Method and apparatus for displaying data

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9411415-B2
Application number	US-201314104183-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 12, 2013
Priority date	Dec 17, 2012
Publication date	Aug 9, 2016
Grant date	Aug 9, 2016

Abstract

According to various embodiments, an apparatus is provided, including: a first display and a second display and a control circuit operatively coupled to the first display and the second display. The control unit is configured to perform operations including determining a relative position between the first display and the second display, and displaying information for presenting to a user via at least one of the first display or the second display, based on the relative position. Other embodiments are possible.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first display and a second display; and
at least one processor operatively coupled to the first display and the second display, configured to perform operations comprising:
while an image is displayed by one of the first display and the second display, dividing the image into a first portion and a second portion in response to a request,
determining a relative position between the first display and the second display, and
control the first display and the second display to display the first portion and the second portion of the divided image respectively, based on the relative position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the displaying the image comprises:
displaying the first portion of the image via the first display in a first size; and
displaying the second portion of the image via the second display in a second size, the first size and the second size being determined based at least in part on the relative position.

3. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the displaying the second portion of the image comprises:
determining an offset corresponding to the second portion of the image based at least part on the relative position; and
displaying, via the second display, the second portion of the image based at least in part on the offset.

4. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the displaying the second portion of the image comprises:
acquiring a distance between one of the first display or the second display and a user; and
determining at least one of the first size or the second size based at least in part on the distance between one of the first display or the second display and a user.

5. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the displaying the second portion of the image comprises:
acquiring an angle between the second display and a user; and
adjusting a location corresponding to the second portion of the image based at least in part on the angle.

6. The apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the displaying the second portion of the image comprises:
acquiring an angle between the second display and a user; and
determining at least one of the first size or the second size based at least in part on the angle.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first display corresponds to a first portion of a flexible display and the second display corresponds to a second portion of the flexible display.

8. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the displaying comprises, based on the relative position, executing at least one of:
displaying the image continuously on one side of the flexible display, and
dividing the image into at least two portions for display via the first portion and the second portion of the flexible display.

9. The apparatus of claim 7 , wherein the displaying comprises:
determining whether the flexible display is folded based at least in part on an angle between the first display and the second display.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the displaying comprises:
acquiring an input to initiate displaying the image via the first display and the second display.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first display and the second display are separate displays, the first display being disposed to be spaced apart from the second display.

12. A method comprising:
while an image is displayed by one of a first display and a second display, dividing by a processor the image into a first portion and a second portion in response to a request:
determining a relative position between the first display and the second display, the first display and the second display being operatively coupled to an electronic device; and
displaying the first portion and the second portion of the divided image via the first display and the second display respectively, based on the determined relative position.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the determining comprises:
acquiring an input to initiate displaying the image via the first display and the second display.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the displaying comprises:
displaying a first portion of the image via the first display in a first size; and
displaying a second portion of the image via the second display in a second size, the first size and the second size being determined based at least in part on the relative position.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the displaying the first portion and the second portion of the image comprises:
intersecting the first portion of the image by the second portion of the image.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the displaying the second portion of the image comprises:
acquiring a relative position between the electronic device and a user; and
determining at least one of the first size or the second size based at least part in on the relative position between the electronic device and a user.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein the first display and the second display are a first portion of a flexible display and a second portion of the flexible display, respectively, the method further comprising:
identifying that the first portion of the flexible display is disposed spaced apart from the second portion of the flexible display.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein the displaying comprises:
determining whether the flexible display is folded; and
displaying a first portion of the image via the first display and a second partition of the image via the second display based on a determination that the flexible display is folded.

19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device storing instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:
while an image is displayed on one of a first display and a second display, dividing the image into a first portion and second portion in response to a security request;
determining a relative position between the first display and the second display;
controlling the first display to display the first portion of the divided image in a first size; and
controlling the second display to display the second portion of the image in a second size, the first size and the second size being determined based at least in part on the relative position.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jeong Jinhong
• Park Jihyun
• Choi Youngberm
• Hwang Hochul

Classifications

• G06F3/1423

  controlling a plurality of local displays, e.g. CRT and flat panel display · CPC title

• G06F21/84 Primary

  output devices, e.g. displays or monitors · CPC title

• G09G3/3611

  Control of matrices with row and column drivers · CPC title

• G09G2354/00

  Aspects of interface with display user · CPC title

• H04N2013/403

  the images being monoscopic · CPC title