Electronic device, and method by which electronic device displays display mode information on basis of context information

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2024314236-A1
Application number	US-202418673473-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 24, 2024
Priority date	Nov 26, 2021
Publication date	Sep 19, 2024
Grant date	—

Abstract

An electronic device includes: a flexible display connected to a housing; a slide driving unit for sliding the flexible display in the extension/reduction direction; and a processor operably connected to the flexible display and slide driving unit, wherein the processor is configured to identify, responsive to execution of an application, a display event for a display mode option while displaying a screen of the application on the flexible display, identify, responsive to the display event for the display mode option, first context information based on context information associated with the electronic device, display, responsive to the first context information, a first display mode option including view modes associated with the application or electronic device, identify second context information responsive to a change in context information associated with the electronic device, and display a second display mode apart from the first display mode option responsive to the second context information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device comprising:
a flexible display connected to a housing; a slide driving unit configured to slide the flexible display in an extension direction or reduction direction; memory for storing instructions; and at least one processor operably connected to the flexible display and the slide driving unit, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: identify, based on execution of an application, a display event for a display mode option while displaying a screen of the application on the flexible display, identify first context information, based on context information associated with the electronic device, according to the display event for the display mode option, display a first display mode option comprising at least one or more of view modes associated with the application or the electronic device, based on the first context information, identify second context information, based on a change in the context information associated with the electronic device, and display a second display mode option different from the first display mode option, based on the second context information.

2 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the display event comprises a specified key input event or an event generated by the application while displaying the screen of the application.

3 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the context information associated with the electronic device comprises at least one of a location, a time, and a view mode associated with the electronic device.

4 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein each of the first display mode option and the second display mode option comprises at least one view mode button.

5 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein each of the first display mode option and the second display mode option further comprises at least one of a display screen size indicator or a display direction indicator.

6 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
perform a display operation corresponding to a view mode button selected from among the at least one view mode button, or adjust a display screen size by controlling the flexible display to slide in the extension direction or the reduction direction in response to the view mode button selected.

7 . The electronic device according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one view mode button comprises a plurality of view mode buttons,
wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to: display a first view mode button corresponding to a current view mode, among the plurality of view mode buttons, in a first display scheme, and display a second view mode button not corresponding to the current view mode in a second display scheme.

8 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify whether to display multiple application screens on the flexible display, and display a multi-display mode option when displaying the multiple application screens, and wherein the multi-display mode option comprises at least one of an overlay view mode button, a pop-up view mode button, a horizontal view mode button, or a vertical view mode button.

9 . The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the electronic device to:
identify whether to provide the display mode option using usage history information of the application, based on the display event for the display mode option, and when it is identified that the display mode option is to be provided using the usage history information, provide the display mode option including a view mode button most recently used for the application.

10 . A method of displaying display mode information, based on context information in an electronic device, the method comprising:
based on execution of an application, identifying a display event for a display mode option while displaying a screen of the application on a flexible display; identifying first context information based on the context information associated with the electronic device, according to the display event for the display mode option; displaying a first display mode option comprising at least one or more of view modes associated with the application or the electronic device, based on the first context information; identifying second context information, based on a change in the context information associated with the electronic device; and displaying a second display mode option different from the first display mode option, based on the second context information.

11 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein the display event comprises a specified key input event or an event generated by the application while displaying the screen of the application.

12 . The method according to claim 10 , wherein each of the first display mode option and the second display mode option comprises at least one view mode button,
wherein the method further comprises displaying a view mode corresponding to a view mode button selected from among the at least one view mode button, wherein the displaying of the view mode corresponding to the view mode button selected comprises adjusting a display screen size by controlling the flexible display of the electronic device to slide in an extension direction or an reduction direction in response to the view mode corresponding to the view mode button selected.

13 . The method according to claim 12 , wherein the at least one view mode button comprises a plurality of view mode buttons,
wherein the method further comprises displaying a first view mode button corresponding to a current view mode, among the plurality of view mode buttons, in a first display scheme and displaying a second view mode button not corresponding to the current view mode in a second display scheme, wherein the first view mode button is a view mode button corresponding to a first display screen size, and wherein the second view mode button is a view mode button corresponding to a second display screen size.

14 . The method according to claim 10 , further comprising:
identifying whether to display multiple application screens on the flexible display; and displaying a multi-display mode option when displaying the multiple application screens, wherein the multi-display mode option comprises at least one of an overlay view mode button, a pop-up view mode button, a horizontal view mode button, or a vertical view mode button.

15 . A non-volatile storage medium storing instructions configured to cause, when executed by at least one processor of an electronic device, the at least one processor to perform operations comprising:
based on execution of an application, identifying a display event for a display mode option while displaying a screen of the application on a flexible display; identifying first context information based on context information associated with the electronic device, according to the display event for the display mode option; displaying a first display mode option comprising at least one or more of view modes associated with the application or the electronic device, based on the first context information; identifying second context information, based on a change in the context information associated

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jaemyoung
• Lee Nayoon
• Kim Sooryuh
• Kim Joonhwan
• Nam Seungwook
• Ban Soryang
• Ahn Chansu
• Yoon Seoyoung
• Lee Minkyung
• Oh Younghak

Classifications

• H04M1/72448 Primary

  with means for adapting the functionality of the device according to specific conditions · CPC title

• 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 Primary

  including a flexible display panel · CPC title

• G06F1/16

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• G06F3/14

  Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} · CPC title