Electronic device, method, and non-transitory computer readable storage medium for identifying set of information according to change in size of display area of flexible display

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11907516-B2
Application number	US-202318099403-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 20, 2023
Priority date	Apr 16, 2022
Publication date	Feb 20, 2024
Grant date	Feb 20, 2024

Abstract

An electronic device include a housing, a flexible display capable of being slid into the housing and being slid out of the housing, a memory configured to store instructions, and a processor operably coupled with the flexible display. The processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed, display a user interface including sets of information in a display area of the flexible display exposed out of the housing. The processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed, receive a user input for changing size of the display area from first size to second size smaller than the first size, while displaying the user interface including the sets of the information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing;
a flexible display capable of being slid into the housing and being slid out of the housing;
a memory configured to store instructions; and
a processor, operably coupled with the flexible display, the processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed:
display a user interface including sets of information in a display area of the flexible display exposed out of the housing;
receive a user input for changing size of the display area from first size to second size smaller than the first size, while displaying the user interface including the sets of the information;
identify a set of first information among the sets of information, based on at least one of context information of the electronic device or context information of a user of the electronic device, in response to the user input; and
after the display area is changed from the first size to the second size in response to the user input:
cease to display remaining sets except the set of the first information among the sets of the information to cause the remaining sets to disappear from the user interface; and
further display, in the user interface, a set of second information associated with the set of the first information alongside the set of the first information that is maintained in the user interface after the user input is received.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed:
identify a priority of each of the sets of the information, based on the context information of the electronic device and the context information of the user; and
identify the set of the first information with a highest priority among the sets of the information.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the context information of the electronic device is identified based on at least one of data in the electronic device or data received from an external electronic device to the electronic device, and
wherein the context information of the user is identified based on at least one of data obtained via a sensor of the electronic device and associated with the user or data received from an external electronic device and associated with the user.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of the first information is a set that change of display is most frequently executed among the sets of the information in the user interface displayed in the display area with the first size.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of the first information is a set that change of display is most recently executed among the sets of the information in the user interface displayed in the display area with the first size.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of the first information is a set that includes data outside of reference range among the sets of the information in the user interface displayed in the display area with the first size.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the set of the second information is identified based on second data distinct from first data used for identifying the set of the first information.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when the instructions are executed:
display the set of the second information being extended from the set of the first information, while the size of the display area is changed from the first size to the second size.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the set of the first information and the set of the second information are included in a single card displayed in the user interface displayed in the display area with the second size.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when the instructions are executed:
receive a swipe input that a touch input contacted on the display area with the second size is moved and is released, while the user interface including the set of the first information and the set of the second information is displayed in the display area with the second size; and
in response to the swipe input, cease to display the set of the second information in the user interface in the display area with the second size and display at least a portion of the remaining sets with the set of the first information in the user interface in the display area with the second size.

11. The electronic device of claim 10 , wherein the processor is further configured to, when the instructions are executed:
receive a touch input for zoom-in while the at least the portion of the remaining sets is displayed with the set of the first information in the user interface in the display area with the second size; and
in response to the touch input, cease to display the user interface including the at least the portion of the remaining sets with the set of the first information in the display area with the second size and resume to display the user interface including the set of the first information and the set of the second information in the display area with the second size.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed:
identify, in response to the user input, a set visually highlighted among the sets of the information as the set of the first information.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed:
obtain information including at least one of the context information of the electronic device or the context information of the user, based on past execution heuristics including a use history of the electronic device of the user stored in the electronic device, in response to the user input; and
identify a set corresponding to the obtained information as the set of the first information.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed:
in response to the user input, identify a set associated with a position of the electronic device among the sets of the information as the set of the first information.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to, when the instructions are executed:
identify, in response to the user input, a set focused based on the user input being received among the sets of the information as the set of the first information.

16. A method for operating an electronic device including a housing and a flexible display capable of being slid into the housing and being slid out of the housing, the method comprising:
displaying a user interface including sets of information in a display area of the flexible display exposed out of the housing;
receiving a user input for changing size of the display area from first size to second size smaller than the first size, while displaying the user interface including the sets of the information;
identifying a set of first information among the sets of the information, based on at least one of context information of the electronic device or context information of a user of the electronic device, in response to the user input; and
after the display area is changed from the first size to the second size in response to the user input:
ceasing to display remaining sets except the set of the first information among the sets of the information to cause the remaining sets to disappear from the user interface; and
further displaying, in the user interface, a set of second information associated with the set of the first informa

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Seo Kuenyoung
• Park Semin
• Han Kyunghoon
• Yoon Haemi
• Nam Hyungjoo
• Shim Sumi
• Lee Eunhye
• Cho Minji

Classifications

• G06F3/04845 Primary

  for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour · CPC title

• G06F1/1652

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

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F1/1624 Primary

  with sliding enclosures, e.g. sliding keyboard or display · CPC title

• 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