Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Myunghoon Kwak

Yangwook Kim

Hyunju Hong

Jookwan Lee

Jooyoung Kang

Jihea Park

Changryong Heo

Moonchul Shin

Hyunggwang Kang

Joongyeon Cho

Sanghyuk Park

Soyoung Lee

Junhyuk Kim

Donghyun Yeom

Byounguk Yoon

Kwangtai Kim

Yeonggyu Yoon

Jungchul An

Hojin Jung

Youngmin Kang

Seungjoon Lee

Kibeom Kim

Raetae Kim

Moonsun Kim

Baekeun Cho

Junyoung Choi

Hyunsuk Kim

Joungmin Cho

Soohyun Seo

Nakhyun Choi

Junghyeob Lee

Jihyung Jung

Bohyeon Kim

Hoyoung Jeong

Yongsang Yun

Wonho Lee

Yongjin Kwon

Gisoo Lim

Heuisoo Jeon

Teayoung Kim

Minsoo Kim

Yongyoun Kim

Taeyeong Kim

Hyoungtak Cho

Hanyuool Kim

Youngmin Ji

Youngrog Kim

Songyi Lee

Youngseong Kim

Sungho Ahn

Sangeun Lee

Moonjeong Kim

Inkuk Yun

Byunghun Cho

Sungmin Hong

Wankyu Kim

Junwoo Choi

Jinwoo Kim

Wonkyu Sung

Minuk Kim

Jaedeok Lim

Dohun Cha

Kiwook Han

Gyeongtae Park

Gyuyeong Cho

HoYoung Jeong

Chaehoon Lim

Sukdong Kim

Yangsoo Choi

Hyunjoong Yoon

Minki Park

Youngjae You

Sunghwan Park

Junghyun Ahn

Hoyoung Jeon

Jungyoung Choi

Gabseong Lee

An electronic device and a preview control method thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display, a camera including a lens assembly that moves in conjunction with the movement of the flexible display, and a processor. The processor can detect the movement of the flexible display through a sensor and can adjust a preset preview range on the basis of the detected movement of the flexible display. The processor can adjust a preview range in consideration of the movement of the flexible display, the preview range being a preview range in a captured image acquired through the camera or a preview range in a region captured by an image sensor. A preview image corresponding to the adjusted preview range can be displayed through the flexible display.

Electronic device including flexible display, and preview control method thereof

An electronic device includes: a variable display having a main display region visible out of the electronic device, wherein a size of the main display region may be reduced from a first display region to a second display region, and including a touch screen panel serving as a first input device, and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry, electrically connected to the variable display. At least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to control the display to: display a cursor in the main display region and move the cursor into the second display region and display the cursor, based on identifying the main display region being reduced in size from the first display region to the second display region, based on the cursor being positioned in the first display region other than the second display region, in the state that the size of the main display region corresponds to the first display region.

Electronic device comprising variable display and method for operating same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a first display slidable through the housing and having at least a portion exposed to the outside through the housing, wherein the area exposed to the outside, of the first display is changeable on the basis of the sliding through the housing, a second display spaced apart from the at least an exposed portion of the first display by a predetermined distance, and disposed on a plane together with the at least an exposed portion, and at least one processor disposed within the housing, wherein the at least one processor is configured to display first content on the first display and display second content on the second display.

Electronic device including plurality of displays and method of operating same

An electronic device may output, on at least a portion of a flexible display, an affordance for adjusting a size of an exposed area of a flexible display, receive information about a target size based on the affordance, and control the flexible display to have the size of the exposed size correspond to the target size.

Method of adjusting size of exposed area of flexible display and electronic device performing the method

An electronic device may include a first housing, a second housing configured to change a position relative to the first housing based on sliding of the first housing, a flexible display including a first area and a bendable or rollable second area extending from the first area, a supporting structure coupled with the flexible display to support at least a portion of the flexible display and including a plurality of bars, and a guide rail configured to guide a movement of the plurality of bars based on the sliding of the first housing. Each of the plurality of bars may include a frame and a header formed on an end of the frame. When the second area of the flexible display is bent or rolled, the headers of adjacent bars may be disposed to at least partially overlap each other. Each of the headers may include at least one pole at least partially received in the guide rail.

Flexible display, structure supporting the flexible display, and electronic device including the same

An electronic device may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing to move relative to the first housing, a flexible display supported by at least one of the first housing or the second housing and changeable in form of a display area based on a movement of the second housing relative to the first housing, a board module disposed inside the housing, and a seating portion that forms a seating space receiving the board module and supports the board module.

Electronic device including printed circuit board module

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, the first housing slidable with respect to the second housing, a flexible display including a first display area and a second display area extending from the first display area and bendable or rollable, a battery disposed in the first housing or the second housing, and a supporting structure supporting at least a portion of the flexible display. The supporting structure includes a first area overlapping the battery and a second area extending from the first area. The first area of the supporting structure has a first thickness, and the second area of the supporting structure has a second thickness larger than the first thickness.

Flexible display and electronic device including same

According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to guide sliding movement of the first housing, a display configured to be at least partially unfolded based on the sliding movement of the first housing, and including a first display area disposed on the first housing and a second display area extending from the first display area, a battery disposed in the first housing, a driver configured to provide a driving force for the sliding movement to the first housing, and including a motor disposed in the first housing and a gear structure including a gear at least partially disposed in the second housing and connected to the motor, and an elastic member comprising a material arranged to be compressible and to provide an elastic restoring force disposed in the second housing. The gear structure may be disposed adjacent to one end of the battery, and the elastic member may be disposed adjacent to the other end of the battery facing a direction opposite to the one end of the battery.

Electronic device including elastic member

An electronic device including a reinforcing structure is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing movable relative to the first housing, a flexible display supported by at least one of the first housing or the second housing, and a reinforcing structure disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display, wherein the flexible display may include a rolling portion that is at least partially bent in a process of changing from the first state to the second state, and the reinforcing structure may include a support coupled to the flexible display so as to cover a rear surface of the rolling portion.

Electronic device including reinforcing structure

An electronic device may be provided. The electronic device may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing configured to receive at least a part of the first housing and guide a sliding movement of the first housing, a display configured to unfold based on the sliding movement of the first housing, an elastic member disposed in the housing and configured to be compressed based on the sliding movement of the first housing, a sensor module disposed in the housing and configured to sense a pressure provided by the elastic member, and a processor configured to determine a sliding distance of the electronic device, based on the pressure sensed by the sensor module.

Rollable electronic device including elastic member

Disclosed is an electronic device comprising: a sensor configured to measure a temperature of the electronic device; a flexible display wherein an area of the flexible display visible to the outside can be changed; a memory storing executable instructions; and at least one processor, comprising processing circuitry configured to access the memory and execute the instructions, wherein at least one processor, individually and/or collectively, is configured to: identify a first input for changing the size of the visible area of the flexible display, identify the temperature of the electronic device via the sensor based on the identification of the first input, and identify change conditions of the size of the flexible display based on the identified temperature.

Electronic device for managing temperature, and operating method therefor

An electronic device includes a display module including a first region and a second region which extends from the first region and tactically senses an input via a conductive layer, a first structure facing the display module, a second structure slidably connected to the first structure, and slidable together with the display module along the first structure, and a back cover forming a rear surface of the electronic device and including a window region, and the conductive layer which is on the window region. The second structure which slides towards and away the first structure respectively closes and opens the electronic device, the electronic device which is closed defines the front surface including the first region, together with the second region tactically exposed at the window region, and the electronic device which is open defines the front surface including the first region and a portion of the second region.

Input sensing slidable structure of flexible display module and electronic device including the same

An electronic device may include a housing; a sliding frame, at least a portion of which is drawn out from the housing in a first direction, or at least a portion of which is retracted into the housing in a second direction; a flexible display including a first region visible from the outside, and a second region extending from the first region and varying in size; and a bending member disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display, the bending member including a plurality of bars arranged in a certain interval. The bending member may include a first bar including at least one first locking part protruding in an inner direction of the electronic device.

Rollable electronic device

An electronic device according to various example embodiments may include a housing including a first housing and a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing within a specific range, a heating part disposed to at least one region of the first housing and second housing, a driving unit disposed to one region in the housing, a flexible display which may include a first portion exposed for view (visible to a user) to the outside of the housing and a second portion extending from the first portion and inserted into the housing or drawn out to the outside when the second housing moves with respect to the first housing, a support structure, at least one temperature sensor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor is configured to sense a temperature and at least control a movement speed of the second housing based on at least the sensed temperature.

Electronic device and method including flexible display

An electronic device may include a first housing configured to slide with respect to the second housing, a second housing receiving at least a portion of the first housing, a display configured to be unfolded based on sliding of the first housing, a motor structure configured to generate a driving force for the sliding of the first housing, the motor structure disposed on the second housing, and a gear assembly including a first gear connected to the motor structure, a rack gear connected to the first housing and configured to slide along with the first housing, a second gear configured to mesh with the rack gear, and a third gear connected to the second gear and configured to rotate based on rotation of the first gear.

Rollable electronic device including gear assembly

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Myunghoon Kwak