Electronic device comprising display that optimally display content with respect to camera hole, and method for controlling display thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12591359-B2
Application number	US-202318156185-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 18, 2023
Priority date	Jul 20, 2020
Publication date	Mar 31, 2026
Grant date	Mar 31, 2026

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a display having a display area exposed through the housing and including a camera hole, a camera module positioned between the display and the housing, and positioned in correspondence to the camera hole, a processor connected to the display and the camera module, and a memory coupled to the processor and stores a content group including content. The memory may store instructions that allow the processor, when executed, to display the content in a first area of the display area when the content is of a first size, and the first area may be an area between a first tangent line of the camera hole and a first side of the display area, the first side may be a side that is in parallel to the first tangent line and closest to the first tangent line.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing; a display including a display area exposed through the housing, and including a camera hole; a camera module located between the display and the housing, and located to correspond to the camera hole; memory configured to store instructions and at least one content group including at least one of at least one first content or at least one second content; and at least one processor operatively connected to the display, the camera module, and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
display the at least one content group in a second format for displaying the at least one first content and the at least one second content, or
display the at least one content group in a first format for displaying the at least one first content and the at least one second content, the first format being different than the second format,
wherein in the first format, the at least one first content is displayed in a first area of the display area with a size of the at least one first content being a first size, wherein the first area is between a first tangent of the camera hole and a first side of the display area that is one of four sides of the display area, wherein the first tangent of the camera hole corresponds to a tangent of the camera hole that is closest and parallel to the first side of the display area, wherein in the first format, at least part of the at least one first content displayed in the first area is disposed between the camera hole and the first side of the display area, wherein the first side of the display area corresponds to a side of the display area that is an upper side of the display area among the upper side, a lower side, a right side, and a left side of the display area, wherein in the first format, at least part of the at least one second content is displayed between the camera hole and at least one of the right side or the left side of the display area, and wherein in the second format, both the at least one first content and the at least one second content are at least partially displayed between at least one of the camera hole and the right side of the display area or the camera hole and the left side of the display area, with the size of the at least one first content being a second size that is larger than the first size.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
set the size of the at least one first content based on a setting input by a user.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
display the at least one content group in the first format based on determining that the size of the at least one first content is smaller than the first area.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
display the at least one first content in a second area of the display area based on identifying that a direction of the electronic device is changed,
wherein the second area is between a second tangent of the camera hole and a second side of the display area, wherein the second tangent of the camera hole corresponds to a tangent of the camera hole that is closest and parallel to the second side of the display area, and wherein the second side of the display area corresponds to the upper side of the display area after the direction of the electronic device is changed.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
display the at least one content group in in a third format for displaying the at least one first content and the at least one second content, with at least one of the at least one first content or the at least one second content at least in part being displayed in an area corresponding to the camera hole,
wherein the third format is different than the first format and the second format.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
display the at least one content group in the third format when the camera module is inactive, and display the at least one content group in in the first format or the second format when the camera module is active.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
display the at least one content group in in a fourth format for displaying the at least one of the at least one first content or the at least one second content, based on an always on display (AOD) function of the electronic device being executed,
wherein the fourth format is different than the first format and the second format, and wherein in the fourth format, no part of the at least one of the at least one first content or the at least one second content is displayed in an area corresponding to the camera hole.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one of the at least one first content or the at least one second content includes a status bar icon.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
in response to receiving a first user input for moving at least one object displayed on the display area into the first area, move the object into the first area to display the object based on determining that a size of the object is smaller than a size of the first area, and display the object outside the first area based on determining that the size of the object is equal to the size of the first area or larger than the size of the first area.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, further cause the electronic device to:
identify a size and an aspect ratio of the display, and determine an area, in which-whether the at least one first content is to be displayed, displayed in the first area based on the size and the aspect ratio of the display.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one first content includes a status bar icon, and wherein the at least one second content includes time information.

12 . An electronic device comprising:
a housing; a display including a display area exposed through the housing, and including a camera hole; a camera module located between the display and the housing, and located to correspond to the camera hole; memory configured to store instructions and at least one content group including at least one content; and at least one processor operatively connected to the display, the camera module, and the memory, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor individually or collectively, cause the electronic device to:
display the at least one content in a first area, based on the display area being in a first orientation,
identify movement of the display,
identify a changed orientation of the display area from the first

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoon Youngkwon
• Lee Kyeongeun
• Lee Kihuk

Classifications

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• G09G2340/0464

  Positioning · CPC title

• G09G2340/045

  Zooming at least part of an image, i.e. enlarging it or shrinking it · CPC title

• G06F1/1686

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

• G09G3/035

  for flexible display surfaces · CPC title