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Method and electronic device for obtaining biometric information in section in which image data is not transmitted to display

US11216544B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 8, 2018
Grant dateJan 4, 2022
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Expiry dateAug 30, 2038

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG09G2354/00
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method by which an electronic device including a biosensor obtains biometric information in a section in which image data is not transmitted to a display. An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention comprises: a display; a biosensor formed in at least a portion of the display; and a processor functionally connected with the display, and the biosensor, wherein the processor can extend a blank section of a reference signal, which is any one of a plurality of signals for driving the display in a state of sensing the biometric information of a user, and can drive the biosensor in the extended blank section of the reference signal so as to sense the biometric information of the user. The present invention can also include additional various embodiments.

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