Method for controlling window and electronic device therefor

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11385684-B2
Application number	US-202117326143-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2021
Priority date	Oct 19, 2020
Publication date	Jul 12, 2022
Grant date	Jul 12, 2022

Abstract

An electronic device includes a first housing and a second housing that overlaps the first housing. The electronic device includes a display with a first region and a second region. The electronic device includes a processor configured to control the display to display at least one content. The processor is configured to determine a first content and a second content. The processor is configured to identify that a region of the display is extended. In response to identifying that the region of the display is extended, the processor is configured to change a resolution of the first content to correspond to a size of the extended region of the display while the display is being extended. The processor is configured to change a resolution of the second content to correspond to the size of the extended region of the display after the extension of the display is completed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing that overlaps the first housing at least in part and is movable;
a display including:
at least a first region exposed to an outside of the electronic device through a front surface of the electronic device; and
a second region extending from the first region of the display and configured to be drawn out from an inside of the first housing exposed to the outside of the electronic device along with the first region when the electronic device switches from a first state to a second state, wherein the second region is drawn into the first housing when the electronic device switches from the second state to the first state; and

at least one processor operatively connected with the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control the display to display a plurality of contents on the display;
determine a first content from among the plurality of contents, and a second content that is distinct from the first content, according to attribute information of each of the plurality of contents;
identify that a region of the display is extended while the plurality of contents are displayed on the display;
in response to identifying that the region of the display is starting to extend, change a resolution of the first content, among the plurality of displayed contents, to correspond to a size of the extended region of the display while the display is being extended; and
in response to identifying that an extension of the display is completed, change a resolution of the second content, among the plurality of displayed contents, to correspond to the size of the extended region of the display after the extension of the display is completed.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when the electronic device is extended in a first direction, the at least one processor is configured to determine, as the first content from among the plurality of contents, a content that is displayed on a window, and
wherein a length of the window in the first direction is longer than or equal to a length of the display in the first direction that is exposed to the outside of the electronic device in the first state.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to determine the first content and the second content, and
wherein the second content is distinct from the first content, according to designated priorities of the plurality of contents.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to identify an extended state of the electronic device by using at least one sensor of a touch sensor, a time of flight (ToF) sensor, a proximity sensor, a hall sensor, or an inertia sensor.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , further comprising a memory,
wherein the memory is configured to store state information of the electronic device that is acquired by using the at least one sensor, as information comprising at least one of a static value and a dynamic state.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the static value comprises size information of the extended region of the display that is exposed to the outside of the electronic device, or a distance between the second housing and the first housing.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to change screen brightness settings based on a size of the extended region of the display exposed to the outside of the electronic device.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a slidable display electronic device or a rollable display electronic device.

9. An operating method of an electronic device, the method comprising:
controlling a display to display a plurality of contents on the display;
determining a first content from among the plurality of contents, and a second content that is distinct from the first content, according to attribute information of each of the plurality of contents;
identifying that a region of the display is extended while the plurality of contents are displayed on the display;
in response to identifying that the region of the display is starting to extend, changing a resolution of the first content, among the plurality of displayed contents, to correspond to a size of the extended region of the display while the display is being extended; and
in response to identifying that an extension of the display is completed, changing a resolution of the second content, among the plurality of displayed contents, to correspond to the size of the extended region of the display after the extension of the display is completed.

10. The method of claim 9 , comprising, when the electronic device is extended in a first direction, determining, as the first content from among the plurality of contents, a content that is displayed on a window,
wherein a length of the window in the first direction is longer than or equal to a length of the display in the first direction that is exposed to an outside of the electronic device in a first state.

11. The method of claim 9 , comprising identifying an extended state of the electronic device by using at least one sensor of a touch sensor, a time of flight (ToF) sensor, a proximity sensor, a hall sensor, or an inertia sensor.

12. The method of claim 11 , comprising storing, in a memory, state information of the electronic device that is acquired by using the at least one sensor, as information comprising at least one of a static value and a dynamic state.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the static value comprises size information of the extended region of the display that is exposed to an outside of the electronic device, or a distance between a second housing and a first housing.

14. The method of claim 9 , comprising changing screen brightness settings based on a size of the extended region of the display exposed to an outside of the electronic device.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the electronic device is a slidable display electronic device or a rollable display electronic device.

16. An electronic device comprising:
a first housing;
a second housing that overlaps the first housing at least in part and is movable;
a display including:
at least a first region exposed to an outside of the electronic device through a front surface of the electronic device; and
a second region extending from the first region of the display and configured to be drawn out from an inside of the first housing and exposed to the outside of the electronic device along with the first region when the electronic device switches from a first state to a second state, wherein the second region being is into the first housing when the electronic device switches from the second state to the first state; and

at least one processor operatively connected with the display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
control the display to display a plurality of contents on the display;
determine a first content from among the plurality of contents, and a second content that is distinct from the first content, according to attribute information of each of the plurality of contents;
identify that a region of the display is contracted while the plurality of contents are displayed on the display;
in response to identifying that the region of the display is starting to contract, change a resolution of the first content, among the plurality of displayed contents, to correspond to a size of the contracted region of the display while the display

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kwon Yongjin

Classifications

• H04M1/0268 Primary

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• G09G2340/0407

  Resolution change, inclusive of the use of different resolutions for different screen areas · CPC title

• G09F9/30

  in which the desired character or characters are formed by combining individual elements (panels comprising a number of electrodes in a single cell controlling light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. electro-optical or magneto-optical cell, G02F1/00) · CPC title

• G09G3/20

  for presentation of an assembly of a number of characters, e.g. a page, by composing the assembly by combination of individual elements arranged in a matrix {no fixed position being assigned to or needed to be assigned to the individual characters or partial characters} · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title