Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Youngseong Kim

Hyun Yeul Lee

Insheik Martin Jung

Hyosang Bang

Jooyoung Kang

Daewon Kim

Jaewon Park

Hyunju Hong

Yangwook Kim

Changryong Heo

Hyungmin Kim

Hyunyeul Lee

Myunghoon Kwak

Seungjoon Lee

Heekyung Jeon

Jeewon Lee

Jihea Park

Sungho Ahn

Hyo-Sang Bang

Jae Myoung Lee

Jinwoo Kim

Minsoo Kim

Jiyeon Kim

Younghak Oh

Gyeongtae Park

Jiyoung Han

Sungmin Hong

Youngjay Lee

Yangsoo Choi

Raetae Kim

Youngmi Kim

Sangsu Lee

Jinhoon Cho

Martin Jung

Anukam Edward Opara

Yongchae Jung

Seung Wook Nam

Wankyu Kim

Kyungsoo Lim

Jihyun Um

Soe-Youn Yim

Jungwoo Choi

Joon Seong Kang

Jookwan Lee

Jaemyoung Lee

Wonkyu Sung

Nari Kim

Jiwon Yoo

Sangeun Lee

Hana Kim

Jinah Kim

Jinseon Jang

Dohun Cha

Junhyuk Kim

Jongmoo Lee

Joah Choi

Jiyun Lee

Soeyoun Yim

Youngmin Ji

Yuri Choi

Giang Yoon Kwon

Seung-Min Choi

Changkeun Kim

Seungwook Nam

Yunsung Jung

Minyoung Chang

Han-Soo Jung

Hansoo Jung

Giangyoon Kwon

An electronic device for providing user experience based on a display extension profile and a method of controlling the same are disclosed. An electronic device according to an embodiment may include a housing, a flexible display disposed inside the housing, at least one driving motor disposed inside the housing and configured to extend a part of the flexible display from the housing, a memory storing a display extension profile related to control of the driving motor, and at least one processor. The at least one processor may be configured to identify occurrence of an event related to display of a preview screen showing a process of drawing out the flexible display, and display the preview screen showing the process of drawing out the flexible display through the flexible display, based on the display extension profile stored in the memory in response to the identification of the occurrence of the event.

Electronic device including preview of flexible display extension and method of controlling the same

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a flexible display comprising a first housing, a second housing and a third housing movably coupled with respect to the first housing, a first region disposed in the first housing to form a first surface exposed to the outside of the electronic device, a second region which extends from the first region and is located inside the second housing, and a third region which extends from the first region and is located inside the second housing, and a processor that may display a first screen in the first region, determine a direction and a distance in which the flexible display is extended based on a value obtained by a sensor, and display a screen different from the first screen in the second region or the third region based on the determination.

Electronic device comprising expandable display, and method for controlling screen of electronic device

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

An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, wherein a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state of the electronic device is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state of the electronic device is enlarged, and a processor operatively connected to the display, wherein the processor may be configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first preview image and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, wherein the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, wherein the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.

Electronic device including preview images for background screen for flexible display and control method thereof

An electronic device includes: a base housing, a sliding housing at least partially overlapping the base housing and slidably coupled to the base housing, a folding housing least partially overlapping the base housing and connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, at least part of the display being located inside the base housing, a rolling module comprising a rollable support coupled to a rear surface of the display and having one side connected to the sliding housing and an opposite side extending into an inner space of the base housing, and a hinge module comprising a hinge connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing wherein the sliding housing is configured to rotate about a first axis of rotation and the folding housing is configured to rotate about a second axis of rotation. The electronic device is configured to be capable of performing a sliding motion in which the folding housing and the sliding housing move in a sliding direction to extend or retract a display area of the electronic device and a folding motion in which the folding housing is folded or unfolded relative to the sliding housing to fold or unfold part of the display area.

Electronic device capable of folding motion and sliding motion

An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a base housing, a sliding housing and that is coupled to the base housing so as to slide, a folding housing that at least partially overlaps the base housing and that is connected to the sliding housing, a display disposed on the folding housing and the sliding housing, a rolling module that is coupled to a rear surface of the display, and a hinge module connected to the folding housing and the sliding housing. The electronic device is configured to be capable of a sliding operation in which the folding housing and the sliding housing move in a sliding direction to extend or retract a display region of the electronic device and a folding operation in which the folding housing is folded or unfolded relative to the sliding housing to fold or unfold a portion of the display region.

Electronic device capable of folding and sliding operations

An electronic device comprises a display having a display area, a size of the display area visually exposed in a first state is reduced and a size of the display area visually exposed in a second state is enlarged, and a processor, the processor configured to acquire state information of the electronic device, successively display a first and a second preview images on the display, based on the state information of the electronic device, the first preview image includes a first area of a specified image and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the first state, the second preview image comprises a second area including the first area and a further area extending from the first area, and corresponds to a preview image of a background screen in the second state, and specify the image as a background screen, based on a first user input.

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

Display screen or portion thereof with icon

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 according to various embodiments may include: a first structure comprising a reciprocating housing; a second structure including a guide configured to guide sliding movement of the first structure; a flexible display configured to be at least partially inserted inside the second structure or visible to an outside of the second structure by the sliding movement of the first structure; at least one sensor; and at least one processor operatively connected to the flexible display and the at least one sensor, wherein the at least one processor may be configured to: detect a touch on the flexible display through the at least one sensor, detect pressure of the touch through the at least one sensor, determine whether a direction in which the touch moves corresponds to a direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, based on determining that the direction in which the touch moves corresponds to the direction in which the first structure is capable of sliding, determine whether a change in the detected pressure satisfies a specified condition, based on determining that the change in the detected pressure satisfies the specified condition, control an operation for the sliding movement of the first structure based on a change in the detected pressure, and based on determining that the change in the detected pressure does not satisfy the specified condition, execute a function of an application corresponding to the touch.

Electronic device including flexible display and method of operating same

Display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface

Display screen or portion thereof with transitional graphical user interface

Disclosed in various examples of the present invention are a method and a device for enabling a system function using a system button to be used according to a user input, when displaying a picture related to an application through the entire area of a display without displaying a system button (provided transparently or translucently). According to various examples of the present invention, an electronic device comprises a display, a memory, and a processor electrically connected to the display and the memory, wherein the processor can be configured so as to sense, on the display, a user input through a touch region including the system button, identify the user input, and execute a system function by means of the system button or an application function according to the user input in the touch area including the system button. Various examples are possible.

Electronic device and operating method therefor

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Youngseong Kim