Electronic device for moving and displaying at least one object according to expansion of flexible display, and method for controlling same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12287674-B2
Application number	US-202318329232-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 5, 2023
Priority date	Dec 3, 2020
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

Abstract

An electronic device for moving and displaying at least one object according to the expansion of a flexible display, and a method for controlling same. An electronic device may include a flexible display, and at least one processor operably connected to the flexible display, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: display multiple objects of a first application on the flexible display; detect an expansion event for expanding the flexible display while the multiple objects are being displayed on the flexible display; and while maintaining a position in which at least one object among the multiple objects is displayed, move one or more objects among the remaining objects to an area expanded according to the expansion event and display the one or more objects thereon.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
a flexible display; and
at least one processor, and
memory, wherein the memory stores instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
display, in a first area of the flexible display, an execution screen of a first application and a plurality of objects of the first application, wherein the plurality of objects are overlapping the execution screen of the first application;
detect an extension event for extending the display area of the flexible display while displaying the plurality of objects via the display area of the flexible display; and
maintain a position of display of the execution screen of the first application while moving the plurality of objects overlapping the execution screen of the first application to a second area of the flexible display extended according to the extension event and displaying the moved objects,
identify that the electronic device is rotated while the execution screen of the first application is displayed in the first area of the flexible display and the plurality of objects are displayed in the second area of the flexible display,
based on the identification, display the execution screen of the first application in a re-determined first area including a part of the first area and the second area, and at least one object among the plurality of objects in a re-determined second area including remaining part of the first area.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first area includes a portrait orientation and/or a landscape orientation.

3. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein, when the first area is determined to be in the portrait orientation according to a display attribute of the first application.

4. The electronic device of claim 2 , wherein, when the first area is determined to be in the landscape orientation according to a display attribute of the first application.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
control to display a plurality of objects of the first application and a second application different from the first application on the flexible display in a multi-window manner; and
control to display the at least one object of the first application in the first area including, at least, the extended area and display the plurality of objects of the second application and the one or more objects of the first application in the second area.

6. The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the one or more objects of the first application are displayed while overlapping the plurality of objects of the second application in the second area in a state in which the at least one object of the first application is displayed in the first area.

7. A method for controlling an electronic device, comprising:
displaying, in a first area of a flexible display of the electronic device, an execution screen of a first application and a plurality of objects of the first application, wherein the plurality of objects are overlapping the execution screen of the first application;
detecting an extension event for extending the display area of the flexible display while displaying the plurality of objects via the display area of the flexible display; and
maintaining a position of display of execution screen of the first application while moving remaining objects of the plurality of objects overlapping the execution screen of the first application to a second area of the flexible display extended according to the extension event and displaying the moved objects,
identify that the electronic device is rotated while the execution screen of the first application is displayed in the first area of the flexible display and the plurality of objects are displayed in the second area of the flexible display,
based on the identification, display the execution screen of the first application in a re-determined first area including a part of the first area and the second area, and at least one object among the plurality of objects in a re-determined second area including remaining part of the first area.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the first area includes a portrait orientation and/or a landscape orientation.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein when the first area is determined to be in the portrait orientation according to a display attribute of the first application.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein when the first area is determined to be in the landscape orientation according to a display attribute of the first application.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoo Jinseon
• Park Jiwon
• Jang Soonkyu
• Shin Doeun
• Lee Joayoung
• Ji Yunjeong
• Cheon Kawon

Classifications

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M1/0245

  using open/close detection · CPC title

• G09F9/301 Primary

  flexible foldable or roll-able electronic displays, e.g. thin LCD, OLED · 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

• G06F1/1624

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