Electronic device for controlling a plurality of applications

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10929002-B2
Application number	US-201916247774-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 15, 2019
Priority date	Jan 22, 2018
Publication date	Feb 23, 2021
Grant date	Feb 23, 2021

Abstract

An electronic device includes a cover glass, a back cover facing the cover glass, a display including a rigid area exposed through the cover glass, in which a first application is output, and a ductile area extending from the rigid area, and a processor electrically connected to the display. When at least a portion of the ductile area is exposed, the processor may output the first application in a first area which is a portion of the rigid area and the ductile area and a second application in a second area which is a remaining portion of the rigid area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a cover glass;
a back cover facing the cover glass;
a display including a rigid area exposed through the cover glass, and a ductile area extending from the rigid area; and
a processor electrically connected to the display, wherein the processor is configured to:
display a first application on the rigid area of the display; and
based on at least a portion of the ductile area being exposed due to a pressure applied to the cover glass or the back cover:
arranging the first application to be maintained in a constant position of the display relative to a bottom edge of the electronic device despite the extension of the electronic device via exposure of the ductile area by: removing the first application from a first area of the rigid area, and displaying a second application in the first area from which the first application is removed, and displaying the first application to a second area, the second area including a remaining portion of the rigid area outside the first area, and the ductile area,
outputting a navigation bar in the ductile area,
receiving an input selecting one of the first area and the second area, and
controlling the selected area of the first area or the second area by the navigation bar based on the received input.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein responsive to the received input, the processor is further configured to emit light in a designated color along the selected area of the first area or the second area.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein the navigation bar displays an interface to control the selected area of the first area or the second area.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to change the second application output in the first area in response to a user's input that swipes the navigation bar, and
wherein the rigid area is disposed adjacently above the ductile area, and removing the first application for display from the first area includes a shift in position of the first application downwards away from a top terminal edge of the electronic device and into the ductile area.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to change a position at which the first application is output and a position at which the second application is output with respect to each other in response to a user's input on a switch key included in the navigation bar.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the navigation bar includes at least one of a home key, a back key, and a menu key.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the processor is further configured to control content displayed in the selected area of the first area or the second area in response to a user's input on one of the home key, the back key, and the menu key.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to display a designated application list in the first area.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein, responsive to a user's input that selects one application in the designated application list, the processor is further configured to output the selected one application in the first area.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , further comprising a memory that stores the designated application list.

11. An electronic device comprising:
a cover glass;
a back cover facing the cover glass;
a display including a rigid area exposed through the cover glass and a ductile area extending from the rigid area; and
a processor electrically connected to the display, wherein the processor is configured to:
display a first application on the rigid area of the display; and
when at least a portion of the ductile area is exposed due to a pressure applied to the cover glass or the back cover:
arranging the first application to be maintained in a constant position of the display despite exposure of the ductile area by: removing the first application from a first area of the rigid area, outputting a second application in the first area from which the first application is removed, and displaying the first application to a second area, the second area including a remaining portion of the rigid area outside the first area, and the ductile area;
outputting a navigation bar in the ductile area;
receiving an input for selecting one of the rigid area and the ductile area, and
controlling a selected area of the rigid area or the ductile area by the navigation bar based on the received input.

12. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the first application corresponds to a lock screen that restricts use of the electronic device, and the second application corresponds to a payment application.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to unlock the electronic device when a user authentication required by the lock screen is completed.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the processor is further configured to execute a payment when a user authentication required by the payment application is completed.

15. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein responsive to the received input, the processor is configured to control an edge of the selected area of the rigid area or the ductile area to emit light in a designated brightness.

16. The electronic device of claim 15 , wherein the navigation bar displays an interface to control the selected area of the rigid area or the ductile area.

17. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to change the first application in the rigid area in response to a user's input that swipes the navigation bar.

18. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the processor is further configured to change a position at which the first application is output and a position at which the second application is output with respect to each other in response to a user's input on a switch key included in the navigation bar.

19. The electronic device of claim 11 , wherein the navigation bar is configured to include at least one of a home key, a back key, and a menu key.

20. The electronic device of claim 19 , wherein the processor is further configured to control content displayed in the selected area of the rigid area or the ductile area in response to a user's input on one of the home key, the back key, and the menu key.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Bona
• Park Daeun
• Kim Joonhwan
• Kim Hanna
• Nam Ahreum
• Park Sungho
• Lee Jihun
• Lee Hyemi
• Chung Jinkyo

Classifications

• H04M1/72403 Primary

  with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G06F3/0485

  Scrolling or panning · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

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

• H04M1/72469

  for operating the device by selecting functions from two or more displayed items, e.g. menus or icons · CPC title