Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Raetae Kim

Hyunju Hong

Myunghoon Kwak

Jihea Park

Jookwan Lee

Wankyu Kim

Byounguk Yoon

Yangwook Kim

Yongyoun Kim

Youngseong Kim

Yongjin Kwon

Joongyeon Cho

Jinwoo Kim

Soyoung Lee

Changryong Heo

Younghak Oh

Gisoo Lim

Gyeongtae Park

Youngmin Ji

Jooyoung Kang

Sangeun Lee

Moonjeong Kim

Byunghun Cho

Dahee Kim

Bohyeon Kim

Jonghwa Lee

Byungwoo Min

Junwoo Choi

Songyi Lee

Kyunghoon Cha

An electronic device and its screen control method are disclosed. The electronic device may include a flexible display configured to change a size of a display area and at least one processor. The at least one processor may, based on a first screen being displayed in the display area of a first size, receive an input for changing the display area into a second size The at least one processor may, based on the display area being changed to the second size according to the received input, control the display to display a second screen which changes the first screen in response to the second size in the display area changed into the second size. The second screen may include, among a plurality of elements in content, a first element corresponding to an element in the first screen and a second element of the content.

Electronic device having flexible display with variable size and reference position and screen control method thereof

According to various embodiments, there may be provided an electronic device comprising: a housing, a flexible display having a resizable region visible to an outside of the housing by at least a portion being moved from the inside to the outside of the housing, a communication circuit configured to enable transmitting or receiving data to or from an external electronic device, at least one sensor configured to identify a size of a region where the flexible display is visible to the outside of the housing, a memory, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: control the display to display a first content on first region of the flexible display visible to the outside of the housing, establish communication connection with an external electronic device through the communication circuit, transmit, based on the establishing of the communication connection, first information on the first content to the external electronic device through the communication circuit so that the external electronic device displays the first content, when a second region where the flexible display located inside the housing is visible to the outside of the housing, display second content on a third region including the first region and the second region, based on at least one value obtained using the at least one sensor, identify second information on the second content, to be transmitted to the external electronic device, based on the obtained at least one value, and transmit the identified second information to the external electronic device through the communication circuit so that the external electronic device displays the second content.

Electronic device including flexible display and method for operating the same

An electronic device comprising a flexible display and a method of the electronic device are provided. The method includes displaying, based on a sliding of the flexible display, an object related to a wireless charging function or a payment function, in a first region of the flexible display corresponding to a position of a first antenna included in the electronic device, and when the position of the first antenna is changed by the sliding of the flexible display, changing a display position of the object, based on the changed position of the first antenna.

Electronic device including flexible display and method of operating the same

An electronic device is provided that includes a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing in a movable manner, a flexible display disposed on the first housing and the second housing and having a structure that is changeable with a movement of the second housing, a camera module in which an optical magnification can be set, and a processor. The camera module includes a first camera holder connected to the first housing and including a first lens module disposed along a first optical axis, and a second camera holder connected to the second housing and including at least a second lens module disposed along the first optical axis. The second camera holder is movable along the first optical axis with respect to the first camera holder with the movement of the second housing.

Electronic device including camera module and method for operating the electronic device

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing, a sliding plate configured to slide-out from the housing, a flexible display including a first section coupled to overlap the sliding plate, and a bendable section extending from the first section and configured to be pulled out from an inner space of the housing during the slide-out, a support sheet disposed on a rear surface of the flexible display, a first curved portion located inside the housing to correspond to the bendable section, a belt connecting the support sheet and the sliding plate to each other, and a second curved portion located inside the housing to correspond to the belt and spaced apart from the first curved portion in a slide-out direction.

Electronic device including slide-out display

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes receiving display information of the target device from the target device using a communication module, expanding or reducing a flexible display of the electronic device based on the display information of the target device, generating mirroring data including a content area in which content is displayed and an additional information area in which additional information is displayed based on the display information of the target device, and transmitting the mirroring data to the target device using the communication circuit.

Device and method for performing mirroring

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing coupled to the first housing and that performs a sliding operation, a display, of which a size of a visual exposure area is changed in correspondence to the sliding operation of the second housing, a first variable magnetism member disposed at a first location of the first housing, and of which a magnetic force varies depending on a current or a voltage that is supplied thereto, a second variable magnetism member disposed at a second location of the first housing, and of which a magnetic force varies depending on a current or a voltage that is supplied thereto, a magnet member fixed to an inner surface of the second housing, and that moves between the first variable magnetism member and the second variable magnetism member during the sliding operation, and a processor operatively connected.

Electronic device for supporting sliding operation

An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a housing, a battery, a flexible display including a first area and a second area extending from the first area and configured to move from the housing to change the size of an area visible to the front face of the electronic device, a sensor configured to identify information related to the size of the visible area of the display, and a processor, wherein the processor may be configured to: identify size information of the visible area of the display using the information received from the sensor, and control the display to display information related to an available usage time of the electronic device based on the identified size information and the remaining amount of the battery.

An electronic device may include: a housing; a flexible display which can be slid out from an inner space of the housing; and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to: control a first screen operation on the flexible display having a first size; determine whether the flexible display is slid out; control a second screen operation on the flexible display having a second size when the flexible display is slid out; and control the second screen operation such that a first page displayed during the first screen operation and at least some of icons included on a second page are displayed, and a user interface is displayed to allow the at least some of icons included on the second page to be distinguished from the first page.

Electronic device including flexible display and method for operating screen of electronic device

An electronic device includes a housing, a flexible display, a camera, and a processor. The housing includes a first housing and a second housing coupled to and movable with respect to the first housing. The flexible display including an exposed area that is a first size when the electronic device is in a first state and a second size when the second housing moves and the electronic device is switched into a second state. The processor is configured to acquire an image having a designated aspect ratio through the camera. The processor is also configured to display a first area of the image on the exposed area corresponding to the first size when the electronic device is in the first state and display a second area of the image on the exposed area corresponding to the second size when the electronic device is in the second state.

Electronic device and method for displaying image on flexible display

An electronic device and method are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first sub-housing, and a second sub-housing, a flexible, a sensor, and a processor. The processor implements the method, including detecting a first input, obtaining a first value from the first input, when the first value is equal to or greater than a first reference value, detecting a second input following the first input, displaying a first graphical user interface element in response to the second input, obtaining a second value from the second input, when the second value is less than a second reference value, displaying the first GUI element on the display based on the second value, and when the second value is equal to or greater than the second reference value, displaying a second GUI element on the flexible display, wherein the second housing is moved to extend a display area.

Electronic device and method for inducing input

An electronic device includes: a display having a notch portion formed on at least one edge thereof, a processor; and a memory configured to store at least one of a position, a size, or a color of a region corresponding to the notch portion, wherein the memory is configured to store instructions that cause the processor to identify an image characteristic of a non-display region of an image that is not displayed by the region corresponding to the notch portion when receiving a user command requesting displaying of the image, and to control the display according to the image characteristic to adjust a region displaying the image and to display the image. Other embodiments are possible.

Electronic device and control method thereof

A method is provided including: generating, by a first device, a first signal indicating a first pattern of movement of the first device; receiving, by the first device, a second signal indicating a second pattern of movement of a second device that is paired to the first device in accordance with a wireless communication protocol; comparing the first pattern of movement of the first device to the second pattern of movement of the second device; and unlocking the first device based on the first pattern of movement of the first device matching the second pattern of movement of the second device.

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Raetae Kim