Patent ID: 11885926
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 13:
14. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a board disposed in an inner space of the housing;
a geomagnetic sensor disposed on the board; and
a processor,
wherein the geomagnetic sensor is configured to detect a first magnetic force from a first direction or a second magnetic force from a second direction from each of a first magnetic member and a second magnetic member which are disposed inside the housing or in a cover covering at least a part of the housing, spaced apart from the geomagnetic sensor by a specified distance and have variable positions, and
wherein the processor is configured to be capable of determining whether the cover is coupled with the electronic device or various motions of the electronic device, along with determining magnetic north, based on information about the magnetic force detected by the geomagnetic sensor.