Display control method and electronic device thereof

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2017289487-A1
Application number	US-201515507586-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 1, 2015
Priority date	Sep 1, 2014
Publication date	Oct 5, 2017
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for operating an electronic device is provided. The method includes checking context information for controlling a display divided into a first display and a second display, and controlling at least one of the first display and the second display based on the context information.

First claim

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a display divided into a first display and a second display; and a processor configured to:
check context information indicating a status change of the electronic device, and
control at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first display and the second display are configured as independent displays.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first display and the second display are at least partial areas of a single display.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control to cut power of at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to display by limiting a display attribute of at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information.

6 . The electronic device of claim 5 , wherein the display attribute comprises at least one of a brightness level, the number of colors, or a screen refresh rate which can be displayed on the first display and the second display.

7 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the processor is further configured to control to:
cut power of the first display during a preset time, and display by limiting a display attribute of the second display.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when no movement occurs during a reference time, the processor is further configured to control to:
cut power of the first display, and display by limiting a display attribute of the second display.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when no movement and input occur during a reference time, the processor is further configured to control to:
cut power of the first display, and display by limiting a display attribute of the second display.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, when detecting that a cover is closed, the processor is further configured to control to:
cut power of the first display, and display by limiting a display attribute of the second display.

11 . A method for operating an electronic device, comprising:
checking context information for controlling a display divided into a first display and a second display; and controlling at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first display and the second display are configured as independent displays.

13 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the first display and the second display are at least partial areas of the display.

14 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information comprises:
cutting power of at least one of the first display and the second display based on the context information.

15 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the first display and the second display based on the context information comprises:
limiting a display attribute of at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information.

16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the display attribute comprises at least one of a brightness level, the number of colors, or a screen refresh rate which can be displayed on the first display and the second display.

17 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the controlling of the at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information comprises:
cutting power of the first display and displaying by limiting a display attribute of the second display based on if a preset time detects, if no movement occurs during a reference time, if no movement and input occur during a reference time, or if a cover is closed.

18 - 20 . (canceled)

21 . The method of claim 11 , further comprising:
detecting a preset gesture input for at least one display of the first display or the second display; and when detecting the gesture input, providing an interface for editing information to be displayed on the second display.

22 . The method of claim 21 , wherein the providing of the interface comprises:
providing at least one of creation, display order change, deletion, upload, or download of the information to be displayed on the second display, through the interface.

23 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium storing instructions, which when executed by at least one processor cause the at least one processor to control for:
recording a program for checking context information for controlling a display divided into a first display and a second display; and controlling at least one of the first display or the second display based on the context information.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Bae Soo-Jung
• Koh Sang-Hyuk
• Kim Ha-Young
• Kim Hyung-Min
• Lee Min-Hee
• Lee Hye-Mi
• Lee Ho-Young
• Jang Chul-Ho
• Choi Hye-Ryoung
• Kim Annie
• Yang Chang-Mo

Classifications

• G06F3/14 Primary

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• G09G2330/021

  Power management, e.g. power saving · CPC title

• G09G2330/022

  in absence of operation, e.g. no data being entered during a predetermined time · CPC title

• G09G3/3611

  Control of matrices with row and column drivers · CPC title

• G06F9/44589

  Program code verification, e.g. Java bytecode verification, proof-carrying code (high-level semantic checks G06F8/43; prevention of errors by analysis, debugging or testing of software G06F11/36) · CPC title