Patent ID: 11874168
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 13:
14. An electronic device comprising:
a light source configured to emit light;
a light detector comprising at least one pixel configured to detect the light emitted from the light source;
an optical mask that is provided between the light source and the light detector along an optical path of the light, and that comprises a light transmitting portion and a light blocking portion; and
a driver disposed on two opposing sides of the optical mask to adjust a position of the optical mask relative to the light detector, so that a portion of the at least one pixel is aligned with the light transmitting portion of the optical mask, and another portion of the at least one pixel is aligned with the light blocking portion of the optical mask,
wherein the driver comprises at least one of an actuator, a coil, a magnet, and a Hall sensor,
wherein the plurality of light transmitting portions and the plurality of light blocking portions comprises a plurality of pairs of a light transmitting portion and a light blocking portion, and
wherein each of the plurality of pairs of the light transmitting portion and the light blocking portion is arranged to correspond to each of a plurality of pixels of the detector in a one-to-one correspondence.