US 12,238,399 B2
Electronic device including camera
Wanjae Ju, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Apr. 11, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/717,306.
Application 17/717,306 is a continuation of application No. PCT/KR2022/003624, filed on Mar. 15, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0089496 (KR), filed on Jul. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0010526 A1, Jan. 12, 2023
Int. Cl. H04N 23/56 (2023.01); G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)
CPC H04N 23/56 (2023.01) [G06F 1/1686 (2013.01); H04N 23/45 (2023.01); H04N 23/55 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a plurality of cameras disposed on a surface of the housing;
a light source disposed adjacent to at least one of the plurality of cameras on the surface of the housing; and
a camera cover disposed on the housing, wherein the camera cover is disposed to cover at least a portion of the plurality of cameras and the light source,
wherein the camera cover includes:
a first opening corresponding to a first light emitting area for the light source, the first light emitting area being configured to emit a part of light emitted from the light source to an outside of the electronic device;
a second opening corresponding to a first light incident area for a first camera among the plurality of cameras, the first light incident area being configured to allow and/or guide light from the outside of the electronic device to be incident on the first camera; and
a second light emitting area corresponding to a portion of a light guide groove extending from the first opening and configured to at least partially surround the second opening, the light guide groove being configured to guide another part of the light emitted from the light source to the second light emitting area to be emitted to the outside of the electronic device.