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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2019
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Hyun Jung Song, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Wan Soo Lim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung Min Choi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Ji Hyun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Kyoung Taek Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jun Ho Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd, , KR;
Abstract
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.