Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Kyung-Jung Kim

Jung-Sik Park

Woon-Geun Kwak

Do-Hun Cha

Seung-Won Oh

Jae-Ouk Chung

Chang-Ryong Heo

Se-Jun Song

Dong-Heon Kang

An electronic device may include: a foldable body transitionable between an unfolded state and a folded state; a flexible display device disposed on a front face of the body, the flexible display being foldable together with the body; and a cover that enclosing at least a portion of a rear face of the body, the cover being foldable together with the body. The flexible display may include an exposed region that remains visible when the foldable body is in the folded state.

Electronic device

A method and an apparatus for providing screen magnification in an electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying a screen, detecting a screen magnification event, determining a target area on the screen based on the screen magnification event, and magnifying the target area on the screen.

Method for providing screen magnification and electronic device thereof

A method of controlling a function of an electronic device is provided. The method includes determining whether a human body of a user is in contact with the electronic device, and performing a corresponding function if the human body of the user is in contact with the electronic device. The determination of whether the human body of the user is in contact with the electronic device is based at least in part on whether an image pattern of the human body of the user, which is detected by the image sensor, a temperature pattern of the electronic device, which is detected by the temperature sensor, and a resistance pattern of the human body of the user, which is detected by the body conductivity sensor, respectively correspond to a reference image pattern, a reference temperature pattern, and a reference resistance pattern.

Method for controlling function and electronic device thereof

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Kyung-Jung Kim