公开(公告)号：US20220113842A1

公开(公告)日：2022-04-14

申请号：US17329299

申请日：2021-05-25

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Wankyu KIM ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Sangeun LEE ,  Raetae KIM ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first sub-housing, and a second sub-housing, a flexible, a sensor, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including detecting a first input, obtaining a first value from the first input, when the first value is equal to or greater than a first reference value, detecting a second input following the first input, displaying a first graphical user interface element in response to the second input, obtaining a second value from the second input, when the second value is less than a second reference value, displaying the first GUI element on the display based on the second value, and when the second value is equal to or greater than the second reference value, displaying a second GUI element on the flexible display, wherein the second housing is moved to extend a display area.

公开(公告)号：US20250130684A1

公开(公告)日：2025-04-24

申请号：US18890124

申请日：2024-09-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Junghyeob LEE

IPC: G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  H04M1/02 ,  H04M1/72448 ,  H04M1/72469

Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electronic device having a rollable display capable of supporting a wallpaper and a wallpaper setting, and a method therefor. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may support, by a processor, wallpaper displaying according to a change in an expansion or contraction state of the rollable display and a wallpaper setting for same. According to an embodiment, the processor may operate to configure a first image area corresponding to first wallpaper displayed in a first display area and display a first preview image corresponding to the configured first image area. According to an embodiment, the processor may operate to configure a second image area corresponding to second wallpaper displayed in a second display area and display a second preview image corresponding to the configured second image area.

公开(公告)号：US20230185420A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-15

申请号：US17967122

申请日：2022-10-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Moonjeong KIM ,  Raetae KIM ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Wankyu KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Sunghwan PARK ,  Jookwan LEE

IPC: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G06F3/0481 ,  G06F1/1652 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G06F3/0484

Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a housing; a memory configured to store instructions; a display slidable into the housing or slidable out of the housing; and at least one processor, when the instructions are executed, configured to: identify, while an image is displayed in a display area of the display exposed outside the housing, an event in which the display area exposed outside the housing is extended; and change, in response to the identification, a representation of the image based on at least one of a direction in which the display area is extended or a speed at which the display area is extended, while the display area is extended.

公开(公告)号：US20210409532A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-30

申请号：US17373218

申请日：2021-07-12

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Seungjoon LEE ,  Sungho AHN ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  H05K1/14 ,  H05K1/02 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: An electronic device includes: a base housing, a sliding housing at least partially overlapping the base housing and slidably coupled to the base housing, a folding housing least partially overlapping the base housing and connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, at least part of the display being located inside the base housing, a rolling module comprising a rollable support coupled to a rear surface of the display and having one side connected to the sliding housing and an opposite side extending into an inner space of the base housing, and a hinge module comprising a hinge connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing wherein the sliding housing is configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation and the folding housing is configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation. The electronic device is configured to be capable of performing a sliding motion in which the folding housing and the sliding housing move in a sliding direction to extend or retract a display area of the electronic device and a folding motion in which the folding housing is folded or unfolded relative to the sliding housing to fold or unfold part of the display area.

公开(公告)号：US20230376322A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18230479

申请日：2023-08-04

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Moonjeong Kim ,  Myunghoon Kwak ,  Jookwan Lee ,  Yangwook Kim ,  Jihea Park

IPC: G06F9/451 ,  G06F16/16

CPC classification number: G06F9/451 ,  G06F16/168

Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a display including a flexible display having a first state where a portion of a display area is drawn into the housing and a second state where a portion of the display area is drawn out of the housing as the flexible display is deformed or moved, a sensor, a memory, and a processor. The memory stores instructions to display a first user interface including an object on the display when the display is in the first state, identify a degree of the display area drawn out of the housing by using the sensor, display at least one user interface that is distinguished based on the identified degree so as to be distinguished from each other when the display is in the second state, and perform a specified function related to the object in response to a user input related to the object.

公开(公告)号：US20220164093A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-26

申请号：US17550017

申请日：2021-12-14

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jooyoung KANG ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Yangsoo CHOI ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G06F3/04845 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/14 ,  G06F1/16

Abstract: A portable electronic device may include: a slidable housing including a first housing and a second housing coupled to the first housing to be slidable with respect to the first housing; a roller unit; a flexible display including a first display area disposed adjacent to the first housing and a second display area disposed in an inner space of the portable electronic device while surrounding the roller unit; a processor connected to the display; and a memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the processor to: when a state of the portable electronic device is a first state in which the second display area is disposed in the inner space, determine the first display area as an active area in which visual information is to be displayed, when the state of the portable electronic device is a second state in which the second display area is exposed to the outside, determine, as the active area, an entire area of the display including the first display area and the second display area, display first visual information and a first preview in the active area when the portable electronic device is in the first state, and display second visual information in the active area when the portable electronic device is in the second state. The first preview may be a graphic element for identifying the second visual information. In addition, various embodiments are possible.

公开(公告)号：US20220148475A1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-12

申请号：US17519070

申请日：2021-11-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Yangsoo CHOI ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Changryong HEO

IPC: G09G3/00

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.

公开(公告)号：US20240414250A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-12

申请号：US18808964

申请日：2024-08-19

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Moonjeong KIM ,  Wankyu KIM ,  Sunghwan PARK ,  Sangeun LEE

IPC: H04M1/02 ,  G06F3/04817 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G09G3/00 ,  H04M1/72469 ,  H04M1/72484

Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present disclosure may comprise: a wireless communication module including wireless communication circuitry; a first housing; a second housing coupled to the first housing to be able to slide; a flexible display comprising a first display area visible when the second housing is in a slide-in state with regard to the first housing, and a second display area visible when the second housing is in a slide-out state with regard to the first housing; a memory; and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, operatively connected to the wireless communication module, the flexible display, and the memory. At least one processor, individually and/or collectively, may be configured to control the electronic device to: display a first application in the first display area based on the second housing being in a slide-in state with regard to the first housing, display, at a first location in the first display area, a notification received from an external electronic device using the wireless communication module, generate a state change icon at a second location in the first display area based on reception of the notification, switch the second housing from the slide-in state to the slide-out state based on the state change icon being touched, and display a second application corresponding to the notification in the second display area.

公开(公告)号：US20230215312A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-06

申请号：US18181262

申请日：2023-03-09

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Gyeongtae PARK ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Yangsoo CHOI ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Changryong HEO

IPC: G09G3/00

CPC classification number: G09G3/035 ,  G09G2340/045 ,  G09G2354/00

Abstract: An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.

公开(公告)号：US20230130358A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-27

申请号：US18146836

申请日：2022-12-27

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Yangsoo CHOI ,  Youngseong KIM ,  Sungmin HONG ,  Junhyuk KIM ,  Jooyoung KANG ,  Yangwook KIM ,  Gyeongtae PARK ,  Hyunju HONG

IPC: G06F1/16 ,  G06F3/04886

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display comprising a first housing, a second housing and a third housing movably coupled with respect to the first housing, a first region disposed in the first housing to form a first surface exposed to the outside of the electronic device, a second region which extends from the first region and is located inside the second housing, and a third region which extends from the first region and is located inside the second housing, and a processor that may display a first screen in the first region, determine a direction and a distance in which the flexible display is extended based on a value obtained by a sensor, and display a screen different from the first screen in the second region or the third region based on the determination.