Foldable electronic apparatus for processing sensor data on basis of change in angle, and operation method thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12288003-B2
Application number	US-202418637543-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 17, 2024
Priority date	Sep 24, 2019
Publication date	Apr 29, 2025
Grant date	Apr 29, 2025

Abstract

Certain embodiments of the present invention relate to a foldable electronic device for processing data based on an angle change. The electronic device includes: a first housing in which first sensor is disposed; a second housing in which second sensor is disposed; a first display disposed in the first housing; a second display disposed in a space formed by the first housing and the second housing; and at least one sensor which detects the angle formed by the first housing and the second housing. The processor is configured to: detect a change in the angle between the first housing and the second housing; in response to the angle change, initiate an activation of the second sensor; use data collected from the first sensor until the activation of the second sensor is completed; and use data collected from the second sensor when the activation of the second sensor is completed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising:
a housing including a first housing and a second housing;
a hinge assembly configured to rotatably connect the first housing and the second housing;
a first display disposed at a first side of the first housing;
a second display having a folding area, the second display disposed at a second side of the first housing and the second housing, wherein the second side of the first housing is an opposite side of the first side of the first housing;
a first camera positioned to capture images in a direction in which the first display faces;
a second camera positioned to capture images in a direction in which at least a portion of the second display faces;
at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
in case a camera application is executed while a folding state of the housing is in a first state, control the first display to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through the first camera,
in case that the folding state of the housing changes from the first state to a second state while the camera application is being executed, control the second display to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through the second camera, and
in case that the folding state of the housing changes from the second state to the first state while the camera application is being executed, control the first display to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through the first camera.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first state includes a closed state, and
wherein the second state includes an unfolded state.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
in case the camera application is executed while the folding state of the housing is in the second state, control the second display to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through the second camera.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
while the camera application is executed, in case that the folding state is being changed from the first state to a third state, initiate activation of the second camera,
before the activation of the second camera is completed, control the second display to display at least one of the preview images generated based on the image information acquired through the first camera.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , further comprising at least one sensor configured to obtain sensing information for detecting a change in an angle formed by the first housing and the second housing,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to detect the change in the angle, via the at least one sensor.

6. A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:
in case a camera application is executed while a folding state of a housing including a first housing and a second housing rotatably connected with the first housing is in a first state, control a first display disposed at a first side of the first housing to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through a first camera positioned to capture images in a direction in which the first display faces,
in case that the folding state of the housing changes from the first state to a second state while the camera application is being executed, controlling a second display having a folding area and disposed at a second side of the first housing and the second housing to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through a second camera positioned to capture images a direction in which at least a portion of the second display faces, wherein the second side of the first housing is an opposite side of the first side of the first housing,
in case that the folding state of the housing changes from the second state to the first state while the camera application is being executed, control the first display to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through the first camera.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the first state includes a closed state, and
wherein the second state includes an unfolded state.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
in case the camera application is executed while the folding state of the housing is in the second state, controlling the second display to display preview images generated based on image information acquired through the second camera.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
in case that the folding state corresponds to a third state, starting activation of the second camera,
before the activation of the second camera is completed, controlling the second display to display at least one of preview images generated based on image information acquired through the first camera.

10. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
detect a change in the folding state of the housing, via at least one sensor configured to obtain sensing information.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Seungnyun
• Yun Yongsang
• Lee Jungeun

Classifications

• H04N23/90

  Arrangement of cameras or camera modules, e.g. multiple cameras in TV studios or sports stadiums · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• G06F1/1686

  the I/O peripheral being an integrated camera · CPC title

• G06F1/1641

  the display being formed by a plurality of foldable display components (G06F1/1647 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/1454

  involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay · CPC title