level to a second level lower than the first level, based on an assumption of judging that the abnormal heating is being recognized by the user; and change the operation level of the function which is being executed, to a third level lower than the second level, based on an assumption of judging that the abnormal heating is not being recognized by the user. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The electronic device of claim 7, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: determine restoring or non-restoring of the changed operation level, based on an input of the user identified through a user interface; and restore the changed operation level to any one of the first level or the second level, based on the input of the user. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the memory stores instructions of, when being executed, allowing the processor to: control at least any one of a processing speed for a function which is being executed, a display brightness, or a volume. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor comprises at least any one of a central processing unit, an application processor, an image signal processor, or a communication processor, and wherein the first temperature sensor is positioned in at least any one of the central processing unit, the application processor, the image signal processor, or the communication processor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The electronic device of claim 1, further comprising at least any one of a battery operably connected to the processor, a charging circuit for the battery, a connection terminal, or a communication module, wherein the second temperature sensor is positioned in at least any one of the battery, the charging circuit, the connection terminal, or the communication module. ### Claim 12 An operating method of an electronic device, the method comprising: determining whether heating of the electronic device is abnormal heating, based on a difference value between a first temperature at a first location in the electronic device and a second temperature at a second location in the electronic device; judging whether a user recognizes the abnormal heating, based on an assumption that the heating of the electronic device is determined to be the abnormal heating; and controlling the abnormal heating, based on a result of judging whether the user has recognized. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein determining whether it is the abnormal heating comprises: calculating the difference value, in response to the first temperature being equal to or being greater than a specified first threshold; and determining the heating of the electronic device as the abnormal heating, in response to the difference value being less than a specified second threshold. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein judging whether the user recognizes the abnormal heating comprises: judging that the abnormal heating is not being recognized by the user, in response to a specified time having elapsed from a final reception time on an input of the user. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein controlling the abnormal heating comprises: changing an operation level of a function which is being executed, from a first level to a second level lower than the first level, based on an assumption of judging that the abnormal heating is being recognized by the user; and changing the operation level of the function which is being executed, to a third level lower than the second level, based on an assumption of judging that the abnormal heating is not being recognized by the user. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein controlling the abnormal heating comprises: identifying whether the user is in contact to the electronic device, in response to it being judged that the abnormal heating is not being recognized by the user; and controlling the abnormal heating, in response to it being identified that the user is in contact. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The method of claim 13, wherein determining whether it is the abnormal heating further comprises: determining the heating of the electronic device as the abnormal heating, in response to the difference value being less than the second threshold during a specified time. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15, further comprises: determining restoring or non-restoring of the changed operation level, based on an input of the user identified through a user interface; and restoring the changed operation level to any one of the first level or the second level, based on the input of the user. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein controlling the abnormal heating comprises: controlling at least any one of a processing speed for a function which is being executed, a display brightness, or a volume. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein at the first location in the electronic device, at least any one of a central processing unit, an application processor, an image signal processor, or a communication processor is disposed, and wherein at the second location in the electronic device, at least any one of a battery, a charging circuit for the battery, a connection terminal, or a communication module is disposed.