Slidable electronic device and method for using transparent display in same electronic device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023199107-A1
Application number	US-202318172005-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 21, 2023
Priority date	Sep 3, 2020
Publication date	Jun 22, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display including a first display area and a second display area that is transparent, a camera module including a first camera module and a second camera module, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to execute a camera module application in a first state in which the second display area covers the first camera module, and when properties of a first transparent region are changed by adjusting an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent region of the second display area which abuts the first camera module, display an image received from the first camera module on a second transparent region of the first display area or a second transparent region of the second display area by reflecting the changed properties of the first transparent region for the image.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a flexible display comprising a first display area and a second display area that is transparent; a camera module comprising a first camera module and a second camera module; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to:
execute a camera module application in a first state in which the second display area covers the first camera module, and
in case that a property of a first transparent area is changed by adjusting an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent area of the second display area which abuts the first camera module, reflect a changed property of the first transparent area on an image received from the first camera module to be displayed on a second transparent area of the second display area or the first display area.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the second display area extends from the first display area.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 ,
wherein the first camera module comprises a rear camera module, and wherein the second camera module comprises a front camera module.

4 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to, in case that an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent area is adjusted to correspond to a filter type selected among multiple filter types so that a property of the first transparent area is changed, reflect a filter effect corresponding to the selected filter type on an image received through the first camera module to be displayed on the first display area or the second transparent area.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to reflect the changed property of the first transparent area on the image received from the first camera module to be displayed on the first display area in a first camera interface configured to display the image received from the first camera module on the first display area.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to reflect the changed property of the first transparent area on the image received from the first camera module to be displayed on the second transparent area in a second camera interface configured to display the image received from the first camera module on the second transparent area of the second display area.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to activate the second camera interface in case that a camera application is executed and the image received from the first camera module is selected to be displayed on the second transparent area of the second display area.

8 . The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to adjust electrical signals with respect to the first transparent area and the second transparent area to be different from each other or provide different transparencies to the first transparent area and the second transparent area in the second camera interface.

9 . A method for using a transparent display in an electronic device, the method comprising:
in a flexible display comprising a first display area and a second display area that is transparent, executing a camera module application in a first state in which the second display area covers a first camera module of a camera module; and in case that a property of a first transparent area is changed by adjusting an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent area of the second display area which abuts the first camera module, reflecting a changed property of the first transparent area on an image received from the first camera module to be displayed on a second transparent area of the second display area or the first display area, wherein the camera module comprises the first camera module and a second camera module.

10 . The method of claim 9 , wherein the second display area extends from the first display area.

11 . The method of claim 9 ,
wherein the first camera module comprises a front camera module, and wherein the second camera module comprises a rear camera module.

12 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising, in case that an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent area is adjusted to correspond to a filter type selected among multiple filter types so that a property of the first transparent area is changed, reflecting a filter effect corresponding to the selected filter type on an image received through the first camera module to be displayed on the first display area or the second transparent area.

13 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising reflecting the changed property of the first transparent area on the image received from the first camera module to be displayed on the first display area in a first camera interface configured to display the image received from the first camera module on the first display area.

14 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising:
activating a second camera interface in case that a camera application is executed and the image received from the first camera module is selected to be displayed on the second transparent area of the second display area; and reflecting the changed property of the first transparent area on the image received from the first camera module to be displayed on the second transparent area in a second camera interface configured to display the image received from the first camera module on the second transparent area of the second display area.

15 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising adjusting electrical signals with respect to the first transparent area and the second transparent area to be different from each other or providing different transparencies to the first transparent area and the second transparent area in the second camera interface.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Wonho
• Choi Junyoung
• Kwon Yongjin
• Song Taeyang
• Ahn Sungho
• Lee Jonghwa
• Choi Nakhyun
• Kim Yangwook
• Jung Hojin
• Hong Hyunju

Classifications

• H04M1/0235

  Slidable or telescopic telephones, i.e. with a relative translation movement of the body parts; Telephones using a combination of translation and other relative motions of the body parts · CPC title

• H04M1/0268

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• H04M2201/38

  Displays · CPC title

• H04M1/0264

  for a camera module assembly · CPC title

• H04M1/72454 Primary

  according to context-related or environment-related conditions · CPC title