Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Seung Min Choi

Jong Moo Lee

Ji Woo Lee

Gyu C Kim

So Young Kim

Yo Han Lee

Jun Ho Park

Kyoung Taek Kim

Wan Soo Lim

Seung Jun Hyun

Ji Hyun Choi

Hyun Jung Song

Sang Yoon Lee

Jung Sik Park

Moo Young Kim

Ki Huk Lee

Doo Suk Kang

Song Hee Jung

Kyu Hong Kim

Yong Seok Lee

Kuk Hwan Kim

Min Sik Kim

Woon Geun Kwak

Min Sung Lee

Dae Gyu Kim

Min Su Jung

Jung Hee Yeo

Jin Il Kim

Min Sook Park

Yong Joon Jeon

Ji Young Lee

Jung Won Lee

Jae Bong Chun

Dong Kyun Kim

Bo Kun Choi

Jae Ho Baik

Hyung Sup Byeon

Geon Soo Kim

Dong Il Son

Sang Youn Lee

Jae Hwan Lee

Jin Sang Hwang

Hyun Ju Hong

Ho Saeng Kim

Byoung Uk Yoon

Seung Nyun Kim

Kyu Ha Kim

Young Sik Choi

Sung Jin Yum

Jung Hoon Choi

Gyu Chual Kim

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a front surface and a rear surface, a display, a communication circuit, at least one processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions which, when executed, cause the at least one processor to receive a signal from outside of the electronic device using the communication circuit, in response to receiving the signal, display a user interface on an elongated region that extends along at least one edge region of the display, and display at least one content corresponding to the signal, while displaying the user interface or after displaying the user interface.

Device and controlling method thereof

An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a display displaying content and a processor operatively connected to the display. The processor is configured to obtain information about an exterior color, to extract a dominant color from a specified area in an area in which the content is displayed, and to apply a gradation effect for transitioning from the exterior color to the dominant color, to at least part of an edge area of the display.

Method of applying graphic effect and electronic device performing same

An electronic device includes a housing, a display, a touch sensor sensing a touch of an external object, a force sensor sensing pressure by the touch, and a processor that is electrically connected with the display. The touch sensor, the force sensor and a memory are electrically connected with the processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to activate at least part of the force sensor while the display is turned off, or while the display operates in a low-power mode, to perform a first function if pressure of a first level by the touch is sensed in the at least part of the force sensor. The processor also performs a second function associated with the first function if pressure of a second level by the touch is sensed in the force sensor while the first function is performed.

Electronic device comprising force sensor

An electronic device according to an embodiment may comprise: a display having a content display area logically divided into a plurality of areas; and a processor functionally connected to the display. The processor may be configured to: display a first content in a first area; display, in a second area, a status window for providing an indication of a status of the electronic device or an application executed in the electronic device; move the first area in a predetermined direction in response to a predetermined event; and display a second content corresponding to the status in a third area on the basis of at least the movement of the first area. In addition, various embodiments recognized through the specification are also possible.

Content display method and electronic device for performing same

An electronic apparatus is provided. The electronic apparatus includes a housing including a first plate facing a first direction and a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, a display exposed through the first plate, a first force sensor disposed inside the housing and disposed under the display, a second force sensor physically spaced apart from the first force sensor and adjacent to the second plate, a processor positioned inside the housing and electrically connected to the display, the first force sensor, and the second force sensor, and a memory electrically connected to the processor and positioned inside the housing.

Electronic apparatus comprising force sensor and method for controlling electronic apparatus thereof

An electronic device according to an embodiment includes a display, a touch sensor, a pressure sensor, at least one processor electrically connected with the display, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor, and a memory electrically connected with the at least one processor. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display a plurality of items in the display, to select at least one of the plurality of items based on a position of a touch sensed in the touch sensor, to detect a pressure level of the touch by using the pressure sensor, and to display at least one set of information associated with the selected at least one item in the display in response to the detected pressure level of the touch. Moreover, various embodiment found through the disclosure are possible.

Electronic device and method for providing information in response to pressure input of touch

Disclosed is a portable electronic device including a housing including a first surface and a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first surface, a display including a touchscreen panel exposed through the first surface of the housing and having a substantially rectangular shape, wherein the display has a first side and a third side extending with a first length in a first direction, and a second side and a fourth side substantially perpendicular to the first direction and extending with a second length which is less than the first length, and wherein a ratio of the first length to the second length is x:9, in which the x is equal to or greater than 16, a wireless communication circuit, a processor, and a memory. The memory stores instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to display at least one first icon having a first size on a first region in contact with the second side or the fourth side of the display or adjacent to the second side or the fourth side while longitudinally extending, display at least one second icon having a second size on the first region, based at least partially on an event occurring inside the electronic device or an event received through the wireless communication circuit, receive a user input for selecting the at least one second icon through the first region of the display, and perform a function associated with the event, based on the received user input. Besides, various embodiments understood through the specification are possible.

User interface provision method and electronic device for supporting same

An electronic device includes a display; a touch sensor configured to detect at least one position of a touch by an external object on the display; a pressure sensor configured to detect pressure by the external object against the display; at least one processor electrically connected with the display, the touch sensor, and the pressure sensor; and memory electrically connected with the processor, wherein the memory stores a plurality of executable instructions, when executed, cause the at least one processor to: present a user interface containing content on the display; receive, from the touch sensor and the pressure sensor, indicators of the position and pressure of the external object pressing the display; determine a primary position on the content, based at least in part on the position of the touch; determine a selection area on the content that includes the primary position, based at least in part on the pressure; and display an indication of the selection area over the content.

Electronic device and method for determining a selection area based on pressure input of touch

An electronic device and a method for performing a function in the electronic device are provided. The method includes recognizing that the electronic device is at a first state, the first state including the electronic device being in an overturned state or a predetermined amount of the display being covered; detecting an event in the first state; and outputting, in the first state, a visual notification associated with the detected event through a portion of the display, the portion of the display wrapping around a side edge of the electronic device. A shape of the visual notification output through the portion of the display changes while the event is maintained.

Method for performing function and electronic device supporting the same

An electronic device and a method for performing a function in the electronic device are provided. The method includes recognizing that the electronic device is at a first state, the first state including that the electronic device is in an overturned state or that a predetermined amount of a display is covered; detecting a specific event in the first state; outputting a color notification associated with the detected specific event through at least a portion of the display, the portion of the display wrapping around a side edge of the electronic device; receiving a specific user input corresponding to the color notification, while outputting the color notification; and performing a function associated with the received specific user input.

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface extending between and along a perimeter of the first surface and the second surface, a cover glass corresponding to at least the first surface, a display panel disposed under the cover glass and including an active area exposed through the cover glass, an inactive area surrounding the active area, and a printed circuit board connection portion connected to one end of the inactive area, wherein at least one opening or at least one cutaway portion is formed in the display panel, and a camera module disposed in a space formed by the at least one opening or the at least one cutaway portion and exposed through the cover glass.

Electronic device including display

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing having a first surface, a second surface and a side surface, a touch screen display including a conductive plane substantially parallel with the first surface, a printed circuit board positioned between the touch screen display and the second surface substantially parallel with the conductive plane; a wireless communication circuit, and a side member forming at least a portion of the side surface, which includes a first elongated part surrounding at least a portion of the conductive plane and formed of a non-conductive material, and a second elongated part surrounding at least a portion of the printed circuit board, but no portion of the conductive plane, and extending in parallel with the first elongated part. The second elongated part is formed of a conductive material, and is electrically coupled to the wireless communication circuit.

Electronic device including antenna

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Seongnam-si, South Korea

Seung Min Choi