User terminal device and displaying method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10503368-B2
Application number	US-201816165736-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 19, 2018
Priority date	Feb 10, 2014
Publication date	Dec 10, 2019
Grant date	Dec 10, 2019

Abstract

A user terminal device and a displaying method thereof are provided. The user terminal device includes a display configured to display a first screen on a display which is divided by a folding line into a first area and a second area, the second area being larger than the first area with reference to a folding line and including an exposure area that is exposed while the display is folded along the folding line such that the first area faces the second area, a detector configured to detect, while the first screen is displayed, a first folding interaction of folding the display such that the first area faces the second area and a second folding interaction of folding the display such that a first cover corresponding to the first area faces a second cover corresponding to the second area, and a controller configured to, in response to detecting the first folding interaction, display a second screen related to the first screen on the exposure area, and in response to the second folding interaction being detected, display a third screen related to the first screen on the first area or the second area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus, comprising:
a flexible display comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises an exposure area which is not covered by the second region when the electronic apparatus is folded such that the first region and the second region are faced to each other;
a detector configured to detect whether the electronic apparatus is folded; and
a controller configured to
control the flexible display to display a first information on the exposure area while the flexible display is folded,
in response to receiving an event while the first information is displayed on the exposure area, control the flexible display to display second information related to the event with the first information on the exposure area, and
in response to touching of the second information related to the event and detecting an unfolding of the flexible display, control the flexible display to display a first screen related to the event on the first region and the second region.

2. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to detecting an unfolding of the flexible display without touching of the second information, control the flexible display to display a second screen related to the first information on the first region and the second region.

3. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to, in response to the detecting the unfolding of the flexible display without touching of the second information, control the flexible display to display third information related to the event on the second screen.

4. The electronic apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , wherein the event is a message receiving event, and
wherein the second information related to the event comprises at least one of icon indicating a message receiving, a message sender, and a message content.

5. A method of an electronic apparatus comprising a flexible display comprising a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises an exposure area which is not covered by the second region when the electronic apparatus is folded such that the first region and the second region are faced to each other, the method comprising:
displaying a first information on the exposure area while the flexible display is folded;
in response to receiving an event while the first information is displayed on the exposure area, displaying second information related to the event with the first information on the exposure area; and
in response to touching of the second information related to the event and detecting an unfolding of the flexible display, displaying a first screen related to the event on the first region and the second region.

6. The method as claimed in claim 5 , further comprising:
in response to detecting an unfolding of the flexible display without touching of the second information, displaying a second screen related to the first information on the first region and the second region.

7. The method as claimed in claim 6 , wherein the displaying the second screen related to the first information comprises:
in response to the detecting the unfolding of the flexible display without touching of the second information, displaying to display third information related to the event on the second screen.

8. The method as claimed in claim 5 , wherein the event is a message receiving event, and
wherein the second information related to the event comprises at least one of icon indicating a message receiving, a message sender, and a message content.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kang Dong-Goo
• Kim Yun-Kyung
• Lee Yong-Yeon
• Kwak Ji-Yeon
• Yoon Yeo-Jun

Classifications

• G06F1/1677

  for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment · CPC title

• G06F2200/1637

  Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer · CPC title

• G06F3/0487

  using specific features provided by the input device, e.g. functions controlled by the rotation of a mouse with dual sensing arrangements, or of the nature of the input device, e.g. tap gestures based on pressure sensed by a digitiser · CPC title

• G06F1/1641

  the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

  the display being flexible, e.g. mimicking a sheet of paper, or rollable · CPC title