Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Yangwook Kim

Hyunju Hong

Myunghoon Kwak

Jookwan Lee

Jihea Park

Moonchul Shin

Sanghyuk Park

Junyoung Choi

Wonho Lee

Jooyoung Kang

Nakhyun Choi

Byounguk Yoon

Hojin Jung

Sungho Ahn

Yeonggyu Yoon

Joungmin Cho

Hyunggwang Kang

Yongjin Kwon

Soohyun Seo

Seungho Lee

Seungjoon Lee

Joongyeon Cho

Hyunsuk Kim

Kibeom Kim

Inkuk Yun

Woohyun Nam

Changryong Heo

Gyeongtae Park

Kyungtae Kim

Youngseong Kim

Youngmin Kang

Hyoungtak Cho

Junhyuk Kim

Jihyung Jung

Junghyeob Lee

Hyeongtae Kim

Jonghwa Lee

Jisu Yoon

Sukyun Woo

Pansoo Kim

Byungil Kim

Hyunji Yoon

Teayoung Kim

Minsoo Kim

Sunkee Lee

Taeyeong Kim

Moonjeong Kim

Raetae Kim

Sungmin Hong

Baekeun Cho

Bohyeon Kim

Changhyup Jwa

Hyerim Bae

Taeyang Song

Youngmin Ji

Youngrog Kim

Jungjik Lee

Yangsoo Choi

Kyungchun Kim

Soyoung Lee

Sanghoon Lee

Sajid Hassan Sadi

Kangjin Yoon

Changhyun Lee

Younghak Oh

Wonkyu Sung

Bowon Kim

Sangeun Lee

Olivier Bau

Jaeho Jung

Dohun Cha

Moonsun Kim

Chulhwan Lee

Sungchan Kim

Dusan Baek

Daedong Kim

Changhan Kim

Hoyoung Jeong

Sangki Kang

Guiwon Seo

Hyeontaek Lim

Seokyeong Jung

Jinsuk Lee

Ernest Rehmi Post

Junwoo Choi

Songyi Lee

Sunghwan Park

Gyeyoung Lee

Haein Chun

Gabseong Lee

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 flexible display including a first display area and a second display area that is transparent, a camera module including a first camera module and a second camera module, and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to execute a camera module application in a first state in which the second display area covers the first camera module, and when properties of a first transparent region are changed by adjusting an electrical signal with respect to the first transparent region of the second display area which abuts the first camera module, display an image received from the first camera module on a second transparent region of the first display area or a second transparent region of the second display area by reflecting the changed properties of the first transparent region for the image.

Slidable electronic device and method for using transparent display in same electronic device

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

According to an embodiment, a method of controlling an electronic device including a touch screen panel (TSP) at least a part of which is located in a housing may be withdrawn to the outside of the housing comprises: identifying a withdrawal extent of the TSP; selecting a reference line for controlling a power supplying range of a plurality of touch areas among a plurality of lines for dividing a plurality of touch areas of the TSP based on the withdrawal degree; supplying power to touch areas in a first direction in which the TSP is withdrawn based on the reference line and blocking power to touch areas in a second direction opposite to the first direction based on the reference line, among the plurality of touch areas; and restricting touch recognition with respect to a part extending from the reference line in one touch area adjacent to the reference line among the touch areas in the first direction.

Electronic device and control method therefor

According to various embodiments, an electronic device comprises: a first housing including a first space formed through a first side member comprising a first side, a second side extending in a direction perpendicular to the first side, and a third side extending from the second side in parallel with the first side; a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing along a first direction and comprising a second space formed through a second side member; a bendable support connected to the first housing, is, in a slide-in state, at least partially accommodated into the second space, and in a slide-out state, forms a side at least partially coplanar with the first housing; a flexible display supported through the first housing and the bendable support; at least one electronic component disposed in the second space and in communication with an external environment through a first opening formed in at least a portion of the second side member in the slide-in state; and a bendable electrical connection member configured to connect the electronic component to the first space, wherein in the slide-in state, at least a portion of the first side and the third side are accommodated in the second space so as not to be visible from the outside, and the at least one electronic component may be disposed at a position not interfered with by the first side and/or the second side in the slide-in state.

Electronic device comprising electronic component arrangement structure

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 example electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing connected with the first housing and configured to perform a sliding operation, a driving device that adjusts the sliding operation, a flexible display, at least one sensor, and at least one processor. The processor is configured to control the electronic device to display content via at least a portion of a first area of the flexible display, identify an aspect ratio of the content, obtain orientation information of the electronic device using the sensor, and identify size information of a second area of the flexible display capable of maximally displaying the content with the identified aspect ratio of the content based on the obtained orientation information, the first area and the second area being one surface of an exposed area of the flexible display, and the second area being an area extended or reduced from the first area.

Electronic device comprising flexible display and operating method thereof

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 is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing including a first space formed by a first side member including a first side, a second side extending in a direction perpendicular to the first side, and a third side extending from the second side in parallel with the first side, a second housing which is slidably coupled to the first housing in a first direction and includes a second space, a bendable member which is connected to the first housing, is at least partially accommodated into the second space in a slide-in state, and forms a plane that is at least partially identical to the first housing in a slide-out state, a flexible display including a first portion disposed to be viewable from an outside in the slide-in state and a second portion which extends from the first portion and is accommodated into the second space through the bendable member so as not to be at least partially viewable from the outside, and a component assembly which is disposed in the first space to correspond to the outside through an opening formed in at least a portion of the first housing and comprises at least two electronic components, wherein the opening may be covered by at least a portion of the second housing in the slide-in state, and in the slide-in state, the first side and the third side may be accommodated into the second space so as not to be viewable from the outside.

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

According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a first housing, a second housing, a first support, a second support, a flexible display, a motor assembly including a motor, and a first thermal conductive member including a thermally conductive material. The second housing may be slidable relative to the first housing. The first support may be positioned in the first housing. The second support may be positioned in the second housing. The flexible display may include a first area and a second area configured to extend from the first area. The first area may be disposed on the first support and be configured to be visible to the outside of the electronic device. The second area may be configured to, during sliding of the second housing, be withdrawn from or inserted into an inner space of the electronic device while being supported by the second support. The motor assembly may be connected to the second support through a bracket disposed on the second support and be configured to provide a drive force for sliding of the second housing. The first thermal conductive member may be disposed on the first support. Based on the second area being inserted in the inner space of the electronic device, the bracket may be configured to be in contact with the first thermal conductive member.

Electronic device including sliding structure and flexible display

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

An electronic device includes: a first housing; a second housing movably coupled with respect to the first housing; a flexible display; a first vibration motor in the first housing; a second vibration motor in the second housing; and at least one processor. The at least one processor: receives a touch input through a display region of the flexible display; in response to the touch input, identifies a first distance between the position of a contact point of the touch input and the first vibration motor, and a second distance between the position and the second vibration motor; and adjusts, on the basis of the first distance and the second distance, the strength of vibration provided through the first vibration motor and the second vibration motor so as to provide a haptic notification.

Electronic device including dual vibration motors, and method therefor

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

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Gyeonggi-do, South Korea

Yangwook Kim