Electronic apparatus for displaying content and control method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11354035-B2
Application number	US-202016826712-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 23, 2020
Priority date	Jan 20, 2020
Publication date	Jun 7, 2022
Grant date	Jun 7, 2022

Abstract

An electronic apparatus having a case including a first frame and a second frame configured to slide and extend with respect to the first frame; a flexible display wound over a first surface and a second surface of the case, wherein a first area of the flexible display on the first surface is increased or decreased in size based on a sliding movement of the second frame with respect to the first frame; and a controller configured to display content associated with an application in the first area, in response to an event, display notification information associated with the event in the first area, and in response to a first input to a second area of the flexible display on the second surface of the case, display at least a portion of content associated with the event in the first area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic apparatus comprising:
a case including a first frame and a second frame configured to slide and extend with respect to the first frame;
a flexible display wound over a front surface and a rear surface of the case, wherein a first area of the flexible display on the front surface is increased or decreased in size based on a sliding movement of the second frame with respect to the first frame; and
a controller configured to:
display content associated with an application in the first area,
in response to an event, display notification information associated with the event in the first area, and
in response to a first input to a second area of the flexible display on the rear surface of the case, display at least a portion of content associated with the event in the first area.

2. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display the at least the portion of the content associated with the event in the first area while the first input is maintained.

3. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display the at least the portion of the content associated with the event in the first area in response to a proximity sensor input.

4. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to activate detection for the first input on the second area based on the event.

5. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
display the at least the portion of the content associated with the event in the second area, and
control a screen brightness corresponding to the first area or the second area based on an orientation of the electronic apparatus.

6. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to display at least a portion of the content associated with the application in the second area in response to a second input to the first area.

7. The electronic apparatus of claim 6 , wherein when the at least the portion of the content associated with the application is displayed in the second area and a third input to the second area is identified, the controller is configured to display the at least the portion of the content associated with the application in the first area in response to the third input.

8. The electronic apparatus of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the second area of the flexible display is slidably moved to the front surface in response to a sliding movement of the second frame with respect to the first frame, and
wherein the controller is further configured to display the at least the portion of the content associated with the application in the at least the portion of the second area slidably moved to the front surface.

9. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to:
generate one or more images of the content displayed in the first area in response to a second input to the second area, and
display at least a portion of the generated one or more images in the first area in response to a third input to the second area.

10. The electronic apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the third input includes a first touch input and a second touch input on the second area, and
wherein the controller is configured to display at least a portion of an image among the one or more images in the first area in response to a position change of the first touch input.

11. The electronic apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the information associated with the event includes an image of a color corresponding to the event, and
wherein the content associated with the event includes at least one of a text or an image related to the event.

12. A method of controlling an electronic apparatus having a case including a first frame and a second frame configured to slide and extend with respect to the first frame, and a flexible display wound over a front surface and a rear surface of the case, wherein a first area of the flexible display on the front surface is increased or decreased in size based on a sliding movement of the second frame with respect to the first frame, the method comprising:
displaying content associated with an application in the first area;
in response to an event, display notification information associated with the event in the first area; and
in response to a first input to a second area of the flexible display on the rear surface of the case, displaying at least a portion of content associated with the event in the first area.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying the at least the portion of the content associated with the event in the first area while the first input is maintained.

14. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying the at least the portion of the content associated with the event in the first area in response to a proximity sensor input.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
selectively activating detection for the first input on the second area based on the event.

16. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying the at least the portion of the content associated with the event in the second area; and
controlling a screen brightness corresponding to the first area or the second area based on an orientation of the electronic apparatus.

17. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
displaying at least a portion of the content associated with the application in the second area in response to a second input to the first area.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein when the at least the portion of the content associated with the application is displayed in the second area and a third input to the second area is identified, the method further comprises displaying the at least the portion of the content associated with the application in the first area in response to the third input.

19. The method of claim 18 , wherein at least a portion of the second area of the flexible display is slidably moved to the front surface in response to a sliding movement of the second frame with respect to the first frame, and
wherein the method further comprises displaying the at least the portion of the content associated with the application in the at least the portion of the second area slidably moved to the front surface.

20. The method of claim 12 , further comprising:
generating one or more images of the content displayed in the first area in response to a second input to the second area; and
displaying at least a portion of the generated one or more images in the first area in response to a third input to the second area.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Oh Euitaek
• Ahn Shinhui
• Lee Juhye

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M2201/38

  Displays · CPC title

• H04M1/72454 Primary

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title

• H04M1/72436

  for text messaging, e.g. short messaging services [SMS] or e-mails · CPC title

• H04M1/0241

  using relative motion of the body parts to change the operational status of the telephone set, e.g. switching on/off, answering incoming call · CPC title