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Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2021

Filed:

Feb. 20, 2020
Applicant:

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Inventors:

Jongjin Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Daehan Wi, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Oheon Kwon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Jeongmin Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/16 (2006.01); H04M 1/724 (2021.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/0488 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/1616 (2013.01); G06F 1/1694 (2013.01); G06F 3/0346 (2013.01); G06F 3/04886 (2013.01); H04M 1/724 (2021.01);
Abstract

Disclosed is an electronic device including a housing having a first housing structure and a second housing structure that is foldable relative to the first housing structure about a first axis, a foldable display including a first portion disposed in the first housing structure and a second portion disposed in the second housing structure, the first portion being foldable relative to the second portion about a second axis parallel to the first axis, a first motion sensor disposed in the first housing structure, a second motion sensor disposed in the second housing structure, a processor located in the housing and operatively coupled with the foldable display, the first motion sensor, and the second motion sensor, and a memory operatively coupled with the processor. When folded, the electronic device may change the direction of a user interface output through the display, depending on a user's intent.


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